The Retail Insider Podcast Network

This week Craig & Lee break exclusive details on the Oakridge Shopping Centre retail transformation in Vancouver, British Columbia. The discussion touches upon tenant closures, accelerated construction schedule and what the final community will look like for Vancouver.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overc...

This week Craig & Lee talk about brands opening stores including Dyson and Canada Goose, why experiential retail is needed for physical stores to survive, as well as filings and store closures for Ann Taylor, Mendocino and Swimco. Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Discussed...

This week Craig & Lee talk about the latest retail casualties which have begun closing stores as a result of or exacerbated by COVID-19. The discussion included independent retailers, national brands and international retailers that are shutting some or all stores over the next couple of months.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our d...

This week Craig & Lee talk about the opening of the massively renovated Holt Renfrew Ogilvy luxury department store in Montreal. The discussion flows through the building from main floor luxury brand concession hall through to footwear, jewellery and upstairs to the personal shopping and Tudor Hall on the fifth floor.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with John Porter , Founder & CEO of BarterPay . Mr. Porter discusses the BarterPay community which chooses to leverage under-performing assets in the BarterPay network for products & services that offset real cash costs.    Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and othe...

This week Craig & Lee talk about luxury retail Calgary, including the new street-level CHANEL boutique in the city’s downtown core. The discussion touches upon the history of CHANEL boutiques over the past decades, Holt Renfrew’s positioning of the concession and the strategy involved by the luxury retailer.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or...

This week Craig & Lee talk about the recent bankruptcy protection filing announcements and Canada Goose’s latest announcement. The discussion touches upon Bestseller, Comark, and SAIL’s latest filings for bankruptcy protection as well as Canada Goose’s continued shift to direct-to-consumer sales.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with  Lynda Murray , the Chief Marketing Officer at  ShipperBee . Ms. Murray explains how ShipperBee transforms parcel delivery without changing consumer behaviour while improving or customers business results, customer experience and our environment.   Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with Ramesh Venkat and Mark Innes from David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services . Mr. Venkat and Mr. Innes discuss the latest research for Canadian retailer responses to COVID-19 and the Rise Again Retail virtual executive education program at the David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services .   Retail Insider Podcast is availabl...

This week Craig & Lee talk about the COVID-19 re-opening retail announcements as well as the closure announcements. Reopenings included IKEA, Nordstrom and Holt Renfrew while the closures ranged from Victoria Secret (L Brands), Reitmans, Stokes and Nando’s.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and othe...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with Dr. Rahul Kushwah, the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at PredictMedix Inc, an artificial intelligence (AI) company with technology that tests for symptoms of COVID-19 and can be used to monitor spaces.    Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podc...

This week Craig & Lee review the COVID-19 articles and HBC’s closure of their downtown Edmonton store.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Discussed this episode: Stores Close and Malls Reduce Hours in Canada Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Mass Store Closures in Canada Escalate...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director at Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University. Mr. de Brabant discusses the long road ahead to a recovery in the Canadian retail industry amid weak consumer confidence, as well as what the future may hold as we begin to settle into a ‘new normal’.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcast...

An off-schedule podcast discussion with George Minakakis, the Chief Executive Officer at Inception Retail Group Inc. Mr. Minakakis discusses the lead up to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shutdowns, the current view of Canadian retail and overseas retail perspective on COVID-19 behaviors.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS...

An off-schedule podcast panel discussion with Carl Boutet, the Chief Strategist and Board Advisor for Studio RX for retail strategies. Mr. Boutet discusses how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shutdowns are having a profound effect on the Canadian retail industry, including the demise of struggling chains as well as an acceleration of innovations that were already in the works.  Retail Insider Podcast i...

An off-schedule podcast panel discussion with retail industry experts Gary Newbury, David Ian Gray and George Minakakis. Mr. Newbury, Mr. Gray and Mr. Minakakis discuss the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian retailers, and what the future might hold.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast p...

An off-schedule podcast interview with industry Gary Newbury and John McClymont about why click-and-collect will dominate in the face of costly and often unprofitable delivery. Mr. Newbury and Mr. McClymont also discuss supply chain strategies amid COVID-19 as well as the future of the industry.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our d...

An off-schedule podcast interview with Miya Knights, Head of Industry Insight, from Eagle Eye Solutions (responsible for the PC Optimum loyalty programs) about the recently published “Connected Consumer Report”. Ms. Knights discusses the report as well what is expected to change in the Canadian retail industry amid the recent COVID-19 pandemic.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcast...

An off-schedule podcast interview with David Ian Gray, founder and strategist at DIG360 Consulting Ltd. Mr. Gray discusses the inevitable consequence of the devastating economic impact the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic is having on retailers across the country. The Weekly podcast returns on Friday. Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through o...

This week Craig & Lee talk about COVID-19 and the early impacts on the Canadian retailers and landlords. Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Oberfeld Snowcap is a full-service real estate and retail advisory firm that focuses on retail tenant representation, strategic plannin...

An off-schedule podcast interview with Mark Ainley, a retail flow analyst and consultant from Sense of Space in Vancouver. Mr. Ainley discusses the flow of retail and how physical spaces can be more welcoming to customers.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Interview Detail...

This week, Craig & Lee talk about Canada Goose pulling out of La Maison Simons, Victoria’s Secret quietly closing some of its Canadian locations, and Pier 1 Imports closing all of its Canadian stores. Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by JLL Canada: What’s your am...

This week Craig & Lee talk about Canada’s top mall announcement, Toronto’s Yorkdale Shopping Centre to open Louis Vuitton flagship, French Bakery ‘Paul’ and German book publisher ‘Taschen’ coming to Vancouver and Holt Renfrew re-rebranding their restaurants nationally. Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overca...

An off-schedule podcast where Craig discusses Canadian retail trends with Ramesh Venkat , a director and retail expert from the David Sobey Centre for Innovation in Retailing and Services , including Canadian retail challenges, how the customer has changed over the last decade, how AI is being integrated into Canadian retail and other trending retail topics.  The Weekly podcast returns on Friday....

This week Craig & Lee discuss challenges in retail with more than 700 store locations in Canada that will shutter early on this year as well as some of the retailers affected.  Retail Insider Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Peregrine/Acorn: We are a team of creative enginee...