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Recorded live at MAPIC 2025 in Cannes, this episode features a rare deep-dive with Ian Sandford, President of Eurofund Group, one of Europe’s most influential retail property operators. With more than €2B in assets across Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the UK, Eurofund sits at the centre of the sector’s biggest shifts. -------- *Welcome to the official  channel of THE RETAIL PODCAST, the lead...

Black Friday isn’t a day anymore. It’s a month-long pressure cooker – and it’s forcing retailers to rethink everything from promotions to product pages. Correction note: In the episode I mention a jumper with 7% wool – the actual composition was 8% wool. Why Black Friday has morphed into “Black Month” – and what that constant promo pressure does to margins, teams and customer expectations How John...

Five Things Friday UK delivers another rapid-fire breakdown of the biggest moves in retail. In this episode, Simon and Alex unpack a week defined by reinvention, cultural relevance, and bold expansion plays. Clarks is rewriting its story through Cloudsteppers concept stores, clothing, accessories, and a new marketplace model. Rituals has opened one of the most impressive experiential stores on Oxf...

Julia Paulsen, Director of Ecommerce Nordics at Elkjøp Nordic (part of Currys plc), unpacks how to win when your store has two customers: the human and the AI assistant. We cover data quality, MACH, omnichannel execution, and the culture that turns OKRs into commercial outcomes. 🌐 Visit Retail News. AI, your premium destination for the most relevant, cutting-edge information in the retail sector:...

Coupang is finally profitable. China’s KKR Group is redefining offline lifestyle retail. APAC’s consumer landscape is shifting fast. In this Five Things Friday — APAC Edition, Ryf Quail and Low Ngai Yuen unpack: • Coupang’s record revenue and margin transformation • Logistics innovations powering same-day delivery • How Rocket WOW locks in customer loyalty • China’s KKR Group and its explosive off...

​⁠ @RitualsCosmeticsGlobal ⁠ has opened its newest flagship at 297 Oxford Street, London. And it’s unlike anything the brand has built before. In this exclusive tour and interview, Alex Rezvan sits down with: • Annemarie Forsyth — Managing Director UK & Ireland • Richard Lems — Executive Director Format & Design Together, they reveal the design philosophy, customer-experience thinking, com...

Retail is back in force. Alex reports from Cannes at MAPIC on why capital is returning to physical retail. Simone unpacks the new John Lewis Christmas advert and how sentiment sells. We cover CBRE’s data, MINISO’s Bond Street bet, retail parks’ quiet surge, and why athleisure keeps compounding. The 5 stories 1. John Lewis Christmas advert 2025: Why nostalgia + vinyl is the most effective emotional...

Asia’s retail landscape is evolving faster than anywhere else on Earth—and this episode brings you the inside view. Host Alex Rezvan sits down with Ryf Quail, Managing Director of NRF APAC, and Low Ngai Yuen, former Chief Merchandise & Marketing Officer at AEON Malaysia, board member at GDEX and OCK Group, and award-winning creative leader, to explore:  • The rise of Chinese retail expansion a...

AI, Merchandising & the Next Era of Retail with Noah (何诺亚) HerschmanAI isn’t replacing retail jobs — it’s enhancing them. In this episode of The Retail Podcast, host Alex Rezvan speaks with Noah (何诺亚) Herschman, Retail & Ecommerce Senior Executive and Global AI Strategist, about how artificial intelligence is transforming merchandising, pricing, and product lifecycle management. Noah...

The week’s six stories that shaped U.S. retail culture, told fast and with context. Alex Rezvan and Jill Dvorak (NRF) open with Rosalía’s “Berghain” — a genre-bending track with Björk and Yves Tumor that shows how culture still drives commerce. Then come the hard numbers: Amazon’s plan to cut ≈ 30 000 corporate jobs (Reuters) and what it signals for hybrid work, efficiency, and morale. Next, Calvi...

Topshop leans into Millennial nostalgia with Cara Delevingne; New Look fires up “Club New Look,” targeting scale with a £30m digital push; and ASOS takes a ten‑day Carnaby Street pop‑up mainstream with 200+ curated pieces and partner brands. We examine whether pop‑ups create momentum, how loyalty must move beyond discounts, and why nostalgia only works when balanced with Gen Z culture cues. Bonus:...

Rituals’ Richard Lems reveals how the brand designs slow shopping at scale—lighting, layouts, and refits that reuse ~60% of furniture—plus the Oxford Street flagship and Mind Oasis. About this episode We cover global consistency, the system of rolling improvements, sustainability baked into fixtures, and creative leadership habits you can steal tomorrow. Guest: Richard Lems, Executive Director, Fo...

Five Things Friday — Gap’s London Comeback, Morrisons’ ESL Rollout, AllSaints Pop‑Ups, DFS x Pinterest, Gen Beta Today’s agenda: five moves reshaping UK retail—and what to do next. NEWS FLASH LINE‑UP • Gap returns to London with three stores (Covent Garden, White City, Wembley) before Christmas. • Morrisons partners with VusionGroup to digitise pricing across all 497 supermarkets using ESLs. • All...

This episode dives into the mechanics of AI-powered personalization with Cédric Chéreau, Co-Founder of Eagle AI (ex-Untie Nots). Eagle AI’s platform delivers scalable, signal-based personalization that predicts behaviour and nudges loyalty — generating 7:1+ ROI and unprecedented digital engagement. Cédric and Alex discuss: • What personalization really means in 2025 • How gamification boosts engag...

In this USA edition of Five Things Friday, Alex Rezvan and Jill Dvorak, SVP of Content at NRF, decode the five major stories shaping the retail landscape—from Target’s nostalgic fashion comeback to Walmart’s partnership with OpenAI. A rapid-fire discussion of innovation, curation, and AI’s growing role in everyday retail. Topics Covered: • Target x Woolrich collaboration • Ulta Beauty + Mirakl’s c...

Simone Oloman joins Alex Rezvan to unpack how authenticity, community, and creativity are rewriting retail influence — from Prada’s cinematic London takeover to Morrisons’ 1-hour grocery promise. It’s Friday — and retail never sleeps. In this week’s episode of Five Things Friday, Alex Rezvan and Simone Oloman, co-founder of Need It For Tonight, explore five major shifts shaping the week in retail:...

Alex (The Retail Podcast) and Ryf Quail (Director, NRF APAC) break down this week’s APAC headlines: Galeries Lafayette launches in Mumbai (with Delhi next), a surge of Chinese F&B brands expands into Singapore, and Porsche reports a Q3 delivery dip led by China and North America amid intensifying EV competition. They also explore lululemon Singapore’s retail-meets-wellness studio concept and w...

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🌐 Visit Retail News. AI, your premium destination for the most relevant, cutting-edge information in the retail sector: https://retailnews.ai/ 💬 Which of these trends do you think will shape the future of retail the most — and why? Share your thoughts in the comments below! ✅ Subscribe now and never miss a new episode of The Retail Podcast.    / @theretailpodcast   -------- 🎧 Listen to The Ret...

AI, upskilling, and the future of intelligent supply chains — live from NRF Europe. At NRF Europe, Jill Dvorak sits down with Best Buy’s Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer, Mark Irvin, and Alex Rezvan from The Retail Podcast to explore how artificial intelligence, personalization, and collaborative learning are redefining the global supply chain. Mark reveals how Best Buy is u...

Alex and Jill go live for the first time to break down this week’s top retail stories. Shopify launches checkout inside ChatGPT for its 1M merchants, Walmart removes synthetic dyes and 30 ingredients from private label foods, Amazon doubles down with a new “Amazon Grocery” brand under $5, and Pop Mart takes Labubu to Times Square in 2026. We also look ahead to the Golden Quarter: early holiday pro...

Five Things Friday — UK Edition with Simone Oloman & Alex. This week’s five: 1) Boots’ first fragrance-only boutique at Broadgate, London (opens 23 Oct 2025). 2) Designers at Debenhams returns (AW25) with Ashish; Kim Cattrall fronts the campaign. 3) Søstrene Grene posts record results; UK is the standout growth driver. 4) NikeSKIMS launches as a new women’s brand: performance credibility meets...

This week on Five Things Friday, Alex and Simon unpack the retail stories shaping headlines and boardrooms: Shein sparks backlash with a London pop-up designed for independents Amazon Fresh shutters physical grocery stores—pivoting tech into airports and e-commerce UK retail sales decline for the twelfth month straight, according to the CBI Starbucks retrenches: closing UK stores while doubling do...

Welcome to Five Things Friday APAC Edition (yes, on a Monday this time!). In this episode, we unpack the big signals shaping retail and consumer markets across the region and beyond. Here’s what we cover: Shanghai Fashion Week SS26 – momentum, buying power, and why global buyers are watching China again. India’s luxury beauty boom – $800M today, $4B by 2035, and why retailers are planting seeds no...

In this episode of The Retail Podcast, Alex Rezvan sits down with Connie Kwok, Vice President of Quick Commerce at Glovo, to unpack the future of on-demand retail. From groceries and electronics to medicine and AirPods, Glovo has become one of Europe’s most dynamic marketplaces—operating in 23 countries and redefining convenience beyond speed.   Connie shares her perspective on: What “quick commer...