Retail Ramble

Essential Retail editor, Caroline Baldwin, shares sad news with the Ramble audience, and guest, Ben Sillitoe, joins to discuss the buzzwords irritating the retail tech industry for the very last time.

Foodhub chats on the latest episode of the Retail Ramble about how it is taking on the big boys in the online food delivery space by offering restaurants a subscription business model as opposed to commission-based fees. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Samsung’s online director of UK and Ireland chats to Essential Retail about how its consumers have changed over 2020 and what technologies it is introducing to help them engage with the brand and to ensure they feel comfortable shopping from anywhere. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail’s editor, Caroline Baldwin, chats to Adam Freeman, founder of face covering company Maskey, to learn about scaling a business during a global pandemic. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Facebook’s head of industry for retail and eCommerce, Beth Horn, joins the Retail Ramble this week to chat about planning for peak in the middle of a pandemic. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks with Swedish fashion brand NA-KD to discuss the challenges of moving products around the world during a global pandemic. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Cate Trotter of Insider Trends joins Essential Retail’s editor, Caroline Baldwin, on the latest episode of the Retail Ramble podcast to talk about some of the opportunities facing retailers during the Covid crisis and upcoming economic downturn. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks with Huawei about the use of live streaming in retail and how it is set to transform social commerce. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail invites Iona Carter, founding director of Tracer Insights, onto this week’s episode of the podcast to chat about the behavioural science behind lockdown and how consumer attitudes to retail over the last few months. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Chair at Pet Mate, Gracia Amico, chats to editor of Essential Retail, Caroline Baldwin, about innovating in times of crisis and how retailers can adapt during the current Covid-19 crisis. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail chats to the Really Local Group about our high streets and how they have come into their own during lockdown as customers are constrained to their local areas. Founder Preston Benson describes some of the innovations he has seen to help regenerate our high streets. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Mobile app commercial lead at The Very Group, Sue Azari, chats on the Retail Ramble this week about the retailer’s use of mobile and how consumers mobile usage has changed over time. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks to Purelei’s director of growth, John Hagan, to learn more about retail’s use of paid social to generate revenue and engage with consumers. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail chats to founder of Hirestreet Isabella West to learn how she is taking time during lockdown to get her business focused on customer and data. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail and IMRG chat about the impact Covid-19 has had on online retail. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks to Vivobarefoot founder and CEO Galahad Clark as part of the RetailEXPO Virtual Conference to talk about sustainability in retail. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks with former retail CMO and CEO Ian Shepherd about the trauma retail businesses are facing in times of Covid-19. Now turned retail consultant, Shepherd speaks to editor, Caroline Baldwin, about how innovation comes out of the darkest times. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks with the former CEO of Eat, Andrew Walker, to find out how consumer loyalty is changing and why it may be more important in today’s times of crisis than ever before. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail speaks to Publicis Sapient retail experts Guy Elliot and Andy Halliwell to talk about why the traditional department store has not stood the test of time and how they need to transform to survive. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin

Essential Retail chats to the Direct Selling Association to discuss the organisation’s challenge of modernising direct-to-consumer channels made famous by Avon ladies and Tupperware parties. Director general, Susannah Schofield, describes how in a world where retailers are desperate to create memorable customer experiences, direct selling provides brands the perfect opportunity to get close to their consumers. Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Caroline at twitter.com/cl_baldwin