Category: leisure & sport
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For any students or retail entrepreneurs who would like some guidance in their work, then please reach out.
in assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, brave-words, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, footwear, health & beauty, home, jewellery, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, pop-up stores, pre-loved, re-sell, recycling, renting, retail, shop of the future, social savvy, supply-chains, sustainability, visual merchandisingIt is always a great pleasure to support students and young retailers. The learning process is definitely 2-way. Hopefully the students gain from my own experiences and advice, whilst I certainly always find it so refreshing to listen to, and understand the influences and opinions of our next generation of retail entrepreneurs. Tilly is a…
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My exciting collaboration with the London College of Fashion for 2023
in accessories, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, fast fashion, footwear, jewellery, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, luxury, menswear, new retail, product suppliers, re-sell, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, shop of the future, store experience, store theatre, supply-chains, sustainability, telling product stories, visual merchandisingPleased to announce that I’m working with the London College of Fashion again this Autumn, as part of their Collaborative Challenge Industry Partner Programme. The fashion industry is more exciting and dynamic than ever. Students entering this world, across a wide range of disciplines, now need to be fully prepared and be able to collaborate…
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“Meet your wardrobe of 2028!” – It has more Second-hand than Fast-fashion
in accessories, analytics, assortment structure planning, brave-words, disruptive retail, ethical retailing, fashion accessories, fast fashion, footwear, internationalisation, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, product suppliers, pureplay, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainability, value retailing“Meet your wardrobe of 2028!” – It has more Second-hand than Fast-fashion I love this chart! It was produced using Globaldata research and is now 5 years old. It predicts what types of retailer our fashion wardrobe will be bought from in 5 years-time, in 2028. What an appropriate time to revisit it, mid-way through…
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Ben Francis, Gymshark and why ‘The physical world is a great place to do business!’
Gymshark – ‘The physical world is a great place to do business!’ As you may know, I am a great advocate of Gymshark and its founder Ben Francis. For those of you who are not familiar with either, Gymshark is now one of the leading gym wear brands in the world valued at over $1…
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The ‘Biggest Threat’ to the High Street is to try to keep it the same!
in disruptive retail, food & drink, high street planning, leisure & sport, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, pop-up stores, recycling, renting, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, town centre planningThe ‘Biggest Threat’ to the High Street is to try to keep it the same! I am often asked, ‘What are the biggest threats to the High Street?’ I am asked by multiples who are trying to work out whether their current and future strategy and investment in town centres is correct, and by new…
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Is eBay and its ‘Luxury Exchange’ the new face of sustainable ownership?
in accessories, branding & visual communication, brave-words, customer service, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, footwear, in-store services, jewellery, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, location strategy, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, personalisation, pop-up stores, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, sales promotions & events, social savvy, supply-chains, sustainability, website excellence, windowsIs eBay and its ‘Luxury Exchange’ the new face of sustainable ownership? The recent initiative from eBay only to promote re-sell products for Black Friday has re-established the brand as a genuine and very significant player in the world of sustainable retailing. A market that is set to grow rapidly as a hybrid of reselling,…
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Read: “Passion Generators & End-to-End Facilitators” – The House of Vans
in branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, footwear, leisure & sport, location strategy, new retail, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store theatre, telling product stories, town centre planningJoin me, Tim Radley, in “Meaning in the Retail Madness,” discussing how retailing without passion is alienating consumers, and handing customer relationships to distributors. Modern retailing is so complex. It is now almost impossible to be an engaging brand & product innovator, and also best practice distributors of communication and physical stock. The game changing…
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Discussing Sustainability & Ethical Retailing: Timberland – ‘Local Responsibility’
in accessories, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, footwear, high street planning, internationalisation, leisure & sport, location strategy, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, recycling, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, sustainability, town centre planningListen to myself, Tim Radley, on the Louise Lally podcast, discussing the world of retail sustainability, from diverse shopping channels, rental & second-hand resell, to on-demand manufacturing & the virtual inventory, and how sustainability, ethical governance and diversity are intrinsically linked. Join the free podcast now through this link…https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ua8ca-1307ed8 The podcast features a discussion on…
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Discover a ‘Five-Star Christmas: “Meaning in the Retail Madness”
in accessories, analytics, assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, brave-words, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, fashion accessories, food & drink, footwear, health & beauty, high street planning, home, impulse retailing, in-store services, internationalisation, jewellery, kids fashion, ladies fashion, leisure & sport, location strategy, luxury, meaning in the retail madness, menswear, multi-category, new retail, omni-channel retailing, packaging, personalisation, Pinterest Gallery, pop-up stores, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, sales promotions & events, social savvy, space management, space planning, store experience, store layout, store operations, store operations audits, store operations compliance, store theatre, store-videos, supply-chains, sustainability, technology & electrical, telling product stories, town centre planning, value retailing, visual merchandising, visual merchandising operations, vm compliance, vm operations, VM Selling Toolkit, VManalytics, website excellence, windows“An excellent read *****” “Valuable reference for anyone in retail *****” “This book is more relevant now than ever! *****” ‘Meaning in the Retail Madness’ explains how touchpoints have replaced channels, how linear supply chains will become circular, why assortments are increasingly virtual, how physical is turning to local, and why products and shops are…
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Gymshark: Coming down to physical earth with a bump
in branding & visual communication, brave-words, customer experience, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, leisure & sport, location strategy, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, social savvy, store experience, store theatre, telling product stories, visual merchandisingI am a huge fan and advocate of Gymshark. The story behind the sportswear brand’s origins and its founder, Ben Francis, is inspiring. Everything I have ever read about his values and philosophy on leadership makes me believe that he is a compassionate, and motivational boss to work for. Above all Gymshark make excellent gym…
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