Category: new retail
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Exclusive Interview with Tim Radley: “Sustainability & Ethical Retailing”
in brave-words, disruptive retail, internationalisation, ladies fashion, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, packaging, personalisation, product suppliers, recycling, renting, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, supply-chains, sustainabilityJoin Tim Radley, international retail specialist, and founder of VM-Unleashed, as he chats with Louise Lally about the world of retail sustainability, diverse shopping channels, rental & second-hand resell, on-demand manufacturing & the virtual inventory, and how sustainability, ethical governance and diversity are intrinsically linked. Please click on the image link below… In this interview…
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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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Is pureplay just a replay of retail’s oldest mistake? ‘Dumbing down retail to distribution domination!’
in assortment structure planning, customer experience, disruptive retail, internationalisation, ladies fashion, location strategy, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, social savvy, store experienceSo here we are, less than a couple of years after the peak of lockdown. Less than a couple of years after the stella rise of ecommerce market share, and the adoption of every app and touchpoint available to engage with digital retail and diverse home delivery services. So, here we now are, with some…
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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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The importance of teaching my LCF students about ‘Looking-In & Looking-Out’ when researching and defining brand propositions.
My exciting project with the London College of Fashion (LCF) this Autumn is progressing well. The student groups have been matched with young designers, part of the alumni at LCF. The Collaborative Challenge for the students is to work with their designers and evolve these fledgling businesses into complete market propositions with commercial channel strategies,…
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Supply & Demand: Always driving the fortunes and misfortunes of retailers
Supply & Demand: Always driving the fortunes and misfortunes of retailers The latest retail sales figures do not make good reading. Everything from footfall to sales volumes, margins and profits are down. Behind the data the customer is quaking under the pressure of rising costs and inflation. This is the news. The reality of the…
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Introducing the London College of Fashion ‘Stars of the Future’ – Bad N Bare
My current collaboration with the London College of Fashion (LCF) has introduced me to the alumni of recently graduated students, now embarking on their own creative business journeys. The product of a variety of courses at LCF, their vision, knowledge and enthusiasm has been a true discovery for me. They are also an inspiration to…
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Actually, what is a good retail experience?
in assortment structure planning, branding & visual communication, customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, retail, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, store experience, store layout, store operationsActually, what is a good retail experience?Listen to Tim Radley discussing ‘Customer Experiences’ on the Louise Lally podcast Please click the link below to follow the discussion… Retailing with Meaning Ep1 Store Concepts (podbean.com) ‘Experiential retailing’ is a term most often used to express extreme physical shop theatre, music, lights, bells & whistles. It has…
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Exclusive Interview with Tim Radley: Experiential Retailing & Store Concepts
Join Tim Radley, international retail specialist, and founder of VM-Unleashed, as he chats with Louise Lally about the future of physical shop concepts and omni-channel ‘Experiential Retailing!’ Please click on the image link below… In this interview Tim explains important areas that all retailers should consider when developing their own retail experiences, both physical and…
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‘Authenticity, not Experience,’ will be the Saviour of the High Street
in customer experience, customer service, customer-engagement, disruptive retail, high street planning, in-store services, location strategy, meaning in the retail madness, new retail, omni-channel retailing, retail, retail brand heritage, retail businesses, retail management, retail organisations, retail strategy, retail-regeneration, store experience, store theatre, town centre planningAuthenticity, not Experience, will be the Saviour of the High StreetListen to Tim Radley discussing ‘Experiential Retailing’ on the Louise Lally podcast Please click the link below to follow the discussion… LinkedIn In the constant, and often misguided, battle between online and bricks ‘n’ mortar retailing, the customer experience is often heralded as the physical…
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