After a summer break, and there is one big topic on everyone lips at the moment: Inflation and the cost of living crisis. With wall to wall media coverage and astronomical figures, we brought in our BRC experts to make sense of it all, using our exclusive numbers on shop prices, shop vacancies, footfall, as well as broader economic analysis, to giv…

In this episode of Radio Retail we talk to David Josephs, Head of Industry for Retail at Meta. Eyebrows were raised last October when Facebook changed it's name to Meta, representing a statement of intent for the company and it's focus on the Metaverse. But many people still don't understand much about the Metaverse, and for us as retailers, the ro…

We’re back with Radio Retail! After a few weeks off we’re back with a triple header of interviews! First off we talk the cost of living crisis with our own Harvir Dhillon and Natalie Berg from NBK Retail. We then delve into how to empower local teams to hyper-localize their marketing and communicate better with their communities with Claire Bailey …

This episode of the podcast we are joined by Mike Logue, former CEO of Dreams. Mike took over Dreams in dire straits, having recently emerged from administration, with sales going backwards and the financial clock ticking. In an 8 year period, Mike managed to turn the initial £54 million investment to a £563 million return. So what was his secret t…

In this episode of the podcast we look at the historic levels of inflation that we are seeing sweeping the globe, and whether we should be bracing ourselves for longer term issues. We also talk to Scott Lindsay of ESW about emerging markets, how to explore untapped potential, and why retailers need to be exploring new regions now. You can find ESW'…

In this episode of the podcast we look at the sanctions on Russia and their impacts, as well as what some are doing to help, with Tom Holder and Aodhán Connolly. We also talk to Ellie Bristow from Roubler and Patrick Brodie from RPC about the upcoming Employment Bill, what the legislation changes will mean for retailers, and what they can do not to…

Achieving net zero emissions in retail sometimes seems like an insurmountable challenge, which is why we talked to Grainne Lynch from IBM on the practical steps you can take right now to make your retail supply chains more sustainable. We also talked to Adrian Simpson on product law divergence between the UK and EU, and the complications it's causi…

We're back with Episode 5 and tackling our biggest issue yet. Diversity and Inclusion needs to be built into every level of our businesses practices and wider society, but we aren't always clear how we go from talking the talk, to making positive changes in our workplace. That's why we talked to Kelly Thomson from RPC, Partner specialising in workp…

Welcome back to Radio Retail in 2022! In this episode, we look back to the Christmas period, where BRC Insights Senior Analyst James Hardiman gives us the lowdown on how sales panned out over the festive season. We then look forward, talking to Matt Clark, Managing Director at AlixPartners, at how he thinks the retail landscape will develop over th…

Merry Christmas from the BRC! On this episode we talk to Kyle Monk about Black Friday insights, how retail is performing leading into Christmas, and the economic forecast for 2022. We also talk to Eleanor Caine of Deloitte about some critical customs rule changes that retailers need to be aware of, as well as a newsflash from the North Pole! To fin…

Welcome back for Episode 2 of Radio Retail. This time on the podcast we'll be talking to James Hardiman, Senior Analyst from our Insights and Analytics team, about how things are looking this Black Friday, and how the economy is recovering generally from the pandemic. We also talk to Lara Conradie about the Omicron variant, how retailers are respon…

Introducing Radio Retail, your one-stop shop for retail industry news, with everything from political developments, trade negotiations, consumer trends, insight and much more. Join us for episode 1 of the podcast, we'll be tackling how retail can be a leader in the sustainability space, the potential triggering of article 16 by the UK government, a…