Essential Retail Interviews
#Pride2020: Education key to inclusion in tech and retail
Retail industry expert and Stonewall ambassador, Darren Williams, shares his view on LGBTQ+ and diversity in retail and technology.
Easy Bathrooms on why it plans to open more physical stores
Easy Bathrooms is expanding its physical store base while others are reducing store counts. Founder Chris Wassington explains why.
Dr Hannah Fry: There are limits to AI
Celebrity mathematician Dr Hannah Fry outlines how retailers need to carefully manage their valuable data and find a balance between volume and quality.
Covid-19: AS Watson talks retail strategy during a global pandemic
AS Watson discuss retail strategy during the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, with the business' presence in South-East Asia meaning it had to adapt quickly.
Interview: Facebook on reacting to the changing consumer
The head of industry retail at Facebook describes how the social media platform is working with retailers to build community during the crisis.
Interview: James Davidson, co-founder of Tails.com
The food subscription company co-founder talks to Essential Retail about lockdown, Brexit and personalisation
#RetailEXPOVC: Vivobarefoot on regenerating retail to save the planet
The company’s founder Galahad Clark discusses why sustainability needs to be more than a brand differentiator and how technology can help boost ethical practises
Interview: Farfetch global director of business Thomas Berry
Online fashion platform Farfetch says informed consumers are key to a more sustainable industry
How coronavirus will shape the future of retail
Retail futurist Howard Saunders discusses the societal change he expects to follow from Covid-19 and how that will impact retail
The rise of tech-savvy value retailing
Marketing director of Studio, Chris Chalmers, talks about the transformation of the company's digital capabilities.
Microsoft reaping benefits of building in-house design team
Essential Retail speaks to Microsoft about a move to hire more designers to take ownership over its store launches.
Ribble Cycles CEO: differentiation comes from our own devs
Ribble Cycles CEO, Andy Smallwood, talks technology strategy and ways to make a brand stand out in a busy market.
