All Interviews articles – Page 8
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InterviewInterview: Style, sustainability, stores, storytelling – the corner pieces of Beth Butterwick’s Jigsaw
As Jigsaw looks to inject some of the founder’s 1970s DNA back into the business, chief executive Beth Butterwick talks about how its heritage is part of the progressive journey for the fashion retailer
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InterviewQ&A: Shopify directors on leveraging AI and creating new products
Shopify’s managing director for Europe, Middle East and Africa Deann Evans and director of product Miqdad Jaffer speak to Retail Week about the marketplace’s AI offering, its new suite of products and always adapting to the retail market
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InterviewQ&A: Floral Street’s Michelle Feeney on becoming a modern British brand
Michelle Feeney has gone down many avenues in her career — from starting out in PR in the 1980s, to working with Estée Lauder Companies and spearheading the launch of brands such as La Mer and Mac.
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InterviewQ&A: Søstrene Grene CEO Mikkel Grene on its rapid UK expansion
Selling contemporary, Scandi-style home furnishings at affordable prices, it’s no surprise Søstrene Grene has been going down well with UK shoppers since it arrived from Denmark in 2016. Chief executive Mikkel Grene has ambitious plans to open 50 stores across the UK within the next few years and spoke to Retail Week about them
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InterviewInterview: HMV boss Doug Putman on the retailer's Oxford Street comeback
As the retailer reverses its fortunes and gears up to reopen its Oxford Street flagship, HMV chief executive Doug Putman talks about returning to the iconic store and how overhauling its product offering has paid off
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InterviewQ&A: Stokke CEO Jacob Kragh on acquisitions, flagships and partner-run stores
Stokke chief executive Jacob Kragh speaks to Retail Week about his M&A plans, store strategy and where he sees the next phase of growth
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InterviewQ&A: Superdrug’s own-brand director Jamie Archer on democratising beauty
Superdrug own-brand director Jamie Archer talks to Retail Week about democratising beauty for all and why he thinks Superdrug is the most inclusive shop on the high street
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InterviewQ&A: Lounge CEO Dan Marsden on rewriting the stereotypes of lingerie shopping
As Lounge gets ready to open its first ever permanent retail store in London’s Westfield, White City, boss Dan Marsden spoke to Retail Week about the power of social media, standing out from the crowd and the lack of competition within the underwear sector
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InterviewQ&A: Kingfisher’s Dorothee D’Herde on meeting cost and sustainability needs
Kingfisher’s director of responsible business Dorothee D’Herde speaks to Retail Week about how the cost-of-living crisis is shaping how shoppers view sustainability
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InterviewQ&A: eBay’s Kirsty Keoghan on how Love Island tie-up is rekindling passion for pre-loved fashion
Retail Week pulls eBay’s global general manager of fashion Kirsty Keoghan for a chat about the impact of the Love Island partnership, the steps retailers can take to become more sustainable and being the “OG of selling pre-loved fashion”.
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InterviewLick CEO Lucas London on giving DIY retail a lockdown makeover
Lick chief executive Lucas London didn’t much like what other home decor brands had done with the place. Digitally ineffectual, environmentally iffy and often unhelpful to any non-DIY savvy shoppers – it’s not hard to see why the entrepreneur thought the sector needed a makeover.
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InterviewQ&A: Cotton Traders boss Nick Hamblin on tackling a younger demographic
As Cotton Traders recently recorded its “most successful financial year to date”, boss Nick Hamblin spoke to Retail Week about the brand’s evolution, its new average customer age of 56 and the importance of womenswear within the product offering
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InterviewQ&A: Flying Tiger Copenhagen’s managing director on standing out in variety
Retail Week speaks to Flying Tiger Copenhagen (FTC) managing director Michael Burke about high street rivals and how business is booming after lockdown
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InterviewInterview: AllSaints boss Peter Wood has finally found the meaning of cool
AllSaints CEO Peter Wood talks to Retail Week about the secrets of fashion success, thriving as a British brand overseas and his IPO dreams
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InterviewQ&A: Not On The High Street’s CEO on the challenges facing pureplays
Retail Week talks to Not On The High Street chief executive Leanne Rothwell on the challenges of running a pureplay business and being a disruptor in the gifting space.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Beauty’s Lucy Gorman on why the opportunities for growth are online
Retail Week talks to THG Beauty chief executive Lucy Gorman about the future of direct-to-consumer businesses, loyalty schemes and her time at the business
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InterviewQ&A: Bodycare’s Tony Brown on building a ‘truly national brand’
Founders Graham and Margaret Blackledge launched Bodycare in 1970 from a market stall in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. Today the health and beauty retailer’s portfolio has grown to more than 130 stores across the UK
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InterviewMeet Naomi Simcock and the team determined to revive John Lewis’ fortunes
While John Lewis Partnership has been dominating headlines for big strategic reasons – such as the possibility of bringing external financing, a full-year slump into the red and the loss of the legendary partners’ bonus – there is still a business to run.
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InterviewQ&A: Percival boss Chris Gove on shooting for the Big Apple as part of US expansion
Retail Week spoke to Percival founder and creative director Chris Gove about the menswear retailer’s international expansion plans and growing from a single London pop up to a potentially global store estate
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InterviewThe Sosandar sorority: Co-chiefs Julie Lavington and Ali Hall on the power of partnership
Meet Sosandar co-chief executives Julie Lavington and Ali Hall, the former fashion magazine outfit who started the rapidly growing etailer, both in sales and reputation
