All Q&A articles – Page 3
-
InterviewQ&A: Skin+Me CEO on partnering with John Lewis and Boots and cracking the skincare market
Retail Week catches up with Skin+Me’s co-founder and chief executive Horatio Cary on the brand’s first retail partnership with John Lewis and Boots, its interesting business model and the journey so far
-
InterviewQ&A: WHSmith’s managing director of UK travel is dialling up its offer to reach new heights
Global travel and high street retailer WHSmith has just come out of a peak summer season that saw total travel revenue grow 10%. Retail Week speaks to WHSmith managing director of UK travel Andrew Harrison about a successful summer, expanding categories and the all-important Christmas season.
-
InterviewQ&A: Molton Brown execs on creating an ecosystem of fragrance-first products
Molton Brown’s general manager for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, Simon James, and global vice president for brand and marketing, Beatrice Descorps, tell Retail Week why fragrances are the brand’s true identity
-
InterviewQ&A: Glamify Fashion founder on creating a brand for customers living ‘a champagne lifestyle on a lemonade budget’
As Glamify Fashion plots further pop-ups across the UK, founder Ashley Ali speaks to Retail Week about the importance of physical retail, navigating return rates and overcoming the negative connotations of fast fashion
-
InterviewQ&A: Amazon director of grocery partnerships is branching into new territory with Morrisons
Following news that Amazon and Morrisons have expanded their partnership to include the grocer’s loyalty scheme, Retail Week speaks to Amazon director of grocery partnerships worldwide Russell Jones about new features, customer demand for loyalty and changing shoppers’ perceptions of Amazon as a destination for groceries
-
InterviewQ&A: JD Wiliams’ creative controller wants to challenge stereotypes in the ‘mid-life’ fashion market
N Brown group brand and creative controller Sam Walker speaks to Retail Week about JD Williams’ sharpened focus on mid-life customers.
-
InterviewQ&A: John Lewis boss Peter Ruis on bringing back ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’
John Lewis executive director Peter Ruis today raised the curtain on the return of the retailer’s famous ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ price promise and put it front and centre of his plans to get the retailer back to the top.
-
InterviewQ&A: Wilko’s chief executive on bringing back the much-loved retailer to UK high streets
One year on from Wilko’s collapse and subsequent rescue by The Range, chief executive Alex Simpkin talks to Retail Week about the brand’s progress and future plans.
-
InterviewQ&A: Sosandar co-founder on ‘bringing what makes us successful online into our stores’
Fresh from signing a third new store lease at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, Sosandar co-founder and joint-CEO Ali Hall and CFO Steve Dilks tell Retail Week more about their store expansion strategy
-
InterviewQ&A: Former NOTHS exec Ella d’Amato on disrupting social commerce with her new platform
Retail Week sits down with former Not On The High Street (NOTHS) executive Ella d’Amato to talk about her new review-based shopping platform which aims to disrupt the social commerce space.
-
InterviewQ&A: Deliveroo chief operating officer on his mission to ‘change the way customers shop and eat’
Deliveroo chief operating officer Eric French discusses the app’s latest non-food tie-ups with The Perfume Store and B&Q, it’s long-term goals for its ‘Shopping’ offering and the brand’s mission to “change the way our customers shop and eat”.
-
InterviewQ&A: B&Q commercial director on the new government, good business and making DIY greener
”I could talk about the tree-hugging stuff but I don’t think that’s relevant, but there is a point around responsible business being good business.”
-
InterviewQ&A: Alibaba.com president on its Olympics venture, the age of AI and supporting SMEs
On the day Alibaba.com announced the launch of a new AI tool and a venture with the International Olympic Committee in Paris, Retail Week caught up with president Kuo Zhang to discuss AI, helping athletes start businesses and other tech innovations in the works
-
InterviewQ&A: Candy Kittens co-founder on retail tie-ups, its new head office and the secret to sweet success
As global sweet giant Candy Kittens marks a new chapter with the opening of its “forward-thinking” home-from-home London HQ, co-founder and chief executive Ed Williams sat down with Retail Week to discuss the brand’s growth, the importance of retail partners, why every business wants B Corp status and the secrets to its sweet success.
-
InterviewQ&A: Greggs boss Roisin Currie on price rises, new stores and taking on McDonald’s
Greggs chief executive Roisin Currie talks inflation and prices rises, looking at former Carpetright and Ted Baker stores, winning share from the fast-food giants and whether the Euros and Olympics have prompted an uptick in spend
-
InterviewQ&A: Luxe Collective co-founder targets £1m in a day on TikTok despite luxury struggles
As pre-loved luxury increases in popularity, among the influential Gen Z consumer in particular, Luxe Collective co-founder and chief executive Ben Gallagher talks to Retail Week about what makes the resale platform unique, the importance of social media to fuel growth and his aim for the business to make £1m revenue in a day on TikTok Shop
-
InterviewQ&A: Elemis’ global president on becoming the number one British skincare brand
As Elemis opens its first standalone store in the UK, co-founder and global president Noella Gabriel talks to Retail Week about the new shop, appealing to all generations and what’s to come for the skincare brand in the future
-
InterviewQ&A: Ocado boss Tim Steiner on M&S, Getir’s UK retreat and listing in New York
Ocado Group boss Tim Steiner was in high spirits this morning after the business he founded posted a strong set of results for the first half of the year.
-
InterviewQ&A: Mercato Metropolitano MD on becoming a new high street anchor
On the day that Mercato Metropolitano opened its long-awaited fourth London store in Ilford, managing director Luke Jenkins sat down with Retail Week to discuss the long road to opening, the future of the market hall format and taking Mercato outside of London.
-
InterviewQ&A: N Brown’s supply chain boss on why AI is the future of fulfilment
N Brown’s Clare Empson sat down with Retail Week to discuss the importance of data and transparency as well as how digital transformation and AI are likely to transform supply chains of the future
