All Interviews articles
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InterviewMarketing: How Superdrug captures new customers working with Sampl
âSampling is probably one of the oldest forms of marketing, but it didnât evolve for many years,â Samplâs chief marketing officer, Adam Wright, told Retail Week.
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InterviewLeftiesâ first UK store: Xavier Ruz Riera shows off new shop and discusses expansion plans
Lefties has become one of retailâs most talked about brands as it opens its first UK store in Liverpool. Retail Week met global brand director Xavier Ruz Riera to find out more about the retailerâs plans.
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InterviewQ&A: Asos EVP of product on driving relevance with Test & React
Asos executive vice president of product Elena MartĂnez Ortiz says the ecommerce giantâs âTest and Reactâ model is all about ensuring it stays relevant in the fashion conversation.
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InterviewQ&A: WorkJam MD on âhow to do more for lessâ with supporting tech
WorkJamâs managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark Williams, spoke to Retail Week about how technology can help with frontline operations and how to be more productive on the shop floor.
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InterviewQ&A: THG Ingenuity CTO on Google partnership and preparing retailers for peak
Itâs been a busy time for THG Ingenuity following its demerger from THG Plc last year.
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InterviewIkea UK boss David McCabe on leadership, affordability, and the future of retail
When David McCabe started his first shift at Lakeside as a youngster in 1996, he didnât have boardroom aspirations. Heâs now taking on the CEO assignment in a fourth country.
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InterviewQ&A: Infobip retail specialist discusses why effective communication with consumers builds trust and loyalty
Infobip retail specialist Kim Johal spoke to Retail Week about effective communications, agentic AI, fraudulent messages, and loyalty.
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InterviewQ&A: Snap head of retail on new innovations and how Gen Z likes to shop
A recent report from Snapchat, Portas and YouGov dubbed âThe Memento Generationâ revealed some interesting insights into how Gen Z likes to shop.
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InterviewQ&A: Adyen global VP of retail discusses the increasing need for flexibility in payments
Adyenâs global vice president of retail, Holly Worst, discusses the evolution of payments, the pain points for shoppers, agentic commerce, and fraudulent transactions.
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InterviewQ&A: Landsec on âbiggest investmentâ in Trinity Leeds and why âlandlordâ is an outmoded term
Thereâs more to the North than Manchester. Across the Pennines, Leeds and the Trinity shopping centre are thriving and changing to reflect consumer habits. Landsec senior asset director Rob Hardie tells Retail Week all about it
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InterviewQ&A: Mirakl chief customer officer on why marketplaces should be a tool, not a strategy
Mirakl chief customer officer Sophie Marchessou spoke to Retail Week about how best to leverage a marketplace for growth, the introduction of agentic AI, and ensuring you stay relevant to customers.
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InterviewQ&A: Sports Directâs Michael Murray talks Dublin flagship, international ambitions and Andy Burnham
Itâs been a busy week for Frasers Group chief executive Michael Murray, between the retail giantâs takeover attempt of Hugo Boss and Sports Direct opening its highly anticipated Dublin flagship.
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InterviewRetail managing director Lydia King on doubling down on fabrics and 150 years of Liberty
Retail Week sits down with Liberty managing director of retail Lydia King as the luxury West End department store unveils its expanded fabrics department.
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InterviewQ&A: Rethink Productivity co-founder on smooth store operations and colleague efficiency
Rethink Productivity co-founder and head of insights Sue Hedaux talks about the biggest challenges for retailers, in-store tech being a help and a hindrance, and how retailers can set up shop for the future
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InterviewIngka Centresâ Sebastian Hylving on how our thirst for fun will change the retail landscape
Sebastian Hylving, chief executive of Ingka Centres, speaks to Retail Week about what he thinks one of the most important considerations for the industry is right now: play.
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InterviewQ&A: Burberry execs on wooing Gen Z shoppers, Middle East impact and hopes for the next UK PM
Burberry chief executive Joshua Schulman and chief financial officer Kate Ferry answered press questions after delivering increasing sales in the first quarter of the financial year.
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InterviewHobbycraftâs Graeme Campbell discusses rebuilding after restructuring
Change is underway across the business, at both executional and channel levels, as Hobbycraft looks to a new era following its exit from a CVA, which resulted in a tranche of store closures and job losses.
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InterviewQ&A: Impact.com UK country manager discusses the importance of partnership marketing in the modern age
We spoke to Impact.comâs UK country manager Anthony Clements about how to leverage partnership marketing, how AI is changing brand discovery, and alternatives to paid ads.
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InterviewQ&A: Particular Audience CEO on the evolution of retail media, search and personalisation
Chief executive says retail media architecture âwonât surviveâ the next five years without adding advanced search and recommendation systems.
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InterviewMajestic boss on the future of the specialist retailer and her history at Sainsburyâs
In her first interview, Majestic managing director Elizabeth Newman reveals her plans for the specialist retailer, and what she learned working for Sainsburyâs chief executive that will help her deliver.