Independent Thinking - Exploring a new era for retail and the high street

About Independent Thinking - Exploring a new era for retail and the high street

A podcast exploring a new era for the high street - we discuss how bricks and mortar retail is evolving across the UK, and why the 'death of the high street' is far from inevitable. Join us as we go behind the scenes of inspiring retailers and shops you love, speak to industry experts making their predictions for the future, and hear from those at the heart of it all, sharing stories about how they started, how they continue to evolve and why they believe in their local high street.

Publisher

Verdant Forrest Productions

Category

business · business · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Oct 2020

Latest episode

27 Feb 2023

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Feb 2023

   "It's just headsets, innit?" - How the Metaverse will revolutionise retail and change the way we see our high streets with IBM's Mary Wallace

   We've all heard the term Metaverse by now, but what is does it actually mean? What could it mean for how we do business or how we shop, for example? How we interact with brands? Will it be detrimental to bricks and mortar retail? And how relevant is it to independent retailers? The answers might not be what you think. This week's episode is with Mary Wallace, Retail and Customer Experience Consultant and member of IBM's Metaverse team. Mary's brilliantly animated a...

2. 

   20 Feb 2023

   Taking the power back: why the future of town centres is in our hands with Professor Leigh Sparks

   This week we're talking the power of localism, collaboration in retail and why a bleak future isn't inevitable for the high street, as we sit down in conversation with Professor Leigh Sparks - Professor of Retail studies and Deputy Principal of University of Stirling. In this fascinating episode, Leigh talks brilliantly about the choices that have brought us to where we are, and how we too can choose a different future for ourselves when it comes to reinvigorating town and city centres ...

3. 

   13 Feb 2023

   Elasticated waists and unfriendly greetings [cards] : Why it's time to rethink attitudes to ageing in retail

   This week, we’re continuing our look at industry wide trends and the retail sector as a whole, as we speak to Ailsa Forbes, Retail Impact Fellow at International Longevity Centre UK. Founded in 1997, the ILC is the only specialist thinktank of its kind, looking into longevity in our society and how people can live meaningful and independent lives, regardless of their age. The ILC has lobbied government and pushed for change for decades, and is now leading on a sector wide project that ...

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