Retail Is Dead – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome back to Retail is Dead; a podcast started in lockdown 1.0 as our answer to all the negative press around retail.  We are fed up hearing that "retail is dead", when in our opinion it's just getting exciting.  

Our eighth episode is all about physical vs online retail; possibly the most disruptive step to retail as we know it.  However that doesn't mean that the two cannot exist together & complement one another.  We talk about the brands and places that we feel are doing it well.  

Our guest interview is with Sam Jones, the founder of social commerce site OOOOO https://ooooo.com. Think QVC meets Tik Tok & add some fun content. Sam tells about some of his fav brands & what he thinks about the future of retail. 

As ever, thank you so much so much for all your support & feedback we really appreciate it.  Don't forget to follow us on Insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@retailisdead.co.uk.  Please don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify. 

Love Erin, Bex & Leanne

Our brands: 

Gymshark https://www.gymshark.com @gymshark 

Gymshark new Regent street flagship YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3O6X3T-FIc 

Soho Home https://www.sohohome.com @sohohome 

Glossier https://www.glossier.com @glossier

How I Built This Podcast with Emily Weiss https://www.npr.org/2018/11/20/669783899/live-episode-glossier-emily-weiss 

Tala https://www.wearetala.com @wearetala 

Beauty Pie https://www.beautypie.com @beautypie 

Scandiborn http://scandiborn.co.uk @scadiborn 

Nanushka https://www.nanushka.com @nanushka 

Zalando https://www.zalando.co.uk @zalando

Welcome back to Retail is Dead.  A podcast started in Lockdown 1.0 as our answer to all the negative press around the retail and hospitality industries. We were fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting – and we are finally seeing some of that post reopening. Our seventh episode is focused on all things tech. Covid has completely changed consumers use technology to interact with brands and in turn has challenged brands to come up with creative solutions to create better, more personalised and more genuine experiences IRL leveraging new technologies. In this episode we highlight great examples of this and interview a brand at the forefront of the evolution of physical retail. Our guest interview is the wonderful Warren Richmond, Founder and CEO of Situ Live ( IG @situlive) https://business.situlive.com Situ Live is a new and innovative shopping experience platform that allows customers to tell their own story and bring their products to life in a new environment, the Situ Live venue. They are opening their first ever venue at Westfield London in September so look out for more news on their IG and other socials. This episode’s Drop is The Qube (https://theqube.com IG@weareqube) , our amazing hosts in our first-ever live audio and video recording of Retail is Dead. The Qube are a wonderful broadcasting and photography studio providing a fantastic studio space, co-working and community events for content creators. For anyone out there needing a place to record music, podcasts or anything else – we can’t recommend them enough. As ever, thank you so much for all your support & feedback, we truly appreciate it. Please follow us on IG @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk, and please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify, it really helps! Erin, Leanne & Bex Our Brands: DressX https://dressx.com IG @dressx Gucci Arcade on the Gucci App: https://apps.apple.com › app › gucci ;  Gucci Wanna  https://wanna.fashion › gucci Dressed https://thedressedaesthetic.com/dressed-app/; http://dressedapp.net Peloton https://www.onepeloton.co.uk IG @onepeloton Nike House of Innovation  https://www.nike.com › house-of-innovationIG @nike Zara Self-service checkout, linked to the Zara app https://apps.apple.com › app › zara IG @zara Sephora Virtual Artist App https://apps.apple.com/sg/app/id1152899196?c=SG_Desktop_VirtualArtistLP_QR&pid=QRIG @sephora Levi’s Jacquard tech app (collab with Google) https://atap.google.com/jacquard/products/levi-trucker/IG @levis Our Place: K11 Musea, Victoria Dockside, Hong Kong: https://www.k11musea.com  IG @k11musea Warren’s Brands: Retail Marketing Group (RMG): https://www.retailmarketing.com/IG @retailmarketinggroup Lego https://www.lego.com › en-gb › apps IG @lego Nike https://www.nike.comIG @nike Spotify https://www.spotify.comIG @spotify Sonos https://support.sonos.com › downloads IG @sonos Fara Charity Shop http://www.faracharity.org IG @faracharityshops Domino’s https://www.dominos.co.uk IG @dominos

Welcome back to Retail is Dead. A podcast started in Lockdown 1.0 as our answer to all the negative press around retail. We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting.

Our sixth episode is the first of a four part series on Sustainability. Whilst we would all agree we feel the pressure to be make more sustainable choices in life - use less plastic/paper, eat less meat or use less car travel, we aren’t so aware of the positive impact little changes in our buying habits could make.

Our aim is to raise awareness of the various solutions at hand and to talk about brands that are fighting the good fight whether it’s using more recycled/upcycled materials, turning waste into new products, offsetting the impact of their supply chain or giving clothes a second life.

Our guest interview is with the fabulous Vanessa Jacobs (@vljacobs) Founder and CEO of The Restory (@therestory_) www.the-restory.com, an on-demand aftercare service for shoes and handbags that can be found online as well as in physical concessions at Selfridges, Harrods and Harvey Nichols. 

They are also this episode’s The Drop, as they have just launched Farfetch Fix by The Restory, a service that allows Farfetch customers to book a collection and get their items repaired from anywhere in the world: https://the-restory.com/farfetch-fix-services-list/

As ever, thank you so much for all your support & feedback, we really appreciate it. Don’t forget to follow us on Insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk, and please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify.

Erin, Bex & Leanne

Resources:

Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Fashion report here

Our Brands:

H&M Looop concept link hereIG @hm

Ganni x Levi’s collab : https://repeat.ganni.com/us/en/ganni-x-levis/ IG @ganni @levis

Levi’s less water article here

RE/DONE Jeans IG @shopredone

Burberry ReBurberry Edit collection https://uk.burberry.com/the-reburberry-edit/IG @burberry

Estrid DTC razor subscription brand www.estrid.com IG @heyestrid

Cheeky Cherub pre-loved Children’s clothes & furniture www.cheekycherub.co/ IG @cheekycherub

Everlane Radically transparent sustainable fashion www.everlane.com IG @everlane

Vanessa’s Brands:

Selfridges Project Earth  https://www.selfridges.com/GB/en/features/project-earth/IG @selfridges

Gucci loafers  www.gucci.com/uk/loafers IG @gucci 

Bluebird Chelsea www.bluebird-restaurant.co.uk  IG @bluebirdchelsea

202 by Nicole Farhi  www.202london.co.uk 

Rolex www.rolex.com IG @rolex

Georg Jensen www.georgjensen.comIG @georgjensen

De Beers www.debeers.co

Welcome back to Retail is Dead. A podcast started through lockdown as our answer to all the negative press around retail. We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting. Our fifth episode is a bonus episode – recorded during the second UK lockdown (excuse our sound quality!) with our brand recommendations – from food to retail to fitness – on what to buy and who to follow to cheer you up as we head into the Christmas season. No guests this time – just us having chat, but do check out our previous episodes and don’t forget rate, review & subscribe us on Apple – we have some amazing guests lined up so watch this space! As ever, thank you so much for all your support & feedback, we really appreciate it. Don’t forget to follow us on Insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk with any comments or feedback 😊 Leanne, Erin & Bex Food/leisure brands: Joe & The Juice App @joeandthejuice https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F34xhie3&e=ATNBKKWnDX6XpoinXTqtv09Z9sZ-zZx7H4xf-e5a1IAo25DOFpfwmN56bwQi3kCUxAQ2DTvl8u6PDpWfTVocPw&s=1 Sketch @sketchlondon  https://shop.sketch.london/pages/sketch-at-home Piano Work Sessions on Facebook - @Leanne Catterall I can’t find a link for this can you? Eventbrite-  @eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/online/events/ Resident Advisor - @resident_advisor  https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/uk/london Tate Britain installation https://www.tate.org.uk/press/press-releases/chila-kumari-singh-burman-undertake-2020-winter-commission-tate-britain Rice Error by BAO @riceerror  https://linktr.ee/riceerror/  www.riceerror.com Supaya Ramen - @supa_ya_ramen https://linktr.ee/supaya  https://supayaramen.myshopify.com/ Natalie Chassay - @nataliechassay https://chassay.co/ The Food Bus-  https://feedingbritain.org/donations/wandsworth-community-food-bus/ Maison François - https://www.maisonfrancois.london/ Retail brands: Lifestory - @lifestoryedin https://www.lifestoryshop.com/ Pai Labs - @paiskincare https://www.paiskincare.com/collections/pai-labs Hande - @hande_uk www.hande.co.uk Bookshop - @bookshop_org_uk https://uk.bookshop.org/ Fitness recommendations: Bod By Rod - @bodybyrodpt www.bodybyrod.com Callum Hickey - @Callum_hickey https://www.buzzsprout.com/1426360 Marion Pearce - @marion_pearce https://l.instagram.com/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fpracticewithmarionpearce&e=ATP_CI8f8KHcuYlPAaNdodhpurdrKiawH6woLTGpCfkRGVAFpIZRcCr0XqzxRNAOY-UQFF9Qb99KFAT3ZQhKjA&s=1 Adam Windass - @hybridcoachadam www.hybridtrainingcoach.com Airida Diktanaite @airidadiktanaite Third Space London @thirdspacelondon www.thirdspace.london The Drop: Support local retailers -  ShopAppy https://shopappy.com/

Welcome back to Retail is Dead.  A podcast started through lockdown as our answer to all the negative press around retail. We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting.

Our fourth episode spotlights Experience – another retail buzzword. We talk about brands and places that get it right and for the first time we have TWO guests talking about the theory and the practice: Adam Scott, Global Creative Director of experience masterplanners Freestate Studio www.freestate.co.uk and Paul Firmin (@paulfirmin) co-founder of Earl of East (@earlofeast), a fabulous London-based homeware brand you can find online at www.earlofeast.com or at one of their stores in Hackney, King’s Cross or Birch Community in Waltham Cross.

As ever, thank you so much for all your support & feedback, we really appreciate it. Don’t forget to follow us on Insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk, and please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify.

Leanne, Erin & Bex

Brands:
H Beauty & Youth @h_beautyandyouth  https://store.united-arrows.co.jp/shop/hby/default.html
X Bank @xbank.amsterdam   https://xbank.amsterdam/
END Clothing @endclothing https://www.endclothing.com/gb/
Farfetch @farfetch https://www.farfetch.com/uk/shopping/women/items.aspx
Le Labo @lelabofragrances www.lelabofragrances.com/uk

Places:
Bicester Village @bicestervillage  www.tbvsc.com › bicester-village
Muji Hotel & Store in Ginza @ateliermuji_ginza @muji_hotel  hotel.muji.com › ginza shop.muji.com › ginza
Austin – South Congress Neighbourhood @southcongressat

Tom's Shoes - www.toms.com @toms
Daikanyama - https://www.gotokyo.org/en/destinations/western-tokyo/daikanyama/index.html
Tsutaya @daikanyama.tsutaya 

Bonjour Records – Tokyo @bonjourrecords
Paris 13th arrondissement – https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/paris13/?hl=en
French National Library @labnf www.bnf.fr

Adam’s Brands:
@Nike www.nike.com
@Patagonia www.patagonia.com
@Aesop www.aesop.com
@Retrospecsandco www.retrospecs.com

Paul’s Brands:
@Aesop www.aesop.com
@Libertylondon www.libertylondon.com
@FermLiving www.fermliving.com
@Outdoorvoices www.outdoorvoices.com

The Drop:
www.haileymenzies.com  @haileymenzies

Welcome back to Retail is Dead.  A podcast started through lockdown as our answer to all the negative press around retail. We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting.

Thank you so much for the support! Please follow us on Insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk, and please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify.

Our third episode is all about Social Media.

Our first female guest and incredibly inspiring beauty and lifestyle content creator Anna Newton @theannaedit 

Leanne, Erin & Bex

Brands:

www.needleandthread.com @needleandthreadlondon

www.maisoncleo.com @maisoncleo

www.glossier.com @glossier

www.estrid.com @heyestrid

www.neighborhoodgoods.com @neighborhoodgoods

Places :

Nashville, USA

www.thedivemotel.com @thedivemotel

Carnaby, London

www.carnaby.co.uk @carnabylondon

Harajuku, Japan

@harajukufashionwalk

Anna Newton:

Blog: https://www.theannaedit.com/

IG: @theannaedit Twitter: @theannaedit YT: https://www.youtube.com/theannaedit

Anna’s Book - An Edited Life by Anna Newton

Anna’s Podcast – At Home With Lily & Anna:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/at-home-with/id1228706016

Anna’s people/brands:

Lollypop26

Zoe Sugg @zoella

Lily Melrose @llymlrs

www.stories.com @andotherstories

www.zara.com @zara

www.lesgirlslesboys.com @lesgirlslesboys

www.spacenk.com @spacenk

www.cultbeauty.co.uk @cultbeauty

www.arket.com @arket

www.cosstores.com @cosstores

www.netaporter.com @netaporter

www.matchesfashion.com @matchesfashion

www.loewe.com @loewe

www.mitchum.co.uk @mitchumuk

www.cadburys.co.uk @cadburyuk

Anna’s Brighton food and drink recommendations:

V&H Cafe,Hove @v_and_h_cafe

www.bagelman.co.uk @bagelmanbtn

www.Bohogelato.co.uk @bohogelatobtn

CIN CIN www.cincin.co.uk @cincinuk

www.bisonbeer.co.uk @bisonbeer

www.thegintub.co.uk @thegintub

The Drop

www.canvascollection.co.uk

Welcome back to Retail is Dead.  We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting.

Set up by three pals who live in London  & work in real estate; Leanne Catterall @braddersl, Rebeca Guzman Vidal  @snobgirllondon and Erin McDonald @erinizzie.

Please follow us on insta @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@isretailisdead.co.uk, and please don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe on Apple or Spotify. 

Our second episode is all about resilience.

Our brilliant guest is Matt Reid from Maximal Concepts www.maximalconcepts.com & www.disruption-labs.com

The Drop: Showcasing our fabulous friend Jenna who runs https://www.2flux.com/  - check out her gift boxes on https://www.2flux.com/gift-boxes 

Alain de botton www.theschooloflife.com

Brands

https://www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk/pubs/nottinghamshire/ye-olde-trip-to-jerusalem/

https://gritchiepubs.com/

www.loewe.com

www.depop.com

www.vestiairecollective.com

Places

Stockholm

https://eytys.com/

https://gb.tretorn.com/

https://hmgroup.com/brands.html

https://www.acnestudios.com/uk/en/home

Berlin

https://www.bikiniberlin.de/en/

https://www.25hours-hotels.com/en/hotels/berlin/bikini-berlin

https://gestalten.com

Wynwood

https://thewynwoodwalls.com/

https://www.kyurestaurants.com/

Matt’s businesses:

www.maximalconcepts.com

www.steelhead-group.com

www.disruption-labs.com

www.resetbioscience.com

www.farnorthproductions.com

Matt’s brands & restaurants:

https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb.html

https://www.mott32.com/

Japanese omakase sushi in Hong Kong at Shikon by Yoshitake https://sushi-shikon.com

Sushi Zo in Hong Kong https://sushizo.us

Duck eggs and haggis at The Wolseley www.thewolseley.com

Welcome to Retail is Dead.  We are fed up hearing that “retail is dead”, when in our opinion it’s just getting exciting. Set up by three pals who live in London & work  in real estate; Leanne Catterall @braddersl, Rebeca Guzman Vidal  @snobgirllondon and Erin McDonald @erinizzie. 

Our first ever episode is all about community.   

Recorded remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic we thought it was the perfect first episode to kick off our first series.  Come have a listen  to hear our fav community focused brands and places. 

Our amazing guest is Rod Buchanan, you can check  out his burny burny moves via his Instagram page @bodybyrodpt and a link  to his fundraising merch page is here www.bodybyrod.com then click into merchandise. Please follow us on IG @retailisdead_ or drop us a line at info@retailisdead.co.uk and don't forget to rate, review & subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! 

Rod’s brands are: 

Psycle London; @psyclelodon; www.psyclelondon.com 

Aesop; @aesopskincare; www.aesop.com 

Cowshed; @cowshed; www.cowshed.com 

Our community brands are: 

Ganni; @ganni; www.ganni.com 

Red Bull; @redbull; www.redbull.com 

Rixo; @rixo; www.rixo.co.uk 

Nike; @nike; www.nike.com 

Our community places are: 

Guardswell Farm; @guardswellfarm; www.guardswell.co.uk 

Ballinaggart Farm; @ballintaggart; www.ballintaggart.com 

The Fife Arms; @thefifearms; www.thefifearms.com 

The Williamsburg Hotel; @wburghotel; www.thewilliamsburghotel.com 

Joe’s Pizza; @joespizzanyc; www.joespizzanyc.com/ 

Omotesando Koffee; @omotesando.koffee; www.ooo-koffee.com 

Kings Cross; @kingscrossnc1; www.kingscross.co.uk 

Coal Office; @coaloffice; www.coaloffice.com 

Happy Face Pizza: @happyfacepizza http://www.happyface.pizza/ 

The Drop: Panagia; @thepangaia; www.thepangaia.com

Hi everyone! Welcome to "Retail Is Dead" - a podcast discussing all things retail which is, most certainly, not dead. 

Enjoy our trailer. More content dropping soon!

Leanne, Bex & Erin

IG @retailisdead_

info@retailisdead.co.uk