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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 44 episodes
Independent Thinking - Exploring a new era for retail and the high street
Latest Episodes
"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...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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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...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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36:31
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 ...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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36:11
Why we can't give up on our high streets with Andrew Goodacre, CEO of British Independent Retailers Association
We’re kicking off this series in discussion with Andrew Goodacre, CEO of British Independent Retailers Association, BIRA - who have been supporting independent retailers for over 120 years. They have an incredible overview of the sector, speaki...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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41:10
Christmas Special: Celebrating independents, last minute shopping and debunking hustle culture with Curate Glasgow
This is the second of our Christmas themed episodes, as we sit down with Kate from Curate Glasgow, an online discovery platform for independents, that enables them to share their work with new audiences, and helps people like you and me discove...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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33:31