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The Interview: Little Moons, CEO & co-founder Vivien Wong
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The Interview: Little Moons, CEO & co-founder Vivien Wong

In this episode of The Interview series, host Karl McKeever sits down with Little Moons CEO and co-founder Vivien Wong. As children growing up in their parents’ bakery in London, Vivien (and her brother Howard) were surrounded by a passion for creating amazing food.

In 2010, they set up Little Moons; making a Japanese-inspired dessert called "mochi”. After enjoying steady growth, the company set up a Little Moons TikTok account and began posting videos… and then things began to get really interesting.

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The Interview: Green & Black’s, co-founder Jo Fairley
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The Interview: Green & Black’s, co-founder Jo Fairley

In this episode of The Interview series, recorded at Spring Fair 2022, host Karl McKeever is joined by Green & Black’s co-founder Jo Fairley as she shares her experience of founding a business during a recession and discusses the importance of staying true to her core belief that doing good for your people and the planet simply makes good business sense.

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The Interview: Pets at Home, chief people & culture officer Louise Stonier
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The Interview: Pets at Home, chief people & culture officer Louise Stonier

The Interview: Pets at Home: In this latest episode of The Interview Series host Karl McKeever is joined by Pets at Home chief people & culture officer Louise Stonier. She explains the retailer’s focus on people, as well as pets. Why loving what you do is key to giving it your all. And why meaningful engagement and flexible working ultimately pays off when it comes to delivering lasting improvements in performance.

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The Interview: OKA
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The Interview: OKA

The Interview - OKA: In this special episode of The Interview Series, our host Ben Bland looks ahead to Retail Week Live 2020 with Sarah Clark – Advisory Board Member and Chief Commercial Officer of luxury homewares retailer OKA.

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The Interview: Macy’s
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The Interview: Macy’s

The Interview: Macy’s: In this special episode, guest host Karl McKeever travels to New York for an exclusive interview with Macy's national director of window presentation, Roya Sullivan. She shares the behind-the-scenes story of preparations for its highly anticipated Christmas windows, and talks about the challenge of managing windows for the one of the world’s most iconic department stores.

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The Interview: Samsung KX
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The Interview: Samsung KX

In this episode, we revisit our interview with Samsung Showcase Director Tanya Weller. She joined guest host Jason Bradbury to discuss the story behind the Samsung KX concept and explore her many career highlights.

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In Focus: Fashion Retail
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In Focus: Fashion Retail

In Focus - Fashion Retail: As fashion retail’s ever-shifting landscape continues at breakneck pace, we ponder what retailers can do to overcome the current challenges in style. Host Ben Bland sits down with senior industry thinkers to discuss the challenges that exist, as well as can be done to deliver practical long-lasting improvements in retail performance.

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The Interview: LEGO
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The Interview: LEGO

The Interview: LEGO: LEGO is one of the most recognised toy brands in the world. In this edition of ‘The Interview’, business broadcaster Ben Bland sits down with Simone Sweeney, Vice President of Global Retail Development for LEGO Group.

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The Interview: O2
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The Interview: O2

The Interview: O2: In this edition, broadcaster and business journalist Declan Curry talks to Bridget Lea, O2 director of stores, online, multichannel and supply chain. She recalls the journey so far for the business and looks ahead to what's still in store for the fast-changing mobile phone retailing marketplace.

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