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The Interview: Boots UK, Chief Information Officer Rich Corbridge
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The Interview: Boots UK, Chief Information Officer Rich Corbridge

The Interview: Boots UK: In this episode, host Karl McKeever is joined by Boots UK CIO Rich Corbridge and Director of IT – Customer and Category, Jennifer Duffy.

We explore the digital initiatives that the retailer has recently spun up to continue offering services to customers; the importance of speed of adaptation; how its omnichannel approach is helping to build a digital ecommerce experience for the future; and why this initiative is so fundamental to their tech talent acquisition, retention, and development strategy.

Recorded at Retail Week Live 2022

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The Interview: Coresight Research, founder & CEO Deborah Weinswig
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The Interview: Coresight Research, founder & CEO Deborah Weinswig

The Interview: Coresight Research: In this episode, host Karl McKeever is joined by Coresight Research founder and CEO, Deborah Weinswig, to explore the disruptive trends and priorities that are shaping the new retail landscape, and to hopefully provide some answers to the question about the next digital “reality”: the metaverse.

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The Interview: Zalando, VP Direct to Consumer Carsten Keller
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The Interview: Zalando, VP Direct to Consumer Carsten Keller

The Interview: Zalando: In this episode, host Karl McKeever is joined by Dr Carsten Keller, VP Direct to Consumer of fashion e-tailing giant, Zalando. With more and more brands continuing to gear their processes to direct-to-consumer models, the platform has seen a boom in brands collaborations. Carsten explains how Zalando is supporting brand’s DTC ambitions, what the future will look like for ‘platforms’, what he believes will drive the next phase of hyper growth in retail, and why ‘progress, not perfection’ is more crucial than ever.

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The Interview: Unilever, Chief Customer Officer Claire Hennah
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The Interview: Unilever, Chief Customer Officer Claire Hennah

The Interview - Unilever: in this special episode of The Interview Series, as we look ahead to Retail Week 2022 later this month, host Karl McKeever sits down with in conversation with Unilever Chief Customer Officer Wellbeing, Beauty and Digital Commerce, Claire Hennah.

She explains why, when it comes to how consumers goods companies go to market, digital is changing everything. We also look ahead to Retail Week Live 2022.

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In Focus: Beauty Retail
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In Focus: Beauty Retail

In Focus - Beauty Retail: In this episode, we explore how the beauty industry can capitalise on the booming consumer demand to feel good again, by bringing joy and discovery to the retail experience. Host Karl McKeever sits down with Benefit Cosmetics UK & Ireland marketing director Lou Bennett, Cosmetic Executive Women editor Sallie Berkerey and arken P-O-P International head of insights Aimee Grandfield.

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