650m to 0 in 1 month....the bleeding edge of Retail

In this episode we focus on some of the headline stories in Retail with Victoria Ward.  Victoria is a retail consultant and specialises in helping retailers transform their operating models with a focus on merchandising.  Victoria has been responsible for sales targets of 180m p/a and she knows the opportunities and pressures that retailers are facing right now.

There are some exceptional retail stories right now. Primark recording 0 sales due to their pure play store format, down from 650m per month.  The business has furloughed 68 thousand staff and faces a changed retail environment when stores open.  Cath Kidston will not open it's 60 store again, instead focussing only online and on wholesale, others like BooHoo are booming.  Things are changing in Retail and Victoria sets out how she sees consumer behaviour changing in the face of C-19.

Listen to this episode to find out what is going to happen to this seasons fashion, hear about the Spanish retailer that is re-inventing the department store experience during lockdown and more.

Contact Victoria on LinkedIn here.

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