Gordon On Brick-and-mortar Retail

Moore's Law is dead. AI won't be driving your car. Human-free stores are too expensive. Woof: If you're waiting on the robot uprising, Francois Chaubard is a real downer. On the other hand, his firm is using "pragmatic AI" to make stores more efficient and profitable... without eliminating opportunities for romance in check-out.

Gordon has launched the Gordon Daily Retail Monitor. The Daily View podcast covers companies highlighted in the monitor. Go to  https://gordonmag.com/retail-monitor/ to learn more and subscribe, free. In our first episode, we speak with Westleaf, a fully integrated cannabis company based in Canada, which just announced a major order for white-labeled vape pens… even as US consumers freak out over the safety of inhaled THC products.

Pop-ups have changed from a way for boutiques to experiment in new markets, to an established tactic for big retailers winning at brick-and-mortar. I spoke to Mohamed Haouache, CEO of pop-up technology firm TheStorefront.com, to learn more.

Retail consultant Bob Phibbs, CEO of The Retail Doctor, joins the Gordon podcast to prescribe a more human approach to growing sales and building deeper customer relationships, centered around better staff with better retail training.

In this episode of Gordon, we speak with Joey Moore from Episerver, on best practices for smart mirrors in face-to-face retail settings, whether a robot can tell you if your butt looks big in those pants, and where humans fit into the equation.

This is part 2 of a 2-part interview with Colin Hunter, co-founder of technology-driven menswear firm Alton Lane. In this episode Colin discusses applications of bodyscan, areas where it could revolutionize retail, and areas where it decidedly will not. Check out part 1, where Colin discusses how bodyscan has enhanced in-store experience, while killing off in-store tailors. Gordon is the podcast of Gordon Magazine, which covers best practices and opportunities in brick-and-mortar retail (www.gordonmag.com).

This is part 1 of a 2-part episode with Colin Hunter, co-founder and CEO of technology-driven custom tailor Alton Lane. Colin discusses how bodyscan is enhancing the customer experience, and made the in-store tailor obsolete. Check out Part 2 where Colin covers applications of bodyscan, areas where it could revolutionize retail, and areas where it decidedly will not. Gordon is the podcast of Gordon Magazine, which covers best practices and opportunities in brick-and-mortar retail (www.gordonmag.com).

Gordon is the podcast of Gordon Magazine. In the very first interview of Gordon, we speak to Colin Hunter, Co-founder and CEO of Alton Lane, a company that leverages bodyscanning technology to change the in-store experience in men's fine tailoring... while, also, using it destroy the person who the whole podcast was named for. (Pretty darned rude, if you ask me.) Colin and I patch things up, and get to to discuss why technologists seem to be the only ones good at creating great retail experiences anymore.

In this episode of the Gordon podcast we're talking to Bruce Winder, retail consultant and former big retail executive on the future of brick-and-mortar retail specifically does it have one and how does it thrive going forward. In this first of a two-part interview, Bruce discusses why retail-only companies entering the retail space are outperforming more experienced counterparts, how and why some big retailers are dropping the ball, and the role of private equity in the retail meltdown.

Denise Williamson launched what may have been the first brick-and-mortar store connected to a public relations firm in October 2017. Denise leverages her PR expertise to engage customers with stories. On this episode, part one of a two-part interview, Denise describes how those stories complement her retail business, building connections between buyers and designers, and other ways she makes her store a destination with customers... around her neighborhood and around the world.