Retail Ramble

Following the announcement that Morrisons has partnered with Amazon to supply the eCommerce giant with fresh food, Caroline & Ben discuss what this means for the UK grocery market and whether Amazon are closer to launching Amazon Fresh.

Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

In a podcast first for Essential Retail, we are very excited to have a special guest! Irina Gaspar, conference director for RBTE 2016 joins us to talk about all the exciting content on offer at the event this year.

Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

In this bumper episode, Ben and Caroline have a chat about everything retail in 2015. From the digital skills gap to the Internet of Thing's (smart fridges, woohoo!) and Amazon's insistence on doing things we never knew we wanted, or needed.

Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

In which Ben pulls his first Christmas cracker, Caroline rugby tackles a mother of 5 and there’s a general sense of hope on improvements being made this year for deliveries before December 25th…

Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

What could we possibly be talking about this week other than... the annual onslaught of retailers Christmas Adverts! From the John Lewis tearjerker to the convenience of Argos and everything in between, Ben and Caroline have got it covered.

Got something you want to tell us about the Podcast? Want to join us? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

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This week’s Retail Ramble takes a look at retailers’ expansion plans into international territories. From Asos focussing its digital efforts on France and Germany, to Primark’s physical attack on the high streets across the pond in the US. What are retailers doing to further expand abroad?

Listen to editor of Essential Retail, Ben Sillitoe, and editor of Essential eCommerce, Caroline Baldwin, discuss this hot topic in the latest episode of the Retail Ramble.

Want to join us on the podcast? You can get in touch on Twitter via twitter.com/essretail, or directly with Ben via twitter.com/bsillitoe or Caroline on twitter.com/cl_baldwin

This week Caroline and Ben talk about how social media is developing and informing the future of selling and buying online.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, you can get in touch on Twitter via @essretail, or directly with Ben via @bsillitoe or Caroline on @cl_baldwin

It's Episode 04 of the Retail Ramble, and this time Caroline and Ben are getting their heads around digital transformation and how retailers are approaching this exciting new topic.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, you can get in touch on Twitter via @essretail, or directly with Ben via @bsillitoe or Caroline on @cl_baldwin

In Episode 03 of the Retail Ramble, contactless payments are under the spotlight, with Ben and Caroline discussing the future of how we pay.

We'd love to hear your thoughts on the podcast, you can get in touch on Twitter via @essretail, or directly with Ben via @bsillitoe or Caroline on @cl_baldwin

In Episode 02 of the Retail Ramble, Ben and Caroline discuss the pros and cons of mobile apps vs the mobile web. It's not just all about apps, apps, apps anymore!