The Retail Insider Podcast Network

The Retail Insider Podcast Network

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The Retail Insider Podcast Network episodes

  • Opinion: COVID-19 Reopenings and Closure Announcements

    This week Craig & Lee talk about the COVID-19 re-opening retail announcements as well as the closure announcements. Reopenings included IKEA, Nordstrom and Holt Renfrew while the closures ranged from Victoria Secret (L Brands), Reitmans, Stokes and Nando’s. 

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    Discussed this episode:

    1. IKEA Begins Reopening Canadian Stores with New Safety Protocols
    2. Nordstrom Begins Opening Canadian Stores with Safety Protocols
    3. Holt Renfrew Sets Out Plan to Reopen Stores with COVID-19 Safety Protocols
    4. L Brands to Permanently Shutter 13 Victoria’s Secret Stores in Canada
    5. Stokes to Permanently Close 40 Store Locations in Canada
    6. Reitmans Files for and Obtains Bankruptcy Protection
    7. Restaurant Chain ‘Nando’s’ Permanently Closing 21 Canadian Locations

     

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    19 min
  • Rahul Kushwah: PredictMedix AI and COVID Testing

    An off-schedule podcast discussion with Dr. Rahul Kushwah, the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at PredictMedix Inc, an artificial intelligence (AI) company with technology that tests for symptoms of COVID-19 and can be used to monitor spaces. 

     

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    Interview Details:

    • Dr. Rahul Kushwah, the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer at PredictMedix Inc (a Canadian and US listed public company)
    • PredictMedix Share Prices: CSE: PMED and OTCQB: PMEDF

     

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    22 min
  • Opinion: COVID-19 review, and HBC closure in downtown Edmonton

    This week Craig & Lee review the COVID-19 articles and HBC’s closure of their downtown Edmonton store. 

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    Discussed this episode:

    1. Stores Close and Malls Reduce Hours in Canada Amid COVID-19 Pandemic and Mass Store Closures in Canada Escalate Significantly Amid COVID-19 Pandemic [Update]
    2. Fitness Studios in Canada to See Substantial Changes Post-Pandemic
    3. Hudson’s Bay Exiting Downtown Edmonton After 207 Years

     

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    21 min
  • Charles de Brabant: COVID Impacts on Canadian Retail

    An off-schedule podcast discussion with Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director at Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University. Mr. de Brabant discusses the long road ahead to a recovery in the Canadian retail industry amid weak consumer confidence, as well as what the future may hold as we begin to settle into a ‘new normal’. 

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    Interview Details:

    • Charles de Brabant, the Executive Director at Bensadoun School of Retail Management at McGill University. 
    • What Can be Learned From China as we Prepare to Open Up the Retail Sector in Canada? (recent Retail Insider article by Charles de Brabant)

     

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    48 min
  • Minakakis: COVID Impacts on Canadian Retail

    An off-schedule podcast discussion with George Minakakis, the Chief Executive Officer at Inception Retail Group Inc. Mr. Minakakis discusses the lead up to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shutdowns, the current view of Canadian retail and overseas retail perspective on COVID-19 behaviors. 

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    Interview Details:

    • George Minakakis, Chief Executive Officer at Inception Retail Group Inc.
    • Retailers in Canada Must Address Changing Consumer Habits Amid Coronavirus Isolation: Expert (by George Minakakis)

     

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    35 min
  • Carl Boutet: COVID Impacts on Canadian Retail

    An off-schedule podcast panel discussion with Carl Boutet, the Chief Strategist and Board Advisor for Studio RX for retail strategies. Mr. Boutet discusses how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) shutdowns are having a profound effect on the Canadian retail industry, including the demise of struggling chains as well as an acceleration of innovations that were already in the works. 

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    Interview Details:

    1. Carl Boutet, Chief Strategist & Board Advisor at Studio Rx (Retail Strategy)

     

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    37 min

About The Retail Insider Podcast Network

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A collection of podcast episodes from both "The Weekly" and "The Interview Series" podcasts created by Retail Insider Canada.