Big Interview: Hege Sæbjørnsen, Country Sustainability Manager, Ikea
Sustainability appears to permeate both sides of the till in Ikea, Hege Sæbjørnsen's team are aiming to enact genuine change.
Big Interview: Hannah Wilson, Marketing Director, Gumtree
Its entrance into the public consciousness is often overlooked, but with increasing reliance on technology and decreasing buying power, Gumtree has never been more relevant. We spoke to its marketing director Hannah Wilson.
Big Interview: David Lloyd, UK Managing Director, Alibaba
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day, also known as 11.11, laughed in the face of Black Friday last year hitting $17.8 billion in sales last year. We spoke to Alibaba's UK managing director David Lloyd to find out their secret.
Big Interview: Maria Raga, Chief Executive, Depop
The online marketplace has built a loyal following of young creatives, and is often considered a social app as much as it is a retail tool. It was precisely this which attracted chief executive Maria Raga to the company.
Big Interview: Alex Schlagman, Co-founder, Save The High Street
The death of the high street has been predicted as many times as people have predicted armageddon, but Alex Schlagman is the polar opposite of a doomsday preacher.
Big Interview: Dorothy Maxwell, Head of Sustainability, House of Fraser
Its new store in Rushden Lakes represents the bold new direction the retailer taken ever since Dorothy Maxwell joined as head of sustainability in 2015.
Big Interview: Daniel Charles, Head of Retail, Network Rail
The Retail Gazette spoke to Network Rail's head of retail Daniel Charles about the benefits and challenges of retail in train stations.
Big Interview: Jace Tyrrell, CEO, New West End Company
The “Golden Triangle”, which the chief executive of the New West End Company (NWEC) Jace Tyrrell joked “is not actually a triangle at all”, contributes around £11 billion in GDP to the UK‘s economy.
Big Interview: Gillian Drakeford, UK Country Manager, Ikea
Regardless of its association with Sweden, Ikea has a solid and loyal foundation in the UK. An integral part of that is Gillian Drakeford, the country retail manager.
Big Interview: Theo Paphitis
As a retail tycoon who built his £250 million fortune from nothing, plus a nine-year stint on BBC's 'Dragons' Den' — Theo Paphitis needs no introduction. He sits down with the Retail Gazette in the latest Big Interview.
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