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The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
Welcome to the Resilient Retail Game Plan - giving you retail insights, retail trends updates and best practices for any retailer, from Shopify stores to bricks and mortar units. I'm Catherine Erdly, veteran retail expert and consultant and also founder of The Resilient Retail Club. This is the podcast for anyone wanting to start, grow, or scale a profitable small medium or large product retail business. Aimed at independent retailers, e-commerce brands, indie sellers, online shops, independent…
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- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
87 | Five Key Factors Impacting The Retail Industry Right Now
It’s been a strange few years and it doesn’t seem like we can expect an end to the unexpected any time soon. Off the back of a pandemic, we’re now experiencing…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
86 | The Creative Combining Of Content And Commerce
As digital and social platforms have continually matured and as our use and dependence on them has grown, we’ve seen incredible advances made in the…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
85 | How can retailers thrive in the virtual world?
The internet, and by extension retail, has come a long way since 1983. From the first tentative purchases made over dial-up to today's lightning-fast one-click…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
84 | Resilient Retail: The Book - A Sneak Preview!
Writing a book has been on my to-do list for quite a while now, and nothing lights a fire under your feet and gets a project moving than telling people you’re…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
83 | Collaboration, Personalisation and On-Demand Designs with Taymoor Atighetchi
In today’s episode of The Resilient Retail Game Plan, I speak to Taymoor Atighetchi, CEO and Founder of Papier, an online e-commerce stationery brand that…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
82 | Pricing And Profitability In The Era Of Rising Costs
If you’re not already feeling the pinch yourself, you’re no doubt aware from the news that the cost of living is increasing across the board. From household…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
81 | Classics, Candles, Community And Circularity With Thalia Caddy Of Wild Books
In episode 81 of The Resilient Retail Game Plan, I speak to Thalia Caddy. As a theatre manager hit hard by the pandemic, Thalia wanted to create opportunities…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
80 | Innovation In The Circular Economy With Charlotte Morley Of The Little Loop
Between the ongoing climate crisis, a global pandemic and waves of continent-wide lockdowns, the last few years have seen marked shifts in consumer behaviours…
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79 | Empowerment, Experience and Innovation With Connie Nam of Astrid & Miyu
In today's episode of The Resilient Retail Game Plan, I speak to the founder of jewellery brand Astrid & Miyu, Connie Nam. Dissatisfied with a market of…
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78 | Recommerce With Wilson Griffin and Karin Dillie of Recurate
Charity shops and thrift stores have been firm fixtures of the modern retail space since at least the 1950’s and primarily second-hand product websites like…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
77 | What Does Success Look Like In 2022?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again - there’s no silver bullet when it comes to creating a successful product business, but we can look at industry…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
76 | Making Plans For Uncertain Times
One question I get a lot, and one that's certainly become much more pertinent in the last few years, is "Why bother making plans when things are so uncertain?"…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
75 | Creating Communities With Jessica Rose
In the age of Coronavirus, we’re fortunate enough to be better connected than ever. Social media platforms, online forums and community-centric apps have given…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
74 | 2021: A Year In Review
Merry Christmas to all you small businesses owners out there - I hope you had a good season of sales and that you’re having a well-earned rest before we all…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
73 | Value and Values: What Lies Ahead For Retail In 2022?
With Christmas Day but a few sleeps away, I hope you and your business have not only survived but thrived this festive season, and hopefully, you can look…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
72 | Slow Marketing, Social Enterprise And The Personal Touch With Charlotte Pearce
As business owners, and in a world that seems to be evolving at an ever-increasing pace, the convenience, reach and speed that today's marketing tools afford…
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71 | Staying Resilient: Self Care and Rest with Ekua Cant
With the big day but a few weeks away, we're truly bang-in-the-middle of Christmas crunch-time. You're no doubt juggling orders and shipments as well family…
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70 | Managing The Demands Of Your Business And Your Body With Beth Coldrick
Between the numerous learning curves, family commitments, marketing schedules, profit margins, post office runs and, well, the list goes on, I think we’d all…
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69 | Charitable Giving And Purpose-Led Product Businesses with Veronica Bamford-Deane
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today marks one of the US’s biggest holidays, as well as the eve of one of the biggest retail events of the year: Black Friday…
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68 | Real-life Retail With Club Members Rani, Annabelle and Emily
Whether this is your first festive sales season or you’re a Christmas retail veteran there’ll always be challenges to overcome and surprises you didn’t…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
67 | Quick Wins And Tik Tok With Charis Varley
Social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram have completely revolutionised the way in which small independent businesses can reach potential customers…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
66 | The Importance Of Showing Up At Christmas With Elizabeth Stiles
I think we can all agree that Christmas wouldn’t be much of a success if Santa Claus didn’t show up, and the same holds true for your business. If you don’t…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
65 | What Does Black Friday Mean For Your Business?
Since originating in the United States, developed as a major sales stimulus event based around Thanksgiving, Black Friday has since migrated to many other…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
64 | Anxiety-Reducing Accounting with Rachel Martin
Managing finances can prove to be a major source of anxiety for many business owners. From trying to navigate the maze of bureaucracy that is self-employment…
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63 | Spreading Happiness with John’s Crazy Socks
Consumers are thinking more about how they connect and relate to their purchases than ever before - from shopping small and local to seeking out products that…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
62 | Connected Packaging With Cameron Worth
From AI chatbots to cloud computing, I hardly need to tell you, small business owners, that technology is constantly changing how the retail industry operates…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
61 | Consumer Personalization with Michael Osborne
If there’s one advantage of being a small business over mainstream retailers, it’s the personal touch and connection you can foster between you and your…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
60 | How Can You Maximise Your Efficiency?
With just under 100 days left until Christmas Day, I’ve got my festive fingers crossed that with a little help from The Resilient Retail Game plan you’re…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
59 | Mapping Out And Planning For The Festive Season
As we’ve covered over the last 10 or so episodes, there’s a lot to consider and arrange when it comes to getting ready for the festive season. From securing…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
58 | Bringing Big Retail And Small Brands Together With Matt Hopkins
Whilst big retail isn’t exactly going anywhere, we’re seeing more and more that customers want something that mass-produced products and high street giants…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
57 | Three Questions To Ask Yourself When Ordering Your Christmas Stock
As we’ve covered in previous episodes, Christmas has all the potential to be the most profitable point of your financial year, but a lot of your sales success…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
56 | 5 Books That Have Made An Impact On Me And My Business
In my first solo episode in three and a half months and as a break from my Xmas content, I thought I’d spend this podcast sharing with you the five books that…
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55 | The Power Of The Personal: PR And Branding With Lucy Werner
Consumers, now more than ever, want to connect and relate to the brands and businesses that they buy from. It’s not enough to just send your products out into…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
54 | Mastering Management with Pip Foulsham
Whether you’ve already established a crew of handy helpers or you’re looking to add your first extra pair of hands to the production line in time for your Xmas…
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53 | Seeing The Funny Side With Small Biz Memes
So, today's episode is a little different for two reasons. Firstly, we experienced a little technical issue during this recording, consequently, there’s a…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
52 | Santa’s Little Helpers: Hiring and HR with Mandy Hamerla
It may not be a workshop at the North Pole, but your small business is likely to be just as busy come Christmas time. By the same token, you may not have quite…
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51 | (Merry) Digital Marketing with Narada McKoy
If the previous few episodes hadn’t made it abundantly clear, prepping and optimising your product business for Christmas is absolute vital if you want to make…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
50 | PR, Press And Product Placement With Rosie Davies-Smith
You may remember that the power of PR played a large part in the results of my recent product business survey, and with Christmas, technically, on the way…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
49 | Getting Ready For Christmas…In July with Joanne Griffin
From the sounds of Slade and Band-Aid permeating the airwaves to the snowflake fringed points of sale at seemingly every checkout, for better or worse…
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48 | Pitching To The Press with Komal Pandya-Rao
This episode marks the one year anniversary of the launch of The Resilient Retail Game Plan podcast, and to all my guests and those that have tuned in over the…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
47 | Purchase-Planning and Pinterest with Vanessa Rinaldi
With ever-improving engagement platforms and tools giving business owners so many different ways to reach potential customers, it’s important to diversify your…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
46 | Guest Blogging with Colette Machado
Between securing product placements and getting featured in gift guides, guest blogging isn’t perhaps the first thing you’d think of when it comes to possible…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
45 | SEO Strategy with Khaleelah Jones
Search Engine Optimisation or SEO, in simple terms, is the process of improving the quality and quantity of traffic to your website, and with more small…
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44 | Effective E-Commerce With Anna Hennebeck
From marketplace apps like Depop to capitalist behemoths like Amazon, E-commerce comes in many shapes and forms but none often so critical as your own website…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
43 | The Power Of Email Marketing With Eman Ismail
Email has become as ubiquitous a form of communicating with customers as any of the traditional marketing mediums, and in an increasingly digital world, emails…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
Birthday Bonus Episode - 5 things I've Learnt About Creative Product Businesses From Running My Membership
From my long career in the retail sector to working one-to-one with large clients and hosting numerous courses I know first-hand how confusing and overwhelming…
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42 | Lessons in Loyalty With Fiona Stevens
Loyalty is absolutely key when it comes to selling creative products, but it’s something business owners often don’t prioritise. It’s easy to get distracted…
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41 | Etsy And Empowerment with Silvina De Vita
Way back in episode 28 of The Resilient Retail Game Plan I spoke about where to sell your creative products. Each of the better-known e-commerce platforms tend…
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40 | The World Of Wholesaling With Therese Ørtenblad
The product business survey I conducted this march turned up a lot of interesting information as well as a few surprises, and in episode 36 of The Resilient…
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39 | Sharing your journey with Manmeet Sokhi
There's been a massive sea change in recent years when it comes to consumers and the relationships that they have, and maintain, with the people, companies and…
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38 | All Things Video With Jessica Wreford
From our favourite classic adverts to the advent of celebrity Youtubers, can you think of a more powerful, versatile, or memorable way to promote a brand…
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37 | Award-Winning Aspirations with Katie Glickman of Bibbily Boo Bibs
After what seems like an eternity, lockdown has finally been lifted! Non-essential retail can now re-open, and I couldn’t be happier for all you creative…
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36 | The Resilient Retail Product Business Survey: Part 3
Welcome back to the final episode of my three-part analysis of the 2021 Resilient Retail Product Business Survey. In the previous two episodes, we’ve had a…
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35 | The Resilient Retail Product Business Survey: Part 2
Welcome back to my analysis of the 2021 Resilient Retail Product Business Survey. Last weeks episode was all about the numbers, and hopefully, you were able to…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
34 | The Resilient Retail Product Business Survey: Part 1
I’m excited to announce that this episode marks the start of my deep-dive into the long-awaited results of my recent product business survey. There’s a number…
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33 | Workload Management: Balancing The Demands Of Your Business
Today’s episode was requested by one of our listeners, and the challenges it speaks to are something we’ve touched on in previous episodes - it’s a question…
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32 | The State Of Retail In 2021
Finally, the roadmap for lifting the current (and hopefully final) lockdown in England has been laid out and there’s plenty to review, analyse and dissect…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
31 | My Breakdown Of Break-Even Analysis
A Break-Even Analysis is an indispensable tool for businesses of every shape and size, and reaping its benefits only requires inputting a few simple figures…
- The Resilient Retail Game Plan - retail insights, retail trends and best practices
30 | Paying Yourself In 2021
Firstly, a quick PSA - The Resilient Retail Game Plan has hit 10,000 downloads! Thank you so much to all of you that have, and continue to tune in - your…
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29 | The Trading Mentality - from Aggressive Arcadia to Positive Patagonia
The Trading Mentality is an approach that is prevalent within the inner workings of some of the worlds biggest retailers. It’s an ideology that harks back to…