A SEAT at THE TABLE: Leadership, Innovation & Vision for a New Era

One of the questions everyone is asking these days is: "How do we create an appealing in store experience?"

From mandatory masks, social distancing in stores and malls, ‘no try on’ policies, and plexiglass partitions that further restrict human interaction, shopping is just not as much fun as it used to be.

However, there are those retailers who have found ways to create a more vibrant in-store experience and in the processes are enticing consumers to come back.

In this episode, we're talking with Ishwar Chugani, Managing Director and CEO of Giordano ( EMEA ), an international apparel brand that’s famous for its high quality every day essentials.

Ishwar oversees a vast territory that starts in the Middle East and includes Africa, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.

In the wake of the global pandemic, he managed to coordinate the successful reopening of Giordano’s stores - all done remotely - as well as quickly develop innovative ways to attract customers back into those stores - and revamp inventory management.

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Welcome to A Seat at the Table!

I’m Jane Singer and I started this podcast as a way for business professionals to learn from each other’s experiences.

This is for people, like you and me, to find out how other’s are tackling some of the challenges in today’s market. And to help identify new opportunities for growth and improvement.

And every week I sit down with some of the smartest and most successful people in manufacturing, marketing, retail, e-commerce and education

They share their outlooks, experiences and visions about supply chain strategies, e-commerce, emerging market opportunities and new technologies.

As the saying goes, one of the best ways to be successful is to surround yourself with successful people.

So join me - other colleagues from around the world!

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For nearly a decade, retail has been stuck in a quagmire of discounts, flagging consumer demand and rounds of bankruptcies.
There’s been lots of discussion about what went wrong.
Now the important question is “What do we need to do to fix it”?
While many will point to Amazon as the evil demon that devastated retail, a closer look shows that Amazon and other e-commerce players might have simply profited from the mis-steps that traditional retailers made.
And is it only e-commerce that’s to blame the for the current situation in retail - or are there other factors at play?
In this episode, I’m speaking with Kate Newlin, founder of Kate Newlin Consulting and author of the two bestselling books “Shopportunity” and “Passion Brands”.
She’s a specialist in working with Fortune 1000 companies to identify unmet consumer needs, and then helping them to figure out to fulfil them.
Prior to starting her own business, Kate was president of BrainReserve, a New York-based futurist marketing consulting firm.
Today she’ll share her views of where retail went wrong - and what brands could do to get back on track.
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"Passion Brands"
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"Shopportunity"
https://www.harpercollins.com/products/shopportunity-kate-newlin?variant=32207951101986

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Any conversation about apparel production sooner or later includes Bangladesh.
From a turbulent period when the nation’s industry was plagued by factory fires, building collapses and high levels of industrial pollution, Bangladesh has faced gruelling pressure to meet international standards.
Over the past 7 years it has painstakingly worked to clean up and green up the industry.
Today, Bangladesh is home to some of the world’s best apparel manufacturing facilities and has the greatest number of eco-friendly factories.
Still, Bangladesh’s image is more of a reflection of its past than a vision of its future.
Recently a growing number of industry experts are starting to shine a new light on what they believe could an overlooked opportunity for buyers.
Today we’re talking with Deepika Diwan.
Deepika has spent three decades managing buying, sourcing and manufacturing for some of world’s biggest retailers.
From heading up clothing sourcing in South Asia for Sainsbury’s, working with Marks & Spencer in Bangladesh and tripling its business there in less then 5 years, to working as Global Procurement Director for Kiabi, and helping Pepkor establish their South Asian sourcing offices, Deepika knows Bangladesh. She also understands the growing need to manage lead times, as well as the ongoing pressure on price.
Today Deepika is managing director of Carrots, consulting company that designs and executes bespoke solutions for international footwear, apparel and accessories retailers.
Years of up close and personal experience living and working Bangladesh has enabled her to see Bangladesh for what it is becoming rather than what it was.
She’s the perfect person to speak with in order to find out what are the big opportunities in Bangladesh, opportunities that others might be missing.
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