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Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos Podcast. Firstly a little explanation of the name: we’ve always felt that retail is a by nature a fairly chaotic world. We don’t mean that in a derogatory fashion, just that there are so many variables at play. Sales driven by environment, circumstance and changing customer preference including the technology they want, and are prepared to use, contribute to a multitude of influencing factors on the ultimate margin we achieve and therefore the amount of money we have to spend. Leading and being involved in retail businesses that are constantly on the edge of change has led us to believe that the best way of dealing with this scenario is to acknowledge and embrace change and to manage through a process of encouragement, shepherding if you like, rather than blind rule following. In the podcast, we’ll discuss subjects in the retail and retail technology world. We’ll also look to have guest speakers and generally share our thoughts in a light and thought provoking way.
Episodes
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos podcast by Retail247! In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, Martin and Alan discuss all things Digital Product Passports. They cover questions like 'what do we know about DPPs?', 'how will retailers respond?' and 'how will the public respond?'. To learn more about the road to DPP compliancy, get in touch.
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos podcast by Retail247. In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, Martin is joined by John Best, Head of Innovation here at Retail247. The pair discuss their history of working together, how Origin and Archean have been developed and the future of technology within the retail industry. Part 1 also available.
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos podcast by Retail247. In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, Martin is joined by John Best, Head of Innovation here at Retail247. The pair discuss their history of working together, how Origin and Archean have been developed and the future of technology within the retail industry. Part 2 coming soon!
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos podcast by Retail247. In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, Martin is joined by Richard Surman, Head of IT at Crew Clothing. The pair discuss Crew Clothing's technology strategy, and how Retail247 has been a part of it ever since Richard began his tenure at Crew Clothing in 2020.
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Welcome to Shepherding Chaos, the podcast by Retail247. In Episode 13, Martin (CEO of Retail247) and Lucy (Marketing Executive at Retail247) are joined by Matt Bradley, Director of the Retail Technology Show. Martin and Lucy ask Matt for advice as Retail247 are having their first stand at RTS 2024.
We offer innovative solutions (such as our PIM platform, Origin and our stock platform, Quantum) as well as project delivery services. Leading and being involved in retail businesses that are constantly on the edge of change has led us to believe that the best way of dealing with this scenario is to acknowledge and embrace change and to manage through a process of encouragement, shepherding if you like, rather than blind rule following. In the podcast, we discuss subjects in the retail and retail technology world.
#Origin #PIM #retail247 #retailtech #retailsolution #retailpodcast #newpodcast #techpodcast
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Monday Jun 12, 2023
Welcome to the Shepherding Chaos podcast by Retail247. In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, Martin is joined by Heather Wood-Stringer, CFO of LK Bennett, where they discuss how Heather's role as CFO means she oversees all IT functions within the business, and her opinions of different types of tech within retail.
We offer innovative solutions (such as our PIM platform, Origin and our stock platform, Quantum) as well as project delivery services. Leading and being involved in retail businesses that are constantly on the edge of change has led us to believe that the best way of dealing with this scenario is to acknowledge and embrace change and to manage through a process of encouragement, shepherding if you like, rather than blind rule following. In the podcast, we discuss subjects in the retail and retail technology world.
#Origin #PIM #retail247 #retailtech #retailsolution #retailpodcast #newpodcast #techpodcast
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, our hosts Martin and Alan chat about how some retailers still need to improve upon their basic processes. At the end of the episode, they play the post-it note game!
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, our hosts Martin and Alan sit down with Co-Founder and CEO of clienteling app Proximity, Cathy McCabe, to chat about how technology underpins customer service.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In this episode of Shepherding Chaos, our hosts Martin and Alan sit down with Director of the Retail Technology Show, Matt Bradley. Titled ‘The Greatest Showman’, reflecting Matt’s stellar event back in April, Martin, Alan and Matt discuss how Matt has adapted the show over the years, similarly to how we continue to adapt our solutions, to ensure it remains an industry staple.
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
If we had a million pounds to spend on retail technology, what would we spend it on? Martin and Alan are joined by Richard Surman, Head of IT at Crew Clothing for this episode of Shepherding Chaos.