
UK retail is entering a defining phase. Five Thing Friday UK
In this episode of Five Things Friday UK, Alex and Simon break down what the rescue of Russell & Bromley by Next really signals for the British high street, why consolidation is accelerating, and what...
23 Jan 9min

Retail, AI Reality & Gen Z Trends for 2026 | Five Things Friday UK
Host Alex is joined by Simone Oloman, Co-Founder & CEO of Need It For Tonight (NIFT) — often described as Deliveroo for quality fashion — for an honest discussion on what retailers are really prioriti...
16 Jan 15min

NRF SVP Jill on AI, Culture & the Future of Retail | Five Things Friday USA
In this Five Things Friday – USA Edition, we sit down with Jill, SVP of Content at National Retail Federation (NRF), live from the largest NRF show ever. With 41,000 attendees, 1,000+ exhibitors, 550+...
16 Jan 10min

NRF Big Show 2026 Breaks Records: 42,000 Attendees, Middle East Expansion & Retail Tech Trends
In this episode of Five Things Friday, Alex sits down live at the show with Ryf Quail to unpack what made this year’s event the biggest on record from 41–42,000 attendees, packed expo halls, and recor...
15 Jan 6min

APAC Retail: The $32B AI Agent Boom, TikTok Shop & Subscription Trends
Ngai Yuen Low (AEON) and Ryf Quail discuss the rise of AI shopping agents, how retailers can use "Wrapped" marketing, and the explosion of subscription retail in Asia. Ngai Yuen Low (Managing Direct...
19 Des 202513min

Live Shopping, Ralph Lauren & NRF: The Real Retail Signals This Week
It’s almost Christmas and this week’s Five Things cuts straight through the noise. Alex and Simon break down what really happened this Black Friday, why the numbers matter less than the format shift, ...
12 Des 20259min

How NRF’s Big Show Is Changing: AI Stage, Q&As & 40,000 Retail Pros
This year, NRF is turning the dial up on everything: AI, interactivity, speakers and scaling a 40,000‑person global audience. In this episode, I sit down with Jill from NRF to unpack how the team is b...
10 Des 202516min

How Place Vendôme Became a Top 3 Luxury Mall in the Middle East | Shane Eldstrom (CEO, United Developers)
In this episode, recorded at MAPIC in Cannes, we sit down with Shane Eldstrom, CEO of United Developers, the company behind Place Vendôme in Qatar – a project that has already become the #3 shopping c...
9 Des 20255min



















