The Retail Tea Break
Episodes
'A cuppa with Karl from Kotanical’
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I grab a cuppa with an Irish maker who turned a personal interest inalternative remedies into an incredibly successful business. Karl Murrayfrom Kotan...
Why Branding is so important
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to a woman who helps her clients get and keep their ideal customer. Deirdre Martin is a marketing and customer experience expe...
The New Era of Physical Retail
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off Season 2 of The Retail Tea Break, I talk to a retail innovationspecialist who helps global brands push the boundaries of physical retail.I...
End of Season 1
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each week on season 1 of The Retail Tea Break, I’ve been joined by industry experts, retailers and product creators to decode the myths, share knowl...
Running a craft business with a full time job
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’m joined by a successful craft maker, who also has a full time job. Alanna Plekkenpol creates beautiful hand printed illustrated wall art inspired...
COVID and caring for customers
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The MD of Fishers talks to me about the toughest two years the company has ever experienced. From the realisation that lockdown was coming, to support...
Influencer Marketing for Retail
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to an industry expert who is going to answer a question that I am asked all the time! Sinéad Carroll discusses how retailers ...
Coping with the chaos of retailing at Christmas
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to an industry expert who is an award-winning business coach and also happens to know the retail industry inside out and back ...
The Unboxing Experience
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to a woman on a mission to ‘help women feel better about themselves by creating exciting engaging product experiences t...
Making it easy for your Network to help you
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to an industry expert who is reframing the way we think about networking. Kelly Hoey, author of ‘Build your Dream Network; forging Power...
Environmentally-friendly retail
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to a retailer who has achieved so much in such a short space of time. James Byrne is Founder and Co-Owner of Faerly, an Irish online destinatio...
The reality of Selling
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to the owners of a family run business about their approach to selling. Willie and Cheryl from Ballyshane Irish Wood Design make the most incre...
Next Generation: Immersive E-Commerce
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to an industry expert who is building the shopping experiences of the future. Ciara Sheahan from Orb Media creates 360/ VR technology for the l...
Connecting emotionally with Customers
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Customer Connection. I talk to an industry expert with global retail experience about the simple steps you can take to create a deeper connec...
How do you grow a product based business?
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I talk to a maker about the steps she has taken over the last few years to grow her successful skincare brand. Elaine Kennedy is based on the shores o...
Welcome to The Retail Tea Break
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Retail Tea Break.In this episode, I talk to about my retail experience over the last 20 plus years and why I have decided to start a po...