Retail Stories - Independents' Day UK


Retail Stories is the podcast of the Independents' Day UK campaign, which exists to promote & support independent retail businesses around the UK. A year round campaign, it culminates each year on July 4th - Independents' Day. Independents' Day UK 2020 is brought to you in association with Maybe*

Episodes

  1. Retail Stories - The Importance Of The Personal Connection Released 30 Jun 2021 In this podcast in partnership with Local Rewards, we are joined by Victoria Lockie, Head of Retail at Nisa on how retail has changed over the last year and Jack Matthews from B...
  2. Independents' Day Retail Stories Podcast Released 22 Jun 2021 In this episode we find out more about what makes independent shops special and why we need to support them; we talk about the new Local Rewards programme, which is partnering w...
  3. Social Media, The Joy of Reopening & The Summer of Kindness Released 30 Jun 2020 In our latest podcast, we get advice from Polly Barnfield, CEO of Maybe*, on how indie retailers can make most effective use of social media; talk to three indies - Nourish of T...
  4. Retail Stories - Reopening After The Pandemic Released 13 Jun 2020 In this latest Retail Stories podcast from Independents Day UK in partnership with Maybe*, we talk to three independent retailers about how they have adapted and managed their b...
  5. Retail Stories - July 2019 Released 1 Jul 2019 In the lead up to Independents' Day 2019, we discuss how to make the campaign work for your business and talk about the UK Best Small Shops competition, which launches on Indepe...
  6. Retail Stories - June 2019 Released 12 Jun 2019 Guests include Neil Coles at Coles Sewing Centre in Nottingham on how to build longevity into your retail business and Hellen Stirling-Baker who has turned her business, Small ...
  7. Retail Stories - May 2019 Released 21 May 2019 A podcast from the Independents' Day UK campaign in partnership with Capify UK. In this episode, we discuss how indie retailers can make best use of social media with somebody w...
  8. Retail Stories 1 Released 20 May 2018 In this podcast, we hear from lifestyle business Aspire Style on how it ensures its shops stand out on the High Street; Big Issue founder Lord John Bird on his support for indep...