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The Retail Tea Break

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Hosted by retail industry expert Melissa Moore, The Retail Tea Break podcast brings together retailers, brands and thought leaders to decode the myths, share knowledge and give you fresh insights into the ever-evolving world of retail.

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Latest Episodes

What happens when a retailer combines a relentless focus on value with one of the fastest-growing marketplace channels in the world?

In this episode of The Retail Tea Break, Melissa Moore is joined by Edward Chary, Managing Director of Purston Park ... more

What happens when retailers become so focused on efficiency that they lose the flexibility needed to serve customers at their best?

In this episode, Melissa Moore is joined by Sue Hedaux, Co-Founder and Head of Insights at ReThink Productivity, to d... more

In this special eTail UK mash-up episode, Melissa Moore is joined by three industry leaders who are helping shape the future of retail, e-commerce and digital marketing.

Samantha Mo from Samsung, Abdu Alhadithi from Sculpted by Aimee, and global dig... more

Ahead of eTail UK, this special mash-up episode of The Retail Tea Break podcast brings together conversations with Persi, Curvy Kate and Blackcircles to explore how retailers are connecting AI, brand, marketing and digital to create stronger customer... more

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Edward Chary
Managing Director, Purston Park Group
Purston Park Group
Episode: Temu Changed Everything: From £1,000 a Month to £20,000 a Day
Spencer Saunders
Marketplace Director, Spot Online Limited
Spot Online Limited / Purston Park Group
Episode: Temu Changed Everything: From £1,000 a Month to £20,000 a Day
Sue Hedaux
Co-founder and head of insights at ReThink Productivity
ReThink Productivity
Episode: Retail’s £6.25 Billion Productivity Problem
Samantha Mo
Senior Digital Marketing Manager at Samsung
Samsung
Episode: Samsung, Sculpted by Aimee & Barbour: AI, Data and Digital Growth
Abdu Alhadithi
Digital Director at Sculpted by Aimee
Sculpted by Aimee
Episode: Samsung, Sculpted by Aimee & Barbour: AI, Data and Digital Growth
Ben Newbon-Stead
Global digital operations expert
Bon Newbon-Stead
Episode: Samsung, Sculpted by Aimee & Barbour: AI, Data and Digital Growth
Charlotte Crabb
Brand Marketing and Digital Director at Curvy Kate
Curvy Kate
Episode: Retail Without Silos Featuring Curvy Kate, Blackcircles & Persi
Stephen Dewar
Director of Marketing and AI transformation lead at Black Circles
Black Circles
Episode: Retail Without Silos Featuring Curvy Kate, Blackcircles & Persi
Olivia Parks
Founder and CEO of Persi, AI-powered personalization layer for fashion commerce
Persi
Episode: Retail Without Silos Featuring Curvy Kate, Blackcircles & Persi

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Melissa Moore
Host of The Retail Tea Break

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 27 ratings
  • Valuable!

    Melissa is such an engaging host and the tone of her conversations come across as such - a nice chat with guests as if you were truly enjoying an afternoon tea with them! Practical tips from real life retailers, product creators and professionals from field!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    C Ross1234
    Hong Kong5 years ago
  • Simple, effective tips

    Really enjoyed the simple but incredibly effective tips on how to create a deeper connection with your consumer. So easy to do, but so easy to forget, too. Thank you.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    GKA100
    United Kingdom5 years ago

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Guests bring actionable insights from retail and brand leadership.
Conversations feel like a friendly, insightful chat over an afternoon tea.
Engaging host with a personable tone and practical, real-world tips.

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Temu Changed Everything: From £1,000 a Month to £20,000 a Day
Q: Spencer, how does Temu drive product discovery at scale in a way traditional channels struggle to match?
Temu optimizes for value over speed, uses a low-cost product approach with a simple two-pound local postage model, which encourages vast basket-building across the catalog and lowers the perceived price for many items.
Temu Changed Everything: From £1,000 a Month to £20,000 a Day
Q: Edward, kick us off then. Across Money Country, Purston Park and Seoul, what's the common thread in how you've helped build businesses that actually scale?
The core is focusing on the customer and delivering value at every touchpoint, ensuring the right product at the right price to the right person, which drives sustainable growth across channels.
Retail Without Silos Featuring Curvy Kate, Blackcircles & Persi
Q: Why is lifetime value (LTV) now a central focus, and how do you balance acquisition with retention in a fast-moving retail environment?
The emphasis is on retaining customers by delivering consistently beautiful, relevant experiences and engaging with shoppers post-purchase, because loyal customers provide a more cost-effective and sustainable growth path than constant new customer acquisition.
The Next Storefront Is AI with Tarek Müller
Q: You've just launched Tayla. Tell us a little bit about it.
Tarek describes Tayla as a self-serve AI tool for fashion imagery that can generate model-like photos, social assets, and personalized visuals at a fraction of the cost, with the potential to replace traditional photo studios and scale image production across countries and campaigns.
The Next Storefront Is AI with Tarek Müller
Q: What are you most excited or most curious about when it comes to the future of retail?
The guest highlights AI as the major driver, emphasizing product discovery in LLMs, potential transactions within AI channels, evolving social networks, and an anticipated reshuffling of the market with winners leveraging AI to gain market share.

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A practical, insight-driven show that unpacks retail growth, technology, and customer-first strategies through candid conversations with retailers, brands, and industry leaders. Across episodes, topics like marketplace dynamics, AI-driven personalization, multi-channel strategies, sustainability, productivity, and inclusive leadership surface practical tips, real-world anecdotes, and actionable frameworks for improving efficiency, customer experience, and bottom-line results. The format tends to blend hands-on operations with strategic vision, often showcasing how big brands and ambitious startups navigate disruption, data, and culture to win in today's retail landscape.

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Recent guests on The Retail Tea Break include:

1. Edward Chary
2. Spencer Saunders
3. Sue Hedaux
4. Samantha Mo
5. Abdu Alhadithi
6. Ben Newbon-Stead
7. Charlotte Crabb
8. Stephen Dewar

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