David Blakeney, Phygital Retail Ltd
David Blakeney is the founder of Phygital Retail, helping brands and retailers open new stores, launch physical locations for digital brands, and drive innovation and growth across their store portfolios.
The Endless Aisle Podcast takes an inside look at the world of retail from the people living and breathing it every day. You’ll hear from brand leaders, innovators on the tech side, store associates, and more. Endless Aisle is presented by NewStore.

David Blakeney is the founder of Phygital Retail, helping brands and retailers open new stores, launch physical locations for digital brands, and drive innovation and growth across their store portfolios.
Holly Worst is the VP Retail - Unified Commerce at Adyen, a financial technology platform of choice for leading companies. By providing end-to-end payments capabilities, data-driven insights, and financial products in a single global solution, Adyen helps businesses achieve their ambitions faster.
Corinne is the Head of Retail, VP at Marine Layer. She's previously held executive and leadership roles at Drybar, AEO, Gap, and Old Navy.
Toby is the Head of Design at Cash App (Commerce), and an Amazon and Nike alum.
Jack is the director of Insider Trends, a retail trendspotting agency. He is also a 2025 RETHINK Retail Top Retail Expert.
Kit is a writer, and author of The Retail Leader's Field Guide: How to Run a Kick-Ass Store Where Everyone Wants to Work. She is also the founder of the newsletter, The Voice of the Frontline.
Richard Fischer is the design manager for Holland & Barrett.
The Remarkable Retail podcast is hosted by two of the NRF's 2025 Top Retail Voices, Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc. In its tenth season, it will continue its award-winning formula by giving hot takes on the week's most important retail news and by featuring guests who are on the leading edge of what's new and next in commerce today.
Jason Lerman, a strategic leader and recent MBA graduate from Syracuse University, currently serves as the VP of IT and Systems at UNTUCKit, a leading apparel brand.
Neil Saunders is the managing director for GlobalData Retail.
Kaleigh is a freelance writer covering ecommerce and SaaS companies, she is also a Forbes retail contributor.
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Rushi Lala is the founder and managing partner of AbsoluteLabs, a firm that specializes in helping consumer brands innovate, adapt, optimize, and achieve breakthrough results.
Kiley Hutcheson is the Director of Retail Operations for the College of the Ozarks.
David Tannous is the VP of Analytics and Technology at Shoe Palace. Joe Shasteen is the Global Manager, Advanced Analytics at RetailNext.
Volker Dick is the head of retail experience at C&A. A strategic thinking empathic retail leader with more than 20 years of extensive global experience in retail innovation, retail concept development, and multi-country rollouts. He's focused on transforming the customer experience from brick-and-mortar environments to a digitally enhanced multi-touchpoint customer journey.
Kasey is the Head of UK&I Retail at LUSH leading the UK and Ireland market with 106 shops and more than 2000 employees. With over 13 years of experience in the cosmetic retail industry, she's developed a deep expertise in retail strategy, retail marketing, product launches, and product forecasting.
Nicole Olbe is the Managing Director - Adyen UK.
Lee is the Retail Director, Northern Europe for Hugo Boss. He is an accomplished retail professional with over 15 years of domestic and international experience, managing growth in luxury and premium fashion.
Morten is the EVP of Technology at Bluestone ( http://bluestonepim.com ), working alongside global brands to achieve their digital ambitions. With over two decades of expertise in e-commerce and IT, he's a frequent speaker at industry events and a podcast guest. He also serves in various capacities within the MACH Alliance, including as the Head of the Technology Council. And presently is the senior member of the Admissions Panel.
AbsoluteLabs ( http://absolutelabs.co ) provides technology consulting and digital transformation services to leading brands across customer-centric industries. They have deep expertise and understanding of complex business challenges and deliver tailored solutions to empower companies to stay relevant, agile, and innovate in a digital consumer era.
Casey Drake is the VP, Sales at Endear, a company focused on helping retail brands drive sales in-store and online through clienteling.
Steve Worthy is the founder and CEO of Worthy Retail, a firm that specializes in equipping retail leaders to elevate themselves and the industry they love.
John Boline is the VP of Store Design for Starbucks. In his role, he leads Starbucks and its partners at a store-by-store level to deliver an elevated platform for connection over coffee.
Michael Scholz is the VP Product & Customer Marketing at commercetools, the leading composable commerce platform, allowing companies to dynamically tailor and scale shopping experiences across markets.
Austin Lowry, co-founder and chief strategy officer of ChangeCX, an Icreon company. ChangeCX is a full-service Omnichannel firm specializing in innovation and transformation for retailers and brand manufacturers, and a sponsor for the 2024 Omnichannel Leadership Report.
Ron Thurston is the Co-Founder of OSSY , a full-service retail recruiting platform connecting retailers, candidates, and solution providers. Brian Librach is the author of The Retail Leaders Roadmap and founder of the wellwisher company.
Michael Saldãna and Sandra Scibelli head up the retail team at UNTUCKit. Michael is the Sr. Retail Operations Manager, and Sandra is the Head of US Retail.
Brian Himstedt is the VP of Technology & Business Analytics for the Kansas City Royals, an American professional baseball team and member of Major League Baseball. Chris Sell is the cofounder, and co-CEO of GrowthLoop, a composable customer data platform (CDP) that empowers marketers to build audience segments, orchestrate cross-channel journeys, and measure results through the data cloud.