It’s clear from our 1st roundtables that satisfying both traditional luxury consumers & the new generations is a tricky task. 50% of the global luxury market is China, so brands need to find innovative ways to provide premium experiences and answers online. #DigitalLuxury

Our Hivers have highlighted today that being sustainable isn’t just product, packaging and delivery - the entire company needs to follow suit – or it means nothing. Sustainability is a responsibility, not an opportunity… #RetailHiveLuxury #Sustainability

“A towering triumph at the Tower of London...” one of the many puns used to summarise the day... A huge thank you to every one of our members and partners for making our second annual Luxury meeting amazing! #RetailHiveLuxury #RetailLuxury #RetailLeaders

Recently we were fortunate to catch up with the former CEO of FeelUnique, Joël Palix. With many Retail Hivers taking the step from Director to Executive level in 2020, we asked Joel to share his tips for a successful transition... thehive-network.com/retail/retail-… #RetailLeaders

For our 2020 Retail Hive Exchange we’ll be teaming up with a charity close to our hearts, Macmillan Cancer Support We'll be raising money throughout 4th & 5th March. The Hive Casino, the Luton Hoo will give Hivers the opportunity to purchase chips with proceeds going to the charity.

We recently caught up with the MD of Gentle Monster and asked him to provide an overview of the exciting things they're doing in-store...youtu.be/JaN78Xhfb6I Looking forward to learning more when we visit with our Retail Hivers tomorrow! #Retailleaders #retailtech

The Hive team are busy setting up at Warren Weir for our #RetailHiveExchange! It might not be sunny but we're enjoying the beautiful surroundings here at Luton Hoo...and we’ve just spotted our first deer! (camera shy unfortunately...) See you soon Retail Hivers!

And we’re off! Huge thanks to our esteemed chair Debbie Bond for opening our residential. With many Lovehoney anecdotes, it was a colourful way to start the morning! Debbie reiterated the importance of openness amongst the high calibre group here today. #RetailHiveExchange

New Hive icebreaker...the ‘Wuhan shake’

Are data scientists the marketers of the future? The question caused a lot of debate amongst members today. Are we asking the right questions when it comes to data?

Building engaged external communities and developing your company culture to delight your customers. Two different discussions with a common theme - ensuring relevant voices are heard and there’s always follow up from ideation to execution. #RetailHiveExchange

That’s a wrap on the roundtables! You can see below a visual summary of a few of the discussions below. As always, thank you to the extremely talented Joel Cooper. Now, let the evening celebrations begin!

After a gala dinner and casino, these troopers went for a pre 7am run! Hats off team

That’s a wrap! Wow what a couple of days. Massive thank you to everybody who joined our Exchange. Insights shared, solutions discovered and friends made. AND, we’re pleased to say a huge amount of money made for Macmillan Cancer Support!! An official total will follow next week...

Remote working at its finest! Happy Friday from The Hive team!

Another fantastic Zoom session! Today we were pleased to chat with a selection of our US Hivers. The overwhelming sense among the group was reinforcing the importance of community, externally and internally. #RetailHiveDigital #RetailLeaders #digitaltransformation

To allow Retail Hivers to immediately navigate and address the growing customer concerns following the lockdown, we're pleased to be partnering with TokyWoky to stream the questions your shoppers are asking now: bit.ly/2Jg5uUw #Retailleaders #ecommercestrategy

We're thrilled to have VP North America at Reiss, and friend and adviser of The Retail Hive, Emma Taylor provide her experience and advice to successfully lead teams remotely. Thank you Emma! Enjoy... youtu.be/URi8Vdw79ak #Remoteworking #retailleaders #RetailHiveDigital

That’s a wrap on day 1 one of our NY virtual meeting! Our retail leaders have one eye on satisfying the needs of their customers in this entirely digital environment, and the other firmly on what’s going to happen post-lockdown. #RetailHiveDigital #retailleaders #futureofretail

Most of the NY retail leaders here today don’t expect a normal level of footfall until 2021. Do you agree? #RetailHiveDigital #RetailHiveNY #Retailleaders #Futureofthestore