{"podcast":{"title":"Retail Reckoning - Retail Stories from Retail Frontlines","slug":"retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396","podcast_index_feed_id":7452396,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/retail-reckoning/","website_url":"https://retailreckoningpodcast.co.uk/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/27c31a9c-3d7f-45e4-b096-16e6525d9787/Retail-Reckoning-2026-artwork.jpg","author":"Clare Bailey (Retail Champion)","episode_count":44,"summary":"Welcome to “Retail Reckoning,” the place where you get the real truth about what’s happening on Britain’s high streets. Hosted by Clare Bailey—aka the retail champion and basically a walking encyclopedia for all things retail—this show skips the sugar-coating and gets straight to the good stuff. Clare brings you sharp insights, honest stories, and no-fluff advice from people who've lived and breathed retail for years. Whether you love your local high street or just want to know what’s really going on behind the shop windows, you’re going to get plenty of sass, soul, and stories that actually matter. If you care about your town centre or just want the straight facts on retail, you’re in the right spot. Let’s get into it!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396"},"episode":{"title":"Built by Retailers, FOR Retailers: SCAYLE & The Tech Revolution Fashion Can't Ignore","slug":"built-by-retailers-for-retailers-scayle-the-tech-revolution-fashion-can-t-ignore","published_at":"2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396/built-by-retailers-for-retailers-scayle-the-tech-revolution-fashion-can-t-ignore","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396","url":"https://retailreckoningpodcast.co.uk/episode/built-by-retailers-for-retailers-scayle-the-tech-revolution-fashion-cant-ignore","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/49770e54-47dc-4f49-a8d1-5533bd55601d.mp3","summary":"Hi, I'm Clare Bailey, founder of Retail Champion. I'll be honest — when I read the white paper that prompted this conversation, a couple of statistics genuinely stopped me in my tracks. Things I hadn't fully considered, even as someone who's worked across retail, consultancy, and software for decades. Disclosure: This episode is a paid speaking opportunity. Clare was compensated by SCAYLE to take part in this conversation. In this episode, I'm joined by Tarek Mueller, co-founder and CEO of SCAYLE — the eCommerce software company born from the fashion retailer About You, now part of the Zalando Group, Europe's largest online fashion business. Tarek brings a genuinely rare perspective: he built the technology as a retailer and now sells it to some of the world's biggest brands. We cover AI shopping behaviour, the virtual try-on opportunity, and the uncomfortable truth about why so many retailers are stuck. This one is packed with data, insight, and some very useful analogies involving Formula One engines and 15-year-old MacBooks. What We Cover Why SCAYLE is different — built by a retailer, for retailers, not by developers for developers The stat that surprised me: 51% of UK shoppers won't trust AI to complete a purchase for them Why that's actually good news for brands — and how to capitalise on AI-led discovery right now ChatGPT as a traffic channel: a 10x increase in referral visits and what that means for your visibility The counter-trend to AI: why real-world experiences, live shopping, and human content are surging Virtual try-on — why 44% of UK shoppers have never experienced it, and why 2027 could be the breakthrough year Legacy tech as the real innovation blocker — why IT departments are stuck in maintenance mode The Formula One analogy: why spending money on the…","meta_description":"Hi, I'm Clare Bailey, founder of Retail Champion. I'll be honest — when I read the white paper that prompted this conversation, a couple of statistics gen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2247,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396/episodes/built-by-retailers-for-retailers-scayle-the-tech-revolution-fashion-can-t-ignore/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-reckoning-retail-stories-from-retail-frontlines-7452396/built-by-retailers-for-retailers-scayle-the-tech-revolution-fashion-can-t-ignore.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}