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Nick Gray

Nick Gray is the founder of I Got You Consultancy and a passionate retail and brand specialist with over 20 years in the industry.

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Why you must shift from the attention to trust economy

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What is Nike really selling with its Virgil Abloh drop?

Retail

Why faster retail is no longer a competitive advantage

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What’s driving the quiet transformation of the jewelry industry

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Retail’s threat this season isn’t sales – it’s temptation

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When the AI wave crashes: What history, behaviour and markets tell us

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What Lululemon’s crisis teaches every growth-obsessed brand

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Making Ssense of it all: The $4b collapse is the end of an era in online luxury

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Retail’s AI psychosis: The industry must not outsource its brain

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Reinventing exclusivity in the age of social media: What to learn from China

Foot traffic is up, but conversion is down in Australia. This could be why

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The emotional ceiling of online retail

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Message to retail: Your real edge isn’t being trendy, it’s personalization

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The $2 trillion wellness market is still growing. Here’s how to compete now

Customer experience

Why retailers view CX as a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a core driver of revenue

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Why creative intelligence, not AI, will define the future of retail brands

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Retail is still about people – and that’s exactly why it’s changing

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How retail narratives shape customer experience and brand loyalty

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How retailers can build consumer trust by engaging the ‘Five Frames of Mind’

Burberry’s turnaround strategy reveals the power of emotional connection