Insights
Interviews, profiles and analysis from the Retail Index community.
Growth Index
Interview with Marcia Kilgore from Beauty Pie
Beauty Pie is a buyer’s club for luxury make up, without the markup.
Interview with Mark Wilcox from Activate Group
Mark Wilcox lasted just two weeks in retirement before he got the
Sosandar: We can be one of the UK’s biggest women’s fashion brands
Ali Hall and Julie Lavington, founders of online fashion brand Sosandar, believe
Interview with Shaun Doak from React Group Plc
React Group Plc isn’t your typical cleaning company. Alongside conventional services like
Interview with James Appleby from DG International
Consumers are demanding fast deliveries and businesses are looking for cost-effective, efficient
Interview with Ben Langley from Grow Group
The medical cannabis industry is growing quickly and one company at the
Interview with Gurdev Mattu from Fashion UK
Fashion UK isn’t your average fashion business. Licensing is at the heart
Winner Interview with Charlie Morgan & Jackson Quinn from AU Vodka
If you’re going to take a market seriously, you need people on
Interview with Lior Shiff from Tripledot Studios
When we have a success, we know how to make it a
Interview with Felix Favor Parker from Fairfax&Favor
Appropriately enough for a brand that began with leather footwear, Fairfax &
Interview with Rachel Heather & Tracy Egan from Live Unlimited
Over half of British women wear size 16 or above, and the
Interview with Charlotte Harrington from Belu Water
Sustainable beverage business Belu was doing well by doing good long before
Interview with Guy Schanschieff from Bambino Mio
Around 33 billion disposable nappies are thrown away in Europe each year
Interview with Matthew Parker from Babble
For Matthew Parker, chief executive at London-based software solutions and cloud provider
Interview with Mansoor Hamayun from Bboxx
Recent years have seen a rise in purpose-led businesses, with missions going
Interview with James Harrison from Cycle Pharma
Cycle Pharma’s mission is clear – to improve the lives of people
Interview with Sarah Mackenzie from Storal Learning
Founded in 2016, Storal Learning is a community of day nurseries born
Interview with Ronnie Millar from Paysend
“I’m always making mistakes. But it’s about what you learn from those
Interview with Panni Morshedi from Beauty Pie
Beauty Pie, the online beauty membership service founded by the serial entrepreneur
Interview with Ali Parsa from Babylon Health
Babylon Health offers a solution to one of life’s most frustrating problems
Winner Profile interview with Shailen Jasani from The Ralph
Winner Profile The Ralph Shailen Jasani's veterinary referral hospital, The Ralph, focuses
Interview with Susie Ma from Tropic Skincare
What started as a tiny market stall business in 2004, when 15-year-old
Interview with Jeremy Annis from Ripjar
We operate with a relatively smallheadcount and are still able to satisfy some pretty
Retail Index
Interview with Steve Adams’ from Mattress Online
Mattress Online started in December 2003, appropriately from co-founder Steve Adams’ bedroom.
Interview with Simon Mellin from The Modern Milkman
It’s easy to romanticise the way things used to be done, like
Interview with Jessica Hanley from Piglet in Bed
Jessica Hanley started homeware brand Piglet in Bed in her mum’s Sussex
Insights
A veteran’s guide to fundraising
When growing a business, money helps. Unfortunately, there’s less of it around
The rise of conscious capitalism
Social and environmental impact is firmly on the corporate agenda, but the
Growing pains: How to stay agile as you scale
How to stayagile as youscale GX leaders offer their advice for retaining entrepreneurial
The UK needs more than one growth engine
The companies on this list are achieving exceptional things and deserve our
How to make purpose practical
If you ask CEOs what their company’s purpose is, very few will
Do you need a degree to become a high-growth CEO?
A university education was once a relative rarity at the upper echelons
Why Growth Index CEOs are more diverse than FTSE CEOs
Growth Index analysis of the UK’s 100 fastest growing companies has revealed
Good growth: Business with purpose
Purpose has assumed a central place in business thinking over the past
