Industry insights: Luxury retail

As non-essential shops begin to re-open, high streets and shopping centres are gradually recovering some semblance of normality. Nonetheless, months of lockdown and lost footfall have dealt a devasting blow to brick-and-mortar retail, with fashion and clothing stores making up a substantial part of this sector. In this podcast, we take a closer look at the impacts of COVID-19 on retail and luxury fashion. Sian Westerman, a Senior Advisor in Rothschild & Co’s Global Financial Advisory business, and the Co-Chair of the British Fashion Council Trust speaks with Stephanie Phair, Chair of the British Fashion Council, founder of TheOutnet.com and Chief Customer Officer at luxury online retailer, Farfetch. Stephanie speaks of Farfetch's experience during the pandemic as well as her insight into the wider and longer-term impacts for the retail sector.