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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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Green Apple iPhone in retail packaging.

Luxury is teaching the same lesson to every retailer

Ford workers assemble a vehicle.

Why Ford now believes veteran knowledge is essential to optimise AI

Nike FlyEase football boot.

Is your store overwhelming customers?

Sneakerboy storefront exterior.

The sales floor has been reset. Now what?

Shopper holding receipts.

Why shoppers are becoming more intentional

Dyson air purifier beside sofa.

In 2026, good marketing can’t cover up a bad product

Nike Air Jordan 1 V.A.A. sneaker.

What is Nike really selling with its Virgil Abloh drop?

Haircare products on retail shelf

Why is buying easier but choosing harder?

Retail

Why faster retail is no longer a competitive advantage

A De Beers store in Galeries Lafayette, Paris

What’s driving the quiet transformation of the jewellery industry

Bombas socks

Why Bombas is bringing empathy back to the store

Image of Lululemon logo outside store.

What Lululemon’s crisis teaches every growth-obsessed brand

a woman staring at a laptop, out of ideas

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

a black high heel displayed on a patch of grass

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

a woman checking her smartphone on a city street

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

A Man in Black Denim Jacket Looking at the Visa Card He is Holding

The emotional ceiling of online retail

A trio of young people holding smartphones

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

woman in black sports bra holding blue and black kettle

The US$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

Strictly Tattoo photography

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