Fashion & Retail Expert, Consultant + Podcast Host
Elizabeth Stiles
I’m a fashion industry consultant, podcast host and retail expert with over 15 years' experience working across buying, product development, sales and brand strategy.
With experience spanning some of the UK's biggest high street retailers alongside hundreds of independent fashion brands, I’m available for press commentary, broadcast interviews, podcasts, panels and industry events covering the business of fashion, retail and the way we shop.
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Media Bio & Headshots
Available for expert commentary
From what's happening behind the scenes of Britain's biggest retailers to the changing psychology of how we shop, I regularly contribute expert commentary on fashion, retail and consumer behaviour.
Having worked on both the buying and supplier sides of the fashion industry before going on to advise independent fashion brands, I can offer a commercial perspective on the stories shaping retail today.
For industry and B2B media, I can comment on retail strategy, fashion business, acquisitions, wholesale, DTC brands, product, pricing, manufacturing, marketing and the challenges facing independent brands.
For consumer media, I can talk about shopping behaviour, fashion and retail trends, the British high street, social commerce, returns, pricing, influencer-led brands and why the way we shop is changing.
Available for written commentary, interviews, broadcast, radio and podcast appearances.
In The Media
Podcast Host
TWO PODCASTS. TWO SIDES OF THE FASHION & RETAIL INDUSTRY.
I host two podcasts exploring the business of fashion and the way we shop.
The Fashion Brand Clinic goes behind the scenes of building a fashion business, with candid conversations with founders including Grace Beverley of TALA, Aimee Smale of Odd Muse and Lucy Aylen of Never Fully Dressed, alongside my own industry insight and advice for independent brands.
The Shopping Forecast, co-hosted with retail strategist Catherine Erdly, looks at the other side of the industry: the consumer. Together we unpack the shopping news, emerging trends, cultural shifts and psychology influencing what we buy, where we buy it and why.
The two shows explore fashion and retail from both sides of the till, from the commercial realities facing brands and retailers to the changing behaviour of the people buying from them.
Broadcast Guest
Looking for a guest?
I’m available for podcast, radio and broadcast conversations around fashion, retail, entrepreneurship, shopping and consumer behaviour.
For example:
Why so many fashion brands struggle to make money
What actually happens behind the scenes of a fashion brand
Why we've fallen out of love with constant newness
What TikTok has done to the way we shop
Why the high street isn't dead, it's changing
The psychology behind what makes us buy
What independent brands understand about consumers that big retailers don't
Speaking & Panels
I’m also available for keynote talks, panel discussions, hosting and industry events & bringing a commercial perspective to conversations around fashion, retail, marketing and entrepreneurship.
