Functional and Fabulous StudioForty9

Gordon and Ger are joined by Paul Sherratt, CEO and Founder of gloveglu, to talk about making goalkeeping gloves grippy and sticky. Is it cheating? (No, it isn't.) Is it innovative? (Yes, it absolutely is.)
You'll learn how Paul came up with the idea, what went into developing gloveglu, and how he used the power of a teenage TikTok producer to tap into a global market for a product that didn't exist before.
Paul also talks candidly about balancing a multitude of sales channels, including marketplaces (Amazon alert!) and retailers.
A gloveglu product is sold every two-and-a-half minutes somewhere in the world. Listen to hear the whole gripping tale.

Gordon and Ger are joined by Shane Linehan, VP Marketing with Raylo, to talk about the circular economy and electronic consumer goods.
Shane talks about unlocking huge residual value for customers (and revenue for businesses). He also discusses launching an unknown brand with an unknown offering—one that now has 100,000+ paying subscribers.
The boys talk customer funnel analysis, customer acquisition costs and life after cookies.
And you'll find out the answer to the big question, 'Where is Gordon?'

In this episode, recorded live at The Laughter Lounge in Dublin at StudioFory9's Transformation: Excellence in Ecommerce conference, Ger and Gordon talk on stage with Paul Rogers, ecommerce consultant and founder of Vervaunt, a London-based eCommerce consultancy and performance marketing agency.
They discuss clienteling, unified commerce, Shopify's big data play (bye bye GA4) and the importance of the order confirmation page in boosting sales and data acquisition.
There are also bouncy couches, complete silence and poetic language.
Can you afford to miss this episode of Functional and Fabulous? No, you cannot.

Retail media is hot right now, but what is it exactly? And is it fab or fad?
Ger and Gordon have the questions. Paul Stafford of Superdrug has the answers.
Paul takes you deep into the workings of retail media, and explains how it differs from traditional marketing supports. There's lots of tech. There's lots of creative. And there's lots of potential.
Listen to the boys talk through what Paul has learned so far, and what lies ahead.
 

In this, the pronunciation episode, Marshall David Johnson of UK designer department store Fenwick joins Gordon and Ger to talk about the challenges of luxury retail.
Marshall guides you through a world in which luxury brands call the shots over retailers, and styling and managing products for online goes beyond anything mere mortals should attempt. 
Dive into the realm of retail opulence and find out how to pronounce 'luxury', 'Ciarán, 'Fenwick' and 'Fraser'.

Andrew Ostcliffe of Oxfam in the UK navigates e-commerce waters that many other hardened online retailers would avoid. Three revenue streams, products distributed over more than 600 locations, 250,000-plus SKUs, and a diverse inventory that changes by the minute.
Welcome to the world of decentralised charity retail—both online and in store.
Join Andrew as he leads Ger and Gordon through this daunting, yet highly effective, e-commerce maze. A maze that's built on employee experience (EX)—in more ways than one.