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Eleanor Hanna

The Voice of Retail

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Scott Galloway

Ron Johnson

Mack Weldon

Melissa Gonzalez

Rebecca Minkoff

Heather Monahan

Jason Goldberg

Josh Luber

Michael Schneider

Alex Waldman

Kate Hudson

Ashley Merrill

Danielle Brown

Jeremy Miller

John Ferguson

OwlTail

Siobhán Kehoe

Bob Ianson

Hanna Hats

Justin Manning

Julia Maddin

Welcome to a very special Showcase Ireland 2020 episode of The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. In this episode, recored live at the January Showcase Ireland buying show in Dublin.  I sit with both makers of amazing Irish products and two of the Canadian merchants that joined me for the trip across the Atlantic. We kick off with Siobhán Kehoe from  Rathbornes Candles.  Founded in 1488 this is a company that got its start lighting the streets, churches and lighthouses of Dublin to now making products found in the finest stores around the world. Next all the way from Victoria Bob Ianson, founder and co-owner of Heirloom Linens is back on the podcast and we sit down and talk about his observations from the buying show floor, what it takes to win in retail and his advice after a lifetime in retail to merchants just starting out and learning their craft. Then Eleanor Hanna, General Manager at Hanna Hats of Donegal a third generation company passionate about creating unique Irish products talks about their powerful brand story and incorporating tradition and craftsmanship into their popular products We wrap up with buyer Justin Manning and Julia Maddin, Head of Operations from Toronto’s own Drake General Store on how to develop an eye for the right product  on the Showcase floor that is a perfect fit for the eclectic merchandise mix that is the hallmark of the Drake’s assortment. But first, let’s jump right into my conversation with Siobhán from Rathbornes Candles of 1488:   ********** Thanks to Siobhán, Bob, Eleanor, Justin and Julia for being my guests on this episode.  If you would like to lear more about Showcase Ireland taking place in January 2021 drop me a line or visit showcaseireland.com That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a great week!

Welcome to a very special Showcase Ireland 2020 episode of The Voice of Retail, I’m your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada. In this episode, recored live at the January Showcase Ireland buying show in Dublin.  I sit with both makers of amazing Irish products and two of the Canadian merchants that joined me for the trip across the Atlantic. We kick off with Siobhán Kehoe from  Rathbornes Candles.  Founded in 1488 this is a company that got its start lighting the streets, churches and lighthouses of Dublin to now making products found in the finest stores around the world. Next all the way from Victoria Bob Ianson, founder and co-owner of Heirloom Linens is back on the podcast and we sit down and talk about his observations from the buying show floor, what it takes to win in retail and his advice after a lifetime in retail to merchants just starting out and learning their craft. Then Eleanor Hanna, General Manager at Hanna Hats of Donegal a third generation company passionate about creating unique Irish products talks about their powerful brand story and incorporating tradition and craftsmanship into their popular products We wrap up with buyer Justin Manning and Julia Maddin, Head of Operations from Toronto’s own Drake General Store on how to develop an eye for the right product  on the Showcase floor that is a perfect fit for the eclectic merchandise mix that is the hallmark of the Drake’s assortment. But first, let’s jump right into my conversation with Siobhán from Rathbornes Candles of 1488: ********** Thanks to Siobhán, Bob, Eleanor, Justin and Julia for being my guests on this episode.  If you would like to lear more about Showcase Ireland taking place in January 2021 drop me a line or visit <a href="http://showcaseireland.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">showcaseireland.com</a> That’s a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry. I’m Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on <a href="http://www.meleblanc.co" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.meleblanc.co</a> or of course on LinkedIn Until next time, have a great week!

Showcase Ireland special episode from Dublin featuring Siobhán Kehoe from  Rathbornes Candles, Bob Ianson from Heirloom Linens, Eleanor Hanna of Hanna Hats plus Justin Manning  and Julia Maddin of Drake General Store