2026-01-20
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Welcome to Big Boss Interview.
I'm Fliss Hannah and Will Bain is here with me and he's been delving into fashion retail through the business of Kurt Geiger.
What did he have to say?
Yes, that's right, Fliss.
We've got Neil Clifford, the chief exec of Kurt Geiger with us today.
Now, a lot of our listeners might think of Kurt Geiger as a shoe retailer,
high street retailer, but in recent years,
as you'll hear, the handbag has taken over,
brightly colored ones in particular, and selling like crazy in Mexico and South America.
That was a really interesting element of something we chatted about,
their international expansion that came from a chance hiring of an American employee.
And Neil Clifford's own story, really interesting, Fliss, as well.
30 years he's been with Kurt Geiger working his way right through the company so as a result he's super passionate about opportunities for people to get started in retail to have long careers to have varied careers in retail and he says that starts with education something he didn't have much of he left school with just 1.0 level in art but they've launched their own academy within the Kurt Geiger HQ in central London as well so really interesting on creating those opportunities for younger workers to have a Well,
let's give it a listen then.
Here is Will with Neil Clifford, the CEO of Kurt Geiger.
Neil Clifford, thanks so much for being with us on the Big Boss interview.
Oh, I'm pleased to be here, although slightly nervous.
Well, no need to be nervous.