Podcast Episodes

How Christmas 2025 Really Felt In Retail (and why that matters for 2026)

Episode 282

Ever wondered what Christmas really felt like at the sharp end of retail—and what it’s whispering about your 2026 playbook?

With thanks to this episode's sponsor Faire (https://faire.com/) Use the cod…

Published on 8 hours ago

Your January Stock Clearance Strategy

Episode 281

January clearance doesn’t have to feel like a panic move, a brand compromise, or an admission of failure.

With thanks to this episode's sponsor Faire (https://faire.com/) Use the code 'GamePlan25' to …

Published on 1 week ago

Retail Profit vs Turnover: When £3 Million Nearly Broke the Business

Episode 280

On paper, Anna Scaife's business Anna Lou of London looked unstoppable — multi–seven-figure turnover, dream stockists like Selfridges and Harvey Nichols, celebrity customers, even a Carnaby Street sh…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Retail Trends 2026: Four Shifts Retail Businesses Need To Prepare For

Episode 279

The shopfront of retail is about to change—will you be on the right side when the robots come knocking?

With thanks to this episode's sponsor Faire (https://faire.com/) Use the code 'GamePlan25' to c…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Dead Stock to Cash Flow: Access Trapped Cash Tied Up in Inventory

Episode 278

Ever feel like your money’s gone missing—but you know you’ve already spent it?

In this episode, I’m diving into one of the most common and costly problems I see in product-based businesses: trapped st…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Christmas Stock Management: How to shift slow sellers and avoid brown bananas

Episode 277

Christmas is close enough to smell the cinnamon, but I know for many indie retailers this is also the “please don’t let me be stuck with this stock in January” moment.

In this episode, I’m talking you…

Published on 1 month ago

What Shopify and Klaviyo Agree On: Christmas 2025 Spending

Episode 276

Christmas 2025 is shaping up to be a season of cautious confidence — and coziness.

With thanks to this episode's sponsor Faire (https://faire.com/) Use the code 'GamePlan25' to claim 50% off and free…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Get more sales with less stock!

Episode 275

Ever wish a retail expert would walk into your stockroom, pull up your numbers, and just tell you exactly what to do?

Hi, I'm Catherine Erdly.

This week on the Resilient Retail Game Plan, I’m tearing…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Power of Planning Your Retail Sales Year: How Structure Creates Freedom (and Profit)

Episode 274

If you’re tired of winging it with your retail sales, this episode of The Resilient Retail Game Plan is your turning point.

I'm Catherine Erdly, and in this episode I'm revealing how mapping out your…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

When Numbers Finally Tell the Truth - Retail Reality Check That Changed Everything for My Client

Episode 273

Resilient Retail Club member Petrina Reddy from "Saints at Sea" thought she was doing everything right — until the numbers told a different story.

In this episode, she joins me, Catherine Erdly, to s…

Published on 2 months ago