Recorded 6 Aug 2020 - With over 25 years of global experience in retail design and visual merchandising for global giants such as Ralph Lauren, Levi’s and Alfred Dunhill, John started his own indigo textile brand, Bluehanded and recently joined Northbanks following a successful 6 years in Shanghai where he started his own retail design agency, was Visual Merchandising professor at Mod’Art and then Creative Director at Design Overlay, a similar agency to Northbanks. John is passionate about using his experience to help brands develop, implement and improve their retail experiences. He is on the board of advisors at Save the High Street and a council member at the British Display Society. John enjoys working with emerging brands that need help in building their retail brand identity or for established brands that need to better communicate the customer experience through the manifestation of their physical presences. www.northbanks.co.uk www.bluehanded.co.uk