Jack Stratten
Head of Trends
LDN, UKAs the rate of change accelerates, so does the speed of business. It's no longer enough to learn from competitors' successes - organizations have to experiment and learn from their own mistakes
Insider Trends helps the world’s biggest retail brands spot what’s coming next. As a leading retail trends consultancy, we have advised C-level executives from many of the world’s biggest brands, delivering expert-led retail safaris, workshops and ideation sessions, presentations and keynotes all over the world.
Jack Stratten is Head of Trends at Insider Trends, a leading London-based retail futures agency.
About
Jack is a highly experienced retail trends speaker, writer and researcher who's worked with Insider Trends since its inception.
An in-demand retail speaker, Jack has delivered public and private presentations and keynotes to audiences worldwide, from seminars of 20 people to events attended by thousands. His presentation topics cover all aspects of retail, from stores and supply chains to omnichannel and sustainability.
Jack has delivered presentations, retail safaris and workshops to blue-chip brands including Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Converse, EE, Ikea, Shell, Aggregate Industries, Galeries Lafayette, Freeths, Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover, Costa Coffee, Diageo, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, Nespresso, Microsoft, The National Trust, Twilio and LVMH.
Clients appreciate how he blends a deep understanding of retail, consumer behaviours and business strategy with a relaxed, spontaneous and humorous style.
He is able to cut to the core of emerging retail trends, explaining why they’re important for brands in an easy-to-understand way. This, combined with his unique insights, makes for presentations that inspire and generate new ideas.
Jack is also a skilled host, MC and moderator who has received excellent feedback for the events, panels and roundtables he has hosted. Jack has worked with the British Library to create and deliver trend seminars and presentations for business leaders. Jack has been selected as one of RETHINK Retail's Top Retail Influencers of 2023, a group of the most influential and innovative thought leaders making an impact in the retail industry.
He is also a trusted retail commentator who has provided expert insights to a range of major media outlets, including the Channel 4 TV series – The Truth About Amazon: How To Shop Smart, and BBC Radio 5.
Examples of topics
Each of Jack’s presentations are developed according to the client’s brief, interests, themes and challenges. This means each presentation is bespoke to the client and provides as much value, insight and impact as possible.
- Business Transformation
- C Suite and Boardroom
- Consumer Behaviour
- Consumer Patterns
- Consumer Trends
- Customer Centricity
- Customer Engagement
- Customer Relationship
- Customer Service
- Digital Disruption
- Disruptive Innovation
- E-commerce
- Ecommerce
- Employee development
- Experience Economy
- Food trends
- Future
- Futurists
- Innovation
- Inspiration
- Megatrends
- Metaverse
- Omnichannel Retail
- Online retail
- Retail
- Retail Trends
- Future of Retail
- Storytelling
- Strategic Management
- Sustainability
- Technology Trends
- Virtual Keynotes
Testimonials
“Everyone enjoyed Jack’s presentation. I was nodding in agreement the whole time! We’ll be booking Jack for another talk for our senior team.”
- Greg Klingaman, Global Head of Retail & Strategic Partnerships, Diageo
“I've been on safaris with McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group, and Jack’s tour was better. The introductory presentation was packed with ideas and new concepts too.”
- Claes Meldgaard, Former CEO, Nilson Group
“Overall quality of the event and the agenda / visit was flawless. Jack's energy was infectious and briefing was detailed and insightful.”
- Callum Jones, Fujitsu
“Volkswagen was very impressed by Jack and his industry insight. They really felt he brought a huge amount to the table.”
- Volkswagen
“Jack did a superb supportive presentation which was really well received. It’s been great working with the Insider Trends team, all the agreed deadlines were met and we enjoyed all discussions and openness to explore new ideas.”
- Nick Oates, National Buying Group LLP
“Jack’s talk was brilliant. It went down very well and got a good debate going. Jack is an inspirational speaker and has a really good understanding on key issues impacting established and challenger brands and retailers.”
- Sebastian Chambers, CIL Management Consultants
“We’ve worked with Jack numerous times and our clients are always happy. His presentations are insightful, packed with new ideas, and make sense of complex challenges and themes. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jack to anyone.”
- Tim English, Founder of GBB Coaching & Consultancy
Insider Trends helps the world’s biggest retail brands spot what’s coming next. As a leading retail trends consultancy, we have advised C-level executives from many of the world’s biggest brands, delivering expert-led retail safaris, workshops and ideation sessions, presentations and keynotes all over the world.
Jack Stratten is Head of Trends at Insider Trends, a leading London-based retail futures agency.
About
Jack is a highly experienced retail trends speaker, writer and researcher who's worked with Insider Trends since its inception.
An in-demand retail speaker, Jack has delivered public and private presentations and keynotes to audiences worldwide, from seminars of 20 people to events attended by thousands. His presentation topics cover all aspects of retail, from stores and supply chains to omnichannel and sustainability.
Jack has delivered presentations, retail safaris and workshops to blue-chip brands including Nike, Johnson & Johnson, Converse, EE, Ikea, Shell, Aggregate Industries, Galeries Lafayette, Freeths, Marks & Spencer, Jaguar Land Rover, Costa Coffee, Diageo, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, Nespresso, Microsoft, The National Trust, Twilio and LVMH.
Clients appreciate how he blends a deep understanding of retail, consumer behaviours and business strategy with a relaxed, spontaneous and humorous style.
He is able to cut to the core of emerging retail trends, explaining why they’re important for brands in an easy-to-understand way. This, combined with his unique insights, makes for presentations that inspire and generate new ideas.
Jack is also a skilled host, MC and moderator who has received excellent feedback for the events, panels and roundtables he has hosted. Jack has worked with the British Library to create and deliver trend seminars and presentations for business leaders. Jack has been selected as one of RETHINK Retail's Top Retail Influencers of 2023, a group of the most influential and innovative thought leaders making an impact in the retail industry.
He is also a trusted retail commentator who has provided expert insights to a range of major media outlets, including the Channel 4 TV series – The Truth About Amazon: How To Shop Smart, and BBC Radio 5.
Examples of topics
Each of Jack’s presentations are developed according to the client’s brief, interests, themes and challenges. This means each presentation is bespoke to the client and provides as much value, insight and impact as possible.
- Business Transformation
- C Suite and Boardroom
- Consumer Behaviour
- Consumer Patterns
- Consumer Trends
- Customer Centricity
- Customer Engagement
- Customer Relationship
- Customer Service
- Digital Disruption
- Disruptive Innovation
- E-commerce
- Ecommerce
- Employee development
- Experience Economy
- Food trends
- Future
- Futurists
- Innovation
- Inspiration
- Megatrends
- Metaverse
- Omnichannel Retail
- Online retail
- Retail
- Retail Trends
- Future of Retail
- Storytelling
- Strategic Management
- Sustainability
- Technology Trends
- Virtual Keynotes
Testimonials
“Everyone enjoyed Jack’s presentation. I was nodding in agreement the whole time! We’ll be booking Jack for another talk for our senior team.”
- Greg Klingaman, Global Head of Retail & Strategic Partnerships, Diageo
“I've been on safaris with McKinsey and Boston Consulting Group, and Jack’s tour was better. The introductory presentation was packed with ideas and new concepts too.”
- Claes Meldgaard, Former CEO, Nilson Group
“Overall quality of the event and the agenda / visit was flawless. Jack's energy was infectious and briefing was detailed and insightful.”
- Callum Jones, Fujitsu
“Volkswagen was very impressed by Jack and his industry insight. They really felt he brought a huge amount to the table.”
- Volkswagen
“Jack did a superb supportive presentation which was really well received. It’s been great working with the Insider Trends team, all the agreed deadlines were met and we enjoyed all discussions and openness to explore new ideas.”
- Nick Oates, National Buying Group LLP
“Jack’s talk was brilliant. It went down very well and got a good debate going. Jack is an inspirational speaker and has a really good understanding on key issues impacting established and challenger brands and retailers.”
- Sebastian Chambers, CIL Management Consultants
“We’ve worked with Jack numerous times and our clients are always happy. His presentations are insightful, packed with new ideas, and make sense of complex challenges and themes. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jack to anyone.”
- Tim English, Founder of GBB Coaching & Consultancy
The future of department stores
- Show department stores why they're thinking about their business in the wrong way
- Pinpoint the value that department stores actually provide
- Build a new vision for them based on that foundation
- Show department stores who they can learn and be inspired by, through case studies of leading companies
- Ensure everyone walks away with a bold new strategy for department stores to thrive
The future of sustainable retail
A look at best practice in sustainable retail, from the perspectives of execution and communication. This session can also cover the end goal for sustainable retail and can provide a roadmap for how to get there.
The future of retail supply chains
Iterative vs disruptive retail
Two paradigms for retail, to help retailers understand which camp they are in, why traditional retailers face such different challenges to startups - and which camp they really want to be in. Retailers can choose between limited, reliable growth and riskier moonshot approaches that may mean they go global overnight.
Surviving and thriving mid- and post-COVID
