Calling all independent retailers, e-commerce sellers and brands
Join the UK's most inspiring FREE retail online summit
26th & 27th March 2026
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Here's why ROAR is the must-attend event of the year!
Join thousands of fellow retail business owners at THE the biggest FREE online gathering of inspiring product business founders of the year!
We meticulously select a collection of the UK's most inspiring retailers and founders, accompanied by captivating speakers and experts who will ignite your motivation.
This summit is been created with YOU in mind, to inspire and excite you.
And the best part? It's absolutely FREE! Don't miss out on this opportunity to start 2026 with a roar!
For independent retailers, e-commerce sellers and brands
I'm so glad that I saw the Retail Roar ad from Facebook! To be honest, I've attended some workshops back when I started and most of them are just selling likes and expensive online tools. But this time is just an extraordinary experience! I did not expect a free online conference to be so organized, informative, and full of inspiration. It's so well-planned with all the "nutrition" that a small business would need. I especially loved the sharing of all the successful brands. The problems that they encountered and how they tackled them. I'm so impressed by their passion for their businesses, and the content they have shared was so inspiring and honest.
— ROAR 2025 Attendee
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Can't-miss expert advice
Get valuable business insights from the most inspiring experts.
Mary Portas
Retail royalty, broadcaster, and business activist Mary Portas joins us for a powerful conversation on what it really takes to thrive in 2026. From building genuine community to creating meaningful products and using business as a force for good, this is the rallying cry independent retailers have been waiting for.
Catherine
Erdly
Founder, The Resilient Retail Club
With 24 years experience in the retail industry, small business and retail expert Catherine will be sharing how to build a business that doesn't just look good, but feels good too.
Luke Arnel-Cameron
Founder, Yass Clean
Luke Arnel Cameron turned Yass Clean from content into a powerhouse brand, selling 650,000 orders in its first year. In this session, he reveals the creator-to-founder shift that made it happen, how live feedback shaped winning products, and the mindset that helped him win Breakthrough Seller of the Year on TikTok Shop.
Kathryn
Burn
Founder, My Christmas Pyjamas
Kathryn Burn, entrepreneur and finalist on BBC’s The Apprentice, has built My Christmas Pyjamas around one short, high-pressure selling window. In this candid session, she shares what it really takes to run a seasonal brand, from planning months in advance and managing cash flow to fixing manufacturing, building loyal customers and backing yourself when the numbers feel scary.
Priya
Aurora
Co-founder, Lark London
Lark London began with a simple idea: create welcoming neighbourhood boutiques filled with beautiful, accessible products. Today, founders Priya and Dominic Aurora-Crowe have grown that vision into a thriving chain of lifestyle stores across London and beyond. In this session, Priya shares how they decide where to open next, what makes a product worthy of shelf space, and the lessons they’ve learned scaling bricks-and-mortar while staying rooted in community and personal customer experience.
Todd and Jenny Cassidy
Co-founder and Managing Director, wed2b
Todd and Jenny Cassidy spotted what was broken in the traditional bridal industry and built a completely different model. In this inspiring session, the wed2b founders share how they stripped out appointments, sold dresses off the peg, and scaled to 60 stores by obsessing over customer experience, team culture and smart retail systems.
Dom
Bogle
Founder, Hair Anatomy
Dom Bogle built Hair Anatomy into a six-figure-a-month brand using the power of social commerce. In this inspiring session, she shares the early challenges, the decision that changed everything, and what she’d do differently if she started again today.
Eman
Ismail
Founder & Head Email Strategist, Eman Copy Co
Email expert Eman Ismail cuts through the noise to show you what really works. From the one change that boosts sales fast, to why sending less could mean selling more, this session is packed with practical advice to help your emails stand out — and convert.
Vee
Roberts
Director, Insights4marketing
Having worked on marketing for major retailers including House of Fraser, Next and New Look, and headed Croydon’s Business Improvement District, Vee Roberts knows retail inside out. In this practical session, she shares how independent retailers can use personalisation, automation and authentic storytelling to work smarter, avoid shiny tactics, and market with real clarity and confidence.
Luke
Carthy
Ecommerce Growth Consultant, lukecarthy.com
With paid ads getting pricier and AI reshaping search, your website can’t just sit there looking pretty. International eCommerce growth consultant Luke Carthy, who has delivered double-digit growth for brands including Caterpillar and Renault, shares how to fix site search, sharpen categories and turn more traffic into profitable sales.
Therese Oertenblad
Founder, Small Business Collaborative
Wholesale is noisier and more impersonal than ever. In this sharp, practical session, Therese Oertenblad reveals how to stand out beyond AI emails and crowded marketplaces. From smarter outreach and trade show strategy to building real buyer relationships, she shares why sales skills and human connection matter more than ever.
Iain
Nicholson
Founder, Vacant Shops Academy
Iain Nicholson of the Vacant Shops Academy is helping reshape more than 40 UK town centres by proving empty shops are not inevitable. Through bold collaboration, creative reuse and practical action, he’s helping communities, councils and businesses bring high streets back to life. This is a powerful, hopeful blueprint for real change.
The summit was full of great sessions and covered different areas, ideas and angles. It was good to listen to all the talks as even the ones I felt maybe were not for me still had relevant or interesting bits to them. I also liked seeing which other businesses joined the FB page and I'm now following a few!
- ROAR 2025 Attendee
Why sign up for Retail ROAR?
Discover industry-secrets and inspiring insights to give you the serotonin boost you need to power into 2026
FRESH IDEAS
No dull and irrelevant speakers here! Only dynamic entrepreneurs and experts who are eager to share valuable information specifically tailored to independent retailers, e-commerce sellers and brands.
WHAT'S WORKING NOW
Gain valuable insights into successful businesses and discover what's working right now! We're here to lift your spirits and provide positive, feel-good stories and advice to get you pumped up for the rest of the year
BE PART OF A COMMUNITY
Come for the talks, stay for the networking! With ample opportunities to chat to fellow business owners, you'll be able to connect with others who understand your challenges .
Itinerary
Thursday 26th March
Morning session
9:30am Welcome to Retail ROAR
with Catherine Erdly, Founder, Resilient Retail Club
10:00am Mary Portas on the Future of Independent Retail
with Mary Portas
10:20am A Practical, Positive Vision for the UK High Street
with Iain Nicholson, Founder, Vacant Shops Academy
10:50am Write Emails That Actually Drive Sales in 2026
with Eman Ismail, Founder & Head Email Strategist, Eman Copy Co
11:15am From One Store to Sixty: How wed2b Rewrote the Bridal Retail Rulebook
with Todd and Jenny Cassidy, Co-Founders, wed2b
Thursday 26th March
Afternoon session
1pm Welcome back
with Catherine Erdly, Founder, Resilient Retail Club
1:10pm 650,000 Orders in Year One, Here’s How You Do It
with Luke Arnel-Cameron, Founder, Yass Clean
1:40pm Clarity Over Chaos: Smarter Marketing for Retailers in 2026
with Vee Roberts, Director, Insights4Marketing
2:05pm Your Website Should Be Your Best Salesperson
with Luke Carthy, Ecommerce Growth Consultant
Friday 27th March
Morning session
9:30am Welcome Back to Retail ROAR
with Catherine Erdly, Founder, Resilient Retail Club
9:40am Building a Business on One Big Season
with Kathryn Burn, Founder, My Christmas Pyjamas
10:05am The Sales Skills Every Wholesale Brand Needs Now
with Therese Oertenblad, Founder, Small Business Collaborative
10:25am From Kitchen Table to £100K Months: The Rise of Hair Anatomy
with Dom Bogle, Founder, Hair Anatomy
10:50am Curating Community: How Lark London Built a Neighbourhood Retail Brand
with Priya Aurora, Co-Founder, Lark London
11.30am Thank you and final thoughts
with Catherine Erdly
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Meet Catherine
Retail Roar is the brainchild of Catherine Erdly, founder of The Resilient Retail Club.
Coinciding with the 3-year anniversary of Catherine's book, "Tame Your Tiger," she created Retail Roar to inspire e-commerce sellers, independent retailers, and brands to unleash their potential! 🚀💥
Do. It. Now! You'll definitely benefit from signing up, even if you think you've got everything figured out! In fact, definitely sign up if you think you've got everything figured out, see if you can give yourself a pat on the back for being a whiz at this. I suspect that you'll discover lots of new strategies though!
- ROAR 2025 Attendee
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