Retail Safaris

What people are saying…

• As retail experience fans and professionals, we were excited that Echochamber was offering a retail safari, focused on the future of live/work/play ecosystems, as a precursor to DMI’s Design Management Conference in London. Not only did we enjoy ourselves immensely, but the safari exceeded every expectation. Matthew was extremely knowledgeable and communicative, provided just the right amount of context and history of the brands we were visiting, managed time and wish lists with great ease, and remained open to all of our questions and conversation starters. We would jump at the opportunity to participate in another safari.

  Miranda Fung & Ben Jensen, Eyelevel

• The Retail Excellence Ireland Amsterdam trip was my first international case study & one which I thoroughly enjoyed. After attending Matthew Brown’s presentation at the last REI retreat, I was looking forward to seeing what he had in store for us… I wasn’t disappointed. The detailed knowledge that he had about each of the stores that we visited was remarkable. Every store we stopped in from large retails to small had something to offer us in terms of innovation and cutting edge retailing. It was also great to able to spend time rest of the group and share each other’s insights. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend these case study to any retailer looking for ways to think outside the box.

  Fran Lawlor, The Orchard Garden Centre

• I have had the pleasure of joining Matthew Brown on his study tours of London and Amsterdam and thought they were a wonderful insight into the variety of retail in those cities. Matthew has his finger on the retail pulse from the chains to the independents and manages to unearth real gems to support his insights on global trends in today’s ever changing retail landscape.

  Brian Goff, Green Foods

• Yet again another excellent trip organised by Matthew. A very worthwhile action packed tour around the best that Amsterdam has to offer not just in the food/beverage sector but also very educational seeing how cutting edge retailers in other spheres operate, something which we all can learn from. Looking forward to the trip to Berlin already!!!

  Tony McVerry, Esquires Coffee

• We enjoyed a London retail safari, organised by Matthew from Echochamber. Matthew prepared an inspiring and insightful presentation on the latest global retail trends. These trends were clear and he made an effort to translate this back to our daily reality. After his presentation Matthew guided us through London to see real life examples directly connected to his presentation and our wishes. We visited all kinds of retailers spread over a wide range of markets. At the end of the day we were tired of walking, but energised by all the impressions and insights. We feel confident to recommend Matthew.

  Nico de Jong, Country Marketing Manager, IKEA The Netherlands.

• The presentations from Echochamber gave us a perfect platform for creating an internal view of the world around us, without us having to travel the world together in a big group. This, combined with a “live” shopping safari, was a great way of really getting the feeling of what’s happening right now. It all was packaged in a very friendly and caring way…and our sales increased immediately by 20%!

  Louise Von Gussich, Brand Director, Telia Sonera.