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How to Build a Retail Community That Actually Buys From You

A few years ago I was at the Spring Fair trade show award ceremony and a woman walked past me in a dark green boiler suit with a huge sequin parrot on the back. That's how I found Ronke Fashola — and this conversation is one of the most genuinely useful episodes I've recorded on how to build a retail community that actually converts. Ronke is the founder of Love Your Look, an inclusive fashion brand that goes up to a size 26, checks every new customer's measurements before their first order ships, offers free in-house alterations, and has built two WhatsApp communities whose members answer customer queries before Ronke even sees them. In this episode she tells me exactly how she's built a retail community people travel across the country to be part of. We also use Joanie Clothing's collapse as a practical case study: what happens when a retail brand becomes faceless, why founder visibility matters more than ever, and what independent retailers can do that big brands simply cannot. Chapters: • 00:00 — The sequin parrot moment • 02:25 — What it really means to build a retail community • 03:00 — The photo shoot that got 70 applicants • 06:30 — How to run a WhatsApp community that works • 07:40 — Joanie's collapse: what went wrong and what to learn from it • 11:30 — Why founder visibility is a retail community strategy • 13:10 — What inclusivity looks like in practice • 15:10 — The Friday night fabric phone call • 16:15 — Checking measurements: why it builds loyalty and reduces returns • 18:15 — In-house alterations and going the extra mile • 21:00 — The one thing independent retailers have that big brands never will • 22:20 — What's next for Love Your Look • 22:20 — Outro + Retail Roar Links mentioned in this episode: • Love Your Look: www.lovelourlook.co.uk • Retail Roar 2026 (free, 26-27 March): futureretail.lpages.co/roar-sign-up/