<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Founders on the Floor]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Founders on the Floor is a series from Retail Street Journal. Real, unfiltered conversations with the founders, operators and leaders who actually built retail, the people behind the aisles, the buying desks and the boardrooms. No press releases. No rehearsed answers. Just the real story, and the lessons retail schools never teach. Recorded across India and the world, in any language, published in English. New episodes regularly. Watch and read the full series at <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://retailstreetjournal.com" target="_blank">retailstreetjournal.com</a>.</p>]]></description><link>https://www.retailstreetjournal.com</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:37:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/Kt5Yxgnk.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Rajalingam Rathinam]]></author><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:49:14 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Rajalingam Rathinam]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Business]]></category><category><![CDATA[Entrepreneurship]]></category><itunes:author>Rajalingam Rathinam</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Founders on the Floor is a series from Retail Street Journal. Real, unfiltered conversations with the founders, operators and leaders who actually built retail, the people behind the aisles, the buying desks and the boardrooms. No press releases. No rehearsed answers. Just the real story, and the lessons retail schools never teach. Recorded across India and the world, in any language, published in English. New episodes regularly. Watch and read the full series at &lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://retailstreetjournal.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;retailstreetjournal.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Rajalingam Rathinam</itunes:name><itunes:email>raja@nestonegroup.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/648501be-79ca-4bbb-9cfa-b820c7cdb69a/logos/4ada5b5e-9c81-4d21-8ed6-fc28f26bc53b.png"/><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Rex Bird, 48 Years on the Retail Floor - RSJ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Some people study retail. Nigel Rex Bird has spent 48 years living it, across England, South Africa, India, Singapore and Thailand, from Store Manager to Chief Operating Officer. This interview sets the stage for our first Founders on the Floor conversation. No press releases. No rehearsed answers.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">ca1f2e3b-0476-4114-a315-5332e2498e90</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rajalingam Rathinam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:02:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/c2557634ff130d3ef857adb446caf7f0759dcfe3794a482b9414658762ab2067/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJjYTFmMmUzYi0wNDc2LTQxMTQtYTMxNS01MzMyZTI0OThlOTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI2NDg1MDFiZS03OWNhLTRiYmItOWNmYS1iODIwYzdjZGI2OWEiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2YTI5MGNlMjVhNTYyMGZlNDViNDRlM2EiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmEyOTUwNzZlZWU2NzFjZDFmMzJmNTc1L3JhamFzLXN0dWRpby1ubGNGbC1jb21wb3Nlci0yMDI2LTYtMTBfXzEzLTU0LTMwLm1wMyJ9.mp3" length="96190110" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/648501be-79ca-4bbb-9cfa-b820c7cdb69a/episodes/ca1f2e3b-0476-4114-a315-5332e2498e90/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Some people study retail. Nigel Rex Bird has spent 48 years living it, across England, South Africa, India, Singapore and Thailand, from Store Manager to Chief Operating Officer. This interview sets the stage for our first Founders on the Floor conversation. No press releases. No rehearsed answers.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:50:06</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/648501be-79ca-4bbb-9cfa-b820c7cdb69a/logos/4ada5b5e-9c81-4d21-8ed6-fc28f26bc53b.png"/><itunes:title>Nigel Rex Bird, 48 Years on the Retail Floor - RSJ</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>