Topman: The biggest barrier to digital transformation is a legacy mindset

Traditional retailers are facing a huge challenge in the digital transformation of legacy businesses and adapting to the pace of change within the industry.
Speaking at an event on retail and technology in the age of disruption, run by personalisation company Qubit, Topman’s global digital director, Gareth Rees-John, said the “biggest barrier is a legacy mindset”.
He said that people working in digital are “excited by this sort of disruption and technology” but they