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Olga Munroe

Head of the Retail Institute

Olga Munroe is Head of the Retail Institute at Leeds Beckett University, a research centre that specialises in innovation and consumer behaviour in relation to retail.

Olga has a MA and BA in Philology from University of Warsaw, followed by career in a marketing agency, where she worked on award winning media campaign for a large European retail developer. In the UK, she held marketing roles in public education sector and tradeshow industry.

Prior to joining the institute, she managed and supported strategic university projects.

Olga provides strategic direction for the Retail Institute and creates a knowledge exchange platform provides support to industry partners, trade organisations and fellow academic institutions. She works with global businesses in retail supply chain: retailers, brand owners and packaging manufacturers – companies like Nestle, BASF, ASDA, Coveris – and many more.

Research Interests

Olga is interested in the theme of sustainability in relation to retail. Specifically, how the global environmental debate is transforming businesses and how academia can support this necessary societal change through scientific evidence. Circular economy, sustainable business operations, consumer behaviour change and future of packaging - are among research themes Olga frequently contributes to in academic and industry publications, and public events.

Her doctorate is on the theme of how British SME’s can effectively incorporate sustainability into their mission, vision and operations.

Knowledge Exchange/Applied Research projects

M&S, 2022/23
The Survey Association, 2022
FIA UK, 2021 & 2022
Collaborative Industry Group, Future of Packaging, Futures & Foresight, 2019/2020
ASDA, 2018 & 2020
Smurfit Kappa, 2019
Sun Chemical, 2019
Nestle, 2018
Kraft Heinz, 2018
Maccaman, 2017
Twining’s, 2017
Harley Davidson, 2017