Clare Bailey

Business, Retail, Sales and Supply Chain Tutor

Online | One-to-one and small group tuition

Clare is a business and retail specialist with decades of hands-on commercial experience. Known nationally as The Retail Champion, she combines academic understanding with practical insight from advising major brands, mentoring entrepreneurs and contributing to UK retail policy.

Clare supports learners studying Business at GCSE, A Level and Degree level, helping them move beyond theory to understand how business works in practice. Her expertise spans strategy, sales, retail, supply chain, process management, customer experience and career development.

Subjects:

Business, Retail, Sales, Supply Chain and Process Management

Levels:

GCSE, A Level, Degree level, Level 3 apprenticeships and Level 4 apprenticeships

Best suited for:

Learners studying Business who want to strengthen their subject knowledge, prepare for exams, build commercial awareness, develop interview confidence or explore future careers in business, retail, sales or supply chain management

Delivery:

In-centre and online tuition

Key strengths:

Commercial expertise, real-world business insight, retail strategy, sales, supply chain management, process improvement, interview preparation and careers guidance

Professional background

Clare Bailey is a leading business and retail expert who brings together academic understanding and extensive commercial experience. She is known nationally as The Retail Champion and has worked with major brands, entrepreneurs and policy-level retail discussions.

Clare is a Guest Lecturer at Nottingham Business School, part of Nottingham Trent University, where she contributes to the MSc Retail Marketing programme. She is also a Masterclass Facilitator on Level 3 and Level 4 Apprenticeships in Sales Executive and Supply Chain Management.

Her professional credentials include Fellowship of the Institute of Place Management, Board Membership of the Institute of Sales Professionals and MCIPS-qualified supply chain expertise. This background gives Clare a strong understanding of how businesses operate, how commercial decisions are made and how learners can connect academic theory with real industry practice.

Teaching approach

Clare’s teaching is engaging, structured and rooted in real-world examples. She helps learners understand key business theories and concepts by connecting them to practical examples from retail, sales, supply chain and commercial decision-making.

Her approach is particularly useful for students who want to go beyond memorising content and develop genuine commercial awareness. Clare supports learners to build clarity, confidence and a stronger understanding of how business knowledge can be applied in exams, interviews, workplaces and future career pathways.

Clare’s key areas of expertise

• GCSE Business Studies
• A Level Business Studies
• Degree-level Business support
• Retail strategy
• Sales and commercial awareness
• Supply chain management
• Process management
• Customer experience
• Business theory in practice
• Exam preparation
• Interview preparation
• Careers guidance
• University and job interview confidence
• Business career mentoring
• Apprenticeship masterclass delivery
• Retail policy and place management

Qualifications and professional experience

• Guest Lecturer at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
• MSc Retail Marketing programme teaching experience
• Masterclass Facilitator for Level 3 Sales Executive apprenticeships
• Masterclass Facilitator for Level 4 Supply Chain Management apprenticeships
• Fellow of the Institute of Place Management
• Board Member of the Institute of Sales Professionals
• MCIPS-qualified supply chain professional
• Experience advising major brands
• Experience mentoring entrepreneurs
• Experience contributing to UK retail policy
• Speaker, Author and Media Commentator