Lesley Taylor

Lesley Taylor is a Senior Lecturer at Solent University's Art and Music School. Her research focuses on cross-disciplinary approaches to retail merchandising, consumer behavior analysis, and experiential learning in higher education. She leads the Entrepreneurship in Higher Education: A Cross-Institutional Study of Creative Retailing in Three UK Universities project (2024-2025), exploring student-led retail initiatives. Taylor actively participates in academic conferences and editorial work, including roles with the Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution.

Her work bridges fashion, business, and education, emphasizing practical applications such as pop-up retail strategies and student development through real-world projects like Re:So, Solent's student-run retail store.