In our second podcast of the week, Guy Foster invites David Lewis, CEO of Tesco, to talk about the recent flood of deflationary news, and the strategic challenges put forward when operating in such conditions. We then move onto the contentious  topic of supermarket capacity which has been outstripping supply, and how Tesco have adapted to the changes in consumer demand/shopping trends. Looking further ahead at the longer term vision of the company, we consider the role of automation in stores, and the future of online retailing.

 

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