Louise Hoste, MD of Spar UK

Julia is joined by Louise Hoste, managing director of Spar UK.

They talk about the convenience sector during and after Covid, adjusting ranges to serve new convenience shopper missions, opportunities around home delivery, the challenges of HFSS and the cost-of-living crisis and lessons from the fashion industry on circularity.

Plus, Louise shares how the pandemic changed her as a business leader and why she's so impressed with the convenience sector in the Netherlands.

Articles discussed by Louise and Julia

Cost of living crunch hits UK consumers hard | FT

ASOS launches Thrift+ resale pilot, takes deeper dive with second circular collection | Fashion Network

World’s first raspberry picking robot cracks the toughest nut: soft fruit | The Guardian