Transforming school meals, supermarket ‘air rights’ and Amazon’s bid to go premium - with guest Ged Futter of The Retail Mind

Julia and Laura are joined by Ged Futter of The Retail Mind. Ged’s a former Asda buyer who now works with suppliers to help them get the most out of their negotiations and relationships with retailers.

They discuss supermarket ‘air rights’, adding theatre to stores with vertical farming and a pioneering initiative involving chefs running school kitchens.

Plus, they chat about the race to redesign sugar and Amazon’s bid to go premium with its invitation-only, high-end fashion portal.

Articles discussed in this episode:

‘Vertical farming firm Infarm raises $170m in funding round’ | FoodBev Media

‘Asda bidder has an eye on reaching for the sky’ | The Times

‘John Lewis and Waitrose to roll out joint loyalty scheme’ | The Grocer

John Lewis boss Sharon White knowingly kills off slogan | The Sunday Times

‘The restaurant chefs transforming school meals | The Observer’

‘The race to redesign sugar’ | New Yorker

‘Amazon launches Luxury Stores to separate the hoi polloi from the haute couture’

 

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