Walmart’s omnichannel success, US meat buying trends & moist breath zones - with guest Richard Tufton of Meyer Natural Foods

Laura and Julia are joined by Richard Tufton, national sales manager for grass-fed beef at Meyer Natural Foods. They chat about how the coronavirus outbreak has affected meat sales and shopper behaviour in the US, get his first-hand experience of Walmart’s kerbside grocery pick-up service and discuss some fascinating research from New Zealand on how store design might need to adapt in the wake of the pandemic.

A big thank-you to Shopper Intelligence for sponsoring this week’s episode.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

Trump floats halt to US cattle imports as pandemic hurts ranchers | New York Times

Coronavirus has turned retail therapy into retail anxiety – keeping customers calm will be key to carrying on | The Conversation

Farewell for now to a golden age of drinking | The Economist

America is cooking and meat sales are up | IRI Growth Insights

Walmart’s US boss expects coronavirus to alter shopping permanently | Wall Street Journal

‘People were like animals!’ How supermarket staff watched the coronavirus crisis unfold | The Guardian

 

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