Former Tesco director and Nisa CEO Ken Towle joins Natalie on the podcast to discuss:

• The retail and consumer outlook.
• Why shrinkflation is not always a bad thing.
• His experience running Nisa during the pandemic.
• From self-checkouts to generative AI – how technology is changing the way we shop for food.
• Grocery e-commerce and the importance of collaboration.
• Lessons from his time as Tesco China CEO.

Ken Towle is a Retail and Wholesale CEO, Executive, Advisor and Trustee. He spent many years at Tesco where he led the international expansion and acceleration of the group's multichannel capability. Some of his previous roles at Tesco include CEO of China, Internet Retailing Director and Managing Director of Central Europe, Ireland and Turkey.

More recent roles include President, Fashion/Teens at Alshaya Group; CEO of Nisa; and SVP, Retail and Logistics at Asda.

Ken is also a Member of the Board of Trustees at Prostate Cancer UK and previously served as a Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group.

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