Leaders from Pret a Manger and AO have revealed why partnerships will be “crucial” to the future strategies of their businesses as they adapt amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Pret’s UK managing director Clare Clough and AO chief operating officer Danny Emmett lifted the lid on the rationale behind their companies’ recent tie-ups with the likes of Amazon and Tesco in Retail Week’s latest virtual event.
The discussion marked the launch of Retail Week’s new strategic toolkit Retail Horizon 2021 – Winning Strategies to Navigate Disruption. The report analyses the macro-influences across society, technology, economy, policy, industry and culture to determine the trends that will shape strategies for next year.