perspectives

Ideas on product, sourcing, sustainability and leadership.

I write about the things I see changing around me: product, sourcing, sustainability, technology and leadership.

I'm particularly interested in the decisions behind successful product businesses. How we make better product. Where commercial value is really created. How retailers and suppliers work together. How we develop the next generation of product people. And what happens to human judgement as technology takes on more of the work.

After more than three decades working across retail and manufacturing, I'm interested in the questions worth asking, and in bringing a practical perspective to what comes next.