Retail Disrupted

Holland & Barrett CFO: Why Boring AI Beats the Hype


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This CFO doesn't care about ROI. Instead, Vineta Bajaj (Holland & Barrett CFO) believes we should be asking:

How will the customer's life change? Will they get a better assortment? Will they get better pricing? Will they get dynamic pricing? Will they get better personalization? If I invest this in tech, will my frequency go up? Will my conversion go up? Will my AOV go up? Will they keep coming back?

Long-term compounding beats short-term justification. Every time.

Vineta also breaks down:

  • Holland & Barrett's omnichannel transformation
  • Why grocery e-commerce is structurally brutal - and why most retailers are playing it wrong (pre-H&B, Vineta was the CFO at Rohlik Group and she also spent 10 years at Ocado so the perfect person to help us demystify this)
  • Whether quick commerce is here to stay
  • What her LinkedIn cat memes 🐈 tell us about her leadership style
  • Why all retail leaders need to be on TikTok
  • The case for "boring AI"

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