Ghost Stories Ep8: Of Dark Stores and "Dark" Stores (with Roy Bagattini, CEO of Woolworths)

Episode 8 March 13, 2023 00:31:50
Ghost Stories Ep8: Of Dark Stores and "Dark" Stores (with Roy Bagattini, CEO of Woolworths)
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories Ep8: Of Dark Stores and "Dark" Stores (with Roy Bagattini, CEO of Woolworths)

Mar 13 2023 | 00:31:50

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Show Notes

Roy Bagattini has led a strong turnaround at Woolworths, putting the group back on track and rewarding shareholders in the process. It didn’t come a moment too soon, with our electricity crisis putting retailers under immense pressure. There’s simply no margin for error in this environment or room for distraction.

In this candid discussion, I picked Roy’s brain on a wide variety of topics including:

At a time when it’s easier to feel hopeless about South Africa rather than hopeful, it’s refreshing to speak with an executive who is bullish on the future without being blind to the challenges.

This episode of Ghost Stories is brought to you by EasyEquities, encouraging investors to do their own research and make informed decisions in the market. Nothing in this podcast should be considered an endorsement of Woolworths as an investment opportunity by either The Finance Ghost or EasyEquities.

The Finance Ghost does not hold a position in Woolworths at the time of release of this podcast.

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