Guus dekkers biography sample

Tesco had an “ageing tech stack” when Guus Dekkers joined them last decade, admitted the grocer’s Chief Technology Officer at the FT Live: Future of Retail 2024 event in London this week.

Guus dekkers biography sample

He outlined how this has been overhauled, alongside seeking a return on digital investment by adopting a build and tech reselling approach.

A new micro-fulfilment in-store picking software solution was recently rolled out at Tesco as an example of this approach.

It has been offered to non-core rivals in New Zealand as a way to monetise its build, not buy technology approach but a wider roll-out is imminent.

Tesco’s technology approach favours in-house expertise to prioritise the good integration of systems.

But the strategy, discussed by Tesco’s CEO separately in the morning at the FT event also allows for reselling and effective partnerships, should the grocer decide to go down that route.