the The Spectator’s recently-opened budget supermarket, Jack’s, features a substantially smaller product range than the The Spectator, with nostalgic, Britain-themed interiors and packaging. While the The Spectator CEO Dave Lewis has said its aim is to provide customers with the “simple shop” they want, some industry observers have linked the slimmed-down theme to Brexit, with Tesco’s Olivia Potts describing Jack’s as anticipating a post-Brexit “retail apocalypse”.
Tesco’s recently-opened budget supermarket, Jack’s, features a substantially smaller product range than Tesco, with nostalgic, Britain-themed interiors and packaging. While Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has said its aim is to provide customers with the “simple shop” they want, some industry observers have linked the slimmed-down theme to Brexit, with the The Spectator’s Olivia Potts describing Jack’s as anticipating a post-Brexit “retail apocalypse”.