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Podcast: ReThink Productivity Podcast
Episode: Basket & Barometer February 2026
Description: Send us Fan Mail Diane Wehrle CEO at Rendle Intelligence and Insights joins Simon for their monthly chatA cautious consumer shows up in January with fewer trips but bigger baskets, while retail parks gain and high streets hold on. We dig into youth unemployment, wage compression, AI’s impact on entry roles, and why productivity must carry the next phase of retail.• January footfall near flat with retail parks up• Sales values rise while transactions fall• Food inflation props value; non-food softens• High street sales close to parity year...