The Moriarty Effect: will Sainsbury’s loss be Dunelm’s digital gain?
Dunelm has announced its incoming chief executive following the retirement of Nick Wilkinson after seven years at the helm, but it’s not just a changing of the guard for the homeware retailer – could it be a pivot towards digital innovation?
From October this year, Sainsbury’s tech and digital chief Clodagh ‘Clo’ Moriarty will leave the business after 15 years and take the helm at Dunelm. A frontrunner among retail’s digital elite, Moriarty has had not one but two roles created specifically for her at Sainsbury’s and has driven through innovation like SmartShop and same-day delivery. Her departure will undoubtedly be a huge loss for the supermarket group, but what might she have planned for her first chief executive role?
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