Simon Comins, Chief Commercial Officer, Superdrug

Simon Comins is the Chief Commercial Officer at Superdrug. Having worked his way up from the shop floor, he has an extensive career history at the health and beauty retailer.

In his role as CCO, which he was appointed earlier this year, Simon works to ensure Superdrug stocks the most exciting selection of accessible health and beauty products on the high street.

In this episode of the In Conversation podcast in partnership with Klarna for Business, Simon, speaks to Sophie Smith, News & Features Writer at the TheIndustry.beauty about his journey up the career ladder at Superdrug, how the retailer decides which products to stock, why Superdrug is seeing strong growth and the importance of product value and accessibility.

Our Podcast series "In Conversation" brings you inspiring stories, retail insights and conversation from beauty's most influential business leaders. You can also listen to our podcast series via Apple, Spotify and Amazon Podcasts. 

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