Age: 34

Works at: Costcutter

Job title: IT director


Widdrington returned to Costcutter’s York HQ last year after 12 months away from the business, which he spent running three Costcutter stores. As the retailer prepares to switch its distribution from Nisa to Palmer & Harvey next summer, Widdrington is leading a complete overhaul of Costcutter’s IT offer, including a new order capture system, EPoS, a store management hub and click & collect.

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