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- 3:55Ann,
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- 3:57get
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- 4:08like,
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- 4:18days.
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- 4:23Springs.
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- 5:34we
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- 5:39its
- 5:40grocery
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- 5:41That's
- 5:42right,
- 5:42Chris.
- 5:42Headline
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- 5:44that
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- 5:49will
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- 5:52worldwide
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- 6:04Amazon
- 6:04Go
- 6:04fleet
- 6:05of
- 6:05convenience
- 6:05stores.
- 6:06Doug
- 6:06Harrington,
- 6:07the
- 6:07CEO
- 6:08of
- 6:08worldwide
- 6:08Amazon
- 6:09stores,
- 6:09praised
- 6:09Beagle's
- 6:10experience
- 6:10running
- 6:11Whole
- 6:11Foods
- 6:11in
- 6:11the
- 6:12Monday
- 6:12announcement,
- 6:12saying,
- 6:13quote,
- 6:13in
- 6:13his
- 6:13time
- 6:13as
- 6:14CEO,
- 6:14Jason
- 6:15has
- 6:15unlocked
- 6:15our
- 6:15ability
- 6:16to
- 6:16make
- 6:16high
- 6:16quality
- 6:17natural
- 6:17and
- 6:17organic
- 6:18groceries
- 6:19more
- 6:19affordable
- 6:19and
- 6:20accessible
- 6:20to
- 6:20customers,
- 6:21end
- 6:21quote.
- 6:22And
- 6:23that
- 6:23Walmart,
- 6:24or
- 6:24sorry,
- 6:24that
- 6:24Walmart,
- 6:25that
- 6:25Whole
- 6:25Foods
- 6:26has
- 6:26achieved,
- 6:26quote,
- 6:27record
- 6:27sales
- 6:28growth,
- 6:28end
- 6:28quote,
- 6:29under
- 6:29Beagle.
- 6:30And
- 6:30in
- 6:30somewhat
- 6:30related
- 6:31news,
- 6:31Amazon
- 6:32also
- 6:32announced
- 6:32that
- 6:33it
- 6:33plans
- 6:33to
- 6:33close
- 6:33another
- 6:34one
- 6:34of
- 6:34its
- 6:34Amazon
- 6:35Go
- 6:35stores
- 6:35in
- 6:36Woodland
- 6:36hills,
- 6:36California
- 6:37on
- 6:37February
- 6:3826,
- 6:38meaning
- 6:39its
- 6:39total
- 6:40store
- 6:40count
- 6:41will
- 6:41have
- 6:41decreased
- 6:41about
- 6:4250%
- 6:43since
- 6:43early
- 6:442023.
- 6:45Wow,
- 6:45Chris,
- 6:46with
- 6:46all,
- 6:46with
- 6:46all
- 6:46that
- 6:47out
- 6:47of
- 6:47the
- 6:47way,
- 6:48do
- 6:48you
- 6:48think,
- 6:48Mr.
- 6:49He
- 6:49just
- 6:49goes
- 6:49by
- 6:50Jason
- 6:50if
- 6:50you're
- 6:51friends
- 6:51with
- 6:51him.
- 6:51But
- 6:52do
- 6:52you
- 6:52think
- 6:52that
- 6:52Beagle
- 6:53is
- 6:53the
- 6:53right
- 6:53person
- 6:54to
- 6:54head
- 6:54Amazon's
- 6:55grocery
- 6:55strategy?
- 6:57Whoa.
- 6:57All
- 6:58right,
- 6:58we're
- 6:58getting
- 6:58started
- 6:58off
- 6:59hot
- 6:59here
- 6:59again
- 6:59and
- 7:00man,
- 7:00I
- 7:00mean,
- 7:02I
- 7:02gotta,
- 7:02I
- 7:03gotta
- 7:03think
- 7:03about
- 7:03how
- 7:03I
- 7:03want
- 7:04to
- 7:04answer
- 7:04that
- 7:04question.
- 7:05You
- 7:05know,
- 7:05I
- 7:05think
- 7:05Jason
- 7:06seems
- 7:06like
- 7:06a
- 7:06good
- 7:06dude,
- 7:07but
- 7:07you
- 7:07know,
- 7:07I
- 7:08gotta
- 7:08be
- 7:08true,
- 7:08true
- 7:08to
- 7:09the
- 7:09show
- 7:09and
- 7:09give
- 7:09my
- 7:10opinion
- 7:10here.
- 7:10But
- 7:10there's
- 7:11a
- 7:11lot
- 7:11to
- 7:11unpack
- 7:12in
- 7:12this
- 7:12Headline,
- 7:12which
- 7:12is
- 7:13why
- 7:13I
- 7:13think
- 7:13we
- 7:13started
- 7:13out
- 7:14with
- 7:14it.
- 7:15And
- 7:15I
- 7:15think
- 7:15it
- 7:15all
- 7:16depends
- 7:16on
- 7:16what
- 7:16Amazon's
- 7:17goal
- 7:17is
- 7:17here
- 7:17with
- 7:17their
- 7:17grocery
- 7:18strategy.
- 7:19If
- 7:19it's
- 7:20retreat,
- 7:20which
- 7:21given
- 7:21the
- 7:21Amazon
- 7:22go
- 7:22headlines,
- 7:23I
- 7:23kind
- 7:23of
- 7:23think
- 7:24that
- 7:24might
- 7:24be
- 7:24what
- 7:24it
- 7:24is.
- 7:25It's
- 7:25just
- 7:25like,
- 7:26throw
- 7:26the
- 7:26white
- 7:26flag
- 7:27and
- 7:27call
- 7:27it
- 7:27a
- 7:27day,
- 7:28then,
- 7:28sure,
- 7:28give
- 7:28him
- 7:29more
- 7:29responsibility.
- 7:29Wind
- 7:30down
- 7:30Amazon
- 7:30Fresh
- 7:31and
- 7:31Amazon
- 7:31go
- 7:31make
- 7:32that
- 7:32part
- 7:32of
- 7:32his
- 7:32job.
- 7:33And
- 7:33it
- 7:33feels
- 7:34like
- 7:34that's
- 7:34what
- 7:34they're
- 7:34doing
- 7:34to
- 7:34me.
- 7:35But
- 7:35if
- 7:36it's
- 7:36grow
- 7:36the
- 7:36business,
- 7:37honestly,
- 7:38I'm
- 7:38a
- 7:38little,
- 7:38little
- 7:39skeptical.
- 7:39And
- 7:40I
- 7:40think
- 7:40the
- 7:40dude's
- 7:40sharp,
- 7:41he's
- 7:41articulate,
- 7:42but
- 7:43I
- 7:43don't,
- 7:43I
- 7:43don't
- 7:43really
- 7:43know
- 7:44what
- 7:44he's
- 7:44done
- 7:44for
- 7:44Whole
- 7:44Foods.
- 7:45I
- 7:45mean,
- 7:45the
- 7:45record
- 7:46sales
- 7:46growth
- 7:46claim
- 7:47kind
- 7:47of
- 7:47shocked
- 7:47me
- 7:48a
- 7:48little
- 7:48bit,
- 7:48you
- 7:49know,
- 7:49especially
- 7:49given
- 7:50the
- 7:50massive
- 7:50inflation
- 7:51we've
- 7:51had
- 7:51too,
- 7:51in
- 7:51the
- 7:51grocery
- 7:52industry.
- 7:52So
- 7:52I'm
- 7:53a
- 7:53little
- 7:53bit
- 7:53like,
- 7:53okay,
- 7:53how
- 7:54much
- 7:54do
- 7:54I
- 7:54put
- 7:54into
- 7:54that
- 7:55claim?
- 7:55You
- 7:55know,
- 7:55it
- 7:55sounds
- 7:55like
- 7:56something
- 7:56I'm
- 7:56trying
- 7:56to
- 7:56do
- 7:56to
- 7:56chin
- 7:57up,
- 7:57you
- 7:57know,
- 7:58excitement.
- 7:59The
- 7:59daily
- 8:00Shop,
- 8:00which
- 8:00is
- 8:00like
- 8:00his
- 8:01like
- 8:02bread
- 8:02and
- 8:02butter
- 8:03strategy
- 8:03for
- 8:03Whole
- 8:04Foods,
- 8:04is
- 8:04just
- 8:05getting
- 8:05off
- 8:05the
- 8:05ground.
- 8:06I
- 8:06don't
- 8:06think
- 8:06we
- 8:06could
- 8:06say
- 8:07that
- 8:07that's
- 8:07successful
- 8:08yet.
- 8:08And
- 8:08we
- 8:08have
- 8:08a
- 8:08lot
- 8:09of
- 8:09skepticism
- 8:10about
- 8:10how
- 8:10well
- 8:10that's
- 8:11going
- 8:11to
- 8:11work
- 8:11too.
- 8:12And,
- 8:12you
- 8:12know,
- 8:12I
- 8:12just
- 8:13go
- 8:13back
- 8:13to
- 8:13what
- 8:13I've
- 8:13said
- 8:13on
- 8:13the
- 8:13show
- 8:13a
- 8:13lot
- 8:14of
- 8:14times.
- 8:14Is
- 8:14Whole
- 8:14Foods
- 8:15really
- 8:15better
- 8:15off
- 8:15now
- 8:16than
- 8:16it
- 8:16Was
- 8:16back
- 8:17in
- 8:172017?
- 8:18I
- 8:19don't
- 8:19think
- 8:19so.
- 8:19I
- 8:20mean,
- 8:20I
- 8:20think
- 8:20Walmart
- 8:20is
- 8:21stronger
- 8:21with
- 8:21upper
- 8:21incomes.
- 8:22Sprout
- 8:22is
- 8:23doing
- 8:23great.
- 8:24Sprouts
- 8:24is
- 8:24doing
- 8:24great.
- 8:25Like,
- 8:25so
- 8:25I
- 8:26just
- 8:26don't
- 8:26know
- 8:26if
- 8:26the
- 8:26track
- 8:27record's
- 8:27there
- 8:27yet
- 8:27to
- 8:27be
- 8:28like,
- 8:28this
- 8:28is
- 8:28the
- 8:28guy
- 8:28that's
- 8:29going
- 8:29to
- 8:29re
- 8:29enliven
- 8:30our
- 8:30Amazon,
- 8:31you
- 8:31know,
- 8:31grocery
- 8:32growth
- 8:32strategy.
- 8:33It
- 8:33feels
- 8:33like,
- 8:33it
- 8:34feels
- 8:34like
- 8:34a
- 8:34promotion
- 8:34based
- 8:35on
- 8:35potential
- 8:36versus,
- 8:36like
- 8:36actual
- 8:37experience
- 8:37and
- 8:37performance
- 8:38to
- 8:38me,
- 8:38quite
- 8:38honestly.
- 8:39Yeah.
- 8:39I
- 8:40mean,
- 8:40I
- 8:40think
- 8:40that
- 8:40you
- 8:40bring
- 8:41up
- 8:41a
- 8:41really
- 8:41important
- 8:42point,
- 8:42which
- 8:43is
- 8:43where
- 8:43is
- 8:44the
- 8:44future
- 8:44for
- 8:45Amazon
- 8:45in
- 8:45the
- 8:46grocery
- 8:46space?
- 8:46I
- 8:46think
- 8:47that's
- 8:47what
- 8:47we
- 8:47really
- 8:47have
- 8:47to
- 8:48focus
- 8:48on
- 8:48here
- 8:49and
- 8:49now.
- 8:50This,
- 8:50this,
- 8:51this,
- 8:51like,
- 8:52placement
- 8:53of
- 8:53Beagle
- 8:54now,
- 8:55if,
- 8:55if
- 8:55it
- 8:55follows
- 8:56the
- 8:57way
- 8:57that
- 8:57it
- 8:57should
- 8:58go,
- 8:58I
- 8:58think
- 8:58there
- 8:58certainly
- 8:59could
- 8:59be
- 8:59some
- 8:59positives
- 9:00coming
- 9:00out
- 9:00of
- 9:01this.
- 9:01Like,
- 9:01is
- 9:02he
- 9:02leading
- 9:02the
- 9:03strategy?
- 9:03He
- 9:03does
- 9:04know
- 9:04the
- 9:04Whole
- 9:04Foods
- 9:05shopper.
- 9:05He's
- 9:05been
- 9:06in
- 9:06the
- 9:06Whole
- 9:06Foods
- 9:07ecosystem
- 9:07for
- 9:07a
- 9:07very
- 9:08long
- 9:08time.
- 9:08He
- 9:08knows
- 9:09what
- 9:09the
- 9:09Whole
- 9:10Foods
- 9:10customers
- 9:10are
- 9:10expecting.
- 9:11I
- 9:12think
- 9:12it
- 9:12just
- 9:12depends
- 9:13on
- 9:13will
- 9:13he
- 9:14get
- 9:14to
- 9:14start
- 9:15making
- 9:15calls
- 9:15about
- 9:16the
- 9:16Daily
- 9:17shop
- 9:17that
- 9:17you
- 9:17mentioned
- 9:18or
- 9:18the
- 9:18way,
- 9:19the
- 9:19direction
- 9:19in
- 9:19which
- 9:20Amazon
- 9:20takes
- 9:21grocery,
- 9:22and
- 9:22I
- 9:23don't
- 9:23know
- 9:23that
- 9:24that's
- 9:24possible.
- 9:25Like,
- 9:25I
- 9:25think
- 9:25it's
- 9:25a
- 9:26good,
- 9:26it's
- 9:26a
- 9:26good
- 9:26thing
- 9:27to
- 9:27do.
- 9:27I
- 9:27think
- 9:27Amazon
- 9:28is
- 9:28taking
- 9:29a
- 9:29hard
- 9:29look
- 9:29at
- 9:29what
- 9:29their
- 9:30grocery
- 9:30strategy
- 9:30should
- 9:31be
- 9:31and
- 9:31if
- 9:32he's
- 9:32put
- 9:32in
- 9:32this
- 9:33role,
- 9:33he's
- 9:33really
- 9:34in
- 9:34control
- 9:34of
- 9:34driving
- 9:34the
- 9:35strategy.
- 9:35There
- 9:35could
- 9:36be
- 9:36some
- 9:36changes.
- 9:37My
- 9:38thought
- 9:38though,
- 9:38Chris,
- 9:39is
- 9:39that
- 9:39the
- 9:39more
- 9:39likely
- 9:40scenario
- 9:40is
- 9:40that
- 9:41we
- 9:41continue
- 9:41to
- 9:42kind
- 9:42of
- 9:42further
- 9:42see
- 9:42the
- 9:43degradation
- 9:43of
- 9:43Whole
- 9:44Foods
- 9:44as
- 9:44we
- 9:44know
- 9:44it.
- 9:45I
- 9:45think
- 9:46we're
- 9:46going
- 9:46to
- 9:46start
- 9:46to
- 9:46see
- 9:46Pepsi
- 9:47in
- 9:47the
- 9:47aisles.
- 9:48I
- 9:48think
- 9:48that,
- 9:48that
- 9:49Jason
- 9:49being
- 9:49in
- 9:49charge
- 9:50will
- 9:50be
- 9:50like,
- 9:51yeah,
- 9:51this
- 9:51isn't
- 9:51the,
- 9:52the
- 9:52Whole
- 9:52Foods
- 9:53that
- 9:53we
- 9:53know
- 9:53and
- 9:54love.
- 9:54But
- 9:54I
- 9:54think
- 9:54Amazon
- 9:55will
- 9:55start
- 9:55pushing
- 9:55and
- 9:55be
- 9:56like,
- 9:56well,
- 9:56but
- 9:56we
- 9:56need
- 9:56the
- 9:57money
- 9:57from
- 9:57these
- 9:57CPGs,
- 9:58the
- 9:59concepts
- 9:59that
- 9:59we've
- 9:59been
- 10:00testing
- 10:00with
- 10:00the
- 10:00side
- 10:01by
- 10:01side
- 10:01or
- 10:01order
- 10:02ahead.
- 10:02Like,
- 10:02I
- 10:02think
- 10:02that's
- 10:03where
- 10:03we
- 10:03start
- 10:03to
- 10:03see
- 10:04them
- 10:04going,
- 10:04which
- 10:05to
- 10:05your
- 10:05earlier
- 10:06point
- 10:06just
- 10:06puts
- 10:07them
- 10:07in
- 10:07closer
- 10:08competition
- 10:08with
- 10:09Walmart
- 10:09and
- 10:10some
- 10:10of
- 10:10the
- 10:10mass
- 10:10merchants
- 10:11out
- 10:11there
- 10:11who
- 10:12are
- 10:12doing
- 10:12organic
- 10:13foods,
- 10:14who
- 10:14are
- 10:14doing
- 10:14that
- 10:14at
- 10:14a
- 10:15lower
- 10:15price
- 10:15point
- 10:16that
- 10:16Whole
- 10:16Foods
- 10:16is
- 10:17never
- 10:17going
- 10:17to
- 10:17beat.
- 10:17And
- 10:17then
- 10:18I
- 10:18think
- 10:18you,
- 10:18you
- 10:18kind
- 10:19of,
- 10:20you,
- 10:21you
- 10:21push
- 10:21away
- 10:22the
- 10:22Whole
- 10:22Foods
- 10:22customers
- 10:23to
- 10:23places
- 10:24like
- 10:24Sprouts,
- 10:24like
- 10:24you're
- 10:25talking
- 10:25about.
- 10:26Wow.
- 10:26Yeah,
- 10:26wow,
- 10:27that's
- 10:27really
- 10:27interesting.
- 10:27So
- 10:28you
- 10:28think
- 10:28they
- 10:28might
- 10:28go
- 10:28that
- 10:29direction.
- 10:29That's
- 10:29like
- 10:30the
- 10:30third
- 10:30realm
- 10:30here,
- 10:31right?
- 10:31Of
- 10:31like,
- 10:31you
- 10:31know,
- 10:32where.
- 10:32I
- 10:32hope
- 10:32not,
- 10:33I
- 10:34hope
- 10:34not.
- 10:34But
- 10:35I
- 10:35mean,
- 10:35I
- 10:35think
- 10:36just
- 10:36based
- 10:36on
- 10:37what
- 10:37we
- 10:37know
- 10:37about
- 10:37Amazon,
- 10:39I,
- 10:39I
- 10:39think
- 10:40that's
- 10:40probably
- 10:40the
- 10:40direction
- 10:41that
- 10:41they're
- 10:42about
- 10:42money,
- 10:42they're
- 10:42about
- 10:43making
- 10:43money
- 10:43and
- 10:43how
- 10:43they
- 10:44do
- 10:44that
- 10:44quickly.
- 10:44So,
- 10:45yeah,
- 10:46I
- 10:46was
- 10:46like
- 10:46looking
- 10:46at
- 10:46the
- 10:46resume
- 10:47too.
- 10:47And
- 10:47you
- 10:47know,
- 10:48and
- 10:48his
- 10:48resume
- 10:49is
- 10:4913.
- 10:49I
- 10:50think
- 10:50it's
- 10:50like
- 10:5013
- 10:50years
- 10:51at
- 10:51Accenture,
- 10:52like
- 10:52over
- 10:52a
- 10:52decade
- 10:53at
- 10:53Accenture,
- 10:54which,
- 10:54you
- 10:54know,
- 10:54is
- 10:54mostly
- 10:54it,
- 10:55then
- 10:55came
- 10:55into
- 10:56Whole
- 10:56Foods
- 10:56as
- 10:56kind
- 10:56of
- 10:56an
- 10:57IT
- 10:57strategist
- 10:58guy.
- 10:58And
- 10:59then
- 10:59to
- 10:59your
- 10:59point,
- 11:00he's
- 11:00been
- 11:00at
- 11:00Whole
- 11:00Foods
- 11:00now,
- 11:01I
- 11:01think
- 11:01since
- 11:012013,
- 11:02so
- 11:02like
- 11:02almost
- 11:0312
- 11:03years
- 11:03at
- 11:03whole
- 11:04Foods.
- 11:04So
- 11:04he's
- 11:05got
- 11:05a
- 11:05good
- 11:05grocery
- 11:05understanding.
- 11:06But
- 11:06you
- 11:06know,
- 11:07how
- 11:07much
- 11:07merchandising
- 11:08is
- 11:08in
- 11:08there
- 11:08is
- 11:09my
- 11:09question.
- 11:09But
- 11:09we
- 11:09got
- 11:10to
- 11:10hear
- 11:10him
- 11:10speak
- 11:10at
- 11:10retail
- 11:11spaces
- 11:11and
- 11:12he
- 11:12did
- 11:12seem
- 11:12like
- 11:12he
- 11:13was
- 11:13very,
- 11:13you
- 11:14know,
- 11:14interested
- 11:15in
- 11:15understanding
- 11:16the
- 11:16merchandising
- 11:16aspect
- 11:17of
- 11:17the
- 11:17business.
- 11:17So,
- 11:17yeah,
- 11:18God
- 11:18knows
- 11:18where
- 11:18this
- 11:18goes,
- 11:19but
- 11:19it's
- 11:19going
- 11:19to
- 11:19be
- 11:19fascinating
- 11:20what
- 11:20the
- 11:20other
- 11:20thing,
- 11:21I
- 11:21can't
- 11:21say
- 11:21Beagle
- 11:22without
- 11:22thinking
- 11:23of
- 11:23beaker
- 11:23from,
- 11:24from
- 11:24the
- 11:24Muppets.
- 11:24Can
- 11:25you?
- 11:25I
- 11:25don't
- 11:25know.
- 11:25That's
- 11:26just
- 11:26every
- 11:26time
- 11:27you
- 11:27say
- 11:27beagle
- 11:27I'm
- 11:28like.
- 11:29But
- 11:29anyway.
- 11:30All
- 11:30right,
- 11:30headline
- 11:31number
- 11:31two.
- 11:31Moving
- 11:31on
- 11:32Walmart.
- 11:32Yep,
- 11:33we
- 11:33are.
- 11:34Walmart
- 11:34will
- 11:34now
- 11:34let
- 11:35suppliers
- 11:35test
- 11:36products
- 11:36in
- 11:36its
- 11:36customers
- 11:37homes.
- 11:37According
- 11:37to
- 11:38modern
- 11:38retail.
- 11:39Last
- 11:39Wednesday
- 11:40Walmart
- 11:40launched
- 11:41a
- 11:41program
- 11:41in
- 11:41which
- 11:42verified
- 11:42customers
- 11:43can
- 11:43receive
- 11:43products
- 11:44at
- 11:44their
- 11:44homes,
- 11:45test
- 11:45them
- 11:45and
- 11:46provide
- 11:46feedback
- 11:47to
- 11:47suppliers.
- 11:48The
- 11:48in
- 11:49home
- 11:49user
- 11:49test
- 11:50program
- 11:50is
- 11:51for
- 11:51suppliers
- 11:51that
- 11:51pay
- 11:52to
- 11:52subscribe
- 11:53to
- 11:53it
- 11:54insights
- 11:54platform
- 11:55Walmart
- 11:55Luminate,
- 11:56which
- 11:56the
- 11:57retailer
- 11:58recently
- 11:58renamed
- 11:59Scintilla.
- 12:00In
- 12:01early
- 12:01February,
- 12:02Walmart
- 12:03Luminate
- 12:04researchers
- 12:04will
- 12:04help
- 12:04brands
- 12:05design
- 12:05surveys
- 12:06to
- 12:06collect
- 12:07customer
- 12:07feedback
- 12:08on
- 12:08new
- 12:08or
- 12:08existing
- 12:09products.
- 12:09Walmart
- 12:10will
- 12:10offer
- 12:10the
- 12:10test
- 12:11to
- 12:11customers
- 12:11from
- 12:12Walmart's
- 12:12customer
- 12:12spark
- 12:13community,
- 12:14an
- 12:14invitation
- 12:15only
- 12:15group
- 12:15of
- 12:15Walmart
- 12:16shoppers.
- 12:16The
- 12:16retailer
- 12:17has
- 12:17used
- 12:17to
- 12:18conduct
- 12:19surveys
- 12:20since
- 12:202018.
- 12:22And
- 12:22this
- 12:22is
- 12:22the
- 12:23put
- 12:23you
- 12:23on
- 12:23the
- 12:23spot
- 12:24question.
- 12:24This
- 12:24week
- 12:24I
- 12:25get
- 12:25a
- 12:25break
- 12:25finally
- 12:26this
- 12:26week.
- 12:27Wow.
- 12:27All
- 12:27right,
- 12:28all
- 12:28right,
- 12:28let's
- 12:29bring
- 12:29it
- 12:29A
- 12:29and
- 12:29M.
- 12:30Here
- 12:30it
- 12:30is.
- 12:31Quote,
- 12:32investing
- 12:33in
- 12:33consumer
- 12:33research
- 12:34and
- 12:34direct
- 12:35usage
- 12:35testing
- 12:35is
- 12:36always
- 12:36a
- 12:36positive,
- 12:37always
- 12:37a
- 12:38positive
- 12:38towards
- 12:39building
- 12:39more
- 12:40consumer
- 12:40friendly
- 12:41products
- 12:41with
- 12:41higher
- 12:42probability
- 12:43of
- 12:43success.
- 12:44Is
- 12:44there
- 12:44a
- 12:44downside
- 12:45to
- 12:45CPGs
- 12:46doing
- 12:46this
- 12:46through
- 12:47Walmart
- 12:47versus
- 12:48third
- 12:48party
- 12:49research
- 12:49agencies
- 12:50such
- 12:50as
- 12:51increased
- 12:51risk
- 12:52of
- 12:52delisting
- 12:53if
- 12:53consumer
- 12:54feedback
- 12:54is
- 12:55initially
- 12:56poor,
- 12:56End
- 12:57quote.
- 12:57And
- 12:58what
- 12:58are
- 12:58your
- 12:58thoughts
- 12:59on
- 12:59that
- 12:59question?
- 13:00You
- 13:01know
- 13:01I
- 13:01think
- 13:02the
- 13:02only
- 13:03downside
- 13:03that
- 13:04I
- 13:04can
- 13:04think
- 13:04of
- 13:05here
- 13:05would
- 13:05be
- 13:05is
- 13:06if
- 13:06the
- 13:07product
- 13:07creators,
- 13:08the
- 13:08CPGs,
- 13:09the
- 13:10same
- 13:10thing
- 13:10we
- 13:10talk
- 13:10about
- 13:10with
- 13:11retail
- 13:11technology
- 13:11companies.
- 13:12If
- 13:12you're
- 13:12building
- 13:13your
- 13:13product
- 13:14for
- 13:14Walmart
- 13:15which
- 13:15is
- 13:15hard
- 13:15not
- 13:16to
- 13:16do
- 13:16because
- 13:16it's
- 13:17a
- 13:17massive
- 13:17retailer,
- 13:18you're
- 13:18building
- 13:19it
- 13:19for
- 13:19America.
- 13:20Yeah.
- 13:20Yes.
- 13:20It's
- 13:21basically
- 13:21if
- 13:21you're,
- 13:21if
- 13:22you're
- 13:22not
- 13:22doing
- 13:22that
- 13:23though
- 13:23with
- 13:23the
- 13:24ability
- 13:24to
- 13:24consider
- 13:25like
- 13:25okay,
- 13:26how
- 13:26do
- 13:26I
- 13:26then
- 13:27make
- 13:27sure
- 13:27that
- 13:27this
- 13:27product
- 13:28works
- 13:28in
- 13:29Target,
- 13:29works
- 13:30in
- 13:30Sprouts,
- 13:30works
- 13:31in
- 13:31all
- 13:31these
- 13:31other
- 13:31retailers.
- 13:32Like
- 13:32you
- 13:32can't
- 13:33just
- 13:33focus
- 13:33on
- 13:33the
- 13:34Walmart
- 13:35represent
- 13:35or
- 13:35the
- 13:36Walmart
- 13:36feedback
- 13:36that
- 13:37you're
- 13:37getting
- 13:37from
- 13:37these.
- 13:38But
- 13:38I
- 13:38think
- 13:38you
- 13:39just
- 13:39said
- 13:39it,
- 13:39Chris.
- 13:40I
- 13:40think
- 13:40that
- 13:40this
- 13:41is
- 13:41good
- 13:41because
- 13:42number
- 13:42one,
- 13:43you
- 13:43have
- 13:43confirmed
- 13:44Walmart
- 13:44shoppers.
- 13:45This
- 13:45is
- 13:45not
- 13:45people
- 13:46from
- 13:46a
- 13:46focus
- 13:46groups.
- 13:47I've
- 13:47done
- 13:47plenty
- 13:47of
- 13:48focus
- 13:48groups
- 13:48in
- 13:48my
- 13:48day
- 13:49who
- 13:49say
- 13:50yeah,
- 13:50I
- 13:50shopped
- 13:50at
- 13:50Walmart
- 13:51in
- 13:51the
- 13:51last
- 13:51six
- 13:51months
- 13:51or
- 13:52I
- 13:52think
- 13:52I
- 13:52did
- 13:52or
- 13:53I
- 13:53might
- 13:53or
- 13:53whatever.
- 13:54I,
- 13:54I
- 13:54think
- 13:54there's
- 13:54still
- 13:55so
- 13:55much
- 13:55ambiguity
- 13:55in
- 13:56the
- 13:56cons
- 13:56in
- 13:56the
- 13:56consumer
- 13:57focus
- 13:57groups
- 13:58that
- 13:58I
- 13:58think
- 13:59this
- 13:59is
- 13:59somebody
- 13:59you
- 14:00know
- 14:00exactly
- 14:01is
- 14:01a
- 14:01confirmed
- 14:02Walmart
- 14:02shopper
- 14:03will
- 14:03be
- 14:03potentially
- 14:04in
- 14:04a
- 14:04place
- 14:04to
- 14:04buy
- 14:04this
- 14:05product.
- 14:05And
- 14:06I
- 14:06think
- 14:06Walmart
- 14:07rep
- 14:07does
- 14:07do
- 14:08a
- 14:08better
- 14:08job
- 14:08of
- 14:08representing
- 14:09the
- 14:09core
- 14:10of
- 14:10the
- 14:10country.
- 14:11So
- 14:11if
- 14:11you're
- 14:11going
- 14:11to
- 14:11scale
- 14:12this
- 14:12beyond
- 14:12the
- 14:12coast,
- 14:13like
- 14:14Walmart's
- 14:14a
- 14:14great
- 14:15representation
- 14:15and
- 14:16the
- 14:16CPGs
- 14:16and
- 14:17Walmart
- 14:17are
- 14:17gonna
- 14:17get
- 14:17a
- 14:17ton
- 14:18of
- 14:18data
- 14:18from
- 14:18this.
- 14:19So
- 14:19I
- 14:19think
- 14:19it's
- 14:20a
- 14:20really
- 14:20good
- 14:20move.
- 14:21I
- 14:21think
- 14:21it
- 14:21just
- 14:22is
- 14:22important,
- 14:23like
- 14:23that's
- 14:23the
- 14:23data
- 14:24collection
- 14:24side
- 14:24of
- 14:25things.
- 14:25I
- 14:25said
- 14:25I
- 14:26still
- 14:26think
- 14:26it's
- 14:26important
- 14:26to
- 14:26have
- 14:27the
- 14:27art
- 14:27side
- 14:27of
- 14:28the
- 14:28merchandising
- 14:28here
- 14:29to
- 14:29really
- 14:29understand,
- 14:30okay,
- 14:30what's
- 14:30the
- 14:31data
- 14:31that
- 14:31we're
- 14:31getting
- 14:31from
- 14:32Walmart
- 14:32from
- 14:33the
- 14:33majority
- 14:33of
- 14:33the
- 14:34country
- 14:34and
- 14:35how
- 14:35do
- 14:35we
- 14:36delicately
- 14:37design
- 14:37that
- 14:38product
- 14:38to
- 14:38fit,
- 14:39fit
- 14:39within
- 14:39those
- 14:39other
- 14:40retailers
- 14:40that
- 14:40are
- 14:41going
- 14:41to
- 14:41be
- 14:41in
- 14:41our
- 14:41portfolio.
- 14:42But
- 14:42you,
- 14:43you're
- 14:43the,
- 14:44the
- 14:44merchant
- 14:44here.
- 14:45So
- 14:45what
- 14:45you
- 14:46mean
- 14:46you've
- 14:46done
- 14:46plenty
- 14:46of
- 14:47these
- 14:47tests
- 14:47too?
- 14:47What
- 14:48do
- 14:48you
- 14:48think?
- 14:49Yeah,
- 14:50I
- 14:50mean
- 14:50I,
- 14:50I,
- 14:50I,
- 14:51I,
- 14:52I
- 14:52think
- 14:52you're
- 14:52drinking
- 14:53the
- 14:53Kool
- 14:53Aid
- 14:53a
- 14:53little
- 14:54bit
- 14:54on
- 14:54this
- 14:54one
- 14:54and
- 14:55I,
- 14:55I
- 14:55kind
- 14:55of
- 14:55tend
- 14:56to
- 14:56side
- 14:56with
- 14:56where
- 14:56I
- 14:57think
- 14:57the
- 14:57A
- 14:57and
- 14:58M
- 14:59consumer
- 14:59and
- 14:59retail
- 14:59group
- 15:00was
- 15:00leading
- 15:00us
- 15:00with
- 15:00that
- 15:01question,
- 15:01which
- 15:01is
- 15:02why
- 15:02would,
- 15:03why
- 15:03would
- 15:03the
- 15:03CPG
- 15:04sign
- 15:04up
- 15:04for
- 15:04this?
- 15:04Like
- 15:05I,
- 15:05I
- 15:06don't,
- 15:06I
- 15:06don't
- 15:06think
- 15:06if
- 15:07I'm
- 15:07a
- 15:07cpg,
- 15:07I
- 15:07don't
- 15:08think
- 15:08I
- 15:08would
- 15:08and
- 15:08I
- 15:09honestly,
- 15:09I
- 15:10think,
- 15:10you
- 15:10know,
- 15:11for
- 15:11me
- 15:11this,
- 15:12I
- 15:13hate
- 15:13to
- 15:13say
- 15:13it,
- 15:13but
- 15:13this
- 15:14just,
- 15:14and
- 15:15fair
- 15:15play
- 15:15to
- 15:15Walmart
- 15:16for
- 15:16doing
- 15:16it
- 15:16and
- 15:17this
- 15:17just
- 15:17feels
- 15:18like
- 15:18a
- 15:18way
- 15:18to
- 15:18squeeze
- 15:19more
- 15:19incremental
- 15:20money
- 15:20out
- 15:20of
- 15:20your
- 15:20vendor
- 15:21community.
- 15:22Because
- 15:23if,
- 15:23like,
- 15:23if
- 15:23I'm
- 15:24a
- 15:24vendor,
- 15:24it's
- 15:24not
- 15:24hard,
- 15:25I
- 15:25mean
- 15:25it's
- 15:26not
- 15:26hard
- 15:26to
- 15:26find
- 15:26Walmart
- 15:27shoppers.
- 15:27It's
- 15:27really
- 15:28not
- 15:28through
- 15:28third
- 15:28party
- 15:28research
- 15:29firms.
- 15:29It's
- 15:29not,
- 15:30maybe,
- 15:31maybe
- 15:31there's
- 15:31occasionally
- 15:32somebody
- 15:32that's
- 15:32lying,
- 15:33but
- 15:33for
- 15:33the
- 15:33most
- 15:33part
- 15:33you
- 15:33can
- 15:34find
- 15:34somebody.
- 15:34And
- 15:35you
- 15:35know,
- 15:36and
- 15:36so
- 15:36like
- 15:37why,
- 15:37why?
- 15:37And
- 15:37so
- 15:38if
- 15:38that's
- 15:38the
- 15:38case,
- 15:39if
- 15:39I'm
- 15:39a
- 15:39cbg,
- 15:40why
- 15:40do
- 15:40I
- 15:40need
- 15:40Walmart
- 15:41to
- 15:41help
- 15:41me
- 15:42design
- 15:42tests
- 15:43for
- 15:43new
- 15:43products?
- 15:44And
- 15:44the
- 15:44other
- 15:45part
- 15:45I
- 15:45don't
- 15:45like
- 15:45about
- 15:46this,
- 15:47which,
- 15:47which
- 15:48is
- 15:48different
- 15:48than
- 15:48the
- 15:48reasons
- 15:49that
- 15:49A
- 15:49and
- 15:49M
- 15:50gave
- 15:50for
- 15:50not
- 15:50liking
- 15:50it
- 15:51or
- 15:51potentially
- 15:51not
- 15:51liking
- 15:52it
- 15:52is
- 15:52I
- 15:53don't
- 15:53want
- 15:53to
- 15:53give,
- 15:54I
- 15:54don't
- 15:54want
- 15:55Walmart
- 15:55to
- 15:55get
- 15:55insight
- 15:56into
- 15:56the
- 15:57data
- 15:57that
- 15:57I'm
- 15:57collecting
- 15:58on
- 15:58what's
- 15:58working
- 15:58and
- 15:59not
- 15:59working
- 15:59with
- 15:59my
- 16:00new
- 16:00product
- 16:00development
- 16:01because
- 16:01then
- 16:01they
- 16:01could
- 16:01go
- 16:02and
- 16:02take
- 16:02that
- 16:02and
- 16:02put
- 16:03that
- 16:03into
- 16:03their
- 16:03own
- 16:03private
- 16:04label
- 16:04development.
- 16:04Why
- 16:05would
- 16:05I?
- 16:05Yeah,
- 16:05but
- 16:05they're
- 16:05going
- 16:05to
- 16:06do
- 16:06that
- 16:06anyway,
- 16:07right?
- 16:07I
- 16:08mean
- 16:08they're
- 16:08going
- 16:08to
- 16:08get
- 16:08that
- 16:08in.
- 16:09They're
- 16:09not
- 16:09going
- 16:09to
- 16:10have
- 16:10your
- 16:10research
- 16:10data,
- 16:11they're
- 16:11not
- 16:11going
- 16:11to
- 16:11have
- 16:11your
- 16:11feedback
- 16:12on
- 16:12your
- 16:12products.
- 16:12No,
- 16:13they're
- 16:13just
- 16:13going
- 16:13to
- 16:13know
- 16:14what's
- 16:14selling
- 16:14and
- 16:14what's
- 16:15not
- 16:15at
- 16:15the
- 16:15end
- 16:15of
- 16:15the
- 16:15day
- 16:16off
- 16:16the
- 16:16shelf
- 16:17and
- 16:17that
- 16:17might
- 16:17still
- 16:18spur
- 16:18them
- 16:18but
- 16:19like
- 16:19if
- 16:19you're,
- 16:19if
- 16:19you're
- 16:19doing
- 16:20some
- 16:20new
- 16:20recycled
- 16:21packaging
- 16:21or
- 16:22some
- 16:22new
- 16:22thing,
- 16:22you
- 16:23know,
- 16:23in
- 16:23terms
- 16:23of
- 16:23some,
- 16:24some
- 16:24new
- 16:25like
- 16:25label
- 16:26claim
- 16:26around
- 16:27like
- 16:27the,
- 16:27the
- 16:28Ozempic
- 16:28craze
- 16:29or
- 16:29whatever,
- 16:29they're
- 16:29going
- 16:29to
- 16:29get
- 16:30insight
- 16:30into
- 16:30that
- 16:30more
- 16:31quickly
- 16:31than
- 16:31they
- 16:31would
- 16:31otherwise
- 16:32and
- 16:32they
- 16:32could
- 16:32put
- 16:33that
- 16:33in
- 16:33their
- 16:33private
- 16:33lab.
- 16:34And
- 16:34so,
- 16:34so
- 16:34maybe
- 16:35I'm,
- 16:35I'm,
- 16:35maybe
- 16:35I'm
- 16:36missing
- 16:36something
- 16:36but
- 16:37I
- 16:37don't
- 16:37know.
- 16:37The
- 16:37merchant
- 16:38had
- 16:38in
- 16:38me
- 16:38is
- 16:38like
- 16:39good
- 16:39job
- 16:39Walmart.
- 16:40You
- 16:40can
- 16:40press
- 16:40them
- 16:40into,
- 16:41you
- 16:41know,
- 16:41spending
- 16:42more
- 16:42money
- 16:42with
- 16:42you
- 16:43but
- 16:43at
- 16:43the
- 16:43end
- 16:43of
- 16:43the
- 16:44day
- 16:44if
- 16:44I'm
- 16:44a
- 16:44cpg,
- 16:45I'm
- 16:45like
- 16:45treading
- 16:45really
- 16:46lightly
- 16:46here
- 16:46and
- 16:46I'm
- 16:46putting
- 16:47the
- 16:47minimum
- 16:48expected
- 16:48commitment
- 16:49into
- 16:50this
- 16:50program
- 16:50with
- 16:51Walmart.
- 16:51That's
- 16:51what
- 16:51I
- 16:51think.
- 16:52Oh,
- 16:53I
- 16:53think
- 16:53there's,
- 16:53I
- 16:53think
- 16:54there's
- 16:54so
- 16:54much
- 16:54more
- 16:54opportunity
- 16:55to
- 16:55like
- 16:56I
- 16:56just
- 16:56as
- 16:56a
- 16:57Walmart
- 16:57plus
- 16:57member.
- 16:58Like
- 16:58I
- 16:58think
- 16:58there's
- 16:59so
- 16:59many
- 16:59more
- 16:59opportunities
- 17:00to
- 17:00capture
- 17:00like
- 17:01that
- 17:01upper
- 17:01income
- 17:02demographic
- 17:02and
- 17:03I
- 17:03do
- 17:03think,
- 17:04I
- 17:04think
- 17:04that
- 17:04there's
- 17:05more
- 17:05to
- 17:06knowing
- 17:07you
- 17:07have
- 17:07a
- 17:07Walmart
- 17:08shopper
- 17:09especially
- 17:09in
- 17:09grocery
- 17:11and,
- 17:11and
- 17:12understanding
- 17:12what
- 17:12their
- 17:13purchasing
- 17:13behaviors
- 17:14are,
- 17:14what
- 17:14else
- 17:15they
- 17:15like,
- 17:15what
- 17:15other
- 17:16flavor
- 17:16profiles
- 17:17they
- 17:17like.
- 17:17Like
- 17:17I
- 17:18think
- 17:18there's
- 17:18a
- 17:18lot
- 17:18more
- 17:19data
- 17:19exchange
- 17:19that
- 17:20could
- 17:20be
- 17:20happening
- 17:21and
- 17:21you're
- 17:21right,
- 17:21I'm
- 17:21sure
- 17:22there's
- 17:22some
- 17:22hook
- 17:22in
- 17:23there
- 17:23just
- 17:23like
- 17:23with
- 17:23retail
- 17:24media
- 17:24like
- 17:25you
- 17:25have
- 17:25to
- 17:25be
- 17:25part
- 17:26of
- 17:26this
- 17:26program
- 17:26and
- 17:27pay
- 17:27us
- 17:27more
- 17:27money
- 17:28if
- 17:28you're
- 17:28going
- 17:28to
- 17:28be
- 17:28like,
- 17:28I'm
- 17:29sure
- 17:29there's
- 17:29a
- 17:29lot
- 17:29of
- 17:29nuance
- 17:30in.
- 17:30There
- 17:30but
- 17:31part
- 17:31of
- 17:31the
- 17:31vendor
- 17:31summit?
- 17:32Yes.
- 17:33I,
- 17:33I
- 17:33don't
- 17:33know.
- 17:34I
- 17:34think
- 17:34I,
- 17:34I
- 17:35think
- 17:35it's
- 17:35worth
- 17:36exploring.
- 17:36I
- 17:36would
- 17:37like
- 17:37to
- 17:37see
- 17:38it.
- 17:38I,
- 17:38I
- 17:38guess
- 17:39I'll,
- 17:39I
- 17:39just,
- 17:39it's
- 17:39something
- 17:40I
- 17:40want
- 17:40to
- 17:40follow
- 17:40and
- 17:40see
- 17:40if
- 17:41we
- 17:41start
- 17:41to
- 17:41see
- 17:41this
- 17:41pickup
- 17:42as
- 17:42you
- 17:42know,
- 17:42with
- 17:43the
- 17:43rebrand
- 17:43of
- 17:43the
- 17:44name,
- 17:44who
- 17:44knows,
- 17:45maybe
- 17:45it'll
- 17:45take
- 17:45off
- 17:45and
- 17:46what
- 17:46is
- 17:46it?
- 17:46Resilience
- 17:47or
- 17:47something
- 17:48there
- 17:49salience
- 17:49or
- 17:49something.
- 17:54How
- 17:55can
- 17:55I
- 17:55forget?
- 17:56Yeah,
- 17:56yeah.
- 17:56Oh
- 17:56my
- 17:56God.
- 17:57My
- 17:57bet.
- 17:57If
- 17:58I
- 17:58was
- 17:58a
- 17:58betting
- 17:58man
- 17:58I
- 17:59would
- 17:59say,
- 17:59I
- 17:59would
- 18:00say
- 18:00we'll
- 18:00never
- 18:00hear
- 18:01about
- 18:01this
- 18:01headline
- 18:02again.
- 18:02That's
- 18:02what
- 18:02I
- 18:02think.
- 18:03But,
- 18:03but
- 18:03anyway
- 18:04this
- 18:04next
- 18:04headline
- 18:04ad
- 18:05is
- 18:05my
- 18:06personal
- 18:06favorite.
- 18:06I
- 18:07know,
- 18:07I
- 18:07know
- 18:07you're
- 18:07pumped
- 18:08about
- 18:08this
- 18:08one.
- 18:08Headline
- 18:09number
- 18:09three,
- 18:10Starbucks
- 18:10is
- 18:10betting
- 18:11on
- 18:11mugs
- 18:11and
- 18:12macchiato
- 18:12art
- 18:13as
- 18:13part
- 18:13of
- 18:14its
- 18:14new
- 18:14CEOs
- 18:15plan.
- 18:15According
- 18:16to
- 18:16Bloomberg,
- 18:17when
- 18:17customers
- 18:18walk
- 18:18into
- 18:18Starbucks,
- 18:19when
- 18:20they
- 18:20walk
- 18:20into
- 18:20Starbucks
- 18:21this
- 18:21week,
- 18:21actually
- 18:21on
- 18:21Monday,
- 18:22the
- 18:22vibes
- 18:22are
- 18:23going
- 18:23to
- 18:23be
- 18:23different.
- 18:23Did
- 18:23you
- 18:24feel
- 18:24it?
- 18:24I
- 18:24did
- 18:24not
- 18:25feel
- 18:25it.
- 18:25But
- 18:26did
- 18:26you
- 18:26feel
- 18:26it,
- 18:26Chris?
- 18:27Did
- 18:27you
- 18:27go
- 18:27into
- 18:27Starbucks?
- 18:27I
- 18:28haven't
- 18:28been
- 18:28yet
- 18:28this
- 18:28week.
- 18:29I
- 18:29haven't
- 18:29been
- 18:29to
- 18:29Starbucks
- 18:30yet.
- 18:30But
- 18:30we
- 18:30get
- 18:30to
- 18:30Florida,
- 18:31this
- 18:31is
- 18:31the
- 18:31first
- 18:31thing
- 18:32I'm
- 18:32doing.
- 18:32Okay.
- 18:34Workers
- 18:34will
- 18:34now
- 18:35ask
- 18:35guests
- 18:35if
- 18:35they
- 18:35want
- 18:36drinks
- 18:36for
- 18:36here
- 18:37or
- 18:37to
- 18:37go,
- 18:38offering
- 18:38ceramic
- 18:39mugs
- 18:39for
- 18:39those
- 18:40who
- 18:40want
- 18:40to
- 18:40stay.
- 18:41Baristas
- 18:42will
- 18:42also
- 18:42be
- 18:42more
- 18:43vigilant.
- 18:44This
- 18:44is
- 18:44my
- 18:44favorite
- 18:45about
- 18:45topping
- 18:46macchiatos
- 18:47with
- 18:47a
- 18:47caramel
- 18:48crosshatch
- 18:49pattern
- 18:49made
- 18:50up
- 18:50of
- 18:50exactly
- 18:51seven
- 18:51vertical
- 18:51lines
- 18:52and
- 18:52seven
- 18:52horizontal
- 18:53lines,
- 18:53which
- 18:53will
- 18:53take
- 18:54seven
- 18:54minutes
- 18:54too
- 18:54long,
- 18:55in
- 18:55my
- 18:55opinion.
- 18:56Finished
- 18:56with
- 18:56a
- 18:57spiral.
- 18:58Now,
- 18:58Chris,
- 18:58do
- 18:59you
- 18:59agree
- 19:00with
- 19:00new
- 19:00CEO
- 19:01Brian
- 19:01Nichols
- 19:01move
- 19:02to
- 19:02offer
- 19:02ceramic
- 19:03mugs
- 19:03to
- 19:04in
- 19:04store
- 19:04customers
- 19:05and
- 19:05do
- 19:05a
- 19:05crosshatch
- 19:06caramel
- 19:06pattern?
- 19:07What
- 19:08do
- 19:08you
- 19:08think?
- 19:08Oh,
- 19:08my
- 19:08God,
- 19:09this
- 19:09is
- 19:09so
- 19:09many
- 19:09jokes
- 19:10coming
- 19:10into
- 19:10my
- 19:10head.
- 19:10But
- 19:11anyway,
- 19:11to
- 19:11answer
- 19:11that
- 19:12question,
- 19:13no,
- 19:13I
- 19:14actually
- 19:14don't.
- 19:14I
- 19:14think,
- 19:15I
- 19:15think
- 19:15he's
- 19:15moving
- 19:16way
- 19:16too
- 19:17fast
- 19:17on
- 19:17this
- 19:17and
- 19:18way
- 19:18too
- 19:18fast.
- 19:19You
- 19:20know,
- 19:20I've
- 19:20said
- 19:20on
- 19:20the
- 19:20show
- 19:21many
- 19:21times
- 19:21I've
- 19:21been
- 19:21100%
- 19:22bought
- 19:22in
- 19:22on
- 19:23the
- 19:234
- 19:23minutes
- 19:23or
- 19:23less
- 19:24idea,
- 19:24and
- 19:25I
- 19:25have
- 19:25noticed
- 19:25a
- 19:26discernible
- 19:26difference
- 19:27in
- 19:27store
- 19:28wait
- 19:28times
- 19:29versus
- 19:29ordering
- 19:29on
- 19:30mobile.
- 19:30So
- 19:30I
- 19:31give
- 19:31him
- 19:31big
- 19:31points
- 19:32on
- 19:32that
- 19:32and
- 19:32big
- 19:33marketing
- 19:33credit
- 19:33for
- 19:33that
- 19:34too,
- 19:34because
- 19:34he's
- 19:34done
- 19:34a
- 19:34masterful
- 19:35job
- 19:35on
- 19:35that.
- 19:36But
- 19:36here's
- 19:36the
- 19:36other
- 19:37thing.
- 19:37And
- 19:38dude,
- 19:38Brian
- 19:38has
- 19:39only
- 19:39been
- 19:39enrolled
- 19:40since
- 19:40September,
- 19:41which
- 19:41is
- 19:41like
- 19:42less
- 19:42than
- 19:43four
- 19:43months,
- 19:43you
- 19:44know,
- 19:44like,
- 19:44yeah,
- 19:44so,
- 19:45so,
- 19:45and
- 19:45now
- 19:46you're
- 19:46introducing
- 19:46ceramic
- 19:47comps
- 19:47on
- 19:48a
- 19:48massive
- 19:49scale
- 19:49to
- 19:49roll
- 19:50out
- 19:50across
- 19:50the
- 19:50chain.
- 19:51That's
- 19:51a
- 19:51huge
- 19:52change.
- 19:52Like,
- 19:52I'm
- 19:52like,
- 19:53how,
- 19:53how
- 19:53long
- 19:54did
- 19:54you
- 19:54test
- 19:54that?
- 19:54Like,
- 19:55that's
- 19:55the
- 19:55type
- 19:55of
- 19:55thing
- 19:55to
- 19:56me
- 19:56that
- 19:56should
- 19:56be
- 19:56tested
- 19:56for
- 19:57at
- 19:57least
- 19:57six
- 19:58months,
- 19:58if,
- 19:59if
- 19:59not
- 19:59a
- 19:59year.
- 20:00So,
- 20:00and
- 20:00then,
- 20:00and
- 20:01then
- 20:01the
- 20:01example
- 20:02thing
- 20:02too
- 20:02is
- 20:02like.
- 20:03Or
- 20:03the
- 20:03other
- 20:03question
- 20:04I
- 20:04have
- 20:04is
- 20:05like,
- 20:06what
- 20:07about
- 20:07the
- 20:07environments
- 20:08themselves?
- 20:08Like,
- 20:09you
- 20:09know,
- 20:09like,
- 20:10I
- 20:10would
- 20:10say
- 20:10that
- 20:10the
- 20:10environments
- 20:11at
- 20:11Starbucks
- 20:12in
- 20:12general
- 20:12need
- 20:12to
- 20:12be
- 20:12improved.
- 20:13Like,
- 20:13if
- 20:13I
- 20:13look
- 20:13at
- 20:13the
- 20:14variants,
- 20:14the
- 20:15variance
- 20:15between
- 20:15like
- 20:16the
- 20:16different
- 20:16stores
- 20:17that
- 20:17are
- 20:17around
- 20:17me,
- 20:17like
- 20:17the
- 20:18three
- 20:18different
- 20:18stores,
- 20:18they're
- 20:19all
- 20:19different
- 20:19environments.
- 20:20Like,
- 20:20I'm
- 20:20not
- 20:20going
- 20:20to
- 20:20want
- 20:20ceramic
- 20:21mugs
- 20:21in
- 20:21all
- 20:21of
- 20:22those.
- 20:22I
- 20:22might
- 20:22want
- 20:22them
- 20:22in
- 20:23some
- 20:23of
- 20:23them,
- 20:23but
- 20:23not
- 20:23all
- 20:23of
- 20:23them.
- 20:24So
- 20:24why
- 20:24am
- 20:24I
- 20:24rolling
- 20:24this
- 20:25out
- 20:25to
- 20:25all
- 20:25stores?
- 20:26So
- 20:26it
- 20:26feels
- 20:26like
- 20:26you're
- 20:26putting
- 20:27the
- 20:27cart
- 20:27before
- 20:28the
- 20:28horse,
- 20:28before
- 20:29the
- 20:29horse,
- 20:29before
- 20:30the
- 20:30horse.
- 20:31But
- 20:31I
- 20:31don't
- 20:31know,
- 20:32maybe
- 20:32it's
- 20:32not
- 20:32that
- 20:33big
- 20:33of
- 20:33a
- 20:33change,
- 20:33but
- 20:33I
- 20:33just
- 20:33think,
- 20:34like,
- 20:34you
- 20:34know,
- 20:34not
- 20:35understanding
- 20:35the
- 20:35impact
- 20:35of
- 20:36spills,
- 20:36more
- 20:37mess,
- 20:37more
- 20:37tilts
- 20:38in
- 20:38the
- 20:38operations,
- 20:39that
- 20:39you
- 20:39have
- 20:39to
- 20:40evaluate
- 20:40it
- 20:40for
- 20:41longer
- 20:41because,
- 20:42you
- 20:42know,
- 20:42if
- 20:42it
- 20:42doesn't
- 20:42work
- 20:43or
- 20:43causes
- 20:43some
- 20:43wrinkle
- 20:44down
- 20:44the
- 20:44line,
- 20:44then
- 20:44what
- 20:45do
- 20:45you
- 20:45do?
- 20:45Do
- 20:45you
- 20:45pull
- 20:45it
- 20:45back?
- 20:46I
- 20:46don't
- 20:46know.
- 20:46It's.
- 20:47At
- 20:47the
- 20:48end
- 20:48of
- 20:48the
- 20:48day,
- 20:48this
- 20:48feels
- 20:49like
- 20:49leadership
- 20:49by
- 20:50fiat
- 20:50to
- 20:50me,
- 20:51based
- 20:51on
- 20:51how
- 20:51quickly
- 20:52it's
- 20:52happening.
- 20:53And
- 20:53whenever
- 20:53leadership
- 20:54by
- 20:54fiat
- 20:54happens,
- 20:56that
- 20:57concerns
- 20:57me.
- 20:57So
- 20:57I'm
- 20:58a
- 20:58little
- 20:58worried
- 20:58about
- 20:58this
- 20:59in
- 20:59the
- 20:59long
- 20:59run.
- 21:00What's
- 21:00leadership
- 21:01by
- 21:01fiat?
- 21:02Yeah,
- 21:02I
- 21:02mean,
- 21:02it's
- 21:03like
- 21:03three.
- 21:03Like,
- 21:04I'm,
- 21:04I'm,
- 21:04like,
- 21:04I'm,
- 21:05I'm,
- 21:06I.
- 21:06I'm
- 21:07smarter
- 21:07than
- 21:07everyone
- 21:08else.
- 21:08And
- 21:08this
- 21:08is
- 21:08what
- 21:09I'm
- 21:09going
- 21:09to
- 21:09tell
- 21:09our
- 21:09organization
- 21:10to
- 21:10do.
- 21:11Regardless
- 21:11of
- 21:12testing
- 21:12it
- 21:12or
- 21:12understanding
- 21:13if
- 21:13it's
- 21:13the
- 21:14right
- 21:14move.
- 21:14This
- 21:15just
- 21:15feels
- 21:15like
- 21:15too
- 21:16fast
- 21:16for
- 21:16me.
- 21:16I'm
- 21:16not
- 21:17saying
- 21:17it's
- 21:17wrong.
- 21:18Yeah.
- 21:19But,
- 21:19wow,
- 21:20it
- 21:20seems
- 21:21riskier
- 21:21to
- 21:21me
- 21:21than
- 21:22probably
- 21:22the
- 21:23media
- 21:23is
- 21:23going
- 21:23to
- 21:23pick
- 21:23up
- 21:24on.
- 21:24And
- 21:25then
- 21:25the
- 21:25impacts
- 21:25of
- 21:26the
- 21:26experience
- 21:26in
- 21:26the
- 21:26long
- 21:26run
- 21:26could
- 21:26be
- 21:27bad
- 21:27because
- 21:27what
- 21:27if,
- 21:28I
- 21:28mean,
- 21:29Starbucks
- 21:29stores
- 21:29have
- 21:29not
- 21:30been
- 21:30very
- 21:30clean
- 21:30of
- 21:30late?
- 21:31Like,
- 21:31what
- 21:31if
- 21:31they're
- 21:31just
- 21:31sitting
- 21:31around,
- 21:32like,
- 21:32just
- 21:32on
- 21:32tables,
- 21:33like,
- 21:33not
- 21:33picked
- 21:34up
- 21:34and
- 21:34stuff?
- 21:34And
- 21:34like,
- 21:35I
- 21:35don't
- 21:35know,
- 21:35it
- 21:36could
- 21:36just
- 21:36detract
- 21:36from
- 21:37the
- 21:37overall
- 21:37experience,
- 21:37too.
- 21:38Yeah,
- 21:38I
- 21:39mean,
- 21:39I
- 21:39think,
- 21:39I
- 21:39think
- 21:40my
- 21:40bigger
- 21:40issue
- 21:41with
- 21:41this
- 21:41is
- 21:41like,
- 21:42your
- 21:42whole
- 21:42goal
- 21:43is
- 21:43about
- 21:43throughput.
- 21:44Like,
- 21:44you
- 21:45need
- 21:45to
- 21:45make
- 21:45more
- 21:46money
- 21:46at
- 21:46Starbucks.
- 21:47And
- 21:47this
- 21:47doesn't
- 21:48seem
- 21:48like
- 21:48a
- 21:48way.
- 21:49I
- 21:49don't
- 21:49understand
- 21:50how
- 21:50this
- 21:50is
- 21:50doing
- 21:51it
- 21:51or,
- 21:52you
- 21:52know,
- 21:52like
- 21:53you
- 21:53said,
- 21:53introducing
- 21:54a
- 21:54new,
- 21:55A
- 21:56new
- 21:56version
- 21:57of
- 21:57how
- 21:57you
- 21:58get
- 21:58your
- 21:58coffee
- 21:58and
- 21:59having
- 21:59to
- 21:59clean
- 21:59that
- 21:59and
- 22:00clean,
- 22:00you
- 22:00know,
- 22:00mugs
- 22:01that
- 22:01are
- 22:01left
- 22:01around
- 22:02the.
- 22:02Like
- 22:02you're
- 22:02taking
- 22:03people
- 22:03away
- 22:03from
- 22:04doing
- 22:04the
- 22:05work
- 22:05of
- 22:05making
- 22:06the
- 22:06coffee
- 22:06faster
- 22:07and
- 22:07getting
- 22:08more
- 22:08product
- 22:09through.
- 22:10You've
- 22:10always
- 22:10been
- 22:11on
- 22:11the
- 22:11other
- 22:11side
- 22:11of
- 22:11this
- 22:12argument.
- 22:12You
- 22:12don't
- 22:12actually
- 22:12like
- 22:13that
- 22:13he's
- 22:13going
- 22:13this
- 22:14direction
- 22:14at
- 22:14all.
- 22:14You,
- 22:15like,
- 22:15just
- 22:15like
- 22:15getting
- 22:15the
- 22:16throughput,
- 22:16getting
- 22:16it
- 22:16in
- 22:16the
- 22:17hands,
- 22:17going
- 22:17faster,
- 22:18faster,
- 22:18faster.
- 22:19Right?
- 22:19For
- 22:19sure.
- 22:20I
- 22:20just,
- 22:20I
- 22:20don't
- 22:21think
- 22:21this
- 22:21makes
- 22:21any
- 22:21sense.
- 22:22The
- 22:22only
- 22:22thing
- 22:23I
- 22:23could
- 22:23think
- 22:23of
- 22:23is,
- 22:23like,
- 22:24now
- 22:24that
- 22:25you
- 22:25have
- 22:25ceramic
- 22:26mugs
- 22:26and
- 22:26they
- 22:26just
- 22:27put
- 22:27in
- 22:27this
- 22:27new
- 22:28rule,
- 22:28like,
- 22:28you
- 22:28can't
- 22:29loiter
- 22:29at
- 22:29a
- 22:30Starbucks.
- 22:30You
- 22:30have
- 22:30to
- 22:31buy
- 22:31something.
- 22:31Like,
- 22:32maybe
- 22:32now
- 22:33there's
- 22:33no
- 22:33lid
- 22:33on
- 22:33the
- 22:34cup,
- 22:34so
- 22:34they
- 22:34can
- 22:35be
- 22:35like,
- 22:36get
- 22:36out
- 22:36of
- 22:36here,
- 22:37your
- 22:37coffee's
- 22:37gone.
- 22:37Go
- 22:38buy
- 22:38more
- 22:38or
- 22:39get
- 22:39out
- 22:39of
- 22:39the
- 22:39store.
- 22:40So
- 22:40that's
- 22:40the
- 22:40only
- 22:41logic
- 22:41I
- 22:41have,
- 22:41which
- 22:42is
- 22:42a
- 22:43super
- 22:43stretch
- 22:44that
- 22:44they'd
- 22:45be
- 22:45able
- 22:45to
- 22:45see
- 22:45with
- 22:46a
- 22:46ceramic
- 22:46mug
- 22:46that
- 22:47there's
- 22:47no
- 22:47more
- 22:47coffee
- 22:47left
- 22:48and
- 22:48they
- 22:48can
- 22:48kick
- 22:48people
- 22:48out.
- 22:49That's,
- 22:49that's
- 22:49it.
- 22:50That's
- 22:50all
- 22:50I
- 22:50got,
- 22:50Chris.
- 22:51Really?
- 22:51That's
- 22:52what
- 22:52you,
- 22:52you
- 22:53think
- 22:53that's,
- 22:53that?
- 22:54Wow,
- 22:54that's
- 22:54crazy.
- 22:55No,
- 22:55I
- 22:55don't
- 22:56really
- 22:56think
- 22:56that.
- 22:56I'm
- 22:56just.
- 22:57Yeah,
- 22:57you
- 22:57don't
- 22:57think
- 22:57that.
- 22:57But
- 22:57that's
- 22:58like
- 22:58digging
- 22:58deep.
- 22:59I'm
- 22:59like,
- 22:59maybe
- 23:00with
- 23:00my
- 23:00ceramic,
- 23:01you
- 23:01know,
- 23:01if
- 23:01I'm
- 23:01sitting
- 23:01at
- 23:02a
- 23:02table
- 23:02and
- 23:03I
- 23:03can
- 23:03have
- 23:03an
- 23:03empty
- 23:04cup
- 23:04sitting
- 23:04there
- 23:04for
- 23:04four
- 23:05hours,
- 23:05as
- 23:05we
- 23:05know
- 23:06some
- 23:06people
- 23:06like
- 23:06to
- 23:06do,
- 23:07like,
- 23:08maybe
- 23:08then,
- 23:08I
- 23:09don't
- 23:09know.
- 23:09I,
- 23:10I,
- 23:10I
- 23:10have
- 23:11no
- 23:11idea.
- 23:12Okay,
- 23:12so
- 23:12let's,
- 23:13let's
- 23:13put
- 23:13our
- 23:13money
- 23:13where
- 23:13our
- 23:14mouth
- 23:14is
- 23:14real
- 23:14quick
- 23:14on
- 23:14this.
- 23:15Let's
- 23:15eat
- 23:15what
- 23:15we
- 23:15cook,
- 23:15and
- 23:16let's
- 23:16go
- 23:16test
- 23:16this
- 23:16out
- 23:17this
- 23:17week
- 23:17when
- 23:17we're
- 23:17in
- 23:17Florida.
- 23:18But,
- 23:18so,
- 23:19so
- 23:19you're
- 23:19saying
- 23:20having
- 23:21your
- 23:21coffee
- 23:21in
- 23:21a
- 23:22ceramic
- 23:22mug
- 23:23would
- 23:24have
- 23:24no
- 23:24impact
- 23:25on
- 23:25your
- 23:25desire
- 23:25to
- 23:26sit
- 23:26inside
- 23:26of
- 23:26a
- 23:26Starbucks?
- 23:27No,
- 23:28I
- 23:28prefer
- 23:28not
- 23:28to
- 23:28have
- 23:29a
- 23:29ceramic
- 23:29mug,
- 23:29actually.
- 23:30Yeah,
- 23:30like
- 23:31in
- 23:31the,
- 23:31in
- 23:31a
- 23:31Starbucks,
- 23:32like,
- 23:32I,
- 23:33I,
- 23:33I'm
- 23:34not
- 23:34there
- 23:34for
- 23:34long.
- 23:35I
- 23:35want
- 23:35to
- 23:35get
- 23:35in
- 23:35and
- 23:36get
- 23:36out.
- 23:36There's
- 23:36no
- 23:37Starbucks
- 23:37is
- 23:37still
- 23:38not
- 23:38an
- 23:38environment
- 23:39that
- 23:39makes
- 23:39me
- 23:39want
- 23:40to
- 23:40stay.
- 23:40So
- 23:40I
- 23:41want,
- 23:41I,
- 23:41there's
- 23:41no
- 23:42reason
- 23:42for
- 23:42me
- 23:42to
- 23:42have
- 23:42a
- 23:42ceramic
- 23:43mug
- 23:43in
- 23:43that
- 23:43place.
- 23:44Yeah,
- 23:44that's
- 23:45what
- 23:45I
- 23:45think.
- 23:45That's
- 23:45what,
- 23:45that's
- 23:46kind
- 23:46of
- 23:46what
- 23:46I
- 23:46was
- 23:46trying
- 23:46to
- 23:46get
- 23:46at
- 23:46too,
- 23:47is
- 23:47I
- 23:47think,
- 23:47like,
- 23:48maybe,
- 23:49but
- 23:49it's
- 23:49not
- 23:49the
- 23:49first
- 23:49thing
- 23:50that
- 23:50needs
- 23:50to
- 23:50happen
- 23:50for
- 23:50me
- 23:51to
- 23:51feel
- 23:51like
- 23:51I
- 23:51want
- 23:52to
- 23:52stay
- 23:52there.
- 23:53Right.
- 23:53It's,
- 23:54it's
- 23:54like
- 23:54the
- 23:54third
- 23:55or
- 23:55fourth
- 23:56decision
- 23:56criteria
- 23:57for
- 23:57me
- 23:57of
- 23:57wanting
- 23:57to
- 23:58stay
- 23:58there
- 23:58and
- 23:58the
- 23:58environment
- 23:59and
- 23:59the
- 23:59design
- 23:59of
- 23:59the
- 23:59environment
- 24:00and
- 24:00the
- 24:00cleanliness
- 24:00of
- 24:00the
- 24:00environment
- 24:01is
- 24:01first
- 24:01and
- 24:01foremost.
- 24:02So.
- 24:02Wow.
- 24:03Okay.
- 24:03All
- 24:04right,
- 24:04well,
- 24:04let's
- 24:04bring
- 24:04Justin
- 24:05onto
- 24:05today's
- 24:05show.
- 24:07Joining
- 24:08us
- 24:08now
- 24:08for
- 24:08five
- 24:08insightful
- 24:09minutes
- 24:09is
- 24:09the
- 24:10head
- 24:10of
- 24:10Worldwide
- 24:11retail
- 24:11Restaurants
- 24:12and
- 24:12the
- 24:12consumer
- 24:13goods
- 24:13business
- 24:14development
- 24:14at
- 24:14aws,
- 24:15Justin
- 24:16Hahnemann.
- 24:17Justin
- 24:17is
- 24:17here
- 24:17to
- 24:18discuss
- 24:18the
- 24:18key
- 24:18trends
- 24:18he
- 24:19is
- 24:19seeing
- 24:19for
- 24:192025
- 24:20and
- 24:21to
- 24:21give
- 24:21us
- 24:21his
- 24:21thoughts
- 24:22on
- 24:22Amazon
- 24:23ads
- 24:23recently
- 24:23launched
- 24:24retail
- 24:24ad
- 24:25services
- 24:26as
- 24:26well
- 24:26as
- 24:26many,
- 24:27many
- 24:27more
- 24:28topics.
- 24:28Justin,
- 24:29let's
- 24:29start
- 24:29off
- 24:29with
- 24:29this.
- 24:30What
- 24:30are
- 24:30the
- 24:30key
- 24:31topics
- 24:31and
- 24:32or
- 24:32trends
- 24:32you're
- 24:33hearing
- 24:33for
- 24:332025?
- 24:34Three
- 24:35big
- 24:35areas
- 24:35I'd
- 24:35say
- 24:36that
- 24:36were
- 24:36top
- 24:37of
- 24:37mind
- 24:37this
- 24:37week.
- 24:37One,
- 24:38of
- 24:38course,
- 24:39AI.
- 24:41You
- 24:41can't
- 24:42not
- 24:42be
- 24:43talking
- 24:43AI
- 24:44now.
- 24:44And
- 24:44you
- 24:44know,
- 24:44AI
- 24:45has
- 24:45been
- 24:45around
- 24:45since
- 24:45the
- 24:4550s,
- 24:46but
- 24:47a
- 24:47lot
- 24:47of
- 24:47new,
- 24:48a
- 24:48lot
- 24:48of
- 24:48new
- 24:49use
- 24:49cases
- 24:50around
- 24:50generative
- 24:50AI.
- 24:51We
- 24:51just
- 24:51launched
- 24:51a
- 24:51whole
- 24:52new
- 24:52set
- 24:52of
- 24:52models
- 24:53at
- 24:54AWS
- 24:54called
- 24:54Nova.
- 24:55And
- 24:56these
- 24:56are
- 24:56a
- 24:56brand
- 24:57new
- 24:57set
- 24:57of
- 24:57foundation
- 24:58models.
- 24:59Everything
- 24:59from
- 24:59text
- 25:00to
- 25:00images
- 25:01to
- 25:01video
- 25:02and
- 25:02videos
- 25:03really
- 25:03coming
- 25:03to
- 25:04life
- 25:04this
- 25:04year.
- 25:05The
- 25:05second
- 25:05area,
- 25:06Retail
- 25:07Ad
- 25:07Services,
- 25:08is
- 25:08a
- 25:08new
- 25:08service
- 25:08we
- 25:09launched
- 25:09literally
- 25:09in
- 25:10the
- 25:10last
- 25:10two
- 25:10weeks.
- 25:11It's
- 25:11taking
- 25:11the
- 25:11engine
- 25:12from
- 25:12Amazon
- 25:12Advertising
- 25:13and
- 25:13allowing
- 25:14retailers
- 25:14to
- 25:14use
- 25:14that
- 25:15to
- 25:15drive
- 25:15ads
- 25:15on
- 25:15their
- 25:16own
- 25:16site.
- 25:17Powerful,
- 25:18you
- 25:18know,
- 25:19leveraging
- 25:19the
- 25:19best
- 25:20practice
- 25:20of,
- 25:20of
- 25:21how
- 25:21you
- 25:21execute
- 25:21ads
- 25:22at
- 25:22Amazon
- 25:23advertising
- 25:23and
- 25:24retailers
- 25:24to
- 25:25use
- 25:25that.
- 25:25Really,
- 25:26really
- 25:26powerful.
- 25:27And
- 25:27then
- 25:27the
- 25:27third
- 25:27area,
- 25:28I'd
- 25:28say,
- 25:28you
- 25:28know,
- 25:29an
- 25:29old
- 25:29phrase
- 25:30but
- 25:30I
- 25:31think
- 25:31is
- 25:31important,
- 25:31unified
- 25:32commerce.
- 25:33So
- 25:33still
- 25:33bringing
- 25:34together
- 25:34the
- 25:35in
- 25:35store
- 25:35experience
- 25:36with
- 25:36the
- 25:36digital
- 25:36experience
- 25:37and,
- 25:37and
- 25:38really
- 25:38creating
- 25:38an
- 25:39environment
- 25:39for
- 25:39consumers
- 25:40and
- 25:40shoppers
- 25:41to
- 25:41connect
- 25:41with
- 25:41a
- 25:41retailer
- 25:42or
- 25:42brand.
- 25:42All
- 25:43the
- 25:43things
- 25:43you
- 25:43just
- 25:43talked
- 25:43about,
- 25:44especially
- 25:44with
- 25:44Gen,
- 25:45what
- 25:45do
- 25:46companies
- 25:46need
- 25:47to
- 25:47be
- 25:47doing
- 25:47with
- 25:48the
- 25:48tools
- 25:48you
- 25:48just
- 25:49talked
- 25:49about
- 25:49in
- 25:50order
- 25:50to
- 25:51generate
- 25:51business
- 25:52value
- 25:53or
- 25:53see
- 25:53the
- 25:53business
- 25:54value
- 25:54and
- 25:54to
- 25:54generate
- 25:55more
- 25:55revenue
- 25:55in
- 25:562025?
- 25:56It
- 25:57links
- 25:57back
- 25:57to
- 25:57data.
- 25:58And
- 25:58so
- 25:58a
- 25:58big
- 25:59focus
- 25:59of
- 25:59our
- 26:00customers
- 26:00is
- 26:01on
- 26:01the
- 26:01customer
- 26:02data,
- 26:02the
- 26:03operational
- 26:03data,
- 26:04the
- 26:05connection
- 26:06of
- 26:06operations
- 26:06in
- 26:06the
- 26:07stores
- 26:07data.
- 26:07And
- 26:07in
- 26:07order
- 26:08to
- 26:08do
- 26:08some
- 26:08of
- 26:08the
- 26:09modeling
- 26:09and
- 26:09leveraging
- 26:11generative
- 26:11AI,
- 26:11you've
- 26:12got
- 26:12to
- 26:12have
- 26:12access
- 26:12to
- 26:12that.
- 26:13So
- 26:13we've
- 26:13really
- 26:13seen
- 26:14an
- 26:14acceleration,
- 26:14therefore
- 26:15in
- 26:15movement
- 26:16to
- 26:16cloud
- 26:16acceleration
- 26:17move
- 26:17to
- 26:17more
- 26:17flexible
- 26:18data
- 26:18platforms
- 26:19and
- 26:19acceleration
- 26:20investment
- 26:20in
- 26:21cleaning
- 26:21up
- 26:21data.
- 26:22And
- 26:22that
- 26:22all
- 26:23is
- 26:23the
- 26:23foundation
- 26:24to
- 26:24allowing
- 26:24you
- 26:25to
- 26:25take
- 26:25advantage
- 26:25of
- 26:26things
- 26:26like
- 26:26the
- 26:26Nova
- 26:27models
- 26:27that
- 26:28we
- 26:28just
- 26:28launched.
- 26:28All
- 26:28right,
- 26:28I
- 26:29want
- 26:29to
- 26:29go
- 26:29back
- 26:29to
- 26:29what
- 26:29we
- 26:29teased
- 26:30at
- 26:30the
- 26:30top
- 26:30because
- 26:30that
- 26:31was
- 26:31primarily
- 26:32why
- 26:32we
- 26:32were
- 26:32super
- 26:32excited
- 26:33to
- 26:33have
- 26:33you
- 26:33on
- 26:33today's
- 26:34program.
- 26:34Amazon
- 26:35Ads.
- 26:35Amazon
- 26:36Ads
- 26:36just
- 26:37launched
- 26:37Retail
- 26:38Ads
- 26:38Service
- 26:39as
- 26:39it's
- 26:39called.
- 26:40Can
- 26:40you
- 26:40tell
- 26:40us
- 26:40more
- 26:40about
- 26:41that?
- 26:41And
- 26:42also
- 26:42I
- 26:42want
- 26:42to
- 26:42get
- 26:42your
- 26:42thoughts
- 26:43on
- 26:43retail
- 26:43media
- 26:43networks
- 26:44in
- 26:442025.
- 26:45Yeah,
- 26:46so
- 26:46if
- 26:46you've
- 26:46been
- 26:46around
- 26:47retail
- 26:47for
- 26:47any
- 26:48number
- 26:48of
- 26:48years
- 26:48now,
- 26:49we've
- 26:49seen
- 26:49this
- 26:49kind
- 26:50of
- 26:50vertical
- 26:52chart
- 26:52of
- 26:52what
- 26:53retail
- 26:53media
- 26:54revenue
- 26:54could
- 26:55be
- 26:55for
- 26:55a
- 26:55retailer
- 26:56based
- 26:56on
- 26:56ad
- 26:57spend
- 26:57from
- 26:57like
- 26:57a
- 26:58brand
- 26:58or
- 26:58whatnot
- 26:58on
- 26:59those
- 26:59retailer
- 27:00sites
- 27:00or
- 27:00in
- 27:00store.
- 27:01Right.
- 27:01So
- 27:02for
- 27:02us,
- 27:02you
- 27:03know,
- 27:03Amazon
- 27:03advertising
- 27:04is
- 27:04a
- 27:04very
- 27:04significant
- 27:05business
- 27:05underneath
- 27:06Amazon
- 27:07and
- 27:08the
- 27:08engine
- 27:09that
- 27:09executes
- 27:10basically
- 27:10ads
- 27:11on
- 27:11a
- 27:11site.
- 27:11We've
- 27:12now
- 27:12taken
- 27:12and
- 27:13made
- 27:13that
- 27:13available
- 27:13to
- 27:14retailers
- 27:14so
- 27:15they
- 27:15can
- 27:15use
- 27:16that
- 27:16as
- 27:16a
- 27:16service,
- 27:17execute
- 27:17ads
- 27:18on
- 27:18their
- 27:18own
- 27:18site.
- 27:19And
- 27:19the
- 27:20orders
- 27:21that
- 27:21might
- 27:21be
- 27:22executed
- 27:22through
- 27:22ads
- 27:23are
- 27:23executed
- 27:23by
- 27:24that
- 27:24retailer.
- 27:24They
- 27:24are
- 27:24not
- 27:25executed
- 27:25through
- 27:25Amazon.com,
- 27:26so
- 27:26it's
- 27:26basically
- 27:26taking
- 27:27a
- 27:27service
- 27:28from
- 27:28the
- 27:28ad
- 27:28side,
- 27:29allowing
- 27:29retailers
- 27:29to
- 27:30leverage
- 27:30it
- 27:30to
- 27:30drive
- 27:31traffic,
- 27:31drive
- 27:31spend,
- 27:32to
- 27:32drive
- 27:33execution
- 27:33of
- 27:33orders
- 27:34on
- 27:34their
- 27:34own
- 27:34site.
- 27:34It's
- 27:35very
- 27:35powerful.
- 27:35It
- 27:35literally
- 27:36was
- 27:36just
- 27:36launched
- 27:36in
- 27:36the
- 27:36last
- 27:37two
- 27:37weeks.
- 27:37We
- 27:37had
- 27:37a
- 27:37lot
- 27:38of
- 27:38interest
- 27:38actually
- 27:39this
- 27:39week
- 27:40from
- 27:40retailers
- 27:40that
- 27:40are
- 27:41looking
- 27:41at
- 27:41ways
- 27:41to
- 27:42better
- 27:43leverage
- 27:43retail
- 27:43media
- 27:43spend.
- 27:44Justin,
- 27:44let's
- 27:44get
- 27:45you
- 27:45out
- 27:45of
- 27:45here
- 27:45on
- 27:45this.
- 27:46Everything
- 27:47you've
- 27:47talked
- 27:47about
- 27:48makes
- 27:48a
- 27:48lot
- 27:48of
- 27:48sense
- 27:49for
- 27:49a
- 27:49retailer's
- 27:50investment,
- 27:50but
- 27:50what
- 27:50does
- 27:50it
- 27:50mean
- 27:51for
- 27:51the
- 27:51end
- 27:51consumer?
- 27:52Knowing
- 27:52that
- 27:52that's
- 27:53always
- 27:53going
- 27:53to
- 27:53be
- 27:53top
- 27:53of
- 27:54mind
- 27:54for
- 27:54retailers
- 27:55and
- 27:55brands
- 27:55every
- 27:55year.
- 27:56And
- 27:56how
- 27:56do
- 27:56you
- 27:56kind
- 27:56of
- 27:56see
- 27:57that
- 27:57evolving
- 27:57in
- 27:572025
- 27:58in
- 27:58consumer,
- 27:59you're.
- 28:00Going
- 28:00to
- 28:00see
- 28:00a
- 28:02level
- 28:02of
- 28:02personalization
- 28:03that
- 28:03you
- 28:03have
- 28:04not
- 28:04experienced
- 28:04elsewhere.
- 28:05I
- 28:05think
- 28:05that's
- 28:05one
- 28:06big
- 28:06thing
- 28:06you'll
- 28:06see
- 28:06across
- 28:07retailers
- 28:07is
- 28:08the
- 28:08investment
- 28:08in
- 28:09data,
- 28:09the
- 28:09investment
- 28:09in
- 28:10capabilities
- 28:11is
- 28:11going
- 28:11to
- 28:12provide
- 28:12a
- 28:12better
- 28:12experience,
- 28:13a
- 28:13more
- 28:13personalized
- 28:14experience,
- 28:14one
- 28:15where
- 28:15we
- 28:15know
- 28:16you
- 28:16to
- 28:16serve
- 28:16you.
- 28:16If
- 28:17you
- 28:17think
- 28:17about
- 28:17it
- 28:17from
- 28:17a
- 28:17retailer's
- 28:18perspective.
- 28:18And
- 28:19then
- 28:19our
- 28:19job
- 28:20with
- 28:20a
- 28:20retailer,
- 28:21for
- 28:21example,
- 28:21is
- 28:21to
- 28:22serve
- 28:22up
- 28:22the
- 28:23tools,
- 28:23the
- 28:23infrastructure,
- 28:24the
- 28:24kind
- 28:25of
- 28:25the
- 28:25how
- 28:25the
- 28:26how
- 28:26do
- 28:26we
- 28:26enable
- 28:27that
- 28:27experience
- 28:27for
- 28:28the
- 28:28customer,
- 28:28the
- 28:28retailer
- 28:28with
- 28:29that
- 28:29customer
- 28:30and
- 28:30for
- 28:30a
- 28:30brand.
- 28:31Remember,
- 28:31we,
- 28:31we
- 28:32work
- 28:32with
- 28:32the
- 28:32vast
- 28:32majority
- 28:32of
- 28:32brands
- 28:33in
- 28:33the
- 28:33world.
- 28:33We're
- 28:34helping
- 28:34them
- 28:34connect
- 28:34to
- 28:35customers,
- 28:35the
- 28:35retailer
- 28:36and
- 28:36they're
- 28:36in
- 28:37consumer
- 28:37or
- 28:37shopper.
- 28:38So
- 28:38we
- 28:38really
- 28:39have
- 28:39an
- 28:39important
- 28:39role
- 28:40to
- 28:40play
- 28:40in
- 28:41the
- 28:41end
- 28:41customer
- 28:41experience
- 28:42to
- 28:42then
- 28:42backing
- 28:42it
- 28:42up
- 28:43from
- 28:43that
- 28:43into
- 28:43the
- 28:43retailer
- 28:44and
- 28:44then
- 28:44back
- 28:44to
- 28:44the
- 28:45brand.
- 28:46Justin,
- 28:46how
- 28:46do
- 28:47you
- 28:47think
- 28:47about
- 28:47that
- 28:47across
- 28:48both
- 28:48the
- 28:48physical
- 28:48stores
- 28:49and
- 28:49the
- 28:49digital
- 28:50commerce
- 28:50environment?
- 28:51Yeah,
- 28:51the
- 28:52challenge
- 28:52for
- 28:52most
- 28:52retailers
- 28:53is
- 28:53they
- 28:53built
- 28:54their
- 28:54physical
- 28:54store
- 28:55kind
- 28:55of
- 28:55infrastructure,
- 28:56technology
- 28:57platform
- 28:58separate
- 28:58from
- 28:58E
- 28:58commerce.
- 28:59And
- 28:59so
- 28:59many
- 29:00of
- 29:00the
- 29:00legacy
- 29:00retailers
- 29:01are
- 29:01still
- 29:02struggling
- 29:02to,
- 29:02I'll
- 29:02say,
- 29:03integrate
- 29:03that
- 29:04so
- 29:04that
- 29:04they
- 29:04can
- 29:04operate
- 29:05across
- 29:05different
- 29:06channels.
- 29:07And
- 29:07that's
- 29:07something
- 29:07we're
- 29:08helping
- 29:08our
- 29:09customers
- 29:09with,
- 29:09especially
- 29:10as
- 29:10it
- 29:10relates
- 29:10to
- 29:10what's
- 29:11called
- 29:11composable
- 29:11commerce.
- 29:12So
- 29:12that's
- 29:12a
- 29:13big
- 29:13focus
- 29:13for
- 29:13us
- 29:14with
- 29:14legacy
- 29:14retailers.
- 29:15For
- 29:15the,
- 29:16I'd
- 29:17say
- 29:17the
- 29:17digital
- 29:17native
- 29:18retailers
- 29:18or
- 29:19those
- 29:19that
- 29:19might
- 29:19be
- 29:19newer,
- 29:20a
- 29:20lot
- 29:20of
- 29:20them
- 29:20started
- 29:21in
- 29:21cloud.
- 29:21They
- 29:21launched
- 29:22in
- 29:22cloud.
- 29:22So
- 29:22they're
- 29:22very
- 29:22interested
- 29:23in
- 29:23new
- 29:24tech,
- 29:24new
- 29:24capabilities
- 29:25they
- 29:25can
- 29:25launch
- 29:25quickly
- 29:26to
- 29:26better
- 29:26that
- 29:26experience,
- 29:27whether
- 29:27it
- 29:27be
- 29:27on
- 29:27a
- 29:28mobile
- 29:28app,
- 29:29the
- 29:29website,
- 29:29or
- 29:29in
- 29:30store.
- 29:30And
- 29:30then
- 29:31the
- 29:31third
- 29:31area
- 29:32that
- 29:32I
- 29:32just
- 29:32mentioned
- 29:32is
- 29:33the
- 29:33in
- 29:33store
- 29:33experience
- 29:33for
- 29:34the
- 29:34actual
- 29:34employee.
- 29:35Right.
- 29:36How
- 29:36do
- 29:36you
- 29:36enable
- 29:37the
- 29:37staff
- 29:38member
- 29:38to
- 29:38have
- 29:38better
- 29:39insights
- 29:39into
- 29:39a
- 29:39customer
- 29:40or
- 29:40better
- 29:40insights
- 29:41into
- 29:41actual
- 29:41inventory
- 29:42and
- 29:42whatnot?
- 29:43So
- 29:43there's
- 29:43a
- 29:43lot
- 29:43of
- 29:43focus
- 29:44on
- 29:44technology,
- 29:45not
- 29:45only
- 29:45for
- 29:45the
- 29:45customer,
- 29:46but
- 29:46for
- 29:46the
- 29:46staff
- 29:47member
- 29:47in
- 29:47store.
- 29:47Great
- 29:48stuff,
- 29:48Justin.
- 29:48Thanks
- 29:49for
- 29:49being
- 29:49here.
- 29:49Thank
- 29:50you.
- 29:54Headline
- 29:54number
- 29:55four.
- 29:55Levi's
- 29:56reportedly
- 29:56crunched
- 29:57the
- 29:57data
- 29:57to
- 29:57jump
- 29:58on
- 29:58the
- 29:58baggy
- 29:58jeans
- 29:59trend.
- 29:59According
- 29:59to
- 30:00the
- 30:00Wall
- 30:00street
- 30:00journal,
- 30:00in
- 30:012020,
- 30:01Levi
- 30:02signed
- 30:02a
- 30:02deal
- 30:03with
- 30:03Google
- 30:03Cloud
- 30:04and
- 30:04began
- 30:04gathering
- 30:05data
- 30:05points
- 30:06from
- 30:06purchases,
- 30:07web
- 30:07browsing
- 30:07retail
- 30:08partner
- 30:08sales
- 30:09and
- 30:09its
- 30:09loyalty
- 30:09program
- 30:10into
- 30:10a
- 30:10Google
- 30:11database
- 30:11and
- 30:11running
- 30:12daily
- 30:12machine
- 30:13learning
- 30:13algorithms
- 30:14designed
- 30:14to
- 30:14identify
- 30:15and
- 30:15predict
- 30:15purchase
- 30:16trends.
- 30:17Jesus
- 30:17Christ.
- 30:18And
- 30:18how
- 30:18many,
- 30:19how
- 30:19many
- 30:19buzzwords
- 30:20were
- 30:20in
- 30:20that
- 30:20last
- 30:21sentence?
- 30:21A
- 30:21lot.
- 30:21For
- 30:22the
- 30:22last
- 30:22time,
- 30:23Levi's
- 30:23Chief
- 30:24digital.
- 30:24For
- 30:24the
- 30:24first
- 30:25time,
- 30:25not
- 30:25the
- 30:25last
- 30:25time,
- 30:26and
- 30:26for
- 30:26the
- 30:26first
- 30:26time,
- 30:27Levi's
- 30:28Chief
- 30:28Digital
- 30:28Officer
- 30:28Jason
- 30:29Gowens
- 30:29told
- 30:30the
- 30:30Journal,
- 30:30Levi's
- 30:31was
- 30:31able
- 30:31to
- 30:31continuously
- 30:32pull
- 30:32together
- 30:32data
- 30:33from
- 30:33110
- 30:34countries,
- 30:34not
- 30:35100
- 30:35and
- 30:35110
- 30:36countries,
- 30:37and
- 30:3750,000
- 30:38points
- 30:39of
- 30:39distribution,
- 30:40only
- 30:401100
- 30:41of
- 30:41which
- 30:42were
- 30:42Levi's
- 30:43own
- 30:43stores.
- 30:45As
- 30:45a
- 30:45result,
- 30:45the
- 30:46new
- 30:46data
- 30:46system
- 30:46helped
- 30:47the
- 30:47company
- 30:47understand
- 30:48that
- 30:48Baggy
- 30:49and
- 30:49Loose
- 30:49silhouettes
- 30:50weren't
- 30:50just
- 30:50for
- 30:51the
- 30:51TikTok
- 30:51generation,
- 30:52they
- 30:52were
- 30:52for
- 30:53everyone.
- 30:53As
- 30:54a
- 30:54result,
- 30:54Levi's
- 30:55dove
- 30:55into
- 30:55marketing
- 30:56campaigns
- 30:56like
- 30:57Live
- 30:57Loose,
- 30:58gotta
- 30:58like
- 30:58that
- 30:58campaign
- 30:59and
- 30:59began
- 30:59evangelizing
- 31:00on
- 31:01the
- 31:01trendiness
- 31:02of
- 31:02roomier
- 31:02fits
- 31:03to
- 31:03its
- 31:04retail
- 31:04partners.
- 31:05And
- 31:06yes,
- 31:06are
- 31:06you
- 31:07buying
- 31:07or
- 31:07selling
- 31:08the
- 31:08impact
- 31:08of
- 31:09data
- 31:09that
- 31:09Levi's
- 31:10claims
- 31:10it
- 31:11has
- 31:11had
- 31:11on
- 31:12its
- 31:12business?
- 31:13My
- 31:13God,
- 31:13there's
- 31:14so
- 31:14many
- 31:14merchandising
- 31:15questions
- 31:15in
- 31:15this.
- 31:15I
- 31:16feel
- 31:16like
- 31:16I'm
- 31:16just
- 31:16getting
- 31:17slaughtered
- 31:17and
- 31:17they're
- 31:17going
- 31:18right
- 31:18to
- 31:18me.
- 31:18So
- 31:18I'm,
- 31:19I'm
- 31:20interested
- 31:20to
- 31:20hear
- 31:20where
- 31:21you
- 31:21land
- 31:21on
- 31:21this,
- 31:21Chris.
- 31:22But
- 31:22look,
- 31:23I'm
- 31:23buying
- 31:24because
- 31:24the
- 31:24price
- 31:24is
- 31:25low.
- 31:26I'm
- 31:26buying
- 31:26because
- 31:27the
- 31:27price
- 31:27is
- 31:27low
- 31:27and
- 31:27things
- 31:28can
- 31:28only
- 31:28go
- 31:28up
- 31:29from
- 31:29here.
- 31:29Not
- 31:30because
- 31:30I
- 31:30think
- 31:30this
- 31:30baggy
- 31:31jeans
- 31:31example
- 31:32is
- 31:32like
- 31:33the
- 31:33case
- 31:33study
- 31:33I
- 31:33would
- 31:33choose
- 31:34to
- 31:34represent
- 31:35investing
- 31:36in
- 31:36this
- 31:36kind
- 31:37of
- 31:37data.
- 31:37But
- 31:38I
- 31:38think
- 31:38you
- 31:39and
- 31:39I
- 31:39have
- 31:39heard
- 31:39repeatedly
- 31:40over
- 31:40the
- 31:40course
- 31:40of
- 31:41the
- 31:41last
- 31:41several
- 31:41weeks
- 31:41at
- 31:41all
- 31:41these
- 31:42conferences
- 31:42that
- 31:42the
- 31:42number
- 31:43one
- 31:43thing
- 31:43that
- 31:43the
- 31:43retail
- 31:44CEOs
- 31:44and
- 31:45executives
- 31:45that
- 31:45we've
- 31:45been
- 31:46interviewing
- 31:46have
- 31:47been
- 31:47saying
- 31:47that
- 31:48they're
- 31:48investing
- 31:48in
- 31:49is
- 31:49data
- 31:49to
- 31:50support
- 31:50decision
- 31:51making.
- 31:51For
- 31:51them,
- 31:52including
- 31:52in
- 31:52merchandising
- 31:53scenarios.
- 31:53I
- 31:54think
- 31:54you
- 31:54also
- 31:55have
- 31:55to
- 31:55be
- 31:55invested
- 31:56and
- 31:56AI
- 31:56tools
- 31:57to
- 31:57kind
- 31:57of
- 31:57aggregate
- 31:58this
- 31:58data
- 31:58to
- 31:59really
- 31:59bring
- 31:59that
- 32:00to
- 32:00something
- 32:01that
- 32:01the
- 32:01buying
- 32:01and
- 32:02merchandising
- 32:02teams
- 32:03at
- 32:03Levi's
- 32:04in
- 32:04this
- 32:04case
- 32:05can
- 32:05really
- 32:06utilize
- 32:07and
- 32:07help
- 32:07inform
- 32:08some
- 32:08of
- 32:08the
- 32:08decisions
- 32:09they're
- 32:09making.
- 32:09But
- 32:10much
- 32:10like
- 32:10the
- 32:10Walmart
- 32:11story
- 32:11that
- 32:12we
- 32:12were
- 32:12talking
- 32:12about
- 32:12earlier
- 32:12within
- 32:13home
- 32:13testing,
- 32:14I
- 32:14still
- 32:14think
- 32:14that
- 32:15that's
- 32:15going
- 32:15to
- 32:16be
- 32:16the
- 32:16thing
- 32:16that
- 32:16you
- 32:17have
- 32:17to
- 32:17invest
- 32:17in,
- 32:17but
- 32:17you
- 32:18still
- 32:18need
- 32:18the
- 32:19art
- 32:19of
- 32:19the
- 32:19merchandising
- 32:20here.
- 32:20Like,
- 32:20you
- 32:21still
- 32:21need.
- 32:21A
- 32:21good
- 32:22merchant
- 32:22would
- 32:22know
- 32:22that
- 32:23the
- 32:23baggy
- 32:23jeans
- 32:24trend
- 32:24is
- 32:24coming.
- 32:24A.
- 32:25A
- 32:25good
- 32:25merchant
- 32:26understands
- 32:27that.
- 32:27But
- 32:27I
- 32:27think
- 32:28what's
- 32:28cool
- 32:28about
- 32:28this
- 32:29is
- 32:29that
- 32:29I
- 32:29think
- 32:29you
- 32:29start
- 32:30to
- 32:30position
- 32:31Levi's
- 32:31in
- 32:32a
- 32:32more
- 32:32competitive
- 32:33space
- 32:33against
- 32:34some
- 32:34of
- 32:34the
- 32:34fast
- 32:35fashion
- 32:35players
- 32:36out
- 32:36there,
- 32:36like
- 32:36Shein
- 32:37and
- 32:37Timu,
- 32:37who
- 32:37are
- 32:37taking
- 32:38aggregated
- 32:39data
- 32:39on
- 32:39their
- 32:39platforms.
- 32:40How
- 32:40much
- 32:40timing,
- 32:41like,
- 32:41what
- 32:41people
- 32:42are
- 32:42searching,
- 32:42how
- 32:42much
- 32:42time
- 32:43they're
- 32:43spending
- 32:43engaging
- 32:44with,
- 32:44you
- 32:44know,
- 32:45games
- 32:45or
- 32:46shopping
- 32:47experiences
- 32:48for
- 32:48certain
- 32:48products
- 32:48in
- 32:49the
- 32:49app
- 32:49and
- 32:49then
- 32:49using
- 32:49that
- 32:50data
- 32:50to
- 32:50determine
- 32:50how
- 32:51much
- 32:51of
- 32:51products
- 32:51they
- 32:51make,
- 32:52what
- 32:52trends
- 32:52are
- 32:53kind
- 32:53of
- 32:53coming
- 32:53down
- 32:53the
- 32:53pipeline.
- 32:54I
- 32:55think
- 32:55there's,
- 32:56there's
- 32:56a
- 32:56use
- 32:56case
- 32:57for
- 32:57this.
- 32:57I
- 32:58think
- 32:58this
- 32:58is
- 32:58just
- 32:58an
- 32:59early
- 32:59stage
- 32:59and
- 32:59maybe
- 33:00not
- 33:00the
- 33:00best
- 33:00example
- 33:01for
- 33:01it,
- 33:01but
- 33:02I
- 33:02have
- 33:02a
- 33:02feeling
- 33:03that
- 33:03you're
- 33:03gonna,
- 33:04you're
- 33:04gonna
- 33:04take
- 33:04this
- 33:05in
- 33:05a
- 33:05completely
- 33:05different
- 33:06direction.
- 33:06Chris.
- 33:08Well,
- 33:09and
- 33:09you're
- 33:09not
- 33:09buying.
- 33:10You're
- 33:10not
- 33:10buying.
- 33:10I
- 33:11gotta
- 33:11tell
- 33:11you,
- 33:11you
- 33:12know
- 33:12me
- 33:12really,
- 33:13really
- 33:13well
- 33:13at
- 33:14this
- 33:14point.
- 33:14You
- 33:14could
- 33:14probably
- 33:15tell
- 33:15from
- 33:15how
- 33:15I
- 33:15did
- 33:15the
- 33:15re.
- 33:16I'm.
- 33:16I'm.
- 33:16No,
- 33:16I'm
- 33:17not
- 33:17buying
- 33:17this.
- 33:17I'm
- 33:17selling
- 33:17this
- 33:18hard.
- 33:18In
- 33:18fact,
- 33:19like,
- 33:19I
- 33:19think
- 33:19back,
- 33:19this
- 33:20is
- 33:20like,
- 33:20why,
- 33:20why
- 33:21I
- 33:21personally
- 33:21got
- 33:22into
- 33:22the
- 33:22business
- 33:22that
- 33:22we're
- 33:23in
- 33:23is
- 33:23to
- 33:24call.
- 33:24Call
- 33:25PS
- 33:25on
- 33:25headlines
- 33:26like
- 33:26this,
- 33:26I'm
- 33:26selling
- 33:27this
- 33:27so
- 33:27hard.
- 33:28This,
- 33:28this
- 33:29story
- 33:29to
- 33:29me
- 33:29is
- 33:30an
- 33:30example
- 33:30of
- 33:31claiming
- 33:32text
- 33:32impact
- 33:33for
- 33:33something
- 33:33that
- 33:34lines
- 33:34up
- 33:34after
- 33:34the
- 33:35fact,
- 33:35after
- 33:35it's
- 33:35happened.
- 33:36Okay,
- 33:36the
- 33:36baggy
- 33:36trend,
- 33:38you're
- 33:38just
- 33:38doing
- 33:39this
- 33:39on
- 33:39leave,
- 33:40like,
- 33:40for
- 33:40this
- 33:40Levi's.
- 33:41Yeah,
- 33:41I'm.
- 33:41The
- 33:41claim
- 33:42on
- 33:42the
- 33:42claim
- 33:42that
- 33:42Levi's
- 33:43is
- 33:43attributing
- 33:44their
- 33:44success
- 33:45on
- 33:45the
- 33:45baggy
- 33:45jeans
- 33:46trend
- 33:46to
- 33:46their
- 33:46partnership
- 33:46with
- 33:47Google
- 33:47Cloud.
- 33:47I
- 33:47just
- 33:47think
- 33:48it's
- 33:48total
- 33:48baloney.
- 33:49I
- 33:49mean,
- 33:49and
- 33:49seriously,
- 33:50the
- 33:50baggy
- 33:50jeans
- 33:51trend,
- 33:51you
- 33:51didn't
- 33:51see
- 33:52that
- 33:52coming?
- 33:53I
- 33:53saw
- 33:53that
- 33:53coming.
- 33:54You
- 33:54know,
- 33:54like,
- 33:55I
- 33:55mean,
- 33:55and
- 33:56you're
- 33:56telling
- 33:56me,
- 33:56like,
- 33:56you
- 33:57even
- 33:57mentioned
- 33:57all
- 33:57the
- 33:57fashion
- 33:58merchants
- 33:58at
- 33:58Levi's
- 33:59went
- 33:59to
- 34:00data
- 34:00from
- 34:00Google
- 34:00Cloud
- 34:01to
- 34:01Tell
- 34:01them
- 34:01the
- 34:02baggy
- 34:02jeans
- 34:02trend
- 34:02was
- 34:03coming.
- 34:03Come
- 34:04on,
- 34:05I
- 34:05wasn't
- 34:05born
- 34:05yesterday.
- 34:06And,
- 34:07and,
- 34:08and,
- 34:08but,
- 34:08you
- 34:08know,
- 34:09my
- 34:09last
- 34:09I'd
- 34:10say
- 34:10is,
- 34:10good
- 34:10job
- 34:11by
- 34:11you,
- 34:11Jason
- 34:11Gowans,
- 34:12for
- 34:12trying
- 34:12to
- 34:12make
- 34:12Levi's
- 34:13sound
- 34:13much
- 34:13cooler
- 34:14from
- 34:14a
- 34:14tech
- 34:14standpoint
- 34:15than
- 34:15it
- 34:15probably
- 34:15is.
- 34:15And,
- 34:16and
- 34:16for
- 34:16my
- 34:16friends
- 34:17there,
- 34:17like,
- 34:17I've
- 34:17heard
- 34:18very,
- 34:18very
- 34:19different
- 34:20varying
- 34:20degrees
- 34:21of
- 34:21how,
- 34:22how
- 34:23tech
- 34:23forward
- 34:23Levi's
- 34:24is
- 34:24and
- 34:24how,
- 34:25and
- 34:25how
- 34:25much
- 34:25they
- 34:26struggle
- 34:26on
- 34:26the
- 34:26tech
- 34:27side
- 34:27of
- 34:27things.
- 34:27So,
- 34:27so
- 34:28maybe
- 34:28so.
- 34:28I,
- 34:28I
- 34:29just
- 34:29think
- 34:29this
- 34:29is
- 34:29taking
- 34:30a
- 34:30victory
- 34:30lap
- 34:30for
- 34:31something
- 34:31that
- 34:31is
- 34:31just
- 34:32nicely
- 34:32correlated
- 34:33with
- 34:33your
- 34:33sales
- 34:33performance.
- 34:34That's
- 34:34what
- 34:34I'd
- 34:35say.
- 34:35So,
- 34:35so
- 34:36to
- 34:36clarify
- 34:37then,
- 34:37I
- 34:37think
- 34:37so
- 34:37you're
- 34:38saying
- 34:38you're
- 34:39selling
- 34:40the,
- 34:40the
- 34:40claim
- 34:41that
- 34:41Levi's
- 34:41is
- 34:41making.
- 34:42You're
- 34:42not
- 34:42selling
- 34:43the
- 34:43idea
- 34:43that
- 34:44companies
- 34:44should
- 34:44be
- 34:44investing
- 34:45in
- 34:45this
- 34:45type
- 34:45of
- 34:46technology
- 34:46to
- 34:47aggregate
- 34:48supply
- 34:48their
- 34:49merchants
- 34:49with
- 34:49and
- 34:49that
- 34:50there
- 34:50could
- 34:50be
- 34:50a
- 34:50positive
- 34:51outcome
- 34:51from
- 34:51that?
- 34:52Yes.
- 34:53Right.
- 34:53Yes.
- 34:54100.
- 34:54Yes.
- 34:55Okay,
- 34:55here's.
- 34:55I
- 34:56think
- 34:56we're
- 34:56on
- 34:56the
- 34:56same
- 34:56page.
- 34:57I
- 34:57think
- 34:57we're
- 34:57on
- 34:57the
- 34:58same
- 34:58page.
- 34:58Yes.
- 34:58Here's
- 34:59how
- 34:59I'm
- 34:59guessing
- 34:59this
- 35:00conversation
- 35:00actually
- 35:00went
- 35:01down.
- 35:01If
- 35:01I
- 35:01had,
- 35:01if
- 35:02I
- 35:02had,
- 35:02you
- 35:02know,
- 35:03a
- 35:03bird's
- 35:03eye
- 35:03view
- 35:03into
- 35:04Macy's
- 35:04if
- 35:04I
- 35:04was
- 35:04a
- 35:04fly
- 35:05in
- 35:05the
- 35:05wall
- 35:05or
- 35:05not
- 35:06Macy's
- 35:06in
- 35:06Levi's,
- 35:06if
- 35:07I
- 35:07was
- 35:07a
- 35:07fly
- 35:07on
- 35:07the
- 35:07wall
- 35:07in
- 35:08Levi's,
- 35:08like,
- 35:09the
- 35:09fashion,
- 35:10the,
- 35:10the
- 35:10merchants
- 35:11are
- 35:11like
- 35:11doing
- 35:11their
- 35:12line
- 35:12review.
- 35:12They're
- 35:12like,
- 35:12biggie,
- 35:13baggy
- 35:13jeans
- 35:13is
- 35:13going
- 35:13to
- 35:14be
- 35:14the
- 35:14trend
- 35:14this
- 35:14year.
- 35:14We're
- 35:15going
- 35:15to
- 35:15buy
- 35:15into
- 35:15it
- 35:15big.
- 35:16And
- 35:16then
- 35:16some
- 35:16computer
- 35:17walk
- 35:17in
- 35:17the
- 35:17side's
- 35:18like,
- 35:18yep,
- 35:18our
- 35:18data
- 35:18says
- 35:19that,
- 35:19that,
- 35:19let's
- 35:19do
- 35:19that.
- 35:20And
- 35:20then
- 35:20they're
- 35:20like,
- 35:20okay,
- 35:21fine,
- 35:21yeah,
- 35:21let's
- 35:21take
- 35:22credit
- 35:22for
- 35:22it.
- 35:22That's
- 35:22how
- 35:22it
- 35:23works.
- 35:23You
- 35:23know
- 35:23that.
- 35:23Well,
- 35:24that's,
- 35:24that's
- 35:24a
- 35:24funny
- 35:25thing
- 35:25about
- 35:25retail.
- 35:26I
- 35:26mean,
- 35:26there's
- 35:27there's
- 35:27only.
- 35:27Still
- 35:28so
- 35:28much
- 35:28art
- 35:29and
- 35:29sci,
- 35:29you
- 35:29know,
- 35:30so
- 35:30much
- 35:30science
- 35:31that
- 35:31goes
- 35:31into
- 35:31the
- 35:31art
- 35:32of
- 35:32just
- 35:32having
- 35:32to
- 35:32make
- 35:32bet.
- 35:33I
- 35:33mean,
- 35:33Levi's
- 35:34has
- 35:34to
- 35:34make
- 35:34some
- 35:34pretty
- 35:35big
- 35:35freaking
- 35:35bets
- 35:36pretty
- 35:36darn
- 35:36early
- 35:37too.
- 35:37So,
- 35:37like,
- 35:38I,
- 35:38I
- 35:39don't
- 35:39know.
- 35:39I
- 35:39just,
- 35:39I
- 35:39don't.
- 35:40I'm
- 35:40not
- 35:40buying
- 35:40it.
- 35:41Maybe
- 35:41a
- 35:41little
- 35:41bit,
- 35:41but
- 35:42not
- 35:42buying
- 35:42it.
- 35:42All
- 35:43right,
- 35:43all
- 35:43right,
- 35:44fair.
- 35:44Well,
- 35:44we
- 35:45kind
- 35:45of
- 35:45agree.
- 35:46Not.
- 35:46But
- 35:47not
- 35:47on
- 35:47the
- 35:47baggage
- 35:48jeans
- 35:48case
- 35:48study.
- 35:49That's
- 35:49where
- 35:49we'll
- 35:49leave
- 35:50this.
- 35:50Oh,
- 35:50yeah.
- 35:51Data
- 35:51100
- 35:52data
- 35:52is
- 35:52the
- 35:53foundation
- 35:53of
- 35:53good
- 35:53retailing
- 35:54going
- 35:54forward.
- 35:54Yes.
- 35:55Yes.
- 35:56Okay.
- 35:56All
- 35:57right.
- 35:57Headline
- 35:57number
- 35:58five.
- 35:58Walmart
- 35:59is
- 35:59boosting
- 36:00what
- 36:00it
- 36:00pays.
- 36:01Regional
- 36:01store
- 36:01managers
- 36:02this
- 36:02year,
- 36:02enabling
- 36:03the
- 36:03top
- 36:03performers
- 36:04to
- 36:04take
- 36:04home
- 36:04more
- 36:05than
- 36:05$600,000
- 36:07a
- 36:07year.
- 36:07According
- 36:08to
- 36:08the
- 36:08Wall
- 36:08Street
- 36:08Journal,
- 36:09regional
- 36:09managers
- 36:10responsible
- 36:10for
- 36:10clusters
- 36:11of
- 36:11a
- 36:11dozen
- 36:11Walmart
- 36:12stores,
- 36:12a
- 36:12role
- 36:13known
- 36:13as
- 36:13a
- 36:13market,
- 36:14will
- 36:15be
- 36:15able
- 36:15to
- 36:15earn
- 36:16between
- 36:16$420,000
- 36:18and
- 36:18$620,000
- 36:19if
- 36:20they
- 36:20get
- 36:20their
- 36:20full
- 36:21bonuses
- 36:21this
- 36:22year.
- 36:22That
- 36:23total
- 36:23is
- 36:23up
- 36:24from
- 36:24a
- 36:24range
- 36:24of
- 36:25roughly
- 36:25320,000
- 36:26to
- 36:26570,000
- 36:28last
- 36:28year.
- 36:29The
- 36:29retail
- 36:29giant
- 36:30recently
- 36:30told
- 36:31these
- 36:31supervisors
- 36:32about
- 36:32increased
- 36:32bonus
- 36:33and
- 36:33stock
- 36:33awards,
- 36:34changes
- 36:34that
- 36:35reflect
- 36:35how
- 36:35their
- 36:35jobs
- 36:36of
- 36:36running
- 36:36a
- 36:37collection
- 36:37of
- 36:37stores
- 36:37have
- 36:38become
- 36:38more
- 36:38critical
- 36:39to
- 36:39the
- 36:39company's
- 36:40success.
- 36:40At
- 36:41the
- 36:41same
- 36:41time,
- 36:41Walmart
- 36:42is
- 36:42pulling
- 36:42back
- 36:42on
- 36:43perks
- 36:43for
- 36:43office
- 36:44based
- 36:44staff,
- 36:44such
- 36:45as
- 36:45gradually
- 36:45ending
- 36:46remote
- 36:46work,
- 36:47cutting
- 36:47some
- 36:47pay
- 36:47and
- 36:48shifting
- 36:48workers
- 36:49to
- 36:49the
- 36:49same
- 36:49health
- 36:49insurance
- 36:50plans
- 36:51offered
- 36:51to
- 36:51most
- 36:52store
- 36:52staff.
- 36:53Chris,
- 36:53are
- 36:53you
- 36:53pro
- 36:54or
- 36:54con?
- 36:55Walmart
- 36:55increasing
- 36:55its
- 36:56benefits
- 36:56for
- 36:57regional
- 36:57store
- 36:57managers?
- 36:58Especially
- 36:58important
- 36:59since
- 36:59you
- 36:59were
- 37:00one.
- 37:01Yes,
- 37:02I
- 37:02was,
- 37:03thank
- 37:03you.
- 37:03But
- 37:04for
- 37:04Target.
- 37:04Yeah,
- 37:04not
- 37:04for
- 37:04Walmart,
- 37:05not
- 37:05for
- 37:05Walmart,
- 37:05but
- 37:05for
- 37:06Target.
- 37:06And
- 37:06were
- 37:06you
- 37:07making
- 37:07$640,000
- 37:08a
- 37:09year?
- 37:09Because
- 37:09that
- 37:09is
- 37:10pretty
- 37:10sweet.
- 37:12God
- 37:13no.
- 37:13And
- 37:14I
- 37:14was
- 37:14a
- 37:14store
- 37:14manager
- 37:15when
- 37:15the
- 37:15sales
- 37:15weren't
- 37:15that
- 37:15great
- 37:16at
- 37:16Target
- 37:16either,
- 37:16so
- 37:16it
- 37:16definitely
- 37:17was
- 37:17not.
- 37:17Or
- 37:18a
- 37:18regional
- 37:18manager
- 37:19at
- 37:19Target
- 37:19when
- 37:19the
- 37:20sales
- 37:20were
- 37:20not
- 37:20great
- 37:20either.
- 37:20So
- 37:21no,
- 37:21I
- 37:21was
- 37:21not.
- 37:22But
- 37:23the
- 37:23great
- 37:24thing
- 37:24about
- 37:24this
- 37:24headline
- 37:24to
- 37:25end
- 37:25the
- 37:25show
- 37:25is
- 37:26finally
- 37:26a
- 37:26headline
- 37:27I
- 37:27can
- 37:27laud.
- 37:27I
- 37:27feel
- 37:27like
- 37:28I
- 37:28think
- 37:28every
- 37:29headline
- 37:29this
- 37:29week
- 37:30but
- 37:30this
- 37:30one
- 37:30I'm
- 37:31lauding.
- 37:31I
- 37:31love
- 37:31this
- 37:32move
- 37:32and
- 37:33why,
- 37:33you
- 37:33know,
- 37:33why
- 37:33Other
- 37:34retailers
- 37:34are
- 37:34closing
- 37:34stores.
- 37:35Walmart
- 37:35is
- 37:36investing
- 37:36in
- 37:36its
- 37:36bread
- 37:36and
- 37:36butter
- 37:37and
- 37:37signaling
- 37:37to
- 37:38the
- 37:38entire
- 37:38organization.
- 37:39This
- 37:39is
- 37:39my
- 37:40favorite
- 37:40part.
- 37:40They
- 37:40are
- 37:41signaling
- 37:41to
- 37:41the
- 37:41entire
- 37:42organization
- 37:43that
- 37:43store
- 37:44level
- 37:44work
- 37:44is
- 37:45as
- 37:45important,
- 37:45if
- 37:46not
- 37:46more
- 37:46important,
- 37:46than
- 37:47the
- 37:47work
- 37:47done
- 37:47in
- 37:47headquarters.
- 37:48And
- 37:48I
- 37:49got
- 37:49to
- 37:49tell
- 37:49you,
- 37:50and
- 37:50to
- 37:50your
- 37:50point,
- 37:50having
- 37:51done
- 37:51this
- 37:51exact
- 37:52job
- 37:52at
- 37:52Target,
- 37:53that
- 37:53is
- 37:53true.
- 37:54The
- 37:54scope
- 37:55of
- 37:55the
- 37:55job
- 37:55is
- 37:56much
- 37:56harder,
- 37:57much,
- 37:57much
- 37:57harder
- 37:58and
- 37:58requires
- 37:59an
- 37:59entirely
- 37:59different
- 38:00skill
- 38:00set
- 38:00than
- 38:01what
- 38:01I
- 38:01was
- 38:01getting
- 38:01paid
- 38:02for
- 38:02at
- 38:02an
- 38:02equivalent
- 38:03salary
- 38:04for
- 38:04my
- 38:04HQ
- 38:04roles
- 38:05at
- 38:05Target.
- 38:05Like
- 38:06hands
- 38:06down,
- 38:06I
- 38:07would
- 38:07say
- 38:07that
- 38:07every
- 38:07day
- 38:07to
- 38:08the
- 38:08cows
- 38:08come
- 38:08home.
- 38:09And
- 38:09at
- 38:09HQ
- 38:10also
- 38:10you're
- 38:10a
- 38:11dime
- 38:11a
- 38:11dozen.
- 38:12But
- 38:12good,
- 38:12competent
- 38:13field
- 38:13leaders
- 38:13are
- 38:14much,
- 38:14much
- 38:14harder
- 38:15to
- 38:15find.
- 38:15Like
- 38:16you
- 38:16can
- 38:16find
- 38:17pick
- 38:17some
- 38:17random
- 38:17MBA
- 38:18off
- 38:18the
- 38:18street,
- 38:18but
- 38:18get
- 38:19an
- 38:19MBA
- 38:20in
- 38:20there
- 38:20to
- 38:20run
- 38:20a
- 38:20store
- 38:21and
- 38:21let
- 38:21alone
- 38:22run
- 38:22a
- 38:22region,
- 38:23that's
- 38:23a
- 38:23whole
- 38:24different
- 38:24thing.
- 38:24So
- 38:25Walmart,
- 38:25kudos
- 38:25to
- 38:25you
- 38:26for
- 38:26understanding
- 38:27what
- 38:27really
- 38:28leads
- 38:28to
- 38:28your
- 38:28success,
- 38:29which
- 38:29is
- 38:29fundamentally
- 38:30your
- 38:31performance
- 38:31in
- 38:32your
- 38:32stores.
- 38:32Got
- 38:33to
- 38:33give
- 38:33you
- 38:33credit
- 38:33on
- 38:33this
- 38:34one.
- 38:34Yeah,
- 38:35I
- 38:35agree.
- 38:35I
- 38:35mean
- 38:36I
- 38:36think
- 38:36it's
- 38:36about
- 38:37time.
- 38:37I
- 38:38never
- 38:38understood
- 38:39even
- 38:39you
- 38:39know,
- 38:39in
- 38:39our
- 38:40days
- 38:40at
- 38:40Target
- 38:40why
- 38:41you
- 38:41know,
- 38:41we
- 38:42had
- 38:42different
- 38:42bathrooms
- 38:43than
- 38:43the
- 38:43head
- 38:44at
- 38:44the
- 38:44headquarters
- 38:45than
- 38:45the
- 38:45stores
- 38:45teams.
- 38:46Like
- 38:46it's
- 38:47like
- 38:47little
- 38:47things
- 38:47like
- 38:48that.
- 38:48And
- 38:48so
- 38:48I
- 38:48think
- 38:48even
- 38:49looking
- 38:49at
- 38:49like
- 38:49the
- 38:50health
- 38:50care
- 38:50being
- 38:51consistent
- 38:51across
- 38:52the
- 38:52board,
- 38:52like
- 38:52you
- 38:53should
- 38:53be
- 38:54treating
- 38:55these
- 38:55store
- 38:55teams
- 38:56who
- 38:56are
- 38:57still
- 38:57making
- 38:57the
- 38:58most
- 38:58impact
- 38:58to
- 38:59your
- 38:59bottom
- 38:59line.
- 39:00They're
- 39:00responsible
- 39:01for
- 39:01successfully
- 39:01rolling
- 39:02out
- 39:02all
- 39:02this
- 39:02technology
- 39:03and
- 39:04eventually
- 39:04creating
- 39:05a
- 39:05positive
- 39:06customer
- 39:06experience
- 39:07that's
- 39:07going
- 39:07to
- 39:08keep
- 39:08all
- 39:08the
- 39:09HQ
- 39:09jobs
- 39:09funded
- 39:10anyway.
- 39:10Like
- 39:11these
- 39:11are
- 39:11the
- 39:11people
- 39:12who
- 39:12you
- 39:12should
- 39:12be
- 39:12investing
- 39:12in.
- 39:13Plus
- 39:13I
- 39:13think
- 39:13it's
- 39:14really
- 39:14important
- 39:14when
- 39:15you
- 39:15think
- 39:15of,
- 39:16and
- 39:16I
- 39:16hope
- 39:16that
- 39:16this,
- 39:17this
- 39:17helps
- 39:17with
- 39:17attrition
- 39:18in
- 39:18these
- 39:19jobs
- 39:19early
- 39:20on,
- 39:20like
- 39:20the
- 39:20early
- 39:21store
- 39:21associate
- 39:21jobs.
- 39:22It
- 39:22gives
- 39:22you
- 39:23a
- 39:23really
- 39:24well
- 39:25deserved
- 39:25and
- 39:26well
- 39:27laid
- 39:27out
- 39:28career
- 39:28path
- 39:28for
- 39:29something
- 39:29to
- 39:29aspire
- 39:29working.
- 39:30Yes.
- 39:30Like
- 39:31if
- 39:31I
- 39:32know
- 39:32as
- 39:33an
- 39:33associate
- 39:34starting
- 39:34as
- 39:34a
- 39:3416
- 39:35year
- 39:35old
- 39:35begging
- 39:35groceries
- 39:36like
- 39:36you
- 39:36know,
- 39:36Doug
- 39:37McMillan
- 39:37did
- 39:38or
- 39:38stocking
- 39:39shelves
- 39:39like
- 39:40that,
- 39:40that
- 39:40I
- 39:41have
- 39:41a
- 39:41career
- 39:41path
- 39:41that
- 39:42could
- 39:42net
- 39:42me
- 39:42up
- 39:42to
- 39:43$600,000
- 39:44a
- 39:44year.
- 39:44Like
- 39:45I
- 39:45am
- 39:45loyal
- 39:46to
- 39:46this
- 39:46company,
- 39:47I
- 39:47am
- 39:47working
- 39:47hard
- 39:48and
- 39:48I
- 39:48am
- 39:48invested
- 39:49in
- 39:49making
- 39:49sure
- 39:49that
- 39:49this
- 39:50is
- 39:50a
- 39:50great
- 39:50experience
- 39:51overall.
- 39:52So
- 39:53I
- 39:53think
- 39:53it's
- 39:53a
- 39:54really,
- 39:54really
- 39:55brilliant
- 39:55move
- 39:55by
- 39:55Walmart
- 39:56and
- 39:56I
- 39:56think
- 39:57just
- 39:57goes
- 39:57to
- 39:57show
- 39:58how
- 39:58they
- 39:59are
- 39:59able
- 39:59to
- 39:59move
- 40:00so
- 40:00quickly
- 40:01and
- 40:01how
- 40:01they've
- 40:02come
- 40:02to
- 40:02the
- 40:02position
- 40:02that
- 40:03they're
- 40:03in
- 40:03because
- 40:03the
- 40:03hierarchy
- 40:04BS
- 40:05is
- 40:05not
- 40:05present.
- 40:06They're
- 40:06making
- 40:07sure
- 40:07that
- 40:07everybody's
- 40:08value
- 40:09is
- 40:09being
- 40:11appropriately
- 40:12rewarded
- 40:13in
- 40:13the
- 40:13organization.
- 40:14It's
- 40:14not
- 40:14about
- 40:14you
- 40:15know,
- 40:15who's
- 40:15friends
- 40:15with
- 40:15who
- 40:16or
- 40:16you
- 40:16know,
- 40:16what,
- 40:17what
- 40:17relationships
- 40:18are
- 40:18in
- 40:18which
- 40:18places.
- 40:19It's
- 40:19do
- 40:19the
- 40:19work
- 40:20and
- 40:20you
- 40:20get
- 40:21paid
- 40:21for
- 40:21it
- 40:21and
- 40:21we
- 40:21treat
- 40:22people
- 40:22equally
- 40:22here
- 40:23and
- 40:23I
- 40:23think
- 40:23that's
- 40:23really
- 40:23impressive.
- 40:25Yeah,
- 40:25no,
- 40:25100%.
- 40:26And
- 40:26I
- 40:26gotta
- 40:26ask
- 40:27you
- 40:27because
- 40:27I'm
- 40:27sure
- 40:27our
- 40:27listeners
- 40:28are
- 40:28wondering,
- 40:28and
- 40:28I'm
- 40:28wondering
- 40:29too,
- 40:29what
- 40:29did
- 40:29you
- 40:30mean
- 40:30about
- 40:30the
- 40:30Target
- 40:31bathrooms?
- 40:32What
- 40:32was,
- 40:32what
- 40:32was
- 40:32that
- 40:33about?
- 40:33I
- 40:33didn't
- 40:33understand,
- 40:33I
- 40:34didn't
- 40:35like
- 40:35when.
- 40:35We
- 40:35were
- 40:35building
- 40:36store
- 40:36of
- 40:36the
- 40:36future
- 40:37and
- 40:37we
- 40:37were
- 40:37trying
- 40:37to
- 40:38look
- 40:38at
- 40:38like
- 40:38what
- 40:39should
- 40:39the
- 40:39store
- 40:39bathrooms
- 40:40be
- 40:40like
- 40:40for
- 40:41associates,
- 40:42you
- 40:42know,
- 40:42at
- 40:43a
- 40:43Target
- 40:43store
- 40:44versus
- 40:44what
- 40:44the
- 40:45bathrooms
- 40:45were
- 40:45like
- 40:45at
- 40:45the
- 40:46headquarters.
- 40:46And
- 40:46that
- 40:47was
- 40:47always
- 40:47like
- 40:47a
- 40:47sticking
- 40:48point
- 40:48was
- 40:49you
- 40:49know,
- 40:49headquarters
- 40:50has
- 40:50the,
- 40:50have
- 40:50these
- 40:50like,
- 40:51like
- 40:51beautiful
- 40:52floor
- 40:52to
- 40:52ceiling
- 40:53like
- 40:54windows
- 40:54and
- 40:55you
- 40:55know,
- 40:55state
- 40:55of
- 40:55the
- 40:56art
- 40:56beautiful.
- 40:56It
- 40:56was
- 40:57like
- 40:57walking
- 40:57into
- 40:57a
- 40:57casino
- 40:58or
- 40:58a
- 40:58hotel
- 40:59room
- 40:59at
- 40:59headquarters
- 41:00to
- 41:00go
- 41:00into
- 41:00the
- 41:00bathrooms
- 41:01and
- 41:01there's
- 41:01all
- 41:01these
- 41:02like
- 41:02Paper
- 41:03products
- 41:03and
- 41:03feminine
- 41:04products
- 41:04out
- 41:05for
- 41:05people.
- 41:05And
- 41:05then
- 41:05you
- 41:06go
- 41:06into
- 41:06the
- 41:06store's
- 41:06bathrooms
- 41:07and
- 41:07it's
- 41:07like
- 41:08you're
- 41:08lucky
- 41:08if
- 41:08you
- 41:08got
- 41:09a
- 41:09toilet
- 41:09that's
- 41:09not
- 41:10clogged
- 41:10that
- 41:10you're
- 41:10gonna
- 41:11sit
- 41:11down
- 41:11at.
- 41:12And
- 41:12it
- 41:12was
- 41:13just
- 41:13things
- 41:13like
- 41:13that
- 41:14that
- 41:14we
- 41:14were
- 41:15really
- 41:15working
- 41:15to
- 41:15invest
- 41:16in
- 41:16at
- 41:16Target.
- 41:17And
- 41:17you've
- 41:17seen
- 41:18some
- 41:18of
- 41:18that
- 41:18in
- 41:18the
- 41:18store
- 41:19remodels
- 41:19that
- 41:19have
- 41:19happened
- 41:20certainly
- 41:20since
- 41:21then.
- 41:21But
- 41:21just
- 41:22like
- 41:22we
- 41:22wanted
- 41:22to
- 41:22make
- 41:22the
- 41:23experience
- 41:23as
- 41:24good
- 41:24as
- 41:25we
- 41:25had
- 41:25it
- 41:25at
- 41:25headquarters
- 41:26for
- 41:26the
- 41:27store,
- 41:27the
- 41:27regional
- 41:28managers,
- 41:28the
- 41:29store
- 41:29managers,
- 41:29and
- 41:30the
- 41:30team
- 41:30members
- 41:30that
- 41:30were
- 41:30working
- 41:31day
- 41:31in
- 41:31and
- 41:31day
- 41:31out,
- 41:32there's
- 41:32no
- 41:32reason
- 41:32they
- 41:32shouldn't
- 41:32have
- 41:33those
- 41:33things
- 41:33too.
- 41:34Yeah,
- 41:34I
- 41:34got
- 41:34you.
- 41:35So,
- 41:35like,
- 41:35yeah,
- 41:35we
- 41:35were.
- 41:35I
- 41:36remember
- 41:36that.
- 41:36Yeah,
- 41:36we
- 41:36were
- 41:36asking
- 41:36the
- 41:37questions
- 41:37like,
- 41:37should
- 41:37we
- 41:38have
- 41:38a
- 41:38shower
- 41:38for
- 41:38the
- 41:38people
- 41:39that
- 41:39bike
- 41:39to
- 41:39work
- 41:40or
- 41:40kids
- 41:40to
- 41:40work?
- 41:41You
- 41:41know,
- 41:41like
- 41:41we
- 41:41do
- 41:41at
- 41:41headquarters,
- 41:42you
- 41:42know.
- 41:42Right.
- 41:43You
- 41:43know,
- 41:43we
- 41:43were
- 41:43just
- 41:43talking
- 41:44about
- 41:44it
- 41:44at
- 41:44that
- 41:44time,
- 41:44but
- 41:45like,
- 41:45those
- 41:45are
- 41:45the
- 41:45types
- 41:45of
- 41:46things
- 41:46that
- 41:46we're
- 41:46saying.
- 41:46Yeah,
- 41:47that's
- 41:47interesting.
- 41:47I
- 41:48had
- 41:48forgotten
- 41:48about
- 41:48that.
- 41:49Thanks
- 41:49for.
- 41:49Thanks
- 41:49for.
- 41:50Thanks
- 41:50for
- 41:50taking
- 41:50me
- 41:51down
- 41:51memory
- 41:51lane.
- 41:51And
- 41:52I
- 41:52was,
- 41:52oh
- 41:52my
- 41:52God,
- 41:53anytime,
- 41:53Chris.
- 41:54You
- 41:54know,
- 41:54I'd
- 41:54do
- 41:54that.
- 41:55All
- 41:55right,
- 41:55well,
- 41:55let's
- 41:55get
- 41:56people
- 41:56out
- 41:56of
- 41:56here.
- 41:57Let's
- 41:57go
- 41:57to
- 41:57the
- 41:57lightning
- 41:58round.
- 41:58Chris,
- 41:58question
- 41:59number
- 41:59one
- 41:59is
- 41:59for
- 41:59you.
- 42:01I
- 42:01was
- 42:01so
- 42:02excited
- 42:02when
- 42:02I
- 42:02read
- 42:02this
- 42:02because
- 42:03it's
- 42:03perfect
- 42:03for
- 42:03you.
- 42:04Weight
- 42:06in
- 42:06the
- 42:06UK
- 42:06has
- 42:07made
- 42:07two
- 42:07major
- 42:07changes
- 42:08in
- 42:08an
- 42:08effort
- 42:09to
- 42:09steal
- 42:09back
- 42:09share
- 42:09from
- 42:10competitors.
- 42:10Number
- 42:11one,
- 42:11they've
- 42:11reintroduced
- 42:12their
- 42:12free
- 42:13daily
- 42:13tea
- 42:14or
- 42:14Americano
- 42:14program
- 42:15for
- 42:15all
- 42:15loyalty
- 42:16members
- 42:16with
- 42:16or
- 42:16without
- 42:17purchase.
- 42:18And
- 42:19back
- 42:20by
- 42:20popular
- 42:20demand,
- 42:21Chris
- 42:21is
- 42:22their
- 42:22original
- 42:22recipe
- 42:23ultra
- 42:23plush
- 42:24toilet
- 42:24paper.
- 42:25They
- 42:25have
- 42:25brought
- 42:26it
- 42:26back
- 42:26after
- 42:26your
- 42:26customers
- 42:27complained
- 42:27that
- 42:27the
- 42:28new
- 42:28toilet
- 42:29paper
- 42:29was
- 42:29two
- 42:30plies
- 42:30too
- 42:31thin.
- 42:31Which
- 42:32is
- 42:32of
- 42:32greater
- 42:32value
- 42:33to
- 42:33you,
- 42:33Chris,
- 42:33and
- 42:34would
- 42:34get
- 42:34you
- 42:34to
- 42:35shop
- 42:35at
- 42:35a
- 42:35weight
- 42:35rose
- 42:36more
- 42:36ply
- 42:37in
- 42:37the
- 42:37paper
- 42:37or
- 42:38a
- 42:38free
- 42:39morning
- 42:39Americano.
- 42:41Oh,
- 42:42man,
- 42:43you
- 42:43do
- 42:43know
- 42:43me
- 42:44so
- 42:44well.
- 42:44100%.
- 42:45It's
- 42:45the.
- 42:45The
- 42:45two
- 42:46ply
- 42:46toilet
- 42:46paper.
- 42:47And
- 42:48letting.
- 42:48Letting
- 42:49the
- 42:49listeners
- 42:49in
- 42:49on
- 42:49a
- 42:50little
- 42:50secret.
- 42:50I
- 42:50now
- 42:51travel
- 42:51with
- 42:51my
- 42:51own
- 42:51toilet
- 42:52paper.
- 42:52I'm
- 42:52bringing
- 42:52my
- 42:52own
- 42:54down
- 42:55to
- 42:55Florida
- 42:55because
- 42:56I.
- 42:56I
- 42:56need
- 42:56the
- 42:56extra
- 42:57play.
- 42:58My
- 42:58tushy
- 42:59needs
- 42:59some
- 42:59cushy.
- 43:00And
- 43:00that's
- 43:00basically
- 43:00what
- 43:00I
- 43:01would
- 43:01say
- 43:01we
- 43:01were.
- 43:02You
- 43:02guys,
- 43:02this
- 43:02is
- 43:03a
- 43:03taste
- 43:04of
- 43:04life
- 43:05on
- 43:05the
- 43:05road
- 43:05with
- 43:05Chris
- 43:06and
- 43:06myself.
- 43:07Chris,
- 43:07we
- 43:07were
- 43:08walking
- 43:08off
- 43:08the
- 43:08plane,
- 43:09we
- 43:09stopped
- 43:09at
- 43:10the
- 43:10bathroom
- 43:10and
- 43:10Chris,
- 43:10like,
- 43:10do
- 43:11you
- 43:11hands
- 43:11a
- 43:12roll
- 43:12of
- 43:12toilet
- 43:12paper?
- 43:12Do
- 43:13you
- 43:13want
- 43:13some
- 43:14toilet
- 43:14paper
- 43:14to
- 43:14bring
- 43:15into
- 43:15the
- 43:15bathroom?
- 43:15In
- 43:16case
- 43:16you
- 43:16need
- 43:16it,
- 43:17while
- 43:17very
- 43:18thoughtful,
- 43:18was
- 43:19one
- 43:19of
- 43:19the
- 43:19memories
- 43:20that
- 43:20I
- 43:20will
- 43:20absolutely
- 43:21not
- 43:21forget.
- 43:22That
- 43:22was
- 43:22standing
- 43:23next
- 43:23to
- 43:23the
- 43:23Wetzel's
- 43:24Pretzels
- 43:24in
- 43:24the
- 43:24middle
- 43:25of
- 43:25Las
- 43:25Vegas
- 43:26or
- 43:27New
- 43:27York
- 43:27Airport.
- 43:28I
- 43:28did
- 43:28not
- 43:28need
- 43:29that
- 43:29ply,
- 43:29but
- 43:29I'm
- 43:30glad
- 43:30that
- 43:30you
- 43:30have
- 43:30it,
- 43:30Chris.
- 43:31And
- 43:31Weight
- 43:31Roast
- 43:31has
- 43:32got
- 43:32you.
- 43:32They've
- 43:32got
- 43:32your
- 43:32back.
- 43:33You
- 43:33don't.
- 43:33You
- 43:34don't
- 43:34ever
- 43:34want
- 43:34to
- 43:34be
- 43:34short
- 43:34of
- 43:35ply.
- 43:35And.
- 43:35All
- 43:36right.
- 43:36Oreo
- 43:36has
- 43:37released
- 43:37limited
- 43:37edition
- 43:38post
- 43:38Malone
- 43:39Oreo
- 43:39cookies
- 43:40that
- 43:40feature
- 43:40a
- 43:40first
- 43:41of
- 43:41a
- 43:41kind,
- 43:42first
- 43:42of
- 43:42its
- 43:43kind
- 43:43swirled
- 43:43cream
- 43:44that
- 43:44is
- 43:45two
- 43:45different
- 43:45flavored
- 43:46cookies
- 43:46and
- 43:47embossments
- 43:47that
- 43:48represent
- 43:48Malone's
- 43:49music
- 43:49career.
- 43:50Okay,
- 43:51Stretch.
- 43:52Yeah.
- 43:52Right.
- 43:53All
- 43:53right.
- 43:53Okay.
- 43:54And.
- 43:54But
- 43:54it
- 43:54made
- 43:55me
- 43:55think.
- 43:55And
- 43:55if
- 43:55you
- 43:56were
- 43:56to
- 43:56design
- 43:56your
- 43:57own
- 43:57Oreo,
- 43:58what
- 43:59color
- 43:59would
- 43:59the
- 43:59filling
- 44:00and
- 44:00the
- 44:00cookie
- 44:01each
- 44:01be?
- 44:02Oh,
- 44:02this
- 44:02was
- 44:03a
- 44:03fun
- 44:03experiment
- 44:04to
- 44:04think
- 44:04about,
- 44:04Chris.
- 44:05It
- 44:06would
- 44:06be
- 44:06an
- 44:06Oreo
- 44:06cookie
- 44:07on
- 44:07top
- 44:07and
- 44:07a
- 44:08chewy
- 44:08Chips
- 44:08Ahoy
- 44:09on
- 44:09the
- 44:09bottom
- 44:10with
- 44:10a
- 44:10vanilla
- 44:10bean
- 44:11cream
- 44:11center.
- 44:12Like,
- 44:12I
- 44:12want
- 44:12a
- 44:12little
- 44:13Oreo,
- 44:13a
- 44:14little
- 44:14chocolate
- 44:14chip,
- 44:15and
- 44:15then
- 44:15a
- 44:15cream
- 44:16center.
- 44:16So
- 44:16it'd
- 44:16be
- 44:17not
- 44:17possible
- 44:17to
- 44:18produce
- 44:19Oreo.
- 44:20The
- 44:21testing
- 44:21would
- 44:21not
- 44:21go
- 44:22well
- 44:22with
- 44:22a
- 44:22Walmart
- 44:22group,
- 44:23because
- 44:23I
- 44:23think
- 44:23so.
- 44:23It'd
- 44:23be
- 44:23like
- 44:24multiple
- 44:24cookies
- 44:24with
- 44:25the
- 44:25cream
- 44:25filling
- 44:25in
- 44:26the
- 44:26center.
- 44:26That's.
- 44:26That's.
- 44:26It
- 44:27would
- 44:27be
- 44:27like
- 44:27an
- 44:27Oreo
- 44:27top
- 44:28cream
- 44:29filling.
- 44:29And
- 44:29then
- 44:30instead
- 44:30of
- 44:30another
- 44:30Oreo
- 44:31chocolate
- 44:31cookie,
- 44:32it
- 44:32would
- 44:32be
- 44:32like
- 44:32a
- 44:33chewy
- 44:33Chips
- 44:34Ahoy
- 44:34or
- 44:34like
- 44:34a
- 44:35chocolate
- 44:35chip
- 44:35cookie
- 44:36on
- 44:36the
- 44:36bottom.
- 44:37Well,
- 44:37maybe,
- 44:38maybe,
- 44:38maybe
- 44:39the
- 44:39makers
- 44:39of
- 44:39Oreo
- 44:40should
- 44:40test
- 44:40that
- 44:40through
- 44:41Walmart's
- 44:41new
- 44:41scintilla.
- 44:42That's
- 44:43what
- 44:43I
- 44:43said.
- 44:43It
- 44:43would
- 44:43not
- 44:44test
- 44:44well,
- 44:44so
- 44:44don't
- 44:45do
- 44:45it.
- 44:45That's
- 44:45not
- 44:46the.
- 44:46Not
- 44:46the
- 44:46road
- 44:46you
- 44:47should
- 44:47be
- 44:47going
- 44:47down.
- 44:48But,
- 44:48Chris,
- 44:49I'm
- 44:49going
- 44:49to
- 44:49go
- 44:49to
- 44:49you
- 44:50next.
- 44:50According
- 44:50to
- 44:51fashion
- 44:51editors,
- 44:52house
- 44:52slippers
- 44:53are
- 44:53a
- 44:53footwear
- 44:53trend
- 44:54to
- 44:54watch
- 44:54in
- 44:542025.
- 44:56As
- 44:56a
- 44:56house
- 44:56shoe
- 44:56aficionado,
- 44:58what
- 44:58are
- 44:58the
- 44:59critical
- 44:59components
- 45:00of
- 45:00a
- 45:00good
- 45:01house
- 45:01shoe
- 45:01or
- 45:02slipper?
- 45:03Man,
- 45:03you're
- 45:03bringing
- 45:04out
- 45:04all
- 45:04the
- 45:04skeletons
- 45:05in
- 45:05the
- 45:05wall.
- 45:05I
- 45:05am
- 45:06like,
- 45:06all
- 45:06my
- 45:06little
- 45:07office
- 45:08the
- 45:08news.
- 45:09It's
- 45:09not
- 45:09me.
- 45:09Yeah,
- 45:10right,
- 45:10right.
- 45:10Yeah.
- 45:10I'm
- 45:10sure
- 45:11it
- 45:11wasn't
- 45:11directed
- 45:11at
- 45:11me
- 45:11at
- 45:12all.
- 45:12Yes.
- 45:12For
- 45:12those.
- 45:13For
- 45:13those.
- 45:14For
- 45:14those
- 45:14that
- 45:14are
- 45:14listening,
- 45:15I
- 45:15always
- 45:15wear
- 45:15my
- 45:16shoes
- 45:16in
- 45:16the
- 45:16house.
- 45:16I
- 45:17never
- 45:17walk
- 45:17around
- 45:17my
- 45:17house
- 45:18barefoot,
- 45:18so.
- 45:18And
- 45:19to
- 45:19answer
- 45:19your
- 45:20question,
- 45:20a
- 45:20good
- 45:21pair
- 45:21of
- 45:21house
- 45:21shoes
- 45:22or
- 45:22slippers
- 45:23have
- 45:23to
- 45:23be
- 45:23sturdy.
- 45:24They
- 45:25have
- 45:25to
- 45:25stand
- 45:25up
- 45:25to
- 45:26stepping
- 45:26on
- 45:26a
- 45:26Lego
- 45:27or
- 45:27bumping
- 45:28your
- 45:28toe
- 45:28into
- 45:29a
- 45:29side
- 45:29table,
- 45:30both
- 45:31of
- 45:31which
- 45:31that
- 45:32I've
- 45:32done
- 45:32many
- 45:32times,
- 45:33and
- 45:33it
- 45:33hurts.
- 45:35So
- 45:36these
- 45:36have
- 45:36to
- 45:36have,
- 45:36like,
- 45:37shoe
- 45:37bottoms.
- 45:38You're
- 45:38talking
- 45:38like,
- 45:39solid
- 45:39bottoms.
- 45:39Like
- 45:39an
- 45:40ugg.
- 45:40See,
- 45:40you
- 45:41know
- 45:41where
- 45:41I'm
- 45:41going
- 45:41next.
- 45:42Yes.
- 45:42Because
- 45:42this
- 45:43is
- 45:43why
- 45:43I'm
- 45:43actually
- 45:44not
- 45:44a
- 45:44slipper
- 45:45fan
- 45:45at
- 45:45all.
- 45:46Okay.
- 45:47I
- 45:47always
- 45:47just
- 45:47prefer
- 45:48to
- 45:48wear
- 45:48my
- 45:48shoes
- 45:49in
- 45:49the
- 45:50house.
- 45:51Yes,
- 45:51that
- 45:52makes
- 45:52sense.
- 45:52Do
- 45:52you
- 45:53go
- 45:53out
- 45:53in
- 45:53the
- 45:53garage
- 45:54with
- 45:54your
- 45:54shoes
- 45:54on?
- 45:55Like.
- 45:55Or
- 45:55outside
- 45:56to
- 45:56get,
- 45:56like,
- 45:56the
- 45:57paper
- 45:57or
- 45:57something
- 45:57or
- 45:58take
- 45:58the
- 45:58garbage
- 45:58out
- 45:59with
- 45:59your
- 45:59house
- 45:59shoes
- 45:59on
- 46:00or
- 46:00they
- 46:00just
- 46:00stay
- 46:01in
- 46:01the
- 46:01house?
- 46:01House.
- 46:03I
- 46:03don't
- 46:03change
- 46:04my
- 46:04shoes
- 46:04when
- 46:04I
- 46:04come
- 46:05in
- 46:05from
- 46:05the
- 46:05outside.
- 46:06I
- 46:06just
- 46:07feel
- 46:07like
- 46:07this
- 46:07is
- 46:07a
- 46:07Mr.
- 46:08Rogers
- 46:08situation.
- 46:09Like,
- 46:09Chris
- 46:10puts
- 46:10his
- 46:10outside
- 46:11shoes
- 46:11on
- 46:11to
- 46:11go
- 46:11take
- 46:11the
- 46:12garbage
- 46:12out
- 46:12and
- 46:12then
- 46:12puts
- 46:13his
- 46:13inside
- 46:13shoes
- 46:14back
- 46:14on.
- 46:14No,
- 46:14they're.
- 46:15They're
- 46:15in
- 46:15and
- 46:15out.
- 46:16Doesn't
- 46:17matter.
- 46:17If
- 46:17I
- 46:17were.
- 46:18If
- 46:18I
- 46:18were
- 46:18staying.
- 46:19Like,
- 46:19for
- 46:19example,
- 46:19if
- 46:19I
- 46:19was
- 46:20staying
- 46:20at
- 46:20a
- 46:20long
- 46:20time
- 46:21at
- 46:21your
- 46:21house,
- 46:22I
- 46:22would
- 46:22bring
- 46:22a
- 46:22pair
- 46:23of
- 46:23house
- 46:23shoes
- 46:23because
- 46:24I
- 46:24know
- 46:24you
- 46:24require
- 46:24people
- 46:25to
- 46:25take
- 46:25their
- 46:25shoes
- 46:26off.
- 46:26If
- 46:26I
- 46:26was
- 46:26staying
- 46:27at
- 46:27your
- 46:27house
- 46:27for
- 46:27more
- 46:27than
- 46:27one
- 46:28night,
- 46:28I
- 46:28would
- 46:28bring
- 46:29a
- 46:29pair
- 46:29of
- 46:29shoes
- 46:29and
- 46:30I'd
- 46:30be
- 46:30like,
- 46:30these
- 46:30have
- 46:30been
- 46:31disinfected.
- 46:31I
- 46:32haven't
- 46:32brought
- 46:32them
- 46:32outside.
- 46:33They're
- 46:33only
- 46:34going
- 46:34to
- 46:34be
- 46:34worn
- 46:34in
- 46:34your
- 46:35house,
- 46:35so
- 46:35you
- 46:36don't
- 46:36need
- 46:36to
- 46:36freak
- 46:36out.
- 46:37And
- 46:37then
- 46:37I
- 46:37would
- 46:37take
- 46:38them.
- 46:38I
- 46:38would
- 46:38put
- 46:38them
- 46:38on
- 46:39when
- 46:39I
- 46:39came
- 46:39in
- 46:39the
- 46:39door.
- 46:40But
- 46:40several
- 46:40years
- 46:41of
- 46:41New
- 46:41York
- 46:41living
- 46:42will
- 46:42do
- 46:42that
- 46:42to
- 46:42you.
- 46:43You
- 46:43don't.
- 46:43You
- 46:43step
- 46:43in
- 46:44stuff
- 46:44in
- 46:44New
- 46:44York
- 46:44that
- 46:44you
- 46:45don't
- 46:45want
- 46:45walking
- 46:45around
- 46:45your
- 46:46house.
- 46:46That's.
- 46:46That
- 46:46ruined
- 46:47me
- 46:47forever.
- 46:48I
- 46:48will
- 46:49say
- 46:49I
- 46:49do
- 46:49have
- 46:49house
- 46:49shoes
- 46:50for
- 46:50the
- 46:50winter
- 46:50in
- 46:50Minnesota,
- 46:51though,
- 46:51because,
- 46:51you
- 46:51know.
- 46:52Okay.
- 46:52You
- 46:52know,
- 46:52because
- 46:53you
- 46:53get.
- 46:53Sometimes
- 46:53you
- 46:54have
- 46:54to
- 46:54take
- 46:54those
- 46:54shoes
- 46:54off
- 46:55because
- 46:55there's
- 46:55just
- 46:56so
- 46:56much
- 46:56ice
- 46:56and
- 46:56salt
- 46:57and
- 46:57everything.
- 46:58Snow
- 46:58on
- 46:58the
- 46:58bottom
- 46:58of
- 46:58them.
- 46:59But
- 46:59I
- 46:59love
- 46:59that.
- 46:59Yeah,
- 47:00any.
- 47:00Yeah,
- 47:01yeah,
- 47:01yeah.
- 47:02All
- 47:02right,
- 47:02now
- 47:02you
- 47:02get
- 47:02a
- 47:02little
- 47:03insight
- 47:03into
- 47:03me,
- 47:03folks.
- 47:04All
- 47:04right,
- 47:04the
- 47:05tr.
- 47:05Now
- 47:05you
- 47:06get
- 47:06a
- 47:06little
- 47:06insight
- 47:06into
- 47:06an.
- 47:07The
- 47:07trailer
- 47:08for
- 47:08White
- 47:08Lotus
- 47:08Season
- 47:093
- 47:09debuted
- 47:10this
- 47:10week,
- 47:10and
- 47:10from
- 47:11the
- 47:11looks
- 47:11of
- 47:11it,
- 47:11an.
- 47:12Yoga
- 47:12is
- 47:13very
- 47:13much
- 47:13front
- 47:14and
- 47:14center.
- 47:15As
- 47:15someone
- 47:15that
- 47:16loves
- 47:16yoga
- 47:16and
- 47:17goes
- 47:17multiple
- 47:17times
- 47:18a
- 47:18week,
- 47:18if
- 47:18I'm
- 47:18not
- 47:18mistaken.
- 47:19Yes.
- 47:19What
- 47:19is
- 47:20what?
- 47:20I've
- 47:21never
- 47:21asked
- 47:21you
- 47:21this.
- 47:21What
- 47:21is
- 47:22your
- 47:22favorite
- 47:22yoga
- 47:23pose?
- 47:25My
- 47:26favorite
- 47:26yoga
- 47:27pose
- 47:27is
- 47:28not
- 47:28really
- 47:29a
- 47:29pose.
- 47:29It's
- 47:29a
- 47:29scorpion
- 47:30stretch.
- 47:31So
- 47:31it's
- 47:31like
- 47:32you
- 47:32lay
- 47:32on
- 47:32your
- 47:32stomach,
- 47:33you
- 47:33thread
- 47:34your.
- 47:34Your
- 47:35hand
- 47:35through
- 47:36your
- 47:36other
- 47:36hand
- 47:36and
- 47:37then
- 47:37you
- 47:37roll
- 47:38back.
- 47:38So
- 47:38you
- 47:38kind
- 47:38of
- 47:39are
- 47:39like
- 47:39splayed
- 47:40out
- 47:40and
- 47:40it
- 47:40just,
- 47:40it's
- 47:41a
- 47:41really
- 47:41good
- 47:42back
- 47:42and
- 47:42shoulder
- 47:43stretch
- 47:44for
- 47:44those
- 47:44old
- 47:45bones
- 47:45that
- 47:46these
- 47:46days
- 47:47you
- 47:47just.
- 47:47I
- 47:48do
- 47:48it
- 47:48every
- 47:48morning
- 47:48almost
- 47:49when
- 47:49I
- 47:49wake
- 47:49up
- 47:49so
- 47:50I
- 47:50can,
- 47:50you
- 47:50know,
- 47:51not
- 47:51that
- 47:51fall
- 47:52over
- 47:52when
- 47:52I
- 47:52get
- 47:52out
- 47:53of
- 47:53bed,
- 47:53but
- 47:53scorpion
- 47:54stress.
- 47:54So
- 47:54you
- 47:54should
- 47:54give
- 47:55it
- 47:55a
- 47:55try.
- 47:55So,
- 47:56so,
- 47:56so
- 47:56I
- 47:56should
- 47:57take
- 47:57from
- 47:57that.
- 47:57You
- 47:57like
- 47:57a
- 47:57good
- 47:58splay?
- 47:58You
- 47:58like.
- 47:59You
- 47:59like
- 47:59a
- 47:59good.
- 47:59Oh,
- 47:59yeah.
- 48:00You
- 48:00like
- 48:00to
- 48:00be
- 48:00played?
- 48:01Yeah,
- 48:02I
- 48:02mean,
- 48:02I'm
- 48:02splayed.
- 48:03I'm.
- 48:03That's
- 48:03kind
- 48:03of.
- 48:04I
- 48:04splay
- 48:04all
- 48:04day.
- 48:05That's
- 48:05pretty
- 48:05much
- 48:05my.
- 48:06My
- 48:06MO
- 48:07is
- 48:07just
- 48:07falling
- 48:08over
- 48:08somewhere.
- 48:09And.
- 48:09And,
- 48:09yeah,
- 48:10that's.
- 48:10And
- 48:10splaying.
- 48:11Yeah,
- 48:11that's
- 48:11it.
- 48:12Play
- 48:12all
- 48:12day
- 48:12and
- 48:12rose
- 48:13all
- 48:13day,
- 48:14all
- 48:15day.
- 48:16Those
- 48:17are
- 48:17the
- 48:17two
- 48:17phrases
- 48:18that
- 48:18captured
- 48:18my
- 48:18business
- 48:19part
- 48:19of
- 48:19very
- 48:19well.
- 48:19All
- 48:20right.
- 48:20Happy
- 48:20birthday
- 48:21today
- 48:21to
- 48:21Ed
- 48:22Burns,
- 48:22Heather
- 48:22Graham,
- 48:23and
- 48:23to
- 48:23the
- 48:231982
- 48:24Beastmaster
- 48:25himself,
- 48:26Mark
- 48:26Singer.
- 48:27And
- 48:27remember,
- 48:27if
- 48:27you
- 48:28can
- 48:28only
- 48:28read
- 48:28or
- 48:28listen
- 48:28to
- 48:28one
- 48:29retail
- 48:29blog
- 48:29in
- 48:29the
- 48:29business,
- 48:30Make
- 48:30It
- 48:30Omnitok,
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