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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:01everyone.
- 0:02Welcome
- 0:02back
- 0:03to
- 0:03day
- 0:03two
- 0:03of
- 0:03nrf.
- 0:04This
- 0:05is
- 0:05Omnitok
- 0:05Retail.
- 0:06I'm
- 0:06Anne
- 0:06Mazinga.
- 0:07And
- 0:07I'm
- 0:07Chris
- 0:07Walton.
- 0:08And
- 0:08we
- 0:08are
- 0:08coming
- 0:08to
- 0:09you
- 0:09from
- 0:09the
- 0:09Vuzion
- 0:10Booth,
- 0:10number
- 0:104921,
- 0:11where
- 0:11we'll
- 0:12be
- 0:12all
- 0:12day
- 0:13today
- 0:13and
- 0:13tomorrow.
- 0:14So
- 0:14come
- 0:15stop
- 0:15by,
- 0:16say
- 0:16hello.
- 0:16Check
- 0:16us
- 0:17out
- 0:17if
- 0:18you
- 0:18have
- 0:18the
- 0:19time
- 0:19and
- 0:19are
- 0:19here
- 0:19at
- 0:20nrf.
- 0:21In
- 0:21the
- 0:21meantime,
- 0:21we're
- 0:22bringing
- 0:22you
- 0:22a
- 0:22lot
- 0:23of
- 0:23coverage
- 0:23of
- 0:24the
- 0:24people
- 0:24who
- 0:24are
- 0:25starring
- 0:26here
- 0:26at
- 0:26nrf.
- 0:26Including.
- 0:27Starring.
- 0:28All
- 0:28right.
- 0:28Including
- 0:29the
- 0:29man
- 0:29sitting
- 0:30next
- 0:30to
- 0:30me,
- 0:30David
- 0:30McIntosh,
- 0:31the
- 0:31chief
- 0:32connected
- 0:32Stores
- 0:32officer
- 0:33for
- 0:33Instacart.
- 0:34David,
- 0:34welcome
- 0:35back
- 0:35to
- 0:35amitalk.
- 0:36Thanks
- 0:36for
- 0:36having
- 0:36me.
- 0:37It's
- 0:37great
- 0:37to.
- 0:37Great
- 0:38to
- 0:38see
- 0:38you.
- 0:38I
- 0:38think
- 0:38last
- 0:39time
- 0:39we
- 0:39chatted
- 0:39was
- 0:39Barcelona.
- 0:41Barcelona.
- 0:41Very
- 0:42different
- 0:42temperatures.
- 0:43Summer,
- 0:43winter,
- 0:43but
- 0:44nonetheless,
- 0:45great.
- 0:45Great
- 0:45to
- 0:45be
- 0:46here.
- 0:46Yeah,
- 0:46a
- 0:46lot,
- 0:46lot
- 0:46different
- 0:47food,
- 0:47too.
- 0:47Tapas,
- 0:48you
- 0:48know,
- 0:48very,
- 0:48very
- 0:49different
- 0:49heavy.
- 0:49Meals
- 0:49at
- 0:49New
- 0:50York.
- 0:50I
- 0:50prefer
- 0:50the
- 0:51pizza
- 0:51here,
- 0:51to
- 0:51be
- 0:51honest.
- 0:53Big
- 0:53New
- 0:53York
- 0:53pizza
- 0:53guy.
- 0:54Yeah.
- 0:54All
- 0:55right.
- 0:55Nice,
- 0:55nice.
- 0:55All
- 0:56right,
- 0:56well,
- 0:56we'll
- 0:56start
- 0:57off
- 0:57like
- 0:57we
- 0:57always
- 0:57do,
- 0:57and
- 0:58I
- 0:58think
- 0:58it's
- 0:58good.
- 0:58It's
- 0:58been
- 0:58a
- 0:58while
- 0:59since
- 0:59we've
- 0:59talked
- 0:59to
- 0:59you.
- 0:59We
- 0:59have
- 0:59talked
- 1:00to
- 1:00you
- 1:00before,
- 1:00but
- 1:00it's
- 1:00been
- 1:00a
- 1:00while.
- 1:01So
- 1:01let's
- 1:01give
- 1:01our
- 1:01audience
- 1:01a
- 1:01little
- 1:01refresher
- 1:02about
- 1:02who
- 1:03you
- 1:03are,
- 1:03your
- 1:03background,
- 1:04and
- 1:04also,
- 1:04what
- 1:04does
- 1:05a
- 1:05chief
- 1:05Connected
- 1:06Stores
- 1:06Officer
- 1:07actually
- 1:07oversee.
- 1:08Yeah.
- 1:09Happy
- 1:09to
- 1:09share
- 1:09more.
- 1:10So
- 1:10at
- 1:10Instacart,
- 1:11Connected
- 1:11Store
- 1:12is
- 1:12really
- 1:12about
- 1:12taking
- 1:12what
- 1:13our
- 1:13customers
- 1:14love
- 1:14about
- 1:14the
- 1:15online
- 1:15experience,
- 1:15the
- 1:16convenience,
- 1:16the
- 1:16personalization
- 1:18into
- 1:18the
- 1:18store.
- 1:19And
- 1:19a
- 1:19lot
- 1:19of
- 1:19our
- 1:19retailers
- 1:20came
- 1:20to
- 1:20us
- 1:20and
- 1:21said,
- 1:21hey,
- 1:21Instacart,
- 1:22you
- 1:22brought
- 1:22me
- 1:23online.
- 1:23You
- 1:23powered
- 1:24my
- 1:24storefront
- 1:25Pro,
- 1:25my
- 1:25e
- 1:25commerce
- 1:26website.
- 1:26You
- 1:26brought
- 1:27me
- 1:27online
- 1:27with
- 1:27fulfillment
- 1:28solutions.
- 1:29I
- 1:29also
- 1:29want
- 1:29to
- 1:30digitize
- 1:30the
- 1:30store.
- 1:31I
- 1:31want
- 1:31to
- 1:31figure
- 1:32out
- 1:32how
- 1:32do
- 1:32I
- 1:33drive
- 1:33increased
- 1:33loyalty
- 1:34signups,
- 1:34how
- 1:34do
- 1:34I
- 1:34generate
- 1:35more
- 1:35retail
- 1:35revenue,
- 1:36how
- 1:36do
- 1:36I
- 1:36drive
- 1:36a
- 1:36more
- 1:37personalized
- 1:37experience
- 1:38in
- 1:38the
- 1:38store?
- 1:38And
- 1:39so
- 1:39Connected
- 1:39Store
- 1:40really
- 1:40sits
- 1:40at
- 1:40the
- 1:40intersection
- 1:41of
- 1:41those
- 1:41two
- 1:41insights
- 1:42and
- 1:42is
- 1:42a
- 1:43full
- 1:43suite
- 1:43of
- 1:43solutions
- 1:44designed
- 1:45to
- 1:45bring
- 1:45retailers
- 1:46online.
- 1:46Smart
- 1:47carts
- 1:47called
- 1:48Caper.
- 1:48Digitizing
- 1:49the
- 1:49deli
- 1:50with
- 1:50Foodstorm
- 1:51Loyalty
- 1:52Systems.
- 1:53Carrot
- 1:53tags,
- 1:54which
- 1:54digitizes
- 1:55the
- 1:55shelf
- 1:55and
- 1:56actually
- 1:56integrates
- 1:56with
- 1:56Fusion
- 1:57so
- 1:57pickers
- 1:58in
- 1:58the
- 1:58store
- 1:58can
- 1:59more
- 1:59quickly
- 1:59get
- 2:00to
- 2:00items
- 2:00on
- 2:00the
- 2:01shelf.
- 2:01Solutions
- 2:01like
- 2:02Store
- 2:02View
- 2:02that
- 2:03start
- 2:03to
- 2:03help
- 2:03retailers
- 2:04build
- 2:04an
- 2:04understanding
- 2:05of
- 2:06the
- 2:06shelf.
- 2:06A
- 2:06whole
- 2:06set
- 2:06of
- 2:07solutions
- 2:07that
- 2:07really
- 2:07connects
- 2:08together
- 2:08to
- 2:09digitize
- 2:09the
- 2:09store.
- 2:10That.
- 2:10That.
- 2:10That
- 2:11was
- 2:11a
- 2:11great
- 2:11overview.
- 2:12Thank
- 2:12you
- 2:12for
- 2:12setting
- 2:13the
- 2:13table
- 2:13for
- 2:13us.
- 2:15So
- 2:15my
- 2:15question
- 2:16is,
- 2:16you
- 2:16have
- 2:16all
- 2:17of
- 2:17those
- 2:17offerings
- 2:17that
- 2:18you're
- 2:18you're
- 2:18providing
- 2:19to
- 2:19your
- 2:19retail
- 2:20partners,
- 2:21what's
- 2:21the
- 2:21thing
- 2:21that
- 2:22retailers
- 2:22are
- 2:22still
- 2:23wanting
- 2:23or
- 2:24you
- 2:24that
- 2:24they're
- 2:25still
- 2:25dealing
- 2:25with,
- 2:26that
- 2:26they,
- 2:26they
- 2:26need
- 2:27your
- 2:27help
- 2:27with
- 2:27that
- 2:27you're.
- 2:28Hearing
- 2:28most
- 2:28often
- 2:29I
- 2:30think
- 2:30this
- 2:30year
- 2:31one
- 2:31of
- 2:31the
- 2:31big
- 2:31things
- 2:31that
- 2:32we've
- 2:32heard
- 2:33is
- 2:33really
- 2:33AI,
- 2:34right?
- 2:34And
- 2:34that's
- 2:34very
- 2:35top
- 2:35down
- 2:36in
- 2:36that
- 2:36what's
- 2:37happening
- 2:37is
- 2:38even
- 2:38to
- 2:38take
- 2:39CEO
- 2:39of
- 2:39a
- 2:39retailer,
- 2:40their
- 2:40board
- 2:40is
- 2:41telling
- 2:41them
- 2:41hey,
- 2:42I
- 2:42need
- 2:42a
- 2:42real
- 2:43AI
- 2:43strategy.
- 2:43I
- 2:44want
- 2:44to
- 2:44see
- 2:44a
- 2:44real
- 2:45AI
- 2:45strategy
- 2:46next
- 2:46quarter,
- 2:46the
- 2:47quarter
- 2:47after
- 2:47that.
- 2:48And
- 2:48so
- 2:48at
- 2:49a
- 2:49strategic
- 2:49level,
- 2:50retailers
- 2:51are
- 2:51really
- 2:51focused
- 2:52from
- 2:52our
- 2:52perspective
- 2:53now
- 2:53figuring
- 2:53out
- 2:54what's
- 2:54their
- 2:55strategy,
- 2:56what
- 2:56are
- 2:56they
- 2:56going
- 2:56to
- 2:56do
- 2:57this
- 2:57year,
- 2:57what
- 2:57are
- 2:57they
- 2:57going
- 2:57to
- 2:57do
- 2:58next
- 2:58year
- 2:58and
- 2:58what
- 2:58are
- 2:58they
- 2:58going
- 2:58to
- 2:59do
- 2:59for
- 2:59the
- 2:59next
- 3:00five
- 3:00plus
- 3:00years.
- 3:01Right.
- 3:01And
- 3:01so
- 3:01that's
- 3:02why
- 3:02you
- 3:02might
- 3:02have
- 3:02seen
- 3:03late
- 3:03last
- 3:04year,
- 3:04maybe
- 3:04fallish,
- 3:05we
- 3:05announced
- 3:06something
- 3:06called
- 3:07AI
- 3:07Solutions
- 3:07where
- 3:08the
- 3:08idea
- 3:08is
- 3:09to
- 3:09provide
- 3:09AI
- 3:10technologies
- 3:10for
- 3:11retailers
- 3:11that
- 3:12help
- 3:12them
- 3:12automate
- 3:13all
- 3:13aspects
- 3:14of
- 3:14their
- 3:14store.
- 3:15There's
- 3:15agentic
- 3:16capabilities
- 3:16so
- 3:17they
- 3:17can
- 3:17actually
- 3:17embed
- 3:19agentec
- 3:20commerce
- 3:20experiences
- 3:21in
- 3:21their
- 3:21websites
- 3:22in
- 3:22their
- 3:23apps.
- 3:23There's
- 3:24the
- 3:24ability
- 3:24to
- 3:25distribute
- 3:26those
- 3:26retailers
- 3:27to
- 3:27the
- 3:27hyperscalers
- 3:28like
- 3:28the
- 3:29Geminis
- 3:29of
- 3:29the
- 3:29world,
- 3:30right.
- 3:30Eyes
- 3:30there's
- 3:31in
- 3:31store
- 3:32technology
- 3:33like
- 3:33Store
- 3:34View
- 3:34which
- 3:34enables
- 3:35our
- 3:35half
- 3:36a
- 3:36million
- 3:36shoppers
- 3:37to
- 3:37scan
- 3:37the
- 3:37shelves
- 3:38so
- 3:38the
- 3:38Ricohs
- 3:39can
- 3:39understand
- 3:39what's
- 3:40out
- 3:40of
- 3:40stock.
- 3:40It
- 3:40also
- 3:40taps
- 3:41the
- 3:41side
- 3:41facing
- 3:42cameras
- 3:42of,
- 3:42of
- 3:43capers.
- 3:43Right.
- 3:43Get
- 3:44it
- 3:44up
- 3:44to
- 3:44the
- 3:45minute.
- 3:45Every
- 3:4520
- 3:45minutes
- 3:46these
- 3:46cards
- 3:46go
- 3:46by
- 3:46the
- 3:46shelf,
- 3:47understand
- 3:47what's,
- 3:48what's
- 3:48on
- 3:48the
- 3:48shelf.
- 3:48And
- 3:49then
- 3:49finally
- 3:49agentic
- 3:50analytics
- 3:50to
- 3:51make
- 3:51it
- 3:51easier
- 3:51for
- 3:51retailers
- 3:52to
- 3:52take
- 3:52all
- 3:52this
- 3:52data
- 3:53they're
- 3:53getting
- 3:53about
- 3:54their
- 3:54store,
- 3:54the
- 3:54sales,
- 3:55what's
- 3:55going
- 3:55on
- 3:55on
- 3:55the
- 3:56shelf
- 3:56and
- 3:56actually
- 3:57act
- 3:57on
- 3:57it.
- 3:58So
- 3:58that's
- 3:59really
- 3:59great
- 3:59from
- 4:00a
- 4:00retailer's
- 4:00perspective
- 4:01then
- 4:01because
- 4:01you
- 4:02kind
- 4:02of
- 4:02are
- 4:02the
- 4:03one
- 4:03platform
- 4:03that
- 4:04they
- 4:04can
- 4:04use
- 4:04to
- 4:05kind
- 4:05of
- 4:05have
- 4:06that
- 4:06connected
- 4:06view
- 4:07with
- 4:08AI
- 4:08supplementing
- 4:09the
- 4:09data
- 4:10that
- 4:10you're
- 4:10getting
- 4:10from
- 4:10that
- 4:11store
- 4:12in
- 4:12a
- 4:12way
- 4:12that
- 4:13retailers
- 4:13can
- 4:14just
- 4:14plug
- 4:14and
- 4:14play
- 4:14like
- 4:15any
- 4:15of
- 4:15the
- 4:15other
- 4:15services
- 4:15you're
- 4:16offering.
- 4:16It's
- 4:16like
- 4:17we
- 4:17can
- 4:17just
- 4:17add
- 4:17Instacart,
- 4:18have
- 4:18them
- 4:19take
- 4:19care
- 4:19of
- 4:19this
- 4:19for
- 4:19us.
- 4:20That's
- 4:20absolutely
- 4:20right.
- 4:21One
- 4:21of
- 4:21the
- 4:21things
- 4:21that
- 4:22we've
- 4:22been
- 4:22seeing
- 4:22in
- 4:23the
- 4:23last
- 4:23year
- 4:23is
- 4:23really
- 4:24the
- 4:24growth,
- 4:24gravity
- 4:25and
- 4:25the
- 4:25seamlessness
- 4:25developed
- 4:26between
- 4:26the
- 4:26solutions.
- 4:27And
- 4:27what
- 4:27I
- 4:27mean
- 4:27by
- 4:27that
- 4:28is
- 4:28a
- 4:28retailer
- 4:29might
- 4:29for
- 4:29example
- 4:30deploy
- 4:31Storefront
- 4:32Pro,
- 4:32which
- 4:32is
- 4:32an
- 4:32e
- 4:32commerce
- 4:33solution
- 4:33and
- 4:33then
- 4:34they'll
- 4:34say
- 4:34hey,
- 4:35I
- 4:35now
- 4:35want
- 4:35to
- 4:35digitize
- 4:36my
- 4:36deli
- 4:36so
- 4:37that
- 4:37people
- 4:37can
- 4:37order
- 4:37ahead
- 4:38from
- 4:38the
- 4:38app
- 4:39and
- 4:39then
- 4:39they'll
- 4:39say,
- 4:39hey,
- 4:40I've
- 4:40digitized
- 4:40online
- 4:41and
- 4:41I've
- 4:41digitized
- 4:41the
- 4:42deli.
- 4:43Now
- 4:43I
- 4:43want
- 4:44to
- 4:44digitize
- 4:44the
- 4:44store
- 4:44with
- 4:45Kaper
- 4:45or
- 4:45vice
- 4:45versa.
- 4:45We've
- 4:46seen
- 4:46the
- 4:46opposite
- 4:46where
- 4:47a
- 4:47retailer
- 4:47might
- 4:47start
- 4:47with
- 4:48Kaper
- 4:48and
- 4:48say,
- 4:48hey,
- 4:49I
- 4:49now
- 4:49want
- 4:49to
- 4:49unify
- 4:50this
- 4:50with
- 4:50my
- 4:50online
- 4:50experience.
- 4:51I
- 4:51get
- 4:52Storefront
- 4:52Pro.
- 4:53And
- 4:53so
- 4:53we're
- 4:53seeing
- 4:53the
- 4:54same
- 4:54thing
- 4:54play
- 4:54out
- 4:54with
- 4:55AI,
- 4:55where
- 4:55for
- 4:56AI
- 4:56to
- 4:56succeed,
- 4:57it
- 4:57has
- 4:57to
- 4:57be
- 4:57deeply
- 4:58integrated
- 4:59into
- 4:59the
- 4:59data
- 5:00sources,
- 5:00into
- 5:00the
- 5:00operations
- 5:01of
- 5:01a
- 5:01retailer.
- 5:02And
- 5:02a
- 5:02lot
- 5:02of
- 5:02retailers
- 5:03don't
- 5:04want
- 5:04a
- 5:04collection
- 5:05of
- 5:0510,
- 5:0520,
- 5:0530
- 5:06different
- 5:06point
- 5:06solutions.
- 5:07They
- 5:07want
- 5:07something
- 5:07that
- 5:07all
- 5:08works
- 5:08together.
- 5:09And
- 5:09I
- 5:09think
- 5:09the
- 5:09other
- 5:09thing
- 5:10I've
- 5:10observed
- 5:10really
- 5:11in
- 5:11the
- 5:11last
- 5:11year
- 5:11is
- 5:12you've
- 5:12started
- 5:12to
- 5:13see
- 5:13physical
- 5:14AI
- 5:14get
- 5:15more
- 5:15on
- 5:15the
- 5:15rate
- 5:15of
- 5:16retailers.
- 5:16And
- 5:16you've
- 5:16seen
- 5:17Jensen
- 5:18talk
- 5:18a
- 5:18lot
- 5:18about
- 5:18this
- 5:19concept
- 5:19of
- 5:19physical
- 5:19AI.
- 5:20And
- 5:20so
- 5:20what
- 5:20is
- 5:20physical
- 5:20AI?
- 5:21Well,
- 5:21unlike
- 5:22AI
- 5:22in
- 5:22the
- 5:22cloud,
- 5:23where
- 5:23it's
- 5:23very,
- 5:23very
- 5:24large
- 5:24language
- 5:24models
- 5:25running
- 5:25on
- 5:25massive
- 5:26GPU
- 5:26clusters,
- 5:27physical
- 5:27AI
- 5:28is
- 5:28AI
- 5:28running
- 5:29in
- 5:29the
- 5:29store.
- 5:30And
- 5:30so
- 5:30it's
- 5:30a
- 5:30very
- 5:31different
- 5:31technical
- 5:32approach.
- 5:32So
- 5:33if
- 5:33you
- 5:33look
- 5:33at
- 5:33the
- 5:33Kaper
- 5:33card
- 5:34as
- 5:34an
- 5:34example,
- 5:34we
- 5:35have
- 5:35an
- 5:35Nvidia
- 5:35Jetson
- 5:36board
- 5:36and
- 5:36every
- 5:36single
- 5:37one
- 5:37of
- 5:37those
- 5:37carts
- 5:38and
- 5:38that
- 5:38Jetson
- 5:39board
- 5:39is
- 5:39running
- 5:39the
- 5:39algorithms
- 5:40in
- 5:40real
- 5:40time
- 5:41that
- 5:41understand
- 5:42what's
- 5:42going
- 5:42in
- 5:43the
- 5:43cartoon,
- 5:43what's
- 5:44going
- 5:44out
- 5:44of
- 5:44the
- 5:44cart,
- 5:45what's
- 5:45happening
- 5:45with
- 5:45the
- 5:45side
- 5:46facing
- 5:46cameras,
- 5:47what's
- 5:47happening
- 5:47with
- 5:47the
- 5:48location
- 5:48cameras,
- 5:49how
- 5:49do
- 5:49you
- 5:49make
- 5:49recommendations
- 5:50on
- 5:50the
- 5:51screen
- 5:51in
- 5:51real
- 5:51time
- 5:51to
- 5:52customers
- 5:52where
- 5:52the
- 5:53WI
- 5:53fi
- 5:53is
- 5:53often
- 5:53spotty,
- 5:54the
- 5:54WI
- 5:54fi
- 5:54often
- 5:55doesn't
- 5:55work.
- 5:55And
- 5:55so
- 5:55you
- 5:56need
- 5:56those
- 5:56algorithms
- 5:57to
- 5:57run
- 5:58at
- 5:58the
- 5:58edge.
- 5:59And
- 5:59I
- 5:59think
- 5:59what
- 5:59we're
- 6:00starting
- 6:00to
- 6:00see
- 6:00is
- 6:00that
- 6:00retailers
- 6:01realize
- 6:01that
- 6:02five
- 6:02to
- 6:03ten
- 6:03years
- 6:03from
- 6:03now,
- 6:04for
- 6:04them
- 6:04to
- 6:05avoid
- 6:05having
- 6:06the
- 6:06LLM
- 6:06hyperscalers
- 6:07like
- 6:07the
- 6:08Geminis
- 6:08of
- 6:09the
- 6:09world
- 6:09disintermediate
- 6:10the
- 6:10relationship
- 6:11with
- 6:11customers.
- 6:12They
- 6:12need
- 6:12to
- 6:13build
- 6:13the
- 6:13best
- 6:14understanding
- 6:14of
- 6:14their
- 6:14customers
- 6:15in
- 6:15the
- 6:15store.
- 6:15Right.
- 6:16Because
- 6:16if
- 6:16you
- 6:16think
- 6:16about
- 6:16it,
- 6:17Gemini
- 6:18OpenAI
- 6:19anthropic,
- 6:20they're
- 6:20not
- 6:20going
- 6:21to
- 6:21put
- 6:21hardware
- 6:22like
- 6:22paper
- 6:22into
- 6:23stores.
- 6:23They're
- 6:23not
- 6:23going
- 6:24to
- 6:24have.
- 6:24Good
- 6:24point,
- 6:24right.
- 6:25That
- 6:25understand
- 6:26where
- 6:26customers
- 6:27are
- 6:27in
- 6:27the
- 6:27store.
- 6:27They're
- 6:27not
- 6:28going
- 6:28to
- 6:28have
- 6:28the
- 6:28clickstream
- 6:29on
- 6:29the
- 6:29caper
- 6:30carts
- 6:30of
- 6:30what
- 6:30people
- 6:31are
- 6:31doing,
- 6:31what
- 6:31they
- 6:31like,
- 6:32what
- 6:32they
- 6:32don't
- 6:32like,
- 6:32where
- 6:32they
- 6:33dwell,
- 6:33what
- 6:33they
- 6:33don't
- 6:33dwell.
- 6:34And
- 6:34so
- 6:34all
- 6:35of
- 6:35that
- 6:35physical
- 6:35AI
- 6:36data
- 6:37that's
- 6:37then
- 6:38fueling
- 6:39this
- 6:39physical
- 6:39AI
- 6:39ecosystem,
- 6:40we're
- 6:41starting
- 6:41to
- 6:41see
- 6:41retailers
- 6:42really
- 6:42grok
- 6:42that
- 6:43that
- 6:43will
- 6:43be
- 6:43a
- 6:43key
- 6:43asset
- 6:44as
- 6:45part
- 6:45of
- 6:45that
- 6:45broader
- 6:465
- 6:46to
- 6:4610
- 6:47year
- 6:47AI
- 6:47strategy
- 6:48that
- 6:48they're
- 6:48being
- 6:48asked
- 6:49by
- 6:49their
- 6:49boards
- 6:49to
- 6:49put
- 6:50together.
- 6:50Got
- 6:50it.
- 6:50You
- 6:51know,
- 6:51I
- 6:51gotta
- 6:51be
- 6:51honest
- 6:51with
- 6:51you,
- 6:52if
- 6:52I
- 6:52step
- 6:52back
- 6:53like
- 6:53I
- 6:53was,
- 6:53I
- 6:53was
- 6:54a
- 6:54little
- 6:54surprised
- 6:54when
- 6:54you
- 6:54said
- 6:55AI
- 6:55that
- 6:55they're
- 6:55coming
- 6:56to
- 6:56you
- 6:56and
- 6:56asking
- 6:56for
- 6:57AI.
- 6:57I
- 6:57mean,
- 6:57I
- 6:57guess
- 6:57when
- 6:58I
- 6:58think
- 6:58about
- 6:58it,
- 6:58it
- 6:58makes
- 6:58sense.
- 6:59But
- 6:59my
- 7:00question
- 7:00off
- 7:00of
- 7:01that
- 7:01for
- 7:01you
- 7:02is
- 7:03have
- 7:03you
- 7:03had
- 7:04to
- 7:04rejigger
- 7:05the
- 7:05trajectory
- 7:06of
- 7:06your
- 7:06connected
- 7:07store
- 7:07strategy
- 7:08at
- 7:08Instacart?
- 7:09Or
- 7:09how,
- 7:09how
- 7:10have
- 7:10you
- 7:10had
- 7:10to
- 7:10reconcile
- 7:11what
- 7:11you
- 7:11were
- 7:11doing
- 7:12before?
- 7:12Or
- 7:12is
- 7:12this
- 7:12just
- 7:13more
- 7:13of
- 7:13an
- 7:13extension
- 7:14of
- 7:14that?
- 7:14It's
- 7:15definitely
- 7:15more
- 7:15of
- 7:15an
- 7:15extension.
- 7:16Okay.
- 7:16And
- 7:16I
- 7:16think
- 7:17if
- 7:17you
- 7:17look
- 7:17at
- 7:17for
- 7:17example,
- 7:18our
- 7:18decision
- 7:18to
- 7:19put
- 7:19Nvidia
- 7:19Jetson
- 7:20boards
- 7:20in
- 7:20these
- 7:20carts,
- 7:20okay,
- 7:21that
- 7:21was
- 7:21a
- 7:21decision
- 7:22we
- 7:22made
- 7:22years
- 7:22ago
- 7:23as
- 7:23we
- 7:23started
- 7:23to
- 7:24put
- 7:24the
- 7:24cart
- 7:24into
- 7:25mass
- 7:25production
- 7:26because
- 7:26we
- 7:26saw
- 7:27that
- 7:27vision
- 7:28playing
- 7:28out,
- 7:28we
- 7:28saw
- 7:28that
- 7:29AI
- 7:29was
- 7:29becoming
- 7:30increasingly
- 7:31more
- 7:31important.
- 7:31Retailers
- 7:32would
- 7:32want
- 7:32to
- 7:33automate
- 7:33more
- 7:33of
- 7:33their
- 7:33stores
- 7:34and
- 7:34understand
- 7:34their
- 7:34customers.
- 7:35And
- 7:36we
- 7:36really
- 7:36said
- 7:36we
- 7:36need
- 7:37to
- 7:37make
- 7:37this
- 7:37really
- 7:37deep
- 7:38investment
- 7:38so
- 7:39that
- 7:39we
- 7:39can
- 7:39best
- 7:40understand
- 7:40the
- 7:40store.
- 7:40Our
- 7:41North
- 7:41Star
- 7:42is
- 7:42really
- 7:42building
- 7:43the
- 7:43best
- 7:44understanding
- 7:44of
- 7:45the
- 7:45users
- 7:46and
- 7:46the
- 7:46shelf
- 7:47and
- 7:47putting
- 7:47that
- 7:47together
- 7:48in
- 7:48a
- 7:49way
- 7:49that
- 7:49delivers
- 7:49a
- 7:50personalized
- 7:50experience
- 7:50for
- 7:51customers.
- 7:51But
- 7:51then
- 7:52for
- 7:52retailers,
- 7:52they're
- 7:53getting
- 7:53maximal
- 7:54basket
- 7:54lift,
- 7:54they're
- 7:55getting
- 7:55maximal
- 7:56retail
- 7:57media
- 7:57revenue.
- 7:58I
- 7:58think
- 7:58the
- 7:58other
- 7:58thing
- 7:58you're
- 7:58seeing,
- 7:59by
- 7:59the
- 7:59way,
- 7:59is
- 7:59that
- 8:00a
- 8:00lot
- 8:00of
- 8:00the
- 8:01AI
- 8:01technology
- 8:01in
- 8:02the
- 8:02last
- 8:02six
- 8:02to
- 8:0212
- 8:03months
- 8:03is
- 8:03accelerating
- 8:04what
- 8:04we're
- 8:04doing.
- 8:05So
- 8:05if
- 8:05you
- 8:05think,
- 8:05for
- 8:05example,
- 8:06about
- 8:06the
- 8:06technologies
- 8:07around
- 8:08basket
- 8:09accuracy
- 8:09and
- 8:10anti
- 8:10theft
- 8:10within
- 8:10VA
- 8:11burner,
- 8:11we're
- 8:12able
- 8:12to
- 8:12apply
- 8:12techniques
- 8:13today
- 8:14with
- 8:14visual
- 8:14language
- 8:15models,
- 8:15for
- 8:15example,
- 8:16that
- 8:16just
- 8:16straight
- 8:16up
- 8:16didn't
- 8:17work
- 8:17six
- 8:17months
- 8:17ago.
- 8:18And
- 8:18so
- 8:19we're
- 8:19really
- 8:19seeing
- 8:19a
- 8:19lot
- 8:19of
- 8:20this
- 8:20technology
- 8:20as
- 8:21a
- 8:21tailwind.
- 8:21That's
- 8:22been
- 8:22a
- 8:22big
- 8:22theme
- 8:22of
- 8:22the
- 8:23show,
- 8:23actually.
- 8:23AI
- 8:24enabling
- 8:24things
- 8:24that
- 8:24we
- 8:25couldn't
- 8:25do
- 8:25before.
- 8:26So
- 8:26what
- 8:26I
- 8:26take
- 8:26from
- 8:26what
- 8:27you
- 8:27just
- 8:27said
- 8:27is
- 8:27it
- 8:27wasn't
- 8:27really
- 8:28a
- 8:28step
- 8:28change
- 8:28to
- 8:28your
- 8:28connected
- 8:29structure,
- 8:29is
- 8:29really
- 8:30an
- 8:30augmentation
- 8:31of
- 8:31your
- 8:31connected
- 8:32store
- 8:32strategy.
- 8:32Is
- 8:33that
- 8:33a
- 8:33good
- 8:33summary
- 8:33of
- 8:33that?
- 8:34Definitely
- 8:34an
- 8:34augmentation.
- 8:35And
- 8:35I
- 8:35do
- 8:35think
- 8:35there's
- 8:36some
- 8:36areas
- 8:36that
- 8:36are
- 8:36step
- 8:37function.
- 8:37Like
- 8:37take
- 8:37the
- 8:38cart
- 8:38assistant,
- 8:38for
- 8:38example.
- 8:39Cart
- 8:39Assistant
- 8:40is
- 8:40a
- 8:40chatbot
- 8:41that
- 8:41will
- 8:41exist
- 8:42both
- 8:42in
- 8:43retailers,
- 8:43websites
- 8:44and
- 8:45on
- 8:45paper.
- 8:46And
- 8:47it
- 8:47talks
- 8:47to
- 8:47each
- 8:47other.
- 8:48So
- 8:48this
- 8:48cart
- 8:48assistant
- 8:49will
- 8:49learn
- 8:49about
- 8:50you,
- 8:50your
- 8:50preferences,
- 8:51what
- 8:51you
- 8:51like,
- 8:52what
- 8:52you
- 8:52don't
- 8:52like.
- 8:53It'll
- 8:53build
- 8:53meal
- 8:53plans
- 8:54for
- 8:54you
- 8:54build
- 8:54it
- 8:54on
- 8:55a
- 8:55budget,
- 8:55you
- 8:55can
- 8:56use
- 8:56that
- 8:56in
- 8:56the
- 8:57retailer's
- 8:57app
- 8:58and
- 8:58then
- 8:59you
- 8:59can
- 8:59actually
- 8:59sync
- 9:00that
- 9:00to
- 9:00the
- 9:00Caper
- 9:01cart.
- 9:01And
- 9:02so
- 9:02then
- 9:02not
- 9:02only
- 9:02will
- 9:02Caper
- 9:03start
- 9:03to
- 9:03remind
- 9:03you
- 9:03as
- 9:04you
- 9:04go
- 9:04to
- 9:04the
- 9:04store
- 9:04and
- 9:04say,
- 9:04hey,
- 9:05this
- 9:05item
- 9:05is
- 9:05actually
- 9:06not
- 9:06part
- 9:07of
- 9:07your
- 9:07health
- 9:07plan,
- 9:07you
- 9:07have
- 9:08an
- 9:08allergy
- 9:08to
- 9:08this
- 9:08thing
- 9:08or
- 9:09just
- 9:09proactively
- 9:10as
- 9:10you're
- 9:10going
- 9:10to
- 9:10check
- 9:10out,
- 9:11it'll
- 9:11say,
- 9:11hey,
- 9:11you
- 9:12forgot
- 9:12to
- 9:12buy
- 9:12the
- 9:12Tide
- 9:13detergent.
- 9:13Like,
- 9:13you
- 9:14know,
- 9:14you
- 9:14normally
- 9:14buy
- 9:14it
- 9:15every
- 9:15month
- 9:15that's
- 9:15not,
- 9:15you
- 9:16know,
- 9:16in
- 9:16your
- 9:16cart
- 9:17and
- 9:17vice
- 9:17versa.
- 9:18It
- 9:18will
- 9:18take
- 9:18everything
- 9:18you're
- 9:19doing
- 9:19in
- 9:19store.
- 9:20What
- 9:20are
- 9:20you
- 9:20putting
- 9:20in
- 9:20your
- 9:20cart?
- 9:21What
- 9:21are
- 9:21you
- 9:21taking
- 9:21out
- 9:21of
- 9:21your
- 9:21cart?
- 9:22Where
- 9:22are
- 9:22you
- 9:22dwelling?
- 9:22What
- 9:23are
- 9:23you
- 9:23not
- 9:23dwelling?
- 9:24And
- 9:24feed
- 9:24that
- 9:25overall
- 9:25large
- 9:26language
- 9:26model
- 9:27to
- 9:27best
- 9:27personalize
- 9:28improve
- 9:28the
- 9:28online
- 9:28experience.
- 9:29So
- 9:29that's
- 9:29an
- 9:29example,
- 9:30that's
- 9:30a
- 9:30step
- 9:30function
- 9:31capability
- 9:32that
- 9:32we
- 9:33just
- 9:33couldn't
- 9:33offer
- 9:34before
- 9:34that
- 9:34is
- 9:34accelerating
- 9:35both
- 9:35our
- 9:35e
- 9:36commerce
- 9:36business
- 9:38and
- 9:38the
- 9:38capers
- 9:39of
- 9:39the
- 9:39business.
- 9:40So
- 9:40David,
- 9:41how
- 9:41are
- 9:41you
- 9:42seeing
- 9:42that
- 9:43connected
- 9:44stores
- 9:44are
- 9:44really
- 9:45moving
- 9:45the
- 9:46needle?
- 9:47The
- 9:47technology
- 9:48in
- 9:48stores
- 9:48are
- 9:48moving
- 9:48the
- 9:48needle
- 9:49when
- 9:49it
- 9:49comes
- 9:49to
- 9:49operational
- 9:50efficiency.
- 9:51Like
- 9:51what's
- 9:51the
- 9:51outcome?
- 9:52Let's
- 9:52talk
- 9:53about
- 9:53some
- 9:53of
- 9:53the
- 9:54successes
- 9:54that
- 9:54you've
- 9:55seen
- 9:55from
- 9:55the
- 9:55retailers
- 9:56that
- 9:56are
- 9:56on
- 9:56Instacart,
- 9:57certainly.
- 9:57And
- 9:58to
- 9:58step
- 9:58back
- 9:58to
- 9:58give
- 9:59you
- 9:59a
- 9:59little
- 9:59bit
- 9:59of
- 9:59an
- 9:59update
- 10:00since
- 10:00the
- 10:00last
- 10:00time
- 10:00we
- 10:01talked
- 10:02with
- 10:02Caper
- 10:03specifically
- 10:03as
- 10:03an
- 10:03example,
- 10:04we're
- 10:04seeing
- 10:04Kapir
- 10:05live
- 10:05now
- 10:05in
- 10:06100
- 10:06cities.
- 10:07It's
- 10:07tripled
- 10:07year
- 10:08over
- 10:08year.
- 10:08We
- 10:08have
- 10:09more
- 10:09than
- 10:09a
- 10:09dozen
- 10:09retailer
- 10:10banners
- 10:10using
- 10:10the
- 10:11technology.
- 10:11A
- 10:11banner
- 10:12being
- 10:12like
- 10:12a
- 10:12Kroger,
- 10:13a
- 10:13Sprouts,
- 10:13a
- 10:14Wakefern,
- 10:15a
- 10:15Kohl's
- 10:16in
- 10:16Australia.
- 10:17And
- 10:17this
- 10:18acceleration
- 10:18has
- 10:19really
- 10:19been
- 10:19driven
- 10:19by
- 10:20a
- 10:20couple
- 10:21things.
- 10:21One
- 10:22is
- 10:22retailers
- 10:22have
- 10:22been
- 10:23increasingly
- 10:23measuring
- 10:24the
- 10:24basket
- 10:25left
- 10:25from
- 10:25Caper.
- 10:26So
- 10:26we
- 10:26actually
- 10:26announced
- 10:27this
- 10:27on
- 10:27a
- 10:27prior
- 10:27earnings
- 10:28call.
- 10:28Retailers
- 10:29are
- 10:29seeing
- 10:29double
- 10:30digit
- 10:30basket
- 10:31lift
- 10:31from
- 10:31Caper.
- 10:31What
- 10:31they're
- 10:32doing
- 10:32is
- 10:32they're
- 10:32measuring,
- 10:32they're
- 10:33doing
- 10:33their
- 10:33own
- 10:33measurements.
- 10:33They're
- 10:34looking
- 10:34at
- 10:34loyalty
- 10:34before
- 10:35and
- 10:35after.
- 10:35What
- 10:35are
- 10:35you
- 10:36spending?
- 10:36Running
- 10:36experiments
- 10:37and
- 10:37so
- 10:37forth.
- 10:37So
- 10:37they
- 10:38validated
- 10:38customers
- 10:38are
- 10:39spending
- 10:39more.
- 10:39Why
- 10:39are
- 10:39they
- 10:39spending
- 10:40more?
- 10:40Yeah,
- 10:40they're
- 10:40spending
- 10:41more
- 10:41because
- 10:41of
- 10:42one,
- 10:42the
- 10:42running
- 10:43total,
- 10:43being
- 10:43able
- 10:43to
- 10:44actually
- 10:44track
- 10:44how
- 10:44much
- 10:44they're
- 10:45spending.
- 10:45So
- 10:45many
- 10:45people
- 10:46underspend
- 10:46because
- 10:47they're
- 10:47worried
- 10:47about
- 10:47going
- 10:47to
- 10:47checkout,
- 10:48having
- 10:48to
- 10:49put
- 10:49things
- 10:49back.
- 10:49But
- 10:49second,
- 10:50more
- 10:50importantly,
- 10:50it's
- 10:51the
- 10:51recommendations.
- 10:51Right.
- 10:52And
- 10:52on
- 10:52the
- 10:52recommendation
- 10:53side,
- 10:53what's
- 10:53exciting
- 10:54is
- 10:54now
- 10:55that
- 10:55we're
- 10:55scaling
- 10:56this
- 10:56product
- 10:56and
- 10:56have
- 10:56critical
- 10:57scale,
- 10:58we're
- 10:58Able
- 10:58to
- 10:58take
- 10:59so
- 10:59many
- 10:59of
- 10:59the
- 10:59techniques
- 11:00from
- 11:00the
- 11:01online
- 11:01side
- 11:01of
- 11:01our
- 11:01business
- 11:02to
- 11:02drive
- 11:03more
- 11:03personalization
- 11:04and
- 11:04basket
- 11:04lift
- 11:04for
- 11:05retailers
- 11:05and
- 11:06bring
- 11:06that
- 11:06on
- 11:06the
- 11:06caper
- 11:06side.
- 11:07So
- 11:07at
- 11:07any
- 11:07given
- 11:08time
- 11:08we
- 11:08may
- 11:08have
- 11:09dozens
- 11:09of
- 11:09experiments
- 11:10running
- 11:10that
- 11:10ultimately
- 11:11maximizes
- 11:12personalization
- 11:12for
- 11:12users
- 11:13and
- 11:13drives
- 11:13more
- 11:14basket
- 11:14lifts.
- 11:14So
- 11:14we're
- 11:14able
- 11:15to
- 11:15use
- 11:15all
- 11:15the
- 11:15sensor
- 11:16fusion
- 11:16data
- 11:16that
- 11:16we're
- 11:17getting
- 11:17to
- 11:17drive
- 11:17better
- 11:18outcomes
- 11:18for
- 11:18retailers
- 11:19on
- 11:19that
- 11:19side.
- 11:20And
- 11:20what
- 11:21about
- 11:21the
- 11:21customer
- 11:21experience?
- 11:22Like
- 11:22imagine
- 11:23this
- 11:23is
- 11:23now
- 11:23personalizing
- 11:24the
- 11:24customer
- 11:24experience
- 11:24and
- 11:25giving
- 11:25them
- 11:25more
- 11:26opportunity
- 11:26to
- 11:27engage
- 11:27with
- 11:27the
- 11:27capercart,
- 11:28upload
- 11:28my
- 11:29recipe
- 11:29and
- 11:29get
- 11:29walked
- 11:30through
- 11:30the
- 11:30entire
- 11:30store.
- 11:32What
- 11:33are
- 11:33you
- 11:33seeing
- 11:33from
- 11:34like
- 11:34NPS
- 11:34data?
- 11:35What
- 11:35are
- 11:35you
- 11:35hearing
- 11:35from
- 11:36your
- 11:36clients
- 11:37customers?
- 11:38What
- 11:38are
- 11:38their
- 11:38thoughts
- 11:39on
- 11:39about
- 11:39the
- 11:40Instacart
- 11:41enabled
- 11:41or
- 11:41connected
- 11:42store
- 11:42experience?
- 11:43Yeah,
- 11:43I
- 11:43think
- 11:43I
- 11:43mentioned
- 11:44last
- 11:44time
- 11:44one
- 11:44of
- 11:44my
- 11:45favorite
- 11:45things
- 11:45to
- 11:45do
- 11:45is
- 11:46store
- 11:46walks.
- 11:46So
- 11:47you
- 11:47know,
- 11:47here
- 11:47on
- 11:48Saturday,
- 11:48after
- 11:48I
- 11:49mentioned
- 11:49the
- 11:49retailer
- 11:49demo,
- 11:50I
- 11:51just
- 11:51went
- 11:51to
- 11:51a
- 11:51couple
- 11:52different
- 11:52Wakefront
- 11:52stores.
- 11:53You
- 11:53know,
- 11:53and
- 11:54with
- 11:54Wakefront,
- 11:55by
- 11:55the
- 11:55way,
- 11:55we're
- 11:56live
- 11:56in
- 11:56nearly
- 11:5620%
- 11:57of
- 11:57all
- 11:57their
- 11:57stores
- 11:58with
- 11:58Wakefront
- 11:58here
- 11:58on
- 11:58the
- 11:59east
- 11:59Coast.
- 11:59So,
- 11:59you
- 11:59know,
- 11:59I
- 12:00love
- 12:00going
- 12:00to
- 12:00stores.
- 12:00I
- 12:01don't
- 12:01tell
- 12:01anybody
- 12:01I'm
- 12:01from
- 12:01instacart.
- 12:02Right.
- 12:02I'm
- 12:02just
- 12:03gonna.
- 12:03Always
- 12:03a
- 12:03good
- 12:03plan,
- 12:04always
- 12:04a
- 12:04good
- 12:04plan.
- 12:04And
- 12:05I'll
- 12:05even,
- 12:06I'll
- 12:06even
- 12:06prompt
- 12:06for
- 12:07negative
- 12:07feedback
- 12:07just
- 12:08to
- 12:08understand
- 12:08like
- 12:08what's
- 12:08actually
- 12:09happening
- 12:09in
- 12:09these
- 12:09stores.
- 12:09And
- 12:10so
- 12:10first
- 12:10of
- 12:10all,
- 12:10I'll
- 12:11tell
- 12:11you
- 12:11that
- 12:11we're
- 12:11seeing
- 12:12double
- 12:13digit
- 12:13in
- 12:14store
- 12:14penetration,
- 12:14meaning
- 12:15a
- 12:15double
- 12:15digit
- 12:16percentage
- 12:16of
- 12:16the
- 12:16GMV
- 12:17is
- 12:17going
- 12:18through
- 12:18these
- 12:18carts
- 12:19and
- 12:19stores.
- 12:19You
- 12:20can
- 12:20imagine
- 12:20multiplying
- 12:20that
- 12:21against
- 12:21the
- 12:21value.
- 12:22When
- 12:22I
- 12:22talk
- 12:22to
- 12:22consumers,
- 12:23what
- 12:23do
- 12:23they
- 12:23say
- 12:24they
- 12:24love,
- 12:24first
- 12:25of
- 12:25all,
- 12:25the
- 12:25running
- 12:25total,
- 12:26being
- 12:26able
- 12:26to
- 12:26keep
- 12:27track
- 12:27of
- 12:27their
- 12:27spend.
- 12:27They
- 12:28love
- 12:28bagging
- 12:29as
- 12:29they
- 12:29go.
- 12:29They'll
- 12:30take
- 12:30the
- 12:30reusable
- 12:30bags,
- 12:31they'll
- 12:31set
- 12:31them
- 12:31up
- 12:32in
- 12:32the
- 12:32cartoon
- 12:33and
- 12:33you
- 12:33can
- 12:33take
- 12:33these
- 12:33carts
- 12:34directly
- 12:35to
- 12:35the
- 12:35car.
- 12:36Right.
- 12:36So
- 12:36a
- 12:36lot
- 12:37of
- 12:37people
- 12:37talk
- 12:37about
- 12:39automating
- 12:39checkout
- 12:40as
- 12:40skip
- 12:41the
- 12:41line.
- 12:41And
- 12:41that's
- 12:41actually
- 12:42not
- 12:42what
- 12:42I'm
- 12:42hearing
- 12:43from
- 12:43consumers.
- 12:43Yeah,
- 12:43that's
- 12:43what
- 12:43we
- 12:44remember
- 12:44last
- 12:44time
- 12:44we
- 12:44talked
- 12:44to
- 12:44you.
- 12:45What
- 12:45they're
- 12:45saying
- 12:45is
- 12:45it's
- 12:46less
- 12:46work.
- 12:46They're
- 12:47saying
- 12:47I
- 12:47don't
- 12:47have
- 12:48to
- 12:48take
- 12:4950
- 12:49items
- 12:49out
- 12:49of
- 12:50my
- 12:50cart
- 12:50and
- 12:51put
- 12:51it
- 12:51on
- 12:51the
- 12:51scanner
- 12:52or
- 12:52put
- 12:52it
- 12:52at
- 12:53the
- 12:53self
- 12:53checkout.
- 12:53I
- 12:54can
- 12:54put
- 12:54it
- 12:54in
- 12:54the
- 12:54cart.
- 12:55Once
- 12:55in,
- 12:56my
- 12:56bags
- 12:56go
- 12:57seamlessly
- 12:57my
- 12:57cart.
- 12:58By
- 12:58the
- 12:58way,
- 12:58the
- 12:58carts
- 12:58are
- 12:59waterproof,
- 12:59snow
- 12:59proof.
- 13:00So
- 13:00I
- 13:00saw
- 13:01this
- 13:01firsthand.
- 13:01It
- 13:01was
- 13:01Raining,
- 13:02raining
- 13:02on
- 13:02the
- 13:02carts.
- 13:03They're
- 13:03going
- 13:03through
- 13:03the
- 13:03ice.
- 13:04So
- 13:04they're
- 13:04highly
- 13:04resilient.
- 13:05So
- 13:05they
- 13:05can
- 13:05actually
- 13:06go
- 13:06outside
- 13:06the
- 13:06store.
- 13:07People
- 13:07can
- 13:07use
- 13:07them
- 13:07like
- 13:07they
- 13:08do
- 13:09a
- 13:09traditional
- 13:09cart.
- 13:10We've
- 13:10invested
- 13:11in
- 13:11stackable
- 13:12charging.
- 13:13So
- 13:14the
- 13:14stores
- 13:14I
- 13:14visit
- 13:15have
- 13:15multiple
- 13:16fixed
- 13:16chargers.
- 13:17The
- 13:17carts
- 13:17just
- 13:17stack
- 13:18like
- 13:18a
- 13:18normal
- 13:19stack
- 13:19of
- 13:19carts.
- 13:19Oh
- 13:20wow.
- 13:20Associates
- 13:21find
- 13:21that
- 13:21critical
- 13:22because
- 13:22if
- 13:22you
- 13:22don't
- 13:23do
- 13:23that,
- 13:23they've
- 13:23got
- 13:23to
- 13:24plug
- 13:24the
- 13:24carts
- 13:24individually,
- 13:25which
- 13:25then
- 13:25means
- 13:26associates
- 13:27don't
- 13:27like
- 13:27the
- 13:27product,
- 13:28they
- 13:28don't
- 13:28support
- 13:28the
- 13:29product.
- 13:29And
- 13:29as
- 13:29you
- 13:29might
- 13:30imagine,
- 13:30associate
- 13:31support
- 13:31for
- 13:31the
- 13:32product
- 13:32is
- 13:32so
- 13:33critical,
- 13:33you
- 13:34need
- 13:34to
- 13:34make
- 13:34sure
- 13:34that
- 13:35the
- 13:35store
- 13:35is
- 13:36an
- 13:36advocate.
- 13:36Which
- 13:36is
- 13:36why
- 13:37led
- 13:37by
- 13:37starting
- 13:37to
- 13:37talk
- 13:37about
- 13:38value
- 13:38levers.
- 13:39Because
- 13:39the
- 13:39more
- 13:39value
- 13:40you're
- 13:40driving
- 13:40for
- 13:40retailers,
- 13:41the
- 13:41more
- 13:41they
- 13:41get
- 13:41behind
- 13:41the
- 13:42product.
- 13:43I
- 13:43also
- 13:43heard
- 13:43from
- 13:44customers,
- 13:44they
- 13:44love
- 13:45the
- 13:45coupons,
- 13:46they
- 13:46love
- 13:47the
- 13:47recommendations.
- 13:48We
- 13:48have
- 13:48caper
- 13:49exclusive
- 13:50coupons
- 13:50from
- 13:50cpgs
- 13:51that
- 13:51we're
- 13:52making
- 13:52available
- 13:52on
- 13:52the
- 13:52cartoon.
- 13:53We
- 13:53sometimes
- 13:53will
- 13:54even
- 13:54activate
- 13:54with
- 13:54our
- 13:55retailer
- 13:55partners
- 13:56gamification.
- 13:57So
- 13:57you
- 13:57can
- 13:57imagine
- 13:57a
- 13:57retailer
- 13:58might
- 13:58say,
- 13:58look,
- 13:58this
- 13:59is
- 13:59a
- 13:59customer
- 13:59that
- 14:00comes
- 14:00once
- 14:00every
- 14:00two
- 14:01weeks.
- 14:01Can
- 14:01I
- 14:02get
- 14:02you
- 14:02to
- 14:02come
- 14:02back
- 14:02every
- 14:02week?
- 14:03If
- 14:03you
- 14:03come
- 14:03back
- 14:04every
- 14:04week,
- 14:04I'll
- 14:05give
- 14:05you
- 14:05$2
- 14:05off
- 14:06your
- 14:06next
- 14:06order
- 14:06as
- 14:06an
- 14:07example.
- 14:07So
- 14:07customers
- 14:08love
- 14:08the
- 14:08gamification.
- 14:09But
- 14:09I'll
- 14:09tell
- 14:09you
- 14:10the
- 14:10other
- 14:10thing
- 14:10that
- 14:10we've
- 14:10done
- 14:10to
- 14:10scale
- 14:12grocery
- 14:12is
- 14:12a
- 14:12business
- 14:13of
- 14:13edge
- 14:13cases.
- 14:14In
- 14:14the
- 14:14last
- 14:14year,
- 14:15there's
- 14:16thousands
- 14:16of
- 14:17edge
- 14:17cases
- 14:18that
- 14:18we've
- 14:18ground
- 14:19down
- 14:19to
- 14:20make
- 14:20the
- 14:20product
- 14:20better
- 14:21and
- 14:21we've
- 14:21measured
- 14:22the
- 14:22impact
- 14:22of
- 14:22each
- 14:22one.
- 14:23And
- 14:23so
- 14:23if
- 14:23you
- 14:23look
- 14:23at
- 14:23the
- 14:24dramatic
- 14:24improvements
- 14:25we've
- 14:25made
- 14:25in
- 14:25the
- 14:25product
- 14:26in
- 14:26the
- 14:26last
- 14:26year,
- 14:27it's
- 14:28not
- 14:28just
- 14:28the
- 14:28big
- 14:29rocks
- 14:29like
- 14:30better
- 14:30recommendations,
- 14:32more
- 14:32couponing,
- 14:33more
- 14:33gamification,
- 14:34more
- 14:34value
- 14:34features.
- 14:35It's
- 14:35also
- 14:36just
- 14:36did
- 14:36you
- 14:37grind
- 14:37down
- 14:37the
- 14:37thousand
- 14:38little
- 14:38things
- 14:39to
- 14:39make
- 14:39it
- 14:39work?
- 14:39Amazing.
- 14:40And
- 14:40did
- 14:41you
- 14:41do
- 14:41that
- 14:41in
- 14:41a
- 14:41retailer
- 14:42specific
- 14:43way?
- 14:44Well,
- 14:44the
- 14:44charging
- 14:44is
- 14:44a
- 14:45great
- 14:45example
- 14:45of
- 14:45that
- 14:45because
- 14:45that's
- 14:46a
- 14:46literal
- 14:46blocker
- 14:47to
- 14:47full
- 14:47scale
- 14:47rollout.
- 14:48If
- 14:48you
- 14:48don't
- 14:48figure
- 14:48that
- 14:48out
- 14:49because
- 14:49you
- 14:49can't
- 14:49be
- 14:49charging
- 14:50all
- 14:50these
- 14:50cards
- 14:50individually.
- 14:51So
- 14:51kudos
- 14:52to
- 14:52you
- 14:52for
- 14:52that.
- 14:52I'm
- 14:53curious
- 14:53too
- 14:53because
- 14:53we're
- 14:53bringing
- 14:54this
- 14:54into
- 14:54the
- 14:54realm
- 14:54of
- 14:55the
- 14:55store.
- 14:56Are
- 14:56the
- 14:56retailers
- 14:57still
- 14:57focused
- 14:58on
- 14:58their
- 14:59AI
- 14:59implementations
- 15:00with
- 15:00you
- 15:00through
- 15:01the
- 15:01caper
- 15:01cart
- 15:02or
- 15:02is
- 15:02that
- 15:02too
- 15:02simplistic
- 15:03of
- 15:03a
- 15:03question
- 15:04in
- 15:04terms
- 15:04of
- 15:04how
- 15:04to
- 15:04think
- 15:04about
- 15:05it
- 15:05for
- 15:05our
- 15:05audience?
- 15:05No,
- 15:06I
- 15:06understand
- 15:06that
- 15:06it's
- 15:06a
- 15:06great
- 15:07question.
- 15:07I
- 15:07would
- 15:07say
- 15:07retailers
- 15:08are
- 15:08taking
- 15:08a
- 15:08more
- 15:09holistic
- 15:09view
- 15:09in
- 15:09AI
- 15:10solutions
- 15:10similar
- 15:11to
- 15:11Connected
- 15:11Store.
- 15:12It's
- 15:12a
- 15:12modular
- 15:13platform
- 15:13so
- 15:13a
- 15:13retailer
- 15:14can
- 15:14say,
- 15:14hey,
- 15:14I
- 15:15just
- 15:15want
- 15:15to
- 15:15do
- 15:16card
- 15:16assistant
- 15:17with
- 15:17Instacart,
- 15:17or
- 15:17I
- 15:18just
- 15:18want
- 15:18to
- 15:18do
- 15:18agentic
- 15:19analytics.
- 15:20But
- 15:20all
- 15:20the
- 15:20solutions
- 15:21connect
- 15:21to
- 15:21each
- 15:22other
- 15:22and
- 15:22feed
- 15:22to
- 15:22each
- 15:23other.
- 15:24And
- 15:24they
- 15:24are
- 15:24enhanced
- 15:25with
- 15:25physical
- 15:26AI
- 15:26investments
- 15:27like
- 15:27kpr,
- 15:27because
- 15:28then
- 15:28the
- 15:28car
- 15:29can
- 15:29understand
- 15:29the
- 15:30customer
- 15:30better,
- 15:30the
- 15:31store
- 15:31better,
- 15:31and
- 15:31make
- 15:31the
- 15:32whole
- 15:32system
- 15:32better.
- 15:33So
- 15:33we
- 15:33do
- 15:34have
- 15:34retailers,
- 15:34like
- 15:34we
- 15:35announced,
- 15:35for
- 15:35example,
- 15:36when
- 15:36AI
- 15:37Solutions
- 15:37went
- 15:37out,
- 15:37that
- 15:38both
- 15:38Kroger
- 15:39and
- 15:39Sprouts
- 15:40were
- 15:40going
- 15:40to
- 15:40use
- 15:40card
- 15:40assistant.
- 15:41And
- 15:41in
- 15:41their
- 15:41own
- 15:41announcements,
- 15:42they
- 15:42talked
- 15:42about
- 15:42how
- 15:42they
- 15:43expected
- 15:43to
- 15:43to
- 15:43use
- 15:43that
- 15:44both
- 15:44online
- 15:44and
- 15:45in
- 15:45store
- 15:45with
- 15:46kpr.
- 15:46So
- 15:46we're
- 15:47definitely
- 15:47seeing
- 15:48retailers
- 15:48adopt
- 15:49the
- 15:49whole
- 15:49suite,
- 15:49but
- 15:50we're
- 15:50also
- 15:50seeing
- 15:50some
- 15:50retailers
- 15:51pick
- 15:52and
- 15:52choose
- 15:52individual
- 15:53technologies
- 15:54and
- 15:54start
- 15:54there
- 15:54before
- 15:54taking
- 15:55the
- 15:55whole
- 15:55stack.
- 15:56Well,
- 15:56David,
- 15:57let's
- 15:57close
- 15:57you
- 15:58out
- 15:58with
- 15:59kind
- 15:59of
- 15:59what
- 16:00you're
- 16:00anticipating
- 16:01this
- 16:02year
- 16:02as
- 16:03we
- 16:03head
- 16:03into
- 16:032026.
- 16:04As
- 16:04you
- 16:04continue
- 16:04to
- 16:05grow
- 16:05the
- 16:05business,
- 16:06scale
- 16:06the
- 16:07business,
- 16:08what
- 16:08would
- 16:09you
- 16:09be
- 16:09most
- 16:09happy
- 16:10to
- 16:10tell
- 16:10us
- 16:11next
- 16:11year
- 16:11year
- 16:11at
- 16:12NRF
- 16:122027
- 16:14that
- 16:14you
- 16:14accomplished
- 16:15this
- 16:15year?
- 16:15Great
- 16:16question.
- 16:16I
- 16:16think
- 16:17number
- 16:17one
- 16:17is
- 16:17global.
- 16:17I
- 16:18mean,
- 16:18that's
- 16:18part
- 16:18of
- 16:18global
- 16:19global
- 16:19expansion.
- 16:20You
- 16:20know,
- 16:20you
- 16:20saw
- 16:21us
- 16:21launch
- 16:21on
- 16:21Australia
- 16:22with
- 16:22Kohl's.
- 16:22We
- 16:23recently
- 16:23announced
- 16:23that
- 16:24we're
- 16:24coming
- 16:24to
- 16:24the
- 16:24UK
- 16:25Morrisons
- 16:26with
- 16:26Kaper.
- 16:27We're
- 16:28here
- 16:28at
- 16:28NRF
- 16:29really
- 16:29talking
- 16:30to
- 16:30retailers
- 16:30about
- 16:30our
- 16:31entire
- 16:31connected
- 16:32store
- 16:32and
- 16:32e
- 16:32commerce
- 16:33products.
- 16:33And
- 16:34we're
- 16:34seeing
- 16:34a
- 16:34lot
- 16:34of
- 16:34international
- 16:35retailers
- 16:36recognize
- 16:36our
- 16:37leadership
- 16:37in
- 16:37North
- 16:38America
- 16:38and
- 16:38they
- 16:38want
- 16:38access
- 16:39to
- 16:39our
- 16:39technology.
- 16:39So
- 16:40to
- 16:40be
- 16:40clear,
- 16:40we
- 16:40have
- 16:41no
- 16:41plans
- 16:41for
- 16:41a
- 16:41marketplace
- 16:42internationally.
- 16:43We're
- 16:43leading
- 16:43with
- 16:44our
- 16:44enterprise
- 16:45technology,
- 16:46our
- 16:46Storefront
- 16:46Pro,
- 16:47our
- 16:47Caper
- 16:48cards,
- 16:48our
- 16:48Food
- 16:49Storm
- 16:49technology,
- 16:50the
- 16:50AI
- 16:50solutions
- 16:51that
- 16:51we've
- 16:51developed.
- 16:51So
- 16:52a
- 16:52year
- 16:52from
- 16:52now,
- 16:52you'll
- 16:53continue
- 16:53to
- 16:53see
- 16:53us
- 16:54really
- 16:54accelerate
- 16:55global
- 16:55expansion.
- 16:55Number
- 16:56one.
- 16:58That's
- 16:59great.
- 16:59I
- 16:59mean,
- 16:59if
- 17:00you
- 17:00want
- 17:00to
- 17:00Accomplish
- 17:00More
- 17:01in
- 17:012026,
- 17:01go
- 17:02ahead.
- 17:02I
- 17:02think,
- 17:03you
- 17:03know,
- 17:03the
- 17:03second
- 17:03thing
- 17:04I'll
- 17:04say
- 17:04is
- 17:04that
- 17:05we
- 17:06really
- 17:06are
- 17:06going
- 17:07to
- 17:07continue
- 17:07to
- 17:10enhance
- 17:10the
- 17:10value
- 17:10levers
- 17:11of
- 17:11Caper.
- 17:11You'll
- 17:12see
- 17:12us
- 17:12with
- 17:12basketlift
- 17:13continuing
- 17:13to
- 17:14improve
- 17:14the
- 17:14recommendation
- 17:15algorithms,
- 17:15the
- 17:15ranking
- 17:16algorithms,
- 17:16and
- 17:16we're
- 17:16in
- 17:16such
- 17:16an
- 17:17exciting
- 17:17spot
- 17:17where
- 17:18you
- 17:18can
- 17:18now
- 17:18leverage
- 17:19this
- 17:19physical
- 17:20AI
- 17:20technology
- 17:20in
- 17:20a
- 17:21way
- 17:21where
- 17:21you
- 17:21can
- 17:21improve
- 17:22the
- 17:22personalization
- 17:22experience.
- 17:23And
- 17:23as
- 17:23you
- 17:23mentioned
- 17:24earlier,
- 17:24often
- 17:25the
- 17:25technology
- 17:25is
- 17:25improving
- 17:26every
- 17:26month.
- 17:26So
- 17:26I'm
- 17:26really
- 17:26excited
- 17:27as
- 17:27that
- 17:27is
- 17:27a
- 17:27tailwind
- 17:28behind
- 17:28us.
- 17:28You'll
- 17:29continue
- 17:29to
- 17:29see
- 17:29us
- 17:29invest
- 17:30in
- 17:30retail
- 17:30media,
- 17:30more
- 17:31and
- 17:31more
- 17:31formats
- 17:31on
- 17:32Caper.
- 17:32We
- 17:32announced
- 17:32at
- 17:33a
- 17:33prior
- 17:33earnings
- 17:33Call.
- 17:34Engagement
- 17:35rates
- 17:35on
- 17:35Caper
- 17:35ads
- 17:36are
- 17:36similar
- 17:36to
- 17:37our
- 17:37online
- 17:37formats.
- 17:38Right
- 17:38now
- 17:38is
- 17:38the
- 17:38engagement
- 17:38is
- 17:39sort
- 17:39of
- 17:39the
- 17:39foundational
- 17:39currency
- 17:40of
- 17:40an
- 17:40ads
- 17:41business.
- 17:41You'll
- 17:41see
- 17:41us
- 17:41take
- 17:42the
- 17:42scale
- 17:42that
- 17:42we
- 17:42have
- 17:43online,
- 17:43$950
- 17:44million
- 17:44in
- 17:44ads
- 17:45and
- 17:45other
- 17:45revenue
- 17:45the
- 17:46prior
- 17:46year,
- 17:46and
- 17:46really
- 17:47bring
- 17:47that
- 17:47scale
- 17:48into
- 17:48the
- 17:48store.
- 17:49And
- 17:49then
- 17:49finally,
- 17:49you'll
- 17:50see
- 17:50us
- 17:50really
- 17:51push
- 17:51on,
- 17:52unifying
- 17:52the
- 17:52online
- 17:53and
- 17:53in
- 17:53store
- 17:53experience,
- 17:54really
- 17:54delivering
- 17:54that
- 17:55omnichannel
- 17:55experience.
- 17:56What's
- 17:56so
- 17:56exciting
- 17:56about
- 17:57that
- 17:57cart
- 17:57assistant
- 17:58I
- 17:58mentioned
- 17:58earlier
- 17:58is
- 17:59we
- 17:59now
- 17:59have
- 17:59the
- 17:59technology
- 18:00to
- 18:00really
- 18:00deliver
- 18:01on
- 18:01that
- 18:01vision
- 18:01of
- 18:02you
- 18:02start
- 18:02your
- 18:02experience
- 18:03online,
- 18:03you
- 18:03continue
- 18:04in
- 18:04store,
- 18:04you
- 18:05go
- 18:05back
- 18:05online.
- 18:06Our
- 18:06vision
- 18:06is
- 18:06that
- 18:07in
- 18:07five
- 18:07to
- 18:0710
- 18:07years,
- 18:08customers
- 18:08won't
- 18:08have
- 18:09to
- 18:09choose
- 18:09between
- 18:09shopping
- 18:10and
- 18:10store
- 18:10it
- 18:10online.
- 18:10It'll
- 18:10be
- 18:11one
- 18:11single
- 18:12unified
- 18:12mode.
- 18:13So
- 18:13three
- 18:14goals.
- 18:15That's
- 18:15right.
- 18:15Global
- 18:16expansion,
- 18:17increasing
- 18:17retailer
- 18:18value
- 18:18levers,
- 18:19and
- 18:19then
- 18:19really
- 18:20the
- 18:20omnichannel
- 18:21experience,
- 18:21unifying
- 18:22overachiever.
- 18:22Here,
- 18:23look
- 18:23at
- 18:23this.
- 18:23Don't
- 18:24ever.
- 18:24I'm
- 18:24never
- 18:24comparing
- 18:25my
- 18:252026
- 18:26goals
- 18:26list
- 18:27with
- 18:27you,
- 18:27ever,
- 18:27ever,
- 18:28ever.
- 18:28David?
- 18:29Yeah.
- 18:29You
- 18:29should
- 18:30see
- 18:30my
- 18:30vision
- 18:30statement
- 18:30every
- 18:31year.
- 18:31I
- 18:31don't
- 18:31want
- 18:31to.
- 18:32I
- 18:32publish
- 18:32a
- 18:32vision
- 18:32statement.
- 18:33I
- 18:33am
- 18:34confident
- 18:34that
- 18:34you.
- 18:35I'd
- 18:35love
- 18:35to
- 18:36be
- 18:36your
- 18:36manager,
- 18:36though.
- 18:36God,
- 18:37yeah.
- 18:37Deliver
- 18:38that
- 18:38every
- 18:38year.
- 18:38All
- 18:39right.
- 18:39All
- 18:39right.
- 18:39Well,
- 18:40thank
- 18:40you
- 18:40so
- 18:40much,
- 18:40David,
- 18:41for
- 18:41taking
- 18:41the
- 18:42time
- 18:42with
- 18:42us.
- 18:42Thank
- 18:43you
- 18:43again
- 18:43to
- 18:43Viewan
- 18:44for
- 18:44helping
- 18:44us
- 18:44bring
- 18:44you
- 18:45all
- 18:45of
- 18:45our
- 18:45coverage
- 18:45here
- 18:46from
- 18:46nrf.
- 18:47We
- 18:47will
- 18:47be
- 18:48here
- 18:48the
- 18:48rest
- 18:48of
- 18:48the
- 18:49day
- 18:49at
- 18:50booth
- 18:504921,
- 18:51so
- 18:51come
- 18:52stop
- 18:52by.
- 18:52And
- 18:53until
- 18:53our
- 18:54next
- 18:54interview,
- 18:55be
- 18:55careful
- 18:55out
- 18:55there.