Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Office Depot & OfficeMax President on Transformation & Omnichannel Innovation | Live at eTail 2025
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00back
- 0:01everybody.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03Anne
- 0:03Mazinga
- 0:04coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:05from
- 0:05day
- 0:05two
- 0:06of
- 0:06E
- 0:06TAIL
- 0:06here
- 0:06in
- 0:07Palm
- 0:07Springs.
- 0:08Before
- 0:08we
- 0:09get
- 0:09started
- 0:09and
- 0:09I
- 0:10introduce
- 0:10my
- 0:10next
- 0:10guest
- 0:11here,
- 0:11I
- 0:11just
- 0:11want
- 0:11to
- 0:12give
- 0:12a
- 0:12big
- 0:12shout
- 0:12out
- 0:12and
- 0:13thank
- 0:13you
- 0:13to
- 0:13Net
- 0:13Elixir
- 0:14who's
- 0:14making
- 0:15all
- 0:15of
- 0:15our
- 0:15coverage
- 0:16here
- 0:16at
- 0:16Etail
- 0:17possible.
- 0:17You
- 0:17can
- 0:18stop
- 0:18by
- 0:18and
- 0:18visit
- 0:18Net
- 0:18elixir
- 0:19in
- 0:19booth
- 0:20501.
- 0:22All
- 0:22right,
- 0:23with
- 0:23that,
- 0:23let's
- 0:24introduce
- 0:24my
- 0:24guest.
- 0:25Here
- 0:25to
- 0:25my
- 0:26left
- 0:26is
- 0:26Kevin
- 0:27Moffitt.
- 0:27Kevin
- 0:28is
- 0:28the
- 0:28president
- 0:28of
- 0:29Office
- 0:29Depot
- 0:30and
- 0:30Office
- 0:30Max
- 0:31joining
- 0:31us
- 0:32today.
- 0:32Welcome
- 0:33Kevin.
- 0:33To
- 0:34meet
- 0:34you
- 0:34face
- 0:34to
- 0:34face.
- 0:34I
- 0:35know,
- 0:35face
- 0:35to
- 0:35face.
- 0:36Yes,
- 0:36we
- 0:36finally
- 0:37get
- 0:37to
- 0:37meet.
- 0:37Yes,
- 0:38we've
- 0:38tried
- 0:38to
- 0:38connect
- 0:38a
- 0:38couple
- 0:39of
- 0:39times.
- 0:39It's
- 0:39great
- 0:39to
- 0:40meet
- 0:40you
- 0:40here
- 0:40at
- 0:40eto.
- 0:41Yeah,
- 0:41of
- 0:41course.
- 0:42Well,
- 0:42tell
- 0:42me
- 0:43a
- 0:43little
- 0:43bit
- 0:43too
- 0:44about
- 0:44maybe
- 0:45what's
- 0:45all
- 0:45included
- 0:46in
- 0:47your
- 0:47role
- 0:48with
- 0:48Office
- 0:49Depot
- 0:49and
- 0:49Office
- 0:50Max,
- 0:50if
- 0:50you
- 0:50don't
- 0:50mind.
- 0:51So
- 0:51I
- 0:51lead
- 0:51our,
- 0:52our
- 0:53B2C
- 0:54business,
- 0:54but
- 0:54I
- 0:54like
- 0:55to
- 0:55put
- 0:55a
- 0:56little
- 0:56twist
- 0:56on
- 0:56that
- 0:57and
- 0:57call
- 0:57it
- 0:57B2C
- 0:58and
- 0:58B2SMB.
- 0:59We
- 0:59have
- 0:59a
- 1:00tremendous
- 1:00number
- 1:01of
- 1:01small
- 1:02business
- 1:02customers
- 1:03and
- 1:04you
- 1:04know,
- 1:04it's
- 1:05a
- 1:05market
- 1:06that
- 1:06is,
- 1:07it's
- 1:07underserved
- 1:08typically
- 1:09because,
- 1:10you
- 1:10know,
- 1:10B2B
- 1:11companies
- 1:11are
- 1:11looking
- 1:11at
- 1:12much
- 1:13larger
- 1:13organizations
- 1:14and
- 1:15enterprises
- 1:16and
- 1:16in
- 1:17traditional
- 1:17retail
- 1:18the
- 1:18focus
- 1:18is
- 1:19on
- 1:19end
- 1:20consumers.
- 1:21So
- 1:21that
- 1:21middle
- 1:22tier
- 1:22is
- 1:22a
- 1:22really,
- 1:23really
- 1:23interesting
- 1:24group
- 1:24of
- 1:25folks
- 1:25and
- 1:25their
- 1:25needs
- 1:26are
- 1:26so
- 1:26complex.
- 1:27They
- 1:27have
- 1:28very
- 1:28similar
- 1:28needs
- 1:29to
- 1:29large
- 1:29businesses
- 1:30and
- 1:30they're
- 1:31often
- 1:31doing
- 1:31many,
- 1:32many
- 1:32of
- 1:32the
- 1:32tasks
- 1:33that
- 1:33would
- 1:33be
- 1:34generalized
- 1:34in
- 1:34a
- 1:34larger
- 1:35company
- 1:35themselves.
- 1:36And
- 1:36so
- 1:36anything
- 1:37that
- 1:37we
- 1:37can
- 1:37do
- 1:38to
- 1:38help,
- 1:38you
- 1:39know,
- 1:39increase
- 1:39their
- 1:39efficiency,
- 1:40increase
- 1:41their
- 1:41effectiveness
- 1:42at
- 1:42juggling
- 1:44multiple
- 1:44tasks
- 1:45at
- 1:45the
- 1:45same
- 1:45time
- 1:46is
- 1:46usually
- 1:46very
- 1:46appreciated.
- 1:47And
- 1:48what
- 1:48does
- 1:48that
- 1:48look
- 1:48like,
- 1:48Kevin?
- 1:49Like,
- 1:49do
- 1:49you
- 1:49have
- 1:49an
- 1:49example
- 1:50of
- 1:50that?
- 1:50Just
- 1:50so
- 1:50like
- 1:51our
- 1:51audience
- 1:51at
- 1:51home
- 1:52can
- 1:52kind
- 1:52of
- 1:52get
- 1:52a
- 1:52sense
- 1:53of
- 1:53just
- 1:53how
- 1:54you're
- 1:54doing
- 1:54that.
- 1:54Yeah,
- 1:54I
- 1:55mean,
- 1:55absolutely.
- 1:5695
- 1:57plus
- 1:57percent
- 1:58of
- 1:58businesses
- 1:59in
- 1:59the
- 1:59U.S.
- 2:00are
- 2:00small
- 2:01businesses.
- 2:01Less
- 2:02than
- 2:0220
- 2:02employees.
- 2:03And
- 2:03a
- 2:03huge
- 2:04chunk
- 2:04of
- 2:04those
- 2:04businesses
- 2:05are
- 2:05sole
- 2:05proprietorships.
- 2:06Just
- 2:06one
- 2:07person.
- 2:07Right.
- 2:08Often,
- 2:09you
- 2:09know,
- 2:09kind
- 2:09of
- 2:09bringing
- 2:10in
- 2:10their
- 2:11friends
- 2:11and
- 2:11family
- 2:12to
- 2:12help
- 2:12support
- 2:13when,
- 2:13when
- 2:14needed.
- 2:14But
- 2:15the
- 2:15small
- 2:15business
- 2:16entrepreneur
- 2:17is
- 2:17really
- 2:17the
- 2:18backbone
- 2:18of
- 2:19our
- 2:19communities.
- 2:19Right.
- 2:20They're
- 2:20the
- 2:20local,
- 2:21you
- 2:21know,
- 2:21the
- 2:21local
- 2:22restaurants,
- 2:22they're
- 2:23the
- 2:23local
- 2:23insurance
- 2:24companies.
- 2:24They're,
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:25they're
- 2:26providing
- 2:26services
- 2:27that
- 2:27are
- 2:27so
- 2:27important
- 2:28to
- 2:28all
- 2:29of
- 2:29our
- 2:29lives.
- 2:29Yeah.
- 2:30And
- 2:30so
- 2:31creating
- 2:31a
- 2:32real
- 2:32focus
- 2:32from
- 2:32an
- 2:33assortment
- 2:33perspective,
- 2:34from
- 2:34a
- 2:34go
- 2:34to
- 2:34market
- 2:35perspective,
- 2:36even
- 2:36our
- 2:36services,
- 2:37I
- 2:37mean
- 2:37most
- 2:38people
- 2:38know
- 2:38Us
- 2:38for
- 2:39paper,
- 2:39ink,
- 2:39toner,
- 2:40you
- 2:40know,
- 2:40the
- 2:40basic
- 2:41office
- 2:41supplies.
- 2:42But
- 2:42not
- 2:42everyone
- 2:42knows
- 2:43that
- 2:43every
- 2:43single
- 2:43one
- 2:44of
- 2:44our
- 2:44stores
- 2:44is
- 2:44a
- 2:45full
- 2:45service
- 2:46print
- 2:46facility.
- 2:47Interesting.
- 2:47That
- 2:48can
- 2:48do
- 2:48custom
- 2:49flyers,
- 2:50signs,
- 2:51business
- 2:51cards,
- 2:52you
- 2:52know,
- 2:52you
- 2:52name
- 2:53it.
- 2:53We
- 2:53really
- 2:53can
- 2:54support
- 2:54many,
- 2:55many
- 2:55different
- 2:55business
- 2:56needs.
- 2:56Well,
- 2:57Kevin,
- 2:58you
- 2:58were
- 2:58on
- 2:59the
- 2:59stage
- 2:59earlier
- 3:00today
- 3:00with
- 3:01a
- 3:01few
- 3:01other
- 3:01individuals
- 3:02and
- 3:03I
- 3:03think
- 3:03this
- 3:03session
- 3:04is
- 3:04really
- 3:04interesting.
- 3:05You
- 3:05know,
- 3:05talking
- 3:06about
- 3:06how
- 3:07legacy
- 3:07brands
- 3:08like
- 3:08Office
- 3:09Depot
- 3:09and
- 3:09Office
- 3:10Max,
- 3:10who've
- 3:10really
- 3:10been
- 3:10embedded
- 3:11in
- 3:11their
- 3:11communities
- 3:12for
- 3:12years,
- 3:13how
- 3:13you
- 3:13can
- 3:15get
- 3:15that
- 3:15next
- 3:16generation
- 3:16of
- 3:17audience
- 3:17that
- 3:18started
- 3:18their
- 3:19lives
- 3:19in
- 3:20some
- 3:20of
- 3:20them,
- 3:20they're
- 3:20taking
- 3:20over
- 3:21the
- 3:21family
- 3:21business,
- 3:21they
- 3:21started
- 3:22their
- 3:22lives
- 3:23online.
- 3:24What
- 3:24does
- 3:24that
- 3:25look
- 3:25like
- 3:25for
- 3:25you
- 3:26at
- 3:26Office
- 3:26Max
- 3:27and
- 3:27Office
- 3:27Depot?
- 3:28And
- 3:28then
- 3:29tell
- 3:29us
- 3:29a
- 3:29little
- 3:29bit
- 3:29about
- 3:29what
- 3:30some
- 3:30of
- 3:30the
- 3:31other
- 3:31panelists
- 3:31shared.
- 3:32Yeah.
- 3:32So,
- 3:32you
- 3:32know,
- 3:33for
- 3:33us,
- 3:33it's,
- 3:33it's
- 3:33such
- 3:34a
- 3:34fascinating
- 3:34time
- 3:35as
- 3:35we've,
- 3:35we
- 3:35saw
- 3:36just
- 3:36an
- 3:36incredible
- 3:37transformation
- 3:38in
- 3:38workspace
- 3:39management.
- 3:40Right.
- 3:40Remote
- 3:41hybrid.
- 3:42I
- 3:42mean,
- 3:42people
- 3:43were
- 3:43working
- 3:43remote
- 3:43before
- 3:44the
- 3:44pandemic,
- 3:45but
- 3:45we're
- 3:45still
- 3:46seeing
- 3:46only
- 3:46about
- 3:4750%
- 3:47occupancy
- 3:48in
- 3:49office
- 3:49buildings
- 3:50across
- 3:50the
- 3:50country.
- 3:51So
- 3:51there's
- 3:51a
- 3:52tremendous
- 3:52amount
- 3:53of
- 3:53momentum
- 3:54behind
- 3:55flexibility
- 3:56in
- 3:57managing
- 3:57your
- 3:57own
- 3:58work
- 3:58environment
- 3:58and
- 3:59your
- 3:59own.
- 3:59It
- 4:00used
- 4:00to
- 4:00be
- 4:00called
- 4:00work
- 4:01life
- 4:01balance.
- 4:01Some
- 4:02people
- 4:02are
- 4:02still
- 4:02using
- 4:03that
- 4:03term.
- 4:03I
- 4:03find
- 4:03it
- 4:04very
- 4:04interesting
- 4:04because
- 4:05I
- 4:05just
- 4:05think
- 4:05work
- 4:05and
- 4:06life
- 4:06have
- 4:06blended
- 4:07together.
- 4:08You're
- 4:08absolutely
- 4:09right.
- 4:09You
- 4:09know,
- 4:09for
- 4:09us,
- 4:10trying
- 4:10to
- 4:11really
- 4:11think
- 4:11through
- 4:12as
- 4:12folks
- 4:12enter
- 4:13the
- 4:13workspace
- 4:14now,
- 4:15most
- 4:15of
- 4:16whom
- 4:16will
- 4:16have
- 4:17experienced
- 4:17remote
- 4:18learning
- 4:18for
- 4:18at
- 4:18least
- 4:19a
- 4:19full
- 4:19year
- 4:20during
- 4:20the
- 4:20pandemic.
- 4:21You
- 4:21know,
- 4:21we're
- 4:21working,
- 4:21we're
- 4:22learning
- 4:22from
- 4:22home
- 4:23in
- 4:23makeshift
- 4:24classrooms,
- 4:24on
- 4:25their
- 4:25bedroom
- 4:26floors.
- 4:26Not
- 4:26that
- 4:27my
- 4:27daughter
- 4:27did
- 4:27that
- 4:28or
- 4:28anything,
- 4:29but,
- 4:29you
- 4:29know,
- 4:29I
- 4:29have,
- 4:31and,
- 4:32and
- 4:32you
- 4:32know,
- 4:33they
- 4:33just
- 4:33have
- 4:33a
- 4:33different
- 4:34perspective
- 4:34of
- 4:34how
- 4:35to
- 4:35integrate
- 4:35technology
- 4:36into
- 4:36their
- 4:37workday.
- 4:37It's
- 4:38so
- 4:38naturally,
- 4:39what
- 4:40I
- 4:40think
- 4:40we're
- 4:40really
- 4:41focused
- 4:41on
- 4:41is
- 4:41just
- 4:42how
- 4:42do
- 4:42you
- 4:43avoid
- 4:44completely
- 4:44taking
- 4:45the
- 4:45human
- 4:46factor
- 4:47out
- 4:47of
- 4:47your
- 4:47work?
- 4:48Right.
- 4:48And
- 4:48even
- 4:49how
- 4:49we
- 4:49take
- 4:49it
- 4:49out
- 4:50of
- 4:50retail.
- 4:51You've
- 4:51seen
- 4:51the
- 4:51trends
- 4:52in
- 4:52retail
- 4:52that
- 4:53many,
- 4:53even
- 4:54large
- 4:54retailers
- 4:54are
- 4:55moving
- 4:55away
- 4:55from.
- 4:55Even
- 4:56that
- 4:56final
- 4:57mode
- 4:57of
- 4:58human
- 4:58face
- 4:59to
- 4:59face
- 4:59interaction.
- 5:00At
- 5:00checkout
- 5:00right
- 5:01now,
- 5:01you
- 5:01have
- 5:01self
- 5:02checkout.
- 5:03You
- 5:03don't
- 5:03even
- 5:03have
- 5:04a
- 5:04smile
- 5:04and
- 5:05a
- 5:05hello
- 5:05anymore
- 5:06in
- 5:06a
- 5:06retail
- 5:07environment.
- 5:07And
- 5:07we're
- 5:07really
- 5:08proud
- 5:08that,
- 5:09you
- 5:09know,
- 5:09the
- 5:10vast
- 5:10majority
- 5:10of
- 5:11customers
- 5:11who
- 5:11are
- 5:11going
- 5:11to
- 5:11walk
- 5:11into
- 5:12one
- 5:12of
- 5:12our
- 5:12stores,
- 5:12at
- 5:13least
- 5:13they're
- 5:13going
- 5:13to
- 5:13have
- 5:14someone
- 5:14welcoming
- 5:14them,
- 5:15someone
- 5:15asking
- 5:15them
- 5:16what
- 5:16brought
- 5:17them
- 5:17in
- 5:17that
- 5:17day,
- 5:18how
- 5:18they,
- 5:18how
- 5:18we
- 5:19can
- 5:19help
- 5:19them.
- 5:20And
- 5:20you
- 5:20know,
- 5:21it
- 5:21very
- 5:21Often
- 5:22goes
- 5:22way
- 5:22beyond
- 5:23that
- 5:23as
- 5:23well
- 5:24into
- 5:24really
- 5:24getting
- 5:25to
- 5:25know
- 5:25their
- 5:25business
- 5:26and
- 5:26their.
- 5:26And
- 5:26their
- 5:27needs.
- 5:27And
- 5:28I
- 5:28think
- 5:28that
- 5:29that
- 5:29in
- 5:29real
- 5:30life
- 5:30factor.
- 5:31Yeah,
- 5:31right.
- 5:32Is
- 5:33we
- 5:33dismiss
- 5:34it
- 5:34as
- 5:34the
- 5:34younger
- 5:35generations
- 5:35are
- 5:35pure
- 5:36digital.
- 5:37I'm
- 5:37not
- 5:38so
- 5:38sure.
- 5:38I
- 5:38mean,
- 5:39I
- 5:39have
- 5:39four
- 5:39children,
- 5:40and
- 5:40luckily
- 5:41they
- 5:41keep
- 5:41me
- 5:41connected
- 5:42to
- 5:42what's
- 5:43going
- 5:43on
- 5:43out
- 5:44there.
- 5:44And
- 5:45I
- 5:45think
- 5:45that,
- 5:45you
- 5:46know,
- 5:46this
- 5:46need
- 5:46for
- 5:47human
- 5:48to
- 5:48human
- 5:48interaction
- 5:49as
- 5:49well
- 5:49as
- 5:50tangible
- 5:51experiences,
- 5:52I
- 5:52think
- 5:53does
- 5:53not
- 5:53go
- 5:53away.
- 5:53In
- 5:54fact,
- 5:54it
- 5:54may
- 5:54be
- 5:54more
- 5:55important
- 5:55to
- 5:56the
- 5:56younger
- 5:56generations.
- 5:57So,
- 5:57Kevin,
- 5:57would
- 5:58you
- 5:58go
- 5:58as
- 5:58far
- 5:58to
- 5:59say
- 5:59as
- 5:59like
- 6:00Office
- 6:00Depot
- 6:00and
- 6:01Office
- 6:01Max
- 6:01are
- 6:02turning
- 6:02into
- 6:02more
- 6:02of
- 6:03a
- 6:03service
- 6:03business
- 6:04than
- 6:04they
- 6:04are
- 6:05a
- 6:06goods
- 6:07business?
- 6:07Well,
- 6:07I
- 6:07wouldn't
- 6:08go
- 6:08that
- 6:08far,
- 6:09but
- 6:09I
- 6:09would
- 6:09definitely
- 6:10say
- 6:10we
- 6:10are
- 6:11much.
- 6:12We're
- 6:12much
- 6:12more
- 6:12of
- 6:13a
- 6:13balance
- 6:13than
- 6:13you
- 6:14might
- 6:14think.
- 6:14Right,
- 6:15right.
- 6:15And
- 6:15certainly
- 6:16we
- 6:16know
- 6:16we
- 6:16have
- 6:16tremendous
- 6:17growth
- 6:17opportunities
- 6:18within
- 6:18the
- 6:19services
- 6:19side
- 6:19of
- 6:19our.
- 6:19But
- 6:20here's
- 6:20a
- 6:20great
- 6:20example.
- 6:20I
- 6:21bet
- 6:21you
- 6:21don't
- 6:21know
- 6:21that
- 6:21you
- 6:21can
- 6:22get
- 6:22your
- 6:22TSA
- 6:22PreCheck
- 6:23done
- 6:24at
- 6:24our
- 6:24store.
- 6:24No,
- 6:25I
- 6:25didn't.
- 6:25But
- 6:25now
- 6:26I
- 6:26do
- 6:26need
- 6:26to
- 6:26renew.
- 6:27You
- 6:27know
- 6:27where
- 6:27to
- 6:27come.
- 6:28Yeah.
- 6:28200
- 6:29of
- 6:29our
- 6:29stores
- 6:29actually
- 6:30offer
- 6:30that
- 6:30service.
- 6:31Okay.
- 6:31And
- 6:31more
- 6:31to
- 6:32come.
- 6:32But
- 6:32we're
- 6:33just
- 6:33constantly
- 6:33thinking
- 6:33about
- 6:34how
- 6:34can
- 6:34we
- 6:34leverage
- 6:35our
- 6:35f
- 6:36assets
- 6:36to
- 6:37help
- 6:37support
- 6:37customer
- 6:38needs.
- 6:38Obviously,
- 6:39business
- 6:39customers,
- 6:40they're
- 6:40traveling.
- 6:41Right.
- 6:41And
- 6:42now
- 6:42it
- 6:42seems
- 6:42like
- 6:43if
- 6:43you've
- 6:43been
- 6:43to
- 6:43an
- 6:43airport
- 6:44lately,
- 6:44they're
- 6:44traveling
- 6:44more
- 6:45than
- 6:45ever.
- 6:45Right.
- 6:46And
- 6:46so
- 6:46just
- 6:47being
- 6:47able
- 6:47to
- 6:47help
- 6:48facilitate
- 6:48that
- 6:48process
- 6:49is
- 6:49just
- 6:49another
- 6:50example
- 6:50of
- 6:50how
- 6:51we
- 6:51can
- 6:51use
- 6:52our
- 6:52real
- 6:52estate
- 6:53to
- 6:53support
- 6:53our
- 6:54customers.
- 6:54I
- 6:54think
- 6:54it's
- 6:55really
- 6:55smart
- 6:56how
- 6:56you're
- 6:56thinking
- 6:56about
- 6:57it,
- 6:57because
- 6:57I
- 6:58think
- 6:58we
- 6:58just
- 6:58covered,
- 6:59you
- 6:59know,
- 7:00Joanne,
- 7:00closing
- 7:01all
- 7:01their
- 7:01stores
- 7:02today
- 7:02and
- 7:02what,
- 7:03you
- 7:03know,
- 7:03really
- 7:03is
- 7:04another
- 7:04legacy
- 7:05brand
- 7:05that
- 7:05everybody's
- 7:06so
- 7:06sad,
- 7:06sad
- 7:07to
- 7:07see
- 7:07this.
- 7:08This
- 7:08retailer
- 7:08kind
- 7:09of
- 7:09die
- 7:09off.
- 7:10But
- 7:11I
- 7:11also
- 7:12think
- 7:12that
- 7:12based
- 7:13on,
- 7:13you
- 7:13know,
- 7:13research
- 7:14that
- 7:14we've
- 7:14done,
- 7:14there's
- 7:14not.
- 7:15There's
- 7:15not
- 7:15a
- 7:15lot
- 7:15of
- 7:16effort
- 7:16to
- 7:16kind
- 7:16of
- 7:17convert
- 7:17the
- 7:17business
- 7:17to
- 7:18what
- 7:18the
- 7:18demands
- 7:18are
- 7:18of
- 7:19the
- 7:19community.
- 7:19What
- 7:20do
- 7:20you
- 7:20think
- 7:21are
- 7:21the
- 7:21biggest
- 7:22roadblocks
- 7:22or
- 7:22challenges
- 7:23that
- 7:23you.
- 7:24You
- 7:24found
- 7:24in
- 7:25your
- 7:25work?
- 7:25Or,
- 7:25like,
- 7:26what
- 7:26hurdles
- 7:27do
- 7:27retailers
- 7:27and
- 7:27brands.
- 7:28Who
- 7:28are
- 7:28those
- 7:28legacy
- 7:29players?
- 7:29What.
- 7:30What
- 7:30do
- 7:30they
- 7:30have
- 7:30to
- 7:30get
- 7:30over
- 7:31in
- 7:31order
- 7:31to
- 7:31make
- 7:31their
- 7:32business
- 7:32continue
- 7:32to
- 7:32succeed
- 7:33with
- 7:33this
- 7:33next
- 7:34generation?
- 7:34I
- 7:34think,
- 7:34look,
- 7:36having
- 7:36spent
- 7:36a
- 7:37lot
- 7:37of
- 7:37time
- 7:37in
- 7:37retail
- 7:38and
- 7:38more
- 7:38time
- 7:39in
- 7:39digital
- 7:39and
- 7:40E
- 7:40commerce,
- 7:41I
- 7:42think
- 7:42the
- 7:42constant
- 7:43need
- 7:43to
- 7:44evaluate
- 7:45how
- 7:46you
- 7:46can
- 7:46leverage
- 7:46technology
- 7:47not
- 7:48just
- 7:48as
- 7:49a
- 7:49solution
- 7:50in
- 7:50and
- 7:50of
- 7:50itself,
- 7:50but
- 7:51really
- 7:52how
- 7:52it
- 7:52helps
- 7:52to
- 7:53transform
- 7:53the
- 7:54customer
- 7:54experience.
- 7:55And
- 7:55we
- 7:56have
- 7:56been
- 7:56major
- 7:57advocates
- 7:57of
- 7:58omnichannel
- 7:58integration
- 7:59for
- 8:00many
- 8:00years.
- 8:01We
- 8:01are
- 8:01a
- 8:02leading
- 8:02edge
- 8:02provider
- 8:03of
- 8:03those
- 8:03capabilities.
- 8:04I
- 8:05mentioned
- 8:05it
- 8:06during
- 8:06my
- 8:06panel.
- 8:06We
- 8:06have
- 8:07the
- 8:07fastest
- 8:07in
- 8:07store
- 8:07pickup
- 8:08program
- 8:08in
- 8:08the
- 8:08world.
- 8:09Wow.
- 8:10And
- 8:10at
- 8:10least
- 8:10I
- 8:11think
- 8:11we
- 8:11do
- 8:11until
- 8:11someone
- 8:12proves.
- 8:13Now,
- 8:13I
- 8:13need
- 8:13a
- 8:13stopwatch.
- 8:14I
- 8:14got
- 8:14a
- 8:14timer.
- 8:15There
- 8:15you
- 8:15go.
- 8:15Well,
- 8:15it's
- 8:1520
- 8:15minutes.
- 8:16We
- 8:16have
- 8:16a
- 8:1620
- 8:16minute
- 8:17promise.
- 8:17So
- 8:17if
- 8:18you
- 8:18place
- 8:18an
- 8:18order
- 8:19on
- 8:19our
- 8:19website,
- 8:20you
- 8:21will
- 8:21within
- 8:2120
- 8:22minutes,
- 8:22often
- 8:22very
- 8:23much
- 8:23faster.
- 8:24You'll
- 8:24get
- 8:24an
- 8:24email
- 8:24saying
- 8:24it's
- 8:25ready
- 8:25to
- 8:25pick
- 8:25up.
- 8:25And
- 8:25if
- 8:26you
- 8:26don't,
- 8:26we'll
- 8:26automatically
- 8:27send
- 8:27you
- 8:27a
- 8:27$20
- 8:28coupon
- 8:28off
- 8:28your
- 8:28next
- 8:28order.
- 8:29And
- 8:29how
- 8:29do
- 8:29you
- 8:29do
- 8:30that?
- 8:31We
- 8:31leverage
- 8:32technology
- 8:32very
- 8:33smart
- 8:33ways.
- 8:33Here's
- 8:34one
- 8:34great
- 8:34example.
- 8:35We
- 8:35partner
- 8:35with
- 8:36Zebra
- 8:37Technologies.
- 8:37All
- 8:38of
- 8:38our
- 8:38associates
- 8:39carry
- 8:39mobile
- 8:39devices
- 8:40with
- 8:40them
- 8:40at
- 8:40all
- 8:41times.
- 8:41And
- 8:41so
- 8:42as
- 8:42part
- 8:42of
- 8:43our
- 8:43just
- 8:43operational
- 8:44efficiency,
- 8:44we
- 8:45leverage
- 8:45those
- 8:45devices
- 8:46to
- 8:46do
- 8:46everything.
- 8:47Inventory
- 8:47management,
- 8:48you
- 8:49know,
- 8:49controls,
- 8:50making
- 8:50sure
- 8:50the
- 8:50right
- 8:51products
- 8:51are
- 8:51on
- 8:51the
- 8:51right
- 8:52shelves,
- 8:52making
- 8:52sure
- 8:52our
- 8:53pricing
- 8:53is
- 8:53updated,
- 8:54but
- 8:54importantly,
- 8:55making
- 8:55sure
- 8:55that
- 8:56customer
- 8:56needs
- 8:57are
- 8:57taken
- 8:57care
- 8:57of
- 8:58as
- 8:58the
- 8:58first
- 8:58priority.
- 8:59So
- 8:59as
- 8:59soon
- 8:59as
- 8:59an
- 8:59in
- 9:00store
- 9:00pickup
- 9:00order
- 9:00comes
- 9:01in
- 9:01at
- 9:01any
- 9:01given
- 9:02stores,
- 9:02alarms
- 9:03are
- 9:03going
- 9:03off,
- 9:04it's
- 9:04ready
- 9:04to
- 9:05go,
- 9:05and
- 9:05it's
- 9:06often
- 9:06taken
- 9:06care
- 9:06of,
- 9:07you
- 9:07know,
- 9:07within
- 9:07minutes.
- 9:08I,
- 9:08I
- 9:08have
- 9:08to
- 9:08give
- 9:09you
- 9:09kudos,
- 9:09Kevin,
- 9:10because
- 9:10you're
- 9:10really
- 9:10hitting
- 9:11on
- 9:11all
- 9:11the
- 9:11things
- 9:11that
- 9:12we've
- 9:12been
- 9:12talking
- 9:12to
- 9:13retailers
- 9:13about
- 9:13that
- 9:14they're
- 9:14trying
- 9:14to
- 9:15do
- 9:16to
- 9:16create
- 9:17an
- 9:17omnichannel
- 9:18experience
- 9:18that
- 9:18works
- 9:18for
- 9:18the
- 9:19customer.
- 9:19To
- 9:20not
- 9:20bog
- 9:20down
- 9:20your
- 9:20associates
- 9:21with
- 9:21multiple
- 9:22devices
- 9:22and
- 9:23platforms
- 9:23in
- 9:23order
- 9:23to
- 9:24do
- 9:24this
- 9:24work.
- 9:24And
- 9:24it,
- 9:25you're,
- 9:25you
- 9:25know,
- 9:26for
- 9:26a
- 9:26legacy
- 9:26brand,
- 9:27it's
- 9:27really
- 9:27impressive
- 9:28the
- 9:28work
- 9:28that
- 9:28you
- 9:29and
- 9:29your
- 9:29team
- 9:29are
- 9:29doing.
- 9:30Yeah,
- 9:30I
- 9:30mean,
- 9:30I
- 9:30don't
- 9:30want
- 9:30to
- 9:31under
- 9:32underestimate
- 9:32the
- 9:33challenges
- 9:33that
- 9:33are
- 9:33out
- 9:34there.
- 9:34Retail
- 9:34is
- 9:34transforming,
- 9:35it's
- 9:35changing
- 9:36all
- 9:36the
- 9:36time.
- 9:37Customer
- 9:37expectations
- 9:38are
- 9:38changing.
- 9:39You
- 9:40know,
- 9:40you
- 9:40really
- 9:40obviously
- 9:41have
- 9:41to
- 9:41stay
- 9:41focused
- 9:42on
- 9:42that
- 9:43experience.
- 9:43And
- 9:43what
- 9:43I
- 9:43really
- 9:44am
- 9:44very
- 9:44proud
- 9:44of
- 9:45is
- 9:45our,
- 9:45we
- 9:45have
- 9:46incredible
- 9:46NPS
- 9:47scores
- 9:47in
- 9:47our
- 9:47stores.
- 9:48Our
- 9:48associates
- 9:49genuinely
- 9:50focus
- 9:50on
- 9:51making
- 9:51sure
- 9:51that
- 9:51our
- 9:52customers
- 9:52walk
- 9:53out
- 9:53of
- 9:53the
- 9:53store
- 9:54happy.
- 9:55And
- 9:55I
- 9:55think
- 9:55that
- 9:56is
- 9:56a
- 9:56big
- 9:56differentiator
- 9:57for
- 9:57us.
- 9:57Yeah,
- 9:58absolutely.
- 9:58Well,
- 9:59let's
- 9:59conclude
- 10:00with
- 10:00this
- 10:01question.
- 10:01Sure.
- 10:02You're
- 10:02already
- 10:03using
- 10:03a
- 10:04lot
- 10:04of
- 10:04really
- 10:04cool
- 10:05technology
- 10:05to
- 10:06help
- 10:06with
- 10:06those
- 10:06experiences.
- 10:07But
- 10:07we're
- 10:07at
- 10:07Etail.
- 10:08There's
- 10:08a
- 10:09lot
- 10:09of
- 10:09new
- 10:10content
- 10:10being
- 10:11discussed
- 10:11about
- 10:12new
- 10:12retail
- 10:12technology.
- 10:13You
- 10:13can
- 10:13walk
- 10:13the
- 10:13floor
- 10:14and
- 10:14there's
- 10:14tons
- 10:14of
- 10:14information
- 10:15for
- 10:15new
- 10:16partners.
- 10:17What's
- 10:17kind
- 10:17of
- 10:18top
- 10:18of
- 10:18mind
- 10:18as
- 10:18you
- 10:18look
- 10:19ahead
- 10:19to
- 10:192025
- 10:20for
- 10:20you
- 10:20and
- 10:20your
- 10:21team.
- 10:21What
- 10:21technology
- 10:22or
- 10:23challenges
- 10:23are
- 10:23you
- 10:24going
- 10:24to
- 10:24try
- 10:24to
- 10:24tackle
- 10:24this
- 10:24year?
- 10:25Yeah.
- 10:25There's
- 10:25really
- 10:25two
- 10:25big
- 10:25things
- 10:26that
- 10:26I
- 10:26say
- 10:26we're
- 10:26focused
- 10:27on.
- 10:27One
- 10:27is
- 10:27leveraging
- 10:28AI
- 10:28for
- 10:29very
- 10:30clear
- 10:30use
- 10:31cases.
- 10:31Okay.
- 10:32One
- 10:32way
- 10:32that
- 10:32we've
- 10:33leveraged
- 10:33AI
- 10:34is
- 10:34to
- 10:35digitize
- 10:36all
- 10:36of
- 10:37our
- 10:37user
- 10:37manuals,
- 10:38our
- 10:38SOPs,
- 10:39all
- 10:39the
- 10:40associate
- 10:40facing
- 10:41documentation,
- 10:42and
- 10:42put
- 10:42it
- 10:43into
- 10:43a
- 10:43model
- 10:44where
- 10:44AI
- 10:45will
- 10:45help
- 10:45them
- 10:46just
- 10:46get
- 10:46to
- 10:47the
- 10:47solution
- 10:48that
- 10:48they
- 10:48need
- 10:48right
- 10:48away.
- 10:48Yeah.
- 10:49Remember,
- 10:49with
- 10:49any
- 10:50complex
- 10:50retail
- 10:50organization,
- 10:51you're
- 10:51going
- 10:51to
- 10:51have
- 10:51thousands
- 10:52of
- 10:52things.
- 10:52Oh
- 10:53yeah.
- 10:53Are
- 10:53possible.
- 10:54Right.
- 10:54For
- 10:54any
- 10:54customer
- 10:55walking
- 10:55in
- 10:56one
- 10:57particular
- 10:57thing
- 10:57may
- 10:57only
- 10:58happen
- 10:58in
- 10:58your
- 10:58store
- 10:59once
- 10:59a
- 10:59year
- 11:00maybe.
- 11:00Right.
- 11:00So
- 11:01being
- 11:01able
- 11:01to
- 11:01quickly
- 11:02figure
- 11:02out
- 11:02how
- 11:02to
- 11:02accomplish
- 11:03that
- 11:03task
- 11:03is
- 11:04really
- 11:04important.
- 11:04So
- 11:04I
- 11:04think
- 11:04that's
- 11:05one
- 11:05interesting
- 11:05use.
- 11:06And
- 11:06that's
- 11:06like
- 11:07generative
- 11:07AI
- 11:07or
- 11:08LLM.
- 11:08Based
- 11:09leverage
- 11:09is,
- 11:10you
- 11:10know,
- 11:10basically
- 11:11put
- 11:11everything,
- 11:12all
- 11:12of
- 11:12it
- 11:12into
- 11:13the
- 11:13machine.
- 11:14Yeah.
- 11:14And
- 11:14then
- 11:14the
- 11:15machine
- 11:15parses
- 11:16back
- 11:16out
- 11:16to
- 11:16individual
- 11:17associates,
- 11:18the
- 11:18answers
- 11:19to
- 11:19their
- 11:19questions.
- 11:19So
- 11:19as
- 11:20a
- 11:20pretty
- 11:20amazing
- 11:20new
- 11:21associate,
- 11:21I
- 11:21could
- 11:21be
- 11:21like,
- 11:22what
- 11:22are
- 11:22the
- 11:22closing
- 11:22procedures
- 11:23for
- 11:23my
- 11:23store?
- 11:24Exactly.
- 11:24Or
- 11:25you
- 11:25know,
- 11:25small
- 11:26use
- 11:26case
- 11:27in
- 11:27our
- 11:27print
- 11:27center.
- 11:28Right.
- 11:28That
- 11:28may
- 11:29be
- 11:29relatively
- 11:29uncommon.
- 11:30So
- 11:30that's
- 11:30a
- 11:31great
- 11:31example.
- 11:31And
- 11:31then
- 11:31the
- 11:32other
- 11:32one
- 11:32is
- 11:32really
- 11:32around
- 11:33personalization.
- 11:33Obviously
- 11:34we've
- 11:34been
- 11:34talking
- 11:34about
- 11:34personalization
- 11:35for
- 11:35a
- 11:35very,
- 11:36very
- 11:36long
- 11:36time,
- 11:37but
- 11:38we
- 11:38are
- 11:38actively
- 11:38working
- 11:39with
- 11:39our
- 11:40marketing
- 11:40partner,
- 11:41platform
- 11:41partner
- 11:42right
- 11:42now
- 11:42on
- 11:43revamping
- 11:44all
- 11:44of
- 11:44our
- 11:44promotional
- 11:45emails.
- 11:45Really
- 11:46looking
- 11:46to
- 11:46increase
- 11:47the
- 11:47amount
- 11:47of
- 11:48targeted
- 11:48content
- 11:49that
- 11:49we
- 11:49have
- 11:49out
- 11:49there.
- 11:50We
- 11:50have
- 11:50a
- 11:50really
- 11:50diverse
- 11:51customer
- 11:51base
- 11:52and
- 11:52we
- 11:52know,
- 11:53right.
- 11:53A
- 11:53teacher
- 11:54just.
- 11:54They're
- 11:54going
- 11:54to
- 11:54have
- 11:55different
- 11:55needs
- 11:55from.
- 11:56From
- 11:56a
- 11:56small
- 11:56business
- 11:57owner.
- 11:57Right.
- 11:57So
- 11:58being
- 11:58able
- 11:58to
- 11:58leverage
- 11:58that
- 11:59information
- 11:59is
- 12:00really
- 12:00important
- 12:01to
- 12:01us.
- 12:01Well,
- 12:01Kevin,
- 12:02this
- 12:02has
- 12:02been
- 12:03quite
- 12:03an
- 12:03impressive
- 12:04conversation.
- 12:05Relatively
- 12:06short,
- 12:06but
- 12:06hard
- 12:07hitting.
- 12:07Right?
- 12:07Oh
- 12:07my
- 12:08God,
- 12:08yes.
- 12:09This
- 12:09has
- 12:09been
- 12:09great.
- 12:10Thank
- 12:10you
- 12:11so
- 12:11much
- 12:11for
- 12:11sharing
- 12:12all
- 12:12of
- 12:12the
- 12:13updates
- 12:13from
- 12:13your
- 12:14team.
- 12:14Thanks
- 12:15for
- 12:15taking
- 12:15the
- 12:15time
- 12:16with
- 12:16us
- 12:16here.
- 12:17Quick
- 12:17thank
- 12:18you
- 12:18again
- 12:18to
- 12:18Net
- 12:18Elixir
- 12:19for
- 12:19making
- 12:19our
- 12:19coverage
- 12:20possible.
- 12:21And
- 12:21until
- 12:21the
- 12:22next
- 12:22interview,
- 12:23be
- 12:23careful
- 12:23out
- 12:24there.