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Quorso & Vusion On Why Retailers Risk Creating a Permanent Technology Gap In 2026 | NRF 2026 · Omni Talk Retail

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  Welcome
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  back,
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  everyone.
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  This
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  is
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  NRF
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  2026,
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  our
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  Omnitalk
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  retail
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  coverage
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  coming
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  to
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  you
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  live
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  from
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  the
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  Vuzion
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  Booth,
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  number
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  4921
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  here
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  at
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  the
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  Javits
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  Center.
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  I'm
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  Ann
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  Mazinga.
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  And
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  I'm
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  Chris
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  Walton.
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  And
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  standing
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  between
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  us,
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  we
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  have
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  a
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  dynamic
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  duo
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  that
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  we'd
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  love
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  to
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  introduce
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  you
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  to
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  today.
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  First,
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  next
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  to
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  me
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  we
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  have
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  Mark
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  Propst,
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  the
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  Chief
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  Business
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  Development
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  Officer.
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  And
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  next
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  to
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  him
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  we
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  have
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  Julian
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  Mills,
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  the
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  CEO
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  of
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  Corso,
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  Bugen
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  Corso.
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  We're
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  omnitoc
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  Retail.
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  We're
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  all
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  excited
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  to
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  be
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  here.
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  Mark,
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  I'd
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  love
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  to
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  start
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  with
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  you
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  first
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  and
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  give
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  our
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  audience
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  information
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  on
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  you
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  since
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  this
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  is
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  your
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  first
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  time
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  on
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  Omnitok.
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  Absolutely,
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  yes.
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  So
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  I
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  worked
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  for
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  Walmart
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  for
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  about
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  36
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  years,
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  ran
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  product
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  teams
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  for
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  sweet
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  and
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  great
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  time.
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  But
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  you
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  know,
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  working
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  for
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  Fusion
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  is
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  an
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  opportunity
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  to
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  put
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  our
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  technology
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  in
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  the
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  hands
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  of
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  all
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  retailers.
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  And
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  I'm
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  really
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  excited
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  to
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  be
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  doing
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  that.
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  All
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  right.
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  And
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  Julian,
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  so
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  it's
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  great
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  to
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  be
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  back
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  on
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  London
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  Talk.
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  I
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  think,
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  I
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  think.
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  God,
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  how
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  many
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  times
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  is
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  this
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  for
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  you?
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  I
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  think
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  it's
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  about
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  six
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  or
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  seven.
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  Oh,
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  wow.
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  But
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  it's
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  great.
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  Six
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  or
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  seven.
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  No,
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  just
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  kidding.
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  Always
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  having
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  a
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  great
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  conversation
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  with
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  you
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  guys
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  and
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  very
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  excited
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  back.
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  All
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  right.
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  Since
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  we've
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  interviewed
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  Julian
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  six
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  or
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  seven
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  times,
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  Mark,
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  today
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  start
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  with
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  you.
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  And
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  my
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  question
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  for
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  you
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  is
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  connected
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  store.
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  It's
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  a
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  concept
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  that
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  we
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  all
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  believe
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  in
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  in
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  omnitalk.
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  I'm
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  sure
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  you
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  do
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  as
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  well,
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  but
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  there's
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  misnomers
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  about
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  it.
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  So
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  how
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  would
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  you
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  sum
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  up
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  how
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  people
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  should
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  think
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  about
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  the
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  term
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  connected
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  store
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  in
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  practicality?
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  Yeah,
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  I
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  think
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  if
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  you
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  go
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  back
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  10
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  years,
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  there
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  was
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  in
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  retail,
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  in
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  a
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  physical
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  store
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  you
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  had
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  a
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  metal
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  shelf.
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  And
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  in
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  today's
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  world
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  you've
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  got
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  a
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  metal
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  shelf.
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  With
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  technology
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  that
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  can
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  sit
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  on
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  that
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  shelf
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  is
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  a
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  platform.
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  The
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  Edge
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  Sense
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  by
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  Vuzion.
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  That
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  is
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  a
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  platform.
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  In
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  that
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  platform,
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  on
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  that
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  shelf,
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  it
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  digitizes
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  the
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  shelf.
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  And
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  so
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  that
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  digitized
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  shelf
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  can
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  provide
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  data.
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  And
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  so
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  instead
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  of
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  having
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  a
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  data
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  free
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  environment
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  in
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  a
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  store
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  or
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  a
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  physical
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  store
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  where
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  sometimes
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  it's
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  a
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  bit
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  of
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  a
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  black
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  box
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  to
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  get
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  data
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  out
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  of,
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  you
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  can
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  have
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  rich
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  data
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  that's
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  coming
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  directly
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  from
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  the
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  shelf,
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  items
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  that
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  are
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  out
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  of
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  stock,
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  whether
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  your
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  pricing
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  is
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  set
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  right,
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  whether
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  your
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  planogram
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  is
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  set
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  right,
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  and
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  a
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  bonus
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  is
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  tasks
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  need
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  to
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  be
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  executed
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  in
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  stores.
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  Julian
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  knows
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  all
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  about
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  that.
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  Then
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  you
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  can
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  have
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  technologies
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  with
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  light
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  flashing
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  Stock
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  delight,
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  pick
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  delight,
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  task
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  delight.
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  To
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  actually
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  let
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  people
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  go
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  in,
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  the
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  associates
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  of
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  the
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  store
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  and
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  perform
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  those
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  tasks.
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  So
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  the
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  connected
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  store
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  is
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  possible
• 2:44
  today
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  and
• 2:45
  you're
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  tying
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  together
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  live
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  spatial
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  and
• 2:48
  static
• 2:48
  data
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  to
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  be
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  able
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  to
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  make
• 2:50
  that
• 2:50
  happen.
• 2:50
  And
• 2:50
  I
• 2:50
  think
• 2:51
  when
• 2:51
  we
• 2:51
  do
• 2:51
  that,
• 2:52
  we
• 2:52
  make
• 2:52
  retailers,
• 2:53
  stores
• 2:53
  thrive.
• 2:54
  Got
• 2:54
  it.
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  So,
• 2:54
  Mark,
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  if
• 2:55
  I
• 2:55
  play
• 2:56
  back
• 2:56
  what
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  you
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  said
• 2:56
  then,
• 2:56
  is
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  the
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  shelf
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  an
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  essential
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  ingredient
• 2:59
  for
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  the
• 3:00
  connected
• 3:00
  store?
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  Can
• 3:01
  you
• 3:01
  have
• 3:01
  a
• 3:01
  connected
• 3:02
  store
• 3:02
  without
• 3:03
  the
• 3:03
  shelf?
• 3:03
  Yeah,
• 3:04
  I
• 3:04
  think
• 3:04
  you
• 3:04
  can't
• 3:05
  really
• 3:05
  have
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  a
• 3:05
  shelf
• 3:05
  without
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  a
• 3:06
  gondola
• 3:08
  and
• 3:08
  you
• 3:08
  have
• 3:08
  to
• 3:09
  have
• 3:09
  something
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  put
• 3:10
  the
• 3:10
  merchandise
• 3:11
  on.
• 3:11
  So
• 3:11
  you
• 3:11
  got
• 3:11
  a
• 3:11
  gondola,
• 3:12
  you
• 3:12
  got
• 3:13
  a
• 3:13
  shelf
• 3:13
  and
• 3:13
  you
• 3:14
  put
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  shelf
• 3:14
  there
• 3:14
  and
• 3:15
  you're
• 3:15
  selling
• 3:15
  products
• 3:15
  off
• 3:16
  of
• 3:16
  it.
• 3:16
  But
• 3:17
  why
• 3:17
  not
• 3:17
  put
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  physical
• 3:18
  retailer
• 3:18
  in
• 3:18
  the
• 3:18
  center
• 3:19
  of
• 3:19
  the
• 3:19
  value
• 3:19
  chain
• 3:20
  so
• 3:20
  all
• 3:21
  the
• 3:21
  different
• 3:21
  data
• 3:21
  that
• 3:22
  you
• 3:22
  can
• 3:22
  get
• 3:22
  from
• 3:22
  store
• 3:23
  rather
• 3:23
  than
• 3:24
  having
• 3:24
  to,
• 3:24
  you
• 3:25
  know,
• 3:25
  pull
• 3:25
  people
• 3:26
  in
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  go
• 3:26
  check
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  see
• 3:27
  if
• 3:27
  stocks
• 3:28
  there
• 3:28
  the.
• 3:28
  Or
• 3:30
  go
• 3:30
  in
• 3:30
  and
• 3:30
  understand
• 3:31
  how
• 3:31
  we
• 3:31
  can
• 3:32
  make
• 3:32
  things
• 3:32
  faster.
• 3:33
  Because
• 3:33
  in
• 3:33
  the
• 3:34
  future,
• 3:34
  and
• 3:35
  we're
• 3:35
  actually
• 3:36
  in
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  future
• 3:36
  right
• 3:37
  now.
• 3:37
  And
• 3:38
  so
• 3:38
  I
• 3:38
  would
• 3:38
  say
• 3:38
  that
• 3:40
  the
• 3:40
  choices
• 3:41
  that
• 3:42
  fiscal
• 3:43
  retailers
• 3:43
  make
• 3:43
  about
• 3:44
  their
• 3:44
  stores
• 3:44
  today,
• 3:45
  they've
• 3:45
  got
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  leverage
• 3:46
  their
• 3:46
  most
• 3:46
  important
• 3:47
  asset.
• 3:48
  And
• 3:48
  if
• 3:48
  they
• 3:48
  do
• 3:48
  that
• 3:50
  and
• 3:50
  they're
• 3:50
  not
• 3:50
  experimenting
• 3:51
  with
• 3:51
  this
• 3:51
  year
• 3:52
  or
• 3:52
  next
• 3:52
  year,
• 3:53
  which
• 3:53
  if
• 3:54
  they're
• 3:54
  just
• 3:54
  experimenting,
• 3:55
  meaning
• 3:55
  and
• 3:55
  not
• 3:55
  operationalizing
• 3:56
  technology,
• 3:57
  there's
• 3:57
  going
• 3:57
  to
• 3:57
  be
• 3:58
  a
• 3:58
  permanent
• 3:58
  gap
• 3:59
  potentially
• 4:00
  in
• 4:00
  where
• 4:00
  they're
• 4:01
  at
• 4:01
  in
• 4:01
  the
• 4:01
  future.
• 4:02
  So,
• 4:02
  yeah,
• 4:02
  super
• 4:03
  important.
• 4:03
  Well
• 4:03
  said.
• 4:04
  Julian.
• 4:04
  How
• 4:04
  do
• 4:04
  you
• 4:05
  think
• 4:05
  about
• 4:05
  that
• 4:06
  in
• 4:06
  terms
• 4:06
  of
• 4:07
  what
• 4:07
  Mark
• 4:07
  was
• 4:07
  just
• 4:07
  talking
• 4:08
  about?
• 4:08
  Especially
• 4:09
  when
• 4:09
  I
• 4:10
  love
• 4:10
  how
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  said
• 4:10
  Mark
• 4:10
  to
• 4:11
  operationalize
• 4:11
  the
• 4:12
  store.
• 4:12
  What
• 4:13
  are
• 4:13
  you
• 4:13
  doing
• 4:13
  at
• 4:13
  Corso
• 4:14
  and
• 4:15
  with
• 4:15
  some
• 4:15
  of
• 4:15
  the
• 4:15
  new
• 4:16
  plans
• 4:16
  you
• 4:16
  have
• 4:16
  in
• 4:16
  2026
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  help
• 4:18
  retailers
• 4:18
  do
• 4:19
  exactly
• 4:19
  that.
• 4:20
  Yeah,
• 4:20
  sure.
• 4:20
  So
• 4:20
  I
• 4:21
  think
• 4:21
  the
• 4:21
  connected
• 4:21
  store
• 4:22
  is
• 4:22
  very
• 4:22
  exciting.
• 4:23
  The
• 4:23
  shelf
• 4:23
  is
• 4:23
  one
• 4:24
  bit
• 4:24
  of
• 4:24
  it.
• 4:24
  But
• 4:24
  there's
• 4:24
  obviously
• 4:25
  also,
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  know,
• 4:26
  intelligent
• 4:26
  IoT
• 4:27
  alerts
• 4:27
  from
• 4:27
  coolers.
• 4:28
  There's
• 4:29
  stuff
• 4:29
  coming
• 4:29
  from
• 4:29
  labor
• 4:30
  management
• 4:30
  systems.
• 4:31
  There's,
• 4:31
  you
• 4:32
  know,
• 4:32
  dozens
• 4:32
  and
• 4:32
  dozens
• 4:33
  of
• 4:33
  different
• 4:33
  signals.
• 4:34
  What
• 4:34
  you
• 4:34
  do
• 4:34
  with
• 4:34
  the
• 4:34
  data?
• 4:35
  Yeah,
• 4:35
  essentially.
• 4:36
  Right.
• 4:36
  That's
• 4:36
  it.
• 4:36
  So
• 4:37
  we
• 4:38
  describe
• 4:38
  what
• 4:38
  Corso
• 4:39
  is.
• 4:39
  It's
• 4:39
  an
• 4:39
  intelligent
• 4:40
  management
• 4:40
  platform.
• 4:41
  We
• 4:41
  think
• 4:42
  it's
• 4:42
  the
• 4:42
  missing
• 4:43
  bit
• 4:44
  of
• 4:44
  the
• 4:44
  tech
• 4:44
  stack
• 4:45
  for
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  connected
• 4:46
  store
• 4:46
  because
• 4:47
  it
• 4:48
  triages
• 4:49
  all
• 4:49
  of
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  signals
• 4:50
  and
• 4:50
  says
• 4:50
  to
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  poor
• 4:51
  store
• 4:51
  manager
• 4:52
  or
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  store
• 4:53
  associate,
• 4:54
  Here
• 4:54
  are
• 4:54
  the
• 4:54
  five
• 4:54
  things
• 4:55
  for
• 4:55
  you
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  do
• 4:56
  at
• 4:56
  9
• 4:56
  o'
• 4:57
  clock
• 4:57
  on
• 4:57
  Monday
• 4:57
  morning.
• 4:58
  Okay.
• 4:58
  And
• 4:59
  it
• 4:59
  intelligently
• 5:00
  prioritizes
• 5:00
  for
• 5:01
  you
• 5:01
  as
• 5:01
  an
• 5:01
  individual
• 5:02
  between
• 5:02
  them
• 5:03
  and
• 5:03
  Julian,
• 5:03
  big.
• 5:04
  Big
• 5:04
  announcement
• 5:04
  from
• 5:05
  you
• 5:05
  guys.
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  want
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  make
• 5:06
  sure
• 5:06
  the
• 5:07
  audience
• 5:07
  hears
• 5:07
  about
• 5:07
  this
• 5:07
  big
• 5:07
  announcement
• 5:08
  from
• 5:08
  you
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  the
• 5:08
  Circle
• 5:09
  K
• 5:09
  front.
• 5:09
  Why
• 5:09
  don't
• 5:09
  you
• 5:10
  tell
• 5:10
  the
• 5:10
  audience
• 5:10
  about
• 5:10
  that?
• 5:11
  Yeah.
• 5:11
  So
• 5:11
  super
• 5:11
  excited.
• 5:12
  So
• 5:12
  Circle
• 5:12
  K
• 5:13
  been
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  great
• 5:13
  partner.
• 5:14
  We've
• 5:14
  been
• 5:14
  working
• 5:14
  with
• 5:15
  them
• 5:15
  some
• 5:15
  time,
• 5:18
  initially
• 5:19
  in
• 5:19
  North
• 5:19
  America,
• 5:20
  then
• 5:20
  in
• 5:20
  Europe,
• 5:21
  across
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  whole
• 5:21
  of
• 5:22
  Europe,
• 5:22
  and
• 5:22
  now
• 5:23
  they're
• 5:23
  rolling
• 5:23
  out
• 5:24
  across
• 5:24
  the
• 5:24
  rest
• 5:24
  of
• 5:25
  North
• 5:25
  America.
• 5:25
  So
• 5:25
  I
• 5:25
  think
• 5:26
  it's
• 5:26
  14
• 5:27
  countries,
• 5:27
  12,000
• 5:28
  stores.
• 5:29
  You
• 5:29
  know,
• 5:29
  great
• 5:30
  partner,
• 5:30
  and
• 5:30
  I'm
• 5:31
  just
• 5:31
  thrilled
• 5:31
  to
• 5:31
  be
• 5:31
  working
• 5:32
  with
• 5:32
  them.
• 5:32
  So
• 5:32
  thank
• 5:32
  you.
• 5:33
  Yeah,
• 5:33
  congrats
• 5:33
  on
• 5:33
  that.
• 5:33
  I
• 5:33
  want
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  make
• 5:34
  sure
• 5:34
  we
• 5:34
  let
• 5:34
  everyone
• 5:35
  know
• 5:35
  about
• 5:35
  that
• 5:35
  because
• 5:35
  that's
• 5:36
  huge
• 5:36
  news.
• 5:36
  It
• 5:36
  just
• 5:36
  happened
• 5:37
  like
• 5:37
  what,
• 5:37
  like
• 5:37
  last
• 5:38
  couple
• 5:38
  days
• 5:38
  it
• 5:38
  was
• 5:38
  announced.
• 5:39
  Right.
• 5:39
  So.
• 5:40
  All
• 5:40
  right,
• 5:40
  so
• 5:40
  Mark,
• 5:40
  back
• 5:41
  to
• 5:41
  you
• 5:41
  then.
• 5:42
  You
• 5:42
  know,
• 5:44
  Julian
• 5:44
  mentions
• 5:44
  his
• 5:45
  angles
• 5:45
  to
• 5:45
  connect
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  store.
• 5:46
  You
• 5:46
  mentioned
• 5:46
  the
• 5:46
  shelf.
• 5:47
  The
• 5:47
  one
• 5:48
  part
• 5:48
  that
• 5:48
  sometimes
• 5:49
  gets
• 5:49
  overlooked
• 5:50
  when
• 5:50
  people
• 5:50
  start
• 5:51
  talking
• 5:51
  about
• 5:51
  the
• 5:51
  connective
• 5:51
  store,
• 5:52
  too,
• 5:52
  is
• 5:52
  also
• 5:52
  the.
• 5:53
  The
• 5:53
  role
• 5:53
  of
• 5:53
  labor
• 5:54
  and
• 5:54
  how
• 5:54
  the
• 5:54
  retailer
• 5:55
  should
• 5:55
  be
• 5:55
  thinking
• 5:55
  about
• 5:56
  labor,
• 5:57
  both
• 5:57
  financially,
• 5:58
  both
• 5:58
  emotionally.
• 5:59
  So
• 6:00
  how
• 6:00
  do
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  think
• 6:00
  about
• 6:00
  that?
• 6:01
  Hey,
• 6:01
  great
• 6:02
  question.
• 6:02
  So
• 6:03
  we're
• 6:03
  in
• 6:04
  2026.
• 6:05
  Happy
• 6:05
  New
• 6:05
  Year,
• 6:05
  everyone.
• 6:06
  This
• 6:06
  is
• 6:07
  the
• 6:07
  year
• 6:07
  that,
• 6:08
  if
• 6:08
  you
• 6:08
  think
• 6:08
  about
• 6:09
  labor,
• 6:09
  I
• 6:10
  believe
• 6:10
  that
• 6:10
  retailers
• 6:11
  will
• 6:11
  begin
• 6:11
  to
• 6:11
  think
• 6:11
  about
• 6:12
  labor
• 6:12
  is
• 6:13
  not
• 6:13
  being
• 6:13
  a
• 6:14
  problem
• 6:14
  to
• 6:14
  solve
• 6:15
  in
• 6:15
  any
• 6:15
  other
• 6:16
  way
• 6:16
  than
• 6:16
  how
• 6:17
  they
• 6:17
  have
• 6:18
  structurally
• 6:18
  misallocated
• 6:19
  labor
• 6:20
  in
• 6:20
  the
• 6:20
  past.
• 6:20
  There's
• 6:21
  too
• 6:21
  much
• 6:21
  time
• 6:22
  spent
• 6:22
  in
• 6:22
  stores
• 6:23
  by
• 6:23
  store
• 6:24
  associates
• 6:24
  and
• 6:24
  employees
• 6:25
  actually
• 6:26
  trying
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  find
• 6:26
  the
• 6:27
  problems
• 6:27
  so
• 6:28
  that
• 6:28
  they
• 6:28
  can
• 6:28
  fix
• 6:28
  them.
• 6:29
  So
• 6:29
  in
• 6:30
  today's
• 6:30
  world,
• 6:30
  fortunately,
• 6:32
  we
• 6:32
  have
• 6:32
  at
• 6:33
  Fusion
• 6:33
  a
• 6:33
  variety
• 6:34
  of
• 6:34
  products,
• 6:36
  starting
• 6:36
  with
• 6:36
  digitizing
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  shelf
• 6:37
  with
• 6:37
  the
• 6:38
  rail.
• 6:38
  We
• 6:38
  have
• 6:39
  camera
• 6:39
  CVAI
• 6:40
  with
• 6:40
  cameras
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  can
• 6:41
  plug
• 6:41
  into
• 6:42
  those
• 6:42
  shelves.
• 6:42
  We
• 6:43
  have
• 6:43
  so
• 6:43
  many
• 6:44
  things
• 6:44
  that
• 6:44
  can
• 6:45
  generate,
• 6:46
  create
• 6:46
  data
• 6:47
  because
• 6:47
  we
• 6:47
  operate
• 6:48
  on
• 6:48
  Bluetooth
• 6:49
  signal
• 6:50
  so
• 6:50
  we
• 6:50
  can
• 6:50
  understand
• 6:51
  shoppers
• 6:52
  devices,
• 6:52
  phones,
• 6:53
  and
• 6:53
  we
• 6:53
  can
• 6:53
  connect
• 6:54
  and
• 6:54
  detect.
• 6:54
  And
• 6:55
  so
• 6:55
  I
• 6:55
  think
• 6:55
  this
• 6:55
  will
• 6:56
  be
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  year,
• 6:56
  and
• 6:56
  I
• 6:57
  hope
• 6:57
  it's
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  year
• 6:58
  where
• 6:58
  people
• 6:58
  lean
• 6:59
  in
• 6:59
  and
• 6:59
  don't
• 6:59
  create
• 7:00
  a
• 7:00
  permanent
• 7:01
  gap
• 7:02
  on
• 7:02
  what
• 7:02
  they're
• 7:02
  doing,
• 7:03
  because
• 7:03
  they
• 7:03
  need
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  leverage
• 7:04
  this
• 7:04
  technology
• 7:04
  in
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  next
• 7:05
  year
• 7:05
  or
• 7:05
  two
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  stay
• 7:06
  ahead.
• 7:07
  But
• 7:07
  this
• 7:07
  will
• 7:07
  be
• 7:07
  a
• 7:08
  gap
• 7:08
  that
• 7:09
  can
• 7:09
  be
• 7:09
  fixed.
• 7:09
  And
• 7:09
  if
• 7:10
  you
• 7:10
  think
• 7:10
  about
• 7:10
  all
• 7:10
  those
• 7:11
  data
• 7:11
  signals
• 7:12
  they
• 7:12
  can
• 7:12
  feed
• 7:12
  right
• 7:13
  into.
• 7:13
  If
• 7:13
  you
• 7:13
  think
• 7:14
  about
• 7:14
  Julian's
• 7:15
  work,
• 7:15
  how
• 7:16
  do
• 7:16
  those
• 7:16
  tasks
• 7:16
  get
• 7:16
  completed?
• 7:17
  But
• 7:17
  we
• 7:18
  don't
• 7:18
  want
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  spend
• 7:19
  time
• 7:19
  trying
• 7:19
  to
• 7:20
  find
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  problems.
• 7:21
  That
• 7:21
  makes
• 7:21
  sense.
• 7:23
  Well,
• 7:23
  Julian,
• 7:24
  you
• 7:25
  just
• 7:25
  put
• 7:25
  out
• 7:25
  a
• 7:26
  report
• 7:26
  as
• 7:26
  well
• 7:27
  on
• 7:28
  what's
• 7:29
  happening
• 7:29
  in
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  stores.
• 7:30
  Tell
• 7:30
  us
• 7:30
  a
• 7:30
  little
• 7:31
  bit
• 7:31
  about
• 7:31
  that.
• 7:31
  And
• 7:32
  then
• 7:32
  how
• 7:32
  you
• 7:33
  kind
• 7:33
  of
• 7:33
  see
• 7:34
  Corso
• 7:35
  and
• 7:35
  Fusion,
• 7:36
  kind
• 7:37
  of
• 7:37
  how
• 7:37
  you
• 7:37
  might
• 7:38
  take
• 7:38
  some
• 7:38
  of
• 7:38
  those
• 7:39
  learnings
• 7:39
  from
• 7:39
  that
• 7:39
  report
• 7:40
  and
• 7:40
  put
• 7:40
  them
• 7:40
  into
• 7:41
  action
• 7:41
  in
• 7:41
  2026.
• 7:42
  Can
• 7:42
  I
• 7:43
  come
• 7:43
  in
• 7:43
  just
• 7:43
  on
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  labor
• 7:44
  thing?
• 7:44
  Actually
• 7:44
  just.
• 7:44
  You
• 7:44
  sure
• 7:45
  can.
• 7:46
  So
• 7:46
  I
• 7:46
  think
• 7:47
  every
• 7:48
  retailer
• 7:48
  I
• 7:48
  speak
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  at
• 7:49
  the
• 7:49
  moment
• 7:49
  is
• 7:49
  trying
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  kind
• 7:49
  of.
• 7:50
  It's
• 7:50
  got
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  problem
• 7:50
  with
• 7:51
  labor.
• 7:51
  Yeah.
• 7:52
  And
• 7:52
  they're
• 7:52
  trying
• 7:52
  to
• 7:53
  kind
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  reduce
• 7:53
  labor,
• 7:53
  etc.
• 7:54
  And
• 7:55
  we
• 7:55
  think
• 7:55
  that
• 7:56
  there's
• 7:56
  a
• 7:56
  big
• 7:56
  opportunity
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  kind
• 7:57
  of
• 7:57
  detask
• 7:58
  the
• 7:58
  store.
• 7:58
  So
• 7:59
  if
• 7:59
  you
• 7:59
  think
• 7:59
  today
• 8:00
  we
• 8:00
  typically
• 8:01
  manage
• 8:01
  stores
• 8:01
  by
• 8:01
  walking
• 8:01
  around
• 8:02
  and
• 8:02
  visually
• 8:02
  checking
• 8:03
  things
• 8:03
  and
• 8:03
  actually
• 8:04
  things
• 8:04
  like
• 8:04
  planograms
• 8:05
  might
• 8:05
  get
• 8:05
  checked
• 8:06
  five
• 8:06
  times
• 8:06
  by
• 8:06
  five
• 8:07
  different
• 8:07
  people.
• 8:07
  Yeah.
• 8:08
  So
• 8:08
  I
• 8:08
  think
• 8:09
  the
• 8:09
  beauty
• 8:09
  of
• 8:10
  Vuzion's
• 8:11
  technology
• 8:11
  linked
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  what
• 8:12
  we're
• 8:12
  doing
• 8:12
  at
• 8:12
  Corso
• 8:13
  is
• 8:13
  you
• 8:14
  can
• 8:14
  actually
• 8:14
  generate
• 8:15
  specific
• 8:16
  kind
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  almost
• 8:16
  like
• 8:18
  exception
• 8:18
  based
• 8:19
  work
• 8:19
  for
• 8:19
  people
• 8:20
  and
• 8:21
  prioritize
• 8:21
  it
• 8:22
  to
• 8:22
  solve
• 8:22
  that
• 8:22
  specific
• 8:23
  issue
• 8:23
  once
• 8:23
  it's
• 8:24
  done.
• 8:25
  Their
• 8:25
  technology
• 8:25
  tells
• 8:25
  you
• 8:26
  that
• 8:26
  it's
• 8:26
  done
• 8:26
  and
• 8:26
  we
• 8:26
  can
• 8:27
  show
• 8:27
  that
• 8:27
  it's
• 8:27
  done
• 8:27
  in
• 8:27
  Corso.
• 8:28
  So
• 8:29
  we
• 8:29
  think
• 8:29
  there
• 8:29
  is
• 8:29
  a
• 8:29
  big
• 8:29
  opportunity
• 8:30
  to
• 8:30
  take
• 8:30
  labor
• 8:31
  out
• 8:31
  of
• 8:31
  stores
• 8:31
  by
• 8:32
  linking
• 8:32
  these
• 8:32
  together,
• 8:33
  if
• 8:33
  that
• 8:33
  makes
• 8:33
  sense.
• 8:34
  And
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  way
• 8:34
  I
• 8:35
  think
• 8:35
  about
• 8:35
  what
• 8:35
  both
• 8:35
  you
• 8:35
  guys
• 8:35
  just
• 8:36
  said
• 8:36
  too
• 8:36
  is
• 8:36
  having
• 8:36
  been
• 8:37
  in
• 8:37
  retail
• 8:37
  for
• 8:38
  20
• 8:38
  plus
• 8:38
  years
• 8:38
  as
• 8:39
  well,
• 8:39
  almost
• 8:39
  30
• 8:39
  now,
• 8:40
  too
• 8:40
  similar
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  you.
• 8:40
  Mark
• 8:41
  is
• 8:42
  like,
• 8:42
  Mark,
• 8:42
  I
• 8:42
  like
• 8:42
  what
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  said.
• 8:43
  Oftentimes
• 8:44
  in
• 8:44
  the
• 8:44
  store
• 8:44
  you're
• 8:45
  going
• 8:45
  around
• 8:45
  looking
• 8:45
  for
• 8:45
  things
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  fix.
• 8:46
  Right.
• 8:46
  Because
• 8:46
  you're
• 8:47
  trying
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  stay
• 8:47
  active,
• 8:47
  you're
• 8:47
  trying
• 8:47
  to
• 8:47
  stay
• 8:48
  busy,
• 8:48
  especially
• 8:48
  if
• 8:48
  you're
• 8:48
  a
• 8:48
  good
• 8:48
  employee.
• 8:49
  But
• 8:50
  then
• 8:50
  to
• 8:50
  your
• 8:50
  point,
• 8:50
  Julian,
• 8:51
  oftentimes
• 8:53
  the
• 8:53
  headquarters
• 8:54
  or
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  operators
• 8:55
  are
• 8:55
  directing
• 8:55
  them
• 8:56
  to
• 8:56
  do
• 8:56
  things
• 8:56
  that
• 8:57
  we
• 8:57
  don't
• 8:57
  actually
• 8:57
  know
• 8:57
  whether
• 8:58
  or
• 8:58
  not
• 8:58
  there's
• 8:58
  value
• 8:59
  in
• 9:00
  doing
• 9:00
  that
• 9:00
  work.
• 9:01
  Right.
• 9:02
  So
• 9:02
  going
• 9:02
  back
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  Ann's
• 9:03
  question,
• 9:03
  the
• 9:03
  report,
• 9:04
  I
• 9:04
  know
• 9:04
  you
• 9:04
  guys
• 9:04
  put
• 9:04
  out
• 9:04
  a
• 9:04
  report
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  kind
• 9:05
  of
• 9:05
  synthesizes
• 9:06
  all
• 9:06
  that.
• 9:06
  So
• 9:06
  why
• 9:07
  don't
• 9:07
  you
• 9:07
  talk
• 9:07
  about
• 9:07
  that?
• 9:07
  Yeah,
• 9:08
  great.
• 9:08
  So
• 9:08
  yes,
• 9:09
  we've
• 9:09
  just
• 9:09
  published
• 9:10
  a
• 9:10
  report.
• 9:10
  You
• 9:10
  can
• 9:10
  get
• 9:10
  it
• 9:11
  on
• 9:11
  our
• 9:11
  website,
• 9:11
  corso.com
• 9:12
  or
• 9:12
  on
• 9:13
  LinkedIn.
• 9:15
  And
• 9:15
  it's
• 9:15
  a
• 9:15
  collaboration
• 9:16
  with
• 9:16
  Vuzion,
• 9:17
  with
• 9:17
  Relex,
• 9:18
  with
• 9:19
  some
• 9:19
  contributors
• 9:20
  from
• 9:20
  Microsoft
• 9:20
  and
• 9:20
  from
• 9:20
  Connor's
• 9:21
  group.
• 9:22
  And
• 9:22
  it's
• 9:23
  basically
• 9:23
  talking
• 9:23
  about
• 9:23
  the
• 9:24
  connected
• 9:24
  store
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  how
• 9:27
  we
• 9:27
  think
• 9:29
  you,
• 9:30
  how
• 9:30
  we
• 9:30
  think
• 9:30
  it's
• 9:30
  going
• 9:30
  to
• 9:30
  be
• 9:30
  possible
• 9:31
  to
• 9:31
  bring
• 9:31
  it
• 9:31
  together
• 9:31
  and
• 9:32
  create
• 9:32
  personally
• 9:33
  prioritized
• 9:34
  work
• 9:34
  for
• 9:34
  people
• 9:35
  using
• 9:35
  this
• 9:35
  kind
• 9:35
  of
• 9:35
  intelligent
• 9:36
  management
• 9:36
  approach.
• 9:37
  I
• 9:37
  think
• 9:37
  it's
• 9:37
  a
• 9:37
  great
• 9:37
  read.
• 9:38
  So
• 9:38
  if
• 9:38
  you've
• 9:39
  got
• 9:39
  five
• 9:39
  minutes,
• 9:40
  do
• 9:40
  check
• 9:40
  it
• 9:40
  out.
• 9:40
  Or
• 9:41
  even
• 9:41
  better,
• 9:42
  five
• 9:42
  minutes.
• 9:43
  Five
• 9:43
  minutes,
• 9:43
  even
• 9:44
  better.
• 9:44
  Come
• 9:44
  and
• 9:44
  pick
• 9:45
  it
• 9:45
  up
• 9:45
  from
• 9:45
  our
• 9:45
  booth.
• 9:46
  2312
• 9:47
  at
• 9:47
  NRF.
• 9:48
  A
• 9:48
  hard
• 9:48
  copy.
• 9:49
  A
• 9:49
  hard
• 9:49
  copy.
• 9:49
  They
• 9:50
  are
• 9:50
  copy
• 9:50
  at
• 9:51
  the
• 9:51
  booth.
• 9:51
  And.
• 9:51
  And
• 9:51
  they.
• 9:52
  They
• 9:52
  are
• 9:52
  even
• 9:52
  signed.
• 9:53
  Wow.
• 9:53
  Wow.
• 9:55
  Exactly.
• 9:55
  I
• 9:55
  gotta
• 9:55
  get
• 9:56
  one
• 9:56
  of
• 9:56
  those.
• 9:56
  They're
• 9:56
  limited.
• 9:57
  I
• 9:57
  mean,
• 9:57
  I
• 9:57
  hope
• 9:57
  I
• 9:57
  get
• 9:57
  some
• 9:58
  preference.
• 9:58
  You've
• 9:58
  been
• 9:58
  on
• 9:58
  the
• 9:59
  show
• 9:59
  six
• 9:59
  or
• 9:59
  seven
• 9:59
  times,
• 10:00
  so,
• 10:00
  you
• 10:00
  know.
• 10:00
  Yeah.
• 10:01
  While
• 10:01
  supplies
• 10:02
  last.
• 10:02
  Get
• 10:02
  them
• 10:02
  while
• 10:02
  they're
• 10:02
  hot.
• 10:03
  All
• 10:03
  right,
• 10:03
  well,
• 10:04
  thank
• 10:04
  you
• 10:04
  so
• 10:04
  much,
• 10:05
  Julian,
• 10:05
  Mark,
• 10:05
  for
• 10:06
  joining
• 10:06
  us
• 10:06
  today.
• 10:06
  Thanks
• 10:07
  to
• 10:07
  the
• 10:07
  Viewsion
• 10:08
  for
• 10:08
  supporting
• 10:08
  our
• 10:08
  work
• 10:09
  here
• 10:09
  at
• 10:09
  the
• 10:09
  show.
• 10:10
  If
• 10:10
  you
• 10:10
  want
• 10:10
  to
• 10:10
  stop
• 10:10
  on
• 10:10
  by,
• 10:11
  you
• 10:11
  can
• 10:11
  see
• 10:11
  them.
• 10:11
  You
• 10:12
  can
• 10:12
  see
• 10:12
  us.
• 10:12
  We're
• 10:12
  at
• 10:13
  booth
• 10:13
  4921.
• 10:14
  Right
• 10:15
  in
• 10:15
  4921.
• 10:16
  Is
• 10:16
  that
• 10:16
  the
• 10:16
  right
• 10:16
  number?
• 10:17
  Yes,
• 10:17
  it
• 10:17
  is.
• 10:17
  And
• 10:18
  until
• 10:18
  next
• 10:18
  time.
• 10:18
  Ann,
• 10:19
  be
• 10:19
  careful
• 10:19
  out
• 10:20
  there.