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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:01everyone.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton
- 0:03and
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:04live
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04Retail
- 0:05Technology
- 0:05show
- 0:06in
- 0:06London
- 0:07in
- 0:07the
- 0:08vuzion
- 0:08podcast
- 0:09studio.
- 0:10And
- 0:10joining
- 0:10me
- 0:11now
- 0:11is
- 0:11Sophie
- 0:12Rycroft.
- 0:13Sophie
- 0:13is
- 0:14the
- 0:14Group
- 0:14ESG
- 0:15Sourcing
- 0:15and
- 0:16Quality
- 0:16Director
- 0:17for
- 0:17the
- 0:17Debenhams
- 0:18Group.
- 0:18Sophie,
- 0:19welcome
- 0:19to
- 0:19omnitok.
- 0:20Thanks
- 0:20for
- 0:20having
- 0:20me.
- 0:20That's
- 0:21a
- 0:21tongue
- 0:21twister,
- 0:21isn't
- 0:21it?
- 0:21It
- 0:22is,
- 0:22yeah,
- 0:22it
- 0:22is.
- 0:23But
- 0:23believe
- 0:23it
- 0:23or
- 0:23not,
- 0:23it's
- 0:24not
- 0:24the
- 0:24hardest
- 0:24title
- 0:25I've
- 0:25had
- 0:25to
- 0:25pronounce
- 0:25today.
- 0:26Okay,
- 0:26good.
- 0:26I
- 0:26actually
- 0:26did
- 0:27it
- 0:27fairly
- 0:27well.
- 0:27The
- 0:27other
- 0:28one,
- 0:28not
- 0:28so
- 0:28much.
- 0:29But
- 0:30let's
- 0:30get
- 0:30started
- 0:30by.
- 0:30Tell
- 0:31us
- 0:31about
- 0:31yourself
- 0:31and
- 0:31tell
- 0:32us
- 0:32about
- 0:32your
- 0:32role
- 0:32and
- 0:32also
- 0:32about
- 0:33Debenhams,
- 0:33too,
- 0:33for
- 0:34those
- 0:34maybe
- 0:34over
- 0:34in
- 0:34the
- 0:34US
- 0:35that
- 0:35aren't
- 0:35as
- 0:35familiar.
- 0:36Absolutely,
- 0:36yeah.
- 0:37So
- 0:37Debenhams
- 0:38is
- 0:38a
- 0:38umbrella
- 0:39of
- 0:39five
- 0:39powerhouse
- 0:40brands.
- 0:40Under
- 0:41our
- 0:41umbrella
- 0:41is
- 0:41Debenhams
- 0:42Boohoo
- 0:43Man.
- 0:43Boohoo
- 0:43ladies.
- 0:44Pretty
- 0:44Little
- 0:44Thing
- 0:44and
- 0:45Karen
- 0:45Millen.
- 0:46We
- 0:46are
- 0:46online
- 0:46only.
- 0:47We're
- 0:47digital.
- 0:48Fashion,
- 0:48beauty,
- 0:49lifestyle.
- 0:49We
- 0:50have
- 0:50no
- 0:50bricks
- 0:50and
- 0:50mortar.
- 0:51I
- 0:52have
- 0:52worked
- 0:52for
- 0:52the
- 0:53group
- 0:53for
- 0:5313
- 0:54years.
- 0:54I
- 0:55didn't.
- 0:55I
- 0:55wasn't
- 0:55grey
- 0:56before
- 0:56that
- 0:56and
- 0:56now
- 0:56I
- 0:57am.
- 0:58But
- 0:58it's
- 0:58been
- 0:59amazing.
- 0:59I
- 0:59started
- 0:59as
- 1:00a
- 1:00buyer
- 1:00in
- 1:00Manchester
- 1:01and
- 1:01worked
- 1:01my
- 1:01way
- 1:01up.
- 1:02When
- 1:02we
- 1:02were
- 1:02Boohoo
- 1:02only,
- 1:04I
- 1:04learned
- 1:04sort
- 1:04of
- 1:04up
- 1:04the
- 1:05ropes
- 1:05on
- 1:05the
- 1:05buying
- 1:05ladder,
- 1:06became
- 1:06ahead
- 1:06of
- 1:06buying,
- 1:07then
- 1:07transitioned
- 1:08across
- 1:08into
- 1:08sourcing,
- 1:09then
- 1:09sort
- 1:09of
- 1:10bolted
- 1:10a
- 1:10few
- 1:10things
- 1:10onto
- 1:11the
- 1:11umbrella
- 1:12and
- 1:12added
- 1:12to
- 1:12my
- 1:12role.
- 1:13A
- 1:13few
- 1:13more
- 1:13strings
- 1:13to
- 1:14my
- 1:14bow,
- 1:14Ethical,
- 1:15sustainability
- 1:16and
- 1:16quality.
- 1:16And
- 1:17then
- 1:17I've
- 1:17been
- 1:17in
- 1:17my
- 1:18current
- 1:18role
- 1:18for
- 1:18two
- 1:18years.
- 1:19Along
- 1:19the
- 1:20way,
- 1:20we've
- 1:20acquired
- 1:20some
- 1:21amazing,
- 1:21incredible
- 1:22brands
- 1:22as
- 1:22well,
- 1:22which
- 1:22has
- 1:23been
- 1:23brilliant
- 1:23because
- 1:24we've
- 1:24got
- 1:24a
- 1:24real
- 1:25spectrum
- 1:25of
- 1:25customers.
- 1:26Caramillon's
- 1:26are
- 1:26sort
- 1:27of
- 1:27premium
- 1:28brand.
- 1:29We've
- 1:29got
- 1:29brands
- 1:29like
- 1:29Boohoo
- 1:30and
- 1:30Pretty
- 1:30Little
- 1:30Thing,
- 1:30which
- 1:31are
- 1:31amazing.
- 1:31And
- 1:31a
- 1:31bit
- 1:32more
- 1:32of
- 1:32our
- 1:32youth
- 1:32brands
- 1:33along
- 1:33with
- 1:33Boohoo
- 1:33man
- 1:33as
- 1:34well.
- 1:34And
- 1:34then
- 1:35Debenhams
- 1:35in
- 1:35there
- 1:35is
- 1:36great
- 1:36because
- 1:36it's
- 1:36a
- 1:36bit
- 1:36of
- 1:37everything
- 1:37that
- 1:37fashion,
- 1:37beauty,
- 1:38lifestyle
- 1:38really
- 1:39sits
- 1:39under
- 1:39that
- 1:39Debenhams
- 1:40umbrella.
- 1:40Right,
- 1:40right.
- 1:41Are
- 1:41you
- 1:41from
- 1:41Manchester
- 1:42originally?
- 1:42I
- 1:42am
- 1:42not.
- 1:43I'm
- 1:43an
- 1:43Essex
- 1:43girl.
- 1:44Does
- 1:44that
- 1:44mean
- 1:45anything
- 1:45in
- 1:45America?
- 1:46No,
- 1:46probably
- 1:46not.
- 1:46But,
- 1:47you
- 1:47know,
- 1:47I
- 1:47was
- 1:47just
- 1:47curious.
- 1:48I
- 1:48don't
- 1:48know
- 1:48if
- 1:48it's
- 1:49a
- 1:49good
- 1:49thing.
- 1:49I
- 1:50am
- 1:50an
- 1:50Essex
- 1:50girl.
- 1:50I'm
- 1:51back
- 1:51in
- 1:51Essex,
- 1:52based
- 1:52in
- 1:52our
- 1:52London
- 1:52office.
- 1:53But
- 1:53I
- 1:53moved
- 1:53and
- 1:53lived
- 1:54in
- 1:54Manchester
- 1:54for
- 1:5410
- 1:54years
- 1:55when
- 1:55I
- 1:55was
- 1:55at
- 1:55my
- 1:55peak
- 1:56sort
- 1:56of
- 1:56buying
- 1:57career.
- 1:57Okay,
- 1:57got
- 1:57it.
- 1:58Got
- 1:58it
- 1:58all.
- 1:59All
- 1:59Right,
- 2:00so
- 2:00you
- 2:00mentioned.
- 2:00So
- 2:01your
- 2:01roles,
- 2:01as
- 2:01you
- 2:02said,
- 2:02and
- 2:02as
- 2:02I
- 2:02read
- 2:03in
- 2:03the
- 2:03title,
- 2:03you've
- 2:03got
- 2:04sourcing,
- 2:04ESG
- 2:05and
- 2:05quality
- 2:06all
- 2:06under
- 2:06you.
- 2:06Yep.
- 2:07Those
- 2:08three
- 2:08things,
- 2:09they
- 2:09sound
- 2:09like
- 2:09they
- 2:09go
- 2:10together,
- 2:10but
- 2:10they
- 2:10can
- 2:10all
- 2:10pull
- 2:11in
- 2:11a
- 2:11lot
- 2:11of
- 2:11different
- 2:12directions
- 2:12too.
- 2:12So
- 2:13how
- 2:13do
- 2:13you
- 2:13manage
- 2:13all
- 2:14those
- 2:14tensions
- 2:15day
- 2:15to
- 2:15day?
- 2:15Good
- 2:16question.
- 2:17So,
- 2:17look,
- 2:17the
- 2:17most
- 2:17important
- 2:18thing
- 2:18to
- 2:18say
- 2:18is
- 2:18there
- 2:19absolutely
- 2:19are
- 2:19tensions
- 2:20and
- 2:20there
- 2:20are
- 2:20challenges,
- 2:21for
- 2:21sure.
- 2:21There's
- 2:21no
- 2:22shying
- 2:22away
- 2:22from
- 2:22that.
- 2:23But
- 2:23you
- 2:23have
- 2:24to.
- 2:24This
- 2:24is
- 2:24the
- 2:24future
- 2:25of
- 2:25retail.
- 2:25The
- 2:26things
- 2:26have
- 2:26to
- 2:26align,
- 2:27you
- 2:27have
- 2:27to
- 2:27have
- 2:27a
- 2:27strategy.
- 2:28The
- 2:28key
- 2:29for
- 2:29me
- 2:29is
- 2:29buy
- 2:29in
- 2:30from
- 2:30above
- 2:31board,
- 2:31buy
- 2:31in
- 2:32senior
- 2:32leadership,
- 2:32buy
- 2:33in
- 2:33also
- 2:34all
- 2:34of
- 2:34your
- 2:34colleagues.
- 2:35So
- 2:35get
- 2:35everyone
- 2:36living
- 2:36and
- 2:36breathing.
- 2:36Your
- 2:37strategy.
- 2:37There
- 2:38is
- 2:38no
- 2:38point
- 2:38me
- 2:38embedding
- 2:39and
- 2:39rolling
- 2:39out
- 2:39a
- 2:40strategy
- 2:40on
- 2:40quality
- 2:41and
- 2:41improving
- 2:41our
- 2:42returns
- 2:42rate.
- 2:42If
- 2:43our
- 2:43buyers
- 2:43just
- 2:43want
- 2:44to
- 2:44buy
- 2:44an
- 2:44entry
- 2:44price
- 2:44point
- 2:45garment,
- 2:45we
- 2:46have
- 2:46to
- 2:46bring
- 2:46them
- 2:46on
- 2:46the
- 2:47journey
- 2:47with
- 2:47us.
- 2:47So
- 2:48in
- 2:48the
- 2:48two
- 2:48years
- 2:48in
- 2:49my
- 2:49role,
- 2:49a
- 2:49huge
- 2:49part
- 2:50of
- 2:50it
- 2:50has
- 2:50been
- 2:51embedding
- 2:51it
- 2:51into
- 2:51our
- 2:52colleagues,
- 2:52into
- 2:52our
- 2:52team,
- 2:53into
- 2:53our
- 2:53senior
- 2:53leadership,
- 2:54then
- 2:54also,
- 2:55on
- 2:55the
- 2:55flip
- 2:55side
- 2:55of
- 2:55that,
- 2:56our
- 2:56supply
- 2:56base.
- 2:57So
- 2:57we've
- 2:57done
- 2:57an
- 2:57incredible
- 2:58job
- 2:58on
- 2:58consolidating
- 2:59our
- 2:59supply
- 2:59base
- 3:00and
- 3:00now
- 3:00they're
- 3:00our
- 3:00partners.
- 3:01We've
- 3:01worked
- 3:01much
- 3:02so,
- 3:02so
- 3:02hard
- 3:02to
- 3:02get
- 3:02them
- 3:02in
- 3:02a
- 3:03place
- 3:03where
- 3:03we
- 3:04work
- 3:04with
- 3:04them
- 3:04hand
- 3:05in
- 3:05hand.
- 3:05I've
- 3:05got
- 3:05teams
- 3:06on
- 3:06the
- 3:06ground,
- 3:06in
- 3:06our
- 3:06factories
- 3:07every
- 3:07day,
- 3:08visiting
- 3:08our
- 3:08factories,
- 3:09working
- 3:09with
- 3:09them,
- 3:10holding
- 3:10their
- 3:10hand,
- 3:10training
- 3:11them,
- 3:11developing
- 3:11them.
- 3:12So
- 3:12that's
- 3:12been
- 3:12a
- 3:12key
- 3:13part.
- 3:13Buy
- 3:13in
- 3:13from
- 3:14everywhere
- 3:14and
- 3:15also
- 3:15making
- 3:15sure
- 3:15that
- 3:16everyone's
- 3:16involved
- 3:16in
- 3:16your
- 3:16strategy
- 3:17and
- 3:17then
- 3:17naturally
- 3:18everything
- 3:18will
- 3:18sort
- 3:18of
- 3:18align.
- 3:19Yeah.
- 3:19So
- 3:19while
- 3:19they're
- 3:20disparate,
- 3:20they
- 3:20actually
- 3:20can't
- 3:21be.
- 3:21They
- 3:21have
- 3:22to
- 3:22be
- 3:22aligned.
- 3:22In
- 3:23today's
- 3:23day
- 3:23and
- 3:23age
- 3:23of
- 3:23retailing,.
- 3:24100%,
- 3:25we
- 3:25are
- 3:25in
- 3:252026,
- 3:26there
- 3:26is
- 3:26an
- 3:27expectation
- 3:27of
- 3:28retailers
- 3:28that
- 3:29you
- 3:29have
- 3:29to
- 3:30have
- 3:30to
- 3:30be
- 3:30doing
- 3:30all
- 3:30of
- 3:30these
- 3:31things.
- 3:31Everybody
- 3:32has
- 3:32to
- 3:32have
- 3:32an
- 3:32ESG
- 3:32strategy,
- 3:33whether
- 3:33you're
- 3:33a
- 3:33PLC
- 3:34or
- 3:34not.
- 3:34Everybody
- 3:35has
- 3:35to
- 3:35have
- 3:35this
- 3:36in
- 3:36place,
- 3:36everybody
- 3:36has
- 3:36to
- 3:37be
- 3:37publishing
- 3:37certain
- 3:37bits
- 3:38of
- 3:38information.
- 3:39There
- 3:39are
- 3:39big
- 3:39things
- 3:39coming
- 3:40our
- 3:40way
- 3:40as
- 3:40well.
- 3:40When
- 3:40it
- 3:41comes
- 3:41to
- 3:41legislation.
- 3:42Digital
- 3:42product
- 3:42passports,
- 3:43which
- 3:43I
- 3:43think
- 3:43hopefully
- 3:44we'll
- 3:44talk
- 3:44about,
- 3:45we
- 3:45have
- 3:45to
- 3:45be
- 3:45ready
- 3:46for
- 3:46them.
- 3:46You
- 3:46can't
- 3:46wait
- 3:47for
- 3:47these
- 3:47things
- 3:47to
- 3:47just
- 3:48be
- 3:48thrown
- 3:48onto
- 3:48your
- 3:49desk.
- 3:49So
- 3:49getting
- 3:50one
- 3:50step
- 3:50ahead.
- 3:51Also
- 3:51a
- 3:51massive
- 3:52part
- 3:52of
- 3:52it
- 3:52as
- 3:52well,
- 3:53is
- 3:53data.
- 3:54Get
- 3:54your
- 3:54data
- 3:54in
- 3:55order.
- 3:55You
- 3:55can't
- 3:55do
- 3:56any
- 3:56of
- 3:56these
- 3:56pieces
- 3:57of
- 3:57work
- 3:57or
- 3:57prep
- 3:57for
- 3:57anything
- 3:58coming
- 3:58your
- 3:58way
- 3:58if
- 3:59you
- 3:59haven't
- 3:59got
- 3:59good
- 4:00Data
- 4:00and
- 4:00you
- 4:00can
- 4:00analyze
- 4:01it
- 4:01and
- 4:01it's
- 4:01all
- 4:01in
- 4:01one
- 4:02place.
- 4:02I
- 4:02imagine
- 4:02that's
- 4:03a
- 4:03very
- 4:03key
- 4:03piece
- 4:04of
- 4:04your
- 4:04job.
- 4:04Oh,
- 4:05100%.
- 4:06Even
- 4:06the
- 4:06teams
- 4:07on
- 4:07the
- 4:07ground
- 4:07in
- 4:07region,
- 4:08we
- 4:08have
- 4:08to
- 4:08review
- 4:09certain
- 4:09factory
- 4:09data.
- 4:10OPO
- 4:10failure
- 4:11rates,
- 4:11quality,
- 4:11rejection
- 4:12returns.
- 4:13We
- 4:13are
- 4:13living
- 4:13and
- 4:14breathing
- 4:14this
- 4:14data
- 4:15on
- 4:15a
- 4:15daily
- 4:15basis
- 4:16to
- 4:16make
- 4:16decisions,
- 4:16but
- 4:17as
- 4:17are
- 4:17the
- 4:17buying
- 4:17teams
- 4:18and
- 4:18the
- 4:18commercial
- 4:18teams.
- 4:19We're
- 4:19an
- 4:19online
- 4:19only
- 4:20business,
- 4:20so
- 4:20we're
- 4:21fortunate
- 4:21enough
- 4:22that
- 4:22we've
- 4:22got
- 4:22that
- 4:22great
- 4:23digital
- 4:23story.
- 4:24You
- 4:24can
- 4:24fully
- 4:25monitor
- 4:25a
- 4:25customer's
- 4:26journey.
- 4:26Everything's
- 4:27there.
- 4:28If
- 4:28a
- 4:28customer
- 4:28walks
- 4:28into
- 4:29a
- 4:29store
- 4:29and
- 4:29leaves,
- 4:29you'll
- 4:30never
- 4:30know.
- 4:30Whereas
- 4:31online
- 4:31we
- 4:31have
- 4:31that.
- 4:32So
- 4:32it's
- 4:32an
- 4:32amazing
- 4:32data
- 4:33to.
- 4:33To
- 4:33track.
- 4:33Did
- 4:33you
- 4:33ever
- 4:34think
- 4:34back
- 4:34in
- 4:34your
- 4:34buying
- 4:35days,
- 4:35your
- 4:35early
- 4:35buying
- 4:36days,
- 4:36that
- 4:36you'd
- 4:36be
- 4:36as
- 4:37focused
- 4:37on
- 4:37data
- 4:37as
- 4:38you
- 4:38are
- 4:38right
- 4:38now?
- 4:39Wow.
- 4:39I
- 4:40don't
- 4:40think
- 4:40I
- 4:40ever
- 4:40would
- 4:41have.
- 4:41No,
- 4:41probably
- 4:42not.
- 4:42When
- 4:42I
- 4:42was
- 4:42in
- 4:42a
- 4:43factory
- 4:43in
- 4:43China
- 4:44negotiating
- 4:44dresses
- 4:45and
- 4:45T
- 4:45shirts
- 4:45and
- 4:45talking
- 4:46about
- 4:46having
- 4:46a
- 4:46fight
- 4:47about
- 4:47whether
- 4:47polka
- 4:47dots
- 4:48are
- 4:48going
- 4:48to
- 4:48be
- 4:48more
- 4:48successful
- 4:49with
- 4:49my
- 4:49designer
- 4:49than
- 4:49a
- 4:50stripe.
- 4:50Right.
- 4:51No
- 4:51is
- 4:51the
- 4:52answer.
- 4:52And
- 4:53it's
- 4:53a
- 4:53new
- 4:53muscle.
- 4:54Right.
- 4:54I
- 4:54was
- 4:54a
- 4:54buyer
- 4:55when
- 4:55we
- 4:55would
- 4:55handwrite
- 4:56paper
- 4:56orders
- 4:57in
- 4:57factories,
- 4:57it
- 4:57was
- 4:57the
- 4:58most
- 4:58amazingly
- 4:58agile
- 4:59way
- 4:59in
- 4:59which
- 4:59we
- 5:00could
- 5:00buy
- 5:00and
- 5:00negotiate.
- 5:01But
- 5:01absolutely
- 5:02not.
- 5:03Everything
- 5:03was.
- 5:03Was
- 5:03very
- 5:04manual,
- 5:04everything
- 5:05was
- 5:05very
- 5:06gut
- 5:06feeling.
- 5:06And
- 5:07being
- 5:07a
- 5:07buyer
- 5:07is
- 5:07about
- 5:08that
- 5:08passion
- 5:08and
- 5:08drive.
- 5:09And
- 5:09I've
- 5:09got
- 5:09this
- 5:09feeling
- 5:10this
- 5:10is
- 5:10going
- 5:10to
- 5:10be
- 5:10big.
- 5:10I'm
- 5:11going
- 5:11to
- 5:11take
- 5:11a
- 5:11hit
- 5:11on
- 5:11it,
- 5:11I'm
- 5:12going
- 5:12to
- 5:12take
- 5:12a
- 5:12punt.
- 5:12Whereas
- 5:13in
- 5:13my
- 5:13world,
- 5:13you
- 5:13absolutely
- 5:14cannot
- 5:14do
- 5:14that.
- 5:15It's
- 5:15got
- 5:15to
- 5:15be
- 5:15fact
- 5:15and
- 5:16it's
- 5:16got
- 5:16to.
- 5:16You've
- 5:17got
- 5:17to
- 5:17have
- 5:17the
- 5:17data
- 5:17to
- 5:17back
- 5:18it
- 5:18up.
- 5:18So
- 5:18no
- 5:18is
- 5:18the
- 5:19answer,
- 5:19but
- 5:19I
- 5:19wouldn't
- 5:20have
- 5:20it
- 5:20any
- 5:20other
- 5:20way
- 5:20now.
- 5:21Customers
- 5:21demanding
- 5:21it.
- 5:22The
- 5:22way
- 5:23the
- 5:23customer's
- 5:23interacting
- 5:24with
- 5:24us
- 5:24digitally
- 5:24is
- 5:25demanding
- 5:25it
- 5:25as
- 5:25well.
- 5:26So,
- 5:26all
- 5:26right,
- 5:26you
- 5:27kind
- 5:27of
- 5:27alluded
- 5:27to
- 5:27this,
- 5:28but
- 5:28I
- 5:28want
- 5:28to
- 5:28call
- 5:28it
- 5:28out
- 5:28for
- 5:29my
- 5:29audience.
- 5:29In
- 5:29the
- 5:29us,
- 5:31the
- 5:31group
- 5:31rebranded
- 5:32from
- 5:32the
- 5:33Boohoo
- 5:33Group
- 5:33to
- 5:33Debenham
- 5:34Group
- 5:34in,
- 5:35I
- 5:35think
- 5:35it
- 5:35was
- 5:35March
- 5:35of
- 5:362025.
- 5:36Is
- 5:36that
- 5:36right?
- 5:37Correct.
- 5:38And
- 5:38in
- 5:39so
- 5:39doing,
- 5:39it
- 5:40pivoted
- 5:40to
- 5:40an
- 5:40online
- 5:41marketplace
- 5:41model
- 5:42exclusively.
- 5:42Right,
- 5:43so
- 5:43what's
- 5:44different
- 5:44about
- 5:44the
- 5:44company
- 5:45now
- 5:45versus
- 5:46when
- 5:46that
- 5:46announcement
- 5:47was
- 5:47made?
- 5:47Yeah,
- 5:48good
- 5:48question.
- 5:48So
- 5:49I
- 5:49think,
- 5:49look,
- 5:49we're
- 5:50a
- 5:51hub
- 5:51of
- 5:51five
- 5:51incredible
- 5:52brands
- 5:52and
- 5:53we
- 5:53had
- 5:53a
- 5:53new
- 5:53CEO
- 5:54start
- 5:55in
- 5:55November
- 5:552024
- 5:56and
- 5:56we've
- 5:56done
- 5:56some
- 5:57incredible
- 5:57things
- 5:57since
- 5:58then
- 5:58as
- 5:58part
- 5:58of
- 5:59the
- 5:59strategy
- 5:59as
- 5:59well.
- 5:59There
- 6:00was
- 6:00a
- 6:00massive
- 6:00ESG
- 6:01strategy
- 6:01that
- 6:01we
- 6:02wanted
- 6:02to
- 6:02roll
- 6:02out
- 6:02and
- 6:02talk
- 6:03about
- 6:04under
- 6:04those
- 6:04big
- 6:05three
- 6:05pillars.
- 6:05Under
- 6:06environmental,
- 6:06we've
- 6:07done
- 6:07a
- 6:07great
- 6:07piece
- 6:07of
- 6:07work
- 6:08on
- 6:08our
- 6:08Net
- 6:08Zero
- 6:08transition
- 6:09plan.
- 6:09We've
- 6:09worked
- 6:10and
- 6:10partnered
- 6:10with
- 6:10the
- 6:10Carbon
- 6:11Trust.
- 6:11We
- 6:12picked
- 6:12three
- 6:12great
- 6:12partners
- 6:13under
- 6:13these
- 6:13pillars
- 6:14to
- 6:14work
- 6:14with.
- 6:14Under
- 6:15our
- 6:15social
- 6:15pillar,
- 6:16we
- 6:16partnered
- 6:16with
- 6:16pennies.
- 6:17And
- 6:17I've
- 6:17actually
- 6:17just
- 6:17been
- 6:18on
- 6:18a
- 6:18panel
- 6:18talking
- 6:18about
- 6:19pennies
- 6:19then.
- 6:19And
- 6:19the
- 6:20most
- 6:20incredible
- 6:21business,
- 6:21if
- 6:21anyone's
- 6:22not
- 6:22heard
- 6:22of
- 6:22it,
- 6:23and
- 6:23it
- 6:23facilitates
- 6:24micro
- 6:25donations
- 6:25to
- 6:26charities.
- 6:26And
- 6:27it
- 6:27basically
- 6:27means
- 6:27that
- 6:28when
- 6:28a
- 6:28customer
- 6:28is
- 6:28shopping
- 6:29with
- 6:29you,
- 6:29she
- 6:29has
- 6:29the
- 6:29option
- 6:30to
- 6:30round
- 6:30up
- 6:30her
- 6:30pennies
- 6:31to
- 6:31give
- 6:32to
- 6:32the
- 6:32nearest
- 6:32pound
- 6:32and
- 6:33you
- 6:33can
- 6:33donate
- 6:33it
- 6:33to
- 6:33the
- 6:34chosen
- 6:34charity.
- 6:35It
- 6:35can
- 6:35be
- 6:3630p.
- 6:36The
- 6:37customer
- 6:37feels
- 6:37like
- 6:37they've
- 6:38done
- 6:38a
- 6:38great
- 6:38thing.
- 6:38We've
- 6:39raised
- 6:39£250,000
- 6:41so
- 6:41far
- 6:41this
- 6:41year
- 6:41for
- 6:42British
- 6:42Heart
- 6:42Foundation.
- 6:43850,000
- 6:44of
- 6:44our
- 6:45customers
- 6:45have
- 6:46just
- 6:46chosen
- 6:46to
- 6:46do
- 6:47that.
- 6:47So
- 6:47this
- 6:48ESG
- 6:48strategy
- 6:49space
- 6:49has
- 6:49been
- 6:49a
- 6:50massive
- 6:50part
- 6:50of
- 6:50this.
- 6:51Our
- 6:51customer
- 6:51cares,
- 6:51our
- 6:52customer
- 6:52needs
- 6:52it,
- 6:52our
- 6:53customer
- 6:53expects
- 6:53it.
- 6:54Retailers
- 6:55should
- 6:55absolutely
- 6:56be
- 6:56doing
- 6:56it.
- 6:56It
- 6:56is
- 6:57a
- 6:57given
- 6:57moving
- 6:57forward.
- 6:58And
- 6:58then
- 6:58under
- 6:59our
- 6:59governance
- 6:59pillar,
- 6:59we've
- 7:00partnered
- 7:00with
- 7:00Segura
- 7:01and
- 7:02we're
- 7:02sort
- 7:02of
- 7:02on
- 7:03phase
- 7:03two
- 7:03now
- 7:03of
- 7:03our
- 7:04supply
- 7:04chain
- 7:04transparency.
- 7:05Full
- 7:05tiers.
- 7:06We
- 7:06currently
- 7:07audit,
- 7:07map,
- 7:07publish
- 7:08all
- 7:08of
- 7:08our
- 7:08tier
- 7:08one
- 7:09manufacturing
- 7:09sites.
- 7:10We're
- 7:10just
- 7:10in
- 7:10the
- 7:10process
- 7:10of
- 7:11doing
- 7:11every
- 7:11further
- 7:11tier
- 7:12which
- 7:12is
- 7:12going
- 7:12to
- 7:12get
- 7:13us
- 7:13in
- 7:13great
- 7:13stead
- 7:14ready
- 7:14for
- 7:14Digital
- 7:14Product
- 7:15Passport
- 7:15and
- 7:15it's
- 7:15sort
- 7:15of
- 7:16getting
- 7:16one
- 7:16step
- 7:16ahead.
- 7:16So
- 7:17as
- 7:17part
- 7:17of
- 7:18the
- 7:18broader
- 7:18rebrand,
- 7:19Debenhams
- 7:20is
- 7:20an
- 7:20incredibly
- 7:21legacy
- 7:21heritage
- 7:22British
- 7:22brand.
- 7:23We
- 7:23would
- 7:24be
- 7:24foolish
- 7:24not
- 7:24to
- 7:25have
- 7:25pulled
- 7:25on
- 7:25that
- 7:25name
- 7:25when
- 7:26we
- 7:26acquired
- 7:26the
- 7:26brand.
- 7:27It
- 7:27is
- 7:27incredible.
- 7:28People
- 7:28have
- 7:28been
- 7:28shopping
- 7:28with
- 7:29us
- 7:29for
- 7:29hundreds
- 7:29of
- 7:29years.
- 7:30That
- 7:30was
- 7:30a
- 7:30no
- 7:31brainer
- 7:31for
- 7:31us
- 7:31from
- 7:32a
- 7:32strategic
- 7:32move.
- 7:33Oh,
- 7:33yeah.
- 7:33I
- 7:33guess
- 7:33from
- 7:34the
- 7:34us.
- 7:35Yeah.
- 7:35It
- 7:35probably
- 7:36it's
- 7:36the
- 7:36most
- 7:37everyone,
- 7:37you
- 7:37know
- 7:38in
- 7:38the
- 7:38UK
- 7:38will
- 7:39have
- 7:39someone
- 7:39in
- 7:39their
- 7:40family
- 7:40that's
- 7:40been
- 7:40in
- 7:40a
- 7:41Debenham
- 7:41store
- 7:42and
- 7:42lived
- 7:42and
- 7:43had
- 7:43a
- 7:43coffee
- 7:43there
- 7:43and
- 7:44been
- 7:44for
- 7:44a
- 7:44cake
- 7:44with
- 7:44their
- 7:44nan
- 7:45there,
- 7:45or
- 7:45bought
- 7:46suit
- 7:46from
- 7:46there
- 7:47or
- 7:47bought
- 7:47Christmas
- 7:47presents
- 7:48from
- 7:48there.
- 7:48So
- 7:48it
- 7:49was
- 7:49the
- 7:49most
- 7:49amazing
- 7:49brand
- 7:50and
- 7:50the
- 7:50name
- 7:51really
- 7:51resonates
- 7:51with
- 7:52everyone
- 7:52here
- 7:52in
- 7:52the
- 7:52UK
- 7:53and
- 7:53hopefully
- 7:53globally
- 7:53as
- 7:54well.
- 7:54So
- 7:54the
- 7:54biggest
- 7:55part
- 7:55of
- 7:55that
- 7:55change
- 7:55in
- 7:56my
- 7:56world
- 7:56has
- 7:56been
- 7:56our
- 7:56new
- 7:57ESG
- 7:57strategy,
- 7:57which
- 7:58we
- 7:58announced
- 7:58last
- 7:58year.
- 7:59We're
- 7:59one
- 7:59year
- 7:59into
- 8:00it
- 8:00and
- 8:00we've
- 8:00made
- 8:00some,
- 8:00some
- 8:01amazing
- 8:01movements.
- 8:02Got
- 8:02it.
- 8:03All
- 8:03right,
- 8:03so
- 8:03you
- 8:03mentioned
- 8:03the
- 8:04digital
- 8:04passport.
- 8:05The
- 8:05digital
- 8:05product
- 8:05passport,
- 8:06I
- 8:06should
- 8:06say.
- 8:07And
- 8:07you're
- 8:07on
- 8:07record
- 8:08as
- 8:08saying
- 8:08you're
- 8:08pretty,
- 8:08you're
- 8:09pretty
- 8:09confident
- 8:09you've
- 8:10done
- 8:10everything
- 8:10you
- 8:11can
- 8:12and
- 8:12that
- 8:12there's,
- 8:12if
- 8:12there's
- 8:13anything
- 8:13new
- 8:13that
- 8:13gets
- 8:13thrown
- 8:14out
- 8:14around
- 8:14that,
- 8:14that
- 8:15you
- 8:15guys
- 8:15are
- 8:15going
- 8:15to
- 8:15be
- 8:15able
- 8:15to
- 8:15jump
- 8:16on
- 8:16it.
- 8:16So,
- 8:16so
- 8:17what
- 8:17is
- 8:17the,
- 8:17I'm
- 8:18curious
- 8:18what,
- 8:19what
- 8:19creates
- 8:19that
- 8:20confidence
- 8:20and
- 8:20then
- 8:20also
- 8:20what
- 8:21is
- 8:21the
- 8:21business
- 8:21case
- 8:21for
- 8:22trying
- 8:22to,
- 8:22it
- 8:22sounds
- 8:22like
- 8:22get
- 8:23ahead
- 8:23of
- 8:23the
- 8:23legislation
- 8:24versus,
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25sort
- 8:25of
- 8:25react
- 8:25to
- 8:26it
- 8:26and
- 8:26just
- 8:26be
- 8:26complaining.
- 8:26Compliance
- 8:27even?
- 8:27Absolutely.
- 8:28And
- 8:28I
- 8:28think,
- 8:28look,
- 8:29the,
- 8:29the
- 8:29date
- 8:29for
- 8:30the,
- 8:30the
- 8:30live
- 8:30date
- 8:31for
- 8:31DPP
- 8:31keeps
- 8:32changing
- 8:32and
- 8:32I
- 8:32think
- 8:32that
- 8:32doesn't
- 8:33help
- 8:33because
- 8:33everyone's
- 8:34sort
- 8:34of
- 8:34panicking.
- 8:35Not
- 8:35panicking,
- 8:35panicking.
- 8:36The
- 8:36challenge
- 8:36with
- 8:36not
- 8:37knowing
- 8:37what's
- 8:37coming
- 8:37your
- 8:38way
- 8:38is
- 8:38how
- 8:38prepared
- 8:39can
- 8:39you
- 8:39possibly
- 8:39be.
- 8:40You
- 8:40can
- 8:40just
- 8:41do
- 8:41everything
- 8:41you
- 8:42can.
- 8:42This
- 8:42starts
- 8:42at
- 8:43data.
- 8:43I
- 8:43referenced
- 8:43it
- 8:44before.
- 8:44If
- 8:44your
- 8:45data
- 8:45and
- 8:45you
- 8:46don't
- 8:46have
- 8:46visibility
- 8:46of
- 8:47everything
- 8:47within
- 8:47your
- 8:47supply
- 8:48chain,
- 8:48you
- 8:48will
- 8:48not
- 8:48be
- 8:49ready
- 8:49for
- 8:49a
- 8:49digital
- 8:49product
- 8:49passport.
- 8:50We
- 8:50don't
- 8:51know
- 8:51what
- 8:51it's
- 8:51going
- 8:52to
- 8:52look
- 8:52like,
- 8:52but
- 8:52I
- 8:52am
- 8:53confident
- 8:53that
- 8:53by
- 8:54that
- 8:54point
- 8:54we
- 8:54will
- 8:54have
- 8:55all
- 8:55of
- 8:55our
- 8:55supply
- 8:55supply
- 8:55chain
- 8:56tier
- 8:56mapped.
- 8:56We
- 8:57will
- 8:57know
- 8:57where
- 8:57everything
- 8:57in
- 8:58our
- 8:58supply
- 8:58chain
- 8:58is
- 8:58made.
- 8:59My
- 8:59plan
- 8:59is
- 9:00to
- 9:00pilot
- 9:00digital
- 9:00product
- 9:01passport
- 9:01on
- 9:01one
- 9:01of
- 9:02our
- 9:02brands.
- 9:02That
- 9:03would
- 9:03be
- 9:03my
- 9:03advice
- 9:03to
- 9:03any
- 9:04retailers
- 9:04out
- 9:04there.
- 9:05Pilot
- 9:05it
- 9:05on
- 9:05a
- 9:06department.
- 9:06So
- 9:06if
- 9:06you're
- 9:06one
- 9:07store
- 9:07or
- 9:07you're
- 9:07one
- 9:07website,
- 9:08pick
- 9:08a
- 9:08category,
- 9:09pick
- 9:09tops
- 9:09or
- 9:09pick
- 9:10dresses
- 9:10or
- 9:10pick
- 9:10one
- 9:11supplier
- 9:11and
- 9:11one
- 9:11factory
- 9:12to
- 9:12do
- 9:12it
- 9:12for
- 9:12you.
- 9:13Contain
- 9:13it,
- 9:13trial
- 9:14it
- 9:14all
- 9:14the
- 9:14way
- 9:14through.
- 9:15Get
- 9:15all
- 9:15of
- 9:16your
- 9:16team
- 9:16and
- 9:16colleagues
- 9:16bought
- 9:17in
- 9:17to
- 9:17trial
- 9:17it,
- 9:17to
- 9:18order,
- 9:18scan
- 9:18it,
- 9:19map
- 9:19it,
- 9:20start
- 9:20small
- 9:21now
- 9:21before
- 9:22it
- 9:22becomes
- 9:23official
- 9:23that
- 9:23you
- 9:23have
- 9:23to
- 9:24do
- 9:24it.
- 9:24Give
- 9:24it
- 9:24a
- 9:24trial,
- 9:25give
- 9:25it
- 9:25a
- 9:25test,
- 9:25get
- 9:26a
- 9:26labeling
- 9:26provider,
- 9:27work
- 9:27with
- 9:27someone
- 9:27that
- 9:27you're
- 9:28confident
- 9:28can
- 9:28do
- 9:28it
- 9:28properly.
- 9:29There's
- 9:29also
- 9:30loads
- 9:30of
- 9:30third
- 9:30party
- 9:31companies
- 9:31out
- 9:31there
- 9:31that,
- 9:32that
- 9:32are
- 9:32doing
- 9:32a
- 9:32great
- 9:33job
- 9:33of
- 9:33this
- 9:33and
- 9:33have
- 9:33really
- 9:34created
- 9:34great
- 9:34tech
- 9:35stacks
- 9:35and
- 9:35AI
- 9:35that
- 9:36are
- 9:36reading
- 9:36all
- 9:36of
- 9:36this
- 9:36information
- 9:37for
- 9:37you.
- 9:38Do
- 9:38some
- 9:38research
- 9:38and
- 9:39some
- 9:39benchmarking
- 9:39about
- 9:40who's
- 9:40out
- 9:40there
- 9:40that
- 9:40you
- 9:40could
- 9:41partner
- 9:41with.
- 9:41Or
- 9:42start
- 9:42briefing
- 9:42your
- 9:42internal
- 9:43tech
- 9:43teams
- 9:44now
- 9:44to
- 9:44get
- 9:44ready
- 9:45and
- 9:45geared
- 9:45up.
- 9:45Because
- 9:45actually
- 9:46the
- 9:46tech
- 9:46behind
- 9:46it,
- 9:47the
- 9:47hardest
- 9:48part,
- 9:49knowing
- 9:49who
- 9:49your
- 9:49supplier
- 9:50is,
- 9:50having
- 9:50relationships
- 9:50with
- 9:51them
- 9:51and
- 9:51telling
- 9:51them
- 9:51what
- 9:51they
- 9:51need
- 9:52to
- 9:52do
- 9:52is
- 9:52one
- 9:52thing.
- 9:53Working
- 9:53with
- 9:53them
- 9:54to
- 9:54get
- 9:54it
- 9:54right
- 9:54to
- 9:54put
- 9:55the
- 9:55correct
- 9:55label
- 9:55on
- 9:55is
- 9:56another
- 9:56thing.
- 9:56Giving
- 9:57it
- 9:57to
- 9:57your
- 9:57customer
- 9:57and
- 9:58telling
- 9:58her
- 9:58what
- 9:58to
- 9:58do
- 9:58from
- 9:58the
- 9:59website
- 9:59is
- 9:59one
- 9:59thing,
- 9:59but
- 10:00the
- 10:00tech
- 10:00and
- 10:00the
- 10:00data
- 10:01behind
- 10:01it,
- 10:01it's
- 10:02a
- 10:02QR
- 10:02code,
- 10:02the
- 10:02data's
- 10:03got
- 10:03to
- 10:03be
- 10:03Correct.
- 10:04And
- 10:04what
- 10:04I'm
- 10:05most
- 10:05excited
- 10:05for
- 10:05as
- 10:05well
- 10:06with
- 10:06the
- 10:06DPP
- 10:06is
- 10:07the
- 10:07after
- 10:08of
- 10:08it.
- 10:08So
- 10:08the
- 10:08circularity
- 10:09element,
- 10:10so
- 10:10our
- 10:10customers
- 10:11can
- 10:11sell
- 10:11it
- 10:11on
- 10:11Vinted,
- 10:12and
- 10:12I
- 10:12want
- 10:12them
- 10:12to
- 10:12put
- 10:12that
- 10:13in
- 10:13their
- 10:13dpp.
- 10:14It's
- 10:14not
- 10:14just
- 10:14about
- 10:15the
- 10:15supply
- 10:15chain
- 10:15part
- 10:16and
- 10:16about
- 10:16them
- 10:17telling
- 10:17us
- 10:17and
- 10:18us
- 10:18giving
- 10:18visibility
- 10:19to
- 10:19our
- 10:19consumers
- 10:19of
- 10:20where
- 10:20it
- 10:20was
- 10:20made,
- 10:20where
- 10:20the
- 10:21cotton
- 10:21came
- 10:21from,
- 10:21where
- 10:21the
- 10:22fabric
- 10:22came
- 10:22from.
- 10:23It's
- 10:23the
- 10:23end
- 10:23of
- 10:23life,
- 10:24actually.
- 10:24Then
- 10:24sell
- 10:24it
- 10:25on
- 10:25Vinted,
- 10:25tell
- 10:25us
- 10:26who
- 10:26you
- 10:26sold
- 10:26it
- 10:26to
- 10:26when
- 10:26you
- 10:27buy
- 10:27it
- 10:27on
- 10:27Vinted,
- 10:27scan
- 10:28it
- 10:28again,
- 10:28and
- 10:28then
- 10:29we
- 10:29can
- 10:29see
- 10:29that
- 10:30these
- 10:30customers
- 10:30are
- 10:30then
- 10:31selling
- 10:31and
- 10:31reusing
- 10:31and
- 10:32repurposing.
- 10:32So
- 10:33I
- 10:33think
- 10:33the
- 10:33exciting
- 10:33part
- 10:33for
- 10:34me
- 10:34also
- 10:34is
- 10:34that
- 10:34afterlife
- 10:35pit
- 10:35and
- 10:35the
- 10:35circularity
- 10:36piece,
- 10:36which
- 10:36feels
- 10:37really
- 10:37exciting,
- 10:37which
- 10:38gives.
- 10:38Yeah,
- 10:38that's
- 10:39really
- 10:39good
- 10:39advice.
- 10:40That's
- 10:40really
- 10:40interesting
- 10:40to
- 10:40hear
- 10:41you
- 10:41say
- 10:41that
- 10:41too,
- 10:41about,
- 10:41you
- 10:41know,
- 10:42pick
- 10:42an
- 10:42area,
- 10:43pick
- 10:43an
- 10:43apartment,
- 10:44pick
- 10:44a
- 10:44factory
- 10:44relationship,
- 10:45whatever
- 10:45it
- 10:45is.
- 10:45I'm
- 10:46curious,
- 10:46so
- 10:46how.
- 10:46Because
- 10:47you're
- 10:47running
- 10:47a
- 10:47marketplace
- 10:48too,
- 10:49where,
- 10:49you
- 10:49know,
- 10:50certain
- 10:50things
- 10:50in
- 10:50the
- 10:50marketplace
- 10:51are
- 10:51easier
- 10:51to
- 10:51control
- 10:51than,
- 10:52say,
- 10:52the
- 10:52things
- 10:52that
- 10:52you
- 10:53control
- 10:53directly
- 10:53as
- 10:54the
- 10:54retailer
- 10:54themselves.
- 10:55What
- 10:55are
- 10:55some
- 10:55of
- 10:56the
- 10:56dynamics
- 10:56your
- 10:56advice
- 10:57you'd
- 10:57have
- 10:57in
- 10:58terms
- 10:58of,
- 10:58you
- 10:58know,
- 10:58corralling?
- 10:59I
- 10:59don't.
- 11:00I'll
- 11:00say
- 11:00corralling.
- 11:01Corralling
- 11:01the
- 11:01marketplace
- 11:02vendors
- 11:02onto
- 11:03what
- 11:03you're
- 11:03trying
- 11:03to
- 11:03do
- 11:03as
- 11:04well
- 11:04for
- 11:04the
- 11:04dpp.
- 11:04And
- 11:05this
- 11:05is
- 11:05back
- 11:05to
- 11:05bringing
- 11:06them
- 11:06on
- 11:06the
- 11:06journey.
- 11:06What
- 11:06you
- 11:07don't
- 11:07want
- 11:07to
- 11:07do
- 11:07is
- 11:07in
- 11:08a
- 11:08year's
- 11:08time,
- 11:08if
- 11:08you
- 11:09work
- 11:09on
- 11:09a
- 11:10marketplace
- 11:10platform,
- 11:11be
- 11:11reaching
- 11:11out
- 11:11and
- 11:12telling
- 11:12them
- 11:12they
- 11:12need
- 11:12to
- 11:12do
- 11:13something.
- 11:13They
- 11:13should
- 11:14know
- 11:14already
- 11:14because
- 11:14a
- 11:15lot
- 11:15of
- 11:15partners
- 11:15and
- 11:15people
- 11:15will
- 11:16be
- 11:16working
- 11:16with
- 11:16everybody
- 11:17else.
- 11:17And
- 11:17this
- 11:18legislation
- 11:18isn't
- 11:19new
- 11:19and
- 11:19fresh.
- 11:19However,
- 11:20bring
- 11:20them
- 11:20on
- 11:20the
- 11:21journey.
- 11:21We
- 11:21started
- 11:21having
- 11:22conversations.
- 11:22You
- 11:23know,
- 11:23this
- 11:23is
- 11:23coming.
- 11:23What
- 11:24are
- 11:24your
- 11:24plans?
- 11:25Presentations,
- 11:26talks,
- 11:27chats,
- 11:27engaging
- 11:28them,
- 11:28hearing
- 11:28their
- 11:28story.
- 11:29A
- 11:29lot
- 11:29of
- 11:30people
- 11:30will
- 11:30already
- 11:30be
- 11:30doing
- 11:30this,
- 11:31actually,
- 11:31because
- 11:31they've
- 11:32wanted
- 11:32to
- 11:32get
- 11:32one
- 11:32step
- 11:32ahead
- 11:33as
- 11:33well
- 11:33and
- 11:34are
- 11:34living
- 11:34and
- 11:34breathing
- 11:35it.
- 11:35So
- 11:35engaging
- 11:36them,
- 11:36conversations,
- 11:37finding
- 11:37out
- 11:38partners,
- 11:38maybe
- 11:39that
- 11:39aren't
- 11:39anywhere
- 11:39near
- 11:40on
- 11:40that
- 11:40journey.
- 11:40Tell
- 11:40them
- 11:41what
- 11:41you're
- 11:41doing.
- 11:41Recommend
- 11:42people
- 11:42that
- 11:42we've
- 11:42already
- 11:42benchmarked
- 11:43that
- 11:43could
- 11:43be
- 11:43good
- 11:43for
- 11:44them
- 11:44to
- 11:44work
- 11:44with.
- 11:44Recommend
- 11:45labeling
- 11:46companies,
- 11:46recommend
- 11:47people
- 11:47that
- 11:47they
- 11:47can
- 11:47support
- 11:48in
- 11:48terms
- 11:48of
- 11:48their
- 11:48supply
- 11:49chain.
- 11:49So
- 11:49engaging
- 11:50them
- 11:50as
- 11:50soon
- 11:50as
- 11:51you
- 11:51can,
- 11:51if
- 11:51you're
- 11:51doing
- 11:51that
- 11:52journey
- 11:52for
- 11:52Made
- 11:52to
- 11:52Order
- 11:53in
- 11:53parallel,
- 11:53because
- 11:53it's
- 11:54just
- 11:54as
- 11:54important
- 11:54and
- 11:55leaning
- 11:55on
- 11:55them
- 11:55for
- 11:56advice
- 11:56because
- 11:56surprisingly,
- 11:57a
- 11:57lot
- 11:57of
- 11:58them
- 11:58have
- 11:58already
- 11:58gone
- 11:59down
- 11:59that
- 11:59path.
- 11:59And
- 12:00on
- 12:00that
- 12:00journey.
- 12:00And
- 12:00until
- 12:01you
- 12:01ask,
- 12:01you
- 12:01won't
- 12:01know.
- 12:02So
- 12:02that's
- 12:03part
- 12:03of
- 12:03it
- 12:03as
- 12:03well.
- 12:03But
- 12:03my
- 12:03biggest,
- 12:04biggest,
- 12:04biggest
- 12:05takeaway.
- 12:05Data.
- 12:06Data,
- 12:06data.
- 12:07Sort
- 12:07your
- 12:07data
- 12:08out,
- 12:08get
- 12:08it
- 12:08clean,
- 12:09get
- 12:09it
- 12:09in
- 12:09one
- 12:09place.
- 12:10Make
- 12:10sure
- 12:10you've
- 12:10got
- 12:11visibility
- 12:11of
- 12:11your
- 12:11greenhouse
- 12:12gas
- 12:12emissions.
- 12:12Make
- 12:12sure
- 12:13you've
- 12:13got
- 12:13visibility
- 12:13of
- 12:14your
- 12:14packaging,
- 12:14your
- 12:14tier,
- 12:15mapping
- 12:15your
- 12:15supply
- 12:15chain.
- 12:16Start
- 12:16bringing
- 12:17your
- 12:17colleagues
- 12:17on
- 12:17the
- 12:17journey
- 12:18with
- 12:18you
- 12:18and
- 12:18the
- 12:18senior
- 12:19leadership.
- 12:19Right,
- 12:20well,
- 12:20it's
- 12:20so
- 12:21funny
- 12:21hearing
- 12:21you
- 12:21say
- 12:21that
- 12:21because
- 12:22like
- 12:22I
- 12:22can
- 12:22remember
- 12:22back
- 12:22in
- 12:22the
- 12:23day
- 12:23when
- 12:23I
- 12:23was
- 12:24heading
- 12:24up
- 12:24E
- 12:24commerce
- 12:25at
- 12:25Target
- 12:25or
- 12:25home
- 12:26furnishings
- 12:26E
- 12:27commerce
- 12:27at
- 12:27Target,
- 12:27like
- 12:28trying
- 12:28to
- 12:28get
- 12:28people
- 12:28around
- 12:29the
- 12:29idea
- 12:29of
- 12:29data.
- 12:30And
- 12:30now
- 12:30to
- 12:30be
- 12:30at
- 12:30these
- 12:31conferences
- 12:31and
- 12:31hearing
- 12:31it's
- 12:32like
- 12:32the
- 12:32primary
- 12:33focus
- 12:33of
- 12:33so
- 12:33many
- 12:33retail
- 12:34executives,
- 12:35just
- 12:35shows
- 12:35you
- 12:35how
- 12:35far
- 12:35we've
- 12:36come
- 12:36as
- 12:36an
- 12:36industry.
- 12:37All
- 12:37right,
- 12:37Sophie,
- 12:38so
- 12:38I'm
- 12:38going
- 12:38to
- 12:38put
- 12:38your
- 12:39feet
- 12:39to
- 12:39the
- 12:39fire
- 12:39here
- 12:39before
- 12:40I
- 12:40let
- 12:40you
- 12:40go,
- 12:42what
- 12:42needs
- 12:42to
- 12:43happen
- 12:44over
- 12:44the
- 12:44next
- 12:44three
- 12:45years
- 12:45for
- 12:45you
- 12:45to
- 12:46feel
- 12:46like
- 12:46you
- 12:46were
- 12:46successful
- 12:47in
- 12:47your
- 12:47job
- 12:47and
- 12:48that
- 12:48the
- 12:48ESG
- 12:49transformation
- 12:50happened
- 12:50to
- 12:50the
- 12:50degree
- 12:51that
- 12:51it
- 12:51should?
- 12:51Wow.
- 12:52Million
- 12:52dollar
- 12:53question.
- 12:53Well,
- 12:54if
- 12:54it's
- 12:54been
- 12:54really
- 12:54successful,
- 12:55I
- 12:55probably
- 12:55won't
- 12:56be
- 12:56here,
- 12:56so
- 12:56that's
- 12:56good.
- 12:57It
- 12:58will
- 12:58be
- 12:58running
- 12:58in
- 12:59slick
- 12:59operation
- 12:59without
- 13:00me.
- 13:00All
- 13:00my
- 13:00team
- 13:01will
- 13:01have
- 13:01supersed
- 13:02me
- 13:02because
- 13:02they're
- 13:02amazing
- 13:04team
- 13:04number
- 13:04one
- 13:04team
- 13:05colleagues,
- 13:06absolutely
- 13:07champion
- 13:07my
- 13:08team,
- 13:08make
- 13:08sure
- 13:08they've
- 13:09flown
- 13:09their
- 13:09flag
- 13:10under
- 13:11the
- 13:11three
- 13:11pillars
- 13:11that
- 13:12I
- 13:12mentioned.
- 13:12The
- 13:12pieces
- 13:12of
- 13:12work
- 13:13that
- 13:13we
- 13:13were
- 13:13doing
- 13:13are
- 13:13super
- 13:14important.
- 13:14We
- 13:15will
- 13:15be
- 13:15pretty
- 13:15much
- 13:15near
- 13:16enough
- 13:16our
- 13:16near
- 13:16term
- 13:172030
- 13:18net
- 13:18zero
- 13:19target.
- 13:19So
- 13:19that
- 13:20will
- 13:20be
- 13:20a
- 13:20key
- 13:20thing
- 13:20if
- 13:21we're
- 13:21on
- 13:21track
- 13:21with
- 13:21achieving
- 13:22what
- 13:22we
- 13:22said
- 13:22we
- 13:22would
- 13:22there,
- 13:23so
- 13:23that
- 13:23that
- 13:23timing
- 13:24would
- 13:24probably
- 13:24be.
- 13:24Would
- 13:25be
- 13:25perfect.
- 13:25We
- 13:26will
- 13:26have
- 13:26succeeded
- 13:26on
- 13:27that
- 13:27journey
- 13:27and
- 13:27I'll
- 13:27be
- 13:27confident
- 13:28in
- 13:28that
- 13:28space
- 13:29under
- 13:29our
- 13:29social
- 13:30pillar.
- 13:30I've
- 13:30just
- 13:31loosely
- 13:31had
- 13:31a
- 13:31conversation
- 13:32with
- 13:32Pennies
- 13:32and
- 13:32we're
- 13:33going
- 13:33to
- 13:33aim
- 13:33for
- 13:33a
- 13:33million
- 13:33pounds
- 13:34this
- 13:34year
- 13:34in
- 13:34terms
- 13:34of
- 13:35social
- 13:35donations
- 13:36under
- 13:36our
- 13:36governance
- 13:37umbrella.
- 13:37That
- 13:37piece
- 13:38of
- 13:38work
- 13:38with
- 13:38Segura
- 13:38on
- 13:39supply
- 13:39chain
- 13:39mapping,
- 13:40digital
- 13:40product
- 13:40passports
- 13:41on
- 13:41everything.
- 13:42No
- 13:42brainer
- 13:43visibility
- 13:43of
- 13:43that,
- 13:44that
- 13:44whole
- 13:44piece
- 13:44for
- 13:44our
- 13:45customer.
- 13:45And
- 13:45also
- 13:46then
- 13:46bolting
- 13:47on
- 13:47the
- 13:47circularity
- 13:47piece
- 13:48at
- 13:48the
- 13:48end
- 13:48to
- 13:48showcase
- 13:49all
- 13:49of
- 13:49the
- 13:49work
- 13:49and
- 13:49everything
- 13:50that
- 13:50our
- 13:50customers
- 13:50can
- 13:50do
- 13:51to
- 13:51sell
- 13:51it
- 13:51on.
- 13:51So
- 13:52not
- 13:52much.
- 13:52Yeah,
- 13:52that's
- 13:53pretty.
- 13:53It's
- 13:53pretty
- 13:53well
- 13:53thought
- 13:54out
- 13:54though.
- 13:54But
- 13:54what,
- 13:54so
- 13:55after
- 13:55three
- 13:55years,
- 13:55what,
- 13:55they
- 13:55just
- 13:56put
- 13:56you
- 13:56out
- 13:56to
- 13:56pasture?
- 13:57What.
- 13:57What's
- 13:57going
- 13:57to
- 13:57happen?
- 13:58Well,
- 13:58there'll
- 13:58be
- 13:59something
- 13:59new,
- 13:59there'll
- 13:59be
- 13:59a
- 13:59new
- 13:59legislation,
- 14:00there'll
- 14:00be
- 14:00a
- 14:00new.
- 14:01There'll
- 14:01be
- 14:01a
- 14:01new
- 14:01tech
- 14:02will
- 14:02all
- 14:02be
- 14:02AI.
- 14:03It's
- 14:03never
- 14:03going
- 14:03to
- 14:03end,
- 14:04right?
- 14:04Yeah.
- 14:04There'll
- 14:04be
- 14:05something
- 14:05else,
- 14:05I'm
- 14:05sure.
- 14:05All
- 14:06right.
- 14:06Well,
- 14:06Sophie,
- 14:06thank
- 14:06you
- 14:07so
- 14:07much.
- 14:07Thank
- 14:07you.
- 14:07You're
- 14:08very
- 14:08welcome.
- 14:08I
- 14:08hope
- 14:09you
- 14:09enjoyed
- 14:09it.
- 14:09I
- 14:09sure
- 14:09did.
- 14:10Hope
- 14:10you
- 14:11listening
- 14:11back
- 14:11home
- 14:11did
- 14:12as
- 14:12well.
- 14:12Again,
- 14:12Sophie
- 14:13Rykoff
- 14:13of
- 14:14Debenhams
- 14:14Group,
- 14:15thanks
- 14:15for
- 14:15joining
- 14:16us
- 14:16today.
- 14:16Thanks
- 14:16to
- 14:17the
- 14:17Retail
- 14:17Technology
- 14:17show
- 14:18and
- 14:18to
- 14:18Fusion
- 14:19for
- 14:19sponsoring
- 14:19our
- 14:19content
- 14:20at
- 14:20the
- 14:20conference
- 14:20of
- 14:21all
- 14:21week
- 14:21long.
- 14:21And
- 14:22on
- 14:22behalf
- 14:22of
- 14:22all
- 14:22of
- 14:22us
- 14:23at
- 14:23omnitalk,
- 14:23as
- 14:24always,
- 14:24be
- 14:24careful
- 14:25out
- 14:25there.
- 14:25Thank
- 14:25you.
- 14:26Bye.