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- 3:35people
- 3:35in
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- 3:35retail
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- 3:36know
- 3:36you,
- 3:36but
- 3:36for
- 3:37those
- 3:37maybe
- 3:37that
- 3:37are,
- 3:37you
- 3:38know,
- 3:38hearing
- 3:38you
- 3:38for
- 3:38the
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- 3:39time.
- 3:39Tell
- 3:39us
- 3:39about
- 3:40yourself,
- 3:40Shelley.
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- 3:41happy
- 3:41to.
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- 3:42a
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- 3:42and
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- 3:50to
- 3:50yourself,
- 3:51and
- 3:51had
- 3:51a
- 3:51big
- 3:51part
- 3:52in
- 3:52shaping
- 3:52Walmart's
- 3:53digital
- 3:53transformation.
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- 3:55was
- 3:55the
- 3:55CEO
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- 3:56Betting,
- 3:57leading
- 3:57transformation
- 3:58efforts
- 3:58there.
- 3:59And
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- 4:08and
- 4:08founders
- 4:08who
- 4:08are
- 4:09in
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- 4:09transition.
- 4:10And
- 4:10Chris,
- 4:10this
- 4:11may
- 4:11seem
- 4:11like
- 4:11a
- 4:12big
- 4:12pivot,
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- 4:12I
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- 4:18climbing
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- 4:19mountain.
- 4:19Oh,
- 4:20wow.
- 4:20Okay.
- 4:20How
- 4:20long,
- 4:21how
- 4:21long
- 4:21have
- 4:21you
- 4:21been
- 4:21doing
- 4:21that?
- 4:22Well,
- 4:23we
- 4:23started
- 4:23about
- 4:2418
- 4:24months
- 4:24ago
- 4:25and
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- 4:26grew
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- 4:33in
- 4:33February.
- 4:33And
- 4:34so
- 4:34we've
- 4:34been
- 4:34meeting
- 4:35a
- 4:35lot
- 4:35of
- 4:35new
- 4:36folks
- 4:36that
- 4:36are
- 4:36coming
- 4:36into
- 4:37our
- 4:37community
- 4:37and
- 4:38broadening
- 4:38the
- 4:38aperture
- 4:39of
- 4:39what's
- 4:39possible
- 4:40when
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- 4:40on
- 4:41a
- 4:41career
- 4:41break.
- 4:42Nice,
- 4:42nice.
- 4:42Are
- 4:43you
- 4:43missing
- 4:43retail
- 4:43at
- 4:44all?
- 4:44I
- 4:44mean,
- 4:45I
- 4:45think
- 4:45you
- 4:45can
- 4:45take
- 4:45the
- 4:46retail
- 4:46out
- 4:46of
- 4:46you,
- 4:46but
- 4:47you
- 4:47can't
- 4:47ever
- 4:47fully
- 4:47get
- 4:47rid
- 4:48of
- 4:48it.
- 4:48Is
- 4:48that
- 4:48true,
- 4:48Shelly?
- 4:49I
- 4:49agree
- 4:50with
- 4:50that.
- 4:50So
- 4:50my
- 4:51obsession
- 4:51with
- 4:51consumers
- 4:52and
- 4:53service
- 4:53and
- 4:54people
- 4:54development
- 4:55came
- 4:55with
- 4:56me
- 4:56along
- 4:56this
- 4:56journey
- 4:56of
- 4:57community
- 4:57development.
- 4:59But
- 4:59no,
- 4:59I
- 4:59pay
- 4:59a
- 4:59lot
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- 5:00attention
- 5:00to
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- 5:01always
- 5:01out
- 5:01in
- 5:01the
- 5:02market.
- 5:02I
- 5:02am
- 5:03a
- 5:03shopper
- 5:03myself.
- 5:04And
- 5:04so
- 5:04I
- 5:04don't
- 5:05know
- 5:05if
- 5:05I'll
- 5:05ever
- 5:05be
- 5:06that
- 5:06far
- 5:06away
- 5:06from
- 5:07it.
- 5:07Yeah,
- 5:08right,
- 5:08right.
- 5:08Which
- 5:08is
- 5:08why
- 5:09I
- 5:09came
- 5:09and
- 5:09grabbed
- 5:09you
- 5:10as
- 5:10soon
- 5:10as
- 5:10I
- 5:10got
- 5:10the
- 5:10opportunity.
- 5:11I
- 5:11was
- 5:11like,
- 5:11shelley,
- 5:12what
- 5:12do
- 5:12you
- 5:12say
- 5:12about
- 5:12being
- 5:12a
- 5:13guest
- 5:13host
- 5:13on
- 5:13the
- 5:13podcast?
- 5:14And
- 5:14you're
- 5:14like,
- 5:14yes,
- 5:15let's
- 5:15do
- 5:15it.
- 5:15So.
- 5:16All
- 5:16right,
- 5:16Shell.
- 5:17Well,
- 5:17let's
- 5:17get
- 5:17to
- 5:18this
- 5:18week's
- 5:18headlines,
- 5:19because
- 5:19in
- 5:19this
- 5:19week's
- 5:20Fast
- 5:205,
- 5:21we've
- 5:21got
- 5:21news
- 5:21on
- 5:21Best
- 5:22Buy
- 5:22announcing
- 5:23a
- 5:23major
- 5:23CEO
- 5:24transition
- 5:25with
- 5:25Corey
- 5:26Barry
- 5:26set
- 5:26to
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- 5:27and
- 5:27Jason
- 5:27Bonfig
- 5:28stepping
- 5:28up.
- 5:29Party
- 5:29City
- 5:30staging
- 5:30a
- 5:30retail
- 5:30comeback.
- 5:31This
- 5:31time
- 5:31living
- 5:32inside
- 5:32Staples
- 5:33stores
- 5:33across
- 5:33the
- 5:34country.
- 5:34Dairy
- 5:35Queen
- 5:35expanding
- 5:35its
- 5:36voice.
- 5:36AI
- 5:36pilot
- 5:37at
- 5:37the
- 5:37drive
- 5:37thru
- 5:37with
- 5:38technology
- 5:38partner
- 5:39Presto.
- 5:39And
- 5:40Walmart,
- 5:40which
- 5:41Walmart,
- 5:41Shelley's
- 5:42experience
- 5:42is
- 5:42going
- 5:42to
- 5:42be
- 5:42keen
- 5:43on
- 5:43this
- 5:43one.
- 5:43Walmart
- 5:44reportedly
- 5:44piloting
- 5:45store
- 5:45based
- 5:45fulfillment
- 5:46of
- 5:46marketplace
- 5:47orders
- 5:47that
- 5:47could
- 5:47shrink
- 5:48delivery
- 5:48times
- 5:49from
- 5:49days
- 5:50to
- 5:50just
- 5:50hours.
- 5:51But
- 5:51we
- 5:51begin
- 5:52today
- 5:52with
- 5:52the
- 5:52story
- 5:53of
- 5:53a
- 5:53San
- 5:54Francisco
- 5:54store
- 5:55that
- 5:55has
- 5:55no
- 5:56human
- 5:56boss,
- 5:57just
- 5:57an
- 5:58AI
- 5:58named
- 5:59Luna.
- 6:00Whoa.
- 6:00According
- 6:00to
- 6:01USA
- 6:01Today,
- 6:01an
- 6:02AI
- 6:02agent
- 6:02named
- 6:02Luna
- 6:03is
- 6:03now
- 6:03the
- 6:04boss
- 6:04of
- 6:04a
- 6:04real
- 6:04retail
- 6:05store
- 6:05in
- 6:05San
- 6:05Francisco.
- 6:07Backed
- 6:07by
- 6:07a
- 6:07$100,000
- 6:08budget
- 6:08from
- 6:08its
- 6:09creators
- 6:09at
- 6:09Andon
- 6:10Labs,
- 6:10Luna
- 6:11picked
- 6:11the
- 6:11inventory,
- 6:12designed
- 6:12the
- 6:12store,
- 6:13hired
- 6:13the
- 6:13human
- 6:13staff,
- 6:14and
- 6:14signed
- 6:15the
- 6:15lease.
- 6:15Believe
- 6:16it
- 6:16or
- 6:16not,
- 6:16Luna
- 6:17communicates
- 6:17with
- 6:18customers
- 6:18via
- 6:18a
- 6:18corded
- 6:19telephone
- 6:19handset
- 6:20in
- 6:20the
- 6:20store
- 6:21and
- 6:21manages
- 6:21her
- 6:22human
- 6:22employees
- 6:22via
- 6:23Slack,
- 6:23handling
- 6:24data,
- 6:24planning
- 6:25and
- 6:25logistics,
- 6:25while
- 6:26the
- 6:26human
- 6:26staff
- 6:26handled
- 6:27the
- 6:27warmth
- 6:27and
- 6:28in
- 6:28person,
- 6:28customer
- 6:29service.
- 6:29Yeah,
- 6:29I
- 6:29bet.
- 6:30Luna
- 6:30chose
- 6:31all
- 6:31the
- 6:31inventory,
- 6:31designed
- 6:32a
- 6:32mural
- 6:32for
- 6:32the
- 6:32store
- 6:33wall,
- 6:33commissioned
- 6:33painters
- 6:34to
- 6:34execute
- 6:34it,
- 6:34and
- 6:35even
- 6:35signed
- 6:35up
- 6:35for
- 6:36trash
- 6:36collection
- 6:37in
- 6:37AD
- 6:38system
- 6:39and
- 6:39AT&T
- 6:40Internet.
- 6:41However,
- 6:42Shelly,
- 6:42however,
- 6:43Shelley
- 6:43and
- 6:43Omnitok
- 6:44fans,
- 6:44there
- 6:44have
- 6:44been
- 6:45some
- 6:45early
- 6:45stumbles.
- 6:46Luna
- 6:47has
- 6:47reportedly
- 6:47been
- 6:47over
- 6:48ordering
- 6:48candles.
- 6:49There
- 6:49are
- 6:49no
- 6:50visible
- 6:50price
- 6:50tags
- 6:51on
- 6:51products.
- 6:51Yeah,
- 6:52that's
- 6:52a
- 6:52problem.
- 6:52Customers
- 6:53must
- 6:53ask
- 6:54Luna
- 6:54for
- 6:54prices
- 6:55via
- 6:55the
- 6:55phone.
- 6:55And
- 6:56two
- 6:56female
- 6:56employees
- 6:57were
- 6:57found
- 6:57to
- 6:57be
- 6:58paid
- 6:58$2
- 6:58less
- 6:59per
- 6:59hour
- 6:59than
- 6:59the
- 7:00one
- 7:00male
- 7:00employee,
- 7:01though
- 7:01Luna
- 7:02said
- 7:02it
- 7:02was
- 7:03actually
- 7:03based
- 7:03on
- 7:03retail
- 7:04experience.
- 7:05Shelley,
- 7:06we're
- 7:07gonna
- 7:07start
- 7:07you
- 7:07off
- 7:07on
- 7:08this
- 7:08one.
- 7:08This
- 7:08is.
- 7:08This
- 7:09is
- 7:09a.
- 7:09This
- 7:09is
- 7:09a
- 7:09story
- 7:10that
- 7:10doesn't
- 7:10typically
- 7:11make,
- 7:11you
- 7:12know,
- 7:12make
- 7:12our
- 7:12headlines,
- 7:12but
- 7:13this
- 7:13one
- 7:13is
- 7:13so
- 7:13unique,
- 7:14we're
- 7:14gonna
- 7:14start
- 7:14off
- 7:15with
- 7:15this.
- 7:15And
- 7:15believe
- 7:16it
- 7:16or
- 7:16not,
- 7:16and
- 7:17not
- 7:17surprisingly,
- 7:17the
- 7:18A
- 7:18and
- 7:18M
- 7:18consumer
- 7:18and
- 7:18retail
- 7:19groups
- 7:19put
- 7:19you
- 7:19on
- 7:19the
- 7:19spot.
- 7:20Question
- 7:20of
- 7:20the
- 7:20week.
- 7:20So
- 7:20here
- 7:20it
- 7:21is,
- 7:22putting
- 7:22Aside
- 7:22the
- 7:23question
- 7:23for
- 7:23the
- 7:23moment
- 7:24of
- 7:24whether
- 7:24retail
- 7:24is
- 7:25ready
- 7:25for
- 7:25an
- 7:25AI
- 7:26run
- 7:26store
- 7:27concept,
- 7:27what
- 7:28are
- 7:28the
- 7:28most
- 7:28important
- 7:28things
- 7:29the
- 7:29retail
- 7:29industry
- 7:30should
- 7:30seek
- 7:30to
- 7:31learn
- 7:31from
- 7:32such
- 7:32an
- 7:32experiment?
- 7:34Well,
- 7:34I
- 7:34personally
- 7:35think
- 7:35this
- 7:35is
- 7:35so
- 7:35cool.
- 7:36And
- 7:36this
- 7:36is
- 7:36what
- 7:37I
- 7:37love
- 7:37about
- 7:38what's
- 7:38happening
- 7:39in
- 7:39Silicon
- 7:40Valley
- 7:40right
- 7:40now
- 7:40in
- 7:41the
- 7:41renaissance
- 7:42that
- 7:42is
- 7:42happening
- 7:42in
- 7:42that
- 7:43part
- 7:43of
- 7:43the
- 7:43country.
- 7:44This,
- 7:45to
- 7:45me,
- 7:45is
- 7:45not
- 7:45about
- 7:45AI
- 7:46replacing
- 7:46retail
- 7:47leadership,
- 7:47it's
- 7:48about
- 7:48it
- 7:48replacing
- 7:49the,
- 7:49or
- 7:50supporting
- 7:50the
- 7:50operational
- 7:51layer
- 7:52underneath
- 7:52retail
- 7:53execution.
- 7:54And
- 7:54so
- 7:54I
- 7:55think
- 7:55this
- 7:55just
- 7:56signals
- 7:56where
- 7:57AI
- 7:57is
- 7:57going,
- 7:57which
- 7:58is
- 7:58about
- 7:59really
- 7:59middle
- 8:00management
- 8:01automation.
- 8:01So
- 8:02when
- 8:02we
- 8:02say
- 8:02AI,
- 8:03we
- 8:03mean
- 8:03automation.
- 8:04And
- 8:04so
- 8:04when
- 8:04I
- 8:05talk
- 8:05about
- 8:05middle
- 8:05management
- 8:05automation,
- 8:06I
- 8:06mean
- 8:06things
- 8:07around
- 8:07planning,
- 8:08allocation,
- 8:10assortment,
- 8:10all
- 8:11of
- 8:11those
- 8:11things.
- 8:12And
- 8:12Chris,
- 8:12I
- 8:13see,
- 8:13I
- 8:13think
- 8:13the
- 8:13biggest
- 8:14takeaways
- 8:14are
- 8:14we
- 8:15can
- 8:15imagine
- 8:15a
- 8:15world
- 8:16now
- 8:16where
- 8:16a
- 8:17buyer,
- 8:17for
- 8:17instance,
- 8:17might
- 8:18be
- 8:18selecting
- 8:18an
- 8:18item
- 8:19and
- 8:19negotiating
- 8:20pricing
- 8:20and
- 8:21AI
- 8:21is
- 8:22doing
- 8:22the
- 8:22rest.
- 8:22And
- 8:22so
- 8:23leadership
- 8:23comes
- 8:23about
- 8:24around,
- 8:24you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25becomes
- 8:26about
- 8:26not
- 8:27only
- 8:27managing
- 8:27people,
- 8:28but
- 8:29around
- 8:29leading
- 8:30systems
- 8:30and
- 8:30understanding
- 8:31each
- 8:31of
- 8:31those
- 8:32operational
- 8:32layers
- 8:33so
- 8:33those
- 8:33can
- 8:33continue
- 8:34to
- 8:34be
- 8:34enhanced.
- 8:35What
- 8:35I
- 8:35thought
- 8:35was
- 8:36funny
- 8:36about
- 8:36this
- 8:36and
- 8:36the
- 8:37candle
- 8:37situation
- 8:37is
- 8:38that,
- 8:38yeah,
- 8:38you
- 8:39and
- 8:39I
- 8:39both
- 8:39know
- 8:39buyers
- 8:40buy
- 8:40too
- 8:41much
- 8:41or
- 8:41too
- 8:41little
- 8:41things
- 8:41all
- 8:42the
- 8:42time,
- 8:42myself
- 8:42included.
- 8:43And
- 8:43so
- 8:44this,
- 8:44to
- 8:44me
- 8:45is
- 8:45interesting
- 8:45because
- 8:46Luna
- 8:47will
- 8:47most
- 8:47likely
- 8:48learn
- 8:48from
- 8:48this
- 8:48and
- 8:48not
- 8:49make
- 8:49that
- 8:49error
- 8:49again.
- 8:50And
- 8:50in
- 8:50real
- 8:50life,
- 8:51buyers
- 8:52may
- 8:52be
- 8:52in
- 8:52a
- 8:52role
- 8:52three
- 8:52or
- 8:53four
- 8:53years
- 8:53and
- 8:53move
- 8:54categories
- 8:54and
- 8:55you're
- 8:55having
- 8:55to
- 8:55teach
- 8:55a
- 8:55person
- 8:56all
- 8:56over
- 8:56again.
- 8:57And
- 8:57so
- 8:58I
- 8:58think
- 8:58this
- 8:58ultimately
- 8:59leads
- 8:59to
- 8:59fewer
- 9:00mistakes,
- 9:00as
- 9:01AI
- 9:01continues
- 9:02to
- 9:02learn
- 9:02here.
- 9:02But,
- 9:03but
- 9:03I
- 9:03think
- 9:03it's
- 9:04super
- 9:04interesting.
- 9:04And
- 9:06I
- 9:06also
- 9:06think
- 9:07what's
- 9:07unique
- 9:07about
- 9:08this
- 9:08is
- 9:09that
- 9:09consumer
- 9:10experience
- 9:10and
- 9:11consumer
- 9:11experience
- 9:12scores
- 9:13are
- 9:13going
- 9:13to
- 9:13continue
- 9:13to
- 9:14be
- 9:14incredibly
- 9:15important
- 9:15to
- 9:15the
- 9:16retailers
- 9:16that
- 9:16do
- 9:17it
- 9:17the
- 9:17best.
- 9:17And
- 9:17so
- 9:18what
- 9:18I
- 9:18think
- 9:18we'll
- 9:19learn
- 9:19from
- 9:19this
- 9:19is
- 9:20which
- 9:20categories
- 9:21and
- 9:21which
- 9:21shopping
- 9:22circumstances
- 9:23are
- 9:23going
- 9:23to
- 9:23require
- 9:24more
- 9:24human
- 9:24intervention
- 9:25than
- 9:26not.
- 9:26And
- 9:26so
- 9:27one
- 9:27thing
- 9:27I
- 9:28think
- 9:28about
- 9:28is
- 9:28if
- 9:28I
- 9:28want
- 9:29to
- 9:29buy
- 9:29a
- 9:29stick
- 9:29of
- 9:29gum,
- 9:29I
- 9:30probably
- 9:30don't
- 9:30expect
- 9:30to
- 9:31interact
- 9:31with
- 9:31people
- 9:31as
- 9:31much.
- 9:32But
- 9:32if
- 9:32I'm
- 9:32buying
- 9:32an
- 9:32air
- 9:33maze
- 9:33scarf
- 9:33for
- 9:33a
- 9:33luxury
- 9:34handbag,
- 9:34that's
- 9:34high
- 9:35consideration.
- 9:35I
- 9:35do.
- 9:36But
- 9:36again,
- 9:37super
- 9:37excited
- 9:38that
- 9:38companies
- 9:38are
- 9:38trying
- 9:39this.
- 9:39They're
- 9:39not
- 9:39the
- 9:40only
- 9:40ones.
- 9:40I'm
- 9:40interested
- 9:41to
- 9:41see
- 9:41more
- 9:41of
- 9:41this
- 9:42come
- 9:42out
- 9:42of
- 9:42Silicon
- 9:42Valley,
- 9:43and
- 9:44I'll
- 9:44be
- 9:44eager
- 9:45to
- 9:45see
- 9:45what
- 9:45continues
- 9:46to
- 9:46happen
- 9:46with
- 9:46Luna.
- 9:47Wow.
- 9:48Okay.
- 9:49Okay.
- 9:49So,
- 9:50wow.
- 9:50All
- 9:50right,
- 9:50so.
- 9:50So
- 9:51be
- 9:51honest
- 9:51with
- 9:51me.
- 9:51Be
- 9:51honest
- 9:52with
- 9:52me.
- 9:52So
- 9:52was
- 9:52that,
- 9:53was
- 9:53that
- 9:53your
- 9:54initial
- 9:54take
- 9:54when
- 9:54you
- 9:55read
- 9:55the
- 9:55headline,
- 9:55or
- 9:55were
- 9:55you
- 9:56kind
- 9:56of
- 9:56like,
- 9:56oh,
- 9:56wow,
- 9:57this
- 9:57is
- 9:57weird.
- 9:57Or
- 9:58did
- 9:58you,
- 9:58did
- 9:58you
- 9:59come
- 9:59at
- 9:59that
- 9:59like
- 10:00after
- 10:00you
- 10:00digested
- 10:01it,
- 10:01knowing
- 10:01that
- 10:01we
- 10:01were
- 10:01going
- 10:01to
- 10:02talk
- 10:02about
- 10:02it
- 10:02today?
- 10:02Be
- 10:03honest.
- 10:04No,
- 10:04I
- 10:04honestly,
- 10:05I
- 10:05am
- 10:05excited
- 10:06about
- 10:06what.
- 10:06You're
- 10:06excited
- 10:07about
- 10:07it.
- 10:07Excited
- 10:08about
- 10:08what's
- 10:08happening
- 10:08with
- 10:09AI
- 10:09as
- 10:09it
- 10:09relates
- 10:10to
- 10:10retail.
- 10:10So
- 10:10when
- 10:10I
- 10:10read
- 10:11this
- 10:11headline,
- 10:11I
- 10:12was
- 10:12like,
- 10:12yes,
- 10:12someone
- 10:13finally
- 10:13stepped
- 10:14forward
- 10:14and
- 10:14is
- 10:14going
- 10:15all
- 10:15the
- 10:15way
- 10:15with
- 10:15it.
- 10:16And
- 10:16that's
- 10:16a
- 10:17typical
- 10:17way
- 10:17of
- 10:17Silicon
- 10:18Valley
- 10:18companies
- 10:19coming
- 10:19at
- 10:19this.
- 10:19They're
- 10:20going
- 10:20to
- 10:20go
- 10:20as
- 10:21far
- 10:21as
- 10:21they
- 10:21possibly
- 10:22can,
- 10:22they're
- 10:22going
- 10:22to
- 10:22learn,
- 10:23they're
- 10:23going
- 10:23to
- 10:23iterate,
- 10:24and
- 10:24then
- 10:24they're
- 10:24going
- 10:24to
- 10:25execute
- 10:25beautifully.
- 10:26And
- 10:26you
- 10:27know,
- 10:27a
- 10:27couple
- 10:27days
- 10:27ago
- 10:27I
- 10:28had
- 10:28lunch
- 10:28with
- 10:28another
- 10:29founder
- 10:29who's
- 10:29billing
- 10:30building
- 10:30another
- 10:30automation
- 10:31layer
- 10:32for
- 10:32retailers
- 10:33that's
- 10:33basically
- 10:34ingesting
- 10:35different
- 10:35forms
- 10:35of
- 10:36AI
- 10:36that
- 10:36can
- 10:37serve
- 10:37as
- 10:37one
- 10:37stop
- 10:37shop
- 10:38for
- 10:38many
- 10:38elements
- 10:38of
- 10:39retail
- 10:39execution.
- 10:40So
- 10:40when
- 10:40I
- 10:41read
- 10:41this,
- 10:41it
- 10:41made
- 10:41me
- 10:41excited
- 10:42because
- 10:42there's
- 10:42actually
- 10:42a
- 10:43physical
- 10:43presence
- 10:43with
- 10:44this.
- 10:44But
- 10:44there's
- 10:44a
- 10:44lot
- 10:44of
- 10:45companies
- 10:45working
- 10:45on
- 10:45this
- 10:46and
- 10:46it's
- 10:46really.
- 10:46And
- 10:47it's,
- 10:47it
- 10:48makes
- 10:48it
- 10:48an
- 10:48exciting
- 10:48time
- 10:49to
- 10:49be
- 10:49a
- 10:49retailer.
- 10:50Wow.
- 10:50Yeah,
- 10:51it
- 10:51presses
- 10:51the
- 10:51envelope,
- 10:52right?
- 10:52I
- 10:52mean,
- 10:52that's
- 10:52the
- 10:52cool
- 10:53thing
- 10:53about
- 10:53it.
- 10:53Yeah,
- 10:54man.
- 10:55I
- 10:55will
- 10:55100%
- 10:56agree
- 10:56with
- 10:56you.
- 10:56I
- 10:56think
- 10:56it's
- 10:57wrong
- 10:57to
- 10:57dismiss
- 10:57this
- 10:58too
- 10:58quickly.
- 10:58And
- 10:58if
- 10:59you're
- 10:59reading
- 10:59this
- 10:59and
- 10:59you
- 10:59have,
- 11:00you
- 11:00know,
- 11:00I'd
- 11:01encourage
- 11:01you
- 11:01to.
- 11:01I
- 11:01think,
- 11:02Shelley,
- 11:02you're
- 11:02dead
- 11:02right.
- 11:03You
- 11:03gotta
- 11:03think
- 11:03about
- 11:04it
- 11:04from
- 11:04the
- 11:04lens
- 11:04that
- 11:05you're
- 11:05discussing
- 11:05it.
- 11:06I
- 11:06had
- 11:07a
- 11:07really
- 11:07interesting
- 11:07conversation
- 11:08this
- 11:08morning
- 11:08with
- 11:09Scott
- 11:09Price,
- 11:10who's
- 11:10the
- 11:10CEO
- 11:11you
- 11:11might
- 11:11even
- 11:11know,
- 11:11a
- 11:11former
- 11:12Walmart
- 11:12guy,
- 11:12but
- 11:13currently
- 11:13the
- 11:14CEO
- 11:14of
- 11:14DFI
- 11:15Group,
- 11:15which
- 11:15is
- 11:15a
- 11:15large
- 11:15grocer
- 11:16in
- 11:17Asia.
- 11:18And
- 11:18he
- 11:18said,
- 11:19I
- 11:19asked
- 11:19him
- 11:19at
- 11:19the
- 11:19end,
- 11:20I
- 11:20said,
- 11:20how
- 11:20are
- 11:21you
- 11:21thinking
- 11:21about
- 11:21AI
- 11:22impacting
- 11:22your
- 11:22business?
- 11:22And
- 11:23he
- 11:23brought
- 11:23up
- 11:23a
- 11:23framework
- 11:23where
- 11:24he's
- 11:24looking
- 11:24at
- 11:24it
- 11:24from
- 11:24three
- 11:25lenses.
- 11:25First
- 11:26is
- 11:26the
- 11:26consumer
- 11:26facing
- 11:27side,
- 11:27which
- 11:27is
- 11:27what
- 11:27we've
- 11:27been
- 11:28talking
- 11:28about
- 11:28on
- 11:28the
- 11:28podcast
- 11:29every
- 11:29week,
- 11:29like
- 11:30using
- 11:30LLMs
- 11:30to
- 11:31search
- 11:31for
- 11:31product
- 11:31and
- 11:31that
- 11:32kind
- 11:32of
- 11:32thing.
- 11:32Second
- 11:33is
- 11:33the
- 11:33general,
- 11:34the
- 11:34productivity
- 11:35that
- 11:35you're
- 11:36gonna
- 11:36get
- 11:36from
- 11:37using
- 11:37agents
- 11:38and
- 11:38deploying
- 11:38them
- 11:38in
- 11:39your
- 11:39operation,
- 11:39which
- 11:39is
- 11:40a
- 11:40little
- 11:40bit
- 11:40of
- 11:40what's
- 11:41happening
- 11:41here.
- 11:42And
- 11:42then
- 11:42Shelley,
- 11:42the
- 11:42part
- 11:43that
- 11:43you
- 11:43made
- 11:43me
- 11:43think
- 11:43about,
- 11:43cause
- 11:44I
- 11:44wasn't
- 11:44gonna
- 11:44talk
- 11:44about
- 11:44this
- 11:45until
- 11:45you
- 11:45mentioned
- 11:45it
- 11:45was.
- 11:47He
- 11:47also
- 11:47said
- 11:48it
- 11:48can
- 11:48make
- 11:48the
- 11:49buyers
- 11:49better
- 11:49at
- 11:50their
- 11:50jobs,
- 11:50it
- 11:50can
- 11:51make
- 11:51them
- 11:51better
- 11:51negotiators,
- 11:52better
- 11:52planogram
- 11:53designers,
- 11:53better
- 11:54product
- 11:55designers.
- 11:55And
- 11:56that
- 11:57was
- 11:57really
- 11:57interesting.
- 11:57So
- 11:57he
- 11:57and
- 11:58I
- 11:58called
- 11:58it
- 11:58kind
- 11:58of
- 11:58the
- 11:59productivity
- 11:59plus.
- 12:00So
- 12:00there's
- 12:00the
- 12:00standard
- 12:01day
- 12:01to
- 12:01day
- 12:01productivity
- 12:02of
- 12:02all
- 12:02the
- 12:02jobs
- 12:02people
- 12:03don't
- 12:03want
- 12:03to
- 12:03get
- 12:03done.
- 12:04But
- 12:04then
- 12:04there's
- 12:04also
- 12:05the
- 12:05improvement
- 12:05on
- 12:05the
- 12:06jobs,
- 12:06which
- 12:06is
- 12:06interesting
- 12:07when
- 12:07you
- 12:07said
- 12:07like,
- 12:07yeah,
- 12:07we've
- 12:08all
- 12:08overbought
- 12:08candles,
- 12:09but
- 12:10hey,
- 12:10we
- 12:10could
- 12:11actually
- 12:11stop
- 12:11doing
- 12:12that
- 12:12in
- 12:12the
- 12:12long
- 12:12run
- 12:12if
- 12:13we
- 12:13think
- 12:13about
- 12:13deploying
- 12:13this
- 12:14the,
- 12:14the
- 12:15right
- 12:15way.
- 12:15So
- 12:16then
- 12:16the
- 12:16next
- 12:16thing
- 12:16I'd
- 12:16say
- 12:17is
- 12:17like,
- 12:17you
- 12:17know,
- 12:18the
- 12:18implications
- 12:19to
- 12:19me
- 12:19are
- 12:19this.
- 12:20Shelly,
- 12:20like
- 12:21as
- 12:22executives,
- 12:23we.
- 12:23I
- 12:23want
- 12:24to
- 12:24get
- 12:24your
- 12:24thoughts
- 12:24on
- 12:24this
- 12:25too.
- 12:25As
- 12:25executives,
- 12:26we
- 12:26are
- 12:26not
- 12:27going
- 12:27to
- 12:27just
- 12:27be
- 12:27managing
- 12:28people
- 12:29going
- 12:29forward.
- 12:29We're
- 12:29going
- 12:29to
- 12:29be
- 12:30managing
- 12:30agents
- 12:31and
- 12:31how
- 12:31we
- 12:32manage
- 12:32agents
- 12:32and
- 12:33who
- 12:33knows
- 12:33how
- 12:33to
- 12:34manage
- 12:34agents
- 12:34and
- 12:34who
- 12:34learns
- 12:35how
- 12:35to
- 12:35manage
- 12:35agents
- 12:36is
- 12:36going
- 12:37to
- 12:37be
- 12:37what
- 12:37separates
- 12:38those
- 12:38from
- 12:38who
- 12:39are
- 12:39successful
- 12:39in
- 12:39the
- 12:39long
- 12:40run
- 12:40versus
- 12:41those
- 12:41that
- 12:41don't.
- 12:41But
- 12:42you
- 12:42get
- 12:42the
- 12:42last
- 12:42word
- 12:42on
- 12:43that
- 12:43one.
- 12:44I
- 12:45couldn't
- 12:45agree
- 12:45more.
- 12:45And
- 12:46I
- 12:46think
- 12:46there's
- 12:46going
- 12:46to
- 12:46be,
- 12:47you
- 12:47know,
- 12:47and
- 12:47we
- 12:48can
- 12:48talk
- 12:48about
- 12:48retail
- 12:48leadership,
- 12:49but
- 12:49when
- 12:49you
- 12:49think
- 12:50about
- 12:51understanding
- 12:52all
- 12:52the
- 12:52layers
- 12:53of
- 12:53a
- 12:53retailer
- 12:54and
- 12:54the
- 12:54systems
- 12:55that
- 12:55have
- 12:55to
- 12:55work
- 12:55together,
- 12:56that's
- 12:57where
- 12:57really
- 12:58great
- 12:58experience
- 12:59comes
- 12:59through
- 13:00because
- 13:00you
- 13:01know
- 13:01how
- 13:01the
- 13:01questions
- 13:02to
- 13:02ask
- 13:03and
- 13:03the
- 13:03guidance
- 13:04that
- 13:04has
- 13:04to
- 13:04be
- 13:05provided
- 13:05not
- 13:05only
- 13:05to
- 13:06the
- 13:06people
- 13:06but
- 13:06the
- 13:06system.
- 13:07And
- 13:07I
- 13:08think
- 13:08about
- 13:08that
- 13:08in
- 13:09terms
- 13:09of
- 13:09how
- 13:09you
- 13:09lead
- 13:09an
- 13:10organization
- 13:10and
- 13:11actually
- 13:11build
- 13:12the
- 13:12systems
- 13:12required.
- 13:13If
- 13:14you
- 13:14are
- 13:14not
- 13:14experienced
- 13:15of
- 13:15decades
- 13:16working
- 13:16across
- 13:17every
- 13:17aspect
- 13:17of
- 13:18the
- 13:18business,
- 13:18I
- 13:18think
- 13:19it
- 13:19becomes
- 13:19much
- 13:20more
- 13:20difficult
- 13:20to
- 13:20lead
- 13:21a
- 13:21retailer.
- 13:22Right.
- 13:22And
- 13:23that's
- 13:23another
- 13:23great
- 13:24point
- 13:24too
- 13:24because
- 13:24the
- 13:24other
- 13:24thing
- 13:24we
- 13:24were
- 13:25talking
- 13:25about
- 13:25today
- 13:25a
- 13:25lot
- 13:25at
- 13:25the
- 13:25World
- 13:26Retail
- 13:26Congress
- 13:26was
- 13:26you
- 13:27have
- 13:27to
- 13:27know
- 13:27your
- 13:27process.
- 13:28Like
- 13:29you
- 13:29can
- 13:29start
- 13:29with
- 13:30your
- 13:30goal,
- 13:30but
- 13:30you
- 13:31have
- 13:31to
- 13:31know
- 13:31your
- 13:31process
- 13:32to
- 13:32actually
- 13:33do
- 13:33this
- 13:33the
- 13:33right
- 13:34way
- 13:34as
- 13:34well.
- 13:35Shelley,
- 13:35which
- 13:35is
- 13:35what
- 13:35you're
- 13:36talking
- 13:36about.
- 13:36And
- 13:36so
- 13:37that's
- 13:37going
- 13:37to
- 13:37put
- 13:37a
- 13:37premium
- 13:38on
- 13:38everything
- 13:39as
- 13:39well.
- 13:39Great
- 13:39point.
- 13:40Thank
- 13:40you.
- 13:41Really
- 13:41exciting.
- 13:42Headline
- 13:42number
- 13:42two
- 13:43that
- 13:43we're
- 13:43covering
- 13:43today
- 13:44is
- 13:44Best
- 13:44Buy
- 13:45CEO
- 13:45Corey
- 13:46Berry
- 13:46is
- 13:46stepping
- 13:46down
- 13:47after
- 13:47seven
- 13:47years
- 13:48leading
- 13:48the
- 13:48consumer
- 13:49electronics
- 13:49retailer.
- 13:50And
- 13:50Jason
- 13:51Bondfig,
- 13:51currently
- 13:52Best
- 13:52Buy's
- 13:52chief
- 13:53customer,
- 13:53product
- 13:54and
- 13:54Fulfillment
- 13:54officer,
- 13:55will
- 13:55succeed
- 13:56her
- 13:56as
- 13:56CEO
- 13:57on
- 13:57October
- 13:5831,
- 13:592026.
- 14:00Barry,
- 14:00who
- 14:01became
- 14:01the
- 14:01CEO
- 14:01in
- 14:022019,
- 14:02was
- 14:03the
- 14:03first
- 14:03female
- 14:04CEO
- 14:04in
- 14:04Best
- 14:04Buy's
- 14:05history.
- 14:06She
- 14:06guided
- 14:06the
- 14:06company
- 14:06through
- 14:07COVID
- 14:0719,
- 14:08record
- 14:08high
- 14:08inflation
- 14:09and
- 14:09the
- 14:09impact
- 14:10of
- 14:10new
- 14:10tariffs.
- 14:11Best
- 14:11Buy
- 14:12Stock
- 14:12fell
- 14:12nearly
- 14:135%
- 14:14on
- 14:14the
- 14:14news,
- 14:14reflecting
- 14:15ongoing
- 14:15investor
- 14:16concern
- 14:16about
- 14:17sluggish
- 14:17comp
- 14:17sales
- 14:18across
- 14:18the
- 14:18company's
- 14:19entertainment
- 14:20and
- 14:20appliance
- 14:21segments.
- 14:22Bonfig
- 14:22a
- 14:2327
- 14:23year
- 14:23best
- 14:24buy
- 14:24veteran
- 14:24who
- 14:24joined
- 14:25the
- 14:25company
- 14:25as
- 14:25an
- 14:25inventory
- 14:26analyst
- 14:26in
- 14:271999,
- 14:28the
- 14:28same
- 14:28year
- 14:29as
- 14:29Barry.
- 14:30He
- 14:30will
- 14:30become
- 14:30the
- 14:31sixth
- 14:31CEO
- 14:32in
- 14:32Best
- 14:32Buy's
- 14:33history.
- 14:33In
- 14:33his
- 14:34current
- 14:34role,
- 14:34Bonfig
- 14:35oversees
- 14:35merchandising,
- 14:36e
- 14:36commerce
- 14:37marketing
- 14:37supply
- 14:37chain
- 14:38Best
- 14:38Buy
- 14:38Canada,
- 14:39and
- 14:39Best
- 14:39Buy
- 14:39Ads,
- 14:40the
- 14:40company's
- 14:41retail
- 14:41media
- 14:41network.
- 14:42Barry
- 14:43will
- 14:43stay
- 14:43on
- 14:43as
- 14:43a
- 14:43strategic
- 14:44advisor
- 14:44for
- 14:45six
- 14:45months
- 14:45after
- 14:45stepping
- 14:46down.
- 14:46The
- 14:47board
- 14:47noted
- 14:47the
- 14:47transition
- 14:48timing
- 14:49end
- 14:49of
- 14:49Q3
- 14:50just
- 14:50before
- 14:51holiday
- 14:51season
- 14:52as
- 14:52intentional
- 14:53providing
- 14:53bond
- 14:54figure
- 14:54Runway
- 14:54to
- 14:55lead
- 14:55into
- 14:55Best
- 14:55Buy's
- 14:56most
- 14:56important
- 14:56selling
- 14:57period.
- 14:58Chris,
- 14:58do
- 14:59you
- 14:59think
- 14:59Barry's
- 15:00experience
- 15:00at
- 15:00Best
- 15:00Buy
- 15:01highlights
- 15:01the
- 15:01need
- 15:01for
- 15:02merchandising
- 15:02or
- 15:03store
- 15:03ops
- 15:03experience
- 15:04in
- 15:04the
- 15:04chief
- 15:05executive
- 15:05role?
- 15:06Oh,
- 15:07wow.
- 15:07I
- 15:08can't
- 15:08wait
- 15:08to
- 15:08hear
- 15:08what
- 15:08you
- 15:09think
- 15:09on
- 15:09that
- 15:09question.
- 15:10I
- 15:11think
- 15:11it
- 15:11goes
- 15:11back
- 15:12to
- 15:12what
- 15:12you,
- 15:13I
- 15:13think
- 15:13what
- 15:14you
- 15:14said
- 15:14on
- 15:14the
- 15:14first
- 15:14headline.
- 15:15I
- 15:15think.
- 15:15I
- 15:16don't
- 15:16know
- 15:16if
- 15:16it's
- 15:16a
- 15:16requirement,
- 15:18but
- 15:18I
- 15:18think
- 15:18it's
- 15:18as
- 15:18darn
- 15:19close
- 15:19to
- 15:19one
- 15:20as
- 15:20you're
- 15:20gonna
- 15:20get,
- 15:20especially
- 15:21for
- 15:21an
- 15:21omnichannel
- 15:22retailer
- 15:22with
- 15:22a
- 15:23significant
- 15:23store
- 15:24base.
- 15:25I
- 15:25mean,
- 15:26having
- 15:26done
- 15:26both
- 15:27like
- 15:27running
- 15:27a
- 15:27store
- 15:28operation
- 15:28and
- 15:29being
- 15:29a,
- 15:29you
- 15:29know,
- 15:29a
- 15:30merchant
- 15:30for
- 15:30a
- 15:30long
- 15:30time,
- 15:31I
- 15:31just
- 15:31can't
- 15:31imagine
- 15:32learning
- 15:32the
- 15:33lifeblood
- 15:33of
- 15:33a
- 15:34retail
- 15:34organization
- 15:35while
- 15:36being
- 15:36my
- 15:37only.
- 15:37While
- 15:38my
- 15:38only
- 15:38job
- 15:38experience
- 15:39is
- 15:39in
- 15:39finance
- 15:40or
- 15:40HQ
- 15:40operations.
- 15:41There's
- 15:41just
- 15:42so
- 15:42much
- 15:42more
- 15:43to
- 15:43how
- 15:43a
- 15:44retail
- 15:44operation
- 15:45gets
- 15:45done
- 15:45at
- 15:45the
- 15:46end
- 15:46of
- 15:46the
- 15:46day.
- 15:47And
- 15:47so
- 15:47when
- 15:48I
- 15:48step
- 15:48back
- 15:48from
- 15:48this
- 15:48story,
- 15:49Shelly,
- 15:49I
- 15:49think
- 15:49it
- 15:49also
- 15:49tells
- 15:50me
- 15:50that
- 15:51Best
- 15:51Buys
- 15:51board,
- 15:51and
- 15:52rightly
- 15:52so,
- 15:52and
- 15:53possibly
- 15:53even
- 15:53Barry,
- 15:54to
- 15:54her
- 15:55own
- 15:55credit,
- 15:56feels
- 15:56the
- 15:57same
- 15:57way.
- 15:57She
- 15:57gave
- 15:58it
- 15:58a
- 15:58good
- 15:58run.
- 15:58Let's
- 15:59not,
- 15:59let's
- 15:59put
- 15:59it
- 16:00out
- 16:00there.
- 16:00She
- 16:00gave
- 16:00it
- 16:00a
- 16:00good
- 16:00run.
- 16:01She,
- 16:01she
- 16:01was
- 16:01there
- 16:01seven
- 16:02years.
- 16:02That's
- 16:02a
- 16:02long
- 16:02time
- 16:03in
- 16:03the
- 16:03life
- 16:03of
- 16:03a
- 16:03CEO.
- 16:04The
- 16:04electronics
- 16:05business
- 16:05is
- 16:06as
- 16:06tough
- 16:06as
- 16:06they
- 16:07come,
- 16:07especially
- 16:08given
- 16:08the
- 16:08decimation
- 16:09of
- 16:09things
- 16:09like
- 16:10music,
- 16:10movies,
- 16:11printing,
- 16:12things
- 16:12that,
- 16:12you
- 16:12know,
- 16:12Best
- 16:13Buy
- 16:13used
- 16:13to
- 16:13stand
- 16:13behind,
- 16:14which
- 16:14are
- 16:14just
- 16:14basically
- 16:15businesses
- 16:15that
- 16:15don't
- 16:16even
- 16:16exist
- 16:16anymore.
- 16:17But
- 16:17by
- 16:18the
- 16:18same
- 16:18token,
- 16:19some
- 16:19of
- 16:19the
- 16:20moves,
- 16:20some
- 16:21of
- 16:21the
- 16:21moves
- 16:21which
- 16:21I've
- 16:21questioned
- 16:22on
- 16:22this
- 16:22show
- 16:22pretty
- 16:22overtly,
- 16:23like,
- 16:23like
- 16:24they
- 16:24bought
- 16:24a
- 16:24patio
- 16:25furniture
- 16:25company,
- 16:26they're
- 16:26putting
- 16:26Ikea
- 16:27into
- 16:27their
- 16:27stores.
- 16:28Those
- 16:28just
- 16:29feel
- 16:29really
- 16:29odd
- 16:30to
- 16:30me.
- 16:30And
- 16:30so,
- 16:30like,
- 16:30I,
- 16:30like,
- 16:31I
- 16:31just
- 16:31step
- 16:31back
- 16:31and
- 16:31go,
- 16:31like,
- 16:32like
- 16:32Shelley,
- 16:32would
- 16:32you
- 16:32ever
- 16:32put
- 16:33mattresses
- 16:33in
- 16:33a
- 16:33Best
- 16:34Buy
- 16:34store?
- 16:34I
- 16:34mean,
- 16:35who
- 16:35knows
- 16:35if
- 16:35it
- 16:35was
- 16:35even
- 16:35broached
- 16:36you.
- 16:36But
- 16:36like,
- 16:36that
- 16:37just
- 16:37seems
- 16:37strange
- 16:37to
- 16:38me.
- 16:38So.
- 16:38Yes,
- 16:38I
- 16:39think,
- 16:39I
- 16:39think
- 16:39it's
- 16:40maybe
- 16:40Not
- 16:40a
- 16:40requirement,
- 16:41but
- 16:41it,
- 16:42it's.
- 16:42It's
- 16:42something
- 16:43that
- 16:43I
- 16:43would
- 16:43be
- 16:43looking
- 16:44very
- 16:44hard
- 16:44at
- 16:44if
- 16:44I
- 16:44was
- 16:45picking
- 16:45a
- 16:45next
- 16:45CEO
- 16:46for
- 16:46a
- 16:46retailer.
- 16:46But
- 16:46what
- 16:47do
- 16:47you
- 16:47think?
- 16:47I
- 16:47mean,
- 16:47I
- 16:48do.
- 16:48Yeah.
- 16:48I
- 16:48mean,
- 16:49you've
- 16:49got
- 16:49the
- 16:49experience.
- 16:49I
- 16:50mean,
- 16:50what
- 16:50do
- 16:50you.
- 16:50Do
- 16:50you
- 16:50agree
- 16:51with
- 16:51me
- 16:51or
- 16:51No,
- 16:51I
- 16:52do.
- 16:52I
- 16:52think
- 16:52we
- 16:52just
- 16:52talked
- 16:53about
- 16:53this,
- 16:53that
- 16:54where
- 16:54retail's
- 16:55headed
- 16:56and
- 16:56what
- 16:57has
- 16:57to
- 16:57happen,
- 16:57especially
- 16:58with
- 16:58technology
- 16:59and
- 16:59where
- 16:59the
- 16:59consumer
- 17:00is
- 17:00moving,
- 17:01I
- 17:01think
- 17:01this
- 17:01is
- 17:01an
- 17:02example
- 17:02of
- 17:02Best
- 17:02Buy
- 17:03requiring
- 17:03much
- 17:03more
- 17:04than
- 17:04financial
- 17:04engineering.
- 17:05It's
- 17:05going
- 17:06to
- 17:06require
- 17:06somebody
- 17:07coming
- 17:07in
- 17:07and
- 17:07really
- 17:08defining
- 17:08the
- 17:08core
- 17:09strategy.
- 17:09To
- 17:09your
- 17:09point
- 17:10of
- 17:10where
- 17:10can
- 17:10they
- 17:10win?
- 17:11And
- 17:11I
- 17:11think
- 17:11the
- 17:12Yardbird
- 17:12acquisition
- 17:13and
- 17:13then
- 17:13the
- 17:13Ikea,
- 17:15you
- 17:15know,
- 17:15stores
- 17:16is
- 17:16an
- 17:17example
- 17:17of
- 17:18picking
- 17:18adjacencies
- 17:19where
- 17:20Best
- 17:20Buy
- 17:20is
- 17:21never
- 17:21going
- 17:21to
- 17:21win.
- 17:22You
- 17:22have
- 17:22low
- 17:23Jim
- 17:23Roy,
- 17:24possibly
- 17:25in
- 17:25all
- 17:25of
- 17:25retail
- 17:26with
- 17:26patio
- 17:26furniture
- 17:27due
- 17:27to
- 17:27the
- 17:27seasonality.
- 17:28Then
- 17:28you.
- 17:29It
- 17:29begs
- 17:30the
- 17:30question,
- 17:30did
- 17:30we
- 17:30ever
- 17:31need
- 17:31another
- 17:32retailer
- 17:33selling
- 17:33flat
- 17:33pack
- 17:34furniture
- 17:34when
- 17:34you
- 17:35can
- 17:35order
- 17:35anything
- 17:35on
- 17:36Amazon
- 17:36and
- 17:36at
- 17:37Wayfair?
- 17:38So
- 17:38when
- 17:38I
- 17:38actually
- 17:38think
- 17:39about
- 17:39mattresses,
- 17:40I
- 17:40think
- 17:40that's
- 17:41sleep
- 17:42technology
- 17:42as
- 17:43a
- 17:43growth
- 17:43category
- 17:44globally
- 17:44and
- 17:44one
- 17:45of
- 17:45the
- 17:45most
- 17:45searched
- 17:47terms
- 17:47in
- 17:47social
- 17:48media.
- 17:48You
- 17:49could
- 17:49actually
- 17:49make
- 17:49a
- 17:50case
- 17:50that
- 17:50sleep
- 17:51tech
- 17:52and
- 17:52companies
- 17:52like
- 17:53eight
- 17:53Sleep
- 17:53that
- 17:54are
- 17:54consumers
- 17:55want
- 17:55to
- 17:55experience
- 17:55in
- 17:56stores.
- 17:56And
- 17:56getting
- 17:57behind
- 17:57a
- 17:57growth
- 17:57category
- 17:58that
- 17:58Best
- 17:58Buy
- 17:59can
- 17:59actually
- 17:59win
- 17:59in
- 18:00is
- 18:00a
- 18:00more
- 18:01compelling
- 18:01proposition
- 18:02than
- 18:02some
- 18:03of
- 18:03the
- 18:03things
- 18:03they've
- 18:03tried
- 18:04so
- 18:04far.
- 18:04But
- 18:04I
- 18:04think,
- 18:05you
- 18:05know,
- 18:05those
- 18:06are
- 18:06going
- 18:06to
- 18:06be
- 18:06some
- 18:06of
- 18:06the
- 18:06questions
- 18:07that
- 18:07Jason
- 18:08has
- 18:08to
- 18:08answer
- 18:08as
- 18:09he
- 18:09thinks
- 18:09about
- 18:09the
- 18:09future
- 18:10strategy
- 18:10of
- 18:10Best
- 18:11Buy
- 18:11and
- 18:11looking
- 18:12at
- 18:12where,
- 18:13where
- 18:13future
- 18:13growth
- 18:13exists
- 18:14and
- 18:14where
- 18:14Best
- 18:15Buy
- 18:15can
- 18:15actually
- 18:15carve
- 18:16out
- 18:16a
- 18:16place
- 18:16where
- 18:16they
- 18:16can
- 18:17win.
- 18:17So
- 18:18I
- 18:18think
- 18:18that
- 18:18this
- 18:18is
- 18:18a
- 18:19really
- 18:19great
- 18:19move
- 18:19for
- 18:19Best
- 18:20Buy.
- 18:20I
- 18:20think
- 18:21the
- 18:21board
- 18:21very
- 18:22clearly
- 18:22is
- 18:22also
- 18:22giving
- 18:23Jason
- 18:23no
- 18:23time.
- 18:25Holiday
- 18:25season
- 18:26is
- 18:26going
- 18:26to
- 18:26be
- 18:26a
- 18:26defining
- 18:27moment
- 18:27for
- 18:27him.
- 18:28But
- 18:28I
- 18:28think
- 18:28overall,
- 18:29this
- 18:29is
- 18:29what
- 18:30Best
- 18:30Buy
- 18:30needs
- 18:31is,
- 18:31you
- 18:31know,
- 18:31a
- 18:32true
- 18:32retail
- 18:32operator
- 18:33coming
- 18:33in
- 18:33and
- 18:33helping
- 18:34redefine
- 18:35the
- 18:35value
- 18:35proposition
- 18:36for
- 18:36the
- 18:37future
- 18:37of
- 18:37Best
- 18:37Buy.
- 18:38Yeah,
- 18:38I
- 18:38think
- 18:39you've
- 18:39nailed
- 18:39it.
- 18:39I
- 18:39mean,
- 18:39you've
- 18:40nailed
- 18:40it
- 18:40on
- 18:40the
- 18:40show
- 18:40already.
- 18:41Like
- 18:41your
- 18:41point
- 18:41about
- 18:42the
- 18:42future
- 18:42of
- 18:43retail
- 18:43is
- 18:43going
- 18:43to
- 18:44be
- 18:44dependent
- 18:44on
- 18:44people
- 18:45leading
- 18:45it
- 18:45that
- 18:45really
- 18:46understand
- 18:46the
- 18:46process
- 18:47soup
- 18:47to
- 18:47nuts,
- 18:48both
- 18:48digitally
- 18:49and
- 18:49in
- 18:50stores
- 18:50in
- 18:50terms
- 18:51of
- 18:51how
- 18:51they
- 18:51work
- 18:51and
- 18:52how
- 18:52they
- 18:52operate.
- 18:52So,
- 18:53yeah,
- 18:53wow.
- 18:54Yeah,
- 18:54it's
- 18:54getting
- 18:54me
- 18:54thinking
- 18:55already,
- 18:55Shelly.
- 18:55All
- 18:55right,
- 18:56let's
- 18:56keep
- 18:56moving.
- 18:56Headline
- 18:56number
- 18:57three,
- 18:57Party
- 18:58City
- 18:58is
- 18:58back,
- 18:59but
- 18:59not
- 18:59the
- 18:59way
- 18:59you
- 19:00remember
- 19:00it.
- 19:00Everybody.
- 19:01After
- 19:01filing
- 19:01for
- 19:01bankruptcy
- 19:02for
- 19:02the
- 19:02second
- 19:03time
- 19:03in
- 19:032024
- 19:04and
- 19:05shuttering
- 19:05nearly
- 19:05all
- 19:06of
- 19:06its
- 19:06locations.
- 19:06Party
- 19:07City
- 19:07has
- 19:08reopened
- 19:08inside
- 19:08more
- 19:09than
- 19:09700
- 19:09Staples
- 19:10stores
- 19:10nationwide,
- 19:11with
- 19:11plans
- 19:12to
- 19:12expand
- 19:12to
- 19:12additional
- 19:13Staples
- 19:13locations
- 19:14through
- 19:14the
- 19:14end
- 19:14of
- 19:142026,
- 19:15according
- 19:16to
- 19:16Chain
- 19:16Storage.
- 19:17The
- 19:17partnership
- 19:17announced
- 19:18this
- 19:18week
- 19:18brings
- 19:18Party
- 19:19City's
- 19:19balloons,
- 19:19decor,
- 19:20tablewear,
- 19:21gift
- 19:21bags
- 19:21and
- 19:21costume
- 19:22accessories
- 19:23inside
- 19:23Staples
- 19:23locations,
- 19:24turning
- 19:24Staples
- 19:25into
- 19:25a
- 19:25one
- 19:25stop
- 19:26shop
- 19:26for
- 19:26celebration
- 19:27and
- 19:28printing
- 19:29needs.
- 19:29Customers
- 19:30can
- 19:30combine
- 19:31Party
- 19:31City
- 19:31supplies
- 19:32with
- 19:32Staples
- 19:32Print
- 19:33Services,
- 19:33creating
- 19:33custom
- 19:34banners,
- 19:34yard
- 19:34signs,
- 19:35posters
- 19:35and
- 19:36personalized
- 19:36invitations
- 19:37all
- 19:37in
- 19:37one
- 19:37visit.
- 19:38I
- 19:38think
- 19:38this
- 19:38is
- 19:38the
- 19:38first
- 19:38time
- 19:39the
- 19:39word
- 19:39yard
- 19:39has
- 19:39been
- 19:40used
- 19:40twice
- 19:40in
- 19:40two
- 19:41headlines
- 19:41in
- 19:41the
- 19:41history
- 19:41of
- 19:41the
- 19:41Amitalk
- 19:42retail
- 19:42fast
- 19:42five
- 19:43balloon
- 19:44pickups
- 19:44will
- 19:44soon
- 19:44be
- 19:44available
- 19:45to
- 19:45schedule
- 19:45online
- 19:46via
- 19:46Staples.com
- 19:47and
- 19:47the
- 19:48Staples
- 19:48app
- 19:49Shelley.
- 19:50Party
- 19:51City
- 19:51had
- 19:51700
- 19:52standalone
- 19:52stores
- 19:53at
- 19:53its
- 19:53peak
- 19:53before
- 19:54it
- 19:54went
- 19:54bankrupt.
- 19:55Now
- 19:55it
- 19:55has
- 19:55700
- 19:56locations
- 19:56again,
- 19:57but
- 19:57this
- 19:57time
- 19:57they're
- 19:58inside
- 19:58of
- 19:58Staples.
- 19:59Is
- 19:59this
- 19:59a
- 19:59genuine
- 20:00second
- 20:00act
- 20:01for
- 20:01a
- 20:01beloved
- 20:01brand
- 20:03and
- 20:03or
- 20:04a
- 20:04point
- 20:04of
- 20:05real
- 20:05differentiation
- 20:06for
- 20:06Staples?
- 20:08I
- 20:08think
- 20:08it's
- 20:09neither.
- 20:09Neither.
- 20:10And
- 20:10I'll
- 20:10take
- 20:11you
- 20:11through.
- 20:11I'll
- 20:11take.
- 20:12I
- 20:12think
- 20:13this
- 20:13is
- 20:13gonna
- 20:13so
- 20:14the,
- 20:14the
- 20:14growth
- 20:14in
- 20:15Party
- 20:15is
- 20:15coming
- 20:15from
- 20:16personalization.
- 20:16So
- 20:17I
- 20:17don't
- 20:17think
- 20:17the
- 20:17insight
- 20:18there,
- 20:18the
- 20:18thesis
- 20:19is
- 20:19wrong.
- 20:20I
- 20:20do
- 20:20think,
- 20:21however,
- 20:21this
- 20:21is
- 20:21going
- 20:21to
- 20:21come
- 20:22down
- 20:22to
- 20:22execution
- 20:23on
- 20:23Staples
- 20:23part.
- 20:24So
- 20:24when
- 20:24we
- 20:24talk
- 20:25about
- 20:25this,
- 20:25they
- 20:26have
- 20:26to
- 20:26bring
- 20:26this
- 20:26part
- 20:27platform
- 20:27together
- 20:28which
- 20:28is
- 20:28going
- 20:28to
- 20:28require
- 20:29not
- 20:29only
- 20:30your
- 20:30digital
- 20:31interface,
- 20:32your
- 20:32execution
- 20:32in
- 20:33stores,
- 20:33what
- 20:34customer
- 20:34service
- 20:34looks
- 20:35like,
- 20:35but
- 20:36in
- 20:36general
- 20:36the
- 20:37margin
- 20:37is
- 20:37in
- 20:38the
- 20:38balloon
- 20:38business,
- 20:38the
- 20:39margin
- 20:39is
- 20:39in
- 20:40the
- 20:40personalization
- 20:40business.
- 20:41When
- 20:41you
- 20:41look
- 20:41at
- 20:41the
- 20:42rest
- 20:42of
- 20:42the
- 20:42business
- 20:42for
- 20:42Party
- 20:43City,
- 20:43you
- 20:44have
- 20:44low
- 20:45retail
- 20:45items
- 20:46that
- 20:46potentially
- 20:46have
- 20:47incredibly
- 20:47low
- 20:47velocity
- 20:48due
- 20:48to
- 20:49Amazon
- 20:49and
- 20:49Walmart
- 20:50outpacing
- 20:50them
- 20:51on
- 20:51every
- 20:51level,
- 20:51including
- 20:52beating
- 20:52them
- 20:52on
- 20:53price.
- 20:53So
- 20:54anytime
- 20:54you
- 20:54combine
- 20:55low
- 20:55retail
- 20:56categories
- 20:56with
- 20:57low
- 20:57velocity,
- 20:58it
- 20:58destroys
- 20:59your
- 20:59ROI
- 21:00in
- 21:00the
- 21:00business.
- 21:00And
- 21:01so
- 21:01I
- 21:01think
- 21:01if
- 21:02Staples
- 21:02can't
- 21:03pull
- 21:03together
- 21:03the
- 21:04personalization
- 21:04in
- 21:05the
- 21:05other
- 21:05part
- 21:05of
- 21:05the
- 21:05business,
- 21:05this
- 21:06makes
- 21:06absolutely
- 21:06no
- 21:07sense.
- 21:07It's
- 21:07going
- 21:07to
- 21:07be
- 21:08dilutive
- 21:08to
- 21:09their
- 21:09business.
- 21:09They're
- 21:09not
- 21:09going
- 21:10to
- 21:10be
- 21:10a
- 21:10destination.
- 21:11And
- 21:12I
- 21:12think
- 21:12there's
- 21:12huge
- 21:13risks
- 21:14across
- 21:14the
- 21:14board
- 21:14in
- 21:15execution
- 21:15training,
- 21:16marketing
- 21:16and
- 21:16then
- 21:17potentially
- 21:17stagnant
- 21:18inventory
- 21:18for
- 21:18not
- 21:18turning
- 21:19any
- 21:19of
- 21:19it.
- 21:19So
- 21:19this
- 21:20is
- 21:20a
- 21:20big,
- 21:20big
- 21:22one
- 21:23to
- 21:23watch
- 21:23I
- 21:23guess,
- 21:24because
- 21:24it's
- 21:24going
- 21:24to
- 21:24require
- 21:25a
- 21:25lot
- 21:25to
- 21:25be
- 21:25successful
- 21:26here.
- 21:26Wow.
- 21:27Shelley,
- 21:27tell
- 21:27us
- 21:27how
- 21:28you
- 21:28really
- 21:28feel.
- 21:28I
- 21:28love
- 21:29it.
- 21:29I
- 21:29love
- 21:29the
- 21:29candor
- 21:30on
- 21:30this
- 21:30one.
- 21:30This
- 21:30is
- 21:31great.
- 21:31This
- 21:31is
- 21:31great.
- 21:33No,
- 21:33I,
- 21:33I
- 21:34think
- 21:34I
- 21:34agree
- 21:34with
- 21:34you
- 21:34though
- 21:35because
- 21:35like,
- 21:35you
- 21:35know,
- 21:35we've
- 21:36talked
- 21:36about
- 21:36it
- 21:36a
- 21:36lot.
- 21:36Staples
- 21:37Feels
- 21:37like
- 21:37it's
- 21:37just
- 21:37trying
- 21:38to
- 21:38be
- 21:38like
- 21:38the,
- 21:39the
- 21:39mall
- 21:39for
- 21:39all
- 21:40the
- 21:40junk
- 21:40that
- 21:40you
- 21:40don't
- 21:41want
- 21:41to
- 21:41do.
- 21:41It's
- 21:41becoming
- 21:42like
- 21:42the
- 21:42swap
- 21:42meet
- 21:43for
- 21:43like
- 21:43retail
- 21:44concepts
- 21:45or
- 21:45ideas.
- 21:45And
- 21:46so
- 21:46they're
- 21:46throwing
- 21:46Party
- 21:46City
- 21:47in
- 21:47there.
- 21:47And
- 21:47I,
- 21:47I
- 21:48guess
- 21:48I
- 21:48get
- 21:48the
- 21:48tie
- 21:48ins
- 21:49to
- 21:49it
- 21:49on
- 21:49the
- 21:49printing
- 21:50side.
- 21:51But
- 21:51your
- 21:51point
- 21:51is,
- 21:51right,
- 21:51because
- 21:52we've
- 21:52talked
- 21:53about
- 21:53on
- 21:53the
- 21:53show
- 21:53a
- 21:53lot,
- 21:54you
- 21:54can't
- 21:54just
- 21:54build
- 21:54it
- 21:55and
- 21:55they
- 21:55will
- 21:55come.
- 21:55You
- 21:55can't
- 21:56take
- 21:56an
- 21:56Iowa
- 21:56strategy
- 21:57and
- 21:57just
- 21:57build
- 21:57it
- 21:58and
- 21:58they
- 21:58will
- 21:58come.
- 21:58It's
- 21:58not
- 21:59gonna
- 21:59work
- 21:59that
- 21:59way.
- 22:00You
- 22:00have
- 22:01to
- 22:01spend
- 22:01money,
- 22:01you
- 22:02have
- 22:02to
- 22:02invest
- 22:02in
- 22:03marketing
- 22:03and
- 22:04in
- 22:04store
- 22:04training
- 22:05and
- 22:05digital
- 22:05product
- 22:06development,
- 22:06which
- 22:06is
- 22:07what
- 22:07gets
- 22:07you
- 22:07all
- 22:08the
- 22:08personalization
- 22:09aspects
- 22:09of
- 22:09what
- 22:10you've
- 22:10talked
- 22:10about
- 22:11in
- 22:11order
- 22:11to
- 22:11make
- 22:11this
- 22:12work.
- 22:12So,
- 22:13yeah,
- 22:13I'm
- 22:13with
- 22:13you.
- 22:14I
- 22:14just
- 22:14think,
- 22:16where's
- 22:16the
- 22:16ROI
- 22:16in
- 22:17that
- 22:17in
- 22:17the
- 22:17long
- 22:17run?
- 22:17And
- 22:17also,
- 22:18Shelley,
- 22:18you
- 22:18brought
- 22:19this
- 22:19up
- 22:19about,
- 22:19you
- 22:19know,
- 22:20Amazon
- 22:20and
- 22:20the
- 22:20other
- 22:21competition
- 22:21that's
- 22:21out
- 22:21there
- 22:21in
- 22:22that
- 22:22space.
- 22:23Like
- 22:23it's
- 22:24going
- 22:24to
- 22:24be
- 22:24really
- 22:24hard
- 22:25to
- 22:25keep
- 22:25up
- 22:25or
- 22:26even
- 22:26meet
- 22:26the
- 22:26level
- 22:27that's
- 22:27table
- 22:27stakes
- 22:28for
- 22:28that
- 22:28right
- 22:28now,
- 22:29given
- 22:29the
- 22:30amount
- 22:30of
- 22:30investment
- 22:30you've
- 22:31put
- 22:31into
- 22:31this
- 22:31as
- 22:31Staples
- 22:32and
- 22:32as
- 22:32a
- 22:32defunct
- 22:33Party
- 22:33City,
- 22:34let
- 22:34alone
- 22:34in
- 22:35the
- 22:35long
- 22:35run
- 22:35too.
- 22:36So,
- 22:36like,
- 22:36I
- 22:36just,
- 22:37yeah,
- 22:37I
- 22:37don't,
- 22:38I
- 22:38don't
- 22:38see
- 22:38this
- 22:38bringing
- 22:39a
- 22:39lot
- 22:39of
- 22:39traffic
- 22:40into
- 22:40the
- 22:40store.
- 22:40I
- 22:41feel
- 22:41like
- 22:41it's
- 22:41going
- 22:41to
- 22:41be
- 22:41more,
- 22:42more
- 22:42of
- 22:42a
- 22:43hamstringing
- 22:44effort
- 22:44in
- 22:44the
- 22:44long
- 22:45run
- 22:45too.
- 22:46I
- 22:46think
- 22:46so,
- 22:46too.
- 22:47So
- 22:47many
- 22:47parts
- 22:48of
- 22:48the
- 22:48party
- 22:48business
- 22:48are
- 22:49highly
- 22:49commoditized
- 22:49and
- 22:50that's
- 22:50where
- 22:50Amazon
- 22:51and
- 22:51Walmart
- 22:51really
- 22:51shine.
- 22:52So
- 22:53it'll
- 22:53be
- 22:53interesting
- 22:54to
- 22:54see
- 22:54if
- 22:54they
- 22:54can
- 22:54make
- 22:54this
- 22:55one
- 22:55work.
- 22:55Yeah,
- 22:56well,
- 22:56I
- 22:56get,
- 22:56But
- 22:56I
- 22:56guess,
- 22:57you
- 22:57know,
- 22:57I
- 22:57do
- 22:57need
- 22:58those
- 22:58balloons
- 22:58for
- 22:58my
- 22:59yard.
- 23:00That's
- 23:01where,
- 23:01that's
- 23:01where
- 23:02it
- 23:02could
- 23:02be
- 23:02interesting.
- 23:03Right,
- 23:03Right,
- 23:03right.
- 23:04Yeah,
- 23:04the
- 23:04graduation
- 23:05yard
- 23:05signs,
- 23:06you
- 23:06know,
- 23:06like,
- 23:06hey,
- 23:07little
- 23:07Johnny's
- 23:07graduating
- 23:08from
- 23:08high
- 23:08school
- 23:08today.
- 23:09Come
- 23:09into
- 23:09Staples
- 23:10and
- 23:10make
- 23:10the
- 23:10sign.
- 23:11So,
- 23:11yeah,
- 23:11who
- 23:11knows?
- 23:12I
- 23:12mean,
- 23:13it's,
- 23:13I
- 23:13don't,
- 23:14I
- 23:14don't
- 23:14hate
- 23:15it
- 23:15as
- 23:15much
- 23:16as,
- 23:16as
- 23:18I
- 23:18don't,
- 23:18I
- 23:18don't
- 23:18know,
- 23:18I
- 23:18don't
- 23:19hate
- 23:19it
- 23:19that
- 23:19much.
- 23:19I
- 23:20just
- 23:20think
- 23:20it's
- 23:20going
- 23:20to
- 23:20be
- 23:20really
- 23:21hard
- 23:21to
- 23:21do.
- 23:21Exactly.
- 23:22I
- 23:22agree.
- 23:23We'll
- 23:23keep
- 23:23an
- 23:23eye
- 23:23on
- 23:24it.
- 23:24Moving
- 23:24on
- 23:25to
- 23:25our
- 23:25next
- 23:25headline,
- 23:26Dairy
- 23:26Queen
- 23:27is
- 23:27expanding
- 23:27its
- 23:28voice
- 23:28AI
- 23:29pilot
- 23:29at
- 23:29the
- 23:29drive
- 23:29thru,
- 23:30partnering
- 23:30with
- 23:31Presto
- 23:31Phoenix
- 23:32to
- 23:32deploy
- 23:32the
- 23:32technology
- 23:33beyond
- 23:33its
- 23:33corporate
- 23:34test
- 23:34stores
- 23:35and
- 23:35into
- 23:36into
- 23:36select
- 23:37franchisee
- 23:38locations
- 23:38across
- 23:39at
- 23:39least
- 23:3925
- 23:40US
- 23:40states
- 23:40and
- 23:40Canadian
- 23:41provinces,
- 23:42according
- 23:43to
- 23:43chain
- 23:43store
- 23:44age.
- 23:45American
- 23:45Dairy
- 23:46Queen
- 23:46Corporation
- 23:46tested
- 23:47Presto's
- 23:48Voice
- 23:48AI
- 23:48at
- 23:49company
- 23:49owned
- 23:49stores
- 23:50where
- 23:50it
- 23:50improved
- 23:50customer
- 23:51satisfaction
- 23:52scores
- 23:52by
- 23:52double
- 23:52digit
- 23:53percentages.
- 23:54Presto
- 23:54Phoenix
- 23:55says
- 23:55its
- 23:55AI
- 23:56system
- 23:56can
- 23:56accurately
- 23:57process
- 23:57about
- 23:5890%
- 23:58of
- 23:59orders
- 23:59at
- 23:59the
- 23:59drive
- 23:59thru.
- 24:00Kevin
- 24:01Bartman,
- 24:01EVP
- 24:02of
- 24:02IT
- 24:03at
- 24:03Dairy
- 24:03Queen,
- 24:03cited
- 24:04improved
- 24:04order
- 24:05accuracy
- 24:05and
- 24:05the
- 24:06ability
- 24:06to
- 24:06free
- 24:07staff
- 24:07for
- 24:08high
- 24:08value
- 24:08tasks
- 24:09as
- 24:09key
- 24:10outcomes
- 24:10of
- 24:10the
- 24:10initial
- 24:11tests.
- 24:12Presto
- 24:13CEO
- 24:13Krishna
- 24:14Gupta
- 24:14said
- 24:14the
- 24:15goal
- 24:15is
- 24:15to
- 24:15eventually
- 24:15Deploy
- 24:16across
- 24:16all
- 24:173000
- 24:17of
- 24:17Dairy
- 24:18Queen's
- 24:18US
- 24:18and
- 24:19Canadian
- 24:19drive
- 24:19thrus.
- 24:20Chris,
- 24:21is
- 24:21drive
- 24:22thru
- 24:22voice
- 24:23AI
- 24:23finally
- 24:24ready
- 24:24for
- 24:24prime
- 24:24time,
- 24:25or
- 24:25is
- 24:26Dairy
- 24:26Queen
- 24:26in
- 24:26danger
- 24:27of
- 24:27getting
- 24:27too
- 24:27far
- 24:28in
- 24:28front
- 24:28of
- 24:28the
- 24:29hype?
- 24:30Ooh,
- 24:30ooh,
- 24:30I
- 24:31can't
- 24:31wait
- 24:31to
- 24:31hear
- 24:31what
- 24:31you
- 24:32have
- 24:32to
- 24:32say
- 24:32about
- 24:32this.
- 24:32Like,
- 24:32I
- 24:33kind
- 24:33of
- 24:33knew
- 24:33where
- 24:33you're
- 24:33going
- 24:33to
- 24:34go
- 24:34on
- 24:34the
- 24:34first
- 24:34three,
- 24:35but
- 24:35I
- 24:35have
- 24:35no
- 24:36idea
- 24:36what
- 24:36you
- 24:36think
- 24:36about
- 24:36this
- 24:37one.
- 24:37Well,
- 24:38first
- 24:38of
- 24:38all,
- 24:39confession,
- 24:39Shelley.
- 24:40I
- 24:40have
- 24:41this
- 24:41at
- 24:42my
- 24:42local
- 24:42Dairy
- 24:42Queen.
- 24:43It
- 24:43is
- 24:43in
- 24:43operation
- 24:44at
- 24:44my
- 24:44local
- 24:44Dairy
- 24:45Queen.
- 24:45And
- 24:45yes,
- 24:46Omnitok
- 24:47fans,
- 24:47I
- 24:47go
- 24:47to
- 24:47Dairy
- 24:47Queen
- 24:48every
- 24:48Tuesday
- 24:49after
- 24:49I
- 24:49take
- 24:50my
- 24:50son
- 24:50to
- 24:50his
- 24:50drum
- 24:51lesson
- 24:51practice.
- 24:52Yes,
- 24:52it's
- 24:52like
- 24:52the
- 24:52standard
- 24:53place
- 24:53that
- 24:53we
- 24:53go.
- 24:54And
- 24:54I
- 24:54got
- 24:54to
- 24:54tell
- 24:55you,
- 24:55it
- 24:55works
- 24:56really,
- 24:57really,
- 24:57really
- 24:58well.
- 24:58And
- 24:58I
- 24:59personally
- 24:59love
- 24:59the
- 25:00addition.
- 25:00Now,
- 25:01granted,
- 25:01I'm
- 25:01kind
- 25:01of
- 25:01a,
- 25:01you
- 25:02know,
- 25:02I
- 25:02kind
- 25:02of
- 25:02focus
- 25:02on
- 25:03this
- 25:03stuff
- 25:03for
- 25:03a
- 25:03living,
- 25:04so
- 25:04I'm
- 25:04a
- 25:04little,
- 25:04probably
- 25:04more,
- 25:05you
- 25:05know,
- 25:06accepting
- 25:06of
- 25:06it
- 25:06and
- 25:07tolerant
- 25:07of
- 25:07it.
- 25:08But
- 25:08there's
- 25:09a
- 25:09number
- 25:09of
- 25:09things
- 25:09I
- 25:09like
- 25:10about
- 25:10it
- 25:10a
- 25:10lot.
- 25:10Like,
- 25:11first,
- 25:12first,
- 25:12you
- 25:12can
- 25:12hear
- 25:12it
- 25:13and
- 25:13you
- 25:13can
- 25:13understand
- 25:14it.
- 25:14Like,
- 25:14as
- 25:15I'm
- 25:15sitting
- 25:15there
- 25:15at
- 25:15every
- 25:16drive
- 25:16thru,
- 25:16I'm
- 25:16always
- 25:16reminded
- 25:17of
- 25:17the
- 25:17old
- 25:17Saturday
- 25:17Night
- 25:17Live
- 25:18skit
- 25:18where
- 25:18they
- 25:18do
- 25:19the
- 25:19subway
- 25:19announcement
- 25:20in
- 25:20New
- 25:20York
- 25:20and
- 25:21everyone's
- 25:21standing
- 25:21on
- 25:21the
- 25:22platform
- 25:22and
- 25:22they're
- 25:22like,
- 25:22what?
- 25:22I
- 25:23can't
- 25:23hear
- 25:23them.
- 25:23And
- 25:23they
- 25:23go
- 25:24inside
- 25:24where
- 25:24the
- 25:24people
- 25:25are
- 25:25making
- 25:25the
- 25:25announcements
- 25:25and
- 25:26they
- 25:26all
- 25:26talk
- 25:26to
- 25:26each
- 25:26other
- 25:26like,
- 25:28you
- 25:29know,
- 25:29and,
- 25:29and
- 25:29that's
- 25:29because
- 25:30that's
- 25:30what
- 25:30it's
- 25:30like
- 25:30when
- 25:30you
- 25:30go
- 25:31to
- 25:31a
- 25:31drive
- 25:31thru.
- 25:32It's
- 25:32hard
- 25:32to
- 25:32hear.
- 25:32So,
- 25:33like
- 25:33that
- 25:33that's
- 25:34gone.
- 25:34Like,
- 25:34it
- 25:35is
- 25:35crisp,
- 25:36clean,
- 25:37very
- 25:37well
- 25:37done,
- 25:38very
- 25:38professional
- 25:38sounding.
- 25:39Second,
- 25:40it
- 25:41is
- 25:41amazing
- 25:41that
- 25:41it
- 25:42reacts
- 25:42to
- 25:43you
- 25:43and
- 25:44knows
- 25:44to
- 25:44ask
- 25:45you
- 25:45questions
- 25:45about
- 25:46things
- 25:46to
- 25:46make
- 25:47sure
- 25:47your
- 25:47order
- 25:47is
- 25:47right,
- 25:48which
- 25:48is,
- 25:49which
- 25:49is
- 25:49really
- 25:49impressive
- 25:50when
- 25:50you
- 25:50think
- 25:50about
- 25:51it.
- 25:51You
- 25:51have
- 25:51to
- 25:51be
- 25:51a,
- 25:52you
- 25:52have
- 25:52to
- 25:52be
- 25:52a
- 25:52little
- 25:53slow
- 25:53to
- 25:54like,
- 25:54make
- 25:54sure
- 25:55that
- 25:55it's
- 25:55hearing
- 25:55you
- 25:55right
- 25:56and
- 25:56you
- 25:56don't
- 25:56want
- 25:56to
- 25:56speak
- 25:56too
- 25:57fast,
- 25:57but
- 25:57you
- 25:58know
- 25:58Once
- 25:58you
- 25:58just
- 25:58let
- 25:59it
- 25:59do
- 25:59its
- 25:59thing,
- 26:00it's
- 26:00great.
- 26:01And
- 26:01the
- 26:01first
- 26:01few
- 26:02times
- 26:02I
- 26:02went
- 26:02through
- 26:02the
- 26:02other
- 26:03thing
- 26:03I'll
- 26:03say
- 26:03is
- 26:04I
- 26:04said
- 26:04to
- 26:04my
- 26:04family,
- 26:05I
- 26:05was
- 26:05like,
- 26:05is
- 26:05that
- 26:06AI?
- 26:06And
- 26:07we
- 26:07were,
- 26:07we
- 26:08weren't
- 26:08really
- 26:08sure.
- 26:09We
- 26:09weren't
- 26:09really
- 26:09sure.
- 26:10And
- 26:10now,
- 26:10now
- 26:11having
- 26:11gone
- 26:11through
- 26:11it
- 26:12enough,
- 26:12I
- 26:12know
- 26:12that
- 26:12it
- 26:13is.
- 26:13And
- 26:13now
- 26:13that
- 26:13they're
- 26:14doing
- 26:14this,
- 26:14it
- 26:14100%
- 26:15is.
- 26:15But,
- 26:16but
- 26:17in
- 26:17all
- 26:17actuality,
- 26:17the,
- 26:18the,
- 26:18the
- 26:18bar
- 26:19for
- 26:19improvement
- 26:19on
- 26:20what
- 26:20we're
- 26:20talking
- 26:20about
- 26:20here
- 26:21in
- 26:22my
- 26:22mind
- 26:22is
- 26:22so
- 26:23low
- 26:23that
- 26:24I
- 26:25think
- 26:25this
- 26:25will
- 26:25make
- 26:26it
- 26:26better.
- 26:26And
- 26:26the
- 26:26last
- 26:27point
- 26:27is,
- 26:28and
- 26:28this
- 26:28could
- 26:29just
- 26:29be
- 26:29a
- 26:30sample
- 26:30size
- 26:30of
- 26:311,
- 26:31but
- 26:32the
- 26:32service
- 26:34at
- 26:34the
- 26:34Dairy
- 26:34Queen
- 26:35is
- 26:35much
- 26:36better.
- 26:36I
- 26:37pull
- 26:37up
- 26:37to
- 26:37the
- 26:37window,
- 26:38the
- 26:38service
- 26:38is
- 26:38better.
- 26:38The
- 26:39quality
- 26:39of
- 26:39the
- 26:39food
- 26:39is
- 26:40better
- 26:40too.
- 26:40And
- 26:41I
- 26:41have
- 26:41no
- 26:41idea
- 26:41if
- 26:41that's
- 26:42related,
- 26:42but
- 26:42I
- 26:42have
- 26:42to
- 26:42think
- 26:43it
- 26:43helps
- 26:44because
- 26:44the
- 26:44people
- 26:45that
- 26:45are
- 26:45actually
- 26:45working
- 26:46there
- 26:46can
- 26:46focus
- 26:46on
- 26:46the
- 26:47things
- 26:47that,
- 26:47that
- 26:48make
- 26:48service,
- 26:49you
- 26:49know,
- 26:49that
- 26:50bring
- 26:50about
- 26:50good
- 26:50service
- 26:51and
- 26:51bring
- 26:51about
- 26:51good
- 26:51quality
- 26:52food
- 26:52versus
- 26:53having
- 26:53to
- 26:53haggle
- 26:54and
- 26:54order
- 26:54with
- 26:54people
- 26:55that
- 26:55have
- 26:55pulled
- 26:55their
- 26:55cars
- 26:55through
- 26:56the
- 26:56drive
- 26:56through
- 26:56with
- 26:5616
- 26:57kids
- 26:57in
- 26:57tow.
- 26:58So
- 26:59anyway,
- 26:59that's
- 26:59my
- 26:59take,
- 26:59Shelley,
- 27:00but
- 27:00I'm
- 27:01dying
- 27:01to
- 27:01hear
- 27:01what
- 27:02you
- 27:02think
- 27:02about
- 27:02this
- 27:02one.
- 27:02Are
- 27:03you
- 27:03in
- 27:03on
- 27:03this
- 27:03or
- 27:04no?
- 27:04Oh
- 27:05yeah.
- 27:05I
- 27:05think
- 27:05this
- 27:05is
- 27:06a
- 27:06perfect
- 27:06application
- 27:07for
- 27:07AI
- 27:07when
- 27:08you,
- 27:08when
- 27:08we're
- 27:09talking
- 27:09about
- 27:09customer
- 27:10service
- 27:10where
- 27:10there's
- 27:10a
- 27:11finite
- 27:11number
- 27:11of
- 27:11menu
- 27:12items
- 27:12and
- 27:12a
- 27:12finite
- 27:13number
- 27:13of
- 27:13questions
- 27:14that
- 27:14could
- 27:14potentially
- 27:14be
- 27:14asked
- 27:15around
- 27:15those
- 27:15items
- 27:16and
- 27:16permutations
- 27:17of
- 27:17that.
- 27:17And
- 27:18we
- 27:18have
- 27:18to
- 27:18remember
- 27:19you
- 27:19had
- 27:19a
- 27:19great
- 27:20experience
- 27:20and
- 27:20this
- 27:21is
- 27:21the
- 27:21worst
- 27:21the
- 27:21technology
- 27:22is
- 27:22ever
- 27:22going
- 27:22to
- 27:22be.
- 27:23Right.
- 27:24So
- 27:24this
- 27:25is
- 27:25a
- 27:25perfect
- 27:25application.
- 27:26Customer
- 27:27service
- 27:28replacing
- 27:28a
- 27:28person,
- 27:29freeing
- 27:29up
- 27:29staff
- 27:30to
- 27:30really
- 27:30focus
- 27:30on
- 27:31the
- 27:31face
- 27:31to
- 27:31face
- 27:31interaction.
- 27:32And
- 27:33this
- 27:33is
- 27:33the
- 27:33best
- 27:33application
- 27:34of
- 27:34it
- 27:34I've
- 27:34seen
- 27:35in
- 27:35the
- 27:35food
- 27:35industry.
- 27:36I
- 27:36think
- 27:36we
- 27:36can
- 27:36all
- 27:36remember
- 27:37was
- 27:37it
- 27:37like
- 27:37last
- 27:37year
- 27:38or
- 27:38two
- 27:38years
- 27:38ago
- 27:38where
- 27:39Chick
- 27:39Fil
- 27:40A
- 27:40put
- 27:40up
- 27:40customer
- 27:41service
- 27:41screens
- 27:41and
- 27:41their
- 27:42drive
- 27:42thru
- 27:42with
- 27:42like
- 27:42a
- 27:43person
- 27:43sitting
- 27:43on
- 27:43their
- 27:43couch
- 27:44remotely
- 27:44taking
- 27:45your
- 27:45order
- 27:45like
- 27:46that
- 27:46just
- 27:46wasn't
- 27:46a
- 27:47great
- 27:47experience
- 27:47at
- 27:47all.
- 27:48So
- 27:48I
- 27:48think
- 27:48this
- 27:48is
- 27:48a
- 27:49retailer
- 27:49or
- 27:50you
- 27:50know,
- 27:50a
- 27:50fast
- 27:51food
- 27:51retailer
- 27:51doing
- 27:51this
- 27:52incredibly
- 27:52well.
- 27:53And
- 27:53I
- 27:53don't
- 27:53think
- 27:54that
- 27:54they're
- 27:54going
- 27:54to
- 27:54be
- 27:54obviously
- 27:55the
- 27:55last.
- 27:56Yeah,
- 27:56and
- 27:57it
- 27:57seems
- 27:57like
- 27:57a
- 27:57trend
- 27:58too.
- 27:58It
- 27:58seems
- 27:58like,
- 27:58you
- 27:58know,
- 27:59we're
- 27:59seeing
- 27:59other,
- 28:00even
- 28:00this
- 28:00week,
- 28:00other
- 28:01companies
- 28:01jump
- 28:01into
- 28:02this
- 28:02too
- 28:02and
- 28:02make
- 28:03announcements
- 28:03to
- 28:03the
- 28:03same
- 28:04degree.
- 28:04So
- 28:04it
- 28:05seems
- 28:05like
- 28:05there's
- 28:05a
- 28:05there,
- 28:06there
- 28:06and
- 28:06we're
- 28:06going
- 28:06to
- 28:06see
- 28:06more
- 28:07of
- 28:07it.
- 28:07And
- 28:07you
- 28:07know,
- 28:08if
- 28:08it
- 28:08plays
- 28:08out
- 28:08like
- 28:09this,
- 28:09that's
- 28:09a
- 28:09great
- 28:10point
- 28:10too.
- 28:10Like,
- 28:10I
- 28:10never
- 28:10thought
- 28:11about
- 28:11that.
- 28:11Yeah,
- 28:11it's
- 28:11the
- 28:12best
- 28:12the
- 28:12technology
- 28:12is
- 28:13right
- 28:13now,
- 28:13but
- 28:13it's
- 28:14not
- 28:14going
- 28:14to
- 28:14be
- 28:14the
- 28:14best
- 28:14it
- 28:15ever
- 28:15is.
- 28:15And
- 28:16so
- 28:16as
- 28:16they
- 28:16learn
- 28:17to
- 28:17do
- 28:17this
- 28:17across
- 28:17more
- 28:18retailers,
- 28:18it's
- 28:18going
- 28:18to
- 28:18be
- 28:18interesting
- 28:19to
- 28:19watch.
- 28:19Or
- 28:19more
- 28:19QSRs.
- 28:20All
- 28:20right,
- 28:21last
- 28:21one.
- 28:21Shelly.
- 28:21Shelly,
- 28:22I
- 28:22don't
- 28:22know
- 28:22if
- 28:22we're
- 28:22going
- 28:23to
- 28:23have
- 28:23you
- 28:23back.
- 28:23We
- 28:23might
- 28:23need
- 28:23to
- 28:24disagree
- 28:24more.
- 28:24I
- 28:24don't
- 28:25know.
- 28:25We're
- 28:25pretty
- 28:25aligned
- 28:26on
- 28:26this
- 28:26show.
- 28:26I
- 28:26don't
- 28:27know.
- 28:27It's
- 28:27not
- 28:27in
- 28:27the
- 28:28ethos
- 28:28of
- 28:28the
- 28:28OmniTalk
- 28:29Fast
- 28:295,
- 28:29but
- 28:29hey,
- 28:30that's
- 28:30okay.
- 28:30Sometimes
- 28:31we
- 28:31got
- 28:31to
- 28:31agree
- 28:31too.
- 28:32All
- 28:32right,
- 28:32headline
- 28:32number
- 28:33five.
- 28:33Walmart
- 28:33is
- 28:33reportedly
- 28:34piloting
- 28:34a
- 28:35program
- 28:35that
- 28:36will
- 28:36use
- 28:36its
- 28:36own
- 28:36retail
- 28:37stores
- 28:37as
- 28:37fulfillment
- 28:38hubs
- 28:38for
- 28:38third
- 28:39party
- 28:39marketplace
- 28:39orders.
- 28:40A
- 28:40move
- 28:41that
- 28:41could
- 28:41cut
- 28:41delivery
- 28:42times
- 28:42from
- 28:42the
- 28:42current
- 28:42one
- 28:43to
- 28:43two
- 28:43days
- 28:44down
- 28:44to
- 28:44as
- 28:44little
- 28:45as
- 28:45three
- 28:45hours,
- 28:46according
- 28:47to
- 28:47coverage
- 28:47from
- 28:47the
- 28:47Financial
- 28:48Times.
- 28:48And
- 28:48Seeking
- 28:49Alpha,
- 28:49Walmart
- 28:50is
- 28:50running
- 28:50the
- 28:50pilot
- 28:51at
- 28:51several
- 28:51stores
- 28:51in
- 28:52Dallas.
- 28:52No
- 28:52surprise,
- 28:53a
- 28:53market
- 28:53the
- 28:53company
- 28:54has
- 28:54historically
- 28:54used
- 28:55as
- 28:55a
- 28:55test
- 28:55bed
- 28:56for
- 28:56new
- 28:56technology.
- 28:57And
- 28:57Manish
- 28:58Juneja,
- 28:58a
- 28:58former
- 28:59Omnitok
- 28:59guest
- 28:59and
- 29:00SVP
- 29:00of
- 29:00Walmart's
- 29:01US
- 29:01Marketplace
- 29:01and
- 29:02Walmart
- 29:02Fulfillment
- 29:03Services,
- 29:03confirmed
- 29:04the
- 29:04test
- 29:04to
- 29:04the
- 29:05Financial
- 29:05Times.
- 29:06Walmart
- 29:06is
- 29:06also
- 29:06reportedly
- 29:07using
- 29:07AI
- 29:08to
- 29:08help
- 29:08determine
- 29:08which
- 29:09store
- 29:09should
- 29:09carry
- 29:09which
- 29:10marketplace
- 29:10items
- 29:11for
- 29:11optimal
- 29:12fulfillment.
- 29:13The
- 29:13effort
- 29:13is
- 29:14also
- 29:14being
- 29:14framed
- 29:15as
- 29:15a
- 29:15direct
- 29:15challenge
- 29:16to
- 29:16Amazon,
- 29:16which
- 29:16offers
- 29:17third
- 29:17party
- 29:17sellers
- 29:18same
- 29:18day
- 29:18delivery
- 29:19through
- 29:19its
- 29:20own
- 29:20fulfillment
- 29:21services.
- 29:22Shelley
- 29:22Walmart
- 29:23has
- 29:234,600
- 29:24stores
- 29:24within
- 29:2410%
- 29:25of
- 29:2590%
- 29:26of
- 29:26the
- 29:26U.S.
- 29:26population.
- 29:27If
- 29:27it
- 29:28can
- 29:28turn
- 29:28those
- 29:28stores
- 29:28into
- 29:29same
- 29:29day
- 29:29fulfillment
- 29:30centers
- 29:30for
- 29:30marketplace
- 29:31sellers,
- 29:32how
- 29:32big
- 29:32a
- 29:33deal
- 29:33is
- 29:33it
- 29:34and
- 29:34what
- 29:34does
- 29:34it
- 29:35actually
- 29:35mean
- 29:35for
- 29:35Amazon?
- 29:36Well,
- 29:36here's
- 29:37where
- 29:37we
- 29:37might
- 29:37disagree.
- 29:38I
- 29:38have
- 29:38a
- 29:38lot
- 29:38of
- 29:38questions.
- 29:39Yeah,
- 29:39I
- 29:39have
- 29:39a
- 29:39lot
- 29:39of
- 29:40questions
- 29:40about
- 29:40this
- 29:40one
- 29:41because
- 29:41there
- 29:41are
- 29:41a
- 29:41lot
- 29:41of
- 29:42practical
- 29:42limitations.
- 29:44So
- 29:44we're,
- 29:45let's
- 29:45talk
- 29:46about
- 29:46Amazon
- 29:46first.
- 29:47So
- 29:47Amazon
- 29:47has
- 29:48huge,
- 29:49large
- 29:49distribution
- 29:50centers
- 29:51in
- 29:52a
- 29:52lot
- 29:52of
- 29:52metros
- 29:53across
- 29:53the
- 29:53United
- 29:54States.
- 29:54In
- 29:55Phoenix,
- 29:55for
- 29:55example,
- 29:56where
- 29:56I
- 29:56spend
- 29:56a
- 29:56lot
- 29:56of
- 29:56time,
- 29:57I
- 29:57can
- 29:57get
- 29:58the
- 29:58majority
- 29:58of
- 29:58the
- 29:58items
- 29:59I
- 29:59order
- 29:59from
- 29:59Amazon,
- 30:00whether
- 30:00they're
- 30:00marketplace
- 30:01or
- 30:01first
- 30:01party,
- 30:02within
- 30:02a
- 30:02number
- 30:02of
- 30:02hours.
- 30:04And
- 30:04so
- 30:04if
- 30:04Walmart
- 30:05does
- 30:05this
- 30:05in
- 30:06my
- 30:06geography,
- 30:07it
- 30:08probably
- 30:08isn't
- 30:09going
- 30:09to
- 30:09be
- 30:09the
- 30:09thing
- 30:09that
- 30:09causes
- 30:10me
- 30:10to
- 30:10switch.
- 30:11And
- 30:12because
- 30:12of
- 30:13the
- 30:13limitations
- 30:13of
- 30:14space
- 30:14in
- 30:14their
- 30:14Walmart
- 30:15stores,
- 30:15they're
- 30:15probably
- 30:16still
- 30:16not
- 30:17going
- 30:17to
- 30:17have
- 30:17the
- 30:17breadth
- 30:17of
- 30:18items
- 30:18that
- 30:18Amazon
- 30:19has.
- 30:20And
- 30:20so
- 30:20there's
- 30:21a
- 30:21lot
- 30:21of
- 30:21practical
- 30:21Limitations
- 30:22here.
- 30:22However,
- 30:23when
- 30:23you
- 30:23look
- 30:24across
- 30:24the
- 30:24US
- 30:25broadly,
- 30:25it
- 30:26could
- 30:26make
- 30:26sense
- 30:26to
- 30:26folks
- 30:27that
- 30:27are
- 30:27not
- 30:27in
- 30:28a
- 30:29close
- 30:29proximity
- 30:29to
- 30:30a
- 30:30large
- 30:30Amazon
- 30:30warehouse,
- 30:31where
- 30:31then
- 30:32Walmart
- 30:32potentially
- 30:33could
- 30:33beat
- 30:33the
- 30:33delivery
- 30:34times
- 30:34of
- 30:34Amazon.
- 30:35The
- 30:35question
- 30:36you
- 30:36have
- 30:36there
- 30:36is
- 30:36when
- 30:37Amazon's
- 30:37the
- 30:37number
- 30:38one
- 30:38most
- 30:38trusted
- 30:39retailer
- 30:39to
- 30:39get
- 30:39things
- 30:39to
- 30:40you
- 30:40on
- 30:40time,
- 30:41is
- 30:41that
- 30:41enough
- 30:41to
- 30:42cause
- 30:42somebody
- 30:42to
- 30:42switch?
- 30:43That's
- 30:44the
- 30:44question.
- 30:44If
- 30:45it's
- 30:45a
- 30:45couple
- 30:45hours
- 30:46sooner.
- 30:46And
- 30:47then
- 30:47there's
- 30:47the
- 30:47practical
- 30:48question
- 30:48of
- 30:48how
- 30:48many
- 30:49of
- 30:49these
- 30:49marketplace
- 30:50items
- 30:51can
- 30:51you
- 30:52actually
- 30:53warehouse
- 30:54within
- 30:54a
- 30:54store?
- 30:55And
- 30:55what
- 30:55does
- 30:55this
- 30:56inventory
- 30:56orchestration
- 30:57look
- 30:58like
- 30:58in
- 30:58a
- 30:58store?
- 30:58Or
- 30:59where
- 30:59does,
- 30:59you
- 31:00know,
- 31:00I've
- 31:00been
- 31:00in
- 31:00many
- 31:00Walmart
- 31:01back
- 31:01rooms
- 31:01in
- 31:02my
- 31:02day.
- 31:03Where
- 31:03does
- 31:04the
- 31:04Walmart
- 31:05item
- 31:05live?
- 31:05How
- 31:06is
- 31:06it
- 31:06allocated?
- 31:07Like
- 31:07how
- 31:08fast
- 31:08does
- 31:08it
- 31:09turn?
- 31:09How
- 31:09does
- 31:09that
- 31:09compare
- 31:10to
- 31:10all
- 31:10your
- 31:10other
- 31:10items
- 31:11that
- 31:11you
- 31:11have
- 31:11in
- 31:11a
- 31:11Walmart
- 31:12store?
- 31:12So
- 31:13while
- 31:13I
- 31:13think
- 31:13this
- 31:13test
- 31:14is
- 31:14interesting
- 31:14to
- 31:14watch,
- 31:15do
- 31:16I
- 31:16think
- 31:16it
- 31:16goes
- 31:16head
- 31:17to
- 31:17head
- 31:17with
- 31:17Amazon
- 31:18still?
- 31:18No.
- 31:20Do
- 31:20I
- 31:20think
- 31:20it
- 31:20has
- 31:21huge
- 31:21implications
- 31:21for
- 31:22Amazon
- 31:23as
- 31:23a
- 31:23company,
- 31:23broadly
- 31:24as
- 31:24a
- 31:24tech
- 31:25company?
- 31:26No.
- 31:27So
- 31:27I'm
- 31:27going
- 31:28to,
- 31:28I
- 31:28think
- 31:29it's
- 31:29a
- 31:29wait
- 31:29and
- 31:29see.
- 31:30I
- 31:30think
- 31:30it's
- 31:30worth
- 31:31testing
- 31:31and
- 31:31worth
- 31:32seeing
- 31:32how
- 31:32consumers
- 31:33respond
- 31:33to
- 31:33this
- 31:34and
- 31:34whether
- 31:34you
- 31:34can
- 31:34get
- 31:34the
- 31:35right
- 31:35items
- 31:35and
- 31:36be
- 31:36predictive
- 31:36about
- 31:37that.
- 31:38But
- 31:38what's
- 31:38interesting
- 31:39to
- 31:39me
- 31:39is
- 31:39it
- 31:39still
- 31:40doesn't
- 31:40solve
- 31:40the
- 31:40larger
- 31:41delivery
- 31:41problem
- 31:41for
- 31:42Walmart
- 31:42getting
- 31:43closer
- 31:43to
- 31:43that
- 31:4310%
- 31:44in
- 31:44big
- 31:44cities
- 31:44they're
- 31:45still
- 31:45not
- 31:45servicing.
- 31:46So
- 31:47it's
- 31:47interesting
- 31:47the
- 31:48focus
- 31:48on
- 31:48this
- 31:48versus
- 31:49like
- 31:49there's
- 31:49this
- 31:50big
- 31:50population
- 31:50of
- 31:50people
- 31:51that
- 31:51still
- 31:51isn't
- 31:51being
- 31:52served
- 31:52by
- 31:52a
- 31:52Walmart.
- 31:53So
- 31:53that's
- 31:53my
- 31:53perspective.
- 31:54That's
- 31:54a
- 31:55really
- 31:55interesting
- 31:55point
- 31:55too
- 31:55because
- 31:56that,
- 31:56to
- 31:56your
- 31:56point,
- 31:56like
- 31:57Amazon's
- 31:57definitely
- 31:57going
- 31:58after
- 31:58those,
- 31:58which
- 31:58is
- 31:59hence
- 31:59the
- 31:59Phoenix,
- 31:59you
- 31:59know,
- 32:00metro
- 32:00area
- 32:00that
- 32:00you're
- 32:00talking
- 32:01about
- 32:01too.
- 32:01You
- 32:02know,
- 32:02even
- 32:02though
- 32:02Walmart
- 32:02can
- 32:02reach
- 32:03that.
- 32:03But
- 32:03you
- 32:03know,
- 32:03as
- 32:03you
- 32:04get
- 32:04into
- 32:04even
- 32:04more
- 32:05dense
- 32:05geographies
- 32:06too,
- 32:07like
- 32:07a.
- 32:07San
- 32:07Francisco
- 32:08or
- 32:08like
- 32:09a
- 32:09New
- 32:09York
- 32:09or
- 32:09these,
- 32:10where
- 32:10the
- 32:1010%
- 32:10is
- 32:11that
- 32:11like,
- 32:11you
- 32:12know,
- 32:12that
- 32:12isn't
- 32:12buy
- 32:12at
- 32:12Walmart.
- 32:13Yeah,
- 32:13right.
- 32:14And
- 32:14you're
- 32:14right
- 32:14too
- 32:14because
- 32:15you
- 32:16know,
- 32:16the
- 32:16way
- 32:16Amazon
- 32:16is
- 32:17going
- 32:17to
- 32:17approach,
- 32:17there's
- 32:17going
- 32:17to
- 32:17be
- 32:17more
- 32:18breadth
- 32:18in
- 32:18terms
- 32:18of
- 32:18the
- 32:18inventory
- 32:19that
- 32:19they're
- 32:19probably
- 32:20housing
- 32:20in
- 32:20those
- 32:20locations
- 32:21at
- 32:21least,
- 32:22you
- 32:22know,
- 32:22from
- 32:22what
- 32:22we
- 32:22know
- 32:23from
- 32:23this
- 32:23announcement,
- 32:24you
- 32:24know,
- 32:24you
- 32:24know,
- 32:25you
- 32:25know,
- 32:25in
- 32:25terms
- 32:25of
- 32:25what
- 32:26Walmart
- 32:26can
- 32:26house
- 32:27inside,
- 32:27you
- 32:28know,
- 32:28the
- 32:28back
- 32:28rooms
- 32:29of
- 32:29their
- 32:29stores.
- 32:30That's
- 32:30interesting.
- 32:31I'm
- 32:31not
- 32:31surprised
- 32:32to
- 32:32hear
- 32:32you
- 32:32kind
- 32:33of
- 32:33muted
- 32:33on
- 32:33this
- 32:33one.
- 32:34I.
- 32:35But
- 32:35I
- 32:36think
- 32:36I
- 32:36still
- 32:36think,
- 32:37I
- 32:38think
- 32:38I
- 32:38really
- 32:38like
- 32:39this
- 32:39move,
- 32:39Shelly.
- 32:40I
- 32:40think
- 32:40I
- 32:40do
- 32:40it.
- 32:40So
- 32:40I
- 32:41want
- 32:41you
- 32:41to
- 32:41talk
- 32:41me
- 32:41through
- 32:41it
- 32:41and
- 32:42tell
- 32:42me
- 32:42what
- 32:42I
- 32:42got
- 32:42right
- 32:43and
- 32:43what
- 32:43I
- 32:43get
- 32:43wrong
- 32:43here
- 32:43from
- 32:44your
- 32:44opinion.
- 32:44But,
- 32:46you
- 32:46know,
- 32:46I
- 32:46think
- 32:46when
- 32:46you
- 32:47think
- 32:47about.
- 32:47So
- 32:47from
- 32:47the
- 32:47inventory
- 32:48question,
- 32:48right,
- 32:49Walmart's,
- 32:49Walmart's
- 32:50gonna
- 32:51take
- 32:51the
- 32:51items
- 32:51it
- 32:51knows
- 32:52it
- 32:52can
- 32:52bank
- 32:52on
- 32:52from
- 32:52its
- 32:52marketplace.
- 32:53That's
- 32:53what
- 32:53it's
- 32:53going
- 32:54to
- 32:54put
- 32:54in
- 32:54here,
- 32:54right?
- 32:55And
- 32:55Walmart's
- 32:55thinking,
- 32:56I
- 32:56think
- 32:56they're
- 32:56thinking
- 32:56about
- 32:57this
- 32:57like
- 32:57as
- 32:57a
- 32:57Walmart
- 32:57plus
- 32:58play
- 32:58to
- 32:58like
- 32:58the
- 32:59app
- 32:59play.
- 32:59Like,
- 32:59how
- 32:59do
- 33:00I
- 33:00get
- 33:00more
- 33:00people
- 33:00in
- 33:01my
- 33:01ecosystem?
- 33:02How
- 33:02do
- 33:02I
- 33:02get
- 33:02people
- 33:03shopping
- 33:03for
- 33:03groceries
- 33:04and
- 33:04shopping
- 33:04for
- 33:05everything
- 33:05they
- 33:05need
- 33:06from
- 33:06me?
- 33:06So
- 33:06I
- 33:07think
- 33:07that's
- 33:07a
- 33:07key,
- 33:07you
- 33:08know,
- 33:08a
- 33:08key
- 33:08piece
- 33:09of
- 33:09it
- 33:09here.
- 33:10And
- 33:10they're
- 33:10going
- 33:10to
- 33:10offer.
- 33:11The
- 33:11other
- 33:11cool
- 33:11thing
- 33:12about
- 33:12it
- 33:12is
- 33:12too,
- 33:12they
- 33:12can
- 33:13offer
- 33:13the
- 33:13warehousing
- 33:14for
- 33:14those
- 33:14bankable
- 33:15items
- 33:15via
- 33:16Walmart
- 33:16fulfillment
- 33:17services
- 33:17to
- 33:18their
- 33:18suppliers,
- 33:19which
- 33:19is
- 33:19something
- 33:20that
- 33:21Amazon
- 33:21cannot
- 33:22offer.
- 33:22Like,
- 33:23that
- 33:23just
- 33:23does
- 33:23not
- 33:24come
- 33:24as
- 33:24part
- 33:24of
- 33:24their
- 33:25fulfillment
- 33:25services
- 33:25where,
- 33:26hey,
- 33:26yeah,
- 33:26you
- 33:26can
- 33:27be
- 33:27close
- 33:27to
- 33:2790%
- 33:28of
- 33:28the
- 33:28country
- 33:29with
- 33:29your
- 33:30items.
- 33:30So
- 33:31that's
- 33:32interesting
- 33:32to
- 33:32me
- 33:32as
- 33:32a
- 33:32hook
- 33:33to
- 33:33the
- 33:33supplier
- 33:33community.
- 33:35And
- 33:35then
- 33:35from
- 33:35a
- 33:35consumer
- 33:36perspective,
- 33:37I
- 33:37also
- 33:37think
- 33:37it's
- 33:38a
- 33:38smart
- 33:38test
- 33:38because
- 33:39consumers
- 33:40don't
- 33:40know
- 33:40where
- 33:40things
- 33:40ship
- 33:41from
- 33:41or
- 33:41which
- 33:42items
- 33:42ship
- 33:42from
- 33:42where.
- 33:43At
- 33:43the
- 33:43end
- 33:43of
- 33:43the
- 33:43day,
- 33:43this
- 33:43is
- 33:44just
- 33:44a
- 33:44search
- 33:44game.
- 33:44So
- 33:45like,
- 33:45you
- 33:45know,
- 33:46having
- 33:46to
- 33:46be
- 33:46right
- 33:47on
- 33:47what
- 33:47inventory
- 33:47you
- 33:48actually
- 33:48put
- 33:48in
- 33:48the
- 33:48back
- 33:48room,
- 33:49the
- 33:49premium
- 33:49on
- 33:50that
- 33:50is
- 33:50probably
- 33:50less
- 33:51than
- 33:51I
- 33:51think
- 33:51we
- 33:52want
- 33:52to
- 33:52think
- 33:52it
- 33:52is
- 33:53because
- 33:53either
- 33:54you're
- 33:54going
- 33:54to
- 33:54have
- 33:54it
- 33:54or
- 33:54you're
- 33:54not.
- 33:55And
- 33:55I'm
- 33:55not
- 33:55going
- 33:55to
- 33:55know
- 33:56that
- 33:56on
- 33:56one
- 33:56day
- 33:56you
- 33:57could
- 33:57get
- 33:57it
- 33:57to
- 33:57me
- 33:57in
- 33:57three
- 33:57days
- 33:58and
- 33:58another
- 33:58day
- 33:58you
- 33:58could
- 33:59get
- 33:59it
- 33:59to
- 33:59me,
- 33:59you
- 33:59know,
- 34:00you
- 34:00know,
- 34:00in
- 34:01three
- 34:01hours.
- 34:01Another
- 34:02day
- 34:02it
- 34:02might
- 34:02get
- 34:02me
- 34:02same
- 34:02day
- 34:03or
- 34:03even
- 34:03in
- 34:03two
- 34:03days.
- 34:03Like,
- 34:04I
- 34:04just
- 34:04don't
- 34:04think
- 34:04consumers
- 34:05know
- 34:05that.
- 34:06But
- 34:06so
- 34:06as
- 34:06long
- 34:06as
- 34:06Walmart
- 34:07can,
- 34:07can
- 34:07put
- 34:08the
- 34:08right
- 34:08items
- 34:09in
- 34:09the
- 34:09store
- 34:09in
- 34:10a
- 34:10way
- 34:10that's
- 34:10credible
- 34:11and
- 34:11they
- 34:11can
- 34:11do
- 34:11it
- 34:12at
- 34:12a
- 34:12mass
- 34:13where
- 34:13it
- 34:13moves
- 34:13the
- 34:14needle.
- 34:15You
- 34:15know,
- 34:15I
- 34:15think
- 34:16it's
- 34:16important,
- 34:16particularly
- 34:17for
- 34:17the
- 34:17marketplace.
- 34:17So
- 34:18I,
- 34:18I
- 34:19don't
- 34:19know
- 34:19it
- 34:19at
- 34:19the
- 34:20end
- 34:20of
- 34:20the
- 34:20day
- 34:20too.
- 34:20I
- 34:21mean,
- 34:21it
- 34:21means
- 34:22more
- 34:22sales,
- 34:23it
- 34:23means
- 34:23more
- 34:24a
- 34:24more
- 34:24reason
- 34:25to
- 34:25shop
- 34:25at
- 34:25Walmart
- 34:26because
- 34:26you
- 34:26can
- 34:26get
- 34:27things
- 34:27that
- 34:27quickly,
- 34:28especially
- 34:28when
- 34:28you
- 34:28look
- 34:28at,
- 34:29not
- 34:29just
- 34:29Amazon,
- 34:29all
- 34:30the
- 34:30competitive
- 34:30dynamics
- 34:31out
- 34:31there,
- 34:31like
- 34:31a
- 34:31Target
- 34:32or
- 34:32whatnot
- 34:32too.
- 34:33And
- 34:33that
- 34:33just
- 34:33means
- 34:34more
- 34:34retail
- 34:35media
- 34:35dollars
- 34:35too.
- 34:35Because
- 34:36the
- 34:36more
- 34:36marketplace
- 34:36items
- 34:37you're
- 34:37putting
- 34:37front
- 34:37and
- 34:38center
- 34:38in
- 34:38ways
- 34:39that
- 34:39people
- 34:39want
- 34:39to
- 34:40buy
- 34:40them
- 34:40or
- 34:40get
- 34:40them
- 34:40delivered,
- 34:41that's
- 34:42more
- 34:42profit,
- 34:42too,
- 34:42the
- 34:43way
- 34:43this
- 34:43works,
- 34:43the
- 34:43way
- 34:44the
- 34:44engine
- 34:44works.
- 34:44So.
- 34:45So
- 34:45I
- 34:45don't
- 34:45know.
- 34:46What.
- 34:46What
- 34:46do
- 34:46you.
- 34:46What
- 34:46do
- 34:47you
- 34:47think
- 34:47I
- 34:47missed?
- 34:47What
- 34:47do
- 34:47you
- 34:47think
- 34:47I
- 34:48got
- 34:48right?
- 34:48What
- 34:48do
- 34:48you
- 34:48think
- 34:48I
- 34:48got
- 34:49wrong
- 34:49there?
- 34:49Shelley,
- 34:51I
- 34:51don't
- 34:51disagree
- 34:52on
- 34:52the
- 34:52media
- 34:53dollar
- 34:53piece
- 34:54and
- 34:54the
- 34:55potential.
- 34:56It's
- 34:56exciting
- 34:56to
- 34:57think
- 34:57about
- 34:57the
- 34:57potential
- 34:58of.
- 34:58Could
- 34:58Walmart
- 34:59actually
- 34:59change
- 35:00the
- 35:00unit
- 35:00economics
- 35:01of
- 35:02marketplace
- 35:02more
- 35:03broadly
- 35:03in
- 35:03the
- 35:03United
- 35:03States?
- 35:04However,
- 35:05I
- 35:06go
- 35:06back
- 35:06to.
- 35:06It's
- 35:07a
- 35:07good
- 35:07point.
- 35:07Still
- 35:08going
- 35:08to
- 35:08be
- 35:08the
- 35:08tip
- 35:08of
- 35:08the
- 35:08spear.
- 35:09Yep.
- 35:10And
- 35:10it's
- 35:10still
- 35:10going
- 35:10to
- 35:11be
- 35:11narrow.
- 35:12And
- 35:12maybe
- 35:13if
- 35:13the
- 35:13experiment
- 35:14goes
- 35:14well,
- 35:14they'll
- 35:15change
- 35:15the
- 35:15fact
- 35:15that
- 35:16it's
- 35:16narrow
- 35:17in
- 35:17tip
- 35:17of
- 35:17the
- 35:17spear.
- 35:18But
- 35:18in
- 35:18order
- 35:19to
- 35:19make
- 35:19an
- 35:19impact
- 35:20at
- 35:21that
- 35:21big
- 35:21of
- 35:21a
- 35:21scale
- 35:22on
- 35:22revenue,
- 35:23you
- 35:23have
- 35:24to
- 35:24tip
- 35:24that
- 35:24needle
- 35:25so
- 35:25far.
- 35:26And
- 35:26my
- 35:26big
- 35:26question
- 35:27is,
- 35:27is
- 35:27it
- 35:27enough
- 35:29to,
- 35:29like,
- 35:29actually
- 35:30make
- 35:30an
- 35:30impact
- 35:31at
- 35:31a
- 35:31scale
- 35:31that
- 35:32large?
- 35:34So
- 35:34it's
- 35:34a
- 35:34wait
- 35:35and
- 35:35see.
- 35:36Yeah,
- 35:36that's
- 35:36really.
- 35:36I
- 35:37think
- 35:37you
- 35:37just
- 35:37flipped
- 35:37me,
- 35:37too.
- 35:38I
- 35:38think
- 35:38you
- 35:38flipped
- 35:38me
- 35:39on
- 35:39this
- 35:39conversation
- 35:39because.
- 35:40Yeah,
- 35:40that.
- 35:40I
- 35:40mean,
- 35:41and
- 35:41it's
- 35:41a
- 35:41big.
- 35:41It's
- 35:42not
- 35:42easy
- 35:42to
- 35:42pull
- 35:42this
- 35:43off
- 35:43logistically
- 35:43too.
- 35:44Right.
- 35:44And
- 35:45so
- 35:45then
- 35:45the
- 35:45juice
- 35:46has
- 35:46got
- 35:46to
- 35:46be
- 35:46worth
- 35:46the
- 35:46squeeze.
- 35:47That's
- 35:47what
- 35:47I'm
- 35:47hearing
- 35:47you
- 35:47say
- 35:48as
- 35:48well.
- 35:49Absolutely.
- 35:50But
- 35:50that's
- 35:50why
- 35:51it's
- 35:51a
- 35:51test.
- 35:51And
- 35:52so
- 35:52they're
- 35:52going
- 35:52to
- 35:52learn
- 35:53something
- 35:53from
- 35:53it
- 35:53that
- 35:53might
- 35:54end
- 35:54up
- 35:54being
- 35:54a
- 35:54multibillion
- 35:55dollar
- 35:55game
- 35:55changer.
- 35:56We
- 35:56don't
- 35:56know,
- 35:56so.
- 35:57Right,
- 35:57right.
- 35:58Yeah.
- 35:58And
- 35:58we
- 35:58don't
- 35:58know.
- 35:58We
- 35:59don't
- 35:59know
- 35:59the
- 35:59size
- 35:59and
- 35:59scale
- 36:00of
- 36:00some
- 36:00of
- 36:00these
- 36:00marketplace
- 36:00items
- 36:01that
- 36:01Walmart
- 36:01doesn't
- 36:02traditionally
- 36:02carry
- 36:02either,
- 36:03you
- 36:03know,
- 36:03and
- 36:03how
- 36:04well
- 36:04rounded
- 36:04out,
- 36:05how
- 36:05well
- 36:05they
- 36:05round
- 36:06out
- 36:06the
- 36:06assortment,
- 36:06too,
- 36:06I
- 36:07guess,
- 36:07is
- 36:07another
- 36:07point
- 36:07I
- 36:07hadn't
- 36:08thought
- 36:08about
- 36:08before.
- 36:09Wow,
- 36:09this
- 36:09is.
- 36:09This
- 36:10is
- 36:10great.
- 36:10All
- 36:11right,
- 36:11Shelly,
- 36:11let's
- 36:11go
- 36:11to
- 36:12the
- 36:12lightning
- 36:12round.
- 36:12First
- 36:13question,
- 36:13since
- 36:13I'm
- 36:14currently
- 36:14in
- 36:14Berlin,
- 36:16explain
- 36:16what
- 36:16you
- 36:16think
- 36:17a
- 36:17CurryWurst
- 36:17is
- 36:18in
- 36:18five
- 36:18words
- 36:18or
- 36:19less.
- 36:19And
- 36:19you
- 36:19cannot
- 36:19Google
- 36:20this
- 36:20live
- 36:21time
- 36:21or
- 36:21chatgpt
- 36:22or
- 36:22whatever.
- 36:23Okay,
- 36:23a
- 36:23curry
- 36:24worst.
- 36:24I'm
- 36:24literally
- 36:25gonna
- 36:25break
- 36:25it
- 36:25down.
- 36:26Yep.
- 36:27Probably
- 36:28a
- 36:28sausage
- 36:29with
- 36:30a
- 36:30curry
- 36:30adjacency.
- 36:31A
- 36:32curry
- 36:32adjacency.
- 36:33Oh,
- 36:33my
- 36:33God.
- 36:33Spoken
- 36:34like
- 36:34a
- 36:34true
- 36:34merchant.
- 36:35And
- 36:35by
- 36:35curry
- 36:35adjacency,
- 36:36you
- 36:36mean
- 36:36like
- 36:36a
- 36:36curry
- 36:37sauce?
- 36:38Maybe,
- 36:39Maybe,
- 36:40maybe.
- 36:41All
- 36:41right,
- 36:41there's
- 36:42curry
- 36:42involved.
- 36:43What
- 36:43is
- 36:43it
- 36:43really
- 36:44Now?
- 36:44You
- 36:44can
- 36:44tell
- 36:44me.
- 36:44Yeah,
- 36:45no,
- 36:45you
- 36:45nailed
- 36:45it.
- 36:45You
- 36:45nailed
- 36:46it.
- 36:46It's
- 36:46sausage
- 36:47covered
- 36:48and
- 36:48smothered
- 36:48in
- 36:48curry.
- 36:49Typically,
- 36:50it
- 36:50seems
- 36:50like
- 36:51it's
- 36:51a
- 36:51ketchup
- 36:51based
- 36:51curry
- 36:52because
- 36:52I
- 36:52had
- 36:52it
- 36:52and
- 36:52I
- 36:52asked
- 36:52some
- 36:53friends
- 36:53who
- 36:53tried
- 36:53it
- 36:54too
- 36:54this
- 36:54week
- 36:54and
- 36:55sometimes
- 36:55has
- 36:55curry
- 36:56powder
- 36:56dusted
- 36:56on
- 36:56it.
- 36:57Sounds
- 36:57like
- 36:57you
- 36:57get
- 36:57served
- 36:58with
- 36:58chips,
- 36:58too,
- 36:58or
- 36:59French
- 36:59fries
- 36:59too.
- 36:59Shelly.
- 37:00That's
- 37:00the
- 37:00other
- 37:00thing.
- 37:01Ketchup
- 37:01based
- 37:02curry.
- 37:02That's
- 37:02a
- 37:02new
- 37:03one.
- 37:03It's
- 37:03a
- 37:03very
- 37:03tomato
- 37:04based
- 37:04curry.
- 37:05Very
- 37:05tomato
- 37:05based
- 37:06curry.
- 37:06Yeah.
- 37:06Not.
- 37:07Maybe
- 37:07ketchup
- 37:07based
- 37:08is
- 37:08not
- 37:08the
- 37:08right
- 37:08word.
- 37:08People
- 37:09probably
- 37:09take
- 37:09offense
- 37:09to
- 37:09that,
- 37:09but.
- 37:10But
- 37:10it's
- 37:10a
- 37:10very
- 37:11tomato
- 37:11based
- 37:12curry.
- 37:12Yes.
- 37:13I'm
- 37:13not
- 37:14enticed
- 37:14to
- 37:14try
- 37:14it,
- 37:14but
- 37:15I
- 37:15hope
- 37:15you
- 37:15do,
- 37:16though.
- 37:16I
- 37:16got.
- 37:16I
- 37:17got
- 37:17recommended
- 37:17from
- 37:18some
- 37:18Brits
- 37:19last
- 37:19week
- 37:19and
- 37:20I
- 37:20told
- 37:20some
- 37:20people
- 37:20and
- 37:20they're
- 37:21like,
- 37:21you
- 37:21took.
- 37:22You
- 37:22took
- 37:22eating
- 37:22advice
- 37:23from
- 37:23British
- 37:23people.
- 37:24What
- 37:24are
- 37:24you
- 37:24doing?
- 37:24But
- 37:25hey,
- 37:25hey,
- 37:26gotta
- 37:26love
- 37:26my
- 37:26Brits.
- 37:27Yeah,
- 37:27there
- 37:28you
- 37:28go.
- 37:29Okay,
- 37:30so
- 37:30your
- 37:30question
- 37:30is,
- 37:31Chris,
- 37:31being
- 37:32another
- 37:32Arizona,
- 37:33a
- 37:33fellow
- 37:33Arizonan,
- 37:34what
- 37:34is
- 37:34the
- 37:34first
- 37:35place
- 37:35you
- 37:35go
- 37:36to
- 37:36eat
- 37:36and
- 37:36when
- 37:36you
- 37:37land
- 37:37in
- 37:37Arizona?
- 37:38Oh,
- 37:38my
- 37:39God.
- 37:40Oh,
- 37:40wow.
- 37:41That's.
- 37:41Wow.
- 37:42God.
- 37:43So
- 37:43back
- 37:43in
- 37:44college,
- 37:44I
- 37:44used
- 37:44to
- 37:44go
- 37:45to
- 37:45native
- 37:45New
- 37:45Yorker
- 37:46and
- 37:46this
- 37:47place
- 37:47called
- 37:47Pranksters
- 37:48for
- 37:48the
- 37:48wings
- 37:48down
- 37:48in
- 37:49Tempe
- 37:50for
- 37:50the
- 37:50Buffalo
- 37:50wings.
- 37:51They
- 37:51had
- 37:51great
- 37:51Buffalo
- 37:51wings.
- 37:51But
- 37:52those
- 37:52I
- 37:52think
- 37:52are
- 37:52gone
- 37:53now.
- 37:54So
- 37:54now
- 37:55I'd
- 37:55probably
- 37:55either
- 37:55say
- 37:56TC
- 37:56Eggington's,
- 37:57which
- 37:57is
- 37:57like
- 37:57a
- 37:57brunch
- 37:57place,
- 37:58or
- 37:59Venezia's,
- 38:00the
- 38:00pizza
- 38:00place.
- 38:01Jeff
- 38:01Venetia's
- 38:02in
- 38:02Tucson.
- 38:03No,
- 38:04no,
- 38:04Venezia's,
- 38:05for
- 38:05those
- 38:05listening,
- 38:05is
- 38:06the
- 38:06pizza
- 38:06place
- 38:07in
- 38:07Breaking
- 38:07Bad
- 38:07when
- 38:08he
- 38:08throws
- 38:08the
- 38:08pizza
- 38:08on
- 38:08the
- 38:09roof.
- 38:09They
- 38:09have
- 38:09it
- 38:09in
- 38:10Albuquerque
- 38:10and
- 38:11in.
- 38:11In
- 38:11the
- 38:11Phoenix
- 38:12area,
- 38:12too.
- 38:12So,
- 38:13yeah,
- 38:13that's
- 38:13what
- 38:13I'd
- 38:14say.
- 38:14That
- 38:14pizza
- 38:14is
- 38:14really
- 38:15good,
- 38:15Shelly.
- 38:16I'll
- 38:16have
- 38:16to
- 38:16try
- 38:16it.
- 38:17Yeah.
- 38:17All
- 38:17right.
- 38:18Back
- 38:18in
- 38:18the
- 38:18day,
- 38:20as
- 38:20a
- 38:21Wildcat
- 38:21alum,
- 38:23who
- 38:23is
- 38:23the
- 38:23greatest
- 38:24Wildcat
- 38:24in
- 38:25the
- 38:25history
- 38:25of
- 38:25Arizona
- 38:26basketball?
- 38:26And
- 38:27Shelley,
- 38:27there
- 38:27is
- 38:27a
- 38:27right
- 38:27answer
- 38:28to
- 38:28this
- 38:28question.
- 38:28So
- 38:28I'm.
- 38:29Well,
- 38:29there's
- 38:30absolutely
- 38:31one
- 38:31answer
- 38:32is
- 38:32how
- 38:32I
- 38:33think
- 38:33about
- 38:33this,
- 38:34and
- 38:34it's
- 38:34Steve
- 38:35Kerr
- 38:35before
- 38:36now
- 38:36and
- 38:36always
- 38:37Steve.
- 38:37I
- 38:38grew
- 38:38up
- 38:38watching
- 38:38Steve
- 38:39play
- 38:39Arizona
- 38:39basketball
- 38:40as
- 38:40a
- 38:40kid.
- 38:40I
- 38:41obviously
- 38:41live
- 38:42in
- 38:42the
- 38:42Bay
- 38:42Area
- 38:43for
- 38:43a
- 38:43long
- 38:43time
- 38:44and
- 38:44love
- 38:45watching
- 38:45him
- 38:45coach
- 38:46Golden
- 38:46State
- 38:46State.
- 38:47Tremendous
- 38:48guy,
- 38:48tremendous
- 38:49character.
- 38:50But
- 38:50I
- 38:50will
- 38:50add
- 38:51Sean
- 38:51Elliott
- 38:52a
- 38:52distance
- 38:53second,
- 38:54so
- 38:54I
- 38:54will.
- 38:54I.
- 38:55And
- 38:55Sean's
- 38:55a
- 38:56Tucson
- 38:56guy,
- 38:56too,
- 38:56so.
- 38:57So
- 38:58I've
- 38:58got
- 38:58some
- 38:58love
- 38:58for
- 38:58Sean
- 38:59Elliott,
- 38:59but
- 38:59Steve
- 39:00Kerr,
- 39:00by
- 39:00a
- 39:00large.
- 39:01Margin,
- 39:01I'm
- 39:02surprised
- 39:02he
- 39:02didn't
- 39:02represent
- 39:03Tucson
- 39:03as
- 39:03the
- 39:03Hometown
- 39:04with
- 39:04Sean
- 39:04Elliott.
- 39:04You
- 39:04went
- 39:05with
- 39:05Steve
- 39:05Kerr
- 39:05by
- 39:05a
- 39:05wide
- 39:06margin.
- 39:07Wow.
- 39:08Okay.
- 39:09Okay.
- 39:09Wow.
- 39:10All
- 39:10right.
- 39:11I
- 39:11guess.
- 39:13So,
- 39:13Chris,
- 39:13over
- 39:13to
- 39:13you.
- 39:14Are
- 39:14you
- 39:14trusting
- 39:15AI
- 39:15more
- 39:15to
- 39:16manage
- 39:16your
- 39:16shopping
- 39:17list
- 39:17or
- 39:17your
- 39:17calendar?
- 39:19Oh,
- 39:19my
- 39:19God.
- 39:21Yeah.
- 39:21You
- 39:22know,
- 39:22I've
- 39:22never
- 39:22been
- 39:22able
- 39:22to
- 39:22get
- 39:22in
- 39:23those
- 39:23calendly
- 39:23tools
- 39:24and
- 39:24stuff.
- 39:24Like,
- 39:24they
- 39:24just,
- 39:24I
- 39:25just
- 39:25can't
- 39:25get
- 39:25those
- 39:25to
- 39:25work
- 39:25for
- 39:26me.
- 39:26I'm
- 39:26definitely
- 39:27not
- 39:27using
- 39:27it
- 39:27to
- 39:27manage
- 39:27my
- 39:28shopping
- 39:28list
- 39:28either.
- 39:29But
- 39:29I
- 39:30think
- 39:30if
- 39:30I
- 39:30had
- 39:30to
- 39:30put
- 39:31a
- 39:31gun
- 39:31on
- 39:31my
- 39:31head
- 39:31and
- 39:31decide
- 39:32which
- 39:32one,
- 39:32I
- 39:32think
- 39:32I'd
- 39:33say
- 39:33my
- 39:34calendar
- 39:34because,
- 39:34like,
- 39:35you
- 39:35know,
- 39:35I
- 39:35get
- 39:35a
- 39:35little
- 39:35weirded
- 39:36out
- 39:36by
- 39:36agentic
- 39:37payments
- 39:38and
- 39:38it
- 39:38seems
- 39:38like
- 39:38a
- 39:38lot
- 39:39of
- 39:39folks
- 39:39here
- 39:39at
- 39:39the
- 39:39World
- 39:40Retail
- 39:40Congress
- 39:40are
- 39:40too.
- 39:41Like,
- 39:41people
- 39:41are
- 39:41saying,
- 39:41like,
- 39:42literally
- 39:43I
- 39:43had
- 39:43somebody
- 39:44on
- 39:44stage
- 39:44say
- 39:44I
- 39:44would
- 39:45not
- 39:45be
- 39:45investing
- 39:45in
- 39:46payment
- 39:48integrations
- 39:49and
- 39:49tie
- 39:50ins,
- 39:50but
- 39:50what
- 39:51about
- 39:51you?
- 39:51I
- 39:51don't
- 39:51know,
- 39:51Shelly.
- 39:52What
- 39:52would
- 39:52you
- 39:52do?
- 39:53So
- 39:53I
- 39:53heard
- 39:53a
- 39:53new
- 39:54use
- 39:54case
- 39:54last
- 39:54night
- 39:55that
- 39:55I'm
- 39:55going
- 39:55to
- 39:55try.
- 39:56So
- 39:57this
- 39:57week
- 39:57I
- 39:57had
- 39:58to
- 39:58pack
- 39:58for
- 39:58Miami
- 39:59for
- 39:59four
- 39:59days,
- 39:59Chicago
- 40:00for
- 40:00four
- 40:00days,
- 40:00and
- 40:01Kentucky
- 40:01for
- 40:01four
- 40:01days.
- 40:02And
- 40:02I
- 40:02did
- 40:02it
- 40:02myself.
- 40:03And
- 40:03I
- 40:04heard
- 40:04of
- 40:04another
- 40:05executive
- 40:06that
- 40:06I'm
- 40:06close
- 40:06to,
- 40:07used
- 40:07an
- 40:08agent
- 40:08to
- 40:08put
- 40:09her
- 40:09packing
- 40:09list
- 40:09together
- 40:10and
- 40:10gave
- 40:10it
- 40:10the
- 40:10dimensions
- 40:11of
- 40:11her
- 40:11luggage
- 40:11and
- 40:12it
- 40:12did
- 40:12the
- 40:12whole
- 40:12thing.
- 40:12She
- 40:13offered
- 40:13like
- 40:13a
- 40:13couple
- 40:14pictures
- 40:14of
- 40:14her
- 40:14outfits,
- 40:15the
- 40:15style
- 40:16she
- 40:16wanted
- 40:16to
- 40:16go
- 40:17with
- 40:17where
- 40:17she
- 40:17was
- 40:17traveling,
- 40:18and
- 40:18it
- 40:18recommended
- 40:18her
- 40:19entire
- 40:19packing
- 40:19list
- 40:20that
- 40:20would
- 40:20fit
- 40:20in
- 40:20her
- 40:20luggage.
- 40:21So
- 40:21I
- 40:22will
- 40:22be
- 40:22back
- 40:22to
- 40:22talk
- 40:23about
- 40:23how
- 40:23that
- 40:23works
- 40:23out
- 40:23for
- 40:23me,
- 40:24but
- 40:24I
- 40:24wish
- 40:24I
- 40:24would
- 40:24have
- 40:24done
- 40:25it
- 40:25for
- 40:25this
- 40:25trip.
- 40:25Oh,
- 40:25my
- 40:26God.
- 40:26Oh,
- 40:26my
- 40:26God.
- 40:26Wow.
- 40:27Wow.
- 40:27Yeah.
- 40:27Cause
- 40:27you're
- 40:28on
- 40:28your
- 40:28way
- 40:28to
- 40:28the
- 40:28Kentucky
- 40:28Derby,
- 40:29right?
- 40:30I
- 40:30am
- 40:30on
- 40:30my
- 40:30way
- 40:30to
- 40:31the
- 40:31Kentucky
- 40:31Derby,
- 40:31like
- 40:32hours
- 40:32away.
- 40:32Right.
- 40:33Tomorrow
- 40:34I
- 40:34leave
- 40:34for.
- 40:34Yeah.
- 40:35Wow.
- 40:36Wow.
- 40:37So,
- 40:37so
- 40:37excited.
- 40:38Yeah.
- 40:38And
- 40:38I,
- 40:38I,
- 40:38yeah.
- 40:39God,
- 40:39so
- 40:39much
- 40:40fun.
- 40:40That,
- 40:40that
- 40:40is
- 40:40such
- 40:41a
- 40:41blast.
- 40:41That's
- 40:41a,
- 40:41that's
- 40:42a
- 40:42bucket
- 40:42list
- 40:42trip.
- 40:42I'm
- 40:43gonna
- 40:43take
- 40:43your
- 40:43recommendation
- 40:44and
- 40:44just
- 40:45have
- 40:45fun.
- 40:45Which
- 40:46is
- 40:46what
- 40:46you
- 40:46said.
- 40:47Yeah,
- 40:47for
- 40:47sure,
- 40:47for
- 40:48sure.
- 40:48And
- 40:48Gamble
- 40:49too,
- 40:49I
- 40:49think,
- 40:49was
- 40:49my
- 40:49other
- 40:50recommendation.
- 40:50Right.
- 40:51Yeah.
- 40:51Put
- 40:52some
- 40:52money
- 40:52on
- 40:52the
- 40:52horses.
- 40:53Definitely
- 40:53pick
- 40:54the
- 40:54horse
- 40:54and.
- 40:54Okay.
- 40:55So
- 40:55have
- 40:55fun
- 40:55and
- 40:55pick
- 40:56the
- 40:56winning
- 40:56horse.
- 40:56Got
- 40:56it.
- 40:57That's
- 40:57right.
- 40:57Right.
- 40:57Yeah.
- 40:58Right?
- 40:58Pick
- 40:58the
- 40:58winning
- 40:58horse.
- 40:59Yeah.
- 40:59Don't
- 41:00we
- 41:00wish
- 41:00we
- 41:00all
- 41:00could
- 41:00do
- 41:00that?
- 41:01All
- 41:01right,
- 41:01Ella,
- 41:02come
- 41:02on
- 41:02in
- 41:02here.
- 41:02Which,
- 41:03which
- 41:04headline
- 41:04won
- 41:04the
- 41:04show
- 41:05for
- 41:05you?
- 41:05I'm
- 41:05not
- 41:05even
- 41:05a
- 41:06guest
- 41:06this
- 41:06week
- 41:06because
- 41:06I'm
- 41:07so
- 41:07jet
- 41:07lagged
- 41:08that
- 41:08I
- 41:08probably
- 41:08wouldn't
- 41:09even
- 41:09make
- 41:09sense
- 41:09of
- 41:09what
- 41:09I'm
- 41:10trying
- 41:10to
- 41:10say,
- 41:10but
- 41:10what
- 41:11I'm
- 41:11curious.
- 41:11I
- 41:11have
- 41:12no
- 41:12idea.
- 41:12Anyway,
- 41:12which
- 41:13way
- 41:13you
- 41:13lean
- 41:13this
- 41:14week?
- 41:14Yeah.
- 41:15Well,
- 41:15first
- 41:15of
- 41:15all,
- 41:15you
- 41:16two
- 41:16together
- 41:16are
- 41:16a
- 41:16powerhouse.
- 41:17Like
- 41:17you
- 41:17dove
- 41:18straight
- 41:18into
- 41:18the
- 41:19headlines
- 41:19and
- 41:19you
- 41:19made
- 41:19me
- 41:20very
- 41:20confused.
- 41:20I
- 41:20thought
- 41:20I
- 41:21had
- 41:21my
- 41:21answer
- 41:21and
- 41:22now
- 41:22I'm
- 41:22just,
- 41:23I'm
- 41:23so
- 41:23confused
- 41:23on
- 41:24what
- 41:24I
- 41:24want
- 41:24to
- 41:24pick,
- 41:24but
- 41:25the
- 41:25Conversation
- 41:26winner
- 41:27for
- 41:27this
- 41:27week
- 41:27is
- 41:28Party
- 41:28City
- 41:28Comeback.
- 41:29Okay,
- 41:30why?
- 41:30Why?
- 41:30What
- 41:31was
- 41:31that?
- 41:31What
- 41:31was
- 41:31so
- 41:31interesting
- 41:32about
- 41:32that
- 41:32for
- 41:32you?
- 41:33Well,
- 41:33I
- 41:33was
- 41:33not
- 41:33expecting
- 41:34the
- 41:34conversation
- 41:34to
- 41:35go
- 41:35the
- 41:35way
- 41:35it
- 41:36did
- 41:36because
- 41:36that
- 41:37was
- 41:37my
- 41:37initial
- 41:37answer
- 41:38was
- 41:38like,
- 41:38let's
- 41:38go.
- 41:39Party
- 41:39City's
- 41:40back.
- 41:40I'm
- 41:40so
- 41:40excited
- 41:42so
- 41:42to
- 41:42hear
- 41:43kind
- 41:43of
- 41:43the
- 41:43inside
- 41:44scoop
- 41:44on,
- 41:45you
- 41:45know,
- 41:45the
- 41:45company
- 41:46side.
- 41:47Makes
- 41:47total
- 41:47sense
- 41:47what
- 41:48you
- 41:48guys
- 41:48were
- 41:48saying.
- 41:48But
- 41:48from
- 41:49someone
- 41:49who
- 41:49just
- 41:50recently
- 41:50put
- 41:50on
- 41:50a
- 41:51bridal
- 41:51shower
- 41:52and
- 41:52I
- 41:52needed
- 41:53all
- 41:53those
- 41:53last
- 41:53minute
- 41:54tablecloths.
- 41:54We
- 41:54forgot
- 41:55so
- 41:55many
- 41:55things.
- 41:56There
- 41:57was
- 41:57not
- 41:57a
- 41:58one
- 41:58stop
- 41:58shop
- 41:59that
- 41:59had
- 41:59the
- 42:00good
- 42:00quality
- 42:01things
- 42:01that
- 42:01I
- 42:01needed
- 42:02for
- 42:02this
- 42:02party.
- 42:02And
- 42:03so
- 42:03we
- 42:03were
- 42:03jumping
- 42:03around
- 42:03from
- 42:04Walmart
- 42:04to
- 42:04Dollar
- 42:04General.
- 42:05Dollar
- 42:05General
- 42:06didn't
- 42:06open
- 42:06till
- 42:069.
- 42:07This
- 42:07party
- 42:07was
- 42:07at
- 42:0710.
- 42:08Like,
- 42:08we
- 42:09were
- 42:09chaotic.
- 42:10It
- 42:10was.
- 42:11I
- 42:11wish
- 42:11I
- 42:11had
- 42:11my
- 42:12Party
- 42:12City
- 42:12in
- 42:12that
- 42:13moment.
- 42:13Well,
- 42:13Ella,
- 42:14did
- 42:14you
- 42:14agentic
- 42:14AI
- 42:15it
- 42:15or
- 42:15not?
- 42:16Not
- 42:16even
- 42:16agent.
- 42:17But
- 42:17did
- 42:17you
- 42:17generative
- 42:17AI
- 42:18it?
- 42:18Did
- 42:18you
- 42:18ask
- 42:18for
- 42:18help
- 42:19from
- 42:19ChatGPT
- 42:20a
- 42:20lot,
- 42:20what
- 42:20Shelly
- 42:21said
- 42:21for
- 42:22her
- 42:22upcoming
- 42:22trip,
- 42:22or
- 42:23no.
- 42:23Or
- 42:23do
- 42:23you
- 42:23forget
- 42:23about
- 42:24that?
- 42:24The
- 42:24night
- 42:24before,
- 42:25we
- 42:25were
- 42:25trying
- 42:25to
- 42:26set
- 42:26up
- 42:26the
- 42:26tables
- 42:26and
- 42:26chairs
- 42:27and
- 42:27I
- 42:27did
- 42:27take
- 42:27a
- 42:28photo
- 42:28and
- 42:28say,
- 42:28please
- 42:29rearrange
- 42:29this
- 42:29room
- 42:30for
- 42:30me
- 42:30and
- 42:30set
- 42:30this
- 42:31up.
- 42:31However,
- 42:32it
- 42:32was
- 42:32all
- 42:33messed
- 42:33up.
- 42:33It
- 42:33didn't
- 42:33work
- 42:33out
- 42:34the
- 42:34way
- 42:34I
- 42:34wanted.
- 42:34It
- 42:34had
- 42:35the
- 42:35dimensions
- 42:35all
- 42:35wrong.
- 42:36So.
- 42:36Okay.
- 42:37But
- 42:37yeah,
- 42:37you
- 42:37could
- 42:37see,
- 42:37you
- 42:37could
- 42:38see
- 42:38the
- 42:38use
- 42:38case
- 42:38of
- 42:38being
- 42:38like,
- 42:38hey,
- 42:39I
- 42:39really
- 42:39need
- 42:39all
- 42:39this
- 42:40stuff
- 42:40in
- 42:40like
- 42:40two
- 42:41hours.
- 42:41Go
- 42:41source
- 42:42it
- 42:42for
- 42:42me,
- 42:43get
- 42:43it
- 42:43for
- 42:44me.
- 42:44Versus
- 42:44having
- 42:44to
- 42:44search
- 42:45through
- 42:45all
- 42:45those
- 42:45sites
- 42:46too,
- 42:46in
- 42:46the
- 42:46use
- 42:46case
- 42:47that
- 42:47you
- 42:47talked
- 42:47about.
- 42:48Oh,
- 42:48yeah,
- 42:48for
- 42:49sure.
- 42:49Yeah.
- 42:49And
- 42:49I
- 42:50agree
- 42:50with
- 42:50you,
- 42:50Chris,
- 42:50though
- 42:51I
- 42:51don't
- 42:51think
- 42:51I'm.
- 42:51I'm
- 42:52there
- 42:52to
- 42:52trust
- 42:53them
- 42:53to
- 42:53use
- 42:54my
- 42:54card
- 42:54and
- 42:54pay
- 42:54for
- 42:54it
- 42:55though.
- 42:55Yeah,
- 42:55yeah.
- 42:55Shelley,
- 42:56where
- 42:56do
- 42:56you
- 42:56come
- 42:56down
- 42:56on
- 42:56that?
- 42:56The
- 42:57whole,
- 42:57like,
- 42:57you
- 42:57know,
- 42:57you
- 42:58know,
- 42:59using
- 42:59agents
- 42:59to
- 43:00pay
- 43:00for
- 43:00you
- 43:00as
- 43:00well.
- 43:01I'm,
- 43:01I
- 43:02tend
- 43:02to
- 43:02try
- 43:03everything,
- 43:03so.
- 43:04Yeah,
- 43:05yeah,
- 43:05you
- 43:06know,
- 43:06I.
- 43:06As
- 43:06long
- 43:06as
- 43:07it's,
- 43:07you
- 43:07know,
- 43:08the
- 43:08data
- 43:08security
- 43:09is
- 43:09there,
- 43:09I,
- 43:09I
- 43:10mean,
- 43:10that's
- 43:11where
- 43:11we're
- 43:11headed,
- 43:11right?
- 43:12Especially
- 43:12if
- 43:12you're
- 43:12storing
- 43:13your
- 43:13card
- 43:13with
- 43:14a
- 43:14retailer
- 43:14that's
- 43:15using
- 43:15AI
- 43:16to,
- 43:17you
- 43:17know,
- 43:19order
- 43:19things
- 43:19for
- 43:19you
- 43:19on
- 43:20a
- 43:20regular
- 43:20basis
- 43:21or
- 43:21Amazon
- 43:22subscription
- 43:22does
- 43:23this
- 43:23for
- 43:23us
- 43:23already.
- 43:24So
- 43:24it's
- 43:24just
- 43:24another
- 43:25format
- 43:26that's
- 43:26doing
- 43:26that
- 43:27for
- 43:27us.
- 43:27So
- 43:27I
- 43:27don't
- 43:28necessarily
- 43:29have
- 43:29an
- 43:29issue.
- 43:29Yeah,
- 43:30I
- 43:30guess
- 43:30we
- 43:30all
- 43:30kind
- 43:31of
- 43:31do
- 43:31it
- 43:31in
- 43:31a
- 43:31lot
- 43:31of
- 43:31ways.
- 43:31It's
- 43:32just
- 43:32like
- 43:32in
- 43:32what
- 43:32interface
- 43:33are
- 43:33we
- 43:33ready
- 43:33and
- 43:34willing
- 43:34to
- 43:34do
- 43:34it?
- 43:35Yeah.
- 43:35I
- 43:35had
- 43:35no
- 43:36idea
- 43:36you
- 43:36were
- 43:36such
- 43:37a
- 43:37technophile
- 43:38too,
- 43:38coming
- 43:39into
- 43:39this
- 43:39show.
- 43:39I
- 43:40think
- 43:40that's
- 43:40the
- 43:40right
- 43:40word.
- 43:40Not
- 43:41technophobe.
- 43:41Right?
- 43:41Technophile.
- 43:42Yeah,
- 43:42I
- 43:43think
- 43:43that's
- 43:43the
- 43:43right
- 43:43word.
- 43:43Word.
- 43:44That's
- 43:44great,
- 43:45man.
- 43:45This
- 43:45has
- 43:45been
- 43:46so
- 43:46much
- 43:46fun.
- 43:47Well,
- 43:48Shelley,
- 43:48any
- 43:48last
- 43:48words
- 43:49before
- 43:49we
- 43:49sign
- 43:50off
- 43:50here?
- 43:51No,
- 43:51it's
- 43:51been
- 43:52great
- 43:52chatting
- 43:53with
- 43:53both
- 43:53of
- 43:53you
- 43:53and
- 43:54yeah,
- 43:54excited
- 43:55to
- 43:55see
- 43:55how
- 43:55some
- 43:56of
- 43:56these
- 43:56headlines
- 43:56evolve
- 43:57over
- 43:57the
- 43:57next
- 43:57few
- 43:57months.
- 43:57So
- 43:58thanks
- 43:58for
- 43:58having
- 43:58me
- 43:58on
- 43:58the
- 43:59show.
- 43:59Yeah,
- 43:59no
- 44:00doubt.
- 44:00There
- 44:00were
- 44:00a
- 44:00lot
- 44:00of
- 44:00headlines
- 44:01to
- 44:01revisit
- 44:02here
- 44:02in
- 44:02like,
- 44:02you
- 44:03know,
- 44:03the
- 44:03six
- 44:03month
- 44:04time
- 44:04frame,
- 44:04so.
- 44:04And
- 44:05I
- 44:05imagine
- 44:05a
- 44:05lot
- 44:06of
- 44:06them
- 44:06will
- 44:06be
- 44:06revisited
- 44:07through
- 44:08different
- 44:08commentary
- 44:09that
- 44:09the
- 44:09media
- 44:09has
- 44:09as
- 44:10well
- 44:10as
- 44:10the
- 44:10companies
- 44:10themselves
- 44:11had
- 44:11and
- 44:11have
- 44:11in
- 44:12terms
- 44:12of
- 44:12how
- 44:12they're.
- 44:12They're
- 44:13playing
- 44:13out.
- 44:13So.
- 44:14All
- 44:14right,
- 44:14well,
- 44:14happy
- 44:15birthday
- 44:15today
- 44:15to
- 44:16ddl,
- 44:17that's
- 44:17Daniel
- 44:18Day
- 44:18Lewis,
- 44:19Michelle
- 44:19Pfeiffer,
- 44:20and
- 44:20to
- 44:20the
- 44:20man
- 44:21who
- 44:21starred
- 44:21in
- 44:21the
- 44:22single
- 44:22greatest
- 44:22TV
- 44:23sitcom
- 44:23without
- 44:24debate,
- 44:25the
- 44:25great
- 44:25Jerry
- 44:26Seinfeld.
- 44:26What
- 44:26a
- 44:26great
- 44:27day
- 44:27for
- 44:27birthdays.
- 44:27Daniel
- 44:28Day
- 44:28Lewis,
- 44:28Michelle
- 44:28Pfeiffer
- 44:29and
- 44:29Jerry
- 44:29Seinfeld
- 44:30all
- 44:30have
- 44:30a
- 44:30birthday
- 44:30on
- 44:30the
- 44:31same
- 44:31day.
- 44:31That's
- 44:31outstanding.
- 44:32And
- 44:32remember,
- 44:33if
- 44:33you
- 44:33can
- 44:33only
- 44:33read
- 44:33or
- 44:33listen
- 44:34to
- 44:34one
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- 44:35in
- 44:35the
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- 44:59omnitalkretail
- 45:00hey,
- 45:00Shelly,
- 45:00if
- 45:01people
- 45:01are
- 45:01listening
- 45:02and
- 45:02they
- 45:02want
- 45:02to
- 45:02get
- 45:02in
- 45:03touch
- 45:03with
- 45:03you,
- 45:04maybe
- 45:04be
- 45:04a
- 45:05part
- 45:05of
- 45:05what
- 45:05it
- 45:05is
- 45:05you're
- 45:06building
- 45:06with
- 45:06the
- 45:06community
- 45:07that
- 45:08you
- 45:08talked
- 45:08about
- 45:08at
- 45:08the
- 45:08open.
- 45:09What's
- 45:09the
- 45:09best
- 45:09way
- 45:09for
- 45:10them
- 45:10to
- 45:10do
- 45:10that?
- 45:11Sure,
- 45:11reach
- 45:12out
- 45:12to
- 45:12me
- 45:12directly.
- 45:12I'm
- 45:13on
- 45:13LinkedIn.
- 45:13S
- 45:14h
- 45:14e
- 45:14l
- 45:14l
- 45:14e
- 45:15y
- 45:15Huff
- 45:16on
- 45:16LinkedIn
- 45:17at
- 45:17Huff,
- 45:18Shelley
- 45:18on
- 45:18Instagram
- 45:19or
- 45:19you
- 45:19can
- 45:19reach
- 45:19me
- 45:20on
- 45:20email.
- 45:20Shelley,
- 45:21the
- 45:21Interval
- 45:22Community
- 45:22dot
- 45:23Com.
- 45:23Awesome.
- 45:24The
- 45:24Interval
- 45:25Community.
- 45:25All
- 45:25right.
- 45:25Yeah.
- 45:26Everybody,
- 45:26check
- 45:26it
- 45:26out.
- 45:27Shelly's
- 45:27gonna
- 45:27be
- 45:27doing
- 45:28some
- 45:28bigger
- 45:28and
- 45:28better
- 45:28things
- 45:29here.
- 45:29I
- 45:29just
- 45:29can
- 45:30sense
- 45:30it.
- 45:30I
- 45:30can
- 45:30sense
- 45:31it.
- 45:31Cause
- 45:31she's,
- 45:32like,
- 45:32beaming
- 45:32whenever
- 45:32she
- 45:32talks
- 45:33about
- 45:33it.
- 45:33If
- 45:33you're
- 45:33watching
- 45:34the
- 45:34video
- 45:34here,
- 45:34too,
- 45:34so
- 45:35if
- 45:35you
- 45:35probably
- 45:35see
- 45:36see
- 45:36it,
- 45:36you
- 45:36can
- 45:36probably
- 45:36even
- 45:37hear
- 45:37it
- 45:37in
- 45:37her
- 45:38voice.
- 45:38All
- 45:38right,
- 45:38well,
- 45:39on
- 45:39behalf
- 45:39of
- 45:40Shelly,
- 45:40producer,
- 45:41Ella,
- 45:41myself,
- 45:42everyone
- 45:42at
- 45:42Omnitok
- 45:43Retail,
- 45:44as
- 45:44always,
- 45:44be
- 45:45careful
- 45:45out
- 45:45there.