Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Shoptalk 2025 Key Takeaways Live Podcast
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- 0:09Hello,
- 0:10Shop
- 0:10Talk.
- 0:12Welcome,
- 0:13everybody.
- 0:13Thank
- 0:14you
- 0:14so
- 0:14much
- 0:14for
- 0:14staying
- 0:15until
- 0:15the
- 0:16very
- 0:16end.
- 0:16To
- 0:16join
- 0:17us,
- 0:18we
- 0:18are
- 0:19going
- 0:19to
- 0:19do
- 0:20one
- 0:20of
- 0:20our
- 0:21favorite
- 0:21things
- 0:21about
- 0:21Shop
- 0:22Talk,
- 0:22the
- 0:22Key
- 0:22Takeaways
- 0:23podcast.
- 0:23We
- 0:23are
- 0:23recording
- 0:24a
- 0:24live
- 0:24podcast
- 0:25right
- 0:25now,
- 0:26and
- 0:26we've
- 0:27got
- 0:27a
- 0:27lot
- 0:27of
- 0:27ground
- 0:27to
- 0:27cover
- 0:28today.
- 0:28So
- 0:28before
- 0:28we
- 0:28do
- 0:28that,
- 0:29I
- 0:29just
- 0:29want
- 0:29to
- 0:29take
- 0:29a
- 0:29quick
- 0:30moment
- 0:31to
- 0:31introduce
- 0:32the
- 0:32people
- 0:32here
- 0:33on
- 0:33stage.
- 0:34Those
- 0:34who
- 0:34are
- 0:34listening
- 0:35live
- 0:35at
- 0:35home
- 0:35after
- 0:36the
- 0:36show
- 0:36know
- 0:36Chris
- 0:37and
- 0:37me.
- 0:37But
- 0:37for
- 0:37those
- 0:37of
- 0:38you
- 0:38who
- 0:38are
- 0:38meeting
- 0:38us
- 0:39for
- 0:39the
- 0:39first
- 0:39time
- 0:39in
- 0:40this
- 0:40audience,
- 0:41I'm
- 0:41Anne
- 0:41Mazinga.
- 0:42I'm
- 0:43Chris
- 0:43Walton.
- 0:43Chris
- 0:44Walton.
- 0:44We
- 0:45are
- 0:45the
- 0:45hosts
- 0:45of
- 0:45the
- 0:46Omnitok
- 0:46Retail
- 0:47Podcast
- 0:48Network,
- 0:49the
- 0:49only
- 0:49retail
- 0:49podcast
- 0:50that's
- 0:50in
- 0:50the
- 0:50top
- 0:51100
- 0:51of
- 0:52Apple's
- 0:52business
- 0:53podcasts.
- 0:53We
- 0:53focus
- 0:54our
- 0:54coverage
- 0:54on
- 0:55the
- 0:55people,
- 0:55the
- 0:55technologies
- 0:56and
- 0:56the
- 0:57companies
- 0:57that
- 0:57are
- 0:57shaping
- 0:58the
- 0:58future
- 0:58of
- 0:58retail.
- 0:59And
- 1:00sometimes
- 1:00we're
- 1:01funny,
- 1:01sometimes,
- 1:02sometimes
- 1:03we're
- 1:04candid,
- 1:05but
- 1:06we
- 1:06try
- 1:06to
- 1:06leverage
- 1:07our
- 1:07backgrounds
- 1:07as
- 1:07former
- 1:08retail
- 1:08executives
- 1:09in
- 1:09all
- 1:09the
- 1:09coverage
- 1:10that
- 1:10we
- 1:10do.
- 1:11So
- 1:11check
- 1:11us
- 1:11out
- 1:12and
- 1:12check
- 1:13out
- 1:13this
- 1:13podcast
- 1:14that
- 1:14will
- 1:14be
- 1:14available
- 1:15online
- 1:15right
- 1:16after
- 1:16the
- 1:17show.
- 1:17But
- 1:18let's
- 1:18introduce
- 1:19the
- 1:19real
- 1:20experts,
- 1:20the
- 1:20people
- 1:21who've
- 1:21been
- 1:21bringing
- 1:21you
- 1:21content
- 1:22for
- 1:22the
- 1:22last
- 1:22three
- 1:23days,
- 1:23tirelessly
- 1:24working
- 1:25to
- 1:25make
- 1:26Shop
- 1:26Talk
- 1:26as
- 1:27brilliant
- 1:27as
- 1:27it's
- 1:27been.
- 1:28The
- 1:28Shop
- 1:28Talk
- 1:29dream
- 1:29team.
- 1:30First,
- 1:30I'd
- 1:30like
- 1:30to
- 1:31introduce
- 1:31Marielle
- 1:32Bobo.
- 1:33She's
- 1:33sitting
- 1:33next
- 1:33to
- 1:34Chris.
- 1:34Marielle
- 1:35is
- 1:35the
- 1:36Vice
- 1:36President
- 1:36of
- 1:36Content
- 1:37for
- 1:37Shop
- 1:37Talk
- 1:37Spring
- 1:38and
- 1:38fall.
- 1:39And
- 1:39Marielle
- 1:40has
- 1:4025
- 1:40years
- 1:41of
- 1:41cross
- 1:41platform
- 1:41media
- 1:42experience,
- 1:42most
- 1:42recently
- 1:43serving
- 1:43as
- 1:43the
- 1:43Editor
- 1:44in
- 1:44Chief
- 1:44and
- 1:44Senior
- 1:45Vice
- 1:45President
- 1:45of
- 1:46programming@ebony.
- 1:47Marielle,
- 1:48welcome
- 1:49to
- 1:49the
- 1:49stage
- 1:50for
- 1:50your
- 1:50very
- 1:50first
- 1:50Shop
- 1:51Talk
- 1:51spring,
- 1:52very
- 1:52first
- 1:52Shop
- 1:53Talk.
- 1:53Thank
- 1:53you.
- 1:54You
- 1:55all
- 1:55know
- 1:55the
- 1:55gentleman
- 1:56next
- 1:57to
- 1:57Marielle,
- 1:57Ben
- 1:58Miller,
- 1:58the
- 1:58VP
- 1:59of
- 1:59Original
- 2:00Content
- 2:00and
- 2:00Strategy,
- 2:01who
- 2:01needs
- 2:01no
- 2:01further
- 2:02introduction.
- 2:05And
- 2:05then
- 2:05finally
- 2:06we
- 2:06have
- 2:06HG
- 2:07O'Connell.
- 2:08HG
- 2:08is
- 2:08the
- 2:09senior
- 2:09content
- 2:10director
- 2:10at
- 2:11ShopDoc
- 2:11and
- 2:12she's
- 2:12also
- 2:12the
- 2:12content
- 2:13lead
- 2:13for
- 2:13Shop
- 2:13Talk
- 2:14Meetup
- 2:14for
- 2:14women.
- 2:15Welcome,
- 2:15H.G.
- 2:18all
- 2:18right,
- 2:19so
- 2:19let's
- 2:19get
- 2:19into
- 2:20the
- 2:20format
- 2:20for
- 2:20today.
- 2:21So
- 2:21you
- 2:21see
- 2:21we
- 2:22have
- 2:22these
- 2:22very
- 2:23giant
- 2:24red
- 2:24buzzers
- 2:25here.
- 2:26We
- 2:26are
- 2:27going
- 2:27to
- 2:27play
- 2:27a
- 2:27little
- 2:28game
- 2:28for
- 2:28the
- 2:28takeaways
- 2:29podcast
- 2:30with
- 2:30we
- 2:30are
- 2:30going
- 2:31to
- 2:31spin
- 2:31a
- 2:31wheel
- 2:32and
- 2:33every.
- 2:33We
- 2:34don't
- 2:34know
- 2:34what's
- 2:34going
- 2:34to
- 2:34happen
- 2:35on
- 2:35the
- 2:35wheel,
- 2:36but
- 2:36we
- 2:36are
- 2:36all
- 2:37going
- 2:37to
- 2:37be
- 2:37buzzing
- 2:38to
- 2:38try
- 2:38to
- 2:39answer
- 2:39first
- 2:40and
- 2:40get
- 2:41our
- 2:41statement
- 2:41in
- 2:42about
- 2:42what
- 2:43we
- 2:43have
- 2:43to
- 2:43share
- 2:44that
- 2:44we
- 2:44learned
- 2:44at
- 2:44this
- 2:45Shop
- 2:45Talk.
- 2:45So
- 2:47yeah,
- 2:47that's
- 2:47it.
- 2:48Let's
- 2:48get
- 2:48the
- 2:48wheel
- 2:48up.
- 2:49Anne,
- 2:49let's
- 2:49do
- 2:49the
- 2:49wheel.
- 2:50Let's
- 2:50do
- 2:50it.
- 2:50Let's
- 2:51put
- 2:51that
- 2:51wheel
- 2:51on
- 2:51the
- 2:51board.
- 2:52All
- 2:52right,
- 2:52there
- 2:52it
- 2:52is.
- 2:53All
- 2:53right,
- 2:53let's
- 2:54spin
- 2:54that
- 2:54wheel
- 2:55now.
- 2:58Oh,
- 2:58you're
- 2:59gonna
- 2:59have
- 2:59to
- 2:59give
- 2:59it
- 2:59more
- 3:00emphasis.
- 3:00There
- 3:01it
- 3:01goes.
- 3:01Yes.
- 3:05Tariffs.
- 3:08All
- 3:08right,
- 3:08I'll
- 3:08go
- 3:09first
- 3:09on
- 3:09that
- 3:09one.
- 3:10Nobody
- 3:11wants
- 3:11that
- 3:11one,
- 3:11huh?
- 3:12You're
- 3:13gonna
- 3:13have
- 3:13to
- 3:13go.
- 3:13All
- 3:13right,
- 3:13well,
- 3:14I'll
- 3:14go
- 3:14first.
- 3:14All
- 3:15right,
- 3:15tariffs.
- 3:16So
- 3:17a
- 3:17couple
- 3:17takeaways
- 3:18for
- 3:18me
- 3:18on
- 3:18tariffs.
- 3:18So
- 3:19one,
- 3:20you
- 3:20know,
- 3:20Ann
- 3:20and
- 3:20I,
- 3:21I
- 3:21don't
- 3:21know
- 3:21if
- 3:21you
- 3:21guys
- 3:21know,
- 3:22but
- 3:22we
- 3:22do
- 3:22a
- 3:22lot
- 3:22of
- 3:23interviews
- 3:23with
- 3:23retail
- 3:23executives
- 3:24when
- 3:24we're
- 3:24here,
- 3:25and
- 3:25it
- 3:26was
- 3:26funny
- 3:26talking
- 3:26to
- 3:26them
- 3:27because
- 3:27the
- 3:27one
- 3:27thing
- 3:27they
- 3:28said
- 3:28before
- 3:28we
- 3:28started
- 3:28the
- 3:29interview
- 3:29was,
- 3:29don't
- 3:30ask
- 3:30us
- 3:30anything
- 3:30about
- 3:31tariffs.
- 3:32So
- 3:33we
- 3:33steered
- 3:33clear
- 3:33of
- 3:34that.
- 3:34But
- 3:34interestingly
- 3:34enough,
- 3:36one
- 3:36company
- 3:36that
- 3:36did
- 3:37talk
- 3:37about
- 3:37tariffs
- 3:38was
- 3:38actually
- 3:38Sheehan,
- 3:39and
- 3:39they
- 3:39said
- 3:40something
- 3:40that
- 3:40I
- 3:40found
- 3:40very
- 3:40interesting,
- 3:41which
- 3:41is
- 3:41they
- 3:41said
- 3:42that
- 3:42they
- 3:42welcome
- 3:43regulation
- 3:43on
- 3:43the
- 3:43de
- 3:44minimis
- 3:44exception.
- 3:45And
- 3:45so
- 3:45that
- 3:45was
- 3:45kind
- 3:45of
- 3:46mind
- 3:46blowing
- 3:47in
- 3:47thinking
- 3:47that,
- 3:48you
- 3:48know,
- 3:48the
- 3:48premise
- 3:49was,
- 3:49hey,
- 3:50our
- 3:50business
- 3:50model
- 3:51is
- 3:51great.
- 3:51We
- 3:51can
- 3:51handle
- 3:52anything.
- 3:52That's
- 3:52not
- 3:53why
- 3:53people
- 3:53shop
- 3:53with
- 3:54us.
- 3:54They
- 3:54shop
- 3:55with
- 3:55us
- 3:55because
- 3:55of
- 3:55the
- 3:56value
- 3:56that
- 3:56we
- 3:56provide
- 3:56to
- 3:57them
- 3:57as
- 3:57consumers.
- 3:58So.
- 3:58So
- 3:58I
- 3:58thought
- 3:59that
- 3:59was
- 3:59a
- 3:59really
- 3:59interesting
- 3:59dichotomy
- 4:00when
- 4:00you
- 4:00look
- 4:00at
- 4:00east
- 4:01versus
- 4:01west
- 4:01in
- 4:01terms
- 4:02of
- 4:02how
- 4:02people
- 4:03are
- 4:03thinking
- 4:03about
- 4:03the
- 4:03current
- 4:04macroeconomic
- 4:05environment.
- 4:07So
- 4:07let
- 4:08me
- 4:08come
- 4:08in
- 4:08and
- 4:09build
- 4:09a
- 4:09little
- 4:09bit
- 4:09on
- 4:09that
- 4:09one.
- 4:11I
- 4:11think
- 4:11it's
- 4:12been
- 4:12two
- 4:12things
- 4:12have
- 4:12been
- 4:13really
- 4:13interesting
- 4:13about
- 4:13the
- 4:14conversations
- 4:14on
- 4:14tariffs.
- 4:15And
- 4:15it's
- 4:15obviously
- 4:16been
- 4:16a
- 4:16subject
- 4:16that's
- 4:17come
- 4:17up
- 4:17a
- 4:17lot.
- 4:17I
- 4:17think
- 4:18one
- 4:18side
- 4:18of
- 4:18it
- 4:19is
- 4:19the
- 4:19conversation
- 4:19has
- 4:19been
- 4:19very
- 4:20pragmatic
- 4:21and
- 4:21kind
- 4:21of
- 4:21in
- 4:21true
- 4:21retailer
- 4:22style,
- 4:22it's
- 4:22been,
- 4:22okay,
- 4:23well,
- 4:23these
- 4:23things
- 4:23are
- 4:23happening.
- 4:24What
- 4:24are
- 4:24we
- 4:24going
- 4:24to
- 4:24do
- 4:24about
- 4:24it?
- 4:25And
- 4:26the
- 4:26what
- 4:27are
- 4:27we
- 4:27going
- 4:27to
- 4:27do
- 4:27about
- 4:27it?
- 4:28Is
- 4:28focused
- 4:28on
- 4:29two
- 4:29things.
- 4:29One
- 4:30is
- 4:30quite
- 4:30short
- 4:30term,
- 4:31which
- 4:31is
- 4:31pricing
- 4:32agility.
- 4:33So
- 4:33lots
- 4:33of
- 4:33conversations
- 4:34around
- 4:34pricing
- 4:34agility,
- 4:35tools
- 4:35for
- 4:35pricing
- 4:35agility,
- 4:36recognizing
- 4:37that
- 4:37things
- 4:37could
- 4:38change
- 4:38quick
- 4:38and
- 4:38how
- 4:38do
- 4:38we
- 4:38do
- 4:39about
- 4:39it
- 4:39and
- 4:39how
- 4:39do
- 4:39we
- 4:39understand
- 4:39the
- 4:40margin
- 4:40changes
- 4:40and
- 4:41what
- 4:41are
- 4:41the
- 4:41tools
- 4:42and
- 4:42softwares
- 4:42to
- 4:43support
- 4:43that?
- 4:44And
- 4:44the
- 4:44second
- 4:44has
- 4:44been
- 4:44on
- 4:45supply
- 4:45chain
- 4:45resilience,
- 4:46supply
- 4:46chain
- 4:46resilience,
- 4:47sourcing.
- 4:49And
- 4:49I
- 4:49think
- 4:49those
- 4:50are
- 4:50the
- 4:50two
- 4:50areas
- 4:50that
- 4:50have
- 4:51dominated
- 4:51the
- 4:51conversation.
- 4:52It's
- 4:52part
- 4:52of
- 4:52uncertainty.
- 4:53It's
- 4:53driving
- 4:53some
- 4:54of
- 4:54the
- 4:54broader
- 4:54uncertainty
- 4:55in
- 4:55the
- 4:55market.
- 4:56But
- 4:57it's
- 4:57the
- 4:57response
- 4:58I've
- 4:58found
- 4:58the
- 4:58last
- 4:58couple
- 4:59of
- 4:59days
- 4:59has
- 4:59been,
- 5:00I
- 5:00think,
- 5:00pragmatic.
- 5:01Yeah,
- 5:01people
- 5:02are
- 5:02thinking
- 5:02about
- 5:02it.
- 5:03It's
- 5:04top
- 5:04of
- 5:04mindful
- 5:05state.
- 5:07All
- 5:07right,
- 5:07should
- 5:07we
- 5:08spin
- 5:08again?
- 5:08Let's
- 5:08do
- 5:09it.
- 5:09Spin
- 5:09again.
- 5:09All
- 5:10right,
- 5:11spin
- 5:11away.
- 5:13There
- 5:13we
- 5:13go.
- 5:13That's
- 5:14what
- 5:14I.
- 5:16Data,
- 5:19Yours
- 5:19worked.
- 5:20Mine
- 5:20is
- 5:20lit.
- 5:21I'm
- 5:22lit
- 5:22over
- 5:22here.
- 5:23Okay.
- 5:24Data.
- 5:25I
- 5:25feel
- 5:26like
- 5:26every
- 5:26retailer
- 5:27that
- 5:27Chris
- 5:28and
- 5:28I
- 5:28talked
- 5:28to,
- 5:29every
- 5:30retailer
- 5:30that
- 5:30we
- 5:31heard
- 5:31from
- 5:31at
- 5:31this
- 5:31show,
- 5:32the
- 5:33most
- 5:33innovative
- 5:34ones,
- 5:34the
- 5:34smartest
- 5:35ones,
- 5:36are
- 5:36focused
- 5:36on
- 5:37data,
- 5:38getting
- 5:38their
- 5:38hands
- 5:39around
- 5:39that
- 5:39data
- 5:40and
- 5:40doing
- 5:40as
- 5:40much
- 5:41with
- 5:41it
- 5:41as
- 5:42possible.
- 5:43I
- 5:44like
- 5:44to
- 5:44say
- 5:44data
- 5:45is
- 5:45the
- 5:45new
- 5:45black,
- 5:46which
- 5:47I
- 5:47feel
- 5:47like
- 5:48because
- 5:48it's
- 5:49become
- 5:49so
- 5:49popular
- 5:51in
- 5:51our.
- 5:51Not
- 5:52just
- 5:52here
- 5:52at
- 5:52Shop
- 5:52Talk,
- 5:53but
- 5:53in
- 5:53the
- 5:53months
- 5:54leading
- 5:54up
- 5:54to
- 5:54this.
- 5:55I
- 5:56think
- 5:56one
- 5:57of
- 5:57my
- 5:57favorite
- 5:57things
- 5:57was
- 5:58Jessica
- 5:58Lacks
- 5:59from
- 5:59DoorDash,
- 6:00their
- 6:00chief
- 6:00analytics
- 6:01officer.
- 6:01She
- 6:01was
- 6:01just
- 6:02up
- 6:02here
- 6:03on
- 6:03stage,
- 6:04but
- 6:04she
- 6:04was
- 6:04just
- 6:05talking
- 6:05about
- 6:05how
- 6:06DoorDash
- 6:06is
- 6:06really
- 6:07using
- 6:08their
- 6:08data
- 6:09engineering
- 6:09team
- 6:10to
- 6:10help
- 6:10them
- 6:11identify
- 6:11what
- 6:12the
- 6:12problems
- 6:12are
- 6:12that
- 6:13they
- 6:13really
- 6:13need
- 6:13to
- 6:13solve
- 6:14and
- 6:14the
- 6:14priorities
- 6:15of
- 6:15those
- 6:16problems
- 6:17and
- 6:17what
- 6:17they're
- 6:17going
- 6:18to
- 6:18attack,
- 6:18where
- 6:18they're
- 6:18going
- 6:18to
- 6:19make
- 6:19investments,
- 6:19what
- 6:20technology
- 6:20they
- 6:20need
- 6:20to
- 6:21prioritize
- 6:21building
- 6:22or
- 6:23sourcing
- 6:24in
- 6:24order
- 6:24to
- 6:24really
- 6:25serve
- 6:25their
- 6:25customers.
- 6:26And
- 6:26I
- 6:26think
- 6:26that
- 6:26that's
- 6:27something
- 6:27that
- 6:28we
- 6:28are
- 6:28hearing
- 6:29from
- 6:29a
- 6:29lot
- 6:29of
- 6:29the
- 6:29other
- 6:30retailers
- 6:30here.
- 6:31And
- 6:31now
- 6:31that
- 6:31we
- 6:31have
- 6:32tools
- 6:32like
- 6:32AI,
- 6:33they're
- 6:33able
- 6:33to
- 6:33distill
- 6:34that
- 6:34data
- 6:35and
- 6:35help
- 6:35kind
- 6:36of
- 6:36get
- 6:36to
- 6:36those
- 6:37ends
- 6:37that
- 6:37we're
- 6:38all
- 6:38looking
- 6:38for
- 6:38much
- 6:39more
- 6:39quickly.
- 6:40The
- 6:40other
- 6:40thing
- 6:41that
- 6:41I
- 6:41thought
- 6:41she
- 6:41said
- 6:42was
- 6:42interesting,
- 6:42Chris,
- 6:42was
- 6:43I
- 6:43asked
- 6:43her,
- 6:43I
- 6:44said,
- 6:44where
- 6:44are
- 6:44you
- 6:44getting
- 6:45these
- 6:45people
- 6:45from?
- 6:46I
- 6:47been
- 6:47a
- 6:47while
- 6:47since
- 6:47I've
- 6:48been
- 6:48in
- 6:48university,
- 6:48but
- 6:49I
- 6:49mean,
- 6:50there
- 6:50was
- 6:51not.
- 6:51Understatement
- 6:51of
- 6:51the
- 6:52year.
- 6:52But,
- 6:52yeah,
- 6:52go
- 6:52ahead.
- 6:53Understatement
- 6:53of
- 6:53the
- 6:53year.
- 6:53But,
- 6:54I
- 6:54mean,
- 6:54there
- 6:54was
- 6:54not
- 6:55this
- 6:55emphasis
- 6:56on
- 6:56getting
- 6:56a
- 6:56data
- 6:57science
- 6:57or
- 6:58data
- 6:58engineering
- 6:58degree
- 6:59to
- 7:00the
- 7:00level
- 7:00that
- 7:00it
- 7:00sounds
- 7:01like
- 7:01there
- 7:01is
- 7:01now.
- 7:02I
- 7:02mean,
- 7:02Jessica
- 7:02said
- 7:03they're
- 7:03getting
- 7:04a
- 7:04lot
- 7:04of
- 7:04people
- 7:05who
- 7:05this
- 7:05is.
- 7:06This
- 7:06is
- 7:06what
- 7:06they
- 7:06went
- 7:06to
- 7:07school
- 7:07for.
- 7:07They're
- 7:07passionate
- 7:08about
- 7:08this.
- 7:08And
- 7:09because
- 7:09of
- 7:10where
- 7:11we're
- 7:11headed
- 7:11with
- 7:11AI,
- 7:12this
- 7:12will
- 7:12become
- 7:13a
- 7:14more
- 7:14important
- 7:15area
- 7:16of
- 7:16focus
- 7:16for
- 7:16retailers
- 7:17as
- 7:18they're
- 7:18trying
- 7:18to
- 7:19build
- 7:19strategies
- 7:20and
- 7:20move
- 7:20at
- 7:21the
- 7:21speed
- 7:21of
- 7:21AI.
- 7:23I'll
- 7:23jump
- 7:23in
- 7:24on
- 7:24data
- 7:24as
- 7:24well.
- 7:24So
- 7:24I
- 7:24talked
- 7:25to
- 7:25Evelyn
- 7:26Webster,
- 7:26she's
- 7:26CEO
- 7:27of
- 7:27SoulCycle,
- 7:27and
- 7:28we
- 7:28were
- 7:28talking
- 7:28about
- 7:28hospitality,
- 7:29which
- 7:29has
- 7:29come
- 7:30up
- 7:30over
- 7:30and
- 7:30over,
- 7:30and
- 7:30the
- 7:30idea
- 7:31of
- 7:31what
- 7:31the
- 7:31brand
- 7:32is.
- 7:32But
- 7:33she
- 7:33says
- 7:33that
- 7:34data
- 7:34is
- 7:34what
- 7:34builds
- 7:35the
- 7:35community.
- 7:36So
- 7:36at
- 7:36the
- 7:36end
- 7:36of
- 7:36the
- 7:36day,
- 7:37everything
- 7:37you
- 7:37think
- 7:38about
- 7:38with
- 7:38this
- 7:38very
- 7:39welcoming
- 7:39experience,
- 7:40everything
- 7:40that's
- 7:41going
- 7:41on
- 7:41there,
- 7:41on
- 7:42marketing,
- 7:42on
- 7:42Brand
- 7:42side,
- 7:43it
- 7:43has
- 7:43to
- 7:44be
- 7:44underpinned
- 7:44by
- 7:44data.
- 7:45And
- 7:45the
- 7:45more
- 7:46data,
- 7:46the
- 7:46better.
- 7:47And
- 7:47so
- 7:47I
- 7:47think
- 7:47that's
- 7:48a
- 7:48really
- 7:48key
- 7:48thing
- 7:48to
- 7:49remember,
- 7:49is
- 7:49that,
- 7:49you
- 7:49know,
- 7:50no
- 7:50matter
- 7:50what
- 7:51kind
- 7:51of
- 7:51an
- 7:51experience
- 7:51you're
- 7:52trying
- 7:52to
- 7:52build
- 7:52as
- 7:52your
- 7:53brand,
- 7:53without
- 7:54that
- 7:54data,
- 7:54you're
- 7:54not
- 7:55going
- 7:55to
- 7:55get
- 7:55to
- 7:55the
- 7:55next
- 7:55level.
- 7:58Sorry,
- 7:58go
- 7:58on,
- 7:58Mario.
- 7:59Mine
- 8:00isn't
- 8:00working.
- 8:00I
- 8:01don't
- 8:01think.
- 8:01I
- 8:01don't.
- 8:02Oh,
- 8:02mine's
- 8:02working
- 8:02now.
- 8:03But
- 8:03you
- 8:03go
- 8:03ahead,
- 8:03you
- 8:03go
- 8:04ahead.
- 8:04You
- 8:04go
- 8:04ahead.
- 8:04I
- 8:04didn't
- 8:05even
- 8:05buzz.
- 8:05I
- 8:05just
- 8:05jumped
- 8:06in.
- 8:06It's
- 8:06a
- 8:06live
- 8:07recording.
- 8:07This
- 8:08is.
- 8:08This
- 8:08is
- 8:08what
- 8:08I
- 8:09follow
- 8:09the
- 8:09rules.
- 8:09Yeah.
- 8:10This
- 8:10is
- 8:10what
- 8:10happens
- 8:10when
- 8:10you
- 8:10walk
- 8:11on
- 8:11a
- 8:11tightrope
- 8:11without
- 8:11a
- 8:12net.
- 8:12Let's
- 8:12do
- 8:12it.
- 8:12You
- 8:13go.
- 8:13You
- 8:13go.
- 8:14No.
- 8:14So
- 8:15I
- 8:15wanted
- 8:15to
- 8:15add,
- 8:16I
- 8:16had
- 8:16a
- 8:16great
- 8:16conversation
- 8:17with
- 8:17the
- 8:17team
- 8:17at
- 8:17Hanes
- 8:18who
- 8:18talked
- 8:18about
- 8:19how
- 8:19they've
- 8:19been
- 8:19using
- 8:19data
- 8:20to
- 8:21inform
- 8:21their
- 8:21approach
- 8:22when
- 8:22it
- 8:22comes
- 8:22to
- 8:23niche
- 8:24launches
- 8:24and
- 8:25innovation.
- 8:25And
- 8:26so
- 8:26I
- 8:26thought
- 8:26it
- 8:26was
- 8:27really
- 8:27interesting
- 8:27to
- 8:27hear
- 8:27about
- 8:28how
- 8:28a
- 8:28legacy
- 8:29brand,
- 8:29they're
- 8:29celebrating
- 8:30almost
- 8:30125
- 8:31years,
- 8:32is
- 8:32using
- 8:33data
- 8:33to
- 8:34branch
- 8:34out
- 8:34into
- 8:35more
- 8:35niche
- 8:35markets.
- 8:36They've
- 8:36done
- 8:36a
- 8:37lot
- 8:37of
- 8:37innovation
- 8:37around
- 8:37sort
- 8:38of
- 8:38absorbency
- 8:39technology
- 8:39and
- 8:40that's
- 8:40burned
- 8:40sort
- 8:41of
- 8:41a
- 8:41whole
- 8:41range
- 8:42of
- 8:42new
- 8:43launches
- 8:43for
- 8:43them.
- 8:44So
- 8:44that
- 8:44was
- 8:44really
- 8:44interesting.
- 8:45Who'd
- 8:45have
- 8:45thought?
- 8:46Absorbency
- 8:46technology?
- 8:47Yeah.
- 8:47I
- 8:47mean,
- 8:47these
- 8:48are
- 8:48the
- 8:48things
- 8:48you
- 8:48learn
- 8:48when
- 8:48you
- 8:49hire
- 8:49data
- 8:50scientists.
- 8:51And
- 8:52I
- 8:52just
- 8:52want
- 8:52to
- 8:52bring
- 8:52everybody
- 8:53right
- 8:53back
- 8:53to
- 8:53Tuesday
- 8:54morning,
- 8:54which
- 8:54genuinely
- 8:55feels
- 8:55a
- 8:55lifetime
- 8:56ago.
- 8:57A
- 8:57fantastic
- 8:57presentation
- 8:58from
- 8:58Jordan
- 8:59Burke,
- 8:59where
- 9:00we
- 9:00were
- 9:00talking
- 9:00as
- 9:00part
- 9:00of
- 9:00a
- 9:00session
- 9:01we
- 9:01ran
- 9:01on
- 9:01the
- 9:01future
- 9:01of
- 9:02retail.
- 9:03And
- 9:03he
- 9:03shared
- 9:03a
- 9:04really
- 9:04interesting
- 9:04stat
- 9:04that
- 9:05right
- 9:05now,
- 9:0540%
- 9:06of
- 9:07all
- 9:07retail
- 9:07transactions
- 9:08that
- 9:08take
- 9:08place
- 9:09in
- 9:09the
- 9:09US,
- 9:10the
- 9:10retailer
- 9:11does
- 9:11not
- 9:11know
- 9:12the
- 9:12person
- 9:13who's
- 9:13bought
- 9:13it.
- 9:1440%
- 9:14are
- 9:15anonymous.
- 9:15And
- 9:16all.
- 9:16They
- 9:17are
- 9:17all
- 9:17in
- 9:17physical
- 9:18retail.
- 9:18Obviously,
- 9:19you've
- 9:19got
- 9:19to
- 9:19log
- 9:19on
- 9:19and
- 9:20you've
- 9:20got
- 9:20to
- 9:20go
- 9:20through
- 9:20some
- 9:20sort
- 9:21of
- 9:21basket
- 9:21and
- 9:21transaction
- 9:22when
- 9:22you're
- 9:22online.
- 9:23So
- 9:23one
- 9:23of
- 9:23the
- 9:23focuses
- 9:24he
- 9:24was
- 9:24predicting
- 9:24for
- 9:25the
- 9:25next
- 9:25five
- 9:25years
- 9:25to
- 9:25get
- 9:26that
- 9:26data
- 9:26is
- 9:26to
- 9:27create
- 9:27value
- 9:27propositions,
- 9:28loyalty
- 9:28mechanics,
- 9:29to
- 9:30enable
- 9:30us
- 9:30to
- 9:30identify
- 9:31more
- 9:31of
- 9:31those
- 9:31shoppers
- 9:32to
- 9:32then
- 9:32be
- 9:32able
- 9:32to
- 9:32serve
- 9:32them.
- 9:33Personalization,
- 9:34retail,
- 9:34media,
- 9:34et
- 9:35cetera,
- 9:35et
- 9:35cetera.
- 9:36It
- 9:36worked.
- 9:37Yeah.
- 9:37I
- 9:37mean,
- 9:38the
- 9:38other
- 9:38key
- 9:39epiphany
- 9:39for
- 9:39me,
- 9:39having
- 9:40been
- 9:40in
- 9:40merchandising
- 9:40my
- 9:41entire
- 9:41career,
- 9:41was.
- 9:42And
- 9:42again,
- 9:44the
- 9:44chief
- 9:44analytics
- 9:45officer
- 9:45from
- 9:45Doordash
- 9:46is
- 9:46the
- 9:46one
- 9:46that
- 9:46opened
- 9:46my
- 9:46eyes
- 9:47to
- 9:47this
- 9:47is
- 9:47data
- 9:48engineering
- 9:48is
- 9:49a
- 9:49different
- 9:49discipline
- 9:50than
- 9:50data
- 9:50science.
- 9:51Data
- 9:52engineering
- 9:52is
- 9:52the
- 9:52plumbing
- 9:53that
- 9:53enables
- 9:53us
- 9:54to
- 9:54use
- 9:54the
- 9:54science
- 9:55to
- 9:55do
- 9:55the
- 9:55things
- 9:56that
- 9:56we're
- 9:56talking
- 9:56about.
- 9:56That
- 9:57AI
- 9:57will
- 9:57eventually,
- 9:58potentially
- 9:59take
- 9:59us
- 9:59to
- 9:59new
- 9:59realms.
- 10:00Thank
- 10:00you,
- 10:00Professor
- 10:01Walton.
- 10:01Well,
- 10:02hey,
- 10:02I
- 10:02didn't
- 10:02know
- 10:02it,
- 10:02Anne,
- 10:03but,
- 10:03hey,
- 10:03I
- 10:03do
- 10:04now.
- 10:04I
- 10:04feel
- 10:04good.
- 10:05All
- 10:05right,
- 10:05well,
- 10:05just
- 10:05half
- 10:05the
- 10:05battle,
- 10:06Anne.
- 10:06Go
- 10:06ahead.
- 10:06Let's
- 10:07spin
- 10:07the
- 10:07wheel.
- 10:14I'm
- 10:15going.
- 10:15I'm
- 10:15here.
- 10:16Oh,
- 10:16retail
- 10:16media.
- 10:16Look
- 10:17at
- 10:17what
- 10:17it
- 10:17is.
- 10:17Sound
- 10:18effects
- 10:18now.
- 10:18It's
- 10:19getting
- 10:19better.
- 10:19It's
- 10:19getting.
- 10:20Hey,
- 10:20I'm
- 10:20ready.
- 10:21Retail
- 10:21media.
- 10:21So
- 10:22Sarah
- 10:23Marzano
- 10:23from
- 10:23eMarketer
- 10:24gave
- 10:24a
- 10:25presentation
- 10:25yesterday.
- 10:26I
- 10:26think
- 10:26time
- 10:27is
- 10:27flying.
- 10:28And
- 10:28she
- 10:28said
- 10:28she
- 10:28was
- 10:29bringing
- 10:29in
- 10:29a
- 10:29dose
- 10:30of
- 10:30reality
- 10:30to
- 10:31everyone
- 10:31who's
- 10:31been
- 10:31thinking
- 10:32about
- 10:32retail
- 10:32media.
- 10:33Hmm.
- 10:34It's
- 10:34not
- 10:34stopping
- 10:35anytime
- 10:36soon,
- 10:36but
- 10:36it
- 10:36is
- 10:37not
- 10:37as
- 10:37unstoppable,
- 10:38she
- 10:38said,
- 10:38as
- 10:39it
- 10:39once
- 10:39looked.
- 10:39And
- 10:40one
- 10:40side
- 10:40I
- 10:40want
- 10:40to
- 10:40call
- 10:40out
- 10:41is
- 10:41that
- 10:41between
- 10:41now
- 10:41and
- 10:412029,
- 10:43we
- 10:43will
- 10:43be
- 10:43seeing
- 10:43diminishing
- 10:44growth
- 10:45in
- 10:45comparison
- 10:46from
- 10:46the
- 10:46year
- 10:46prior.
- 10:47So
- 10:47does
- 10:47that
- 10:48mean
- 10:48that,
- 10:48you
- 10:48know,
- 10:49we're
- 10:50losing
- 10:50on
- 10:50revenue?
- 10:51No,
- 10:51absolutely
- 10:51not.
- 10:52100
- 10:52billion
- 10:52by
- 10:522029.
- 10:53But
- 10:54things
- 10:55are
- 10:55slowing
- 10:55down.
- 10:56I'm
- 10:57curious,
- 10:57do
- 10:57people
- 10:58agree?
- 10:58Chris,
- 10:59I
- 10:59see
- 10:59disagreement
- 11:00on
- 11:00your
- 11:00face.
- 11:00No,
- 11:01I
- 11:01don't
- 11:01know.
- 11:01I'm.
- 11:02I'm
- 11:02processing
- 11:02hd.
- 11:03I
- 11:03don't
- 11:03know.
- 11:03I'm
- 11:04just
- 11:04the
- 11:04messenger.
- 11:05I
- 11:06completely
- 11:06agree.
- 11:07I
- 11:07think
- 11:07I've
- 11:07been.
- 11:08Yeah,
- 11:08I
- 11:08do.
- 11:09I
- 11:09think
- 11:09the
- 11:09conversation
- 11:10over
- 11:10the
- 11:10last
- 11:10couple
- 11:10of
- 11:11days
- 11:11on
- 11:11retail
- 11:11media
- 11:12has
- 11:12been
- 11:12really
- 11:12pragmatic.
- 11:13I
- 11:13think
- 11:14there
- 11:14is.
- 11:14There's
- 11:15a
- 11:15lot
- 11:15of
- 11:15excitement
- 11:15about
- 11:16it.
- 11:16We
- 11:16know
- 11:16the
- 11:16revenue
- 11:17opportunity
- 11:17for
- 11:17retailers,
- 11:18but
- 11:18there's
- 11:18equally
- 11:19this
- 11:19realization
- 11:20that
- 11:2075%
- 11:20of
- 11:21the
- 11:21market
- 11:21is
- 11:21still
- 11:21Amazon,
- 11:22it's
- 11:22still
- 11:22search,
- 11:23and
- 11:23in
- 11:23all
- 11:23honesty,
- 11:24it's
- 11:24marketplace.
- 11:25You
- 11:26have
- 11:26that
- 11:27huge
- 11:27millions
- 11:28of
- 11:28products
- 11:28inventory,
- 11:29and
- 11:30if
- 11:30you
- 11:30don't
- 11:31sponsor
- 11:31your
- 11:31search
- 11:32returns,
- 11:32you
- 11:32don't
- 11:32get
- 11:32found
- 11:33on
- 11:33Amazon.
- 11:34So
- 11:34if
- 11:34you're
- 11:34in
- 11:35a
- 11:35curated
- 11:36store
- 11:37environment
- 11:38or
- 11:38a
- 11:38curated
- 11:39marketplace,
- 11:40it's
- 11:40easier
- 11:40to
- 11:40find
- 11:40the
- 11:41products
- 11:41and
- 11:41therefore
- 11:41the
- 11:42need
- 11:42to
- 11:42invest
- 11:42so
- 11:42much
- 11:43into
- 11:43retail
- 11:43media
- 11:43spend
- 11:44isn't
- 11:44as
- 11:44great,
- 11:45which
- 11:45is
- 11:46definitely
- 11:47cooling
- 11:48some
- 11:48of
- 11:48the
- 11:48excitement.
- 11:49So
- 11:49I
- 11:50think
- 11:50a
- 11:50lot
- 11:50of
- 11:50the
- 11:50focus
- 11:50has
- 11:51turned
- 11:51to
- 11:51okay,
- 11:51for
- 11:52the
- 11:52remaining
- 11:5225%
- 11:53of
- 11:53the
- 11:53market,
- 11:54how
- 11:54do
- 11:55we
- 11:55generate
- 11:56genuine
- 11:56returns?
- 11:57That's
- 11:57different
- 11:57to
- 11:58what
- 11:58we
- 11:58shop
- 11:58and
- 11:58market
- 11:58marketing.
- 12:00So
- 12:00there
- 12:01is
- 12:01absolutely
- 12:01revenue
- 12:02opportunity
- 12:02and
- 12:03there's
- 12:03going
- 12:03some
- 12:04really
- 12:04great
- 12:04conversations
- 12:05about
- 12:05it.
- 12:06But
- 12:06in
- 12:06a.
- 12:07Again,
- 12:07I
- 12:07keep
- 12:08saying
- 12:08pragmatic.
- 12:08So
- 12:08I'm
- 12:09going
- 12:09to
- 12:09swear
- 12:09box
- 12:09that.
- 12:10But
- 12:11it's
- 12:11been
- 12:11measured.
- 12:12Yeah.
- 12:12Okay.
- 12:13I'm
- 12:13going
- 12:13to
- 12:13go
- 12:13contrarian.
- 12:14I
- 12:14don't
- 12:14know.
- 12:15I
- 12:15don't
- 12:15know.
- 12:15First
- 12:15I've
- 12:16heard
- 12:16that
- 12:16too.
- 12:16I
- 12:16don't
- 12:16know
- 12:16if
- 12:16I
- 12:16agree
- 12:17with
- 12:17it
- 12:17because
- 12:17I
- 12:17think
- 12:17of
- 12:18all
- 12:18the
- 12:18dynamics
- 12:18that
- 12:18are
- 12:18still
- 12:19at
- 12:19play,
- 12:19right,
- 12:20you've
- 12:20got
- 12:20retailers
- 12:20going
- 12:21into
- 12:21marketplaces.
- 12:22So
- 12:22one
- 12:22plus
- 12:22one
- 12:22equals
- 12:23three
- 12:23relationship
- 12:23between
- 12:24retail
- 12:24media
- 12:24dollars
- 12:24and
- 12:25marketplaces.
- 12:26Absolutely
- 12:26got
- 12:27the
- 12:27in
- 12:27store
- 12:28environment,
- 12:28which
- 12:28is
- 12:29still
- 12:29untapped
- 12:30in
- 12:30terms
- 12:30of
- 12:30generating
- 12:31retail
- 12:31media
- 12:31dollars.
- 12:32You
- 12:32have
- 12:33traditional,
- 12:34like
- 12:34trade
- 12:34spend
- 12:35versus
- 12:35media,
- 12:36which
- 12:36the
- 12:36retail
- 12:37media
- 12:37networks
- 12:37haven't
- 12:38fully
- 12:38tapped
- 12:38into
- 12:38on
- 12:39the
- 12:39media
- 12:39side
- 12:40of
- 12:41things
- 12:41as
- 12:41well.
- 12:41And
- 12:41then
- 12:41you've
- 12:41also
- 12:42got
- 12:42the
- 12:42upper
- 12:42funnel
- 12:43of
- 12:43retail
- 12:43media
- 12:43too,
- 12:44around
- 12:45inspiration,
- 12:45where
- 12:45retail
- 12:46media
- 12:46has
- 12:46traditionally
- 12:46been
- 12:47like
- 12:47a
- 12:47bottle
- 12:47of
- 12:47funnel
- 12:48activity
- 12:48through
- 12:48search
- 12:49and
- 12:49everything.
- 12:49So
- 12:50I
- 12:50think
- 12:50there's
- 12:50still
- 12:50a
- 12:50lot
- 12:50of
- 12:50bullets
- 12:51in
- 12:51the
- 12:51chamber
- 12:51here
- 12:51to
- 12:52see
- 12:52growth.
- 12:52Maybe
- 12:53it
- 12:53doesn't
- 12:53happen
- 12:53yet,
- 12:54but
- 12:54it
- 12:54still
- 12:55could
- 12:55come
- 12:55down
- 12:55the
- 12:56road.
- 12:56That's
- 12:56what
- 12:56I
- 12:57think.
- 12:57Yeah.
- 12:57Yeah.
- 12:58I
- 12:58mean,
- 12:58I
- 12:58think
- 12:59for
- 12:59me
- 12:59the
- 12:59key
- 13:00component
- 13:00of
- 13:00retail
- 13:01media
- 13:01was
- 13:02one,
- 13:02it's
- 13:02table
- 13:03stakes
- 13:03now.
- 13:03You
- 13:03gotta
- 13:04be
- 13:04thinking
- 13:04about
- 13:04how
- 13:04you're
- 13:05doing
- 13:05it.
- 13:05And
- 13:06two,
- 13:06I
- 13:06think
- 13:06we
- 13:07heard
- 13:07a
- 13:07lot
- 13:07of
- 13:07emphasis
- 13:08on
- 13:08you
- 13:08have
- 13:09to
- 13:09do
- 13:09it
- 13:09right.
- 13:09You
- 13:10have
- 13:10to
- 13:10make
- 13:10the
- 13:10investments
- 13:11in
- 13:11making
- 13:12sure
- 13:12that
- 13:12you're
- 13:12getting
- 13:12the
- 13:13right
- 13:13information,
- 13:14the
- 13:14right
- 13:14offers.
- 13:15And
- 13:15again,
- 13:16I
- 13:16think
- 13:16that
- 13:16goes
- 13:17back
- 13:17to
- 13:17the
- 13:17data
- 13:18question
- 13:18that
- 13:18we.
- 13:19Our
- 13:19topic
- 13:19that
- 13:19we
- 13:20talked
- 13:20about
- 13:20earlier.
- 13:20But
- 13:21it
- 13:21has
- 13:21to
- 13:21be
- 13:21right.
- 13:22There's
- 13:22no
- 13:22excuse
- 13:23anymore
- 13:23with
- 13:24AI
- 13:24again
- 13:25with
- 13:25the
- 13:25personalization
- 13:26capabilities.
- 13:26There's
- 13:27no,
- 13:27no
- 13:27reason
- 13:28that
- 13:28you
- 13:28shouldn't
- 13:29be
- 13:29hitting
- 13:29the
- 13:30right
- 13:30consumers
- 13:30with
- 13:30the
- 13:31right
- 13:31offers
- 13:31at
- 13:31the
- 13:31right
- 13:31time.
- 13:33All
- 13:34right,
- 13:34anything
- 13:34else
- 13:34on
- 13:34retail
- 13:35media?
- 13:35We
- 13:36got
- 13:36a
- 13:36little
- 13:36bit
- 13:36of
- 13:36a
- 13:36debate
- 13:37going
- 13:37there.
- 13:37That
- 13:37was
- 13:37good.
- 13:38All
- 13:38right,
- 13:38let's
- 13:38spin
- 13:38the
- 13:38wheel
- 13:38again.
- 13:48Oh,
- 13:49tell
- 13:49them
- 13:49what
- 13:49they
- 13:49want,
- 13:50Bob.
- 13:50All
- 13:50right,
- 13:50Court
- 13:51of
- 13:51the
- 13:51show.
- 13:52So
- 13:53I'm
- 13:53going
- 13:53to
- 13:53take
- 13:53this
- 13:53one.
- 13:54This
- 13:54was
- 13:54hard
- 13:54because
- 13:55I
- 13:55had
- 13:55a
- 13:55few.
- 13:56Can
- 13:56I
- 13:56have
- 13:56more
- 13:56than
- 13:57one
- 13:57quoted?
- 13:57Yeah,
- 13:57you
- 13:57can
- 13:57do
- 13:57it.
- 13:58You're
- 13:58in
- 13:59charge
- 13:59here,
- 13:59Marielle.
- 14:01Whatever
- 14:01you
- 14:01want.
- 14:02Listen
- 14:02to
- 14:02your.
- 14:02You're
- 14:03in
- 14:03charge
- 14:03of
- 14:03content
- 14:03here.
- 14:04You
- 14:04pick
- 14:05as
- 14:05many
- 14:05as
- 14:05you
- 14:05want.
- 14:05Okay.
- 14:06So
- 14:06I
- 14:06had
- 14:06to
- 14:08first
- 14:08Karen
- 14:09Tracy
- 14:09at
- 14:09Meadow,
- 14:09who
- 14:10talked
- 14:10about.
- 14:10She
- 14:10had
- 14:10a
- 14:11quote
- 14:11that
- 14:11said,
- 14:12while
- 14:12creative
- 14:12may
- 14:13be
- 14:13automated,
- 14:14creativity
- 14:15never
- 14:15will
- 14:15be.
- 14:16And
- 14:17I
- 14:17love
- 14:17that
- 14:17because
- 14:17basically
- 14:18she's
- 14:18talking
- 14:18about
- 14:18how,
- 14:19you
- 14:19know,
- 14:19brands
- 14:20can
- 14:20use
- 14:21the
- 14:21technology
- 14:21to
- 14:21sort
- 14:22of
- 14:22streamline
- 14:22processes,
- 14:23but
- 14:23that
- 14:23there
- 14:24still
- 14:24will
- 14:24always
- 14:24be
- 14:25that
- 14:25need
- 14:25for,
- 14:25for
- 14:26sort
- 14:26of
- 14:26the
- 14:26innovation.
- 14:26And
- 14:27I
- 14:27think
- 14:27that
- 14:28ties
- 14:28back
- 14:29to
- 14:29our
- 14:29theme
- 14:30this
- 14:30year
- 14:30of
- 14:30customer
- 14:31centricity.
- 14:32And
- 14:33so
- 14:33she
- 14:33talked
- 14:33about
- 14:33really
- 14:34sort
- 14:34of
- 14:35using
- 14:35the
- 14:35technology
- 14:36to
- 14:36test
- 14:37and
- 14:37make
- 14:37those
- 14:38big
- 14:38bets
- 14:38and
- 14:39take
- 14:39risks
- 14:40and
- 14:40be
- 14:41more,
- 14:42you
- 14:42know,
- 14:42more
- 14:42proactive.
- 14:43In
- 14:43terms
- 14:43of
- 14:44trying
- 14:44new
- 14:44things.
- 14:45Right.
- 14:46Which
- 14:46I
- 14:46loved.
- 14:47And
- 14:47then
- 14:47also,
- 14:47I
- 14:48mean,
- 14:48Kevin
- 14:48O'Leary,
- 14:49I
- 14:49mean,
- 14:49you
- 14:50know,
- 14:50he
- 14:50had.
- 14:51Which
- 14:51one?
- 14:51Which
- 14:51poem?
- 14:52I
- 14:52mean,
- 14:53there
- 14:53were
- 14:53so
- 14:53many.
- 14:54But
- 14:54Kevin
- 14:55O'Leary
- 14:56test
- 14:56everything.
- 14:57You
- 14:57know,
- 14:57he
- 14:57said,
- 14:58be
- 14:58promiscuous.
- 14:59The
- 15:00only
- 15:00expert
- 15:00is
- 15:01locac
- 15:01and
- 15:02high
- 15:02roas.
- 15:03And
- 15:03he
- 15:03said,
- 15:04no
- 15:04hot
- 15:04sauce.
- 15:05He
- 15:05doesn't
- 15:06want
- 15:06to
- 15:06see
- 15:06anything.
- 15:06You
- 15:06on
- 15:06the
- 15:06first
- 15:07two,
- 15:07cheers
- 15:07her
- 15:07out
- 15:08and
- 15:08be
- 15:08promiscuous.
- 15:09Sounds
- 15:10great.
- 15:10Yeah,
- 15:10there
- 15:10was
- 15:10a
- 15:10lot
- 15:11there,
- 15:11especially
- 15:11in
- 15:12Vegas.
- 15:12But
- 15:12hey,
- 15:13yeah,
- 15:13those
- 15:13were
- 15:13a
- 15:14few
- 15:14of
- 15:14my
- 15:14faves.
- 15:15What
- 15:15else?
- 15:16What
- 15:16did
- 15:16everybody
- 15:16else.
- 15:16You
- 15:17got
- 15:17a
- 15:17quote
- 15:17of
- 15:17the
- 15:17show?
- 15:17Oh,
- 15:17I
- 15:18have
- 15:18a
- 15:18quote.
- 15:18I
- 15:18have
- 15:18a
- 15:18quote.
- 15:19And
- 15:19I
- 15:19hope
- 15:19it
- 15:19makes
- 15:19you
- 15:19guys
- 15:19laugh
- 15:20because
- 15:20it
- 15:20made
- 15:20me
- 15:20laugh
- 15:20too.
- 15:21We
- 15:21have
- 15:22content
- 15:22coming
- 15:23out
- 15:23the
- 15:23wazoo.
- 15:24Said
- 15:24no
- 15:24marketer
- 15:25ever
- 15:25is
- 15:26the
- 15:26full
- 15:26quote.
- 15:26Said
- 15:27no
- 15:27marketer.
- 15:27But
- 15:28it's
- 15:28making
- 15:28a
- 15:28very
- 15:28good
- 15:29point.
- 15:29This
- 15:29was
- 15:29in
- 15:29regards
- 15:30to
- 15:30True
- 15:30Religion.
- 15:31We
- 15:31had
- 15:31the
- 15:31CMO
- 15:32speaking
- 15:32and
- 15:33she
- 15:33was
- 15:33saying
- 15:33that
- 15:34UGC
- 15:35has
- 15:35exploded
- 15:36for
- 15:36them
- 15:36and
- 15:36this
- 15:37is
- 15:37every
- 15:37brand's
- 15:38dream.
- 15:38People
- 15:38are
- 15:39coming
- 15:39to
- 15:39them
- 15:39and
- 15:40saying,
- 15:40I
- 15:40love
- 15:41the
- 15:41brand
- 15:41and
- 15:41can
- 15:42I
- 15:42make
- 15:42these
- 15:42videos
- 15:43for
- 15:43you?
- 15:43I
- 15:44spend
- 15:44so
- 15:44much
- 15:44of
- 15:44my
- 15:45time
- 15:45thinking
- 15:45about
- 15:45Gen
- 15:45Z.
- 15:46Now
- 15:46I'm
- 15:46thinking
- 15:46about
- 15:47Gen
- 15:47Alpha
- 15:47all
- 15:47the
- 15:47time.
- 15:48Starting
- 15:48to
- 15:48think
- 15:48about
- 15:48Gen
- 15:49Beta.
- 15:50Is
- 15:50that
- 15:50it?
- 15:50Yeah.
- 15:51Are
- 15:51they
- 15:51even
- 15:51born?
- 15:53Yeah.
- 15:53I
- 15:53don't
- 15:53know.
- 15:54I
- 15:54don't
- 15:54know.
- 15:54But
- 15:55authenticity,
- 15:56we
- 15:56hear
- 15:56over
- 15:56and
- 15:56over,
- 15:57it
- 15:57is
- 15:57so
- 15:57key.
- 15:58And
- 15:58for
- 15:58a
- 15:58brand
- 15:59like
- 15:59True
- 15:59Religion,
- 16:00who
- 16:00is
- 16:00able
- 16:00to
- 16:00unlock
- 16:01this
- 16:01true
- 16:02authenticity,
- 16:03I
- 16:03think
- 16:03it
- 16:03gives
- 16:04them
- 16:04a
- 16:04leg
- 16:04up.
- 16:04It's
- 16:04table
- 16:05stakes
- 16:05now,
- 16:05right?
- 16:05Yeah.
- 16:06It's
- 16:06interesting
- 16:07too,
- 16:07because
- 16:07that
- 16:08will
- 16:08have
- 16:08to
- 16:08be
- 16:08measured.
- 16:09That
- 16:09was
- 16:09one
- 16:09thing
- 16:09that
- 16:10we
- 16:10don't
- 16:11have,
- 16:11like,
- 16:11in
- 16:12our
- 16:12topic
- 16:12set,
- 16:12but
- 16:12that
- 16:13will
- 16:13have
- 16:13to
- 16:13be
- 16:13measured
- 16:13too.
- 16:14Like
- 16:14brands
- 16:14will
- 16:14have
- 16:15to
- 16:15figure
- 16:15out
- 16:15when
- 16:16you
- 16:16do
- 16:16have
- 16:16UGC
- 16:17being
- 16:17submitted.
- 16:18And
- 16:18there
- 16:18are
- 16:19incentives
- 16:19for
- 16:19people
- 16:20to
- 16:20be
- 16:20doing
- 16:20that.
- 16:21How
- 16:21do
- 16:21you
- 16:21measure
- 16:22that?
- 16:22How
- 16:22are
- 16:22those
- 16:22metrics
- 16:23going
- 16:23to
- 16:23change?
- 16:23And
- 16:23do
- 16:24we
- 16:24throw
- 16:24the
- 16:24old
- 16:24playbook
- 16:25out
- 16:25the
- 16:25window
- 16:25and
- 16:25it's
- 16:25more
- 16:26and
- 16:26more
- 16:26like
- 16:26we're
- 16:26going
- 16:26to
- 16:26need
- 16:26to.
- 16:27What's
- 16:27your
- 16:27quote
- 16:27of
- 16:28the
- 16:28show,
- 16:28Ann?
- 16:29My
- 16:29quote
- 16:29of
- 16:30the
- 16:30show
- 16:30was
- 16:31that
- 16:32was
- 16:33actually
- 16:33Mousabile,
- 16:35the
- 16:36chief
- 16:36merchant
- 16:36at
- 16:37CVS
- 16:37who
- 16:37said
- 16:39front
- 16:39of
- 16:39house
- 16:40drives
- 16:4170%
- 16:42of
- 16:42the
- 16:42traffic
- 16:42to
- 16:42their
- 16:43stores.
- 16:44And
- 16:45that
- 16:45was,
- 16:45you
- 16:45know,
- 16:46talking
- 16:46about.
- 16:46We
- 16:46were
- 16:46asking
- 16:46him
- 16:47about
- 16:47new
- 16:47store
- 16:47formats
- 16:48or
- 16:48you
- 16:48were
- 16:49asking
- 16:49him
- 16:49on
- 16:49stage,
- 16:50Chris,
- 16:50about
- 16:50new
- 16:50store
- 16:51formats.
- 16:51Some
- 16:51of
- 16:51them
- 16:52without
- 16:52front
- 16:52of
- 16:52house
- 16:53or
- 16:53front
- 16:53of
- 16:53store
- 16:54concepts
- 16:54at
- 16:54all.
- 16:55Just
- 16:55strictly
- 16:55going
- 16:55into
- 16:56pharmacy.
- 16:56And
- 16:57that
- 16:57really
- 16:57blew
- 16:58my
- 16:58Mind,
- 16:58I
- 16:58guess
- 16:59I'd
- 16:59always
- 16:59seen
- 17:00CBS
- 17:00as
- 17:01this
- 17:01retailer
- 17:02who's
- 17:02focused
- 17:03on
- 17:03going
- 17:04and
- 17:04picking
- 17:04up
- 17:04a
- 17:04prescription
- 17:05and
- 17:05then
- 17:05any
- 17:05other
- 17:05additive
- 17:06products
- 17:06that
- 17:06you
- 17:06needed
- 17:07while
- 17:07you
- 17:07were
- 17:07there.
- 17:07So
- 17:08to
- 17:08hear
- 17:09about
- 17:09how
- 17:09they're
- 17:09really
- 17:10trying
- 17:10to
- 17:10scale
- 17:10the
- 17:11business
- 17:11across
- 17:119,000
- 17:12stores
- 17:13to
- 17:14suit
- 17:14the
- 17:14needs
- 17:14of
- 17:14the
- 17:14community
- 17:15was
- 17:15pretty
- 17:15cool.
- 17:15Yeah,
- 17:15it's
- 17:15a
- 17:16pretty
- 17:16aggressive
- 17:16goal,
- 17:16for
- 17:17sure.
- 17:17Yeah.
- 17:17Ben,
- 17:17what
- 17:18was
- 17:18yours?
- 17:19So
- 17:19mine
- 17:19was
- 17:19from
- 17:19this
- 17:19morning.
- 17:21I
- 17:22thought
- 17:22the
- 17:22keynotes
- 17:22this
- 17:22morning
- 17:23were
- 17:23fascinating
- 17:24and
- 17:24included
- 17:25kat
- 17:25Cole.
- 17:26Kat,
- 17:26CEO
- 17:26of
- 17:27AG1
- 17:27Athletics
- 17:28Greens
- 17:29as
- 17:29was
- 17:30really
- 17:30nice
- 17:31quote.
- 17:31She
- 17:31said
- 17:32GLP1s
- 17:33are
- 17:33transforming
- 17:34the
- 17:34ways
- 17:35the
- 17:35world
- 17:36in
- 17:36ways
- 17:36we
- 17:37don't
- 17:37yet
- 17:37understand
- 17:38and
- 17:38don't
- 17:38appreciate.
- 17:40And
- 17:40I
- 17:40completely
- 17:41agree.
- 17:41And
- 17:42it
- 17:42just
- 17:42made
- 17:42me
- 17:42think
- 17:42that
- 17:43the
- 17:43next
- 17:43time
- 17:43we'll
- 17:43be
- 17:43all
- 17:43together
- 17:44is
- 17:44in
- 17:44Vegas
- 17:45is
- 17:45for
- 17:45grocery
- 17:46shop.
- 17:46And
- 17:47Rockwell
- 17:48and
- 17:48I
- 17:48spent
- 17:48a
- 17:48lot
- 17:48of
- 17:48time
- 17:49talking
- 17:49about
- 17:49how
- 17:49we
- 17:49need
- 17:49to
- 17:50talk
- 17:50about
- 17:50and
- 17:51try
- 17:51and
- 17:51start
- 17:51understanding
- 17:52the
- 17:52GLP1
- 17:53impact
- 17:53at
- 17:54that
- 17:54show
- 17:54and
- 17:56really
- 17:56kind
- 17:56of
- 17:56drilled
- 17:57home
- 17:57to
- 17:57me
- 17:57the
- 17:57importance
- 17:58of
- 17:58doing
- 17:58that.
- 17:58That's
- 17:58a
- 17:59good
- 17:59one.
- 17:59That's
- 17:59a
- 17:59good
- 17:59one.
- 17:59I
- 17:59got
- 18:00one,
- 18:00too.
- 18:00I
- 18:00mean,
- 18:00I
- 18:00think
- 18:01I
- 18:01thought
- 18:01it
- 18:01was
- 18:01a
- 18:01perfect
- 18:01one
- 18:02for
- 18:02Shop
- 18:02Talk,
- 18:02particularly
- 18:03given
- 18:03the
- 18:03focus
- 18:03on
- 18:04tech
- 18:04and
- 18:05education,
- 18:05which
- 18:05was
- 18:06from
- 18:06Cedric
- 18:06Clark
- 18:06at
- 18:06Walmart.
- 18:07We
- 18:07interviewed
- 18:07him
- 18:07as
- 18:07part
- 18:08of
- 18:08Shop
- 18:08Talk
- 18:08TV
- 18:08today,
- 18:09and
- 18:09he
- 18:09said,
- 18:10I
- 18:10want
- 18:10to
- 18:10read
- 18:10this.
- 18:10Right.
- 18:11Perspective
- 18:12has
- 18:12an
- 18:12expiration
- 18:13date,
- 18:14which
- 18:14I
- 18:14think
- 18:14is
- 18:14really
- 18:15powerful,
- 18:15and
- 18:15you
- 18:16just
- 18:16let
- 18:16that
- 18:16sink
- 18:16in.
- 18:17Perspective
- 18:17has
- 18:17an
- 18:17expiration
- 18:18date,
- 18:18especially
- 18:18as
- 18:19a
- 18:19leader,
- 18:19too.
- 18:19You
- 18:20know,
- 18:20when
- 18:20you
- 18:20think
- 18:20about
- 18:20where
- 18:21you've
- 18:21come
- 18:21in
- 18:21your
- 18:21career
- 18:21and
- 18:22what
- 18:22you've
- 18:22taken
- 18:22along
- 18:23the
- 18:23way
- 18:23and
- 18:23the
- 18:23wisdom
- 18:24and
- 18:24knowledge
- 18:24you
- 18:24have.
- 18:25But
- 18:25at
- 18:25the
- 18:25end
- 18:25of
- 18:25the
- 18:25day,
- 18:26that
- 18:26all
- 18:26goes
- 18:26out
- 18:26of
- 18:26date.
- 18:27So
- 18:27I
- 18:27thought
- 18:27that
- 18:27was
- 18:27really
- 18:28fascinating.
- 18:28Yeah,
- 18:29good
- 18:29one.
- 18:30All
- 18:30right,
- 18:31let's
- 18:31spin
- 18:32the
- 18:32wheel.
- 18:41Oh,
- 18:41God.
- 18:42Ben
- 18:42Miller
- 18:43with
- 18:43a
- 18:43hot
- 18:44dick.
- 18:45Ben,
- 18:46I'm
- 18:46slow.
- 18:46The
- 18:47floor
- 18:47is
- 18:47yours.
- 18:50Demand.
- 18:50Creation,
- 18:51we've
- 18:51called
- 18:51inspiration
- 18:52has
- 18:52been
- 18:52one
- 18:52of
- 18:52the
- 18:53topics
- 18:53of
- 18:53the
- 18:53show
- 18:54that
- 18:55we've
- 18:55programmed
- 18:55a
- 18:55lot.
- 18:57I
- 18:58think
- 18:58my
- 18:59reflection.
- 18:59It's
- 18:59been
- 18:59really
- 18:59interesting
- 19:00and
- 19:00many
- 19:01of
- 19:01you
- 19:01will
- 19:01have
- 19:01been
- 19:01through
- 19:01this.
- 19:02We've
- 19:02sort
- 19:02of
- 19:02been
- 19:02through
- 19:02these
- 19:03cycles
- 19:03of
- 19:04grand
- 19:05statements
- 19:06like
- 19:06the
- 19:06physical
- 19:07store
- 19:07is
- 19:07dead
- 19:08and
- 19:09online
- 19:09is
- 19:09the
- 19:09future.
- 19:10And
- 19:10then
- 19:10actually,
- 19:11we
- 19:11haven't
- 19:11had
- 19:11a
- 19:11decade
- 19:12of
- 19:12online
- 19:12growth
- 19:12in
- 19:13a
- 19:13year,
- 19:13and
- 19:15there's
- 19:15been
- 19:15lots
- 19:15of
- 19:16headlines
- 19:16generated.
- 19:17I
- 19:17think
- 19:17we
- 19:18now
- 19:18settled
- 19:19in
- 19:19a
- 19:19really
- 19:19comfortable
- 19:20space
- 19:20where
- 19:21everybody
- 19:21absolutely
- 19:22accepts
- 19:22that
- 19:2380
- 19:23to
- 19:2490%
- 19:24of
- 19:25retail
- 19:25is
- 19:25physical
- 19:26and
- 19:26will
- 19:26continue
- 19:26to
- 19:27be
- 19:27physical.
- 19:28Some
- 19:28categories
- 19:29ebbs
- 19:29and
- 19:29flows
- 19:29and
- 19:29peaks
- 19:30and
- 19:30troughs,
- 19:30but
- 19:31the
- 19:32Purchasing
- 19:33of
- 19:33production.
- 19:35You've
- 19:35got
- 19:35this
- 19:35huge
- 19:35physical
- 19:36base
- 19:37and
- 19:37it's
- 19:37optimizing
- 19:38your
- 19:38E
- 19:38commerce
- 19:39to
- 19:39deliver.
- 19:40But
- 19:40at
- 19:40the
- 19:40same
- 19:41time
- 19:41there
- 19:41seems
- 19:42to
- 19:42be
- 19:42a
- 19:42general
- 19:42acceptance.
- 19:43No
- 19:43one's
- 19:43arguing
- 19:44that
- 19:44the
- 19:44vast
- 19:45majority
- 19:45of
- 19:45demand
- 19:46creation,
- 19:47of
- 19:48exploration,
- 19:49of
- 19:49inspiration,
- 19:49of
- 19:50product
- 19:50discovery
- 19:51is
- 19:51now
- 19:51digital.
- 19:52So
- 19:53we've
- 19:54settling
- 19:54in
- 19:54a
- 19:54world
- 19:55now
- 19:55of
- 19:55absolutely
- 19:56acknowledging
- 19:56that
- 19:56these
- 19:56two
- 19:57have
- 19:57got
- 19:57to
- 19:57sit
- 19:57together.
- 19:58And
- 19:59it's
- 20:00been
- 20:00great
- 20:00listening
- 20:01to
- 20:01some
- 20:01of
- 20:01the
- 20:01digital
- 20:02demand
- 20:02creation
- 20:03stories.
- 20:04Some
- 20:05apparel
- 20:06brands
- 20:06and
- 20:06a
- 20:07power
- 20:07retailer,
- 20:07some
- 20:07beauty
- 20:08brands,
- 20:08they're
- 20:08really
- 20:09ahead
- 20:09of
- 20:09the
- 20:09game
- 20:09and
- 20:09there's
- 20:10certain
- 20:10sectors
- 20:10that
- 20:10really
- 20:11aren't
- 20:11and
- 20:12that
- 20:12don't
- 20:13yet
- 20:13have
- 20:13the
- 20:13muscle
- 20:14to
- 20:14be
- 20:14able
- 20:15to
- 20:15build
- 20:16digital
- 20:16demand,
- 20:17digital
- 20:17inspiration,
- 20:18even
- 20:18though
- 20:18their
- 20:19product
- 20:19is
- 20:19being
- 20:19sold
- 20:20in
- 20:20store.
- 20:21And
- 20:21I
- 20:21think
- 20:21that
- 20:22seeing
- 20:22that
- 20:22trend
- 20:23develop
- 20:23over
- 20:24the
- 20:24next
- 20:24couple
- 20:24of
- 20:24years
- 20:24I
- 20:25think
- 20:25will
- 20:25be
- 20:25huge.
- 20:26Yeah,
- 20:27and
- 20:27that's
- 20:27a
- 20:27big
- 20:27question
- 20:27too,
- 20:28like
- 20:29what
- 20:29is
- 20:29our
- 20:30language
- 20:30or
- 20:30our
- 20:30measurement
- 20:30for
- 20:31digital
- 20:32demand
- 20:32creation
- 20:32and
- 20:32its
- 20:33impact
- 20:33in
- 20:33the
- 20:33stores?
- 20:34Right.
- 20:34That's
- 20:34something
- 20:34we
- 20:35still
- 20:35have
- 20:35to
- 20:35understand
- 20:36as
- 20:36an
- 20:36industry
- 20:37because
- 20:38you
- 20:38know,
- 20:38if
- 20:38you
- 20:38think
- 20:38about
- 20:39the
- 20:39converse
- 20:39way,
- 20:39if
- 20:39you
- 20:39just
- 20:40continuing
- 20:40measure,
- 20:40continue
- 20:41to
- 20:41measure
- 20:41it
- 20:41the
- 20:41way
- 20:41we
- 20:42always
- 20:42have,
- 20:43the
- 20:43digital
- 20:43space
- 20:44from
- 20:44an
- 20:44advertising
- 20:44perspective
- 20:45has
- 20:45gotten
- 20:45more
- 20:45competitive,
- 20:46it's
- 20:46gotten
- 20:46more
- 20:47expensive.
- 20:47And
- 20:48if
- 20:48you
- 20:48start
- 20:48to
- 20:48pull
- 20:48back
- 20:49from
- 20:49that,
- 20:49it
- 20:50might
- 20:50be
- 20:50the
- 20:50right
- 20:50decision
- 20:50if
- 20:51you're
- 20:51looking
- 20:51at
- 20:51it
- 20:51in
- 20:51isolation
- 20:52in
- 20:52a
- 20:52channel.
- 20:52But
- 20:53it's
- 20:53going
- 20:53to
- 20:53have
- 20:53impact
- 20:53on
- 20:53your
- 20:54store
- 20:54volume
- 20:55as
- 20:55well,
- 20:55which
- 20:55is
- 20:56not
- 20:56a
- 20:56good
- 20:56place
- 20:56to
- 20:56be.
- 20:57So
- 20:57you've
- 20:57got
- 20:57to
- 20:57think
- 20:57about
- 20:57that
- 20:58and
- 20:58get
- 20:58creative.
- 20:58And
- 20:58that's
- 20:59why
- 20:59I
- 20:59like
- 20:59what
- 21:00I
- 21:00mentioned
- 21:00this
- 21:01before,
- 21:01but
- 21:01like
- 21:01the
- 21:01upper
- 21:01funnel,
- 21:02that
- 21:02inspiration
- 21:02which
- 21:02you
- 21:03were
- 21:03talking
- 21:03about
- 21:03too,
- 21:03Ben,
- 21:04like
- 21:04what
- 21:04Best
- 21:04Buy
- 21:04is
- 21:05doing
- 21:05now
- 21:05with
- 21:06Social
- 21:06plus
- 21:06and
- 21:07making
- 21:07that
- 21:07part
- 21:07of
- 21:07their
- 21:08retail
- 21:08media
- 21:08network,
- 21:09that's
- 21:10a
- 21:10really
- 21:10interesting
- 21:11play
- 21:11for
- 21:11them
- 21:12to,
- 21:12you
- 21:12know,
- 21:13figure
- 21:13out
- 21:13what
- 21:13this
- 21:13new
- 21:14language
- 21:14is
- 21:14from
- 21:14a
- 21:15metric
- 21:15standpoint
- 21:15inside
- 21:16their
- 21:16organization,
- 21:16but
- 21:17also
- 21:17in
- 21:17terms
- 21:17of
- 21:17how
- 21:17to
- 21:18talk
- 21:18to
- 21:18their
- 21:18consumer
- 21:18over
- 21:19the
- 21:19long
- 21:19run
- 21:19as
- 21:19well.
- 21:20Yeah,
- 21:20and
- 21:21I
- 21:21and
- 21:22this
- 21:22is
- 21:22going
- 21:22to
- 21:22be
- 21:22really
- 21:22interesting
- 21:23to
- 21:23come
- 21:23back
- 21:23to
- 21:23your
- 21:23point
- 21:23about
- 21:24retail
- 21:24media.
- 21:24So
- 21:24how
- 21:24does
- 21:25retail
- 21:25media
- 21:25help
- 21:26drive
- 21:26the
- 21:26top
- 21:26of
- 21:26the
- 21:26funnel?
- 21:27Especially
- 21:27a
- 21:27time
- 21:27when
- 21:27the
- 21:28funnel
- 21:28is
- 21:28getting
- 21:28so
- 21:28compressed
- 21:29and
- 21:29it's
- 21:29so
- 21:29easy
- 21:30to
- 21:30jump
- 21:30between
- 21:30points.
- 21:31You
- 21:31know,
- 21:31we've
- 21:31heard
- 21:33from
- 21:33Dick's,
- 21:34we've
- 21:34heard
- 21:34from
- 21:35Sephora,
- 21:36all
- 21:36about
- 21:37building
- 21:38influencers.
- 21:38We've
- 21:39heard
- 21:39from
- 21:39Best
- 21:39Buy
- 21:40and
- 21:40increasingly
- 21:40working
- 21:41with
- 21:41influencers
- 21:41and
- 21:41driving
- 21:42that
- 21:42and
- 21:43Unilever
- 21:43came
- 21:44out
- 21:44not
- 21:44at
- 21:44this
- 21:45show,
- 21:45just
- 21:45I
- 21:45think
- 21:45it
- 21:46was
- 21:46the
- 21:46week
- 21:46before
- 21:46last
- 21:46and
- 21:46said
- 21:47that
- 21:47they're
- 21:47expecting
- 21:4850%
- 21:48of
- 21:48their
- 21:48marketing
- 21:49budget
- 21:49going
- 21:49forward
- 21:49to
- 21:49be
- 21:50around
- 21:50influencers
- 21:50and
- 21:50creators.
- 21:51And
- 21:51that's
- 21:52huge,
- 21:52you
- 21:52know,
- 21:52from
- 21:52a
- 21:53big
- 21:53brand,
- 21:53cpg.
- 21:54So
- 21:55that
- 21:55recognizing
- 21:56how
- 21:56demand
- 21:56creation
- 21:57is
- 21:57changing,
- 21:58really
- 21:58important.
- 21:59Yeah.
- 21:59Especially
- 21:59with
- 22:00what
- 22:00HG
- 22:00was
- 22:00just
- 22:01talking
- 22:01about
- 22:01too,
- 22:01with,
- 22:02you
- 22:02know,
- 22:02UGC
- 22:03and
- 22:04the
- 22:04micro
- 22:04influencer
- 22:05getting
- 22:05even
- 22:06more
- 22:06micro
- 22:06and
- 22:06influencing
- 22:07their,
- 22:07their
- 22:08independent,
- 22:08like,
- 22:09groups
- 22:09of
- 22:09people
- 22:09that
- 22:10they're.
- 22:10They're
- 22:10with.
- 22:11I'll
- 22:11jump
- 22:11in
- 22:11with
- 22:12one
- 22:12more
- 22:12thing.
- 22:12If
- 22:12we're
- 22:12talking.
- 22:13Yeah,
- 22:13go
- 22:13for
- 22:13it.
- 22:14Talking
- 22:14about
- 22:14the
- 22:14funnel,
- 22:14I
- 22:14feel
- 22:15like
- 22:15someone
- 22:15has
- 22:15to
- 22:15say,
- 22:16is
- 22:16the
- 22:16funnel
- 22:17dead?
- 22:17We
- 22:17can't
- 22:18just
- 22:18talk
- 22:18about
- 22:18the
- 22:18funnel
- 22:18as
- 22:19it
- 22:19was.
- 22:19So
- 22:19I
- 22:20will
- 22:20be
- 22:20the
- 22:20one
- 22:20to
- 22:20say
- 22:20and
- 22:21I'll
- 22:21let
- 22:21everyone
- 22:22decide
- 22:22if
- 22:22it
- 22:22is
- 22:22or
- 22:23not.
- 22:23Yeah,
- 22:24yeah,
- 22:24I
- 22:24think
- 22:25so.
- 22:25I've
- 22:25said
- 22:25before,
- 22:25the
- 22:26tunnel's
- 22:26completely
- 22:26collapsed.
- 22:27And
- 22:27if
- 22:27anybody's
- 22:27still
- 22:27thinking
- 22:27in
- 22:28that
- 22:28way,
- 22:28the
- 22:28problem
- 22:29is
- 22:29there
- 22:30is
- 22:30some
- 22:30really,
- 22:31there's
- 22:32some
- 22:32really
- 22:32important
- 22:33marketing
- 22:33basics
- 22:33to
- 22:34understand,
- 22:34but
- 22:35recognize
- 22:35that
- 22:35it's
- 22:36not
- 22:36linear.
- 22:36So
- 22:37can
- 22:38you
- 22:38discover.
- 22:39Yes.
- 22:39Can
- 22:39you
- 22:40convert?
- 22:40Yes.
- 22:40Do
- 22:41these
- 22:41things
- 22:41still
- 22:41happen?
- 22:42Yes.
- 22:42Do
- 22:42they
- 22:42happen
- 22:43in
- 22:43a
- 22:43linear
- 22:44way?
- 22:44And
- 22:44I
- 22:44mean,
- 22:44it's
- 22:45something
- 22:45that
- 22:45Google
- 22:45touched
- 22:46on
- 22:46in
- 22:46their
- 22:46keynote
- 22:47earlier.
- 22:47They
- 22:48said
- 22:48that
- 22:48there
- 22:48is
- 22:49an
- 22:49increasing
- 22:49number
- 22:50of
- 22:50touch
- 22:50points,
- 22:50but
- 22:50what
- 22:51that
- 22:51means
- 22:51is
- 22:51there's
- 22:51an
- 22:51increased
- 22:52number
- 22:52of
- 22:53influence
- 22:53points.
- 22:54Yeah.
- 22:55So
- 22:55it's
- 22:55more
- 22:55complex,
- 22:56but
- 22:56there
- 22:56is
- 22:56even
- 22:56more
- 22:57ways
- 22:57to
- 22:57be
- 22:57able
- 22:57to
- 22:57get
- 22:57to
- 22:58customers,
- 22:58Right?
- 22:59Absolutely.
- 22:59What
- 23:00he
- 23:00said,
- 23:00hg,
- 23:02that
- 23:03worked
- 23:03for
- 23:03me.
- 23:03I
- 23:03agree.
- 23:04I
- 23:04just
- 23:04like
- 23:04to
- 23:04ask
- 23:04the
- 23:04question
- 23:05100%.
- 23:06Yeah.
- 23:06All
- 23:06right.
- 23:06Should
- 23:07we
- 23:07spin
- 23:07the
- 23:07wheel
- 23:07again?
- 23:07Let's
- 23:08do
- 23:08it.
- 23:08Let's
- 23:08do
- 23:08it.
- 23:16I'm
- 23:17just
- 23:17taking
- 23:17this
- 23:17one.
- 23:17You're
- 23:17doing
- 23:18search.
- 23:18I
- 23:18am,
- 23:19because
- 23:19this
- 23:19was
- 23:20the
- 23:20one
- 23:20I
- 23:20was.
- 23:20This
- 23:20was
- 23:20the
- 23:21track
- 23:21I
- 23:21was
- 23:21most
- 23:21excited
- 23:22for
- 23:23for
- 23:23this
- 23:23whole
- 23:23conference
- 23:24was
- 23:24just
- 23:25listening
- 23:25to
- 23:25brands
- 23:26talk
- 23:26about
- 23:26how
- 23:27they're
- 23:27thinking
- 23:27about
- 23:28customers
- 23:28as
- 23:29we
- 23:29totally
- 23:30change
- 23:30our
- 23:30search
- 23:31behaviors.
- 23:31The
- 23:31funnel's
- 23:32changing.
- 23:32We're
- 23:33discovering
- 23:33product
- 23:33in
- 23:34different
- 23:34ways.
- 23:35I
- 23:35had
- 23:35the
- 23:36good
- 23:36fortune
- 23:37of
- 23:37sitting
- 23:37down
- 23:38with
- 23:38chief
- 23:39Technology
- 23:39Officer
- 23:40from
- 23:40Wayfair
- 23:42from
- 23:42Nix,
- 23:42and
- 23:43then
- 23:43the
- 23:43Chief
- 23:43Digital
- 23:44Officer
- 23:44from
- 23:45Nestle
- 23:45Purina.
- 23:46And
- 23:46we
- 23:46were
- 23:46talking
- 23:47about
- 23:47technologies
- 23:48that
- 23:48they're
- 23:49prioritizing
- 23:49right
- 23:50now.
- 23:50Like
- 23:50what?
- 23:50It
- 23:50was
- 23:51a
- 23:51rapid
- 23:51fire
- 23:51panel.
- 23:52What
- 23:52are
- 23:52the
- 23:52things
- 23:52that
- 23:52are
- 23:52really
- 23:53bubbling
- 23:53to
- 23:53the
- 23:53top
- 23:53for
- 23:53them?
- 23:54And
- 23:54the
- 23:55first
- 23:55thing
- 23:56that
- 23:56they
- 23:56called
- 23:57out
- 23:57in
- 23:57that
- 23:57session
- 23:58was
- 23:58language
- 23:59based
- 23:59search.
- 24:00And
- 24:00not
- 24:01just,
- 24:01you
- 24:01know,
- 24:01language
- 24:02based
- 24:02search.
- 24:02Like,
- 24:03how
- 24:03am
- 24:03I
- 24:03ready
- 24:03to
- 24:04show
- 24:04up
- 24:04when
- 24:05somebody's
- 24:05using
- 24:06Perplexity
- 24:07or
- 24:07they're
- 24:07using
- 24:08Google
- 24:09to
- 24:09try
- 24:09to
- 24:09find
- 24:09something?
- 24:10But
- 24:11how
- 24:11am
- 24:11I
- 24:12thinking
- 24:12about
- 24:12that
- 24:12on
- 24:13my
- 24:13own
- 24:13property
- 24:14because
- 24:15people
- 24:15will,
- 24:15when
- 24:15they
- 24:16are
- 24:16coming
- 24:16to
- 24:16your
- 24:17brand
- 24:17site,
- 24:17they
- 24:18are
- 24:18going
- 24:18to
- 24:19naturally
- 24:19be
- 24:19inclined
- 24:20to
- 24:20start
- 24:20to
- 24:20ask
- 24:20questions
- 24:21this
- 24:21way.
- 24:21And
- 24:21I
- 24:22would
- 24:22say
- 24:22the
- 24:22majority
- 24:22of
- 24:23retailers
- 24:23are
- 24:23just
- 24:24starting
- 24:24to
- 24:24get
- 24:24their
- 24:24feet
- 24:25underneath
- 24:26them
- 24:26when
- 24:26it
- 24:26comes
- 24:27to
- 24:27language
- 24:27based
- 24:27search.
- 24:29We
- 24:29also,
- 24:29I
- 24:30quote
- 24:31the
- 24:31Tomorrow
- 24:31research
- 24:32again
- 24:33that
- 24:33I
- 24:33found
- 24:34really
- 24:34fascinating
- 24:35linking
- 24:36consumer
- 24:37use
- 24:37of
- 24:37agentic
- 24:38AI,
- 24:38which,
- 24:39you
- 24:39know,
- 24:39we
- 24:40hear
- 24:40a
- 24:40lot
- 24:40of
- 24:40retailers
- 24:41and
- 24:41brands
- 24:42here
- 24:42talking
- 24:42about
- 24:42how
- 24:43they're
- 24:43starting
- 24:43to
- 24:43apply
- 24:44agentic
- 24:44AI.
- 24:44But
- 24:45I
- 24:45thought
- 24:45it
- 24:45was
- 24:45really
- 24:45interesting
- 24:46to
- 24:46think
- 24:46about
- 24:46the
- 24:46fact
- 24:47that
- 24:47consumers
- 24:48also
- 24:48will
- 24:48have
- 24:48this
- 24:49copilot
- 24:49to
- 24:49be
- 24:49like,
- 24:50hey,
- 24:50I
- 24:50need
- 24:50to
- 24:51get
- 24:51a
- 24:51birthday
- 24:51gift
- 24:51for
- 24:52my
- 24:52niece
- 24:52who's
- 24:53six
- 24:53years
- 24:53old.
- 24:53She
- 24:54likes,
- 24:54you
- 24:55know,
- 24:55karate.
- 24:56Can
- 24:56you
- 24:56pull
- 24:57something
- 24:57together
- 24:57and
- 24:57have
- 24:57it
- 24:58shipped
- 24:58to
- 24:58me?
- 24:58Like
- 24:58that's
- 24:59a
- 24:59real
- 24:59command
- 25:00that
- 25:00we'll
- 25:00be
- 25:01able
- 25:01to
- 25:01do.
- 25:01So
- 25:02I
- 25:02think
- 25:02language
- 25:03based
- 25:03search,
- 25:03it
- 25:03was
- 25:04a
- 25:04one
- 25:04thing
- 25:04that
- 25:04I
- 25:05feel
- 25:05like
- 25:05was
- 25:06really
- 25:07talked
- 25:07about
- 25:08quite
- 25:08a
- 25:08bit
- 25:08here
- 25:09at
- 25:09the
- 25:10shop
- 25:10talk
- 25:10show.
- 25:11And
- 25:11then
- 25:11the
- 25:12second
- 25:12thing
- 25:12is
- 25:12visual
- 25:13search.
- 25:13So
- 25:14Fiona
- 25:14Tan
- 25:15talked
- 25:15about
- 25:15this,
- 25:15the
- 25:15CTO
- 25:16of
- 25:16Wayfair,
- 25:16about
- 25:17how
- 25:17like
- 25:17they
- 25:17have
- 25:18to
- 25:18have
- 25:19visual
- 25:19search,
- 25:19they
- 25:20have
- 25:20to
- 25:20be
- 25:20prepared
- 25:21for
- 25:21this
- 25:21because
- 25:22of
- 25:22how
- 25:22people
- 25:22are
- 25:23discovering
- 25:23products.
- 25:24And
- 25:25not
- 25:25just,
- 25:25again,
- 25:26not
- 25:26just
- 25:26when
- 25:26people
- 25:27like
- 25:27take
- 25:27a
- 25:27picture
- 25:28of
- 25:28this
- 25:28chair
- 25:28and
- 25:29with
- 25:29their
- 25:30Google
- 25:30lens
- 25:30and
- 25:30they're
- 25:31trying
- 25:31to
- 25:31find
- 25:31it,
- 25:31but
- 25:32also
- 25:32when
- 25:32they're
- 25:33on
- 25:33Wayfair.com
- 25:34and
- 25:34it's
- 25:34why
- 25:34they've
- 25:35invested
- 25:35in
- 25:35tools
- 25:36like
- 25:36Muse
- 25:37and
- 25:37other
- 25:37things
- 25:37to
- 25:38really
- 25:38tap
- 25:39into
- 25:39AI
- 25:40to
- 25:40help
- 25:40people
- 25:41find
- 25:41the
- 25:41thing
- 25:42that
- 25:42they're
- 25:42looking
- 25:42for
- 25:42so
- 25:43they
- 25:43can
- 25:43purchase
- 25:43it
- 25:44or
- 25:44if
- 25:44they
- 25:44can't
- 25:45find
- 25:45the
- 25:45thing
- 25:45they're
- 25:45looking
- 25:46for,
- 25:46how
- 25:46does
- 25:46Wayfair
- 25:47take
- 25:47that
- 25:47information
- 25:48and
- 25:48share
- 25:48it
- 25:48with
- 25:49their
- 25:49design
- 25:49team
- 25:50to
- 25:50understand
- 25:51what
- 25:51is
- 25:51it
- 25:51that
- 25:51people
- 25:51are
- 25:52looking
- 25:52for
- 25:52and
- 25:52how
- 25:53do
- 25:53we
- 25:53use
- 25:53again
- 25:54collecting
- 25:54this
- 25:55data
- 25:55to
- 25:55start
- 25:55to
- 25:56influence
- 25:57the
- 25:57decisions
- 25:57that
- 25:58we're
- 25:58making
- 25:58down
- 25:58the
- 25:58road
- 25:58about
- 25:59the
- 25:59types
- 25:59of
- 25:59products
- 25:59that
- 26:00we're
- 26:00carrying
- 26:00and
- 26:00how
- 26:01we
- 26:01get
- 26:01those
- 26:01to
- 26:01the
- 26:02customer
- 26:02as
- 26:02soon
- 26:02as
- 26:02possible.
- 26:03So
- 26:03yeah,
- 26:03I
- 26:04want
- 26:04to
- 26:04jump
- 26:04in
- 26:04on
- 26:04visual
- 26:05search.
- 26:05TikTok's
- 26:06GM
- 26:06of
- 26:06US
- 26:07commerce
- 26:07and
- 26:07I'm
- 26:08back
- 26:08to
- 26:08talking
- 26:08about
- 26:08my
- 26:08Gen
- 26:08Alphas.
- 26:09She
- 26:09was
- 26:10talking
- 26:10about
- 26:10visual
- 26:10search
- 26:11and
- 26:11how
- 26:12for
- 26:12younger
- 26:13generations
- 26:14search
- 26:14is
- 26:15visual.
- 26:15She
- 26:15was
- 26:16giving
- 26:16the
- 26:16example
- 26:16that
- 26:16if
- 26:17you're
- 26:17looking
- 26:17for
- 26:17a
- 26:17restaurant
- 26:18in
- 26:18a
- 26:18new
- 26:18city,
- 26:19you're
- 26:19doing
- 26:19a
- 26:19visual
- 26:20search.
- 26:20To
- 26:20me,
- 26:20I
- 26:21need
- 26:21to
- 26:21wrap
- 26:21my
- 26:21head
- 26:22around
- 26:22that
- 26:22that
- 26:22isn't
- 26:22how
- 26:23I
- 26:23think
- 26:23about
- 26:23search
- 26:24at
- 26:24all.
- 26:24The
- 26:25way
- 26:25it's
- 26:25changing
- 26:25and
- 26:26the
- 26:26way
- 26:26that
- 26:26visual
- 26:26is
- 26:27really
- 26:27becoming
- 26:28it
- 26:29again.
- 26:29I
- 26:30hate
- 26:30using
- 26:30the
- 26:30word
- 26:30table
- 26:31stakes
- 26:31all
- 26:31the
- 26:31time,
- 26:31but
- 26:31it
- 26:31feels
- 26:32like
- 26:32yet
- 26:32another
- 26:32thing
- 26:33that
- 26:33is
- 26:33table
- 26:33stakes
- 26:33at
- 26:33this
- 26:34point.
- 26:34Well,
- 26:34there
- 26:35was
- 26:35a
- 26:35great
- 26:35quote
- 26:36from
- 26:36Sean
- 26:36Scott,
- 26:37who's
- 26:37GM
- 26:37of
- 26:38Google
- 26:38Shopping
- 26:38this
- 26:39morning
- 26:39in
- 26:39his
- 26:39keynote,
- 26:40and
- 26:40he
- 26:40share
- 26:41that
- 26:41There
- 26:41are
- 26:42now
- 26:4220
- 26:43billion
- 26:44Google
- 26:45Lens
- 26:45searches
- 26:47every
- 26:47month
- 26:48and
- 26:48they
- 26:48believe
- 26:49that
- 26:49a
- 26:49quarter
- 26:50of
- 26:50those
- 26:50have
- 26:50what
- 26:50they
- 26:51determine
- 26:51to
- 26:51be
- 26:51commercial
- 26:52intent.
- 26:52Right.
- 26:53So
- 26:53that,
- 26:53that
- 26:53fits
- 26:54with
- 26:54all
- 26:54the
- 26:54other
- 26:54stats
- 26:54we've
- 26:55seen
- 26:55about
- 26:55how
- 26:55visual
- 26:56search
- 26:56is
- 26:56exploding.
- 26:57But
- 26:57the
- 26:58other
- 26:58thing
- 26:58I
- 26:58learned
- 26:58from
- 26:58your
- 26:58session
- 26:59though
- 26:59is
- 27:00not
- 27:00every
- 27:00retailer
- 27:00should
- 27:01jump
- 27:01into
- 27:01visual
- 27:02search.
- 27:02Right,
- 27:02right.
- 27:03Like
- 27:03if
- 27:03you
- 27:03have
- 27:03a
- 27:03very
- 27:04small
- 27:04assortment,
- 27:05like
- 27:05if
- 27:05you're
- 27:05a
- 27:05startup
- 27:06brand.
- 27:06Yeah.
- 27:06Niche,
- 27:07but
- 27:07a
- 27:07very
- 27:07small
- 27:07assortment.
- 27:08You
- 27:08shouldn't
- 27:09be
- 27:09jumping
- 27:09into
- 27:09it.
- 27:10I
- 27:10mean,
- 27:10you
- 27:10don't.
- 27:10It's
- 27:10not
- 27:11going
- 27:11to
- 27:11add
- 27:11anything
- 27:11to
- 27:11you.
- 27:12It's
- 27:12not
- 27:12a
- 27:12spend
- 27:13that's
- 27:13worthwhile
- 27:14for
- 27:14you
- 27:14right
- 27:15now
- 27:15relative
- 27:16to
- 27:16other
- 27:16things,
- 27:16like
- 27:17probably
- 27:17natural
- 27:17language
- 27:18search,
- 27:18relatively
- 27:19speaking.
- 27:19So,
- 27:19like,
- 27:20there's
- 27:20a
- 27:20prioritization
- 27:20here
- 27:21that's
- 27:21important
- 27:22and
- 27:22we
- 27:22can't
- 27:22just
- 27:22jump
- 27:23at
- 27:23all
- 27:23these
- 27:23things
- 27:23too.
- 27:24Yeah,
- 27:24yeah,
- 27:24really
- 27:25good
- 27:25point.
- 27:26All
- 27:26right,
- 27:26let's
- 27:26spin
- 27:27it.
- 27:37Did
- 27:37I
- 27:38get
- 27:38it?
- 27:38You
- 27:38got
- 27:38it.
- 27:39You
- 27:39got
- 27:39it.
- 27:40All
- 27:40right.
- 27:41I
- 27:41have
- 27:41my
- 27:41notes
- 27:41for
- 27:41this
- 27:41one
- 27:42because
- 27:42I
- 27:42want
- 27:42to
- 27:42get
- 27:42it
- 27:42right.
- 27:43So
- 27:43our
- 27:43startup
- 27:44pitch
- 27:44judges
- 27:45winner.
- 27:46I'm
- 27:46really
- 27:46excited
- 27:46to
- 27:47talk
- 27:47about
- 27:47her
- 27:47technology.
- 27:48So
- 27:48Amrita
- 27:49Bossen,
- 27:50co
- 27:50founder
- 27:50and
- 27:50CEO
- 27:50of
- 27:51Sotira.
- 27:52So
- 27:52stat
- 27:5225%
- 27:53of
- 27:53all
- 27:53inventory
- 27:54goes
- 27:54to
- 27:55landfills.
- 27:55We
- 27:56all
- 27:56know
- 27:56this
- 27:56is
- 27:56a
- 27:56huge
- 27:57problem.
- 27:57She
- 27:57has
- 27:58a
- 27:58reverse
- 27:58logistics
- 27:59company.
- 27:59They're
- 27:59using
- 28:00AI
- 28:00to
- 28:01essentially
- 28:01help
- 28:01companies
- 28:02offload
- 28:02and
- 28:03monetize
- 28:04all
- 28:04of
- 28:05that
- 28:05inventory.
- 28:06I
- 28:06call
- 28:06this
- 28:07out
- 28:07because
- 28:07I
- 28:08think
- 28:08we
- 28:08know
- 28:08that
- 28:09this
- 28:09is
- 28:09an
- 28:09area
- 28:09that
- 28:09is
- 28:10so
- 28:10much
- 28:10market
- 28:11growth
- 28:11and
- 28:12that
- 28:12is
- 28:12such
- 28:12a
- 28:12necessity
- 28:13to,
- 28:14you
- 28:14know,
- 28:14to
- 28:15so
- 28:15many
- 28:15retailers.
- 28:16And
- 28:16it's
- 28:16also
- 28:17a
- 28:17little
- 28:17bit
- 28:17of
- 28:17something
- 28:17that's
- 28:17like
- 28:17under
- 28:18the
- 28:18table.
- 28:19We're
- 28:19not
- 28:19really
- 28:20talking
- 28:20about
- 28:20all
- 28:21this
- 28:21inventory
- 28:21that
- 28:21we
- 28:21have
- 28:22back
- 28:22of
- 28:22house.
- 28:22Right.
- 28:22It's
- 28:23kind
- 28:23of
- 28:23secret.
- 28:24And
- 28:24so
- 28:24I
- 28:24like
- 28:25that
- 28:25her
- 28:25company
- 28:26is
- 28:26going
- 28:26to
- 28:26these
- 28:27retailers
- 28:27and
- 28:27saying,
- 28:28we
- 28:28know
- 28:28this
- 28:28is
- 28:28an
- 28:29issue
- 28:29and
- 28:30we're
- 28:30going
- 28:30to
- 28:30try
- 28:30to
- 28:30help
- 28:31you
- 28:31out
- 28:31there.
- 28:31So
- 28:31I
- 28:31think
- 28:31that's
- 28:32interesting.
- 28:32I
- 28:32think
- 28:32that's
- 28:32really
- 28:33one
- 28:33to
- 28:33watch.
- 28:33That's
- 28:33your
- 28:34most
- 28:34interesting
- 28:34technology.
- 28:35I
- 28:36love
- 28:36it.
- 28:36What
- 28:37I'm
- 28:37most
- 28:37excited
- 28:38about.
- 28:38Okay,
- 28:39all
- 28:39right.
- 28:39Interesting
- 28:39as
- 28:39many
- 28:40definitions.
- 28:40All
- 28:41right,
- 28:41well,
- 28:41we'll
- 28:41keep
- 28:41going.
- 28:43We'll
- 28:43keep
- 28:44going
- 28:44down
- 28:44the
- 28:44line,
- 28:45Ben.
- 28:46I
- 28:46mean,
- 28:46we
- 28:46have,
- 28:46look,
- 28:47we
- 28:47give
- 28:47two
- 28:48winners
- 28:48during
- 28:48the
- 28:48startup
- 28:49each
- 28:49competition.
- 28:49We
- 28:49have
- 28:50judges
- 28:50Choice
- 28:50and
- 28:51our
- 28:51audience
- 28:51choice.
- 28:52So
- 28:52the
- 28:52other
- 28:52winner
- 28:53of
- 28:53this
- 28:54year's
- 28:54pitch
- 28:55was
- 28:55Playably.
- 28:57And
- 28:57what
- 28:57Playably
- 28:58does
- 28:58is
- 28:59it
- 28:59creates
- 28:59gamified
- 29:00solutions
- 29:01on
- 29:01websites.
- 29:01That's
- 29:02nothing
- 29:02new,
- 29:02but
- 29:03it
- 29:03tailors
- 29:03the
- 29:04games
- 29:04for
- 29:05users
- 29:06so
- 29:07it
- 29:07is
- 29:07able
- 29:07to
- 29:08identify
- 29:08from
- 29:08behavior
- 29:09and
- 29:09intent
- 29:10and
- 29:10then
- 29:10produce
- 29:11games
- 29:11that
- 29:12will
- 29:12captivate
- 29:13what
- 29:13they
- 29:13think
- 29:13that
- 29:14person
- 29:14is
- 29:14on
- 29:14the
- 29:14website
- 29:15to
- 29:15do.
- 29:15So
- 29:16super
- 29:16exciting.
- 29:17We
- 29:18had
- 29:18a
- 29:18number
- 29:18of
- 29:18solutions
- 29:19which
- 29:19are
- 29:19all
- 29:19about
- 29:19helping
- 29:19to
- 29:20tailor
- 29:20and
- 29:21personalize
- 29:21the
- 29:21E
- 29:21comm
- 29:22experience
- 29:23based
- 29:23on
- 29:23prior
- 29:24behaviors
- 29:25and
- 29:25first
- 29:26party
- 29:26data.
- 29:26But
- 29:27yeah,
- 29:27so
- 29:27playably
- 29:28playable.
- 29:29All
- 29:29right,
- 29:29Marielle.
- 29:31I
- 29:32had,
- 29:32I
- 29:32mean,
- 29:32so
- 29:32I
- 29:32know
- 29:33I
- 29:34had
- 29:34a
- 29:34few,
- 29:34but
- 29:35I
- 29:35think
- 29:35my
- 29:35favorite
- 29:36was
- 29:36a
- 29:36brand
- 29:37called
- 29:37Arcade
- 29:37AI.
- 29:38Okay.
- 29:39And
- 29:39so
- 29:39they
- 29:39are
- 29:40an
- 29:40AI
- 29:40driven
- 29:41marketplace
- 29:42where
- 29:43you
- 29:43can
- 29:43produce
- 29:44customized
- 29:44jewelry
- 29:45and
- 29:45home
- 29:45goods
- 29:46with
- 29:46AI
- 29:47driven
- 29:47prompts.
- 29:48So
- 29:48you
- 29:48can
- 29:48type
- 29:48in
- 29:49whatever
- 29:49it
- 29:49is
- 29:49that
- 29:49you
- 29:49want
- 29:49to
- 29:50have
- 29:50made
- 29:50and
- 29:51it'll
- 29:52generate
- 29:52immediately
- 29:53a
- 29:53whole
- 29:53slew
- 29:54of
- 29:54designs
- 29:55for
- 29:55you.
- 29:56And
- 29:56then
- 29:56they'll
- 29:57pair
- 29:57you
- 29:57with
- 29:58a
- 29:58whole,
- 29:58you
- 29:58know,
- 29:58they
- 29:58have
- 29:59a
- 29:59whole
- 29:59community
- 29:59of
- 29:59creatives
- 30:00that
- 30:00they
- 30:01tap
- 30:01that
- 30:01then
- 30:01will
- 30:02make
- 30:02the
- 30:02pieces
- 30:02for
- 30:02you.
- 30:03So
- 30:03it's
- 30:03this
- 30:03perfect
- 30:04kind
- 30:04of
- 30:04synergy
- 30:05of
- 30:05using
- 30:05the
- 30:06technology
- 30:06but
- 30:06then
- 30:07pairing
- 30:07it
- 30:07with
- 30:07actual
- 30:08real
- 30:08life
- 30:08makers
- 30:09to
- 30:09create
- 30:10customized
- 30:10pieces.
- 30:11So
- 30:11it's,
- 30:11it's
- 30:11really,
- 30:12you
- 30:12know,
- 30:13empowering
- 30:13the
- 30:13shoppers
- 30:14to
- 30:14get
- 30:14anything
- 30:15that
- 30:15they
- 30:15want.
- 30:15You
- 30:16know,
- 30:17no
- 30:17longer,
- 30:18you
- 30:18know,
- 30:18this
- 30:18idea
- 30:18of
- 30:18not
- 30:19being
- 30:19able
- 30:19to
- 30:19find
- 30:19the
- 30:19pieces
- 30:20that
- 30:20you're
- 30:20looking
- 30:20for
- 30:20in
- 30:20the
- 30:20marketplace,
- 30:21but
- 30:22also
- 30:22pairing
- 30:22it
- 30:23with
- 30:23the
- 30:23human
- 30:23touch
- 30:24of
- 30:24the
- 30:24actual
- 30:24makers
- 30:25that
- 30:25are
- 30:25making
- 30:25the
- 30:25pieces.
- 30:26Yeah,
- 30:26it's
- 30:26like
- 30:26thumbtack
- 30:27for
- 30:27products.
- 30:28You
- 30:28just
- 30:29go
- 30:29out
- 30:29and
- 30:29type
- 30:30in
- 30:30what
- 30:30you
- 30:30need
- 30:30and
- 30:31somebody
- 30:31submits
- 30:32a.
- 30:32Bid
- 30:32like
- 30:33it's
- 30:33sheen
- 30:34in
- 30:34the
- 30:34palm
- 30:34of
- 30:34your
- 30:34hand.
- 30:35Yes,
- 30:35true.
- 30:36Chris,
- 30:36what
- 30:36was
- 30:36yours?
- 30:37Mine's
- 30:38not
- 30:38a
- 30:38company,
- 30:38but
- 30:38it's
- 30:39more
- 30:39an
- 30:39area
- 30:40which
- 30:40would
- 30:40be
- 30:41In
- 30:41Store
- 30:41Audio.
- 30:42I
- 30:42think
- 30:43In
- 30:43Store
- 30:43Audio
- 30:43is
- 30:43going
- 30:43to
- 30:44explode
- 30:44because.
- 30:44And
- 30:45I
- 30:45think
- 30:45there's
- 30:45going
- 30:45to
- 30:45be
- 30:45a
- 30:45lot
- 30:45of
- 30:46companies,
- 30:46my
- 30:46prediction
- 30:46is
- 30:47going
- 30:47to
- 30:47be
- 30:47a
- 30:47lot
- 30:47of
- 30:47companies
- 30:47that
- 30:47are
- 30:48going
- 30:48to
- 30:48regret
- 30:49the
- 30:49amount
- 30:49of
- 30:49digital
- 30:49screens
- 30:50they've
- 30:50put
- 30:50in
- 30:50their
- 30:50stores
- 30:51because
- 30:52it's
- 30:52so
- 30:52capital
- 30:52intensive,
- 30:53it's
- 30:53so
- 30:53hard
- 30:53to
- 30:53manage.
- 30:54But
- 30:54In
- 30:54Store
- 30:54Audio
- 30:55doesn't
- 30:55require
- 30:55the
- 30:56same
- 30:56lift.
- 30:56And
- 30:56with
- 30:56generative
- 30:57AI,
- 30:58you
- 30:58can
- 30:58create
- 30:58the
- 30:59content
- 30:59to
- 31:00inspire
- 31:00your
- 31:01guests
- 31:01or
- 31:01to
- 31:01tell
- 31:01your
- 31:01guests
- 31:02your
- 31:02guest
- 31:03target
- 31:04coming
- 31:04out.
- 31:05You
- 31:05can
- 31:06inspire
- 31:06your
- 31:06customers
- 31:07with
- 31:07all
- 31:07this
- 31:08different
- 31:08content
- 31:08now
- 31:08that
- 31:09you
- 31:09weren't
- 31:09able
- 31:09to
- 31:09do
- 31:10before
- 31:10in
- 31:11all
- 31:11kinds
- 31:11of
- 31:11new
- 31:11ways.
- 31:13It's
- 31:13all
- 31:13attributable
- 31:14at
- 31:15the
- 31:15point
- 31:15of
- 31:15sale.
- 31:16Too,
- 31:16when
- 31:16you're
- 31:16in
- 31:16that
- 31:17in
- 31:17store
- 31:17environment.
- 31:17So
- 31:18I.
- 31:18I'm
- 31:18big
- 31:18on
- 31:19that.
- 31:19Yeah.
- 31:19I've
- 31:20long
- 31:21been
- 31:21a
- 31:21skeptic
- 31:22of
- 31:22hearing
- 31:22Blue
- 31:23light
- 31:23special
- 31:23ads
- 31:24in
- 31:24the
- 31:24store,
- 31:24but
- 31:24I
- 31:25do
- 31:25think
- 31:25that
- 31:25they've
- 31:25really
- 31:26come
- 31:26around,
- 31:26like
- 31:27when
- 31:27you
- 31:27start
- 31:27to
- 31:27hear
- 31:28what
- 31:28it's
- 31:28able
- 31:29to
- 31:29do
- 31:29and
- 31:29to
- 31:29really
- 31:30see
- 31:30the
- 31:30impact
- 31:30that
- 31:31it's
- 31:31having
- 31:31in
- 31:31stores.
- 31:32I
- 31:32mean,
- 31:32we've
- 31:32talked
- 31:32to
- 31:33several
- 31:33retailers
- 31:33who
- 31:33piloted.
- 31:34It's
- 31:35immediately
- 31:35measurable.
- 31:36Yeah.
- 31:37Okay.
- 31:37Well,
- 31:38mine
- 31:38was
- 31:39from
- 31:39this
- 31:39morning,
- 31:40just
- 31:41hearing
- 31:41from
- 31:41Perplexity.
- 31:42They're
- 31:43like
- 31:44so
- 31:44not.
- 31:45They
- 31:45haven't
- 31:45even
- 31:46cracked
- 31:46the
- 31:46surface.
- 31:47I
- 31:47think
- 31:47on
- 31:47what
- 31:47we're
- 31:48going
- 31:48to
- 31:48start
- 31:48to
- 31:48see
- 31:49from
- 31:49them
- 31:50in
- 31:50the
- 31:50commerce
- 31:51space,
- 31:51they're
- 31:51still
- 31:52in
- 31:52the
- 31:52very
- 31:52early
- 31:53stages
- 31:53of
- 31:53just
- 31:54suggesting
- 31:54product.
- 31:55They
- 31:56haven't
- 31:56even
- 31:56tapped
- 31:57into
- 31:57full
- 31:58official
- 31:58partnerships
- 31:59with
- 31:59retailers
- 32:00yet.
- 32:00There's
- 32:00a
- 32:00guy
- 32:00walking
- 32:01around
- 32:01after
- 32:01like,
- 32:02do
- 32:02you
- 32:02want
- 32:02to
- 32:02sell
- 32:02on
- 32:03Perplexity?
- 32:04We
- 32:04haven't
- 32:05even
- 32:05crossed
- 32:05the
- 32:05chasm
- 32:06yet
- 32:07of
- 32:07where
- 32:07I
- 32:07think
- 32:08perplexity
- 32:08is
- 32:09going
- 32:09to
- 32:09start
- 32:09to
- 32:09move
- 32:10and
- 32:10the
- 32:11role
- 32:11they're
- 32:11going
- 32:11to
- 32:11start
- 32:12to
- 32:12play
- 32:12when
- 32:13it
- 32:13comes
- 32:13to
- 32:14E
- 32:15commerce.
- 32:16And
- 32:16then
- 32:17the
- 32:17other
- 32:17thing
- 32:17is
- 32:18they're
- 32:18just
- 32:19getting
- 32:19into
- 32:19travel
- 32:20and
- 32:20sports.
- 32:20He
- 32:21said
- 32:21too.
- 32:21And
- 32:21so
- 32:21I
- 32:21think
- 32:22that's
- 32:22gonna
- 32:22be
- 32:22really
- 32:22interesting
- 32:23when
- 32:23you
- 32:23start
- 32:23to
- 32:23talk
- 32:24about
- 32:24cross
- 32:25categories
- 32:25too.
- 32:27And
- 32:27again,
- 32:27like
- 32:27we
- 32:27were
- 32:27talking
- 32:28about
- 32:28with
- 32:28language
- 32:28based
- 32:28search,
- 32:29like
- 32:30setting
- 32:31an
- 32:31agent
- 32:31to
- 32:31do
- 32:32something
- 32:32for
- 32:32me,
- 32:32to
- 32:32get
- 32:32me
- 32:33tickets
- 32:33to
- 32:33a
- 32:33game
- 32:34and
- 32:34then
- 32:34to
- 32:34buy
- 32:34my
- 32:35beer
- 32:35and
- 32:36popcorn
- 32:36when
- 32:36I
- 32:36get
- 32:37to
- 32:37the
- 32:37game.
- 32:37There's
- 32:37all
- 32:37these
- 32:38things
- 32:38that
- 32:38are
- 32:38happening
- 32:39that
- 32:39I
- 32:39think
- 32:40are
- 32:40going
- 32:40to
- 32:40really
- 32:40start
- 32:40to
- 32:41take
- 32:41off.
- 32:41And.
- 32:41And
- 32:42we're
- 32:42just,
- 32:42we're
- 32:42going
- 32:42to
- 32:42remember
- 32:43hearing
- 32:43him
- 32:43on
- 32:44stage
- 32:44today.
- 32:45Wow.
- 32:46Wow.
- 32:47All
- 32:47right,
- 32:47I
- 32:47think
- 32:48we've
- 32:48got
- 32:48two
- 32:48more
- 32:48left.
- 32:49If
- 32:49I'm
- 32:49not
- 32:49mistaken.
- 32:49I
- 32:50think
- 32:50Careless
- 32:50Whisper
- 32:51and
- 32:51Agentic
- 32:51AI.
- 32:52Let's
- 32:52spin
- 32:52the
- 32:53board
- 32:53and
- 32:53see
- 32:53where
- 32:53we
- 32:53fall.
- 32:56Okay.
- 33:03You
- 33:03set
- 33:04yourself
- 33:04up
- 33:04for
- 33:04this.
- 33:05I
- 33:05always
- 33:05want
- 33:05to
- 33:05sing
- 33:05this
- 33:05one
- 33:06too.
- 33:06But
- 33:06Careless
- 33:07Whisper.
- 33:07So
- 33:07for
- 33:07those
- 33:08that
- 33:08maybe
- 33:08haven't
- 33:08been
- 33:08to
- 33:08shoptalk
- 33:09before,
- 33:09this
- 33:09is
- 33:09the
- 33:09category
- 33:10where
- 33:10we.
- 33:10Where
- 33:11we
- 33:11discussed
- 33:12the
- 33:12most
- 33:12important
- 33:13thing
- 33:13we
- 33:13heard
- 33:14outside
- 33:14of
- 33:14the
- 33:15stage.
- 33:15So
- 33:15not
- 33:15on
- 33:16stage.
- 33:16So
- 33:17who
- 33:17buzzed
- 33:18this
- 33:18one
- 33:18in
- 33:18first?
- 33:19You.
- 33:20Me.
- 33:21Oh,
- 33:21my
- 33:21God,
- 33:22it's
- 33:22me.
- 33:23All
- 33:23right.
- 33:25So
- 33:25for
- 33:25me,
- 33:25I
- 33:26got
- 33:26to
- 33:26think
- 33:26about
- 33:26this.
- 33:26Okay.
- 33:27So
- 33:27for
- 33:27me,
- 33:28the
- 33:28Careless
- 33:29Whisper
- 33:29of
- 33:29Shop
- 33:30Talk
- 33:302025,
- 33:32we
- 33:32interviewed
- 33:32Trove's
- 33:33CEO.
- 33:34Yeah.
- 33:35And
- 33:35he
- 33:36dropped
- 33:36a
- 33:36statistic
- 33:36on
- 33:37me
- 33:37that
- 33:37was
- 33:37pretty
- 33:37crazy.
- 33:38He
- 33:38said,
- 33:38he
- 33:39said
- 33:39if
- 33:39you
- 33:39get
- 33:39into
- 33:40resale
- 33:40as
- 33:40a
- 33:40brand
- 33:41from
- 33:41what
- 33:41he's
- 33:41seen
- 33:41from
- 33:41his
- 33:42Perspective.
- 33:42It
- 33:42is
- 33:42three
- 33:43to
- 33:43five
- 33:44comp
- 33:44points
- 33:45immediately.
- 33:45And
- 33:46I
- 33:46was
- 33:46like,
- 33:46I
- 33:46said
- 33:46to
- 33:47him,
- 33:47I
- 33:47said,
- 33:47well,
- 33:48that
- 33:48seems
- 33:48like
- 33:48a
- 33:48no
- 33:49brainer.
- 33:50Why
- 33:50doesn't
- 33:50everybody
- 33:50jump
- 33:50on
- 33:51it?
- 33:51He's
- 33:51like,
- 33:51yeah,
- 33:51that's
- 33:51exactly
- 33:52my
- 33:52question.
- 33:52I
- 33:53have
- 33:53no
- 33:53idea.
- 33:53But
- 33:53I
- 33:53was
- 33:53like,
- 33:54wow,
- 33:54if
- 33:54that's
- 33:55really
- 33:55true,
- 33:56that's
- 33:56something
- 33:57to
- 33:57look
- 33:57at.
- 33:58Yeah.
- 33:58Especially
- 33:59with
- 33:59all
- 33:59the
- 33:59overstock
- 34:00they've
- 34:00got.
- 34:00What's
- 34:00your
- 34:00careless
- 34:01whisper?
- 34:01My
- 34:01careless
- 34:02whisper
- 34:03was
- 34:03not
- 34:04careless
- 34:04at
- 34:04all.
- 34:04It
- 34:04was
- 34:05extremely
- 34:05full
- 34:06of
- 34:06care.
- 34:06And
- 34:06that
- 34:07was
- 34:07from
- 34:08Harvey
- 34:08Ma
- 34:09at
- 34:09Sam's
- 34:10club.
- 34:11He
- 34:11was
- 34:11talking
- 34:12about
- 34:12retail
- 34:12media
- 34:13and
- 34:13what
- 34:13they're
- 34:13doing
- 34:14with
- 34:14the
- 34:14proceeds
- 34:15that
- 34:15they're
- 34:15getting
- 34:16from
- 34:16their
- 34:16retail
- 34:17media
- 34:17investments.
- 34:18And
- 34:18they're
- 34:19putting
- 34:19that
- 34:19directly
- 34:20back
- 34:20into
- 34:22raising
- 34:22employee
- 34:23wages
- 34:23and
- 34:24remodels
- 34:24of
- 34:25stores.
- 34:25Because
- 34:25their
- 34:26belief
- 34:26is
- 34:26that
- 34:27if
- 34:27you
- 34:27start
- 34:27putting
- 34:28that
- 34:28to
- 34:28work
- 34:29into
- 34:29those
- 34:30spaces,
- 34:31you're
- 34:31going
- 34:32to
- 34:32create
- 34:32a
- 34:32better
- 34:33experience,
- 34:33you're
- 34:33going
- 34:33to
- 34:34have
- 34:34happier
- 34:34associates,
- 34:35you're
- 34:35going
- 34:35to
- 34:35have
- 34:35better
- 34:35looking
- 34:36stores,
- 34:36and
- 34:36that's
- 34:37going
- 34:37to
- 34:37continue
- 34:37to,
- 34:38to
- 34:38fill
- 34:39that
- 34:40flywheel
- 34:41of
- 34:42customer
- 34:42engagement,
- 34:43returning
- 34:44customers.
- 34:45And
- 34:45I
- 34:45just
- 34:45thought
- 34:46that
- 34:46was
- 34:46really
- 34:47touching
- 34:47and
- 34:48nice
- 34:48because
- 34:48I
- 34:48feel
- 34:48like
- 34:49we
- 34:49hear
- 34:49so
- 34:49much
- 34:49about
- 34:50retail
- 34:50media
- 34:50just
- 34:51being
- 34:51like
- 34:52just
- 34:52a
- 34:52profit
- 34:52center.
- 34:53We're
- 34:53just
- 34:53going
- 34:53to
- 34:53try
- 34:53to
- 34:53make
- 34:53as
- 34:54much
- 34:54money
- 34:54off
- 34:54of
- 34:54this
- 34:55as
- 34:55we
- 34:55can
- 34:56to
- 34:56make
- 34:56up
- 34:56for
- 34:56some
- 34:57other
- 34:57areas
- 34:57of
- 34:57our
- 34:57business.
- 34:58And
- 34:58this
- 34:59was
- 34:59very.
- 35:00It'll
- 35:00stick
- 35:00with
- 35:01me
- 35:01for
- 35:01a
- 35:01while.
- 35:01Yeah.
- 35:02But
- 35:02they
- 35:02have
- 35:02to
- 35:02show
- 35:02how
- 35:02they're
- 35:03going
- 35:03to
- 35:03measure
- 35:03that
- 35:03too.
- 35:03Right.
- 35:04Or
- 35:04otherwise
- 35:04it's
- 35:04just
- 35:04lip
- 35:05service
- 35:05too.
- 35:05So
- 35:06they're
- 35:06putting
- 35:06a
- 35:06stake
- 35:06in
- 35:07the
- 35:07ground.
- 35:08What
- 35:08was
- 35:08your
- 35:08careless
- 35:08wisdom?
- 35:10So
- 35:10mine
- 35:10is
- 35:11a
- 35:11little
- 35:11controversial.
- 35:12Okay.
- 35:13The
- 35:13controversy.
- 35:14So
- 35:15I
- 35:15know
- 35:15the
- 35:15metaverse
- 35:16is
- 35:16still,
- 35:16you
- 35:16know,
- 35:17it's
- 35:17a
- 35:18controversial
- 35:19topic
- 35:19here.
- 35:19Yes.
- 35:20Wow.
- 35:20Okay.
- 35:20I
- 35:21guess.
- 35:21Okay.
- 35:21Uh,
- 35:22oh,
- 35:22oh,
- 35:22no
- 35:23idea.
- 35:23We're
- 35:23going
- 35:23to
- 35:24a
- 35:24little
- 35:24while.
- 35:25But
- 35:26we
- 35:26did
- 35:26have
- 35:27a
- 35:28representative
- 35:28from
- 35:29xblocks,
- 35:30sorry,
- 35:30from
- 35:31Roblox
- 35:31and
- 35:31Xbox
- 35:32here
- 35:32at
- 35:33Shop
- 35:33Talk.
- 35:33And
- 35:33in
- 35:33our
- 35:34session
- 35:34prep,
- 35:35I
- 35:36want
- 35:36to
- 35:36say,
- 35:36I
- 35:36want
- 35:36to
- 35:36share
- 35:36this
- 35:37stat
- 35:37because
- 35:38the
- 35:38executive
- 35:38from
- 35:39Roblox
- 35:39shared
- 35:40that
- 35:4083%
- 35:41of
- 35:41Gen
- 35:42Z
- 35:42said
- 35:42that
- 35:42they're
- 35:42more
- 35:43likely
- 35:43to
- 35:43consider
- 35:43an
- 35:44item
- 35:44if
- 35:44they
- 35:44tried
- 35:44it
- 35:45on
- 35:45in
- 35:45a
- 35:45virtual
- 35:45environment
- 35:46than
- 35:46in
- 35:46the
- 35:46real
- 35:47world.
- 35:48I
- 35:48know,
- 35:48you
- 35:49know,
- 35:49however,
- 35:51I
- 35:51think,
- 35:51you
- 35:51know,
- 35:52it
- 35:52would
- 35:53be
- 35:53something
- 35:54for
- 35:54brands
- 35:54to
- 35:54consider
- 35:55because
- 35:55obviously
- 35:56clearly
- 35:56there
- 35:56is,
- 35:57you
- 35:57know,
- 35:57there's
- 35:58engagement,
- 35:58there's
- 35:59an
- 35:59audience
- 35:59there.
- 36:00Also
- 36:00I
- 36:01want
- 36:01to
- 36:01flag
- 36:02that,
- 36:02you
- 36:02know,
- 36:02she
- 36:02Talked
- 36:03about
- 36:03the
- 36:04$20,000
- 36:05necklace
- 36:06that
- 36:07Roblox
- 36:07partnered
- 36:08with,
- 36:08with
- 36:08Adidas
- 36:09on
- 36:09that
- 36:09sold
- 36:10within
- 36:1030
- 36:10seconds.
- 36:11So
- 36:13there's
- 36:13an
- 36:13audience
- 36:14and
- 36:14there's,
- 36:15you
- 36:15know,
- 36:15there's
- 36:15something
- 36:16there.
- 36:17There's
- 36:17something
- 36:17there.
- 36:18And,
- 36:18you
- 36:18know,
- 36:18at
- 36:18Shop
- 36:19Talk,
- 36:19we're
- 36:19definitely
- 36:19about
- 36:20pushing
- 36:20the
- 36:20envelope,
- 36:21and
- 36:21so
- 36:21we
- 36:21embraced
- 36:22it
- 36:22and
- 36:22had
- 36:22conversation
- 36:23around
- 36:23it.
- 36:24But
- 36:24I
- 36:24would
- 36:24say,
- 36:25you
- 36:25know,
- 36:25that
- 36:25there's
- 36:26opportunity
- 36:26for
- 36:26partnership
- 36:27there,
- 36:27and
- 36:27I,
- 36:28I
- 36:28want
- 36:28to
- 36:28throw
- 36:28that
- 36:28out
- 36:28there
- 36:29as
- 36:29my
- 36:29careless
- 36:29wisdom.
- 36:30All
- 36:30right,
- 36:30podcast
- 36:31listeners,
- 36:31I'd
- 36:31like
- 36:31to
- 36:31describe
- 36:32Ann's
- 36:32face
- 36:32when
- 36:33she.
- 36:33Yeah,
- 36:33right.
- 36:34The
- 36:34shock,
- 36:35the
- 36:35shock.
- 36:35I'm
- 36:36surprised.
- 36:36I'm
- 36:37surprised,
- 36:37actually.
- 36:38I
- 36:38just
- 36:38want
- 36:38to
- 36:38know
- 36:38how
- 36:38I
- 36:38get
- 36:39Adidas
- 36:39Roblox
- 36:40money.
- 36:40That's
- 36:40really,
- 36:40what,
- 36:41like
- 36:4120
- 36:41grand
- 36:42to
- 36:42drop
- 36:42on
- 36:42a
- 36:42necklace?
- 36:43That'd
- 36:43be
- 36:43pretty
- 36:43nice.
- 36:44That'd
- 36:44be
- 36:44pretty
- 36:44nice.
- 36:45Okay,
- 36:46let
- 36:46me
- 36:46come
- 36:46in.
- 36:47We
- 36:47mentioned
- 36:48earlier
- 36:48Jordan
- 36:49Burke's
- 36:49presentation.
- 36:50One
- 36:50of
- 36:50the
- 36:51stats
- 36:51he
- 36:51gave
- 36:51in
- 36:51it
- 36:52was
- 36:52about
- 36:53agent
- 36:53based
- 36:53commerce,
- 36:54so
- 36:54using
- 36:55agency
- 36:55ki
- 36:56Sell.
- 36:56And
- 36:57he
- 36:57talked
- 36:57about
- 36:58in
- 36:58the
- 36:58holidays
- 37:00just
- 37:00gone,
- 37:01that
- 37:02there
- 37:02was
- 37:02a,
- 37:03a
- 37:031300%
- 37:05increase
- 37:06of
- 37:07agents
- 37:08purchasing
- 37:08products.
- 37:10And
- 37:10that
- 37:10was
- 37:10great.
- 37:11And
- 37:11I,
- 37:12anyway,
- 37:12I
- 37:12got
- 37:13a
- 37:13chance
- 37:13to
- 37:13chat
- 37:13to
- 37:13him
- 37:14today
- 37:14and
- 37:14I
- 37:14went,
- 37:14that's
- 37:14great.
- 37:15But
- 37:15the
- 37:15year
- 37:15before
- 37:16there
- 37:16was
- 37:16hardly
- 37:16any
- 37:17agents,
- 37:17so
- 37:18that's
- 37:18like
- 37:19a
- 37:19big
- 37:19number.
- 37:19Was
- 37:19not
- 37:19a
- 37:20lot
- 37:20to.
- 37:20Just
- 37:20a
- 37:21bit
- 37:21more
- 37:21of
- 37:21not
- 37:21a
- 37:21lot.
- 37:21So
- 37:22why,
- 37:22why
- 37:22does
- 37:22that
- 37:22matter?
- 37:23And
- 37:23he
- 37:23sort
- 37:23of
- 37:24smiled.
- 37:24And
- 37:25I
- 37:25should
- 37:26know
- 37:26better
- 37:26than
- 37:26trying
- 37:26to
- 37:27one
- 37:27up
- 37:27Jordan,
- 37:29because
- 37:29he
- 37:29said
- 37:30that
- 37:30it
- 37:30was
- 37:31a
- 37:311300%
- 37:33increase
- 37:34in
- 37:34traffic
- 37:35that
- 37:36Jeff
- 37:36Bezos
- 37:37identified
- 37:38on
- 37:38the
- 37:38Internet
- 37:39in
- 37:39total
- 37:40between
- 37:40two
- 37:41fails
- 37:41between
- 37:4194
- 37:42and
- 37:4295
- 37:43that
- 37:44led
- 37:44him
- 37:44to
- 37:44create
- 37:45Amazon.
- 37:46So
- 37:46he
- 37:46said
- 37:46there's
- 37:46a
- 37:47weird
- 37:47synergy
- 37:48in
- 37:48that
- 37:48number.
- 37:49And
- 37:49he
- 37:49was
- 37:49saying
- 37:49we
- 37:49need
- 37:50to
- 37:50keep
- 37:50an
- 37:50eye
- 37:50on
- 37:50whether
- 37:50we've
- 37:50just
- 37:51had
- 37:51a
- 37:51Bezos
- 37:51moment.
- 37:52Geez.
- 37:53Sure
- 37:53sounds
- 37:54like
- 37:54it
- 37:54in
- 37:54a
- 37:54lot
- 37:54of
- 37:54ways.
- 37:54Hg,
- 37:56I
- 37:56don't
- 37:56know
- 37:56if
- 37:56I
- 37:57have
- 37:57a
- 37:57careless
- 37:57whisper.
- 37:59You
- 38:00have
- 38:00a
- 38:00careless
- 38:00whisper.
- 38:00No
- 38:01careless
- 38:01whispers
- 38:02from
- 38:03Shop
- 38:03Talk.
- 38:03Maybe
- 38:04not.
- 38:04All
- 38:04right,
- 38:05I
- 38:05have
- 38:05a
- 38:05game
- 38:06of
- 38:06telephone.
- 38:06Neil
- 38:07Saunders
- 38:07told
- 38:07me
- 38:08that
- 38:08Kevin
- 38:09Tulip,
- 38:09the
- 38:10US
- 38:10president
- 38:10of
- 38:10Primark,
- 38:11told
- 38:11him
- 38:11that
- 38:12CEOs
- 38:12need
- 38:13to
- 38:13be
- 38:13in
- 38:13their
- 38:13stores.
- 38:14And
- 38:14that
- 38:14sounds
- 38:15very
- 38:15basic,
- 38:16but
- 38:17I
- 38:17enjoyed
- 38:17hearing
- 38:18that
- 38:18because
- 38:18apparently
- 38:19what
- 38:19Kevin
- 38:19was
- 38:19saying
- 38:20is
- 38:20he
- 38:20goes
- 38:20into
- 38:21the
- 38:21stores
- 38:21and
- 38:21he
- 38:21is
- 38:22digging
- 38:23through
- 38:23the
- 38:23merchandise,
- 38:23he's
- 38:24feeling
- 38:24the
- 38:24fabrics,
- 38:25he's
- 38:25catching
- 38:26things
- 38:26that
- 38:27aren't.
- 38:28I
- 38:28won't
- 38:28say
- 38:28they're
- 38:28issues
- 38:29per
- 38:29se.
- 38:29The
- 38:29store
- 38:30is
- 38:30running
- 38:30smoothly.
- 38:31Everyone
- 38:31is
- 38:31happy.
- 38:31He's
- 38:31catching
- 38:32those
- 38:32little
- 38:32things
- 38:32that
- 38:33make
- 38:33a
- 38:33difference
- 38:33between
- 38:34a
- 38:34good
- 38:35retail
- 38:36experience,
- 38:37hospitality
- 38:38experience,
- 38:38and
- 38:38a
- 38:39great
- 38:39one.
- 38:39And
- 38:39I
- 38:40just
- 38:40liked
- 38:40that
- 38:40reminder
- 38:41that
- 38:41if
- 38:41you
- 38:41are
- 38:41a
- 38:41CEO
- 38:43still
- 38:43go
- 38:43into
- 38:43your
- 38:43store.
- 38:44Craig
- 38:44Bromers,
- 38:45CMO
- 38:45of
- 38:45American
- 38:46Eagle,
- 38:46also
- 38:46told
- 38:46me
- 38:46stores
- 38:47are
- 38:47their
- 38:47superpower.
- 38:48So
- 38:48again
- 38:48and
- 38:48again
- 38:48we're
- 38:49hearing
- 38:49get
- 38:50in
- 38:50the
- 38:50stores.
- 38:51Store
- 38:51is
- 38:51not
- 38:51dead.
- 38:53All
- 38:53right,
- 38:53well,
- 38:53we
- 38:53saved
- 38:53the
- 38:54best
- 38:54one
- 38:54for
- 38:54last,
- 38:54it
- 38:55looks
- 38:55like.
- 38:55So
- 38:55let's
- 38:55do.
- 38:56Let's.
- 38:56I
- 38:56can
- 38:56spin
- 38:57the
- 38:57wheel
- 38:57if
- 38:57we
- 38:57want,
- 38:57but
- 38:57we
- 38:57know
- 38:57it's
- 38:58agentic
- 38:58AI,
- 38:59so
- 38:59who
- 38:59wants
- 38:59that
- 39:00one?
- 39:00Okay,
- 39:00I'm
- 39:00going
- 39:00to
- 39:01go
- 39:01super
- 39:01quick.
- 39:01We've
- 39:01got
- 39:02one
- 39:02minute
- 39:02left.
- 39:03Agent
- 39:04Ki,
- 39:04two
- 39:04elements.
- 39:05One
- 39:05agent
- 39:06of
- 39:06consumer
- 39:06commerce.
- 39:08It
- 39:08looks
- 39:08like
- 39:09it's
- 39:09going
- 39:09to
- 39:09boom.
- 39:09And
- 39:10I
- 39:10completely
- 39:10hear
- 39:11what
- 39:11you
- 39:11say.
- 39:11You
- 39:11remember
- 39:12where
- 39:12you
- 39:12were
- 39:12for
- 39:12that
- 39:12perplexity
- 39:13conversation.
- 39:14Second
- 39:14side
- 39:14is
- 39:14back
- 39:15office
- 39:15Cedric
- 39:16at
- 39:16Walmart
- 39:16Tractor
- 39:17Supply.
- 39:18Example
- 39:18after
- 39:18example
- 39:19of
- 39:19using
- 39:19agentic
- 39:20AI
- 39:20to
- 39:20take
- 39:20cost
- 39:21out
- 39:21and
- 39:21expect
- 39:21that
- 39:22to
- 39:22be
- 39:22a
- 39:22huge
- 39:22trend
- 39:22over
- 39:22the
- 39:23next
- 39:236
- 39:23to
- 39:2312
- 39:23months.
- 39:24Amazing.
- 39:25Anyone
- 39:26else?
- 39:27Everybody's.
- 39:28We've
- 39:29talked
- 39:29about
- 39:29it
- 39:29at
- 39:30length
- 39:30at
- 39:30this
- 39:30show.
- 39:31So
- 39:31agentic
- 39:32AI,
- 39:33obviously
- 39:34one
- 39:34of
- 39:34the
- 39:34things
- 39:35that
- 39:35we'll
- 39:35be
- 39:35excited
- 39:35to
- 39:36talk
- 39:36about
- 39:36at
- 39:36Grocery
- 39:37Shop
- 39:37as
- 39:37well
- 39:38at
- 39:38Shop
- 39:38Talk
- 39:39Europe.
- 39:39Ben,
- 39:40where
- 39:41should
- 39:41people
- 39:41go
- 39:42to
- 39:42learn
- 39:42more
- 39:43about
- 39:43those
- 39:44shows?
- 39:44Coming
- 39:44up
- 39:45after
- 39:45Shop
- 39:45Talk.
- 39:46Yeah.
- 39:46So
- 39:46look,
- 39:46thank
- 39:46you
- 39:47everybody
- 39:47for
- 39:48staying
- 39:48with
- 39:48us,
- 39:49for
- 39:49being
- 39:49here
- 39:49for
- 39:49three
- 39:50full
- 39:50days.
- 39:50I
- 39:50hope
- 39:50you
- 39:51had
- 39:51a
- 39:51fantastic
- 39:51time
- 39:51and
- 39:52we
- 39:52really
- 39:52appreciate
- 39:52it.
- 39:53Thank
- 39:53you
- 39:53to
- 39:53everyone
- 39:54who's
- 39:54listened.
- 39:55June
- 39:56in
- 39:56Barcelona
- 39:57for
- 39:57Shop
- 39:57Talk
- 39:57Europe,
- 39:58Chicago
- 39:59in
- 39:59September
- 39:59for
- 40:00Shop
- 40:00Talk
- 40:00fall,
- 40:01grocery
- 40:02shop
- 40:02back
- 40:02in
- 40:02Vegas
- 40:02the
- 40:02end
- 40:03of
- 40:03September.
- 40:03And
- 40:03then
- 40:03Shop
- 40:04Talk
- 40:04Lux
- 40:04in
- 40:05Abu
- 40:05dhabi
- 40:06end
- 40:06of
- 40:06January,
- 40:072026.
- 40:08Very
- 40:08exciting.
- 40:08Shoptalk.com
- 40:09for
- 40:10all
- 40:10of
- 40:10that.
- 40:10But
- 40:10for
- 40:10now,
- 40:11thank
- 40:11you
- 40:11everybody.
- 40:12We
- 40:12really
- 40:12appreciate
- 40:12it.
- 40:13And
- 40:13safe
- 40:13journeys
- 40:13home,
- 40:14everyone.
- 40:14Thank
- 40:14you.
- 40:15All
- 40:15right.