Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Migros Retail CEO on Pioneering Online Grocery & The Cultural Differences in Grocery Shopping
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00back,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitok
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Anne
- 0:02Mazinga.
- 0:03And
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03Chris
- 0:03Walton.
- 0:04And
- 0:04we
- 0:04are
- 0:04coming
- 0:04to
- 0:05you
- 0:05live
- 0:05once
- 0:05again
- 0:06from
- 0:06the
- 0:06Fusion
- 0:06Group
- 0:06booth
- 0:07here
- 0:07at
- 0:08Grocery
- 0:08Shop
- 0:082025.
- 0:09And
- 0:09before
- 0:10we
- 0:10get
- 0:10started,
- 0:10want
- 0:10to
- 0:11give
- 0:11a
- 0:11big
- 0:11thank
- 0:11you
- 0:11to
- 0:12the
- 0:12Viewusion
- 0:12Group
- 0:13for
- 0:13helping
- 0:13us
- 0:13bring
- 0:13you
- 0:14all
- 0:14of
- 0:14our
- 0:14interviews
- 0:15here
- 0:15from
- 0:16Grocery
- 0:16Shop
- 0:17Now,
- 0:17Chris,
- 0:18Our
- 0:18next
- 0:18guest
- 0:19is
- 0:19the
- 0:20CEO
- 0:20of
- 0:21Migros
- 0:21Turkey,
- 0:22Mustafa
- 0:23Barton.
- 0:24Mustafa,
- 0:25welcome
- 0:25to
- 0:25the
- 0:26program.
- 0:26Thank
- 0:27you,
- 0:27thank
- 0:27you
- 0:27for
- 0:27having
- 0:28me.
- 0:28Yeah,
- 0:28I
- 0:28mean,
- 0:29Mustafa
- 0:30has
- 0:30told
- 0:30us
- 0:30before
- 0:30we
- 0:30got
- 0:30started
- 0:31that
- 0:31he's
- 0:31a
- 0:31follower
- 0:32of
- 0:32our
- 0:32podcast
- 0:32over
- 0:33in
- 0:33Turkey,
- 0:33which
- 0:33is
- 0:34just
- 0:34amazing
- 0:35to
- 0:35hear.
- 0:35So
- 0:35thank
- 0:35you
- 0:36for
- 0:36following
- 0:36us
- 0:36and
- 0:37we
- 0:37appreciate
- 0:37your
- 0:37support.
- 0:38And
- 0:38so
- 0:38with
- 0:39all
- 0:39that
- 0:39said,
- 0:40let's
- 0:40get
- 0:40your
- 0:40first
- 0:41timer
- 0:41with
- 0:41us.
- 0:41Let's
- 0:42get
- 0:42your
- 0:42background,
- 0:42your
- 0:43career
- 0:43in
- 0:43retail,
- 0:44and
- 0:44also
- 0:44tell
- 0:45us
- 0:45a
- 0:45little
- 0:45bit
- 0:45about
- 0:45Migros
- 0:46as
- 0:46well
- 0:46for
- 0:47those
- 0:47that
- 0:47may
- 0:47not
- 0:47be
- 0:47as
- 0:48familiar
- 0:48with
- 0:48them.
- 0:48Okay,
- 0:49so
- 0:50this
- 0:50is
- 0:50Mustafa
- 0:51from
- 0:51Istanbul.
- 0:52This
- 0:53is
- 0:53my
- 0:5313th
- 0:54year
- 0:54in
- 0:54retail
- 0:55industry.
- 0:56Okay.
- 0:56I
- 0:56started
- 0:57as
- 0:57a
- 0:57young
- 0:57Engineer
- 0:58back
- 0:58in
- 0:581995.
- 1:01Then
- 1:01I
- 1:01left
- 1:02the
- 1:02company
- 1:02Migros
- 1:03in
- 1:042000
- 1:04to
- 1:05join
- 1:05Hewlett
- 1:06Packard
- 1:07and
- 1:07spent
- 1:08nine
- 1:08years
- 1:08there
- 1:09and
- 1:09got
- 1:09back
- 1:10by
- 1:10the
- 1:10way,
- 1:10when
- 1:11one
- 1:11of
- 1:11my
- 1:11best
- 1:12friends
- 1:12became
- 1:12the
- 1:13CEO
- 1:13of
- 1:13the
- 1:13company,
- 1:14he
- 1:14invited
- 1:14me
- 1:15back
- 1:15to
- 1:15the
- 1:15company
- 1:16and
- 1:16then
- 1:17I
- 1:17started
- 1:17restarted
- 1:18as
- 1:18the
- 1:19chief
- 1:19digital
- 1:19officer
- 1:20of
- 1:20the
- 1:20company.
- 1:21The
- 1:22only
- 1:22thing
- 1:22with
- 1:22the
- 1:22first
- 1:23part
- 1:23of
- 1:23my
- 1:23career
- 1:24is
- 1:24I
- 1:24was
- 1:25the
- 1:25young
- 1:26engineer,
- 1:2623
- 1:27years
- 1:27old,
- 1:28who
- 1:28started
- 1:29the
- 1:29online
- 1:29grocery
- 1:30back
- 1:30in
- 1:311997.
- 1:33Wow.
- 1:33To
- 1:34our
- 1:34audience,
- 1:34if
- 1:35anyone
- 1:36argues
- 1:37or
- 1:37claims
- 1:37that
- 1:38they
- 1:38have
- 1:39started
- 1:39online
- 1:40grocery
- 1:40before
- 1:41that
- 1:41date,
- 1:42you
- 1:42can
- 1:42reach
- 1:43me.
- 1:44I
- 1:45believe,
- 1:45I
- 1:46argue,
- 1:46I
- 1:46claim
- 1:47that
- 1:47we
- 1:48are
- 1:48the
- 1:48very
- 1:49first
- 1:49brick
- 1:49and
- 1:50mortar
- 1:50company,
- 1:51at
- 1:51least
- 1:52in
- 1:52Europe,
- 1:53who
- 1:53started
- 1:53the
- 1:54online
- 1:54grocery
- 1:54business.
- 1:55But
- 1:55it's
- 1:56of
- 1:56course
- 1:56up
- 1:57to
- 1:57challenges.
- 1:58So
- 1:59when
- 1:59I
- 1:59got
- 1:59back
- 2:00as
- 2:00the
- 2:00cdo,
- 2:01I
- 2:01was
- 2:02leading
- 2:02the
- 2:03IT
- 2:03team,
- 2:03the
- 2:04online
- 2:04grocery,
- 2:05the
- 2:05CRM
- 2:06and
- 2:06the
- 2:06business
- 2:06development.
- 2:07And
- 2:07then
- 2:08after
- 2:08six
- 2:09years,
- 2:10I
- 2:10moved
- 2:10to
- 2:11business
- 2:12from
- 2:13being
- 2:13a
- 2:14tech
- 2:14guy,
- 2:15I
- 2:15became
- 2:16a
- 2:16business
- 2:16guy.
- 2:17And
- 2:18three
- 2:18years
- 2:19ago
- 2:19I
- 2:19became
- 2:19the
- 2:20CEO
- 2:20of
- 2:20the
- 2:21retail
- 2:21business.
- 2:21Okay,
- 2:22so
- 2:22this
- 2:23is
- 2:23Mustafa
- 2:24and
- 2:25regarding
- 2:25Migros
- 2:26Turkey.
- 2:27We
- 2:27usually
- 2:27say
- 2:27Migros
- 2:28Turkey
- 2:29because
- 2:30this
- 2:30is
- 2:30a
- 2:31national
- 2:31thing,
- 2:32the
- 2:32animal
- 2:33Turkey,
- 2:33and
- 2:33the
- 2:33country
- 2:34is
- 2:34sometimes
- 2:34confused.
- 2:35So
- 2:35we
- 2:36used,
- 2:36we
- 2:36tried
- 2:37to
- 2:37use
- 2:37the
- 2:37Turkey
- 2:38word.
- 2:39So
- 2:39let
- 2:39me
- 2:39use
- 2:40that.
- 2:40Migros
- 2:40Turkiye.
- 2:41We
- 2:42are
- 2:42the
- 2:42second
- 2:42largest
- 2:43grocery
- 2:43company
- 2:45in
- 2:45Turkey.
- 2:48We're
- 2:48having
- 2:48an
- 2:48annual
- 2:49turnover
- 2:49of
- 2:498,
- 2:50US$1.5
- 2:50billion
- 2:53with
- 2:533700
- 2:55stores
- 2:55all
- 2:56over
- 2:56the
- 2:56country.
- 2:57And
- 2:58one
- 2:58of
- 2:58a
- 2:59few
- 2:59highlights
- 2:59like
- 3:00more
- 3:00than
- 3:0020%
- 3:01of
- 3:01our
- 3:01business
- 3:01coming
- 3:02from
- 3:02online.
- 3:03Okay.
- 3:04Not
- 3:04bad,
- 3:04huh?
- 3:06What
- 3:07else?
- 3:07We're
- 3:08a
- 3:08multi
- 3:09banner
- 3:09network.
- 3:11We
- 3:11have
- 3:12stores
- 3:13ranging
- 3:13from
- 3:141,000
- 3:14square
- 3:15feet
- 3:15up
- 3:15to
- 3:16100,000
- 3:17square
- 3:17feet.
- 3:18Okay.
- 3:18We
- 3:18have
- 3:19neighborhood
- 3:19stores.
- 3:20We
- 3:20have
- 3:20four
- 3:20court
- 3:21stores.
- 3:21We
- 3:22have
- 3:22hypermarkets,
- 3:23we
- 3:23call
- 3:23it
- 3:23in
- 3:23Europe
- 3:24hypermarkets.
- 3:24You
- 3:24call
- 3:24it
- 3:25big
- 3:25box
- 3:25stores.
- 3:26So
- 3:27we
- 3:27also
- 3:27very
- 3:28recently
- 3:28started
- 3:28a
- 3:29cosmetics
- 3:29chain
- 3:30and
- 3:30a
- 3:30pet
- 3:30chain.
- 3:31We
- 3:32have
- 3:32a
- 3:32dark
- 3:33kitchen
- 3:33business
- 3:34and
- 3:35we
- 3:35have
- 3:35a
- 3:35fintech
- 3:36company,
- 3:36a
- 3:36separate
- 3:36fintech
- 3:37company
- 3:37together
- 3:38with
- 3:38a
- 3:38retail
- 3:39media
- 3:39business
- 3:39as
- 3:40a
- 3:40separate
- 3:40business.
- 3:41And
- 3:41you
- 3:41oversee
- 3:42all
- 3:42of
- 3:42that?
- 3:42No,
- 3:43no,
- 3:43our
- 3:44group
- 3:44CEO
- 3:44is
- 3:45overseeing
- 3:45all
- 3:46of
- 3:46that.
- 3:47I'm
- 3:47the
- 3:47guy
- 3:47who
- 3:47is
- 3:48in
- 3:48charge
- 3:48of,
- 3:48or
- 3:49the
- 3:49CEO
- 3:49of
- 3:49The,
- 3:49the
- 3:50mother
- 3:50Come.
- 3:50The,
- 3:51the.
- 3:51The.
- 3:52How
- 3:52do
- 3:52you
- 3:52call
- 3:52it?
- 3:52The,
- 3:53the
- 3:53retail
- 3:53company.
- 3:54Okay,
- 3:55okay,
- 3:55got
- 3:55it.
- 3:56Our
- 3:56online
- 3:56business
- 3:57is
- 3:57a
- 3:57separate
- 3:58company.
- 3:58Our
- 3:59retail
- 3:59media.
- 3:59Retail.
- 4:00Retail
- 4:01media
- 4:01business,
- 4:01a
- 4:01separate
- 4:02company.
- 4:02Fintech
- 4:03separate
- 4:03company.
- 4:03So
- 4:04the
- 4:04group
- 4:04CEO
- 4:04is
- 4:05overseeing
- 4:05all
- 4:05of
- 4:05them.
- 4:06Got
- 4:06it,
- 4:06Got
- 4:06it.
- 4:06But
- 4:07you
- 4:07still
- 4:07have
- 4:07a
- 4:07lot
- 4:08under
- 4:08your,
- 4:09your,
- 4:09your
- 4:09purview
- 4:11as
- 4:11just
- 4:11the
- 4:11retailer
- 4:13CEO
- 4:13here.
- 4:14So
- 4:14I'd
- 4:15love
- 4:15to
- 4:15get
- 4:15your
- 4:15perspective.
- 4:16Mustafa.
- 4:17You've
- 4:17been
- 4:17probably
- 4:18walking
- 4:18around
- 4:18grocery
- 4:19shop.
- 4:20What,
- 4:21what
- 4:21are
- 4:21some
- 4:21of
- 4:21the
- 4:21key
- 4:22differences
- 4:22that
- 4:23you
- 4:23find
- 4:23between
- 4:24being
- 4:24a
- 4:25retailer
- 4:26in
- 4:26Turkey.
- 4:27Did
- 4:28I
- 4:28say
- 4:28it
- 4:28right?
- 4:28Turkey,
- 4:29Turkey,
- 4:30Turkey.
- 4:30Okay.
- 4:31No,
- 4:31no
- 4:31problem.
- 4:32All
- 4:32good.
- 4:32All
- 4:32good.
- 4:33Mustafa,
- 4:34you're,
- 4:34you're
- 4:34a
- 4:34gem.
- 4:35And,
- 4:36but
- 4:36what's,
- 4:37what's
- 4:37the
- 4:37difference
- 4:37between
- 4:37being
- 4:38a
- 4:38Turkish
- 4:38retailer,
- 4:39you
- 4:39think,
- 4:39and
- 4:39a
- 4:39US
- 4:40retailer?
- 4:41The
- 4:41first
- 4:41thing
- 4:42is
- 4:42the
- 4:42definition
- 4:43of
- 4:44big.
- 4:44Okay.
- 4:45So
- 4:45you
- 4:45guys,
- 4:46I
- 4:46mean,
- 4:47what
- 4:47we
- 4:48call
- 4:48as
- 4:48big
- 4:49is
- 4:49quite
- 4:50different
- 4:50what
- 4:50you
- 4:51call
- 4:51as
- 4:51big.
- 4:51Okay?
- 4:52Okay.
- 4:52Our
- 4:53big
- 4:53stores
- 4:53is
- 4:54like
- 4:54your
- 4:55supermarket
- 4:56stores.
- 4:56Okay?
- 4:56A
- 4:57big
- 4:57store
- 4:57in
- 4:58Turkey
- 4:58would
- 4:58mean,
- 4:59you
- 4:59know,
- 5:00maximum
- 5:01seven,
- 5:01eight,
- 5:03sorry,
- 5:0370,
- 5:0480,000
- 5:05square
- 5:05feet.
- 5:06Okay.
- 5:06But
- 5:06in
- 5:07your
- 5:07case,
- 5:07I
- 5:08know
- 5:08some
- 5:08Walmart
- 5:08super
- 5:09centers
- 5:09like
- 5:10three
- 5:10times
- 5:10of
- 5:10that
- 5:11area.
- 5:12And
- 5:12our
- 5:13Turkish
- 5:13retail
- 5:14is
- 5:14very
- 5:15much
- 5:15dominated
- 5:16by
- 5:16the
- 5:17discounters.
- 5:18We
- 5:18have
- 5:19the
- 5:19copycats
- 5:20of
- 5:20Aldi's
- 5:21and
- 5:21Lidls
- 5:22in
- 5:22Turkey.
- 5:22They
- 5:22don't
- 5:22have
- 5:23any
- 5:23presence
- 5:24in
- 5:24Turkey,
- 5:24but
- 5:24we
- 5:24have
- 5:25their
- 5:25copycats.
- 5:26And
- 5:26each
- 5:27of
- 5:27them,
- 5:27the
- 5:27three
- 5:27leading,
- 5:28gross,
- 5:28three
- 5:29leading
- 5:29discounters
- 5:30have
- 5:31all
- 5:32more
- 5:32than
- 5:3213,000
- 5:34stores
- 5:35each.
- 5:35Okay,
- 5:36so
- 5:36almost
- 5:37three
- 5:37make.
- 5:37The
- 5:38three
- 5:38of
- 5:38them
- 5:38makes
- 5:39like
- 5:3940,000
- 5:40discount
- 5:41stores.
- 5:42But
- 5:42their
- 5:42discount
- 5:43stores
- 5:43are
- 5:43different
- 5:44than
- 5:44your
- 5:45discount
- 5:45stores
- 5:46because
- 5:46they
- 5:46are
- 5:46around
- 5:473
- 5:47to
- 5:484,000
- 5:49squares.
- 5:50Okay.
- 5:50Quite
- 5:51smaller
- 5:51than
- 5:51that.
- 5:52And
- 5:52the
- 5:52basket
- 5:53size,
- 5:53the
- 5:54shopping
- 5:55behavior
- 5:56of
- 5:56a
- 5:56Turkish
- 5:57customer
- 5:57is
- 5:57quite
- 5:58different
- 5:58than
- 5:58a
- 5:59US
- 5:59customer.
- 6:00Our
- 6:00basket
- 6:00sizes
- 6:01are
- 6:01smaller.
- 6:02Frequency
- 6:02is
- 6:03much
- 6:03more
- 6:03than
- 6:03yours.
- 6:04Okay.
- 6:05We
- 6:05don't
- 6:05have
- 6:05that
- 6:05kind
- 6:06of
- 6:06a
- 6:06month
- 6:06stock
- 6:07up
- 6:07trip.
- 6:07Yeah.
- 6:08Yeah,
- 6:08so
- 6:08that's
- 6:09the,
- 6:09that's
- 6:10the
- 6:10most
- 6:10important
- 6:11difference.
- 6:11And
- 6:12the
- 6:12other
- 6:12difference
- 6:13probably
- 6:13we
- 6:14could
- 6:14mention
- 6:14later
- 6:14on,
- 6:15but
- 6:15this
- 6:15quick
- 6:15commerce
- 6:16thing.
- 6:16Okay,
- 6:16so
- 6:17quick
- 6:17commerce
- 6:18is
- 6:18a
- 6:18big
- 6:18thing
- 6:18in
- 6:18Turkey
- 6:19because
- 6:19of,
- 6:20because
- 6:20of
- 6:20KTIR
- 6:21is
- 6:21a
- 6:22Turkish
- 6:22company.
- 6:23So
- 6:23that's.
- 6:23Those
- 6:23are
- 6:24the
- 6:24main
- 6:24differences.
- 6:25Sure.
- 6:25Okay,
- 6:26so
- 6:26let's,
- 6:26let's
- 6:26extend
- 6:27that
- 6:27conversation
- 6:27then.
- 6:28So
- 6:28like,
- 6:28I'm
- 6:28curious,
- 6:29especially
- 6:29given
- 6:29your
- 6:29background
- 6:30as
- 6:30the
- 6:30former
- 6:30Chief
- 6:31Digital
- 6:31Officer
- 6:31as
- 6:31well,
- 6:32how
- 6:32do
- 6:33you
- 6:33think
- 6:33about
- 6:33the
- 6:33word
- 6:33Omnichannel
- 6:34within
- 6:35the
- 6:35Turkish
- 6:35context
- 6:36and
- 6:37what
- 6:37elements
- 6:38are
- 6:38there
- 6:39for
- 6:40migros
- 6:40as
- 6:40well?
- 6:41How
- 6:41do
- 6:41you
- 6:41look
- 6:42at
- 6:42Omnichannel?
- 6:42What
- 6:42are
- 6:43you
- 6:43doing
- 6:43to
- 6:44create
- 6:44that
- 6:44Omnichannel
- 6:45relationship
- 6:45with
- 6:45your
- 6:46customer?
- 6:46The
- 6:46answer
- 6:47would
- 6:47be
- 6:47quite
- 6:48different
- 6:48for
- 6:48the
- 6:48country
- 6:49and
- 6:49the
- 6:49company
- 6:50because
- 6:51as
- 6:51we
- 6:51are
- 6:51dominated
- 6:52by
- 6:52the
- 6:52discounters,
- 6:53they
- 6:53don't
- 6:53have
- 6:54any
- 6:54online
- 6:54presence,
- 6:55almost
- 6:55no
- 6:56presence
- 6:56because.
- 6:56Because
- 6:56it's
- 6:57not
- 6:57in
- 6:57their
- 6:57DNA,
- 6:58I
- 6:58think.
- 6:58So
- 6:59Omnichannel
- 7:00would
- 7:00not
- 7:00apply
- 7:00to
- 7:01them.
- 7:03And
- 7:03only,
- 7:04I
- 7:04think
- 7:04the
- 7:04only
- 7:05competitor
- 7:06to
- 7:06us
- 7:06from
- 7:07a
- 7:07bricks
- 7:07and
- 7:07mortars
- 7:08point
- 7:08of
- 7:08view
- 7:09is
- 7:09Carrefour
- 7:10has
- 7:10a
- 7:10presence
- 7:10in
- 7:11Turkey,
- 7:11but
- 7:11they
- 7:11have
- 7:11a
- 7:12very
- 7:12small
- 7:12online
- 7:12business.
- 7:13But
- 7:13they
- 7:13are
- 7:14the
- 7:14only
- 7:14second
- 7:15company
- 7:15that
- 7:15I
- 7:16could
- 7:16mention.
- 7:16But
- 7:17mainly
- 7:18the
- 7:18pure
- 7:18players
- 7:19are
- 7:20more
- 7:20important
- 7:20competitors
- 7:21for
- 7:21us
- 7:21from
- 7:21an
- 7:22online
- 7:22point
- 7:22of
- 7:22view.
- 7:23And
- 7:23get
- 7:23here
- 7:24still
- 7:24alive
- 7:25by
- 7:25the
- 7:25way.
- 7:26And
- 7:26Delivery
- 7:27Hero
- 7:27has
- 7:27something
- 7:28as
- 7:28well.
- 7:28Alibaba
- 7:29has
- 7:29a
- 7:29presence
- 7:30as
- 7:30well.
- 7:30Really?
- 7:32Alibaba
- 7:33owns
- 7:33the
- 7:33largest
- 7:34marketplace
- 7:35in
- 7:35Turkey.
- 7:36And
- 7:36by
- 7:36the
- 7:36way,
- 7:37we
- 7:37have
- 7:37Amazon
- 7:38Turkey,
- 7:38we
- 7:38have
- 7:38Alibaba.
- 7:39We
- 7:39have
- 7:40no
- 7:40idea.
- 7:40Nasdaq
- 7:41listed
- 7:41Turkish
- 7:42marketplace
- 7:42or
- 7:42marketplace
- 7:43business
- 7:43in
- 7:43Turkey
- 7:44is
- 7:44a
- 7:44big
- 7:44one.
- 7:45So
- 7:46we
- 7:46are
- 7:46the
- 7:46only
- 7:46brick
- 7:47and
- 7:47mortar,
- 7:47I
- 7:48can
- 7:48say
- 7:48with
- 7:48a
- 7:48significant
- 7:49amount
- 7:49of
- 7:50online
- 7:50grocery
- 7:50business.
- 7:51And
- 7:51for
- 7:52us,
- 7:52Omnichannel
- 7:53is
- 7:53everything
- 7:53okay.
- 7:54So
- 7:54we
- 7:55try
- 7:55to
- 7:55do
- 7:56everything
- 7:56by
- 7:57design.
- 7:57Omnichannel,
- 7:58okay.
- 7:59As
- 7:59we
- 8:00are
- 8:00quite
- 8:00old
- 8:00in
- 8:01this
- 8:01business,
- 8:01like
- 8:0228
- 8:03years
- 8:03we
- 8:03have
- 8:03been
- 8:04in
- 8:04this
- 8:04online
- 8:04grocery
- 8:05business.
- 8:05We
- 8:06try
- 8:06to
- 8:06make
- 8:07everything.
- 8:07Omnichannel.
- 8:08We
- 8:08try
- 8:08to
- 8:09make
- 8:09every
- 8:09decision
- 8:10from
- 8:10an
- 8:10Omnichannel
- 8:11channel
- 8:11point
- 8:11of
- 8:12view.
- 8:12I
- 8:12think
- 8:12the
- 8:13most
- 8:13important
- 8:13thing
- 8:14is
- 8:15I
- 8:15was
- 8:16the
- 8:16young
- 8:16engineer
- 8:17who
- 8:17took
- 8:17over
- 8:18the
- 8:18management
- 8:18of
- 8:18the
- 8:18company.
- 8:19Company.
- 8:19One
- 8:19of
- 8:19my
- 8:20friends
- 8:20called
- 8:21this
- 8:21as
- 8:21a
- 8:21reverse
- 8:22takeover.
- 8:23Usually
- 8:24the
- 8:24offline
- 8:24guys
- 8:25dominate
- 8:25the
- 8:25retail
- 8:26business,
- 8:26but
- 8:27in
- 8:27my
- 8:27case
- 8:28you
- 8:28can
- 8:28see
- 8:28how
- 8:29omnichannel
- 8:29we
- 8:30are.
- 8:30Yeah,
- 8:30right.
- 8:31Well,
- 8:3120%
- 8:31is
- 8:32nothing
- 8:32to
- 8:32sneeze
- 8:32at.
- 8:32Right.
- 8:33That's
- 8:33pretty
- 8:33significant.
- 8:34Right.
- 8:34And
- 8:35so
- 8:35as
- 8:35you're
- 8:36thinking,
- 8:36Mustafa,
- 8:36about
- 8:37kind
- 8:37of
- 8:37the
- 8:37future
- 8:37of
- 8:38your
- 8:38digital
- 8:38capabilities
- 8:39then
- 8:39at
- 8:41your
- 8:41organization,
- 8:42what
- 8:43do
- 8:43you
- 8:43think
- 8:43is
- 8:43going
- 8:43to
- 8:43change
- 8:44in
- 8:44the
- 8:44Next
- 8:44three
- 8:44to
- 8:45five
- 8:45years.
- 8:45How
- 8:45do
- 8:45you
- 8:46plan
- 8:46to
- 8:46expand
- 8:46upon
- 8:47those?
- 8:47Especially
- 8:48having
- 8:48started
- 8:48it
- 8:49back
- 8:49in
- 8:4995.
- 8:51So
- 8:52from
- 8:52a
- 8:53digitalization
- 8:53point
- 8:54of
- 8:54view,
- 8:54the
- 8:55last
- 8:55three
- 8:55years,
- 8:55three,
- 8:56four
- 8:56years
- 8:56were
- 8:57totally
- 8:58around
- 8:58cost
- 8:59optimization.
- 9:00Okay.
- 9:00So
- 9:01that's
- 9:01why
- 9:01we
- 9:01decided
- 9:02to
- 9:02make
- 9:03huge
- 9:03investments
- 9:04in
- 9:04in
- 9:04store
- 9:04technologies
- 9:05like
- 9:05ESL
- 9:06and
- 9:07Sasiris
- 9:08checkouts.
- 9:10And
- 9:10you
- 9:10know,
- 9:11now
- 9:11I
- 9:12think
- 9:12we've
- 9:13done
- 9:13a
- 9:13lot
- 9:13of
- 9:14investment
- 9:14on
- 9:14that
- 9:14part.
- 9:15The
- 9:15next
- 9:15three
- 9:15to
- 9:16four
- 9:16years
- 9:16would
- 9:16probably
- 9:17be
- 9:17around
- 9:18the
- 9:18AI
- 9:18thing.
- 9:19Okay.
- 9:19Even
- 9:20though
- 9:20I'm
- 9:20not
- 9:20a
- 9:20very
- 9:21big
- 9:21fan
- 9:21of
- 9:21this,
- 9:22you
- 9:22know,
- 9:22hypes,
- 9:23you
- 9:23know,
- 9:23I
- 9:23usually,
- 9:24this
- 9:25is
- 9:25a
- 9:25personal
- 9:25thing.
- 9:25I've
- 9:26never
- 9:26watched
- 9:27a
- 9:27movie
- 9:28when
- 9:28it
- 9:28is
- 9:28very
- 9:29popular.
- 9:29Okay.
- 9:30I've
- 9:30never
- 9:30read
- 9:31a
- 9:31book
- 9:31when
- 9:31it
- 9:31is,
- 9:32you
- 9:32know,
- 9:32very
- 9:33popular.
- 9:34But
- 9:34I
- 9:35definitely
- 9:35see
- 9:35AI
- 9:36is
- 9:36a
- 9:36very,
- 9:36very
- 9:36transformative
- 9:37thing.
- 9:38But
- 9:39I
- 9:39still
- 9:39believe
- 9:40that
- 9:40computer
- 9:41vision,
- 9:41machine
- 9:42learning,
- 9:43still
- 9:43we
- 9:43have
- 9:43to
- 9:43do
- 9:44a
- 9:44lot
- 9:44of
- 9:44things
- 9:44before
- 9:45going
- 9:45up
- 9:46to
- 9:46gen
- 9:46AI.
- 9:46But
- 9:47definitely
- 9:47gen
- 9:47AI
- 9:48is
- 9:48another
- 9:48very
- 9:48transformative
- 9:49thing.
- 9:50And
- 9:51the
- 9:51last
- 9:51thing
- 9:52that
- 9:52we
- 9:52consider
- 9:53as
- 9:53a
- 9:53very
- 9:54important
- 9:54thing
- 9:54is
- 9:56automating
- 9:57the
- 9:57fulfillment
- 9:58part
- 9:58of
- 9:58our
- 9:59online
- 9:59grocery.
- 10:00We
- 10:00have
- 10:00great
- 10:00technologies
- 10:01there.
- 10:01We
- 10:01have
- 10:01some,
- 10:03we
- 10:03have
- 10:03our
- 10:03own
- 10:03robotic
- 10:04solutions
- 10:04there.
- 10:05Okay.
- 10:05Yes.
- 10:05So
- 10:06we're
- 10:06investing
- 10:07a
- 10:07lot
- 10:07on
- 10:07that.
- 10:08And
- 10:08finally
- 10:08the
- 10:09supply
- 10:09chain
- 10:10automation,
- 10:11the
- 10:11warehouse
- 10:11automation
- 10:12is
- 10:12another
- 10:13very
- 10:13important
- 10:13step
- 10:14for
- 10:14us.
- 10:14Got
- 10:15it.
- 10:15So
- 10:15I'm
- 10:15curious,
- 10:15when
- 10:15you
- 10:16said
- 10:16self
- 10:16checkout,
- 10:16like
- 10:16how
- 10:17do
- 10:17you
- 10:17actually
- 10:17do
- 10:17self
- 10:18checkout
- 10:18over
- 10:18in
- 10:18Turkey?
- 10:20You
- 10:21know,
- 10:22today
- 10:23almost
- 10:23one
- 10:24third
- 10:24of
- 10:24our
- 10:25stores
- 10:25are
- 10:25equipped
- 10:26with
- 10:26self
- 10:26checkouts.
- 10:27Even
- 10:28though
- 10:28we
- 10:28have
- 10:28like
- 10:29more
- 10:29than
- 10:3060%
- 10:30of
- 10:31our
- 10:32number
- 10:32of
- 10:32stores
- 10:33coming
- 10:33from
- 10:33small
- 10:34stores.
- 10:34We
- 10:34even
- 10:35started
- 10:35putting
- 10:36self
- 10:37service
- 10:37checkouts
- 10:37into
- 10:38our
- 10:38small
- 10:38stores
- 10:38as
- 10:39well.
- 10:39Because
- 10:39we
- 10:40used
- 10:40to
- 10:40think
- 10:40that
- 10:41self
- 10:41service
- 10:41checkouts
- 10:42were
- 10:43for
- 10:44the
- 10:44big
- 10:45box
- 10:45stores,
- 10:45but
- 10:45not
- 10:46anymore.
- 10:47We're
- 10:47putting
- 10:48into
- 10:49very
- 10:49small
- 10:49stores
- 10:50to
- 10:50save
- 10:51ftes
- 10:52the
- 10:52full
- 10:53time
- 10:53employees.
- 10:53So
- 10:54it's
- 10:54a
- 10:54labor
- 10:54process
- 10:56and
- 10:57we.
- 10:57Saw
- 10:57that
- 10:57it's
- 10:59increasing
- 11:00the
- 11:00customer
- 11:00engagement
- 11:01and
- 11:02we
- 11:02have
- 11:03better
- 11:03shopper
- 11:03experience
- 11:04in
- 11:04some
- 11:05stores
- 11:05where
- 11:05we
- 11:05have
- 11:06self
- 11:06service
- 11:06checkouts.
- 11:07And
- 11:07do
- 11:07you
- 11:07do
- 11:07it
- 11:08like
- 11:08with
- 11:08the
- 11:08traditional
- 11:08self
- 11:09checkout
- 11:09machine?
- 11:09Do
- 11:10you
- 11:10do
- 11:10it
- 11:10with
- 11:10an
- 11:10app?
- 11:11Like
- 11:11how
- 11:11does
- 11:11it
- 11:11work?
- 11:12Okay.
- 11:13We
- 11:13tried
- 11:13scan
- 11:14and
- 11:14go
- 11:15years
- 11:15and
- 11:15years
- 11:15ago
- 11:16a
- 11:16lot
- 11:17of
- 11:17times,
- 11:17but
- 11:17it
- 11:17didn't
- 11:18work.
- 11:18Didn't
- 11:18work.
- 11:18I
- 11:18think,
- 11:19I
- 11:19mean
- 11:19it
- 11:19could
- 11:19be
- 11:21cultural
- 11:21thing,
- 11:22but
- 11:22I've
- 11:22spent
- 11:23personally
- 11:24so,
- 11:24so
- 11:25much
- 11:25time
- 11:25on
- 11:26that,
- 11:26but
- 11:26it
- 11:26didn't
- 11:27work.
- 11:27You've
- 11:27tried
- 11:27it
- 11:28enough.
- 11:28Yeah,
- 11:28but
- 11:28self
- 11:29service
- 11:29checkout
- 11:30really
- 11:30works.
- 11:31People
- 11:31at
- 11:31age
- 11:32of
- 11:3260s,
- 11:3370s,
- 11:34they,
- 11:34I
- 11:34mean
- 11:34they
- 11:34are
- 11:34big
- 11:35fans
- 11:35of
- 11:35self
- 11:35service
- 11:36checkout.
- 11:36Whereas
- 11:37Sken
- 11:37and
- 11:37Go
- 11:38never
- 11:38worked.
- 11:38I
- 11:39think
- 11:39it's
- 11:40what
- 11:40I
- 11:40mean
- 11:41by
- 11:41cultural.
- 11:41Turkish
- 11:42people,
- 11:42I
- 11:42think,
- 11:43think
- 11:44that
- 11:44shopping
- 11:45should
- 11:46be
- 11:46done
- 11:46by
- 11:46two
- 11:47free
- 11:47hands.
- 11:47Two
- 11:48free
- 11:48hands?
- 11:48Yeah.
- 11:48So
- 11:48that's
- 11:49why
- 11:49they
- 11:49don't
- 11:49want
- 11:50to
- 11:50hold
- 11:50it.
- 11:50They
- 11:51don't
- 11:51want
- 11:51to
- 11:51hold
- 11:51the
- 11:51mobile
- 11:52in
- 11:52their
- 11:52hands.
- 11:53Sure,
- 11:53you
- 11:53know.
- 11:54So,
- 11:54Mustafa,
- 11:55what
- 11:55else
- 11:55are
- 11:56you
- 11:56working
- 11:56on?
- 11:56Because
- 11:56you
- 11:57were
- 11:57the
- 11:57first
- 11:57to
- 11:57go
- 11:58to
- 11:58digital
- 11:58grocery.
- 11:59You
- 11:59did
- 12:00scan
- 12:00and
- 12:00go
- 12:00years
- 12:01ago.
- 12:02What
- 12:02else
- 12:02are
- 12:02you
- 12:03working
- 12:03on
- 12:03right
- 12:03now?
- 12:04That
- 12:04might
- 12:04be
- 12:04a
- 12:04future
- 12:05indicator
- 12:05for
- 12:06us
- 12:06here
- 12:06in
- 12:06the
- 12:06us
- 12:08I
- 12:08think.
- 12:09Fintech
- 12:10financial
- 12:11technology
- 12:11is
- 12:12a
- 12:12big
- 12:12thing
- 12:12for
- 12:12us.
- 12:13Yeah.
- 12:15We
- 12:15are
- 12:15a
- 12:16shareholder
- 12:16of
- 12:17a
- 12:17digital
- 12:18only
- 12:18bank
- 12:19in
- 12:19Turkey.
- 12:20Together
- 12:20with
- 12:21them,
- 12:22probably
- 12:23in
- 12:23six
- 12:23months
- 12:23of
- 12:24time,
- 12:24we're
- 12:24going
- 12:24to
- 12:24be
- 12:24introducing
- 12:25our
- 12:26financial
- 12:26vertical
- 12:27online
- 12:28only.
- 12:28Okay.
- 12:29So
- 12:29we're
- 12:29going
- 12:29to
- 12:29be
- 12:30giving
- 12:30credit,
- 12:30we're
- 12:31going
- 12:31to
- 12:31be
- 12:31getting
- 12:31deposit
- 12:32money
- 12:33transfer.
- 12:33So
- 12:34I
- 12:34think
- 12:34this
- 12:34is
- 12:34going
- 12:34to
- 12:34be
- 12:35the
- 12:35next
- 12:35big
- 12:35thing,
- 12:36which
- 12:36I
- 12:36don't
- 12:37see
- 12:37much
- 12:38in
- 12:38us.
- 12:39Not
- 12:39very
- 12:39much.
- 12:39We've
- 12:39been
- 12:40talking
- 12:40about
- 12:40it.
- 12:40We
- 12:41feel
- 12:41like
- 12:41there's
- 12:41a
- 12:41need
- 12:41for
- 12:41it.
- 12:42Yes.
- 12:42But
- 12:42only
- 12:42a
- 12:42few
- 12:43players
- 12:43are
- 12:43really
- 12:43moving
- 12:44into
- 12:44that.
- 12:44Well,
- 12:45thank
- 12:45you
- 12:45so
- 12:45much.
- 12:46Thank
- 12:46you.
- 12:46It's
- 12:47a
- 12:47real
- 12:47pleasure
- 12:47having
- 12:47you.
- 12:48Thank
- 12:48you
- 12:48very
- 12:48much.
- 12:49It's
- 12:49always
- 12:50great
- 12:50to
- 12:50meet
- 12:50a
- 12:50fan
- 12:50too.
- 12:51So
- 12:51thank
- 12:51you
- 12:51again
- 12:51for
- 12:52your
- 12:52support.
- 12:52Thanks
- 12:52to
- 12:52the
- 12:52Fusion
- 12:53group
- 12:53for
- 12:53their
- 12:54support
- 12:54as
- 12:54well.
- 12:55And
- 12:55Anne,
- 12:56as
- 12:57always,
- 12:57be
- 12:58careful
- 12:58out
- 12:58there.