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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00back
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:01our
- 0:02final
- 0:02interview
- 0:03of
- 0:03the
- 0:03day
- 0:04here.
- 0:04This
- 0:04is
- 0:04Omnitok
- 0:05Retail.
- 0:06I'm
- 0:06Anne
- 0:06Mazinga.
- 0:07And
- 0:07I'm
- 0:07Chris
- 0:07Walton.
- 0:08And
- 0:08we
- 0:08are
- 0:08here
- 0:09at
- 0:09the
- 0:09Walmart
- 0:10Seller
- 0:11Summit
- 0:11and
- 0:12standing
- 0:12between
- 0:12us
- 0:12we
- 0:13have
- 0:13a
- 0:13lovely
- 0:14guest
- 0:14to
- 0:15conclude
- 0:15our
- 0:15coverage
- 0:16and
- 0:16that
- 0:16is
- 0:17Karthika
- 0:18Krishnasamy.
- 0:19And
- 0:19Karthika
- 0:20is
- 0:20the
- 0:20VP
- 0:21of
- 0:21Omni
- 0:21Growth
- 0:22Experiences
- 0:23and
- 0:24Services
- 0:24at
- 0:25Walmart.
- 0:25Karthika,
- 0:26welcome,
- 0:27welcome.
- 0:27Thank
- 0:27you
- 0:27for
- 0:27having
- 0:28me
- 0:28on
- 0:28the
- 0:28show.
- 0:28Yeah,
- 0:29it's
- 0:29great
- 0:29to
- 0:29meet
- 0:30you.
- 0:30It's
- 0:30great
- 0:30to
- 0:30have
- 0:30you
- 0:30on.
- 0:31So
- 0:31tell
- 0:31us
- 0:31a
- 0:31little
- 0:31bit
- 0:32about
- 0:32yourself
- 0:32and
- 0:32your
- 0:32background
- 0:33and
- 0:33your
- 0:33role.
- 0:34Well,
- 0:34hardware
- 0:35engineer
- 0:35by
- 0:35choice.
- 0:36Okay.
- 0:36Turned
- 0:37software
- 0:37engineer.
- 0:38Hardware
- 0:38to
- 0:38software.
- 0:39Yes.
- 0:40Got
- 0:40into
- 0:40consulting,
- 0:41insurance,
- 0:42telecom,
- 0:42defense,
- 0:43retail.
- 0:44Loved
- 0:45retail.
- 0:45My
- 0:45God,
- 0:45if
- 0:45you
- 0:46did
- 0:46not
- 0:46want
- 0:46to
- 0:46leave
- 0:47retail
- 0:47checking
- 0:47boxes
- 0:48off
- 0:48for
- 0:48you.
- 0:49This
- 0:49is
- 0:49incredible.
- 0:50Yeah,
- 0:50Done
- 0:50a
- 0:51bunch
- 0:51of
- 0:51stuff
- 0:51in
- 0:51retail
- 0:52like
- 0:52buying,
- 0:52pricing,
- 0:53inventory,
- 0:54much
- 0:55ops,
- 0:57specialty
- 0:57retail,
- 0:58Sam's
- 0:59Wholesale
- 0:59and
- 1:00now
- 1:00at
- 1:00Walmart
- 1:00us.
- 1:01And
- 1:01now
- 1:01I've
- 1:02been
- 1:02at
- 1:02Walmart
- 1:02us.
- 1:03So
- 1:03this
- 1:03is
- 1:03my
- 1:04second
- 1:04time
- 1:04with
- 1:04the
- 1:05company.
- 1:05So
- 1:05I'm
- 1:05a
- 1:05boomerang
- 1:06to
- 1:06the
- 1:06company.
- 1:06Boomeranger,
- 1:07yes.
- 1:08It's
- 1:08been
- 1:08a
- 1:08year.
- 1:09Okay.
- 1:10Yeah.
- 1:10If
- 1:10I
- 1:11take
- 1:11my
- 1:11first
- 1:11time
- 1:11and
- 1:12second
- 1:12time,
- 1:12I'm
- 1:12close
- 1:12to
- 1:13eight
- 1:13years
- 1:13for
- 1:14the
- 1:14company.
- 1:15Yes,
- 1:16well,
- 1:16Walmart
- 1:17specifically
- 1:17will
- 1:18focus
- 1:18on
- 1:18that.
- 1:19One
- 1:19of
- 1:19your
- 1:20many
- 1:20roles,
- 1:20but
- 1:20that
- 1:21one
- 1:21right
- 1:21now
- 1:21we.
- 1:22Walmart
- 1:22describes
- 1:23itself
- 1:23as
- 1:23a
- 1:23tech
- 1:24powered
- 1:24Omni
- 1:25channel
- 1:25retailer.
- 1:27What
- 1:27does
- 1:27the
- 1:28word
- 1:28Omni
- 1:29mean
- 1:29to
- 1:29you
- 1:29and
- 1:30why
- 1:30is
- 1:30it
- 1:30so
- 1:30important,
- 1:31especially
- 1:31at
- 1:31Walmart?
- 1:32Omni
- 1:33is
- 1:33truly
- 1:33our
- 1:34superpower,
- 1:35if
- 1:35I
- 1:35really
- 1:35think
- 1:36about
- 1:36it.
- 1:37And
- 1:37the
- 1:38proximity
- 1:38of
- 1:38our
- 1:39stores,
- 1:40our
- 1:40app
- 1:40which
- 1:41is
- 1:41truly
- 1:41an
- 1:42Omni
- 1:42tool
- 1:43and
- 1:44the
- 1:44services
- 1:45that
- 1:45we
- 1:45provide,
- 1:46all
- 1:46three
- 1:47combined,
- 1:47we
- 1:47are
- 1:47truly
- 1:48creating
- 1:48an
- 1:48ecosystem
- 1:49if
- 1:49you
- 1:49really
- 1:49think
- 1:49about
- 1:50it.
- 1:50And
- 1:50it's
- 1:50beyond
- 1:51channels.
- 1:52And
- 1:52we
- 1:52want
- 1:53to
- 1:53serve
- 1:53our
- 1:53customers
- 1:54and
- 1:54members
- 1:54where
- 1:55they
- 1:55are,
- 1:55we
- 1:56want
- 1:56to
- 1:56meet
- 1:56them
- 1:56where
- 1:56they
- 1:57are,
- 1:57whether
- 1:57they
- 1:58shop
- 1:58with
- 1:58us
- 1:59on
- 1:59our
- 1:59app,
- 2:00at
- 2:01the
- 2:01comfort
- 2:01of
- 2:01their
- 2:01home
- 2:02on
- 2:02the
- 2:03go
- 2:03or
- 2:03in
- 2:03one
- 2:03of
- 2:04our
- 2:04stores.
- 2:05So
- 2:05we
- 2:05want
- 2:05to
- 2:05unlock
- 2:06Omni
- 2:07at
- 2:07scale
- 2:08and
- 2:08provide
- 2:09convenience
- 2:10that
- 2:11no
- 2:11other
- 2:11retailers
- 2:12can
- 2:12unlock.
- 2:12Yeah,
- 2:13yeah.
- 2:13So
- 2:14Karthur,
- 2:14I'm
- 2:14curious,
- 2:15I'm
- 2:15going
- 2:15to
- 2:15put
- 2:16you
- 2:16on
- 2:16the
- 2:16spot
- 2:16here,
- 2:17kind
- 2:17of
- 2:17play
- 2:17Stump
- 2:17the
- 2:18guest
- 2:18here
- 2:19with
- 2:19you
- 2:19being
- 2:19this,
- 2:19this
- 2:20being
- 2:20your
- 2:20first
- 2:20time
- 2:20on
- 2:21omnitalk.
- 2:23How
- 2:23do
- 2:23you
- 2:23know
- 2:23your
- 2:23omnichannel
- 2:24strategy's
- 2:24working
- 2:25though?
- 2:26Well,
- 2:27our
- 2:27numbers
- 2:28speak
- 2:28for
- 2:28itself.
- 2:30It's
- 2:31kind
- 2:31of
- 2:31an
- 2:31interface
- 2:32response.
- 2:32I
- 2:32was
- 2:32hoping
- 2:32you'd
- 2:32say
- 2:33that,
- 2:33quite
- 2:33honestly.
- 2:34Of
- 2:34course.
- 2:35Yeah,
- 2:35of
- 2:35course.
- 2:35We
- 2:36love
- 2:36numbers.
- 2:37Our
- 2:37omnishoppers
- 2:39truly
- 2:39Shop
- 2:40with
- 2:40us
- 2:40more
- 2:40often.
- 2:41They
- 2:41buy
- 2:42more
- 2:42product
- 2:42categories,
- 2:43they
- 2:43spend
- 2:43with
- 2:44us
- 2:44more,
- 2:45they
- 2:45visit
- 2:45us
- 2:45more,
- 2:46they
- 2:46shop
- 2:46with
- 2:47us
- 2:47both
- 2:47in
- 2:47store
- 2:48and
- 2:48online.
- 2:49And
- 2:50they
- 2:50love
- 2:51what
- 2:51we
- 2:51offer.
- 2:52And
- 2:52it's
- 2:52very
- 2:53clear
- 2:53in
- 2:53our
- 2:53NPS
- 2:54their
- 2:55satisfaction
- 2:55scores
- 2:56are
- 2:56way
- 2:56higher
- 2:56than
- 2:57a
- 2:58one
- 2:58channel
- 2:58shopper,
- 2:59whether
- 2:59it's
- 2:59physical
- 2:59or
- 3:00online
- 3:00only.
- 3:01So
- 3:01it's
- 3:02super
- 3:02clear
- 3:02that
- 3:02they
- 3:03just
- 3:03love
- 3:03and
- 3:04our
- 3:04strategy
- 3:04is
- 3:04working.
- 3:05What
- 3:06surprises
- 3:06you
- 3:07most
- 3:07or
- 3:07what
- 3:07have
- 3:07you
- 3:08found
- 3:08are
- 3:09changes
- 3:09to
- 3:09how
- 3:10an
- 3:10omnichannel
- 3:11shopper
- 3:11is
- 3:12shopping.
- 3:12Like,
- 3:13what's
- 3:13different
- 3:13now?
- 3:15That's
- 3:15actually
- 3:15a
- 3:15fun
- 3:16one.
- 3:16I
- 3:16mean,
- 3:17if
- 3:18I
- 3:18really
- 3:18think
- 3:18about
- 3:19it.
- 3:19So
- 3:19let's
- 3:20play
- 3:20it
- 3:20out,
- 3:20right?
- 3:20Yeah.
- 3:21Yeah.
- 3:21Let's
- 3:21say
- 3:22the
- 3:22winter
- 3:22is
- 3:22coming.
- 3:23Yeah.
- 3:23We're
- 3:23gonna
- 3:24buy
- 3:24a
- 3:24set
- 3:24of
- 3:24four
- 3:24tires.
- 3:25All
- 3:26right,
- 3:26you're
- 3:26at
- 3:26your
- 3:27home,
- 3:27you're
- 3:28on
- 3:28our
- 3:28app,
- 3:28trying
- 3:29to
- 3:29browse,
- 3:29discover
- 3:30you
- 3:30found
- 3:31the
- 3:31best
- 3:32brand.
- 3:32It's
- 3:33a
- 3:33marketplace
- 3:33item.
- 3:34Yeah.
- 3:35You
- 3:35can
- 3:35literally
- 3:36ship
- 3:36that
- 3:36item
- 3:36to
- 3:37our
- 3:37store.
- 3:38You
- 3:38can
- 3:38get
- 3:38our
- 3:38service
- 3:39appointment
- 3:39booked
- 3:40from
- 3:40the
- 3:41comfort
- 3:41of
- 3:41your
- 3:41home.
- 3:42Drive
- 3:43the
- 3:43car,
- 3:43drop
- 3:44the
- 3:44car
- 3:44off.
- 3:45And
- 3:45while
- 3:46the
- 3:46car
- 3:46is
- 3:46getting
- 3:46serviced,
- 3:47you
- 3:47can
- 3:47check
- 3:48off
- 3:48your
- 3:48grocery
- 3:48list.
- 3:49Right.
- 3:49It's
- 3:50immunization
- 3:50season.
- 3:51You
- 3:51can
- 3:51get
- 3:51your
- 3:51flu
- 3:52vaccine.
- 3:52There
- 3:52we
- 3:52go.
- 3:53All
- 3:53right.
- 3:54You
- 3:54can
- 3:54get
- 3:54your
- 3:54prescriptions.
- 3:56Your
- 3:56car
- 3:56is
- 3:56done.
- 3:57Off
- 3:57you
- 3:57go.
- 3:57One
- 3:58stop
- 3:58shop.
- 3:58One
- 3:59stop
- 3:59shop.
- 3:59The
- 3:59intent
- 4:00of
- 4:00the
- 4:00customer
- 4:01actually
- 4:01started
- 4:01at
- 4:02home,
- 4:03but
- 4:03then
- 4:03you
- 4:03finished
- 4:04your
- 4:04shopping
- 4:04at
- 4:04our
- 4:05store.
- 4:06So
- 4:06the
- 4:06lines
- 4:06between
- 4:06physical
- 4:07and
- 4:07digital
- 4:07are
- 4:08truly
- 4:08blurring.
- 4:09And
- 4:09it's
- 4:10our
- 4:11job
- 4:11to
- 4:11show
- 4:12up
- 4:12for
- 4:12our
- 4:12customers
- 4:13and
- 4:13members
- 4:14in
- 4:14an
- 4:14omni
- 4:15way.
- 4:15And
- 4:15I
- 4:15think
- 4:16we
- 4:16are
- 4:16doing
- 4:16it.
- 4:16And
- 4:17we
- 4:17have
- 4:17tons
- 4:17of
- 4:18examples.
- 4:18And
- 4:19that's
- 4:19just
- 4:19one
- 4:19example
- 4:20of
- 4:20a
- 4:20journey
- 4:20that
- 4:21we
- 4:21unlocking.
- 4:22Right.
- 4:22So
- 4:22you
- 4:22can
- 4:23get
- 4:23your
- 4:23tire.
- 4:23So
- 4:23basically
- 4:24my
- 4:24big
- 4:24takeaway
- 4:24is
- 4:25through
- 4:25Walmart's
- 4:26capabilities,
- 4:26I
- 4:26can
- 4:26get
- 4:27my
- 4:27tires
- 4:27rotated
- 4:28and
- 4:28getting
- 4:28a
- 4:28shot
- 4:28in
- 4:28the
- 4:28arm
- 4:29all
- 4:29in
- 4:29the
- 4:29same
- 4:29trip.
- 4:29That's
- 4:30what
- 4:30I
- 4:30used
- 4:30to
- 4:30take
- 4:30away
- 4:30from
- 4:30the
- 4:31groceries.
- 4:31Yes.
- 4:31And
- 4:31your
- 4:31groceries.
- 4:32And
- 4:32bananas.
- 4:32And
- 4:33bananas.
- 4:33Let's
- 4:34not
- 4:34forget
- 4:34that.
- 4:34All
- 4:35right,
- 4:35all
- 4:35right,
- 4:35all
- 4:35right,
- 4:36all
- 4:36right.
- 4:36Well,
- 4:36let's
- 4:36get
- 4:36you
- 4:36out
- 4:36of
- 4:37here
- 4:37on
- 4:37this
- 4:37kind
- 4:37of.
- 4:37The
- 4:37topic
- 4:38du
- 4:38jour
- 4:38in
- 4:39many
- 4:39conferences
- 4:39that
- 4:39we
- 4:40attend
- 4:40is
- 4:40AI.
- 4:41How
- 4:41are
- 4:41you
- 4:42specifically
- 4:42looking
- 4:42at
- 4:43that
- 4:43emerging
- 4:43technology
- 4:44in
- 4:44your
- 4:44role?
- 4:45Yeah,
- 4:46AI
- 4:46seems
- 4:47to
- 4:47be
- 4:47the
- 4:47buzzword
- 4:48right
- 4:48now.
- 4:49And
- 4:50I
- 4:50can
- 4:50give
- 4:51you
- 4:51one
- 4:51example
- 4:52that
- 4:52my
- 4:53team
- 4:53is
- 4:53really
- 4:53working
- 4:54on.
- 4:54So
- 4:55Gen
- 4:55AI.
- 4:56So
- 4:56as
- 4:56you
- 4:57walk
- 4:57into
- 4:57our
- 4:57store
- 4:58today,
- 4:58if
- 4:58you
- 4:58want
- 4:58to
- 4:59find
- 4:59an
- 4:59item
- 5:00or
- 5:00you
- 5:00want
- 5:00to
- 5:01check
- 5:01for
- 5:01prices,
- 5:02you
- 5:02can
- 5:02do
- 5:02that
- 5:02with
- 5:02our
- 5:02app.
- 5:03But
- 5:03what
- 5:03we
- 5:04really
- 5:04want
- 5:04to
- 5:04Unlock
- 5:05is
- 5:05as
- 5:05soon
- 5:06as
- 5:06you
- 5:06walk
- 5:06into
- 5:06the
- 5:06store,
- 5:07imagine
- 5:07your
- 5:08weekly
- 5:08grocery
- 5:08shopping
- 5:09list
- 5:09pops
- 5:09up
- 5:10and
- 5:11then
- 5:11we
- 5:11can
- 5:12navigate
- 5:12you
- 5:13personalized
- 5:14to
- 5:14that
- 5:14specific
- 5:15store
- 5:15aisle
- 5:16by
- 5:16aisle
- 5:16and
- 5:17check
- 5:17off
- 5:17every
- 5:17single
- 5:18item
- 5:18on
- 5:18the
- 5:18list
- 5:19and
- 5:19make
- 5:19it
- 5:19conversational.
- 5:20So
- 5:21that's
- 5:21something
- 5:21that
- 5:22we
- 5:22are
- 5:22truly
- 5:22trying
- 5:23to
- 5:23work
- 5:23on
- 5:24and
- 5:24unlock
- 5:24from
- 5:25an
- 5:25omni
- 5:25standpoint.
- 5:26And
- 5:26that's
- 5:26a
- 5:26gen
- 5:26AI
- 5:27capability.
- 5:28And
- 5:28AI
- 5:29is
- 5:29like
- 5:29a
- 5:29spectrum
- 5:30of
- 5:30capabilities,
- 5:30right?
- 5:31We
- 5:31use
- 5:31ML,
- 5:32it's
- 5:32there,
- 5:32we
- 5:33classify,
- 5:33we
- 5:34predict.
- 5:34And
- 5:35obviously
- 5:35like
- 5:36gen
- 5:36AI
- 5:37is
- 5:37a
- 5:37thing
- 5:37right
- 5:37now.
- 5:38We
- 5:38create
- 5:38content
- 5:39and
- 5:40then
- 5:40we
- 5:40think
- 5:40about
- 5:40conversational
- 5:41AI,
- 5:42which
- 5:42you
- 5:42heard
- 5:42from
- 5:42Tracy
- 5:43speak
- 5:43about
- 5:43Sparky.
- 5:44And
- 5:45then
- 5:45we
- 5:45are
- 5:45also
- 5:45trying
- 5:46to
- 5:46think
- 5:46about
- 5:46agents
- 5:47who
- 5:47can
- 5:47act
- 5:48on
- 5:48your
- 5:48behalf
- 5:49and
- 5:49then
- 5:49multi
- 5:49agent.
- 5:50So
- 5:51from
- 5:51classification
- 5:52all
- 5:52the
- 5:52way
- 5:52to
- 5:53multi
- 5:53agent,
- 5:54we
- 5:54are
- 5:54thinking
- 5:54about
- 5:55this
- 5:55space
- 5:55truly
- 5:56and
- 5:56innovating
- 5:57for
- 5:57our
- 5:57customers
- 5:58and
- 5:58members
- 5:59and
- 5:59how
- 5:59do
- 5:59we
- 5:59make
- 5:59our
- 6:00shopping
- 6:00easier,
- 6:02faster,
- 6:02seamless,
- 6:04right?
- 6:04Wow,
- 6:05Karthika,
- 6:06I'm
- 6:07looking
- 6:07forward
- 6:07to
- 6:08that
- 6:08day.
- 6:08I
- 6:08can't
- 6:09wait
- 6:09to
- 6:09check
- 6:09back
- 6:09in
- 6:10with
- 6:10you
- 6:10again
- 6:10in
- 6:11a
- 6:11few
- 6:11months
- 6:12or
- 6:12days
- 6:13maybe.
- 6:13I
- 6:13don't
- 6:14know
- 6:14how
- 6:14long
- 6:14that
- 6:14will
- 6:14be,
- 6:15probably
- 6:15months.
- 6:16But
- 6:17I
- 6:17love
- 6:17that
- 6:17you
- 6:18didn't
- 6:18say
- 6:18years
- 6:19either.
- 6:19That's
- 6:19great.
- 6:20No,
- 6:21love
- 6:21that
- 6:21you
- 6:21had
- 6:22the
- 6:22time
- 6:22to
- 6:22share
- 6:23your
- 6:23experience
- 6:23with
- 6:24us
- 6:24today
- 6:24and
- 6:24give
- 6:25us
- 6:25a
- 6:25few
- 6:25examples
- 6:25in
- 6:26our
- 6:26audience,
- 6:26a
- 6:26few
- 6:26examples
- 6:27of
- 6:28just
- 6:28what
- 6:28we
- 6:28can
- 6:29expect
- 6:29from
- 6:29the
- 6:29shopping
- 6:30experience
- 6:30at
- 6:30Walmart.
- 6:31We
- 6:32want
- 6:32to
- 6:32give
- 6:32a
- 6:32big
- 6:32thank
- 6:33you
- 6:33also
- 6:33to
- 6:33Walmart
- 6:34for
- 6:34hosting
- 6:34us
- 6:35today,
- 6:36for
- 6:36helping
- 6:36us
- 6:36to
- 6:37bring
- 6:37you
- 6:37the
- 6:38perspectives
- 6:38of
- 6:38Karthika
- 6:39and
- 6:39all
- 6:39of
- 6:39the
- 6:40wonderful
- 6:40Walmart
- 6:41executives
- 6:41that
- 6:41have
- 6:41joined
- 6:42us
- 6:42on
- 6:42the
- 6:42show
- 6:42today.
- 6:44We
- 6:44are
- 6:44signing
- 6:45off
- 6:45for
- 6:46the
- 6:46afternoon.
- 6:47Thanks
- 6:47to
- 6:47all
- 6:47of
- 6:47you
- 6:47who've
- 6:48been
- 6:48following
- 6:48along
- 6:48and
- 6:49until
- 6:49next
- 6:49time,
- 6:50be
- 6:50careful
- 6:50out
- 6:51there.