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- 0:00Ulta
- 0:00and
- 0:00Target
- 0:01are
- 0:01planning
- 0:01to
- 0:02conclude
- 0:02their
- 0:02shop
- 0:03and
- 0:03shop
- 0:03partnership
- 0:04in
- 0:042026.
- 0:05Chris
- 0:05just
- 0:06can't
- 0:06wait
- 0:06to
- 0:06get
- 0:06to
- 0:06it.
- 0:07According
- 0:07to
- 0:07the
- 0:08Path
- 0:08to
- 0:08Purchase
- 0:08Institute,
- 0:09Ulta
- 0:09Beauty
- 0:10and
- 0:10Target
- 0:10have
- 0:10announced
- 0:11that
- 0:11their
- 0:11shop
- 0:11and
- 0:11shop
- 0:12partnership,
- 0:12Ulta
- 0:12Beauty
- 0:13at
- 0:13Target,
- 0:13will
- 0:13conclude
- 0:14when
- 0:14the
- 0:14current
- 0:14agreement
- 0:15ends
- 0:15in
- 0:16August
- 0:16of
- 0:162026.
- 0:17Until
- 0:18then,
- 0:18the
- 0:18experience
- 0:18will
- 0:19continue
- 0:19in
- 0:19stores
- 0:20and
- 0:20online
- 0:20with
- 0:21Ulta
- 0:21Beauty
- 0:21Rewards
- 0:22remaining
- 0:22active
- 0:23for
- 0:23eligible
- 0:23purchases.
- 0:24Both
- 0:24companies
- 0:25emphasize
- 0:25that
- 0:25they
- 0:25will
- 0:26continue
- 0:26to
- 0:26maintain
- 0:27product
- 0:27availability
- 0:28and
- 0:28a
- 0:28seamless
- 0:28shopping
- 0:29experience
- 0:30until
- 0:30the
- 0:30partnership
- 0:30officially
- 0:31ends.
- 0:31Don't
- 0:31think
- 0:32it'd
- 0:32be
- 0:32funny
- 0:32if
- 0:32they're
- 0:32just
- 0:33like
- 0:33Matt,
- 0:33we're
- 0:33just
- 0:33going
- 0:34to
- 0:34give
- 0:34up.
- 0:34Like,
- 0:35yes,
- 0:35of
- 0:35course
- 0:35you
- 0:35have
- 0:36to
- 0:36maintain
- 0:36this
- 0:36to.
- 0:37I
- 0:37actually
- 0:37wish
- 0:38they
- 0:38would
- 0:38just
- 0:38say
- 0:38that.
- 0:38Yeah,
- 0:40I
- 0:40know.
- 0:40All
- 0:41right.
- 0:41Well
- 0:41Chris,
- 0:42this
- 0:42also
- 0:42happens
- 0:43to
- 0:43be
- 0:43the
- 0:43A
- 0:43and
- 0:43M
- 0:44put
- 0:44you
- 0:44on
- 0:44the
- 0:44spot
- 0:44question
- 0:45of
- 0:45the
- 0:45week.
- 0:45All
- 0:46right.
- 0:46They
- 0:47want
- 0:47to
- 0:47know,
- 0:47Chris,
- 0:48given
- 0:48the
- 0:48resilience
- 0:49of
- 0:49the
- 0:49beauty
- 0:49segment
- 0:50in
- 0:50retail
- 0:50and
- 0:50Target's
- 0:51challenges,
- 0:51does
- 0:52the
- 0:52end
- 0:52of
- 0:52this
- 0:52partnership
- 0:53more
- 0:53strongly
- 0:54signal
- 0:54how
- 0:54retailers
- 0:55should
- 0:55refocus
- 0:56on
- 0:56their
- 0:57standalone
- 0:57retail
- 0:58experience
- 0:59over
- 0:59a
- 0:59store
- 1:00and
- 1:00store,
- 1:00or
- 1:01does
- 1:01it
- 1:01signal
- 1:02just
- 1:02how
- 1:02deep
- 1:02Target
- 1:03struggles
- 1:04go?
- 1:05Oh
- 1:05man,
- 1:07that
- 1:07is
- 1:07such
- 1:07a
- 1:07good
- 1:08question.
- 1:08That
- 1:08actually
- 1:09may
- 1:09be
- 1:09my,
- 1:09my
- 1:10all
- 1:10time
- 1:10favorite
- 1:11put
- 1:11you
- 1:11on
- 1:11the
- 1:12spot
- 1:12question.
- 1:13Like
- 1:13without
- 1:13a
- 1:13doubt
- 1:14because
- 1:14I
- 1:15think
- 1:15the
- 1:15answer
- 1:15is
- 1:15it.
- 1:16It
- 1:16signals
- 1:16both,
- 1:17quite
- 1:17frankly.
- 1:17And
- 1:18it
- 1:18also
- 1:18helps
- 1:19explain
- 1:19why
- 1:19Target
- 1:20stock
- 1:20took
- 1:21took
- 1:21a
- 1:21major
- 1:21dip
- 1:22today
- 1:22with
- 1:22the
- 1:22new
- 1:22CEO
- 1:23announcement.
- 1:24You
- 1:24know,
- 1:25if
- 1:25I
- 1:25look
- 1:25back
- 1:26on
- 1:26this
- 1:26headline,
- 1:27let's
- 1:27just
- 1:27keep
- 1:27it
- 1:27on
- 1:28the
- 1:28headline.
- 1:28Yep,
- 1:29Target
- 1:29appears
- 1:30to
- 1:30have
- 1:30crapped
- 1:30the
- 1:30bet
- 1:30on
- 1:30this
- 1:31one
- 1:32and
- 1:32Lord
- 1:32knows
- 1:32the
- 1:33reasons
- 1:33why
- 1:33Alta
- 1:33is
- 1:34pulling
- 1:34out.
- 1:34You
- 1:35know,
- 1:35but
- 1:35it
- 1:36is
- 1:36a
- 1:36big,
- 1:36big
- 1:37about
- 1:37face
- 1:37and
- 1:38it's
- 1:38an
- 1:38about
- 1:38face
- 1:38that's
- 1:39happened
- 1:39rather
- 1:39quickly.
- 1:40Was
- 1:40it
- 1:40operations?
- 1:41Was
- 1:42it
- 1:42the
- 1:42brand
- 1:42standards?
- 1:43Who
- 1:44knows?
- 1:44Time
- 1:45will
- 1:45tell.
- 1:45We'll
- 1:45probably
- 1:45get
- 1:46answers
- 1:46to
- 1:46that
- 1:46over
- 1:47time.
- 1:47But
- 1:47now
- 1:48Target
- 1:48is
- 1:49faced
- 1:49with
- 1:49a
- 1:49really
- 1:49tough
- 1:49situation.
- 1:50It
- 1:50has
- 1:50to
- 1:51comp
- 1:51against
- 1:51the
- 1:51loss
- 1:52of
- 1:52what
- 1:53has
- 1:53been
- 1:53publicly
- 1:53stated
- 1:54as
- 1:54one
- 1:54of
- 1:54its
- 1:55biggest
- 1:55comp
- 1:55drivers
- 1:56ever
- 1:56since
- 1:57the
- 1:57partnership
- 1:58started.
- 1:58At
- 1:58least
- 1:58that
- 1:59is
- 1:59my
- 1:59recollection
- 2:00of
- 2:00reading
- 2:00the
- 2:00recent
- 2:01earnings
- 2:01reports
- 2:01for
- 2:02the
- 2:02last
- 2:02two
- 2:02years.
- 2:02It's
- 2:03every
- 2:03call,
- 2:04it's
- 2:04been
- 2:04part
- 2:04of
- 2:04every
- 2:04earnings.
- 2:05Right.
- 2:05It
- 2:05has.
- 2:06Right.
- 2:06I'm
- 2:06not
- 2:06making
- 2:07that
- 2:07up.
- 2:07Right?
- 2:07No.
- 2:08So
- 2:08all
- 2:08of
- 2:08which
- 2:08goes
- 2:09back
- 2:09to
- 2:09the
- 2:09broader
- 2:09question
- 2:10now
- 2:10of
- 2:10shop
- 2:11and
- 2:11shops,
- 2:11which
- 2:11A
- 2:11and
- 2:11M
- 2:12smartly
- 2:12is
- 2:12asking.
- 2:13You
- 2:13have
- 2:14to
- 2:14tread
- 2:14carefully
- 2:15into
- 2:15them
- 2:15and
- 2:15you
- 2:16have
- 2:16to
- 2:16ask
- 2:16yourself
- 2:16the
- 2:17question,
- 2:17are
- 2:18you
- 2:18a
- 2:18mall
- 2:19or
- 2:19are
- 2:19you
- 2:19a
- 2:20retailer?
- 2:20Under
- 2:21Brian
- 2:21Cornell,
- 2:22Target
- 2:22has
- 2:22overtly
- 2:23tried
- 2:23to
- 2:23become
- 2:24or
- 2:24under
- 2:24Brian
- 2:25Cornell,
- 2:25I
- 2:26have
- 2:26to
- 2:26say
- 2:26in
- 2:26the
- 2:26past
- 2:26tense
- 2:27now,
- 2:27Target
- 2:28overtly
- 2:29tried
- 2:29to
- 2:29become
- 2:29a
- 2:30mall
- 2:30and
- 2:31the
- 2:31next
- 2:31place
- 2:31it's
- 2:32going
- 2:32to
- 2:32bite
- 2:32them
- 2:32in
- 2:33the
- 2:33rear
- 2:34is
- 2:34with
- 2:34the
- 2:34CVS
- 2:35partnership.
- 2:36Because
- 2:37food
- 2:38is
- 2:38medicine
- 2:38is
- 2:39the
- 2:39biggest
- 2:39trend
- 2:39that's
- 2:40going
- 2:40to
- 2:40shape
- 2:40grocery
- 2:41over
- 2:41the
- 2:41next
- 2:4110
- 2:41years
- 2:42and
- 2:42even
- 2:42longer.
- 2:43And
- 2:43Target
- 2:43gave
- 2:44away
- 2:44the
- 2:44RX
- 2:45tie
- 2:45ins
- 2:45to
- 2:45that
- 2:46trend.
- 2:46The
- 2:47impacts
- 2:47of
- 2:47that
- 2:47aren't
- 2:48felt
- 2:48yet
- 2:48either,
- 2:48but
- 2:49they
- 2:49soon
- 2:49are
- 2:49going
- 2:49to
- 2:50be
- 2:50as
- 2:50Walmart
- 2:50and
- 2:51other
- 2:51grocers
- 2:51get
- 2:52smarter
- 2:52on
- 2:52how
- 2:52to
- 2:53tailor
- 2:53their
- 2:53assortments
- 2:54and
- 2:54their
- 2:55RX
- 2:55loyalty
- 2:55reward
- 2:56programs
- 2:56to
- 2:57capitalize
- 2:57on
- 2:57that
- 2:57trend.
- 2:58Where
- 2:58Target's
- 2:58going
- 2:58to
- 2:58be
- 2:59hamstring,
- 2:59they're
- 2:59going
- 2:59to
- 2:59be
- 2:59having
- 2:59to
- 3:00work
- 3:00through
- 3:00CVS
- 3:01with
- 3:01that.
- 3:01That's
- 3:02going
- 3:02to
- 3:02be
- 3:02impossible.
- 3:03So
- 3:04that's
- 3:04going
- 3:04to
- 3:04mean
- 3:04less
- 3:05and
- 3:05less
- 3:05traffic
- 3:05to
- 3:06Target
- 3:06in
- 3:06the
- 3:06years
- 3:07to
- 3:07come.
- 3:08So
- 3:08yet
- 3:08it's
- 3:08yet
- 3:09another
- 3:09sign
- 3:10to
- 3:10me
- 3:12and
- 3:12this
- 3:12is,
- 3:13I
- 3:13thought
- 3:13about
- 3:13the
- 3:13best
- 3:14quote
- 3:14to,
- 3:15to
- 3:15capture
- 3:16my
- 3:16thoughts
- 3:16on
- 3:16Target
- 3:17and
- 3:17Brian
- 3:17Cornell's
- 3:18tenure.
- 3:19A
- 3:19rival
- 3:19CEO
- 3:20exec
- 3:21told
- 3:21me
- 3:21about
- 3:22Brian
- 3:22Cornell
- 3:22one
- 3:23time
- 3:23that
- 3:23Brian,
- 3:24this
- 3:24is
- 3:24a
- 3:25CEO
- 3:25of
- 3:25a
- 3:25ten
- 3:26plus
- 3:26billion
- 3:26dollar
- 3:27retailer.
- 3:27This
- 3:28is
- 3:28a
- 3:28real
- 3:28quote.
- 3:28He
- 3:28said
- 3:29to
- 3:29me,
- 3:29Brian
- 3:29Cornell
- 3:30wouldn't
- 3:30understand
- 3:30my
- 3:31strategy
- 3:31if
- 3:31I
- 3:31wrote
- 3:32it
- 3:32down
- 3:32and
- 3:32handed
- 3:33it
- 3:33to
- 3:33him
- 3:33on
- 3:33a
- 3:34cocktail
- 3:34napkin.
- 3:35That's
- 3:35what's
- 3:35at
- 3:36play
- 3:36here
- 3:36folks.
- 3:36And
- 3:37that's
- 3:37what
- 3:37this,
- 3:37that's
- 3:38what
- 3:38this
- 3:38headline
- 3:38says
- 3:39to
- 3:39me
- 3:39in
- 3:39terms
- 3:40of
- 3:40looking
- 3:40back
- 3:41on
- 3:41everything
- 3:41that's
- 3:42happened
- 3:42under
- 3:42his
- 3:42tenure
- 3:43over
- 3:43the
- 3:43last,
- 3:43what
- 3:43is
- 3:43it,
- 3:4411
- 3:44years.
- 3:44And
- 3:44I
- 3:45think
- 3:45he's
- 3:45been
- 3:45there.
- 3:46I
- 3:46think
- 3:46so.
- 3:462014.
- 3:47Yeah.
- 3:48So,
- 3:49yeah,
- 3:49this
- 3:50cuts,
- 3:50man.
- 3:51I
- 3:51just,
- 3:52I
- 3:52read
- 3:52this
- 3:52and
- 3:52I
- 3:53was
- 3:53just,
- 3:53I'm
- 3:54again,
- 3:54I'm
- 3:55really
- 3:56bummed
- 3:56that
- 3:56this
- 3:57is
- 3:57happening.
- 3:57I
- 3:57don't
- 3:58know
- 3:58how
- 3:58else
- 3:58to
- 3:58say
- 3:58it.
- 3:59I,
- 4:00I
- 4:00do
- 4:00think
- 4:01though,
- 4:01this
- 4:02is,
- 4:02this
- 4:02is
- 4:03really
- 4:03going
- 4:03to
- 4:03be
- 4:04something
- 4:04that
- 4:05the
- 4:05street's
- 4:05going
- 4:05to
- 4:06be
- 4:06watching,
- 4:06that
- 4:06consumers
- 4:07are
- 4:07going
- 4:07to
- 4:07be
- 4:07watching
- 4:08to
- 4:08really
- 4:08see.
- 4:09Because
- 4:09this
- 4:10is
- 4:10an
- 4:10opportunity
- 4:10to
- 4:11see
- 4:12have
- 4:12Target
- 4:12show
- 4:12what
- 4:13it's
- 4:13made
- 4:13of.
- 4:14Can
- 4:14Rick
- 4:14Gomez
- 4:15and
- 4:15the
- 4:15team
- 4:15bring
- 4:15the
- 4:16right
- 4:16product
- 4:16assortment
- 4:17into
- 4:17the
- 4:17store?
- 4:18That's
- 4:19going
- 4:19to
- 4:20supplement
- 4:20what
- 4:21this,
- 4:21you
- 4:21know,
- 4:22the
- 4:22Ulta
- 4:22beauty
- 4:23traffic
- 4:23drivers
- 4:23were.
- 4:24And
- 4:25that's
- 4:25where
- 4:25that,
- 4:26like
- 4:26I've,
- 4:27I've
- 4:27said
- 4:28this
- 4:28to
- 4:28several
- 4:28people,
- 4:29like
- 4:29beauty
- 4:30especially,
- 4:31but
- 4:31Target
- 4:31in
- 4:32general,
- 4:32it's
- 4:32about
- 4:33this
- 4:33creativity,
- 4:34this
- 4:34design
- 4:35at
- 4:35this
- 4:36price
- 4:36point
- 4:36that
- 4:36amassed
- 4:37audience
- 4:38can
- 4:38adopt.
- 4:38And
- 4:39I
- 4:39really
- 4:39worry
- 4:40because
- 4:40for
- 4:40the
- 4:41last
- 4:41several
- 4:41years
- 4:42Target
- 4:42has
- 4:43been
- 4:43decreasing
- 4:44the
- 4:44priority
- 4:45of
- 4:46making
- 4:47things
- 4:47uniquely
- 4:48Target.
- 4:48They've
- 4:49Been
- 4:49decreasing.
- 4:49The
- 4:50other
- 4:50problem
- 4:50with
- 4:50the
- 4:50most
- 4:51decreasing.
- 4:51The
- 4:52decreasing
- 4:52the
- 4:52brand.
- 4:53Like
- 4:54the
- 4:55priority
- 4:55has
- 4:55been
- 4:56on
- 4:56how
- 4:56do
- 4:56we
- 4:56compete
- 4:57with
- 4:57Amazon
- 4:57and
- 4:57Walmart.
- 4:58And
- 4:58that's
- 4:58a,
- 4:58that's
- 4:59a
- 4:59race
- 4:59to
- 4:59the
- 4:59bottom.
- 5:00You're
- 5:00never
- 5:00going
- 5:00to
- 5:00beat
- 5:00them
- 5:01on
- 5:01price.
- 5:01You're
- 5:01never
- 5:01going
- 5:02to
- 5:02beat
- 5:02them.
- 5:02And
- 5:03like
- 5:03people
- 5:04are
- 5:04going
- 5:04to,
- 5:04people
- 5:05are
- 5:05going
- 5:05to
- 5:05Walmart
- 5:06and
- 5:06Amazon
- 5:07right
- 5:07now
- 5:07and
- 5:07there's
- 5:07no
- 5:08way
- 5:08to
- 5:08stop
- 5:08them.
- 5:09Had
- 5:10that
- 5:10core,
- 5:11that
- 5:11identity,
- 5:11that
- 5:12Target,
- 5:12that
- 5:12thing
- 5:13that
- 5:13made
- 5:13you
- 5:13so
- 5:13strong.
- 5:14And
- 5:14beauty
- 5:15is
- 5:15one
- 5:15of
- 5:15these
- 5:15key
- 5:16categories
- 5:17where
- 5:17you
- 5:17going
- 5:18to
- 5:18need
- 5:18to
- 5:18figure
- 5:19out
- 5:19how
- 5:19to
- 5:19bring
- 5:20those
- 5:20people
- 5:20back
- 5:21and
- 5:21how
- 5:21to
- 5:21create
- 5:22that,
- 5:22how
- 5:23to
- 5:23really
- 5:23invest
- 5:23there
- 5:24in
- 5:24the
- 5:24type
- 5:24of
- 5:25beauty
- 5:25product
- 5:25that's
- 5:26going
- 5:26to
- 5:26reach
- 5:26that
- 5:27mass
- 5:27audience.
- 5:27And
- 5:28that's
- 5:28where
- 5:28I
- 5:28worry.
- 5:29I'm
- 5:29like
- 5:29Target,
- 5:29you
- 5:29got
- 5:30to
- 5:30focus
- 5:30inward
- 5:31right
- 5:31now
- 5:31on
- 5:31yourself.
- 5:32Quit
- 5:33worrying
- 5:33about
- 5:33the
- 5:33shop
- 5:33and
- 5:34shops
- 5:34and
- 5:34these
- 5:34other
- 5:34things.
- 5:35How
- 5:35are
- 5:35you
- 5:35going
- 5:36to
- 5:36get
- 5:36back
- 5:36to
- 5:36core
- 5:37Target
- 5:37which
- 5:37is
- 5:37really
- 5:38establishing
- 5:38yourself
- 5:39as
- 5:39a
- 5:39brand
- 5:39that
- 5:40has
- 5:40a
- 5:40point
- 5:40of
- 5:40view.
- 5:41Yeah.
- 5:42100
- 5:42and
- 5:42that.
- 5:43And,
- 5:43and
- 5:43you're,
- 5:43you're
- 5:44dead
- 5:44right.
- 5:44Like
- 5:44you,
- 5:45you
- 5:45have
- 5:45to
- 5:45keep
- 5:45control
- 5:45of
- 5:46those
- 5:46businesses.
- 5:46That's
- 5:46why
- 5:46I
- 5:47made
- 5:47the
- 5:47point
- 5:47about
- 5:47pharmacy.
- 5:48Like
- 5:48right,
- 5:49if
- 5:49Walmart
- 5:49can
- 5:49run
- 5:50a
- 5:50pharmacy,
- 5:50Costco
- 5:50can
- 5:51run
- 5:51a
- 5:51pharmacy,
- 5:51Safeway
- 5:52Albertsons
- 5:52can
- 5:52run
- 5:53a
- 5:53pharmacy,
- 5:53why
- 5:53can't
- 5:54you
- 5:54Target
- 5:54like.
- 5:55Well,
- 5:55that
- 5:55was
- 5:55a
- 5:55really
- 5:55short
- 5:56sighted
- 5:56move
- 5:56too
- 5:57in
- 5:57retrospect,
- 5:58in
- 5:58my
- 5:58opinion.
- 5:59So
- 5:59like,
- 6:00you
- 6:00know,
- 6:01and
- 6:01it's
- 6:01just
- 6:01gonna,
- 6:01it's
- 6:01just
- 6:01gonna
- 6:02hurt
- 6:02them
- 6:02in
- 6:02the
- 6:02long
- 6:02run.
- 6:03And,
- 6:03and
- 6:03the
- 6:04good
- 6:04news
- 6:04though,
- 6:04Ann,
- 6:05if
- 6:05I
- 6:05have
- 6:05a
- 6:05silver
- 6:05lining
- 6:06on
- 6:06this,
- 6:06I
- 6:06saw
- 6:06Michael
- 6:07Fidelke,
- 6:07the
- 6:07new
- 6:07CEO's
- 6:08video
- 6:09on
- 6:09LinkedIn
- 6:10today.
- 6:11He
- 6:11was
- 6:11talking
- 6:12about
- 6:12bringing
- 6:12back
- 6:13design
- 6:13and
- 6:13the
- 6:14design
- 6:14merchandising.
- 6:14So
- 6:15I
- 6:15think
- 6:15that's
- 6:15the
- 6:15right
- 6:16thing.
- 6:16Now
- 6:16there's
- 6:16a
- 6:17lot
- 6:17of
- 6:17other
- 6:17things
- 6:17that
- 6:17you
- 6:18know,
- 6:18may
- 6:18or
- 6:18that
- 6:18could
- 6:19give
- 6:19or
- 6:19take
- 6:19with
- 6:19that
- 6:19video,
- 6:19but
- 6:20I
- 6:20think
- 6:20that
- 6:20is
- 6:20still
- 6:21the
- 6:21right
- 6:21approach
- 6:22which
- 6:22says
- 6:22what
- 6:22you
- 6:23said
- 6:24and
- 6:24I'm
- 6:24curious
- 6:24what
- 6:24other
- 6:24people
- 6:25think
- 6:25of
- 6:25that
- 6:25video.
- 6:25Drop
- 6:26me
- 6:26a
- 6:26message
- 6:26on
- 6:27LinkedIn,
- 6:27you
- 6:28know,
- 6:28because
- 6:28I'd
- 6:28love
- 6:29to
- 6:29hear
- 6:29your
- 6:29thoughts.
- 6:30But
- 6:30yeah,
- 6:31interesting
- 6:31time
- 6:31for
- 6:31Target
- 6:32for
- 6:32sure.