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- 1:59week
- 1:59on
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- 1:59latest
- 2:00retail
- 2:00technology
- 2:01trends.
- 2:01It
- 2:02is
- 2:02today,
- 2:03February
- 2:0326,
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- 2:08Mazinga.
- 2:09And
- 2:09I'm
- 2:09Chris
- 2:10Walton.
- 2:10And
- 2:11we
- 2:11are
- 2:11here
- 2:11once
- 2:12again
- 2:12to
- 2:12discuss
- 2:12all
- 2:13the
- 2:13top
- 2:13headlines
- 2:13from
- 2:14the
- 2:14past
- 2:14week
- 2:14making
- 2:15waves
- 2:15in
- 2:15the
- 2:15world
- 2:16of
- 2:16omnichannel
- 2:17retailing.
- 2:18I
- 2:19love.
- 2:19I
- 2:19love
- 2:20Ann.
- 2:20How
- 2:20you
- 2:20said
- 2:20it
- 2:20is
- 2:21today.
- 2:21It
- 2:21is
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- 2:22It
- 2:22is
- 2:22today.
- 2:23February
- 2:2326th.
- 2:24It
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- 2:25today.
- 2:26It
- 2:26is
- 2:27the
- 2:27Retail
- 2:27Daily
- 2:28Minute's
- 2:28first
- 2:29birthday.
- 2:29It's
- 2:29going
- 2:29to
- 2:29go
- 2:30down
- 2:30in
- 2:30infamy.
- 2:31That.
- 2:31That's
- 2:32hilarious
- 2:32because.
- 2:32Yeah,
- 2:32and
- 2:33you're.
- 2:33You're
- 2:33remoted
- 2:33in
- 2:34right?
- 2:34You're.
- 2:34You're
- 2:34out
- 2:35in
- 2:35Palm
- 2:35Springs.
- 2:36You're.
- 2:36I'm
- 2:36Slumming
- 2:37it
- 2:37here.
- 2:37JW
- 2:37Marriott.
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- 2:38are
- 2:38you?
- 2:38Right
- 2:39here
- 2:39in
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- 2:40Springs.
- 2:40Palm
- 2:41Desert.
- 2:41More
- 2:42appropriately,
- 2:42I'm
- 2:43in
- 2:43Palm
- 2:43Desert.
- 2:44It's
- 2:44very
- 2:45warm,
- 2:45very
- 2:46warm
- 2:46here.
- 2:47But
- 2:48what
- 2:48kind
- 2:48of
- 2:48temps?
- 2:49What
- 2:49kind
- 2:49of
- 2:49temps.
- 2:49You
- 2:49see
- 2:50it
- 2:50out
- 2:50there
- 2:50and
- 2:50it
- 2:51was
- 2:51night
- 2:52yesterday.
- 2:52Yeah.
- 2:53Wow.
- 2:53Yeah.
- 2:53I
- 2:54mean
- 2:54I've
- 2:54been
- 2:54inside
- 2:55the
- 2:56conference
- 2:56center
- 2:57conducting
- 2:58interviews
- 2:59so
- 2:59I
- 2:59have
- 2:59not
- 2:59been
- 2:59outside
- 3:00more
- 3:00than
- 3:00to
- 3:01walk
- 3:01from
- 3:02this
- 3:02conference
- 3:03center
- 3:03to
- 3:04the
- 3:04other
- 3:04end
- 3:04of
- 3:05the
- 3:05hotel.
- 3:06But
- 3:06I've
- 3:06heard
- 3:07it's
- 3:07very
- 3:07warm
- 3:07here
- 3:09and
- 3:09so
- 3:10everyone
- 3:10making
- 3:11sure
- 3:11of
- 3:11course
- 3:11that
- 3:11they
- 3:12stay
- 3:12hydrated
- 3:12here
- 3:13at
- 3:13ETL
- 3:13West.
- 3:14But
- 3:14it's
- 3:14a
- 3:14beautiful
- 3:14conference,
- 3:15really
- 3:15good
- 3:16content
- 3:16so
- 3:16far
- 3:17and
- 3:17some
- 3:18really
- 3:18good
- 3:18interviews.
- 3:18So
- 3:19make
- 3:19sure
- 3:19you
- 3:20check
- 3:20those
- 3:21out.
- 3:21Chris.
- 3:22Yeah,
- 3:23I've
- 3:23been,
- 3:23I've
- 3:23been
- 3:23here,
- 3:24I've
- 3:24been
- 3:24here
- 3:24like
- 3:24getting
- 3:24all
- 3:25the
- 3:25shorts
- 3:25ready
- 3:25and
- 3:26doing
- 3:26all
- 3:26the
- 3:26video
- 3:26editing
- 3:27while
- 3:27you're
- 3:27out
- 3:27in,
- 3:28in
- 3:28California.
- 3:29And
- 3:29yeah,
- 3:29your
- 3:29interview
- 3:29with
- 3:30Denise
- 3:30and
- 3:30Cadella,
- 3:30the
- 3:31VP
- 3:31of
- 3:31fashion
- 3:31was
- 3:32banger.
- 3:32That
- 3:32thing
- 3:33was
- 3:33awesome.
- 3:33I
- 3:33can
- 3:34believe
- 3:34some
- 3:34of
- 3:34the
- 3:34things
- 3:34you
- 3:35got
- 3:35Denise
- 3:35to
- 3:35talk
- 3:35about
- 3:36and,
- 3:36and
- 3:36so
- 3:37articulate
- 3:37she
- 3:37is.
- 3:38She
- 3:38just
- 3:38outlined
- 3:38her,
- 3:39her
- 3:40fashion
- 3:40strategy
- 3:41so
- 3:41well
- 3:42and
- 3:42there
- 3:42was
- 3:42one
- 3:43short
- 3:43I
- 3:43was
- 3:43putting
- 3:43together
- 3:43and
- 3:44I'm
- 3:44like,
- 3:44man,
- 3:44she
- 3:44just
- 3:45outlined
- 3:45her
- 3:45fashion
- 3:45strategy
- 3:46in
- 3:46one
- 3:46sentence.
- 3:47Like
- 3:47that
- 3:47was
- 3:47all
- 3:47one
- 3:48sentence.
- 3:48She
- 3:48crushed
- 3:48it.
- 3:49So
- 3:49nice
- 3:49job
- 3:49on
- 3:50that
- 3:50and
- 3:50can't
- 3:50wait
- 3:50to
- 3:50see
- 3:50what
- 3:50else
- 3:51you
- 3:51get
- 3:52put
- 3:52together
- 3:52for
- 3:52the
- 3:52show.
- 3:53Yeah,
- 3:54well
- 3:54I
- 3:55also,
- 3:55I'll
- 3:55be
- 3:55posting
- 3:56some
- 3:56photos
- 3:56too.
- 3:57Chris.
- 3:57I
- 3:57checked
- 3:57out
- 3:57the.
- 3:58She
- 3:58mentioned
- 3:58the
- 3:59Palm
- 3:59Springs
- 3:59Walmart
- 4:00here
- 4:01and
- 4:01debuting
- 4:02some
- 4:02other
- 4:02fashion
- 4:03lines
- 4:03in
- 4:03that
- 4:04Walmart.
- 4:04But
- 4:04I
- 4:04have
- 4:05some
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- 4:05interesting
- 4:06tidbits
- 4:06that
- 4:06I
- 4:07noticed
- 4:07that's
- 4:08not
- 4:08of
- 4:08their
- 4:08stores
- 4:08of
- 4:09the
- 4:09future,
- 4:09Chris.
- 4:09But
- 4:10there
- 4:10is
- 4:10some
- 4:10really
- 4:10interesting
- 4:11stuff
- 4:11going
- 4:11on
- 4:12at
- 4:12the
- 4:12Walmart
- 4:13here
- 4:13that
- 4:13I
- 4:14haven't
- 4:14seen
- 4:14in
- 4:15Minneapolis
- 4:15or
- 4:15in
- 4:15any
- 4:16other
- 4:16Walmart.
- 4:16So
- 4:17I'll
- 4:17be
- 4:17posting
- 4:17those
- 4:17on
- 4:17LinkedIn
- 4:18too.
- 4:18And
- 4:18we
- 4:19can
- 4:19I'm
- 4:19sure
- 4:19follow
- 4:20up
- 4:20and
- 4:20talk
- 4:20about
- 4:20that
- 4:20whether
- 4:21it's
- 4:21in
- 4:21today's
- 4:22headlines
- 4:22or
- 4:22a
- 4:22few
- 4:23other
- 4:23places.
- 4:23But
- 4:24before
- 4:25we
- 4:25go
- 4:25on,
- 4:25Chris,
- 4:26we've
- 4:26got
- 4:27a
- 4:27good
- 4:27month
- 4:27long
- 4:28run
- 4:28where
- 4:29I
- 4:29will
- 4:29be
- 4:29home,
- 4:30you
- 4:30will
- 4:30be
- 4:30home.
- 4:31But
- 4:31we
- 4:32have
- 4:32some
- 4:32incredible
- 4:33events
- 4:33that
- 4:33I
- 4:33want
- 4:33to
- 4:34make
- 4:34sure
- 4:34that
- 4:34our
- 4:34audience
- 4:35knows
- 4:35about.
- 4:35Number
- 4:36one,
- 4:36Revionics.
- 4:37We
- 4:37have
- 4:37a
- 4:38LinkedIn
- 4:38Live
- 4:38event
- 4:38with
- 4:38them
- 4:39tomorrow
- 4:40talking
- 4:40about
- 4:41dynamic
- 4:41pricing
- 4:41which
- 4:42is
- 4:42going
- 4:42to
- 4:42be
- 4:42so
- 4:42important.
- 4:43That's
- 4:43been
- 4:43the
- 4:43topic
- 4:44du
- 4:44jour
- 4:44here
- 4:44at
- 4:44E
- 4:45Tail
- 4:45is
- 4:45dynamic
- 4:46pricing.
- 4:46Really?
- 4:46And
- 4:46making
- 4:47sure
- 4:47that
- 4:47you're
- 4:47price
- 4:48investing
- 4:48in
- 4:48technology
- 4:49so
- 4:49that
- 4:49your
- 4:49pricing
- 4:50is
- 4:50consistent
- 4:50and
- 4:50can
- 4:51be
- 4:51changed
- 4:51with
- 4:52things
- 4:52like
- 4:52tariffs.
- 4:54Number
- 4:54two,
- 4:55we
- 4:55have
- 4:55scanned
- 4:55it,
- 4:56talking
- 4:56about
- 4:562025
- 4:57retail
- 4:57trends
- 4:58and
- 4:58the
- 4:58software
- 4:58and
- 4:58hardware
- 4:59that
- 4:59you
- 4:59need
- 4:59to
- 4:59invest
- 5:00in.
- 5:00Keep
- 5:01bringing
- 5:01back
- 5:01that,
- 5:02sweating
- 5:02the
- 5:03assets
- 5:03that
- 5:03you
- 5:03currently
- 5:04have.
- 5:04We're
- 5:04going
- 5:04to
- 5:04be
- 5:04talking
- 5:04a
- 5:05lot
- 5:05about
- 5:05that.
- 5:05That's
- 5:05coming
- 5:06up
- 5:06the
- 5:07second
- 5:07week
- 5:07of
- 5:07March.
- 5:08And
- 5:08then
- 5:08finally,
- 5:08Chris,
- 5:09we
- 5:10have
- 5:10picked
- 5:10out
- 5:10the
- 5:11best,
- 5:12the
- 5:12best
- 5:12in
- 5:13retail
- 5:13tech
- 5:13for
- 5:14the
- 5:14Shop
- 5:14Talk
- 5:15Top
- 5:15tech
- 5:15preview.
- 5:16They'll
- 5:16be
- 5:16coming
- 5:17out
- 5:17on
- 5:17March
- 5:1720th,
- 5:18so
- 5:18you'll
- 5:18want
- 5:18to
- 5:18make
- 5:18sure
- 5:19to
- 5:19catch
- 5:19that.
- 5:19You
- 5:19can
- 5:19sign
- 5:20up
- 5:20for
- 5:20all
- 5:20these
- 5:21on
- 5:21our
- 5:22LinkedIn
- 5:22page,
- 5:23go
- 5:23to
- 5:23Omnitok
- 5:24Retail
- 5:24on
- 5:24LinkedIn,
- 5:25go
- 5:25to
- 5:25Events,
- 5:25you'll
- 5:26see
- 5:26them
- 5:26all
- 5:26there.
- 5:26But
- 5:26you're
- 5:27definitely
- 5:27going
- 5:27to
- 5:27want
- 5:27to
- 5:27make
- 5:28sure
- 5:28you
- 5:28catch
- 5:28those
- 5:29when
- 5:29we're
- 5:30back.
- 5:30Yeah,
- 5:30that's,
- 5:31that's
- 5:31right.
- 5:31And
- 5:31yes,
- 5:32we're
- 5:32gearing
- 5:32up
- 5:32for
- 5:32Shop
- 5:33Talk
- 5:33in
- 5:33March.
- 5:33That's
- 5:34why
- 5:34we're
- 5:34back,
- 5:34back
- 5:34in
- 5:35Minneapolis
- 5:35getting
- 5:35ready
- 5:36for
- 5:36that.
- 5:36But
- 5:36the
- 5:36other
- 5:37exciting
- 5:37thing
- 5:37is
- 5:37we
- 5:37are
- 5:37taking
- 5:38over
- 5:38shop
- 5:38talks
- 5:39LinkedIn
- 5:39feed
- 5:40this
- 5:40coming
- 5:40Monday
- 5:41and
- 5:41Tuesday.
- 5:42So
- 5:42stay
- 5:43tuned
- 5:43for
- 5:43that.
- 5:43And
- 5:43I
- 5:44have
- 5:44some
- 5:44special
- 5:45fun
- 5:46video
- 5:46content
- 5:46planned
- 5:47as
- 5:47well.
- 5:47Yeah,
- 5:48I
- 5:48hadn't
- 5:48thought
- 5:48about
- 5:48that
- 5:48until
- 5:49you
- 5:49just
- 5:49mentioned
- 5:49that.
- 5:49But
- 5:50yeah,
- 5:50we
- 5:50got
- 5:50the
- 5:50Shop
- 5:50Talk
- 5:51tech
- 5:51preview
- 5:51as
- 5:51well
- 5:52coming
- 5:53up,
- 5:53you
- 5:53said
- 5:53on
- 5:53the
- 5:53March
- 5:5420th.
- 5:54So,
- 5:55yep,
- 5:55yeah,
- 5:55fans
- 5:56register
- 5:56for
- 5:56that.
- 5:56It's
- 5:56going
- 5:56to
- 5:57be
- 5:57fun,
- 5:57it's
- 5:57going
- 5:57to
- 5:57be
- 5:57exciting,
- 5:57it's
- 5:57going
- 5:58to
- 5:58be
- 5:58great.
- 5:58All
- 5:58right,
- 5:59as
- 5:59we
- 5:59do
- 5:59this,
- 6:00let's.
- 6:00Get
- 6:00to
- 6:00the
- 6:01headlines.
- 6:01Chris.
- 6:02In
- 6:03this
- 6:03week's
- 6:03Fast5,
- 6:04we've
- 6:04got
- 6:05news
- 6:05on
- 6:05Joanne
- 6:06going
- 6:06out
- 6:06of
- 6:06business
- 6:07and
- 6:07no
- 6:07longer
- 6:08being
- 6:08in
- 6:08the
- 6:09fabric
- 6:09of
- 6:09our
- 6:10lives.
- 6:10Sprouts
- 6:11getting
- 6:11ready
- 6:12to
- 6:12launch
- 6:12its
- 6:12first
- 6:13ever
- 6:13loyalty
- 6:13program.
- 6:14Kroger
- 6:15and
- 6:15Schnooks
- 6:15each
- 6:16upping
- 6:16their
- 6:16quick
- 6:16delivery
- 6:17games.
- 6:17And
- 6:18Walmart's
- 6:18new
- 6:18AI
- 6:19tool
- 6:19for
- 6:19merchants
- 6:20that
- 6:20they
- 6:20are
- 6:20affectionately
- 6:21calling
- 6:22Wally
- 6:23reminds
- 6:23me
- 6:23of
- 6:23Wally
- 6:24World.
- 6:24Dan.
- 6:24I
- 6:24can't
- 6:24get
- 6:24Wally
- 6:25World
- 6:25out
- 6:25of
- 6:25my
- 6:25head,
- 6:25but
- 6:26we
- 6:26begin
- 6:26today
- 6:26with
- 6:26big
- 6:27news.
- 6:27Out
- 6:27of
- 6:27Adidas
- 6:28or
- 6:29Adidas,
- 6:29if
- 6:30you
- 6:30are
- 6:30listening
- 6:31overseas
- 6:32and.
- 6:33Or
- 6:33how
- 6:33we
- 6:34probably
- 6:34should
- 6:34all
- 6:34pronounce
- 6:35it,
- 6:35really.
- 6:36I
- 6:36actually
- 6:37can't.
- 6:37I
- 6:37can't
- 6:37say
- 6:38Adidas
- 6:38anymore.
- 6:39I
- 6:39can
- 6:39only
- 6:39say
- 6:39Adidas
- 6:40in
- 6:40my
- 6:40head.
- 6:40Like
- 6:41it's
- 6:41the
- 6:41weirdest
- 6:41thing.
- 6:41Like
- 6:42I
- 6:42had
- 6:42to
- 6:42actually
- 6:42think
- 6:42about
- 6:43how
- 6:43to
- 6:43do
- 6:43that.
- 6:43Yeah,
- 6:44you're
- 6:44like
- 6:44a
- 6:45germophile.
- 6:46What
- 6:46do
- 6:46you
- 6:46call
- 6:46German?
- 6:47Like,
- 6:48how
- 6:48do
- 6:48you.
- 6:48Francophile
- 6:49is
- 6:49French
- 6:50and
- 6:50I
- 6:50don't
- 6:50know.
- 6:50But
- 6:51yes,
- 6:51now
- 6:52you're
- 6:52full
- 6:52on
- 6:52German
- 6:53accent.
- 6:54All
- 6:54right,
- 6:54Chris,
- 6:55headline
- 6:55number
- 6:56one.
- 6:56Adidas
- 6:57plans
- 6:57to
- 6:57integrate
- 6:58with
- 6:58Buy
- 6:59with
- 6:59Prime
- 6:59into
- 6:59its
- 7:00website
- 7:00and
- 7:00app
- 7:01according
- 7:01to
- 7:01Chainsaw
- 7:02Age.
- 7:02Beginning
- 7:02in
- 7:03the
- 7:03spring
- 7:03of
- 7:032025.
- 7:04During
- 7:05checkout,
- 7:05shoppers
- 7:06will
- 7:06see
- 7:06an
- 7:06option
- 7:06to
- 7:07log
- 7:07into
- 7:08their
- 7:08Amazon
- 7:08account
- 7:08and
- 7:09verify
- 7:09their
- 7:09prime
- 7:09membership.
- 7:10Once
- 7:11confirmed,
- 7:11they
- 7:11will
- 7:11finish
- 7:12checkout
- 7:12using
- 7:12one
- 7:12of
- 7:13Adidas
- 7:14various
- 7:14payment
- 7:15options.
- 7:15After
- 7:16the
- 7:16purchase
- 7:16is
- 7:17made,
- 7:17Amazon
- 7:17will
- 7:18fulfill
- 7:18all
- 7:18prime
- 7:19eligible
- 7:19items
- 7:20in
- 7:20the
- 7:20order
- 7:21and
- 7:21post
- 7:21purchase.
- 7:22Prime
- 7:22members
- 7:22can
- 7:23view,
- 7:23manage
- 7:23and
- 7:23track
- 7:23their
- 7:24Buy
- 7:24with
- 7:24Prime
- 7:24orders
- 7:25from
- 7:25their
- 7:25order
- 7:26confirmation
- 7:26email,
- 7:27their
- 7:27Amazon
- 7:28account
- 7:28on
- 7:28Amazon.com
- 7:29or
- 7:29their
- 7:30Adidas
- 7:31order
- 7:31confirmation
- 7:32email.
- 7:32You're
- 7:32all
- 7:32in
- 7:33on
- 7:33Adidas
- 7:33now.
- 7:34This
- 7:34is
- 7:34great.
- 7:34We're
- 7:34gonna
- 7:35just
- 7:35do
- 7:35it.
- 7:36Let's
- 7:36just
- 7:36do
- 7:36it.
- 7:36All
- 7:37in
- 7:37on
- 7:37Adios.
- 7:37Let's
- 7:38just
- 7:38do
- 7:38it.
- 7:38Let's
- 7:39just
- 7:39do
- 7:39it.
- 7:40All
- 7:40right,
- 7:40Chris,
- 7:41question
- 7:41for
- 7:42you
- 7:42is
- 7:42what
- 7:42makes
- 7:43Adidas's
- 7:44decision
- 7:45to
- 7:45integrate
- 7:46with
- 7:46Buy
- 7:47with
- 7:47Prime
- 7:47the
- 7:47number
- 7:48one
- 7:48headline
- 7:48this
- 7:49week
- 7:49in
- 7:49retail?
- 7:50Oh,
- 7:51my
- 7:51God,
- 7:51you
- 7:51cracked
- 7:52me
- 7:52up.
- 7:53What
- 7:53makes
- 7:53it
- 7:53the
- 7:54number
- 7:54one
- 7:54headline
- 7:54this
- 7:54week
- 7:55is,
- 7:55I
- 7:55think
- 7:55it's
- 7:55just
- 7:56freaking
- 7:56smart.
- 7:58Not
- 7:58so
- 7:59much
- 7:59for
- 7:59the
- 7:59short
- 8:00term
- 8:00confidence
- 8:00in
- 8:01buying
- 8:02purchases
- 8:03from
- 8:03Adidas
- 8:04or
- 8:04Adidas,
- 8:06but
- 8:07because
- 8:07of
- 8:07what
- 8:07the
- 8:07partnership
- 8:08means
- 8:08longer
- 8:08term
- 8:08for
- 8:09the
- 8:09evolution
- 8:09of
- 8:09E
- 8:09commerce.
- 8:10And
- 8:10that's
- 8:11what
- 8:11I
- 8:11think
- 8:11is
- 8:11cool
- 8:11about
- 8:11this
- 8:12story.
- 8:12So
- 8:13Adidas,
- 8:13I'm
- 8:14guessing,
- 8:14understands
- 8:15that
- 8:15winning
- 8:15the
- 8:15search
- 8:16game
- 8:16and
- 8:16getting
- 8:16traffic
- 8:16to
- 8:17a
- 8:17brand's
- 8:17own
- 8:17website
- 8:18is
- 8:18just
- 8:18going
- 8:18to
- 8:19get
- 8:19tougher
- 8:19in
- 8:20the
- 8:20years
- 8:20ahead
- 8:20if
- 8:20it's
- 8:20not
- 8:21difficult
- 8:21enough
- 8:21already,
- 8:22as
- 8:22we've
- 8:22talked
- 8:22about
- 8:22many,
- 8:23many
- 8:23times
- 8:23at
- 8:24different
- 8:24conferences.
- 8:25And
- 8:25so
- 8:26now
- 8:26with
- 8:26Jenny,
- 8:26I,
- 8:27it's,
- 8:28it's
- 8:28going
- 8:28to
- 8:28be
- 8:28a
- 8:28probably
- 8:29impossible,
- 8:29right,
- 8:29like
- 8:29to
- 8:30cut
- 8:30through
- 8:30all
- 8:31that
- 8:31clutter.
- 8:31So,
- 8:31so
- 8:32on
- 8:32the
- 8:32one
- 8:32hand,
- 8:32you
- 8:32have
- 8:33Adidas.
- 8:34This
- 8:35is
- 8:35really
- 8:35getting
- 8:35hard.
- 8:36You
- 8:36can't
- 8:37do
- 8:37it.
- 8:37I
- 8:38know.
- 8:38It's
- 8:38really
- 8:38challenging.
- 8:39You
- 8:39have
- 8:39Adidas
- 8:40extending
- 8:40its
- 8:40reach
- 8:41via
- 8:41Amazon
- 8:41Buy
- 8:41with
- 8:42Prime
- 8:42extensions.
- 8:43Also
- 8:43like
- 8:43we
- 8:44talked
- 8:44about
- 8:44last
- 8:44week,
- 8:45you
- 8:45know,
- 8:45in
- 8:45the,
- 8:46in
- 8:46the
- 8:46idea
- 8:46of,
- 8:47you
- 8:47know,
- 8:47Amazon
- 8:47showcasing
- 8:48the
- 8:48brands
- 8:49where
- 8:49Buy
- 8:49with
- 8:49Prime
- 8:50is
- 8:50lit
- 8:50up
- 8:50on
- 8:51their
- 8:51app,
- 8:52you
- 8:52know,
- 8:53so
- 8:53that
- 8:53people
- 8:53can
- 8:53purchase
- 8:54things
- 8:54from
- 8:54another
- 8:55site.
- 8:55So
- 8:55this
- 8:55just
- 8:56facilitates
- 8:57that.
- 8:57But,
- 8:59so
- 8:59I've
- 8:59taken
- 9:00a
- 9:00few
- 9:00shots
- 9:00at
- 9:00prime
- 9:01over
- 9:01the
- 9:01years
- 9:01and,
- 9:02but
- 9:02I
- 9:02think
- 9:02this
- 9:03is
- 9:03a
- 9:03big
- 9:03coup.
- 9:04You
- 9:04know,
- 9:04I
- 9:04think
- 9:04it's
- 9:05a
- 9:05smart
- 9:05move
- 9:05by
- 9:05Jamil
- 9:06Gahani
- 9:06and
- 9:06the
- 9:07prime
- 9:07team
- 9:07to
- 9:07be
- 9:07thinking
- 9:08about
- 9:08prime
- 9:09in
- 9:10this
- 9:10way
- 9:11because,
- 9:12you
- 9:12know,
- 9:12it,
- 9:13it's
- 9:13where
- 9:13the,
- 9:14it's
- 9:14where
- 9:14search
- 9:14commerce
- 9:15is
- 9:15going
- 9:15in
- 9:16a
- 9:16lot
- 9:16of
- 9:16ways.
- 9:16And
- 9:16I
- 9:16think
- 9:17Amazon
- 9:17is
- 9:17very
- 9:17well
- 9:18positioned
- 9:18to
- 9:19thrive
- 9:19in
- 9:19that
- 9:19because
- 9:20of,
- 9:20like
- 9:20talked
- 9:20about
- 9:20last
- 9:21week,
- 9:21they
- 9:21understand
- 9:21how
- 9:22to
- 9:22get
- 9:22people
- 9:22from,
- 9:23you
- 9:23know,
- 9:24they
- 9:24understand
- 9:25how
- 9:25to
- 9:25convert
- 9:25people
- 9:26when
- 9:26they're
- 9:26in
- 9:26the
- 9:27funnel.
- 9:27And
- 9:27so
- 9:27that's
- 9:27what
- 9:28I
- 9:28think
- 9:28is
- 9:28great
- 9:28about
- 9:28this.
- 9:29And
- 9:29I,
- 9:29I,
- 9:30I
- 9:30salute
- 9:31Adidas
- 9:32for
- 9:32going
- 9:32in,
- 9:33in
- 9:33this
- 9:33direction.
- 9:34Yeah,
- 9:34I
- 9:34mean,
- 9:35I
- 9:35think
- 9:35the,
- 9:35the
- 9:36search
- 9:36thing
- 9:36is
- 9:37key
- 9:37here.
- 9:38I
- 9:38think
- 9:38when
- 9:38you
- 9:38think
- 9:39about
- 9:39the
- 9:39practice,
- 9:40which
- 9:40is
- 9:40the,
- 9:40again,
- 9:41another
- 9:41topic
- 9:41that's
- 9:42been
- 9:42huge
- 9:42here
- 9:42at
- 9:42Etail
- 9:43is
- 9:43how
- 9:44you
- 9:44know,
- 9:44you,
- 9:45how
- 9:45you're
- 9:46searching
- 9:46for
- 9:46product
- 9:47is
- 9:47and
- 9:47how
- 9:48that's
- 9:48being
- 9:48served
- 9:48up
- 9:49to
- 9:49you,
- 9:49whether
- 9:49you're
- 9:49using,
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:50a
- 9:51Gener
- 9:52or
- 9:52you're
- 9:52using
- 9:53Google
- 9:53Lens
- 9:54or
- 9:54you're
- 9:54using,
- 9:54you
- 9:55know,
- 9:55Amazon
- 9:55or
- 9:56you're
- 9:56searching
- 9:56on
- 9:56these
- 9:56other
- 9:57platforms.
- 9:57But
- 9:57I
- 9:58think,
- 9:58like,
- 9:58just
- 9:59from
- 9:59a
- 9:59customer
- 10:00perspective,
- 10:00when
- 10:00I
- 10:01get
- 10:01those
- 10:01search
- 10:01results,
- 10:02say
- 10:02on
- 10:02Google
- 10:02Shopping
- 10:03and
- 10:04there's
- 10:04a
- 10:04Buy
- 10:04with
- 10:04prime
- 10:05badge
- 10:05on
- 10:05there
- 10:05and
- 10:06I
- 10:06know,
- 10:06like,
- 10:06oh,
- 10:07I
- 10:07see
- 10:07these
- 10:08same
- 10:08shoes
- 10:08that
- 10:09I
- 10:09liked
- 10:09that
- 10:09I
- 10:09want
- 10:10to
- 10:10buy
- 10:10and
- 10:10now
- 10:10I
- 10:11can
- 10:11go
- 10:11to
- 10:11this
- 10:11retailer
- 10:12and
- 10:12write
- 10:12on
- 10:12the
- 10:13picture
- 10:13to
- 10:13be
- 10:13able
- 10:13to
- 10:14like,
- 10:14see
- 10:15that
- 10:15you
- 10:15can
- 10:15use
- 10:15your
- 10:16Amazon
- 10:16prime
- 10:17membership
- 10:17to
- 10:17get
- 10:17this,
- 10:17I
- 10:18think
- 10:18is
- 10:18a
- 10:19really,
- 10:19a
- 10:20really
- 10:20catchy
- 10:21way
- 10:21to
- 10:21get
- 10:22new
- 10:22traffic
- 10:22to
- 10:22the
- 10:22site
- 10:23and
- 10:23to
- 10:23get
- 10:23people
- 10:23to
- 10:24buy
- 10:24via
- 10:24that
- 10:25platform.
- 10:25So
- 10:25I
- 10:25think
- 10:26you're
- 10:26right.
- 10:26It's
- 10:27really
- 10:27smart.
- 10:27It's
- 10:28thinking
- 10:28ahead
- 10:28for
- 10:29how
- 10:29the
- 10:29future
- 10:29of
- 10:30search
- 10:30is
- 10:30going
- 10:30to
- 10:30continue
- 10:31to
- 10:31evolve.
- 10:32And
- 10:32the
- 10:32second
- 10:32thing
- 10:33too,
- 10:33Chris,
- 10:33is
- 10:33that
- 10:34I
- 10:34think
- 10:34it's
- 10:34particularly
- 10:35important
- 10:36in
- 10:36categories
- 10:37like
- 10:37footwear
- 10:37and
- 10:38apparel,
- 10:38because
- 10:39what
- 10:39I
- 10:39think
- 10:39you'll
- 10:39be
- 10:40able
- 10:40to
- 10:40do.
- 10:40A
- 10:40-hundred
- 10:41percent
- 10:41is
- 10:42100%.
- 10:42These
- 10:43are
- 10:43the
- 10:43categories
- 10:43that
- 10:44are
- 10:44the
- 10:44biggest
- 10:44offenders
- 10:45of
- 10:45ordering
- 10:45multiple
- 10:46sizes
- 10:46and
- 10:47shipping
- 10:47back,
- 10:47you
- 10:48know,
- 10:48three
- 10:48of
- 10:48them
- 10:49and
- 10:49only
- 10:49keeping
- 10:50one.
- 10:50And
- 10:50I
- 10:50think
- 10:51that
- 10:51what
- 10:51this
- 10:51does
- 10:52for
- 10:52me
- 10:52is
- 10:53it,
- 10:53it
- 10:54gets
- 10:54your
- 10:54product
- 10:54back
- 10:55into
- 10:55rotation
- 10:56faster
- 10:56because
- 10:56you're
- 10:57leveraging
- 10:57Amazon's
- 10:58logistics
- 10:58platform
- 10:59instead
- 10:59of
- 10:59the
- 10:59Adidas
- 11:00logistics
- 11:01platform
- 11:01or
- 11:01the
- 11:02Nike
- 11:02logistics
- 11:03platform.
- 11:03Like
- 11:04Amazon's
- 11:04fulfilling
- 11:05these
- 11:05orders,
- 11:05you
- 11:05get
- 11:05things
- 11:06back
- 11:06in
- 11:06rotation
- 11:07faster
- 11:07for
- 11:07categories,
- 11:08like
- 11:08I
- 11:08said,
- 11:09that
- 11:09are
- 11:09constantly
- 11:10being
- 11:10ordered
- 11:11in
- 11:11mass
- 11:11quantities
- 11:12and,
- 11:12and
- 11:12where,
- 11:13where
- 11:14customers
- 11:14just
- 11:14aren't
- 11:14keeping
- 11:15that
- 11:15product.
- 11:15So
- 11:15I
- 11:16think
- 11:16that
- 11:16this
- 11:16is
- 11:16also
- 11:17a
- 11:17unique
- 11:18category
- 11:18set
- 11:19where
- 11:19this
- 11:19makes
- 11:19sense.
- 11:19But
- 11:20what
- 11:20were
- 11:20you
- 11:20thinking
- 11:21of?
- 11:21Because,
- 11:21well,
- 11:21I
- 11:21got
- 11:22this
- 11:22with
- 11:22you
- 11:22too.
- 11:23Well,
- 11:23yeah,
- 11:23no,
- 11:23I
- 11:24liked
- 11:24what
- 11:24you
- 11:24were
- 11:24saying.
- 11:24I
- 11:24actually
- 11:25was
- 11:25thinking
- 11:25about
- 11:26it
- 11:26differently.
- 11:26I
- 11:26was
- 11:26thinking
- 11:27actually
- 11:27this
- 11:27is,
- 11:28it's
- 11:28a
- 11:28really
- 11:28smart
- 11:28play
- 11:28for
- 11:29Amazon
- 11:29in
- 11:30the
- 11:30fashion
- 11:30space
- 11:30in
- 11:31particular
- 11:31because
- 11:32the
- 11:32fashion
- 11:32sites
- 11:33know
- 11:33how
- 11:33to
- 11:33get
- 11:33people,
- 11:34you
- 11:34know,
- 11:35they
- 11:35understand,
- 11:35like
- 11:35how
- 11:36to
- 11:36position
- 11:36their
- 11:36product
- 11:37in
- 11:37the
- 11:37way
- 11:37that
- 11:38they
- 11:38want
- 11:38for
- 11:38their
- 11:39brand.
- 11:39And
- 11:39so
- 11:39this
- 11:39is
- 11:40Why
- 11:40I
- 11:40feel,
- 11:40it
- 11:40feels
- 11:40like
- 11:40a
- 11:41nice
- 11:41marriage
- 11:41that
- 11:42are
- 11:42a
- 11:42nice
- 11:43marriage
- 11:43enabling
- 11:44tool
- 11:44that
- 11:44Amazon's
- 11:45come
- 11:45up
- 11:45with
- 11:45to
- 11:45enable
- 11:46the
- 11:46brands
- 11:46to
- 11:47still
- 11:47keep
- 11:47the
- 11:48design
- 11:48element,
- 11:48the
- 11:48cachet
- 11:49and
- 11:49the
- 11:49experience
- 11:49they
- 11:50want
- 11:50to
- 11:50have
- 11:50when
- 11:50people
- 11:51are
- 11:51on
- 11:51their
- 11:51sites.
- 11:52And
- 11:53so
- 11:53that's,
- 11:54that's
- 11:54what
- 11:54I,
- 11:54that's
- 11:54where
- 11:55I
- 11:55was
- 11:55going
- 11:55about
- 11:55it.
- 11:55Like,
- 11:56it
- 11:56feels
- 11:56very
- 11:57fit
- 11:57for
- 11:57fashion
- 11:57because
- 11:58Amazon,
- 11:58you
- 11:58know,
- 11:59Amazon
- 11:59again,
- 11:59the
- 11:59day
- 12:00you're
- 12:00just
- 12:00reordering
- 12:00your
- 12:01toilet
- 12:01paper
- 12:01and
- 12:02all
- 12:02that
- 12:02kind
- 12:02of
- 12:02stuff
- 12:02too.
- 12:03And
- 12:03so
- 12:03we've
- 12:03talked
- 12:03about
- 12:03that
- 12:04before.
- 12:04Like
- 12:04they're
- 12:04the
- 12:05spirits
- 12:05for
- 12:05everybody.
- 12:06And
- 12:06so
- 12:06they've
- 12:06never
- 12:06quite
- 12:06nailed
- 12:07fashion,
- 12:08you
- 12:08know,
- 12:08as
- 12:08a,
- 12:09as
- 12:09a
- 12:09platform.
- 12:10And
- 12:10so
- 12:10I
- 12:10think
- 12:10this
- 12:11gives
- 12:11the,
- 12:11the
- 12:11ability
- 12:12of
- 12:12the
- 12:12digitally
- 12:12native
- 12:13brands
- 12:13to
- 12:13still
- 12:13do
- 12:13that
- 12:14the
- 12:14way
- 12:14they
- 12:14want
- 12:14to.
- 12:15And
- 12:15so
- 12:15it
- 12:15makes
- 12:15a,
- 12:15it
- 12:16makes
- 12:16a
- 12:16nice
- 12:16marriage
- 12:16for
- 12:17everyone
- 12:17involved.
- 12:17Yeah,
- 12:18yeah,
- 12:18that's
- 12:18a
- 12:18great
- 12:19point.
- 12:19Headline
- 12:20number
- 12:20two
- 12:20and
- 12:20Joanne
- 12:21is
- 12:21going
- 12:22out
- 12:22of
- 12:22business.
- 12:23According
- 12:23to
- 12:24retail
- 12:24dive.
- 12:24Joanne
- 12:25will
- 12:25shut
- 12:25down
- 12:25all
- 12:25of
- 12:25its
- 12:26stores
- 12:26pending
- 12:26court
- 12:27approval,
- 12:27the
- 12:27company
- 12:28said
- 12:28in
- 12:28a
- 12:28Sunday
- 12:29statement.
- 12:29The
- 12:30move
- 12:30follows
- 12:31a
- 12:31bankruptcy
- 12:32auction
- 12:32in
- 12:32which
- 12:33the
- 12:33winners,
- 12:33GA
- 12:34Group
- 12:34and
- 12:35the
- 12:35retailers
- 12:35lenders
- 12:36said
- 12:36they
- 12:36will
- 12:37initiate
- 12:37going
- 12:37out
- 12:38of
- 12:38business
- 12:38sales
- 12:38at
- 12:38all
- 12:39locations.
- 12:40And
- 12:40how
- 12:41saddened
- 12:41are
- 12:41you
- 12:42to
- 12:42learn
- 12:43that
- 12:43Joanne
- 12:43is
- 12:44shutting
- 12:44its
- 12:44doors
- 12:45for
- 12:45good?
- 12:45You
- 12:46know,
- 12:46I
- 12:46was
- 12:46really
- 12:47sad
- 12:47when
- 12:47I
- 12:47read
- 12:48this.
- 12:48I
- 12:48don't
- 12:48know
- 12:48why.
- 12:48If
- 12:49it's
- 12:49nostalgia,
- 12:50everybody
- 12:50is
- 12:51all
- 12:51the
- 12:51memories
- 12:52that
- 12:52happened
- 12:53in
- 12:53this
- 12:53store
- 12:53as
- 12:53a
- 12:54kid.
- 12:54I
- 12:54mean
- 12:54I
- 12:54spent
- 12:55so
- 12:55much
- 12:55time
- 12:55there.
- 12:56I
- 12:56mean
- 12:56I
- 12:56was
- 12:56a
- 12:56total
- 12:57like,
- 12:58you
- 12:58know,
- 12:58stay
- 12:59at
- 12:59home
- 12:59nerd
- 13:00who
- 13:00just
- 13:00loved
- 13:01doing
- 13:01craft
- 13:02projects
- 13:03and
- 13:03stuff.
- 13:03But
- 13:04I
- 13:04mean
- 13:04I,
- 13:05I
- 13:05just,
- 13:05I
- 13:06also
- 13:06think
- 13:06that
- 13:07the
- 13:07other
- 13:07part
- 13:07that's
- 13:08really
- 13:08sad
- 13:08about
- 13:08this
- 13:08is
- 13:09that
- 13:09I
- 13:09think
- 13:09it
- 13:09just
- 13:09means
- 13:10the
- 13:10end
- 13:10of
- 13:10a
- 13:10retailer
- 13:11and
- 13:11almost
- 13:12a
- 13:12retail
- 13:12category.
- 13:13Like
- 13:13I,
- 13:13they
- 13:14talk
- 13:14about
- 13:14in
- 13:14the
- 13:14article
- 13:15that
- 13:15maybe
- 13:15this
- 13:15business
- 13:16could
- 13:16be
- 13:16taken
- 13:16online.
- 13:17I
- 13:18just,
- 13:18I
- 13:18don't
- 13:18think
- 13:19that
- 13:19that's
- 13:19a
- 13:19viable
- 13:20option
- 13:20for
- 13:21Joanne.
- 13:21I.
- 13:21It's
- 13:22not
- 13:22core
- 13:22to
- 13:22its
- 13:22customer
- 13:23base.
- 13:23There's
- 13:24too
- 13:24much
- 13:24competition
- 13:25when
- 13:25you
- 13:25start
- 13:25getting
- 13:26Joanne's
- 13:26product
- 13:27outside
- 13:28of
- 13:28like
- 13:28fabrics
- 13:29and
- 13:29things,
- 13:29you
- 13:30know,
- 13:30you've,
- 13:30you've
- 13:31got
- 13:31competition
- 13:31with
- 13:32Amazon
- 13:32and
- 13:32Temu
- 13:33for
- 13:33all
- 13:33the
- 13:33craft
- 13:33supply
- 13:34type
- 13:34things.
- 13:34So
- 13:35there's
- 13:35no
- 13:35way
- 13:35that
- 13:35they
- 13:35can
- 13:36win
- 13:36in
- 13:36that.
- 13:38But
- 13:38I
- 13:38mean,
- 13:39I
- 13:39think
- 13:39the
- 13:39retailer,
- 13:40like
- 13:41several
- 13:41department
- 13:42stores
- 13:42that
- 13:42we've
- 13:43seen
- 13:43close,
- 13:43like
- 13:44this
- 13:44is
- 13:44just
- 13:44the
- 13:44end
- 13:44of
- 13:44an
- 13:45era.
- 13:45They
- 13:45haven't
- 13:45evolved.
- 13:46The
- 13:46boxes
- 13:47are
- 13:47huge,
- 13:48rent
- 13:48is
- 13:48high
- 13:49and,
- 13:49and
- 13:50I,
- 13:50I
- 13:50would
- 13:50say
- 13:51like
- 13:51Joanne
- 13:52has
- 13:52done
- 13:52curbside
- 13:53pickup
- 13:53and
- 13:53things
- 13:54that
- 13:54they
- 13:54had
- 13:54to
- 13:54do
- 13:54during
- 13:55the
- 13:55pandemic.
- 13:56But
- 13:56when
- 13:56you
- 13:56look
- 13:56at
- 13:57that
- 13:57in
- 13:57contrast
- 13:57with
- 13:58like
- 13:58a
- 13:58Michaels,
- 13:58for
- 13:59example,
- 13:59like
- 14:00you,
- 14:00you
- 14:00don't
- 14:00hear
- 14:01about
- 14:01Joanne
- 14:02trying
- 14:02omnichannel
- 14:03offerings
- 14:03or
- 14:03like
- 14:03doing
- 14:04the
- 14:04marketplaces
- 14:04or
- 14:05the
- 14:05in
- 14:05store
- 14:05events
- 14:05like
- 14:06you
- 14:06talked
- 14:06about
- 14:06with
- 14:07the
- 14:07Michaels
- 14:08represent
- 14:08Shop
- 14:09Talk
- 14:09Fall.
- 14:09Like,
- 14:10I,
- 14:10I
- 14:10think
- 14:11that,
- 14:11you
- 14:11know,
- 14:12this
- 14:12is
- 14:12a
- 14:12hard
- 14:12category
- 14:13to
- 14:13keep
- 14:14relevant,
- 14:14and
- 14:14we
- 14:15just
- 14:15haven't
- 14:15seen
- 14:16the
- 14:16investment
- 14:16from
- 14:17Joanne
- 14:17to
- 14:17really
- 14:18make
- 14:18some
- 14:18pushes
- 14:19into
- 14:19that
- 14:19space.
- 14:20So
- 14:20I
- 14:21can't
- 14:21say
- 14:21I'm
- 14:21surprised,
- 14:22but
- 14:22I'm,
- 14:23I'm
- 14:23sad.
- 14:24Are
- 14:24you?
- 14:24I
- 14:25mean,
- 14:25do
- 14:25you
- 14:25even
- 14:26care?
- 14:26I
- 14:26feel
- 14:26like
- 14:26this
- 14:27is
- 14:27like
- 14:27just
- 14:27a
- 14:28party
- 14:28of
- 14:28one
- 14:28here.
- 14:29Like,
- 14:29oh,
- 14:29I'm.
- 14:30No,
- 14:30no,
- 14:30I,
- 14:30No,
- 14:31I
- 14:31mean,
- 14:31Ed,
- 14:32I,
- 14:33of,
- 14:33of
- 14:34course
- 14:34I
- 14:34care.
- 14:35You
- 14:35know,
- 14:35like
- 14:35it's,
- 14:36it's
- 14:36a
- 14:36headline.
- 14:37Of
- 14:37course
- 14:37I
- 14:37care.
- 14:37No,
- 14:38you
- 14:38know,
- 14:38but
- 14:39I
- 14:39have
- 14:39been
- 14:41starting,
- 14:41Lily,
- 14:42starting
- 14:43Lingly
- 14:43surprised,
- 14:44if
- 14:44that's
- 14:45a
- 14:45word,
- 14:46by
- 14:47how
- 14:47much
- 14:47people
- 14:48are
- 14:48interested
- 14:48in
- 14:48this
- 14:49story.
- 14:49Like,
- 14:49I,
- 14:49I
- 14:49trended
- 14:50the
- 14:50top.
- 14:50Or
- 14:51I,
- 14:51I
- 14:52trended.
- 14:52I
- 14:52searched
- 14:53the
- 14:53top.
- 14:54You
- 14:54know,
- 14:55what
- 14:55was
- 14:55trending
- 14:55in
- 14:55Google
- 14:56yesterday?
- 14:57And
- 14:57Joanne
- 14:58was
- 14:58like,
- 14:58number
- 14:58two.
- 14:59I
- 14:59was
- 14:59like,
- 15:00wow,
- 15:00that
- 15:01many
- 15:01people
- 15:01care
- 15:02about
- 15:02Joanne.
- 15:03Joanne
- 15:03or
- 15:03Joanne
- 15:04Fabrics
- 15:04as
- 15:04it
- 15:04used
- 15:04to
- 15:04be
- 15:04known.
- 15:05That's
- 15:05crazy.
- 15:05So,
- 15:06I
- 15:06mean,
- 15:06my
- 15:06big
- 15:06takeaways,
- 15:08My
- 15:08big
- 15:08takeaways
- 15:08aren't
- 15:08very
- 15:09different
- 15:09than
- 15:09yours.
- 15:09I
- 15:09think
- 15:10mine
- 15:10is.
- 15:10My
- 15:10big
- 15:11takeaway
- 15:11is
- 15:11that
- 15:11nothing
- 15:11is
- 15:12ever
- 15:12safe
- 15:12in
- 15:12business.
- 15:13You
- 15:13can
- 15:13never
- 15:13rest
- 15:13on
- 15:14your
- 15:14laurels.
- 15:15You
- 15:15have
- 15:15to
- 15:15be
- 15:15constantly
- 15:16evolving
- 15:16and
- 15:16trying
- 15:16to
- 15:17get
- 15:17better.
- 15:18And
- 15:18sometimes
- 15:18the
- 15:19way
- 15:19the
- 15:19cookie
- 15:19crumbles,
- 15:20the,
- 15:20the
- 15:20macro
- 15:21trends
- 15:21are
- 15:21just
- 15:21out
- 15:21of
- 15:21your
- 15:22control
- 15:22and
- 15:22there's
- 15:22just
- 15:22nothing
- 15:23you
- 15:23can
- 15:23do
- 15:23about
- 15:23it,
- 15:23you
- 15:24know,
- 15:24and
- 15:24so
- 15:24I,
- 15:25you
- 15:25know,
- 15:25like
- 15:25you
- 15:26mentioned
- 15:26it,
- 15:26I'll
- 15:26just
- 15:27be
- 15:27more
- 15:27explicit
- 15:28about
- 15:28it.
- 15:28Like,
- 15:28I
- 15:28wonder
- 15:29if
- 15:29the
- 15:29same
- 15:29thing
- 15:30isn't
- 15:30going
- 15:30to
- 15:30happen
- 15:30to
- 15:31Macy's
- 15:31here
- 15:31by
- 15:31the
- 15:31end
- 15:32of
- 15:32the
- 15:32decade.
- 15:32You
- 15:32know,
- 15:33I
- 15:33think
- 15:33that's,
- 15:33I
- 15:33think
- 15:33that's,
- 15:34that's
- 15:34really
- 15:35what
- 15:35this
- 15:35story
- 15:35tells
- 15:36me.
- 15:36If,
- 15:36as
- 15:36I
- 15:36step
- 15:37back
- 15:37and
- 15:37I
- 15:37look
- 15:37at
- 15:37the
- 15:38implications
- 15:38of
- 15:38it,
- 15:39or
- 15:39I'm
- 15:40gonna
- 15:40go
- 15:40out
- 15:40on
- 15:40a
- 15:40limb
- 15:41here
- 15:41and
- 15:41say
- 15:42too,
- 15:42like,
- 15:42I'm
- 15:43starting
- 15:43to
- 15:43have
- 15:43this
- 15:43fear
- 15:43about
- 15:44our
- 15:44alma
- 15:44mater
- 15:44Target
- 15:45as
- 15:45well,
- 15:45because
- 15:46I
- 15:46have
- 15:46legitimate
- 15:47concerns
- 15:47for
- 15:47them
- 15:47in
- 15:48the
- 15:48long
- 15:48run
- 15:49now
- 15:49too.
- 15:49And
- 15:49I
- 15:50wouldn't
- 15:50have
- 15:50dared
- 15:51uttered
- 15:51those
- 15:51words
- 15:52five,
- 15:52six,
- 15:52seven
- 15:53years
- 15:53ago,
- 15:53but
- 15:53now
- 15:53I
- 15:54think,
- 15:54you
- 15:54know,
- 15:54given
- 15:54that
- 15:55just
- 15:55how
- 15:55things
- 15:56change
- 15:56and
- 15:56how
- 15:56you
- 15:56can't
- 15:57rest
- 15:57on
- 15:57your
- 15:57laurels,
- 15:57you
- 15:58have
- 15:58to
- 15:58constantly
- 15:58be
- 15:58evolving.
- 15:59I
- 15:59think,
- 16:00I
- 16:00think
- 16:00I
- 16:00put
- 16:01them
- 16:01on
- 16:01that
- 16:01list
- 16:01too
- 16:02here,
- 16:02you
- 16:02know,
- 16:02over
- 16:03the
- 16:03next
- 16:0310
- 16:03to
- 16:0320
- 16:04years.
- 16:05Wow.
- 16:05Wow.
- 16:06Yeah.
- 16:06That's
- 16:07crazy
- 16:07to
- 16:07think
- 16:08about.
- 16:08I
- 16:08mean,
- 16:08I
- 16:09do
- 16:09have
- 16:09to
- 16:09say,
- 16:10like,
- 16:11Walmart
- 16:11is
- 16:12giving
- 16:12them
- 16:13a
- 16:13serious
- 16:13run
- 16:14for
- 16:14their
- 16:14money.
- 16:14I
- 16:14mean,
- 16:15like
- 16:15just,
- 16:16just
- 16:16going
- 16:16into,
- 16:17like
- 16:17we
- 16:17talked
- 16:18about
- 16:18it,
- 16:18like
- 16:18just
- 16:18going
- 16:19into
- 16:19that
- 16:19store
- 16:20and
- 16:20the
- 16:20fashion
- 16:21categories
- 16:21alone,
- 16:22like,
- 16:22and
- 16:22hearing
- 16:22Denise
- 16:23talk
- 16:23about
- 16:23like,
- 16:23we,
- 16:24we've
- 16:24never
- 16:24been
- 16:25present
- 16:25in
- 16:25there.
- 16:25There's
- 16:25so
- 16:26much
- 16:26opportunity
- 16:26for
- 16:27Walmart
- 16:27to
- 16:27like
- 16:27come
- 16:28in
- 16:28and
- 16:29make
- 16:29a
- 16:29play
- 16:29to
- 16:29grab
- 16:30those,
- 16:31those
- 16:31customers
- 16:31away
- 16:32from
- 16:32Target,
- 16:32I
- 16:33guess.
- 16:33Yeah,
- 16:33that's
- 16:33true.
- 16:34Like,
- 16:34yes,
- 16:35I
- 16:35never
- 16:36would
- 16:36have
- 16:36thought
- 16:36of
- 16:36that
- 16:36until
- 16:37you
- 16:37said
- 16:37that.
- 16:37But
- 16:38you
- 16:38do,
- 16:38you
- 16:39do.
- 16:39It's
- 16:39like
- 16:39evolve
- 16:40or
- 16:40die,
- 16:40right?
- 16:41What?
- 16:41Isn't
- 16:41that
- 16:41like
- 16:41this,
- 16:42the
- 16:42slogan
- 16:43for
- 16:43like
- 16:44a
- 16:44T
- 16:44shirt?
- 16:44Yeah,
- 16:44it's
- 16:45like
- 16:45this.
- 16:46Yeah,
- 16:46it's
- 16:46like
- 16:46the
- 16:46slogan
- 16:47of
- 16:47Delaware's
- 16:47no,
- 16:47let's
- 16:48live
- 16:48free
- 16:48or
- 16:48die.
- 16:48But
- 16:48I
- 16:48think,
- 16:49but,
- 16:49but
- 16:49yeah,
- 16:50no,
- 16:50I
- 16:50mean,
- 16:50I
- 16:50was
- 16:50writing
- 16:51an
- 16:51article,
- 16:51I
- 16:51was
- 16:51thinking
- 16:51about
- 16:51it
- 16:51because
- 16:52I
- 16:52was
- 16:52writing
- 16:52an
- 16:52article
- 16:52for
- 16:52Placer
- 16:53AI
- 16:53this
- 16:54week
- 16:54and
- 16:55you
- 16:55know,
- 16:55if
- 16:55you
- 16:56look
- 16:56at
- 16:56all
- 16:56the
- 16:56beachheads
- 16:57Target
- 16:57once
- 16:57held,
- 16:58they've
- 16:59all
- 16:59been
- 16:59under
- 16:59siege.
- 17:00Like
- 17:00you've
- 17:00got
- 17:00Walmart
- 17:01getting
- 17:01the
- 17:01high
- 17:02income
- 17:02shopper
- 17:02to
- 17:03a
- 17:03really,
- 17:03really
- 17:04large
- 17:04degree,
- 17:05particularly
- 17:05in
- 17:05fashion.
- 17:06As
- 17:06Denise
- 17:06mentioned,
- 17:07you
- 17:07know,
- 17:07on
- 17:08your
- 17:08show
- 17:08in
- 17:08your
- 17:09interview
- 17:09yesterday,
- 17:10the
- 17:10warehouse
- 17:10clubs
- 17:11are
- 17:11getting
- 17:11stronger,
- 17:12particularly
- 17:12with
- 17:12the
- 17:12younger
- 17:13generations.
- 17:13You
- 17:13got
- 17:13Timu
- 17:14and
- 17:14she
- 17:14in,
- 17:15in
- 17:15the
- 17:15mix.
- 17:15You
- 17:16don't
- 17:16know
- 17:16how
- 17:16long
- 17:16or
- 17:16to
- 17:17what
- 17:17degree,
- 17:17but
- 17:17they're
- 17:17going
- 17:18after
- 17:18that
- 17:18fast
- 17:19fashion
- 17:19space
- 17:19as
- 17:19well,
- 17:20you
- 17:20know.
- 17:20And
- 17:20Wayfair,
- 17:21Wayfair
- 17:21is
- 17:21the
- 17:22go
- 17:22to
- 17:22place
- 17:22for
- 17:22online
- 17:23furnishings
- 17:23now
- 17:23too.
- 17:24So
- 17:24like,
- 17:24and
- 17:24they're
- 17:25getting
- 17:25into
- 17:25stores
- 17:26so
- 17:26you
- 17:26know,
- 17:27there's
- 17:27a
- 17:28lot
- 17:28of
- 17:29guns
- 17:29pointed
- 17:29in
- 17:30that
- 17:30direction.
- 17:30So.
- 17:31Yeah,
- 17:31I
- 17:31don't
- 17:31know.
- 17:31But
- 17:31it
- 17:31just,
- 17:32just
- 17:32goes
- 17:32to
- 17:32show
- 17:32you,
- 17:33you
- 17:33got
- 17:33to
- 17:33keep
- 17:33moving.
- 17:34You
- 17:34got
- 17:34to
- 17:34keep,
- 17:34got
- 17:34to
- 17:34keep
- 17:35moving.
- 17:35Joanne
- 17:35is
- 17:36the
- 17:36canary
- 17:36in
- 17:36the
- 17:36coal
- 17:37mine
- 17:37for
- 17:37all
- 17:37of
- 17:37our
- 17:38once
- 17:38favorite
- 17:39retailers.
- 17:40It's,
- 17:40it's
- 17:41crazy
- 17:41considering
- 17:41all
- 17:42the
- 17:42retailers
- 17:42that
- 17:42have
- 17:42gone
- 17:43out
- 17:43of
- 17:43business
- 17:43recently
- 17:44and
- 17:44Joanne
- 17:45is
- 17:45the
- 17:45one
- 17:45that
- 17:45we're
- 17:45like,
- 17:46you
- 17:46know,
- 17:46having
- 17:46this
- 17:46major
- 17:47epiphany
- 17:47or.
- 17:50But
- 17:50I
- 17:51loved
- 17:51it.
- 17:51I
- 17:51loved
- 17:52all
- 17:52those
- 17:52wreaths
- 17:53that
- 17:53I
- 17:53made
- 17:53for
- 17:54people
- 17:54as
- 17:54gifts
- 17:55back
- 17:55in
- 17:55the
- 17:55day.
- 17:55I
- 17:55could
- 17:56spend
- 17:56hours
- 17:56there
- 17:56on
- 17:57a
- 17:57Saturday.
- 17:57It
- 17:57was
- 17:57greater.
- 17:59I
- 18:00didn't
- 18:00know
- 18:00you're
- 18:00a
- 18:00reader.
- 18:01You
- 18:01make
- 18:01wreaths.
- 18:02Yeah,
- 18:02I
- 18:03like
- 18:03made
- 18:03these
- 18:04wreaths
- 18:05every
- 18:05year
- 18:05for
- 18:05Christmas
- 18:06where
- 18:06you
- 18:06like
- 18:06poke
- 18:06fabric
- 18:07into
- 18:07them.
- 18:08I
- 18:08learned,
- 18:08I
- 18:08went
- 18:08to
- 18:09the
- 18:09classes
- 18:09all
- 18:09the
- 18:09time.
- 18:10See,
- 18:10it's
- 18:10sad.
- 18:11There's
- 18:11a
- 18:11lot
- 18:11of
- 18:11memories
- 18:12that
- 18:12are
- 18:12Dying.
- 18:12Chris.
- 18:13Thank
- 18:13you
- 18:13audience
- 18:14for
- 18:14sticking
- 18:14with
- 18:14us
- 18:15as
- 18:15I
- 18:15go
- 18:16through
- 18:16my,
- 18:17my
- 18:17childhood
- 18:18nostalgia.
- 18:19I
- 18:19think
- 18:19audience,
- 18:20very,
- 18:20very
- 18:20happy
- 18:20to
- 18:21know
- 18:21that
- 18:21you
- 18:21were,
- 18:21you
- 18:21were
- 18:22once.
- 18:22A
- 18:22reader
- 18:22and
- 18:23I
- 18:23was
- 18:23a
- 18:23reader.
- 18:24Yes,
- 18:24yes.
- 18:25Not
- 18:25a
- 18:25reefer,
- 18:25but
- 18:26a
- 18:26reader.
- 18:27All
- 18:27right,
- 18:28headline
- 18:28number
- 18:29number
- 18:29three.
- 18:30Sprouts
- 18:30will
- 18:30soon
- 18:31launch
- 18:31its
- 18:32first
- 18:32ever
- 18:32chain
- 18:33wide
- 18:33loyalty
- 18:34program
- 18:34according
- 18:34to
- 18:34grocery
- 18:35dive.
- 18:35After
- 18:35showing
- 18:36promising
- 18:36results
- 18:37across
- 18:37test
- 18:37markets
- 18:38in
- 18:382024,
- 18:39sprouts
- 18:39farmers
- 18:40markets
- 18:40long
- 18:40awaited
- 18:41loyalty
- 18:41program
- 18:41will
- 18:42begin
- 18:42a
- 18:42phased
- 18:43rollout
- 18:43in
- 18:43Q3
- 18:44of
- 18:442025.
- 18:45CEO
- 18:45Jack
- 18:45Sinclair
- 18:46said
- 18:46during
- 18:46a
- 18:47Thursday
- 18:47call
- 18:47to
- 18:47investors
- 18:48the
- 18:48specialty
- 18:49grocer
- 18:49will
- 18:49continue
- 18:50to
- 18:50pilot
- 18:50the
- 18:50loyalty
- 18:51program
- 18:51and
- 18:52will
- 18:52quote,
- 18:52add
- 18:53additional
- 18:53functionality,
- 18:54end
- 18:54quote.
- 18:55During
- 18:55the
- 18:56first
- 18:56half
- 18:56of
- 18:562025.
- 18:57Sinclair
- 18:58added
- 18:58without
- 18:58providing
- 18:59any
- 18:59additional
- 19:00information.
- 19:01Chris,
- 19:01how
- 19:01surprised
- 19:02were
- 19:02you
- 19:02to
- 19:02learn
- 19:02that
- 19:03Sprouts
- 19:03didn't
- 19:04already
- 19:04have
- 19:04a
- 19:05loyalty
- 19:05program?
- 19:06Oh
- 19:07my
- 19:07God.
- 19:07I'd
- 19:07probably
- 19:08about
- 19:08as
- 19:08shocked
- 19:08as,
- 19:09as
- 19:09shocked
- 19:09as
- 19:09Jack
- 19:10Sinclair
- 19:10was
- 19:10when
- 19:11he
- 19:11interviewed
- 19:11to
- 19:11be
- 19:11the
- 19:11CEO
- 19:12back
- 19:12in
- 19:122019.
- 19:13I
- 19:13mean
- 19:13I
- 19:13can
- 19:14only
- 19:14imagine
- 19:14the
- 19:14look
- 19:14on
- 19:15his
- 19:15face.
- 19:15He's
- 19:15probably
- 19:15like,
- 19:15like
- 19:16what?
- 19:16Wtf?
- 19:17You
- 19:17guys
- 19:17don't
- 19:17have
- 19:17a
- 19:18loyalty
- 19:18program?
- 19:19Yeah,
- 19:19I
- 19:19see
- 19:19the
- 19:19dollar
- 19:20sign
- 19:20streaming
- 19:21through
- 19:21his
- 19:21eyes
- 19:21at
- 19:21that
- 19:22point,
- 19:22like
- 19:22I
- 19:22gotta
- 19:23take
- 19:23this
- 19:23job
- 19:23because
- 19:24that's,
- 19:24that's
- 19:25the
- 19:25low
- 19:25hanging
- 19:25fruit.
- 19:25He's
- 19:26probably
- 19:26pitched
- 19:26out.
- 19:26I,
- 19:27I
- 19:27can
- 19:27see
- 19:28him
- 19:28like
- 19:28when
- 19:28he's
- 19:28interviewing
- 19:29people
- 19:29that
- 19:29come
- 19:29to
- 19:29Sprouts,
- 19:30he's
- 19:30like,
- 19:30dude,
- 19:31guys,
- 19:31we
- 19:31don't
- 19:31have,
- 19:31they
- 19:32don't
- 19:32even
- 19:32have
- 19:32a
- 19:32loyalty
- 19:33program.
- 19:33That's
- 19:33the
- 19:34opportunity
- 19:34we're
- 19:34talking
- 19:35about.
- 19:35Here
- 19:35you
- 19:35come.
- 19:36We're
- 19:36gonna
- 19:36kill
- 19:36this.
- 19:36We're
- 19:36gonna
- 19:37do
- 19:37so
- 19:37well.
- 19:37And,
- 19:38and
- 19:38Sprouts
- 19:38is
- 19:39killing
- 19:39it.
- 19:39That's
- 19:39the
- 19:40thing
- 19:40that's
- 19:40crazy
- 19:40too.
- 19:40They
- 19:41don't
- 19:41have
- 19:41a
- 19:41loyalty
- 19:41program
- 19:41and
- 19:42they're
- 19:42killing
- 19:42it.
- 19:42The
- 19:42cops
- 19:4311
- 19:43and
- 19:44a
- 19:44half
- 19:44percent
- 19:44last
- 19:44quarter
- 19:45and
- 19:45loyalty
- 19:46programs
- 19:46only
- 19:46going
- 19:46to
- 19:46add
- 19:47fuel
- 19:47to
- 19:47the
- 19:47fire.
- 19:47And
- 19:48the
- 19:48other
- 19:48thing
- 19:48about
- 19:48this
- 19:49too
- 19:49that
- 19:49I
- 19:49think
- 19:50is
- 19:50important
- 19:50is
- 19:50particularly
- 19:51in
- 19:51loyalty
- 19:51and
- 19:52loyalty
- 19:53in
- 19:53this
- 19:53day
- 19:53and
- 19:53age
- 19:53is
- 19:54digital.
- 19:54And
- 19:55Sprouts
- 19:55customers
- 19:56are
- 19:56showing
- 19:56that
- 19:56they
- 19:57want
- 19:57to
- 19:57engage
- 19:57with
- 19:57Sprouts
- 19:58digitally
- 19:58too,
- 19:58which
- 19:59is
- 19:59something
- 19:59new
- 19:59and
- 19:59I
- 20:00think
- 20:00interesting
- 20:00that
- 20:00people
- 20:01didn't
- 20:01know
- 20:01about
- 20:01before
- 20:01because
- 20:02almost,
- 20:02and
- 20:02did
- 20:03you
- 20:03know
- 20:03this?
- 20:03Almost
- 20:0315%
- 20:04of
- 20:04sprouts
- 20:05sales
- 20:05come
- 20:06from
- 20:06digital.
- 20:06That's
- 20:07crazy.
- 20:07So
- 20:08yeah,
- 20:09it's
- 20:09not.
- 20:09Or
- 20:10the
- 20:10digital.
- 20:11Digital,
- 20:11it's
- 20:12probably
- 20:12not
- 20:12come
- 20:12from
- 20:12digital
- 20:13but
- 20:13like
- 20:13there's
- 20:13a
- 20:13digital
- 20:14component
- 20:14to
- 20:1515%
- 20:15of
- 20:15their
- 20:16sales.
- 20:16So
- 20:16this
- 20:16e
- 20:17commerce.
- 20:1715%.
- 20:17So
- 20:18like
- 20:18through,
- 20:19through
- 20:19like
- 20:19Instacart
- 20:20or
- 20:20something.
- 20:20That's
- 20:21where
- 20:21People
- 20:21are
- 20:21finding
- 20:22them
- 20:22right
- 20:22now.
- 20:22Yeah,
- 20:23probably
- 20:23like
- 20:23instacart,
- 20:24curbside
- 20:24it.
- 20:24Probably.
- 20:25Okay,
- 20:25pick
- 20:25up
- 20:26all
- 20:26the
- 20:26E
- 20:26commerce.
- 20:26Internet,
- 20:27all
- 20:27the
- 20:27E
- 20:27commerce.
- 20:27Got
- 20:28it.
- 20:28Got
- 20:28it.
- 20:28Said
- 20:29e
- 20:29Commerce
- 20:29is
- 20:2915
- 20:30of
- 20:30their
- 20:30business.
- 20:30So
- 20:31you
- 20:31know,
- 20:32Jack
- 20:32and
- 20:32his
- 20:32team
- 20:33are
- 20:33just
- 20:33doing
- 20:33an
- 20:33awesome
- 20:34job.
- 20:34And
- 20:34the
- 20:34fact
- 20:35that
- 20:35this
- 20:35is
- 20:35a
- 20:35bullet
- 20:36in
- 20:36the
- 20:36chamber
- 20:37that
- 20:37is
- 20:37just
- 20:37now
- 20:38being
- 20:38loaded
- 20:38is,
- 20:39is
- 20:40wild
- 20:40to
- 20:40me.
- 20:40It's
- 20:41absolutely
- 20:41wild.
- 20:41Like,
- 20:42how
- 20:42does
- 20:42a
- 20:42grocer
- 20:43not
- 20:43have
- 20:44a
- 20:44loyalty
- 20:44program?
- 20:45My
- 20:45co
- 20:45op
- 20:46has
- 20:46a
- 20:46loyalty
- 20:46program
- 20:47down
- 20:47the
- 20:47road.
- 20:48Right.
- 20:48Like,
- 20:48I
- 20:48know,
- 20:49but
- 20:49it's
- 20:50weird
- 20:50though.
- 20:50Like
- 20:50have
- 20:51you
- 20:51ever
- 20:51noticed
- 20:52that
- 20:52when,
- 20:52I
- 20:52mean
- 20:53granted
- 20:53we
- 20:53are
- 20:53only
- 20:54stopping
- 20:54in
- 20:54sprouts
- 20:55when
- 20:55we're
- 20:55traveling
- 20:55because
- 20:56we
- 20:56still
- 20:56don't
- 20:56have
- 20:56one
- 20:56nearby.
- 20:57Yeah.
- 20:58But
- 20:58like
- 20:59I've
- 20:59never
- 20:59even
- 21:00thought
- 21:00about
- 21:00that
- 21:00or
- 21:01noticed
- 21:01it
- 21:01going
- 21:02into
- 21:02a
- 21:02sprouts
- 21:03before.
- 21:03Like
- 21:03I'm
- 21:03just
- 21:03like,
- 21:04oh,
- 21:04I
- 21:04just
- 21:04really
- 21:04like
- 21:05shopping
- 21:05in
- 21:05the
- 21:05store.
- 21:06It's
- 21:06great
- 21:06and
- 21:06things
- 21:07are
- 21:07fresh
- 21:07and
- 21:07quality
- 21:08is
- 21:08good
- 21:08and
- 21:08all
- 21:08these
- 21:09things.
- 21:09So
- 21:09I
- 21:10think
- 21:10you're
- 21:10100%
- 21:10right.
- 21:11I
- 21:11mean
- 21:11we
- 21:11talked
- 21:11about
- 21:11this
- 21:12last
- 21:12week
- 21:12with
- 21:12Save
- 21:12a
- 21:12lot
- 21:13too.
- 21:13Like
- 21:13they
- 21:13don't
- 21:14have
- 21:14a
- 21:14loyalty
- 21:14program.
- 21:15They
- 21:15didn't
- 21:15have
- 21:15a
- 21:15loyalty
- 21:15program
- 21:16either.
- 21:16This
- 21:17is
- 21:17like
- 21:17the
- 21:18easiest
- 21:18low
- 21:18hanging
- 21:19fruit
- 21:19that
- 21:19you
- 21:20can
- 21:20get,
- 21:20like
- 21:20you
- 21:20said.
- 21:22I
- 21:22also
- 21:22think
- 21:23that
- 21:23there's
- 21:23another
- 21:23edge
- 21:24to
- 21:24this
- 21:24that
- 21:25I
- 21:25find
- 21:25interesting.
- 21:26And
- 21:26not
- 21:26to
- 21:27say
- 21:27that
- 21:27they're
- 21:27going
- 21:27to
- 21:27be
- 21:28like
- 21:28hugely
- 21:29discounting
- 21:29things
- 21:30for
- 21:30their
- 21:30loyalty
- 21:31members,
- 21:31but
- 21:31it
- 21:31does
- 21:32open
- 21:32up
- 21:32them
- 21:32opportunity
- 21:33for
- 21:33them
- 21:33to
- 21:34start
- 21:34to
- 21:34do
- 21:34special
- 21:35kinds
- 21:35of
- 21:35offers
- 21:36and
- 21:36previews
- 21:36for
- 21:37their
- 21:37Sprouts
- 21:37loyalty
- 21:38members.
- 21:38But
- 21:39I
- 21:39think
- 21:39that
- 21:39Sprouts,
- 21:39Sprouts
- 21:40still
- 21:40is
- 21:40a
- 21:40little
- 21:41bit
- 21:41higher
- 21:42price
- 21:42point
- 21:43than
- 21:43Trader
- 21:43Joe's.
- 21:44And
- 21:44now
- 21:44I
- 21:45think
- 21:45that
- 21:45once
- 21:46you
- 21:46start
- 21:46to
- 21:46bring
- 21:47this
- 21:47loyalty
- 21:47program
- 21:48in
- 21:48and
- 21:48you're
- 21:48giving
- 21:48these
- 21:49discounts,
- 21:49like
- 21:50I
- 21:50think
- 21:50there's
- 21:50going
- 21:50to
- 21:50be
- 21:51a
- 21:51huge
- 21:51grab
- 21:52from
- 21:52the
- 21:52Trader
- 21:52Joe's
- 21:53audience
- 21:53who
- 21:53are
- 21:53like
- 21:54this.
- 21:54Sprouts
- 21:54has
- 21:55better
- 21:55quality.
- 21:55They
- 21:56have
- 21:56national
- 21:57brands
- 21:57in
- 21:57there.
- 21:58It's,
- 21:59it's
- 21:59really
- 21:59going
- 21:59to
- 22:00lead
- 22:00people
- 22:01from
- 22:01Trader
- 22:02Joe's
- 22:02and
- 22:03I
- 22:03think
- 22:03conversely
- 22:04you
- 22:04also
- 22:04have
- 22:05a
- 22:06pull
- 22:06that
- 22:06you'll
- 22:06get
- 22:06from
- 22:07Whole
- 22:07Foods
- 22:07participants
- 22:08to
- 22:08or
- 22:08Whole
- 22:09Foods
- 22:09customers
- 22:09too.
- 22:10Because
- 22:10you
- 22:11don't
- 22:11have
- 22:11the
- 22:11cold,
- 22:12sterile
- 22:12environment
- 22:13that
- 22:13you've
- 22:13talked
- 22:13about
- 22:13with
- 22:14the
- 22:14Whole
- 22:14Foods
- 22:15Amazon
- 22:15partnership.
- 22:16Now
- 22:16you
- 22:16have
- 22:17like
- 22:17all
- 22:17the
- 22:17best
- 22:17parts
- 22:18of
- 22:18sprouts,
- 22:19the
- 22:19best
- 22:19quality,
- 22:19the
- 22:19best
- 22:20store
- 22:20experience
- 22:20and
- 22:21now
- 22:21potentially
- 22:22a
- 22:22lower
- 22:22price
- 22:22point
- 22:23for
- 22:23it.
- 22:23I
- 22:23mean
- 22:23I
- 22:24think
- 22:24that
- 22:24they've
- 22:24just
- 22:25got
- 22:25it
- 22:25in
- 22:25the
- 22:25bag
- 22:26and
- 22:26it's,
- 22:26it's
- 22:27like
- 22:27we
- 22:27already
- 22:27have
- 22:27said
- 22:28watch
- 22:28out
- 22:28for
- 22:29sprouts.
- 22:29But
- 22:30I
- 22:30think,
- 22:30I
- 22:30think
- 22:31they're
- 22:31on
- 22:31a
- 22:31trajectory
- 22:32with
- 22:32this
- 22:32that
- 22:32you
- 22:33talked
- 22:33about.
- 22:33Like
- 22:34it's
- 22:34going
- 22:34to
- 22:34be
- 22:35a
- 22:35huge,
- 22:35huge
- 22:36impact
- 22:36as
- 22:36they
- 22:37continue
- 22:37to
- 22:37expand
- 22:38across
- 22:38the
- 22:38country.
- 22:39Yeah.
- 22:39They're
- 22:40only
- 22:40in
- 22:4024
- 22:40states.
- 22:41The
- 22:41other
- 22:41point
- 22:41I'd
- 22:41make
- 22:41that
- 22:41I
- 22:42make
- 22:42on
- 22:42what
- 22:42you
- 22:42just
- 22:42said
- 22:43too
- 22:43is
- 22:43like
- 22:44sprouts,
- 22:45Sprouts
- 22:46will
- 22:46willingly
- 22:47admit
- 22:47they're
- 22:47an
- 22:47additional
- 22:48trip.
- 22:48Right.
- 22:48Like
- 22:49you're
- 22:49the
- 22:49trip,
- 22:49you
- 22:50stop
- 22:50at
- 22:50sprouts
- 22:51when
- 22:51you're
- 22:51going
- 22:51on
- 22:51another
- 22:52errand.
- 22:52Right.
- 22:53And
- 22:53so
- 22:53a
- 22:53loyalty
- 22:54program
- 22:54only
- 22:55amplifies
- 22:56the
- 22:56fact
- 22:56that
- 22:56you
- 22:56would
- 22:57want
- 22:57to
- 22:57stop
- 22:57there
- 22:58on
- 22:58that
- 22:58trip.
- 22:59So
- 22:59it's
- 22:59perfectly
- 22:59synergistic
- 23:00with
- 23:00how
- 23:01they
- 23:01position
- 23:01themselves
- 23:02in
- 23:02the
- 23:02market
- 23:02to
- 23:02your
- 23:02point
- 23:02about
- 23:03grabbing
- 23:03Trader
- 23:04Joe's
- 23:04and
- 23:04Whole
- 23:05Foods
- 23:05customers
- 23:06over
- 23:06time.
- 23:06So.
- 23:07All
- 23:08right,
- 23:08headline
- 23:08number
- 23:09four.
- 23:09This
- 23:09one
- 23:10is
- 23:10the
- 23:10rare
- 23:11dual
- 23:11headline
- 23:11because
- 23:12both
- 23:12Schnooks
- 23:13and
- 23:13Kroger
- 23:14have
- 23:14upped
- 23:14their
- 23:14quick
- 23:15delivery
- 23:15game.
- 23:15According
- 23:16to
- 23:16Grocery
- 23:16Dive,
- 23:16Schnooks
- 23:17Market
- 23:18is
- 23:19piloting
- 23:19late
- 23:20night
- 23:20delivery
- 23:20out
- 23:21of
- 23:21a
- 23:21fulfillment
- 23:22site
- 23:22in
- 23:22Ellisville,
- 23:23Missouri.
- 23:24Customers
- 23:24can
- 23:25place
- 23:25orders
- 23:25from
- 23:25the
- 23:25Schnooks
- 23:26or
- 23:26Instacart
- 23:27site
- 23:28and
- 23:28get
- 23:28groceries
- 23:29after
- 23:2910pm
- 23:30when
- 23:30the
- 23:30grocer's
- 23:30local
- 23:31stores
- 23:31are
- 23:31already
- 23:32closed.
- 23:32The
- 23:33fulfillment
- 23:33site,
- 23:33which
- 23:33was
- 23:34formerly
- 23:34a
- 23:35Straub's
- 23:35market,
- 23:36I
- 23:36hope
- 23:36I'm
- 23:36saying
- 23:36that
- 23:37correctly,
- 23:37has
- 23:38home
- 23:38goods,
- 23:38drinks,
- 23:38prepackaged
- 23:39food,
- 23:39fresh
- 23:40produce
- 23:40and
- 23:40alcohol,
- 23:41the
- 23:41St.
- 23:41Louis
- 23:42Post
- 23:43Dispatch
- 23:43also
- 23:44reported.
- 23:45And
- 23:45not
- 23:45to
- 23:45be
- 23:45outdone,
- 23:46according
- 23:46to
- 23:47chainstorage,
- 23:47the
- 23:47Kroger
- 23:48Co.
- 23:48Is
- 23:48also
- 23:48partnering
- 23:49with
- 23:49Instacart
- 23:50for
- 23:50its
- 23:50new
- 23:50express
- 23:51delivery
- 23:52service.
- 23:52Customers
- 23:53can
- 23:53shop
- 23:53express
- 23:54delivery
- 23:54orders
- 23:55directly
- 23:55from
- 23:55the
- 23:55Kroger
- 23:56website
- 23:57and
- 23:57digital
- 23:57app,
- 23:58receiving
- 23:58the
- 23:58same
- 23:59prices,
- 23:59savings
- 23:59and
- 24:00rewards
- 24:00found
- 24:01in
- 24:01store.
- 24:02And
- 24:02members
- 24:02of
- 24:02the
- 24:02$99
- 24:03per
- 24:04year
- 24:04level
- 24:04of
- 24:04the
- 24:05Boost
- 24:05by
- 24:05Kroger
- 24:06plus
- 24:06loyalty
- 24:07program
- 24:07always
- 24:08get
- 24:08free
- 24:08deliver
- 24:09delivery
- 24:10on
- 24:10express
- 24:11delivery
- 24:11orders.
- 24:11Yes,
- 24:12and
- 24:12I
- 24:12always
- 24:12love
- 24:12saying
- 24:13Boost
- 24:13by
- 24:13Kroger
- 24:14plus
- 24:14loyalty
- 24:15program.
- 24:15That's
- 24:15my
- 24:16rolls
- 24:16off
- 24:16the
- 24:16tongue
- 24:16program.
- 24:17Yeah,
- 24:17it
- 24:17just
- 24:17rolls
- 24:17off
- 24:18the
- 24:18tongue,
- 24:18doesn't
- 24:18it?
- 24:20I
- 24:20know
- 24:20you
- 24:21have
- 24:21a
- 24:21lot
- 24:21of
- 24:21marketing
- 24:21thoughts
- 24:21on
- 24:22that
- 24:22one.
- 24:22And
- 24:23why
- 24:23do
- 24:23you
- 24:23think
- 24:24we
- 24:24are
- 24:24seeing
- 24:24a
- 24:25rush
- 24:25of
- 24:25quick
- 24:26delivery
- 24:26headlines
- 24:27this
- 24:27week?
- 24:27Week
- 24:28for
- 24:28one
- 24:28reason
- 24:29and
- 24:29that
- 24:29is
- 24:30the
- 24:30headline
- 24:30that
- 24:31I
- 24:31feel
- 24:31like
- 24:31fell
- 24:32under
- 24:32the
- 24:32radar
- 24:32as
- 24:33part
- 24:33of
- 24:33Walmart's
- 24:33earnings
- 24:34last
- 24:34week
- 24:34and
- 24:34that
- 24:34is
- 24:35that
- 24:35Walmart
- 24:36is
- 24:36now
- 24:36reaching
- 24:3793%
- 24:39of
- 24:39households
- 24:40with
- 24:40same
- 24:40day
- 24:40delivery.
- 24:41Let
- 24:41that
- 24:41one
- 24:42great
- 24:42point
- 24:42sink
- 24:42in
- 24:43point.
- 24:44You
- 24:44look
- 24:44at
- 24:44the
- 24:44announcements
- 24:45from
- 24:45Kroger
- 24:45and
- 24:46Schnooks,
- 24:46the
- 24:46hours
- 24:46are
- 24:47exactly
- 24:47the
- 24:47same
- 24:48they're
- 24:48delivering
- 24:48until
- 24:49midnight
- 24:49and
- 24:49then
- 24:49they're
- 24:49starting
- 24:50back
- 24:50up
- 24:50at
- 24:506am
- 24:51which
- 24:51is
- 24:51what
- 24:51Walmart
- 24:52already
- 24:52does.
- 24:53And
- 24:53ultimately
- 24:53Chris,
- 24:54this
- 24:54all
- 24:54comes
- 24:55down
- 24:55to
- 24:56what
- 24:56are
- 24:56my
- 24:56options,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:57if
- 24:57I
- 24:57go
- 24:57on
- 24:58Instacart
- 24:59or
- 24:59if
- 24:59I
- 24:59go
- 24:59to
- 25:00Walmart.
- 25:00Plus
- 25:00the
- 25:00second
- 25:01I
- 25:01get
- 25:01home
- 25:01from
- 25:01second
- 25:02shift
- 25:02at
- 25:02night
- 25:02and
- 25:03I
- 25:03need
- 25:03groceries,
- 25:04do
- 25:04I
- 25:04care
- 25:05where
- 25:05they're
- 25:05from?
- 25:06Probably
- 25:07not.
- 25:07I
- 25:08just
- 25:08want
- 25:08to
- 25:08get
- 25:09them
- 25:09at
- 25:10that
- 25:10time
- 25:10when
- 25:10I
- 25:11need
- 25:11them,
- 25:11when
- 25:11I
- 25:11want
- 25:12them.
- 25:12And
- 25:12so
- 25:13I
- 25:13think
- 25:13it's
- 25:13a
- 25:13great
- 25:14opportunity
- 25:15for,
- 25:15I
- 25:15mean
- 25:15I,
- 25:15even,
- 25:16even
- 25:16though
- 25:16it's
- 25:17indirect,
- 25:17I
- 25:17think
- 25:18competition
- 25:18with
- 25:19Walmart,
- 25:20I
- 25:20still
- 25:20think
- 25:20it's
- 25:21a
- 25:21great
- 25:21opportunity
- 25:21for
- 25:22schnooks
- 25:22and
- 25:22for
- 25:22Kroger
- 25:23because,
- 25:23and
- 25:24especially
- 25:24for
- 25:24schnooks
- 25:25because
- 25:25if
- 25:25I've
- 25:25never
- 25:26ordered
- 25:26from
- 25:26schnooks
- 25:27before
- 25:27but
- 25:27I
- 25:27go
- 25:27on
- 25:28Instacart
- 25:28and
- 25:29they're
- 25:29the
- 25:29one
- 25:29that's
- 25:29available.
- 25:30It's
- 25:30the
- 25:30same
- 25:30thing
- 25:30with
- 25:31Save
- 25:31a
- 25:31Lot
- 25:31that
- 25:31we
- 25:31saw,
- 25:32you
- 25:32know,
- 25:32a
- 25:32couple
- 25:33weeks
- 25:33back
- 25:33with
- 25:34their,
- 25:34their
- 25:35format.
- 25:35Like
- 25:35I
- 25:36don't
- 25:36care
- 25:36who
- 25:36the
- 25:36grocer
- 25:37is,
- 25:37I
- 25:37just,
- 25:37I
- 25:37want
- 25:38my
- 25:38eggs
- 25:38and
- 25:39my
- 25:39bread
- 25:39and
- 25:39my
- 25:40milk
- 25:40and
- 25:40my
- 25:40bottle
- 25:41of
- 25:41wine
- 25:41or
- 25:41whatever
- 25:42it
- 25:42might
- 25:42be
- 25:43when
- 25:43I
- 25:43get
- 25:44home
- 25:44at
- 25:44that
- 25:44time.
- 25:45And
- 25:45so
- 25:45I
- 25:45think
- 25:45you,
- 25:45you're
- 25:46also
- 25:46gaining
- 25:46new
- 25:47customers
- 25:47in
- 25:47a
- 25:48way
- 25:48that
- 25:49you
- 25:49probably
- 25:49wouldn't
- 25:50have
- 25:50been
- 25:50able
- 25:50to
- 25:51before
- 25:52by
- 25:52not
- 25:52offering
- 25:53this
- 25:53service.
- 25:54So
- 25:54I
- 25:54like
- 25:55it,
- 25:55I
- 25:56think
- 25:56it's
- 25:56smart.
- 25:56I
- 25:57think
- 25:57the
- 25:57bigger
- 25:57headline
- 25:58here
- 25:58though
- 25:58is
- 25:59Walmart's,
- 26:00Walmart's
- 26:00coming
- 26:00for
- 26:01you
- 26:01grocers.
- 26:01And
- 26:02you
- 26:02need
- 26:02to
- 26:02be
- 26:03prepared
- 26:03to
- 26:03have
- 26:03that
- 26:03same
- 26:04offering
- 26:04to
- 26:05hang
- 26:05on
- 26:05to
- 26:05your
- 26:05customers.
- 26:06But
- 26:06what
- 26:06do
- 26:06you
- 26:07think?
- 26:07Yeah,
- 26:08I,
- 26:08I
- 26:08agree
- 26:08with
- 26:09you
- 26:10at
- 26:10the
- 26:10start
- 26:11and
- 26:11then
- 26:11I
- 26:11disagree
- 26:11with
- 26:11you
- 26:12slightly.
- 26:12So
- 26:12let
- 26:12me
- 26:12explain
- 26:12why.
- 26:13So
- 26:13I
- 26:13think,
- 26:14and
- 26:14you
- 26:14mentioned
- 26:14the
- 26:14point
- 26:14about
- 26:15Walmart
- 26:15yesterday.
- 26:15I
- 26:15think
- 26:15that's,
- 26:16yeah,
- 26:16that's
- 26:16crazy.
- 26:1793
- 26:17of
- 26:17the
- 26:18country,
- 26:18you
- 26:18know,
- 26:18is
- 26:18within
- 26:19same
- 26:19day
- 26:19now.
- 26:19I,
- 26:20Right.
- 26:20And
- 26:20that's,
- 26:20that's
- 26:21what
- 26:21the
- 26:21statistic
- 26:21you
- 26:22quoted
- 26:23and
- 26:23what
- 26:23it
- 26:24makes
- 26:24me
- 26:24think
- 26:24about
- 26:24too
- 26:25is
- 26:25I
- 26:25wonder
- 26:25if
- 26:26the,
- 26:27the
- 26:27level
- 26:28to
- 26:28which
- 26:29Walmart
- 26:29has
- 26:29been
- 26:30pulling
- 26:30the
- 26:30high
- 26:30income
- 26:31shoppers
- 26:32is
- 26:32not
- 26:32hurting
- 26:33all
- 26:33of
- 26:34grocery
- 26:34too.
- 26:35Because
- 26:36you
- 26:36know,
- 26:36I
- 26:36think
- 26:36about
- 26:37these
- 26:37types
- 26:37of
- 26:37services
- 26:38and
- 26:38the
- 26:38thing
- 26:38I
- 26:38start
- 26:39about
- 26:39is
- 26:39these
- 26:39are,
- 26:39these
- 26:40are
- 26:40expensive,
- 26:40these
- 26:41cost
- 26:41money.
- 26:41And
- 26:42so
- 26:42the
- 26:42people
- 26:42that
- 26:42are
- 26:42gonna,
- 26:43that
- 26:43are
- 26:43gonna
- 26:43utilize
- 26:44them
- 26:44the
- 26:44most
- 26:44are
- 26:44probably
- 26:44the
- 26:45people
- 26:45that
- 26:45can
- 26:45afford
- 26:46them.
- 26:47And
- 26:47so,
- 26:47and
- 26:47those
- 26:48are
- 26:48your
- 26:48best
- 26:48shoppers
- 26:49traditionally
- 26:50too.
- 26:50Like
- 26:50the
- 26:50best
- 26:50shoppers
- 26:51that
- 26:51make
- 26:51the
- 26:51most
- 26:51trips,
- 26:52that
- 26:52engage
- 26:52with
- 26:52you
- 26:53the
- 26:53most
- 26:53digitally.
- 26:53So
- 26:53I'M
- 26:54wondering
- 26:54if
- 26:54Walmart
- 26:55is
- 26:55starting
- 26:55to
- 26:55pull
- 26:56them,
- 26:56you
- 26:56know,
- 26:57across
- 26:57the
- 26:57nation
- 26:58and
- 26:58that's
- 26:58why
- 26:58you're
- 26:58seeing
- 26:59this.
- 26:59I
- 26:59don't
- 26:59know.
- 26:59It's
- 26:59something
- 27:00I
- 27:00started
- 27:00to
- 27:00think
- 27:00about.
- 27:00I
- 27:01have
- 27:01no
- 27:01idea.
- 27:01I'm.
- 27:02I'm
- 27:02sure
- 27:02our
- 27:02friends
- 27:03at
- 27:03schnooks
- 27:03will
- 27:03tell
- 27:03us
- 27:03if
- 27:04we're,
- 27:04you
- 27:04know,
- 27:04on
- 27:04the
- 27:04right
- 27:05page
- 27:05with
- 27:05that.
- 27:06The
- 27:06part
- 27:06where
- 27:06I
- 27:06disagree
- 27:07with
- 27:07you
- 27:07slightly
- 27:08is.
- 27:09And
- 27:09it's,
- 27:10it's
- 27:10not
- 27:10so
- 27:10much
- 27:10a
- 27:10disagreement,
- 27:11it's
- 27:11just,
- 27:11I
- 27:11think
- 27:11it's
- 27:11another
- 27:12wrinkle
- 27:12is
- 27:12like,
- 27:12like
- 27:13I
- 27:13think
- 27:13given
- 27:13that
- 27:14if
- 27:14that's
- 27:14the
- 27:14case
- 27:14then
- 27:15the
- 27:15grocers
- 27:15have,
- 27:16the
- 27:16grocers
- 27:17have
- 27:17to
- 27:17do
- 27:17this.
- 27:17Right.
- 27:18That
- 27:18they
- 27:18have
- 27:18no
- 27:18other
- 27:19choice
- 27:19but
- 27:19to
- 27:19do
- 27:19it.
- 27:20But
- 27:20by
- 27:20the
- 27:21same
- 27:21token,
- 27:22unlike
- 27:22Walmart,
- 27:24I
- 27:24worry
- 27:24they
- 27:24don't
- 27:25have
- 27:25the
- 27:25same
- 27:26basket
- 27:26of
- 27:26higher
- 27:27margin
- 27:27items
- 27:27helping
- 27:28to
- 27:28defray
- 27:29of
- 27:29these
- 27:30efforts.
- 27:30Yeah.
- 27:31You
- 27:31know,
- 27:31or
- 27:31the
- 27:32number
- 27:32of
- 27:32deliveries
- 27:32going
- 27:33out.
- 27:33So
- 27:33why
- 27:33you
- 27:34have
- 27:34to
- 27:34do
- 27:34it?
- 27:34I
- 27:34don't
- 27:34know
- 27:34that
- 27:35it's
- 27:35economically
- 27:35sustainable
- 27:36to
- 27:36do
- 27:37it.
- 27:37And
- 27:37that's
- 27:38the
- 27:38question
- 27:38I
- 27:38have.
- 27:39And
- 27:39so,
- 27:39so
- 27:39you
- 27:39know,
- 27:40again
- 27:40it
- 27:40just
- 27:40goes
- 27:40back
- 27:41to.
- 27:41Walmart
- 27:41has
- 27:41done
- 27:41a
- 27:42really,
- 27:42really
- 27:42good
- 27:42job
- 27:43here
- 27:43of
- 27:44differentiating
- 27:44themselves
- 27:45in
- 27:45the
- 27:45marketplace,
- 27:46particularly
- 27:46when
- 27:46it
- 27:47comes
- 27:47to
- 27:47grocery
- 27:48and
- 27:48quick
- 27:48delivery.
- 27:49Right,
- 27:49I
- 27:50know,
- 27:50I
- 27:50think
- 27:50you're
- 27:50right.
- 27:50And
- 27:51excuse
- 27:52me,
- 27:52another
- 27:52thing
- 27:52I
- 27:52think
- 27:53this
- 27:53will
- 27:53bring
- 27:53into
- 27:53the
- 27:53fold
- 27:54is
- 27:54what
- 27:55investments
- 27:55then
- 27:55do
- 27:56like
- 27:56schnooks
- 27:57and
- 27:57even
- 27:58Kroger,
- 27:58like
- 27:58Kroger
- 27:59is
- 27:59working
- 27:59with
- 27:59Ocado
- 28:00to
- 28:00help
- 28:00fulfill
- 28:00these
- 28:00orders.
- 28:01But
- 28:01what
- 28:01investments
- 28:01will
- 28:02schnooks
- 28:02have
- 28:02to
- 28:02make
- 28:02upstream
- 28:03too
- 28:03to
- 28:04be
- 28:04able
- 28:04to
- 28:04support
- 28:04this?
- 28:05Like,
- 28:05like
- 28:05will
- 28:05they
- 28:06have
- 28:06to
- 28:06get
- 28:06into
- 28:06micro
- 28:06fulfillment
- 28:07to
- 28:07make
- 28:07it
- 28:07worth
- 28:08it
- 28:09costs?
- 28:10Right,
- 28:11right,
- 28:11absolutely.
- 28:12But
- 28:12they
- 28:12are
- 28:12doing
- 28:12that
- 28:12it
- 28:13sounds
- 28:13like
- 28:13because
- 28:13it's
- 28:13a
- 28:13dark
- 28:14store,
- 28:14Right.
- 28:14That
- 28:14they
- 28:15formerly
- 28:15there
- 28:15was
- 28:15a.
- 28:16Formerly
- 28:16enough.
- 28:16So
- 28:16that's
- 28:16an
- 28:16interesting
- 28:17wrinkle
- 28:17here
- 28:17too.
- 28:17They
- 28:18are,
- 28:18yeah,
- 28:18seems
- 28:19like
- 28:19they're
- 28:19looking
- 28:19at
- 28:19that.
- 28:19We
- 28:20don't
- 28:20know
- 28:20to
- 28:20what
- 28:20degree
- 28:20they
- 28:20are,
- 28:21but
- 28:21yeah,
- 28:21that's
- 28:21a
- 28:21great
- 28:21point.
- 28:22Right.
- 28:23Well,
- 28:24lots,
- 28:25lots
- 28:25to
- 28:25come
- 28:25and
- 28:26especially
- 28:26from
- 28:26that
- 28:27Walmart
- 28:27headline,
- 28:2893%.
- 28:29I
- 28:30just,
- 28:30I
- 28:30still
- 28:30can't
- 28:30get
- 28:30over
- 28:31it.
- 28:31It
- 28:31still
- 28:31is
- 28:32astonishing
- 28:32to
- 28:33me
- 28:34but
- 28:34I
- 28:35guess
- 28:35it
- 28:35makes
- 28:35sense.
- 28:36They're,
- 28:36they're.
- 28:36Walmart
- 28:37is
- 28:37moving
- 28:37at
- 28:37a
- 28:37pace
- 28:38that
- 28:38not
- 28:39a
- 28:39lot
- 28:39of
- 28:39people
- 28:39can
- 28:40compete
- 28:40with
- 28:40right
- 28:40now.
- 28:42That's
- 28:42for
- 28:42sure.
- 28:42All
- 28:42right,
- 28:42that
- 28:42is
- 28:43for
- 28:43sure.
- 28:43Let's,
- 28:43let's
- 28:44move
- 28:44on
- 28:44to
- 28:44headline
- 28:44number
- 28:45five.
- 28:45Speaking
- 28:45of
- 28:45Walmart,
- 28:46Walmart
- 28:47has
- 28:47a
- 28:47new
- 28:48internal
- 28:48AI
- 28:48tool
- 28:49that
- 28:49helps
- 28:49Walmart's
- 28:50merchandising
- 28:50team
- 28:50analyze
- 28:51sales,
- 28:51pricing
- 28:52and
- 28:52inventory
- 28:53faster
- 28:54than
- 28:54ever,
- 28:55according
- 28:55to
- 28:55Fast
- 28:56Company.
- 28:56To
- 28:56help
- 28:56merchants
- 28:57quickly
- 28:57access
- 28:58and
- 28:58analyze
- 28:58relevant
- 28:59information,
- 28:59Walmart
- 29:00has
- 29:00introduced
- 29:01Wall
- 29:01E,
- 29:01an
- 29:02internal
- 29:02generative
- 29:02AI
- 29:03tool
- 29:03that
- 29:03can
- 29:03dive
- 29:04into
- 29:04internal
- 29:04data
- 29:05to
- 29:05create
- 29:05responses
- 29:06in
- 29:06just
- 29:06seconds.
- 29:07Wally
- 29:08uses
- 29:08a
- 29:08familiar
- 29:09chat
- 29:09style
- 29:09interface
- 29:10to
- 29:10retrieve
- 29:10relevant
- 29:11data
- 29:11from
- 29:11Walmart's
- 29:12databases
- 29:12while
- 29:13accurately
- 29:13interpreting
- 29:14product
- 29:14industry
- 29:15jargon
- 29:15and
- 29:16category
- 29:16names.
- 29:17Wally
- 29:17can
- 29:18then
- 29:18generate
- 29:18quick
- 29:19answers
- 29:19tables
- 29:20or
- 29:20full
- 29:20reports
- 29:21as
- 29:21needed.
- 29:21To
- 29:22make
- 29:22sure
- 29:22that
- 29:22Wally
- 29:23gives
- 29:23accurate
- 29:23answers,
- 29:24Walmart
- 29:24has
- 29:24deployed
- 29:25developed
- 29:26automated
- 29:26tests
- 29:27where
- 29:27the
- 29:27tool's
- 29:27numeric
- 29:28responses
- 29:28are
- 29:29checked
- 29:29against
- 29:29known
- 29:30answers.
- 29:31The
- 29:31company
- 29:31even
- 29:32trained
- 29:32an
- 29:32AI
- 29:32judge
- 29:33to
- 29:33evaluate
- 29:34the
- 29:34software's
- 29:35conversations
- 29:36based
- 29:36on
- 29:36human
- 29:37annotated
- 29:38samples.
- 29:39Chris,
- 29:40I
- 29:40have
- 29:40two
- 29:40questions
- 29:41for
- 29:41you.
- 29:42Okay.
- 29:42First,
- 29:43are
- 29:43you
- 29:43buying
- 29:44or
- 29:44selling
- 29:44Wall
- 29:45E,
- 29:45Walmart's
- 29:45new
- 29:45AI
- 29:46tool
- 29:46for
- 29:46merchants?
- 29:47And
- 29:48second,
- 29:49this
- 29:49is
- 29:49also
- 29:49the
- 29:50A
- 29:50and
- 29:50M
- 29:50put
- 29:50you
- 29:50on
- 29:50the
- 29:51spot
- 29:51question.
- 29:52Oh,
- 29:52God.
- 29:52Yeah,
- 29:52we
- 29:52haven't
- 29:53had
- 29:53it
- 29:53yet.
- 29:53Wow.
- 29:54Okay.
- 29:54A
- 29:54and
- 29:54M
- 29:55wants
- 29:55to
- 29:55know.
- 29:56It
- 29:57makes
- 29:57a
- 29:57lot
- 29:57of
- 29:57sense
- 29:57that
- 29:58Walmart
- 29:58is
- 29:58making
- 29:58data
- 29:59more
- 29:59accessible
- 30:00given
- 30:00the
- 30:00vast
- 30:00hours
- 30:01merchants
- 30:01spend
- 30:01combing
- 30:02through
- 30:02data
- 30:02and
- 30:03looking
- 30:03for
- 30:03insights
- 30:04to
- 30:04optimize
- 30:04their
- 30:05decisions,
- 30:05address
- 30:06executional
- 30:06challenges,
- 30:07or
- 30:07give
- 30:07them
- 30:08negotiation
- 30:09leverage.
- 30:10Walmart's
- 30:11been
- 30:11pushing
- 30:11on
- 30:11this
- 30:11front
- 30:11for
- 30:12several
- 30:12years.
- 30:13But
- 30:13the
- 30:13question
- 30:13is
- 30:14now,
- 30:14with
- 30:15this
- 30:15live,
- 30:16how
- 30:17do
- 30:17job
- 30:17expectations
- 30:18for
- 30:18Walmart
- 30:19merchants
- 30:19change
- 30:19with
- 30:19this
- 30:20tool
- 30:20at
- 30:20their
- 30:20disposal?
- 30:21And
- 30:21what
- 30:21challenges
- 30:22will
- 30:22it
- 30:22put
- 30:22on
- 30:23cpg,
- 30:23these
- 30:23suppliers,
- 30:24to
- 30:24add
- 30:25value
- 30:25as
- 30:25Walmart
- 30:26becomes
- 30:26more
- 30:27data
- 30:27savvy?
- 30:28This
- 30:28is
- 30:28a
- 30:28perfect
- 30:29question
- 30:29for
- 30:29you,
- 30:31given
- 30:31your
- 30:31merchandising
- 30:32experience
- 30:33throughout
- 30:34the
- 30:34years.
- 30:35What
- 30:35does
- 30:35this
- 30:36mean?
- 30:36And
- 30:37are
- 30:37you
- 30:37buying
- 30:37or
- 30:37selling?
- 30:38Wow.
- 30:39Okay.
- 30:39All
- 30:40right,
- 30:40so
- 30:40there's
- 30:40a
- 30:40lot
- 30:40of
- 30:41meat
- 30:41on
- 30:41both
- 30:41those
- 30:42bones.
- 30:42I
- 30:43don't
- 30:43know
- 30:43how
- 30:43much
- 30:43time
- 30:43we
- 30:44have,
- 30:44but
- 30:44I
- 30:45think
- 30:45I'll
- 30:45take
- 30:45the
- 30:45A
- 30:45and
- 30:46M
- 30:46put
- 30:46you
- 30:46on
- 30:46the
- 30:46spot
- 30:47question
- 30:47first.
- 30:47And
- 30:48I
- 30:48think.
- 30:48Okay,
- 30:49I
- 30:49think
- 30:49that.
- 30:49I
- 30:49think
- 30:50that
- 30:50question
- 30:50is
- 30:50a
- 30:50great
- 30:51one.
- 30:52And
- 30:52there's
- 30:52really
- 30:52two
- 30:53parts
- 30:53to
- 30:53it,
- 30:53like
- 30:53what
- 30:53is
- 30:53the
- 30:54impact
- 30:54to
- 30:54the
- 30:54merchants?
- 30:54And
- 30:54then
- 30:54what
- 30:55is
- 30:55the
- 30:55impact
- 30:55to
- 30:55the
- 30:55CPGs?
- 30:56I'm
- 30:56going
- 30:56to
- 30:56take
- 30:56the
- 30:56CPG
- 30:57part
- 30:57first,
- 30:58because
- 30:59Walmart
- 30:59having
- 31:00this
- 31:00tool,
- 31:00this
- 31:01technological
- 31:01capability,
- 31:03I
- 31:03think
- 31:03is
- 31:03really
- 31:04interesting
- 31:04because
- 31:04it
- 31:04creates
- 31:05an
- 31:05asymmetry
- 31:06of
- 31:06information
- 31:06between
- 31:07Walmart
- 31:07and
- 31:08its
- 31:08supplier
- 31:09community.
- 31:10And
- 31:10whenever
- 31:11there's
- 31:11an
- 31:11asymmetry
- 31:12of
- 31:12information,
- 31:13it's
- 31:14always
- 31:14an
- 31:14advantage
- 31:14in
- 31:15negotiations.
- 31:16So,
- 31:16yes,
- 31:16the
- 31:16supplier
- 31:17community
- 31:17is
- 31:17probably
- 31:18a
- 31:18little
- 31:18anxious
- 31:18today
- 31:19about
- 31:20reading
- 31:20this
- 31:20news
- 31:20because
- 31:21they're
- 31:21going
- 31:21to
- 31:21have
- 31:21to
- 31:21keep
- 31:21up.
- 31:22But
- 31:22yet
- 31:22Walmart
- 31:23has
- 31:23all
- 31:23the
- 31:23data
- 31:24and
- 31:24can
- 31:24analyze
- 31:25it
- 31:25in
- 31:25this
- 31:25way
- 31:26with
- 31:26all
- 31:26these
- 31:26fancy
- 31:27new
- 31:27AI
- 31:28tools
- 31:28as
- 31:28well.
- 31:28So,
- 31:29so
- 31:29it's
- 31:29going
- 31:29to
- 31:29be
- 31:29tricky.
- 31:30So.
- 31:31But
- 31:31here's
- 31:31the
- 31:31other
- 31:32thing.
- 31:32All
- 31:32right,
- 31:32going
- 31:32back
- 31:32to
- 31:32the
- 31:32other
- 31:33question,
- 31:33which,
- 31:33which
- 31:33will
- 31:34get
- 31:34me
- 31:34back
- 31:34to
- 31:34the
- 31:34other
- 31:34part
- 31:34of
- 31:35the
- 31:35impact
- 31:35on
- 31:35the
- 31:35merchants
- 31:36too,
- 31:36in
- 31:36the
- 31:36A
- 31:36and
- 31:36M
- 31:36question.
- 31:37Am
- 31:37I
- 31:37buying
- 31:37or
- 31:38selling
- 31:38this?
- 31:39I
- 31:40want
- 31:40to
- 31:40buy
- 31:40this
- 31:41so
- 31:41hard.
- 31:42And
- 31:42I
- 31:42want
- 31:42to
- 31:42buy
- 31:43this
- 31:43so
- 31:43hard
- 31:44because
- 31:44as
- 31:45soon
- 31:45as
- 31:45I
- 31:45read
- 31:45this,
- 31:46I
- 31:46sent
- 31:46in
- 31:47a
- 31:47message
- 31:47via
- 31:47LinkedIn
- 31:48to
- 31:48Brian
- 31:48Knapp,
- 31:49the
- 31:49SVP
- 31:49of
- 31:50merchandising,
- 31:50trans
- 31:51quoted
- 31:51in
- 31:51the
- 31:51article.
- 31:52I
- 31:52asked
- 31:53him
- 31:53to
- 31:53come.
- 31:53Please
- 31:54join
- 31:54us
- 31:54and
- 31:54talk
- 31:54about
- 31:55it
- 31:55with
- 31:55us
- 31:55on
- 31:56our
- 31:56five
- 31:56insightful
- 31:57minute
- 31:57segment.
- 31:57So,
- 31:58because
- 31:58I
- 31:58this
- 31:59is
- 31:59a
- 31:59major
- 31:59issue
- 32:00across
- 32:00every
- 32:01retailer.
- 32:02One
- 32:02of
- 32:02the
- 32:02biggest
- 32:03frustrations
- 32:03and
- 32:04stress
- 32:04points
- 32:04of
- 32:05any
- 32:05merchant.
- 32:06Any
- 32:06merchant
- 32:06and
- 32:07is
- 32:07the
- 32:07Monday
- 32:08morning
- 32:08meeting.
- 32:09It
- 32:09is
- 32:09terrible.
- 32:10And
- 32:11oftentimes
- 32:11this
- 32:11is
- 32:11what
- 32:12pissed
- 32:12me
- 32:12off
- 32:12the
- 32:12most.
- 32:12Oftentimes
- 32:13the
- 32:14success
- 32:14of
- 32:14those
- 32:15meetings
- 32:15was
- 32:15100%
- 32:16dependent
- 32:17on
- 32:17one,
- 32:18who
- 32:18had
- 32:18the
- 32:18time
- 32:19to
- 32:19come
- 32:19in
- 32:19early
- 32:19and
- 32:20pull
- 32:20a
- 32:20bunch
- 32:20of
- 32:20reports
- 32:21and
- 32:21two,
- 32:22who
- 32:22knew
- 32:23how
- 32:23to
- 32:23pull
- 32:23those
- 32:23reports
- 32:24the
- 32:24best.
- 32:25Both
- 32:25of
- 32:25which
- 32:26are
- 32:26two
- 32:26skills
- 32:26that
- 32:27have
- 32:27absolutely
- 32:28nothing
- 32:28to
- 32:28do
- 32:29with
- 32:29merchandising.
- 32:30So
- 32:30that's
- 32:31still
- 32:31going
- 32:31to
- 32:31be
- 32:31a
- 32:31little
- 32:31bit
- 32:32of
- 32:32the
- 32:32case
- 32:32because
- 32:32you're
- 32:32still
- 32:32going
- 32:32to
- 32:33have
- 32:33to
- 32:33understand
- 32:33how
- 32:34to
- 32:34use
- 32:34this
- 32:34like
- 32:34ChatGPT
- 32:36style
- 32:36analysis
- 32:37tool.
- 32:37But
- 32:38I
- 32:38know
- 32:38for
- 32:38those
- 32:38listening,
- 32:39I'm
- 32:39speaking
- 32:39the
- 32:39language
- 32:40of
- 32:40the
- 32:40merchant
- 32:41right
- 32:41now
- 32:41because
- 32:42so
- 32:42if
- 32:42this
- 32:42works
- 32:42like
- 32:43they're
- 32:43saying
- 32:43it
- 32:43does,
- 32:43is
- 32:44it's
- 32:44a
- 32:44massive
- 32:44game
- 32:45changer.
- 32:45It's
- 32:45massive,
- 32:46both
- 32:46for
- 32:47the
- 32:47long
- 32:47term
- 32:47time
- 32:47savings
- 32:48and
- 32:49also
- 32:49keeping
- 32:49everyone
- 32:50on
- 32:50the
- 32:50same
- 32:50sheet
- 32:50of
- 32:50music.
- 32:51Because
- 32:51as
- 32:51I
- 32:51said
- 32:51before,
- 32:52last
- 32:52point
- 32:52I'll
- 32:52make
- 32:53is
- 32:54AI
- 32:54should
- 32:54drive
- 32:55the
- 32:55discussions
- 32:55in
- 32:55your
- 32:55morning
- 32:56huddle
- 32:56because
- 32:56it's
- 32:57objective.
- 32:58It's
- 32:58much
- 32:58more
- 32:58objective
- 32:59than
- 32:59the
- 32:59DMM's
- 33:00wife
- 33:00telling
- 33:01telling
- 33:01her
- 33:02husband
- 33:02over
- 33:02the
- 33:02weekend,
- 33:02hey,
- 33:03I
- 33:03was
- 33:03in
- 33:03this
- 33:03store
- 33:03and
- 33:03I
- 33:04saw
- 33:04this.
- 33:04Can
- 33:04you
- 33:05make
- 33:05sure
- 33:05your
- 33:05team
- 33:05looks
- 33:06into
- 33:06it?
- 33:06That
- 33:07used
- 33:07to
- 33:07happen
- 33:08and
- 33:08it's
- 33:08so
- 33:08frustrating
- 33:09when
- 33:09you've
- 33:09pulled
- 33:09all
- 33:10these
- 33:10reports
- 33:10and
- 33:11your
- 33:11whole
- 33:11day
- 33:11is
- 33:11now
- 33:12thrown
- 33:12off.
- 33:13And
- 33:13so
- 33:13yes,
- 33:14but
- 33:14the
- 33:14bar
- 33:14is
- 33:14going
- 33:14to
- 33:14be
- 33:15raised
- 33:15for
- 33:15the
- 33:15merchants
- 33:16to
- 33:16Adam's
- 33:17question,
- 33:17like
- 33:17the
- 33:17bar
- 33:18is
- 33:18going
- 33:18to
- 33:18be
- 33:18raised,
- 33:19you're
- 33:19going
- 33:19to
- 33:19be
- 33:19expected
- 33:19to
- 33:20do
- 33:20more
- 33:20and
- 33:20you're
- 33:21going
- 33:21to
- 33:21expect
- 33:21it
- 33:21to
- 33:21be
- 33:21more
- 33:22efficient
- 33:22and
- 33:22more
- 33:22productive
- 33:23and
- 33:23drive
- 33:23more
- 33:24volume.
- 33:24If
- 33:24the
- 33:24tools
- 33:25work
- 33:25like
- 33:25Walmart
- 33:26is
- 33:26purporting
- 33:27that
- 33:27they
- 33:27do
- 33:28well.
- 33:28And
- 33:28Chris,
- 33:29I
- 33:29mean,
- 33:29do
- 33:29you
- 33:29think
- 33:29that
- 33:30this
- 33:30could
- 33:30actually
- 33:30be
- 33:31an
- 33:31effective
- 33:31tool
- 33:32in
- 33:32training
- 33:32them?
- 33:33Like,
- 33:33if
- 33:33you
- 33:33have
- 33:34if
- 33:34you're
- 33:34a
- 33:34new
- 33:34merchant,
- 33:35like
- 33:35many
- 33:36people
- 33:36start
- 33:36out
- 33:37in
- 33:37their
- 33:37retail
- 33:37careers
- 33:38as
- 33:38being
- 33:39a
- 33:39buyer's
- 33:39assistant
- 33:40or
- 33:40an
- 33:40analyst.
- 33:41Like,
- 33:41couldn't
- 33:42this,
- 33:42couldn't
- 33:42this
- 33:42be
- 33:43an
- 33:43easier
- 33:43way
- 33:43of
- 33:44kind
- 33:44of
- 33:44training
- 33:44yourself
- 33:45if
- 33:45you
- 33:45had
- 33:46to?
- 33:46Or
- 33:46is
- 33:46that
- 33:47not,
- 33:47do
- 33:47you
- 33:47not
- 33:47think?
- 33:48Oh,
- 33:48yeah,
- 33:48no,
- 33:48for
- 33:48sure.
- 33:48I
- 33:49mean,
- 33:49I
- 33:49mean
- 33:49it's,
- 33:49it's,
- 33:50it's
- 33:50amazing
- 33:50the
- 33:50amount
- 33:51of
- 33:51data
- 33:51that
- 33:51we
- 33:51all
- 33:52have
- 33:52as
- 33:52retailers,
- 33:53but
- 33:53how
- 33:53hard
- 33:53it
- 33:53is
- 33:54to
- 33:54get
- 33:54it
- 33:54in
- 33:55a
- 33:55way
- 33:55that
- 33:55we
- 33:55can
- 33:55understand
- 33:56it.
- 33:56So
- 33:56like,
- 33:56for
- 33:56example,
- 33:57like,
- 33:57you
- 33:57know,
- 33:58say
- 33:58you
- 33:58were
- 33:58talking
- 33:59to
- 33:59Denise
- 33:59yesterday
- 33:59about
- 34:00the
- 34:00Scoop
- 34:00clothing
- 34:01line
- 34:01and
- 34:01you're
- 34:01like,
- 34:01yeah,
- 34:02hey,
- 34:02how
- 34:02do,
- 34:03how
- 34:03do
- 34:03my
- 34:03sales
- 34:04in,
- 34:04in
- 34:05the
- 34:05south
- 34:06compare
- 34:06to
- 34:06my
- 34:06sales
- 34:07in
- 34:07the
- 34:07North?
- 34:07That
- 34:08simple
- 34:08question
- 34:09probably
- 34:09takes
- 34:10the
- 34:10average
- 34:10retailer
- 34:11a
- 34:11very
- 34:11long
- 34:11time
- 34:12to
- 34:12pull.
- 34:12But
- 34:12if
- 34:13AI
- 34:13can
- 34:13work
- 34:14in
- 34:14the
- 34:14background
- 34:14and
- 34:14then
- 34:15you
- 34:15can
- 34:15actually.
- 34:15And
- 34:16then
- 34:16you
- 34:16can
- 34:16go,
- 34:16oh,
- 34:17now
- 34:17tell
- 34:17me
- 34:17how
- 34:17it
- 34:17looks
- 34:18in
- 34:18Miami
- 34:18versus
- 34:19versus
- 34:20Fort
- 34:21Lauderdale
- 34:21and
- 34:22where
- 34:22are
- 34:22my
- 34:23in
- 34:23stock
- 34:23opportunities?
- 34:23Where
- 34:24am
- 34:24I
- 34:24going
- 34:24to
- 34:24have,
- 34:25where
- 34:25am
- 34:25I
- 34:25going
- 34:25to
- 34:25have,
- 34:25you
- 34:26know,
- 34:26inventory
- 34:27outages
- 34:27forecasted
- 34:28in
- 34:28the
- 34:28future?
- 34:28Like,
- 34:29you
- 34:29can
- 34:29just
- 34:29go
- 34:29crazy
- 34:30with
- 34:30this.
- 34:30So
- 34:30that's
- 34:30why
- 34:30I'm
- 34:31a
- 34:31little,
- 34:31still
- 34:31a
- 34:31little
- 34:31bit
- 34:31skeptical
- 34:32about
- 34:32how
- 34:32well
- 34:32this
- 34:33thing
- 34:33works.
- 34:33Yeah.
- 34:34But
- 34:34it's
- 34:34cool
- 34:34that
- 34:34they're
- 34:35trying
- 34:35to
- 34:35do
- 34:35it
- 34:35and
- 34:35they're
- 34:36publicly
- 34:36talking
- 34:36about
- 34:36it
- 34:37too,
- 34:37because
- 34:37it's
- 34:37going
- 34:37to
- 34:37be
- 34:37a
- 34:38differentiator
- 34:38as
- 34:39people
- 34:39gravitate
- 34:40towards
- 34:40working
- 34:41at
- 34:41the
- 34:41places
- 34:41that
- 34:42try
- 34:42to
- 34:42make
- 34:42them
- 34:43work
- 34:43easier
- 34:43and
- 34:43not
- 34:44harder
- 34:44as
- 34:44well.
- 34:45Right.
- 34:46I
- 34:46was
- 34:46even
- 34:46talking
- 34:47about
- 34:47like
- 34:47just
- 34:47being
- 34:47able
- 34:47to
- 34:48put
- 34:48it
- 34:48into
- 34:48an
- 34:48Excel
- 34:49spreadsheet
- 34:49or
- 34:49graph
- 34:50or
- 34:50chart
- 34:50or
- 34:51something
- 34:51like.
- 34:52Right,
- 34:52no,
- 34:53for
- 34:53sure.
- 34:53Yeah.
- 34:53Saves
- 34:54that
- 34:54work
- 34:54on
- 34:55their
- 34:55side
- 34:55too
- 34:55to
- 34:56like
- 34:56get
- 34:56to
- 34:57a
- 34:57point
- 34:57instead
- 34:58of
- 34:58having
- 34:58to
- 34:58like
- 34:59teach
- 34:59somebody
- 34:59how,
- 35:00how
- 35:00to
- 35:00do,
- 35:01you
- 35:01know,
- 35:02all
- 35:02of
- 35:02that,
- 35:03that
- 35:03busy
- 35:03work.
- 35:04Really.
- 35:04And
- 35:04it's
- 35:05been
- 35:05interesting
- 35:05too
- 35:05because
- 35:06I've
- 35:06been
- 35:06asking
- 35:06that
- 35:06question
- 35:07of
- 35:07a
- 35:07lot
- 35:07of
- 35:07people
- 35:07here
- 35:07at
- 35:08Etail
- 35:08too,
- 35:08Chris.
- 35:09Like,
- 35:09how
- 35:09are
- 35:09you
- 35:09using
- 35:10AI
- 35:10in
- 35:11your
- 35:11day
- 35:11to
- 35:11day
- 35:11right
- 35:12now?
- 35:12And
- 35:12like
- 35:13one
- 35:13of
- 35:13the
- 35:13really
- 35:13interesting
- 35:14ones,
- 35:15Andre
- 35:15Ribrov,
- 35:16he's
- 35:16the
- 35:16CEO
- 35:16of
- 35:16scentbird,
- 35:17I
- 35:17interviewed
- 35:18him
- 35:18yesterday.
- 35:18He
- 35:19was
- 35:19on
- 35:19a
- 35:19panel
- 35:19with
- 35:19a
- 35:19bunch
- 35:20of
- 35:20other
- 35:20CEOs
- 35:21and
- 35:21they
- 35:22are
- 35:22using
- 35:22AI
- 35:22to
- 35:23completely
- 35:23eliminate
- 35:24the
- 35:24one
- 35:25on
- 35:25one
- 35:25meetings.
- 35:26So
- 35:26like
- 35:26the
- 35:26whole
- 35:27thing
- 35:27is
- 35:27like
- 35:27eliminate
- 35:28opportunities
- 35:28for
- 35:29people
- 35:29to
- 35:29complain
- 35:29about
- 35:30their
- 35:30jobs
- 35:30basically.
- 35:31So
- 35:31instead
- 35:32they're
- 35:32sending
- 35:33bots
- 35:33that
- 35:33are
- 35:33interviewing
- 35:34people
- 35:34throughout
- 35:35the
- 35:35weeks.
- 35:35Like
- 35:35you'd
- 35:36be
- 35:36having
- 35:36an
- 35:36AI
- 35:37conversation,
- 35:37like
- 35:37a
- 35:38language
- 35:38based
- 35:39conversation
- 35:39with
- 35:40the,
- 35:40with
- 35:41your,
- 35:42your
- 35:42surveyor
- 35:43who's
- 35:43a
- 35:43bot.
- 35:44Like
- 35:44your
- 35:44HSR
- 35:45rep.
- 35:45Yeah.
- 35:46But
- 35:46then
- 35:46they
- 35:46collect
- 35:47all
- 35:47this
- 35:47info
- 35:48and
- 35:48then
- 35:48when
- 35:48you
- 35:49have
- 35:49your
- 35:49one
- 35:49on
- 35:49ones
- 35:50that's
- 35:50like,
- 35:50here's
- 35:50how
- 35:51you've
- 35:51been
- 35:51doing.
- 35:51These
- 35:52are
- 35:52the
- 35:52things
- 35:52that
- 35:52we
- 35:52should
- 35:52just
- 35:53like
- 35:53you
- 35:53said
- 35:53for
- 35:53the
- 35:53Monday
- 35:54morning
- 35:54meeting,
- 35:54like
- 35:55these
- 35:55are
- 35:55the
- 35:55ways
- 35:56that
- 35:56these
- 35:56AI
- 35:57tools
- 35:57are,
- 35:57are
- 35:58really
- 35:58finding
- 35:58efficiencies
- 35:59in
- 35:59business
- 35:59that
- 36:00might
- 36:00not
- 36:00be
- 36:00like
- 36:01an
- 36:01immediate
- 36:01oh,
- 36:02this
- 36:02is
- 36:02changing
- 36:02our
- 36:03bottom
- 36:03line,
- 36:03but
- 36:03I
- 36:04think
- 36:04improving
- 36:04the
- 36:04day
- 36:05to
- 36:05day
- 36:05life
- 36:05of,
- 36:05of
- 36:06work.
- 36:07So
- 36:07I,
- 36:07I
- 36:07think
- 36:08this
- 36:08is
- 36:08a
- 36:08great,
- 36:09I'm
- 36:09super
- 36:09pumped
- 36:10for
- 36:10Walmart.
- 36:10Even
- 36:11if
- 36:11it's
- 36:11just
- 36:11like
- 36:11baseline
- 36:12stuff
- 36:12that
- 36:12they're
- 36:12starting
- 36:13to
- 36:13do
- 36:13right
- 36:13now
- 36:13to
- 36:13remove
- 36:14this,
- 36:15this
- 36:15friction
- 36:16and
- 36:16to
- 36:16get
- 36:16to
- 36:17this
- 36:17data
- 36:17faster
- 36:18and
- 36:18have
- 36:18somebody
- 36:18be
- 36:19able
- 36:19to
- 36:19like
- 36:19work
- 36:19off
- 36:20the
- 36:20same,
- 36:20the
- 36:21same
- 36:21kind
- 36:21of
- 36:21dashboard
- 36:22of
- 36:22data
- 36:23and
- 36:23get
- 36:24to
- 36:24making
- 36:24those
- 36:24decisions
- 36:25faster.
- 36:25So
- 36:25I
- 36:26love
- 36:26it.
- 36:26I
- 36:26think
- 36:26it's
- 36:26huge.
- 36:27Yeah,
- 36:28it's
- 36:28a
- 36:28great
- 36:28point.
- 36:28Yeah,
- 36:28like
- 36:29review
- 36:29writing
- 36:29processes
- 36:30should
- 36:30be
- 36:30faster
- 36:31and
- 36:31more
- 36:31objective.
- 36:32The
- 36:32other
- 36:32point
- 36:32too
- 36:32then
- 36:33that
- 36:33we
- 36:33talked
- 36:33a
- 36:33little
- 36:33bit
- 36:33about
- 36:33last
- 36:34week
- 36:34with
- 36:34Lens
- 36:34Lisa
- 36:34Collier,
- 36:35which
- 36:35you
- 36:35know,
- 36:35I
- 36:35was
- 36:36kind
- 36:36of
- 36:36like
- 36:36vibing
- 36:37with
- 36:37her
- 36:37as
- 36:37she
- 36:37was
- 36:37talking
- 36:37a
- 36:38lot
- 36:38because
- 36:38she
- 36:38was
- 36:38a
- 36:38former
- 36:39merchant
- 36:39too.
- 36:39Like
- 36:40the,
- 36:40I
- 36:41hope
- 36:41this,
- 36:41I
- 36:41hope
- 36:42tools
- 36:42like
- 36:42this
- 36:42actually
- 36:42pull
- 36:43the
- 36:43merchants
- 36:43out
- 36:43of
- 36:43the
- 36:44spreadsheets
- 36:44and
- 36:44out
- 36:44of
- 36:45the
- 36:45like,
- 36:46like
- 36:46the
- 36:46data
- 36:47analysis
- 36:47thing
- 36:47and
- 36:47it
- 36:48gets
- 36:48them
- 36:48back
- 36:48to
- 36:48like
- 36:48thinking
- 36:49about
- 36:49and,
- 36:50and
- 36:50the
- 36:50art
- 36:50of
- 36:50merchandising
- 36:51in
- 36:51terms
- 36:51of
- 36:52driving
- 36:52product
- 36:52and
- 36:53putting
- 36:53it
- 36:53on
- 36:53display
- 36:54in
- 36:54the
- 36:54right
- 36:54way
- 36:54in
- 36:54the
- 36:54store
- 36:55and
- 36:55standing
- 36:56behind
- 36:56things
- 36:56with
- 36:56a
- 36:57point
- 36:57of
- 36:57view.
- 36:57The
- 36:58thing
- 36:58that
- 36:58I
- 36:58cannot
- 36:59do,
- 36:59that
- 37:00I
- 37:00cannot
- 37:01do,
- 37:01at
- 37:01least
- 37:01not
- 37:01right
- 37:02now.
- 37:02And
- 37:02so
- 37:02that's
- 37:02what
- 37:02I
- 37:02hope
- 37:03this,
- 37:03I
- 37:03hope
- 37:03ultimately
- 37:04comes
- 37:04from,
- 37:04from
- 37:04this.
- 37:05Yeah.
- 37:05And
- 37:05I
- 37:05think
- 37:05in
- 37:05closing,
- 37:06Chris,
- 37:06I
- 37:06think
- 37:07the,
- 37:07it's
- 37:07only
- 37:07going
- 37:08to
- 37:08get
- 37:08more
- 37:08complicated.
- 37:09Like
- 37:10again,
- 37:10like
- 37:10Matt
- 37:10Pavich
- 37:11from
- 37:11Revionics
- 37:12is
- 37:12going
- 37:12to
- 37:12be
- 37:12on
- 37:13tomorrow
- 37:13and
- 37:14he's
- 37:14talking
- 37:14about
- 37:14like
- 37:15just
- 37:15how,
- 37:15you
- 37:16know,
- 37:16the
- 37:16number
- 37:16one
- 37:16thing
- 37:16that
- 37:17everybody's
- 37:17freaking
- 37:17out
- 37:18about
- 37:18right
- 37:18now
- 37:18is
- 37:18like
- 37:19regulations
- 37:20outside
- 37:20of
- 37:20their
- 37:21control
- 37:21with
- 37:21potential
- 37:22tariffs
- 37:22and
- 37:23all
- 37:23these
- 37:23things
- 37:23happening
- 37:24and
- 37:25you're,
- 37:25you're
- 37:25just
- 37:25going
- 37:25to
- 37:26be
- 37:26buried
- 37:26in
- 37:26the
- 37:26details
- 37:27of
- 37:27that
- 37:27business
- 37:28trying
- 37:28to
- 37:28figure
- 37:28out
- 37:28how
- 37:29to
- 37:29make
- 37:29sure
- 37:29pricing
- 37:30is
- 37:30accurate
- 37:30or
- 37:30all
- 37:30these
- 37:31things
- 37:31and
- 37:31you
- 37:32won't
- 37:32be
- 37:32able
- 37:32to,
- 37:33to
- 37:33stand
- 37:33behind
- 37:33your
- 37:34product
- 37:34like
- 37:34you're
- 37:34talking
- 37:34about.
- 37:35And
- 37:35I,
- 37:35I
- 37:35just,
- 37:36I
- 37:36think
- 37:36it's
- 37:36impossible
- 37:37to
- 37:37move
- 37:38the
- 37:38speed
- 37:39without
- 37:39some
- 37:39of
- 37:39these
- 37:40tools.
- 37:40So.
- 37:41Yeah,
- 37:41but
- 37:41it's,
- 37:42it's
- 37:42liberating.
- 37:42You're
- 37:42right.
- 37:42Yeah.
- 37:43You're
- 37:43Right,
- 37:43sorry.
- 37:43I
- 37:44just
- 37:44keep
- 37:44going
- 37:44on
- 37:44this
- 37:44but
- 37:45like,
- 37:45because
- 37:45like
- 37:45the,
- 37:46one
- 37:46of
- 37:46the
- 37:46most
- 37:46eye
- 37:46opening
- 37:47things
- 37:47that
- 37:47Matt
- 37:47said
- 37:47in
- 37:48that
- 37:48interview
- 37:48was
- 37:48like,
- 37:49you
- 37:49can't
- 37:49look
- 37:50at
- 37:50a
- 37:50price
- 37:50of
- 37:50any
- 37:50product
- 37:51in
- 37:51isolation
- 37:51because
- 37:52it
- 37:52impacts
- 37:53another
- 37:53category.
- 37:53It
- 37:53could
- 37:53impact
- 37:54another
- 37:54category
- 37:54on
- 37:55the
- 37:55exact
- 37:55opposite
- 37:55side
- 37:56of
- 37:56the
- 37:56store.
- 37:56And
- 37:57there's
- 37:57no
- 37:57merchant
- 37:57that
- 37:58has
- 37:58the
- 37:58mental
- 37:59capacity
- 37:59to
- 38:00be
- 38:00able
- 38:00to
- 38:00handle
- 38:00that
- 38:01and
- 38:01compute
- 38:01that.
- 38:01That
- 38:02Right.
- 38:02So
- 38:02you're
- 38:02right.
- 38:03And
- 38:03so
- 38:03hopefully
- 38:04like
- 38:04you
- 38:04can
- 38:04take
- 38:04all
- 38:05those
- 38:05jobs
- 38:05out
- 38:06of
- 38:06the
- 38:06auspice
- 38:07of
- 38:07the
- 38:07merchant.
- 38:08Like
- 38:08I
- 38:08don't
- 38:08need
- 38:08to
- 38:08decide
- 38:09my
- 38:09pricing.
- 38:09Like
- 38:10that
- 38:10can
- 38:10be
- 38:10helped
- 38:10or
- 38:11I
- 38:11can
- 38:11just,
- 38:11you
- 38:11know,
- 38:12green
- 38:12light
- 38:12it,
- 38:12you
- 38:12know,
- 38:12essentially,
- 38:13yes,
- 38:13I
- 38:13agree
- 38:13with
- 38:14that,
- 38:14you
- 38:14know,
- 38:15and
- 38:15manage
- 38:15by
- 38:15exception.
- 38:16And
- 38:16so
- 38:16that's
- 38:16the
- 38:16beauty
- 38:17here.
- 38:17Well,
- 38:18Wally,
- 38:18we
- 38:18have
- 38:18very
- 38:19high
- 38:19hopes
- 38:19for
- 38:19you.
- 38:19Don't
- 38:20let
- 38:20us
- 38:20down.
- 38:23I
- 38:23keep
- 38:23thinking
- 38:24the
- 38:24moose
- 38:24when
- 38:24he
- 38:24punches
- 38:24the
- 38:25moose
- 38:25at
- 38:25Wally
- 38:25World,
- 38:25like
- 38:26Wally
- 38:26World's
- 38:26freaking
- 38:27closed
- 38:27or
- 38:27whatever.
- 38:27I
- 38:27don't
- 38:27know.
- 38:28See,
- 38:28I'm
- 38:28thinking
- 38:28about
- 38:29Wally
- 38:29the
- 38:29Robot.
- 38:30Like
- 38:30Wally.
- 38:31Oh,
- 38:31Wally.
- 38:32Yeah,
- 38:32yeah,
- 38:33that's
- 38:33where
- 38:33I
- 38:34was
- 38:34coming
- 38:34from.
- 38:34But
- 38:35yeah,
- 38:35it
- 38:35doesn't
- 38:36matter.
- 38:36Both,
- 38:36both.
- 38:36Great.
- 38:37I
- 38:37thought
- 38:37of
- 38:37that
- 38:37too.
- 38:37I
- 38:38thought
- 38:38of
- 38:38that.
- 38:39References.
- 38:40Let's
- 38:40go
- 38:40to
- 38:40the
- 38:40lightning
- 38:41round.
- 38:41Chris.
- 38:41Let's,
- 38:42let's
- 38:42move
- 38:42this
- 38:42along.
- 38:44Chris,
- 38:44question
- 38:44number
- 38:45one.
- 38:45It
- 38:45was
- 38:45your
- 38:46birthday
- 38:46last
- 38:46weekend.
- 38:47Happy
- 38:47birthday.
- 38:49If
- 38:49you
- 38:50could
- 38:50have
- 38:50the
- 38:50power
- 38:51to
- 38:51have
- 38:51your
- 38:51family
- 38:51do
- 38:52something
- 38:52else
- 38:53besides
- 38:53sing
- 38:54Happy
- 38:54Birthday
- 38:54in
- 38:55honor
- 38:55of
- 38:55your
- 38:55birthday,
- 38:55what
- 38:56would
- 38:56it
- 38:56be?
- 38:57Oh,
- 38:58man.
- 38:58And
- 38:58that's.
- 38:59As
- 38:59you
- 38:59know,
- 39:00I
- 39:00was
- 39:00sick
- 39:00as
- 39:00a
- 39:01dog
- 39:01on
- 39:01my
- 39:01birthday
- 39:02weekend
- 39:02and
- 39:02I'm
- 39:02still
- 39:03sick.
- 39:03And
- 39:04took
- 39:04me
- 39:04about
- 39:04three
- 39:04headlines
- 39:05to
- 39:05get
- 39:05into
- 39:05the
- 39:06podcast
- 39:06to
- 39:06get
- 39:06my
- 39:06brain
- 39:07working
- 39:07too.
- 39:07For
- 39:07those
- 39:08that,
- 39:08that
- 39:08stuck,
- 39:08stuck
- 39:09with
- 39:09us
- 39:09this
- 39:09long.
- 39:09So
- 39:10my,
- 39:10my,
- 39:11my
- 39:11birthday
- 39:11wish
- 39:12would
- 39:12be
- 39:12that
- 39:12they
- 39:12could
- 39:12get
- 39:13rid
- 39:13of
- 39:13this
- 39:13cold
- 39:14that's
- 39:14plagued
- 39:14me
- 39:14for
- 39:14like
- 39:14the
- 39:15last
- 39:15two
- 39:15months.
- 39:15It
- 39:15just
- 39:16keeps
- 39:16coming
- 39:16and
- 39:16keeps
- 39:17coming
- 39:17back.
- 39:17And
- 39:18so
- 39:18that,
- 39:18that's,
- 39:19that's,
- 39:19that's,
- 39:20that's
- 39:20my
- 39:20answer
- 39:20to
- 39:20that
- 39:21question.
- 39:21Okay.
- 39:22I
- 39:22was
- 39:22hoping
- 39:22like
- 39:23you'd
- 39:23have
- 39:23them
- 39:24like
- 39:24give
- 39:25you
- 39:25a
- 39:25massage
- 39:26or
- 39:26like
- 39:26do
- 39:26something
- 39:27else
- 39:27that
- 39:27doesn't
- 39:28involve
- 39:28loud
- 39:29singing,
- 39:29but.
- 39:30Okay.
- 39:30Getting
- 39:30rid
- 39:31of
- 39:31a
- 39:31cold,
- 39:31I
- 39:31suppose
- 39:32is
- 39:32this
- 39:32is
- 39:33relevant
- 39:33right
- 39:33now?
- 39:34Yeah,
- 39:34it
- 39:34is.
- 39:34Yeah.
- 39:34I'd
- 39:35say
- 39:35maybe
- 39:35give
- 39:35me
- 39:35an
- 39:35hour
- 39:36to
- 39:36read
- 39:36in
- 39:36peace.
- 39:37I
- 39:37think
- 39:37that
- 39:37would
- 39:37be
- 39:37a
- 39:38nice
- 39:38thing
- 39:38too.
- 39:38You
- 39:39know
- 39:39that
- 39:39that's
- 39:39a
- 39:39hard
- 39:39thing
- 39:40to
- 39:40come
- 39:40by
- 39:40in
- 39:41my
- 39:41household.
- 39:41But.
- 39:42All
- 39:42right,
- 39:42question
- 39:43number
- 39:43two.
- 39:43Lester
- 39:44Holt
- 39:44is
- 39:44also
- 39:45stepping
- 39:45down
- 39:45more
- 39:46sad
- 39:46news
- 39:46this
- 39:46weekend
- 39:47as
- 39:47anchor
- 39:47of
- 39:47the
- 39:48NBC
- 39:48Nightly
- 39:48News.
- 39:49As
- 39:49a
- 39:49former
- 39:49News
- 39:50reporter
- 39:50yourself.
- 39:51Who
- 39:52is
- 39:52your
- 39:52favorite
- 39:53national,
- 39:54national
- 39:54news
- 39:54anchor
- 39:55of
- 39:55all
- 39:56time,
- 39:56Man?
- 39:57Oh,
- 39:57there
- 39:57was
- 39:57a
- 39:58lot
- 39:58of
- 39:58people
- 39:58that
- 39:59I
- 39:59had
- 39:59to
- 39:59pull
- 39:59from
- 40:00here
- 40:00that
- 40:00were
- 40:00very
- 40:01close.
- 40:03Diane
- 40:03Sawyer,
- 40:04Peter
- 40:04Jennings
- 40:05I
- 40:05liked
- 40:05a
- 40:06lot.
- 40:06But
- 40:06then,
- 40:07you
- 40:07know
- 40:07what
- 40:07is
- 40:07weird?
- 40:08I
- 40:08was
- 40:08like,
- 40:08I
- 40:08better
- 40:08fact
- 40:09check
- 40:09these
- 40:09people
- 40:09and
- 40:10see
- 40:10if
- 40:10they
- 40:10are,
- 40:10have
- 40:11gotten
- 40:11into
- 40:11trouble
- 40:12recently
- 40:12because
- 40:13I
- 40:13feel
- 40:13like
- 40:13there's
- 40:14so
- 40:14many
- 40:14that
- 40:15you're
- 40:15like,
- 40:15ooh,
- 40:16I
- 40:16liked
- 40:17their
- 40:17work.
- 40:18All
- 40:18of
- 40:19theirs
- 40:19work.
- 40:19Right.
- 40:20But
- 40:21I
- 40:21have
- 40:21to
- 40:21pick
- 40:21Katie
- 40:22Couric
- 40:22because
- 40:22I
- 40:23always
- 40:24thought
- 40:24she
- 40:24did
- 40:24a
- 40:24really
- 40:24good
- 40:25job
- 40:25on
- 40:26a
- 40:26human
- 40:26level
- 40:26talking
- 40:27to
- 40:27people.
- 40:28And
- 40:28I
- 40:28got
- 40:29to
- 40:29meet
- 40:29her
- 40:29once
- 40:29in
- 40:29an
- 40:29elevator
- 40:30when
- 40:30I
- 40:30worked
- 40:30at
- 40:30NBC
- 40:31in
- 40:31New
- 40:31York.
- 40:31And
- 40:31it
- 40:31was,
- 40:32she
- 40:32was
- 40:32very
- 40:32pleasant.
- 40:33So
- 40:33she
- 40:33was,
- 40:34she,
- 40:34she
- 40:34made,
- 40:35she
- 40:35made
- 40:35the
- 40:36full
- 40:36360
- 40:37view
- 40:37of
- 40:38a
- 40:38good,
- 40:39good
- 40:39integrity,
- 40:40integrity
- 40:41laden
- 40:42journalist
- 40:42and
- 40:43a
- 40:43nice
- 40:43person.
- 40:43So
- 40:44are
- 40:45you
- 40:45taller
- 40:45or
- 40:45shorter
- 40:46than
- 40:46Ms.
- 40:46Curry?
- 40:46Break.
- 40:47I'm
- 40:47curious.
- 40:47I'm
- 40:47taller.
- 40:48Are
- 40:49you?
- 40:49Hopefully
- 40:49still
- 40:50am,
- 40:50but
- 40:51I
- 40:51don't
- 40:52know.
- 40:54It
- 40:54was
- 40:54a
- 40:54long
- 40:54time
- 40:55ago.
- 40:56Yes,
- 40:57I'm
- 40:57saying
- 40:57I'm,
- 40:57I'm
- 40:58probably
- 40:58shrinking
- 40:58as
- 40:59well.
- 40:59So
- 40:59who
- 40:59knows
- 41:00at
- 41:00this
- 41:00point
- 41:00in
- 41:00time?
- 41:01Lots
- 41:01of
- 41:01hunching
- 41:02over
- 41:02at
- 41:02a
- 41:02computer.
- 41:03Okay,
- 41:04Chris,
- 41:04question
- 41:04number
- 41:05three.
- 41:05Joanne
- 41:06Fabrics,
- 41:06as
- 41:07we
- 41:07mentioned,
- 41:07is
- 41:08about
- 41:08to
- 41:08be
- 41:08sold
- 41:09and
- 41:09all
- 41:09stores
- 41:09will
- 41:09be
- 41:09closing.
- 41:10What
- 41:10was
- 41:10the
- 41:11last
- 41:11thing
- 41:11that
- 41:11you
- 41:12purchased
- 41:13at
- 41:13Joann
- 41:13Fabrics?
- 41:15Wow.
- 41:15This
- 41:16had,
- 41:16I
- 41:16had
- 41:16to
- 41:16go
- 41:17way
- 41:17back
- 41:17for
- 41:17this
- 41:17one,
- 41:18Anne.
- 41:18And
- 41:18I
- 41:19was
- 41:19wondering.
- 41:19But
- 41:19I
- 41:19do,
- 41:20I
- 41:20do
- 41:20remember
- 41:20it
- 41:21like
- 41:21it
- 41:21was
- 41:21yesterday.
- 41:21I
- 41:21think
- 41:22I
- 41:22was
- 41:22like
- 41:226
- 41:22years
- 41:22old.
- 41:23My
- 41:24father,
- 41:24God
- 41:24rest
- 41:25his
- 41:25soul,
- 41:25took
- 41:25me
- 41:25in
- 41:26there
- 41:26and
- 41:27we
- 41:27bought
- 41:27a
- 41:27little
- 41:28hook
- 41:28rug.
- 41:29Like
- 41:29a
- 41:29little
- 41:29rug?
- 41:29Oh
- 41:30yeah,
- 41:30you
- 41:30know
- 41:31those
- 41:31things.
- 41:31Yes,
- 41:31yes.
- 41:32Like
- 41:33a
- 41:33little
- 41:338
- 41:33by
- 41:3310
- 41:33hook
- 41:34rug.
- 41:34And
- 41:34it
- 41:35was
- 41:35of
- 41:35the
- 41:35Los
- 41:35Angeles
- 41:36Raiders
- 41:36who
- 41:36ended,
- 41:37ended
- 41:37up
- 41:37becoming
- 41:38my,
- 41:38my
- 41:38favorite
- 41:39team.
- 41:39And
- 41:39they
- 41:39actually
- 41:39happened
- 41:39to
- 41:40be
- 41:40in
- 41:40the
- 41:40super
- 41:40bowl
- 41:40that
- 41:41year.
- 41:41And
- 41:41so
- 41:42I
- 41:42loved,
- 41:43I
- 41:43loved,
- 41:43I
- 41:43loved
- 41:44the
- 41:44NFL
- 41:44and
- 41:44I,
- 41:45I,
- 41:45I
- 41:45stopped
- 41:45loving
- 41:46the
- 41:46Raiders,
- 41:46thankfully,
- 41:47because
- 41:47I,
- 41:47you
- 41:47know,
- 41:47lots
- 41:48of
- 41:48reasons,
- 41:48but
- 41:48yeah,
- 41:49that
- 41:49was
- 41:49the
- 41:49memory.
- 41:49What
- 41:50about
- 41:50the
- 41:50hook
- 41:50art?
- 41:50Do
- 41:51you
- 41:51still
- 41:51love
- 41:51that?
- 41:51Like,
- 41:52could
- 41:52you
- 41:52pick
- 41:52up
- 41:52hook
- 41:53art
- 41:53in
- 41:53your
- 41:53retirement
- 41:54or
- 41:54something?
- 41:55No.
- 41:55Oh,
- 41:55I
- 41:56could,
- 41:56I
- 41:56could
- 41:56pick
- 41:56it
- 41:57up.
- 41:57Yeah.
- 41:57But
- 41:58I
- 41:58don't,
- 41:58I
- 41:58don't
- 41:58still
- 41:59have
- 41:59it.
- 41:59Yeah,
- 41:59I
- 41:59could,
- 42:00I
- 42:00could
- 42:00pick
- 42:00it
- 42:00up.
- 42:00Yeah,
- 42:01I
- 42:01could
- 42:01hook
- 42:01a
- 42:01rug
- 42:02with
- 42:02the
- 42:02best
- 42:02of
- 42:02a
- 42:02man.
- 42:03I
- 42:03bet.
- 42:03All
- 42:03right.
- 42:03I
- 42:03bet
- 42:04this
- 42:04the
- 42:05last
- 42:05one.
- 42:05Boy
- 42:06Meets
- 42:06World
- 42:07Will
- 42:07Friedel
- 42:09says
- 42:09Ben
- 42:10Savage
- 42:11still
- 42:11won't
- 42:11speak
- 42:12to
- 42:12co
- 42:12stars
- 42:12amid.
- 42:13It's,
- 42:13amid
- 42:14their
- 42:14estrangement.
- 42:15I
- 42:15am
- 42:15curious.
- 42:16And
- 42:16of
- 42:16the
- 42:17two
- 42:17Savages.
- 42:19Fred
- 42:19or
- 42:20Ben?
- 42:21With
- 42:21whom
- 42:22does
- 42:22your
- 42:22heart
- 42:22remember
- 42:23most
- 42:23fond?
- 42:24Or
- 42:24does
- 42:25who
- 42:25do
- 42:25you
- 42:26remember
- 42:26most
- 42:26fondly?
- 42:26And
- 42:27that's
- 42:27what
- 42:27I'm
- 42:27trying
- 42:27to
- 42:27say.
- 42:28Oh,
- 42:28it
- 42:29has
- 42:29to
- 42:29be
- 42:29Kevin.
- 42:30Fred.
- 42:30Fred,
- 42:31without
- 42:31a
- 42:31doubt.
- 42:32Like
- 42:32Wonder
- 42:33Years.
- 42:33Oh,
- 42:34he
- 42:34was
- 42:35just.
- 42:35That
- 42:35was
- 42:35one
- 42:36of
- 42:36my
- 42:36favorite
- 42:36shows
- 42:37of
- 42:37all
- 42:37time.
- 42:38So
- 42:39Fred.
- 42:39Fred
- 42:39wins.
- 42:40My
- 42:40Fred,
- 42:40not
- 42:40Ben.
- 42:41Okay.
- 42:41So
- 42:41were
- 42:41you
- 42:41a
- 42:42Boar
- 42:42meets
- 42:42Boy
- 42:42Meets
- 42:43World
- 42:43girl
- 42:43at
- 42:43all?
- 42:44Like,
- 42:44I.
- 42:44Oh,
- 42:45yeah.
- 42:45Topanga
- 42:46loved
- 42:46her.
- 42:47She
- 42:47was
- 42:47great.
- 42:47You
- 42:47were.
- 42:48We
- 42:48watched
- 42:48Boy
- 42:49Meets
- 42:49World.
- 42:49But.
- 42:50But
- 42:50no,
- 42:51it
- 42:51does
- 42:51not
- 42:51compare
- 42:52to
- 42:52Fred
- 42:52Savage
- 42:53in
- 42:53the
- 42:53Wonder
- 42:53Years
- 42:54Little
- 42:55Monsters.
- 42:55I
- 42:56mean,
- 42:56every.
- 42:56I
- 42:57loved
- 42:57Fred
- 42:57Savage.
- 42:58He
- 42:58was
- 42:58like
- 42:58Princess
- 42:59Bride
- 42:59icon.
- 43:00Yeah.
- 43:00Oh,
- 43:00yeah,
- 43:01I
- 43:01forgot
- 43:01about
- 43:01Princess
- 43:02Bride.
- 43:02Yeah,
- 43:03yeah.
- 43:03He
- 43:03was
- 43:04in
- 43:04everything
- 43:04and
- 43:05he
- 43:05was
- 43:05so
- 43:05good.
- 43:06You
- 43:06went
- 43:07to
- 43:07college
- 43:07with
- 43:07him,
- 43:07didn't
- 43:08you?
- 43:08I.
- 43:09Yeah,
- 43:09I
- 43:09went
- 43:09to
- 43:09college
- 43:10with
- 43:10both
- 43:10of
- 43:10them.
- 43:10Technically.
- 43:11They
- 43:11both
- 43:11went
- 43:12to.
- 43:12They
- 43:12both
- 43:12went
- 43:12to
- 43:12Stanford.
- 43:13They
- 43:13got
- 43:13the
- 43:13two
- 43:13for
- 43:14one
- 43:14Stanford
- 43:14discount.
- 43:15They
- 43:16did.
- 43:16Yeah.
- 43:16Yeah.
- 43:17And
- 43:17yeah,
- 43:17let's
- 43:18just
- 43:18say.
- 43:18Yeah,
- 43:19I
- 43:19never.
- 43:19I
- 43:19never
- 43:20actually
- 43:20saw.
- 43:20I
- 43:20never
- 43:20actually.
- 43:21I
- 43:21think.
- 43:21I
- 43:21think
- 43:21Ben
- 43:22came
- 43:22in
- 43:22like,
- 43:23as
- 43:23I
- 43:23was
- 43:23leaving,
- 43:23like
- 43:24he
- 43:24might
- 43:24have
- 43:24been
- 43:24a
- 43:24freshman
- 43:25when.
- 43:25Right
- 43:25as
- 43:25I
- 43:25left.
- 43:26But.
- 43:26But
- 43:27yeah,
- 43:27Fred.
- 43:27Fred
- 43:28was
- 43:28a
- 43:28year
- 43:28ahead
- 43:28of
- 43:28me.
- 43:28And
- 43:29yeah,
- 43:30he
- 43:30was
- 43:30a.
- 43:30He
- 43:30was
- 43:30an
- 43:30interesting
- 43:31dude
- 43:31and
- 43:31let's
- 43:31just
- 43:32leave
- 43:32it
- 43:32at
- 43:32that.
- 43:32Interesting
- 43:32guy.
- 43:33Don't
- 43:33ruin
- 43:33it
- 43:33for
- 43:34me.
- 43:34I
- 43:34just
- 43:34want
- 43:34to
- 43:34keep
- 43:35him
- 43:35as
- 43:35Kevin
- 43:35from
- 43:35the
- 43:35Wonder
- 43:36Years.
- 43:37Yep,
- 43:38yeah,
- 43:38yep.
- 43:39He
- 43:39played.
- 43:39He
- 43:39played
- 43:39on
- 43:39the
- 43:40reputation
- 43:40for
- 43:40sure.
- 43:40All
- 43:41right.
- 43:41Happy
- 43:41birthday
- 43:42today
- 43:42to
- 43:42Teresa
- 43:43Palmer.
- 43:44Greg
- 43:44German.
- 43:45Yes,
- 43:46it
- 43:46was
- 43:46a
- 43:46weekday
- 43:46for
- 43:47birthdays.
- 43:47Probably
- 43:47the.
- 43:47I
- 43:48don't
- 43:48know
- 43:48who
- 43:48either
- 43:48one
- 43:48of
- 43:48those
- 43:49people
- 43:49are.
- 43:50Yeah,
- 43:50Greg
- 43:51German
- 43:51was
- 43:51on
- 43:51Ally
- 43:51McBeal.
- 43:52And
- 43:52that's.
- 43:53That's
- 43:53all
- 43:53I
- 43:53can
- 43:53say.
- 43:53You
- 43:54probably
- 43:54recognize
- 43:54he
- 43:54played
- 43:55fish
- 43:55on
- 43:55Ally
- 43:55McBeal.
- 43:56But
- 43:56yeah,
- 43:56it's
- 43:57probably
- 43:57the
- 43:57weakest
- 43:57day
- 43:57in
- 43:57history
- 43:58treating
- 43:58for
- 43:58birthdays
- 43:59because.
- 44:00Because
- 44:00I
- 44:00also
- 44:00have
- 44:00to
- 44:01salute
- 44:01the
- 44:01man
- 44:02who
- 44:02sold
- 44:02everyone
- 44:04that
- 44:04was
- 44:04that
- 44:04he
- 44:05was
- 44:05related
- 44:05to
- 44:05the
- 44:06ancient
- 44:06iron
- 44:07chefs
- 44:07of
- 44:07the
- 44:07past.
- 44:08Like,
- 44:08it
- 44:08was
- 44:08his
- 44:09job
- 44:09because
- 44:09literally
- 44:10it
- 44:10was
- 44:11the
- 44:11great
- 44:11Mark
- 44:12Dacascos
- 44:13of
- 44:13Iron
- 44:14Chef
- 44:14fame
- 44:14and
- 44:15also
- 44:15Double
- 44:16Dragon
- 44:16fame.
- 44:17If
- 44:17you
- 44:17ever
- 44:17watch
- 44:18that
- 44:18movie
- 44:18that
- 44:18was
- 44:18made
- 44:19off
- 44:19the
- 44:19video
- 44:20game
- 44:20and
- 44:21shaking
- 44:21her
- 44:21head
- 44:21like,
- 44:22what
- 44:22the
- 44:22hell?
- 44:22Yes,
- 44:23those
- 44:23were
- 44:23the
- 44:23three.
- 44:23Three
- 44:24best
- 44:24most
- 44:24known
- 44:25people
- 44:25I
- 44:25could
- 44:25pick.
- 44:26And
- 44:26like,
- 44:26I
- 44:26wasn't
- 44:26trying
- 44:27to
- 44:27go
- 44:27random.
- 44:28Alright,
- 44:28well,
- 44:28remember,
- 44:28if
- 44:29you
- 44:29can
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