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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:01is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton
- 0:03and
- 0:03I
- 0:03am
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:04you
- 0:04live
- 0:04from
- 0:04the
- 0:04World
- 0:05Retail
- 0:05Congress
- 0:05in
- 0:06Berlin
- 0:06from
- 0:07the
- 0:07Fusion
- 0:08Podcast
- 0:08studio.
- 0:09Now,
- 0:09joining
- 0:10me
- 0:10is
- 0:10a
- 0:10man
- 0:10that
- 0:11I
- 0:11interviewed
- 0:12earlier
- 0:12on
- 0:12stage
- 0:13today,
- 0:13and
- 0:13that
- 0:13is
- 0:14Roman
- 0:15Rolu.
- 0:15Hope
- 0:16I
- 0:16said
- 0:16that
- 0:16closely.
- 0:17Closely.
- 0:18Close
- 0:18enough.
- 0:18Right.
- 0:19And
- 0:19he
- 0:20is
- 0:20the
- 0:20group
- 0:20digital
- 0:21and
- 0:21E
- 0:21Commerce
- 0:22director
- 0:22at
- 0:22Kingfisher.
- 0:23Ramon,
- 0:24welcome
- 0:24to
- 0:25omnitalk.
- 0:25It's
- 0:25great
- 0:26to
- 0:26have
- 0:26you.
- 0:27Great
- 0:27to
- 0:27be
- 0:27there.
- 0:27Thank
- 0:27you
- 0:27very
- 0:28much.
- 0:28Yeah,
- 0:28man.
- 0:29Tell
- 0:29us
- 0:29about.
- 0:29Tell
- 0:29us
- 0:29about
- 0:30yourself,
- 0:30your
- 0:31background,
- 0:31and
- 0:31also
- 0:31about
- 0:32Kingfisher
- 0:32for
- 0:32those
- 0:32in
- 0:33the
- 0:33US
- 0:33that
- 0:33might
- 0:33not
- 0:33be
- 0:34as
- 0:34familiar
- 0:34with
- 0:34them.
- 0:35Yeah.
- 0:35So
- 0:35I
- 0:35have
- 0:3625
- 0:36years
- 0:37experience
- 0:37in
- 0:37digital.
- 0:39Started
- 0:39in
- 0:39my
- 0:39career
- 0:40in
- 0:40the
- 0:40B2B
- 0:40business,
- 0:40mail
- 0:41order
- 0:41business,
- 0:42and
- 0:42then
- 0:42moved
- 0:42to
- 0:43the
- 0:43travel
- 0:43business,
- 0:43which
- 0:44I
- 0:44spent
- 0:44half
- 0:44of
- 0:44my
- 0:44career
- 0:45and
- 0:45moved
- 0:46to
- 0:46retail
- 0:46only
- 0:4710
- 0:47years
- 0:47ago.
- 0:48Only
- 0:4810
- 0:48years
- 0:48ago.
- 0:49All
- 0:49right,
- 0:49let's.
- 0:49So
- 0:50which.
- 0:50Which
- 0:50is
- 0:50pretty.
- 0:50Which
- 0:51is
- 0:51pretty
- 0:51funny
- 0:52because
- 0:52I
- 0:52have
- 0:52a
- 0:53half
- 0:53of
- 0:53my
- 0:53carry
- 0:53in
- 0:54the
- 0:54travel
- 0:54business
- 0:54and
- 0:54half
- 0:54of
- 0:55my
- 0:55carry
- 0:55in
- 0:55the
- 0:55retail
- 0:56business,
- 0:56which
- 0:56is
- 0:56pretty
- 0:57unusual.
- 0:58Yeah,
- 0:58right.
- 0:58That's
- 0:59funny.
- 0:59That
- 0:59reminds
- 0:59me
- 0:59of
- 1:00something
- 1:00that
- 1:00was
- 1:00set
- 1:00on
- 1:00stage,
- 1:00but
- 1:01that's
- 1:01true.
- 1:01Inside
- 1:01baseball.
- 1:02We'll
- 1:02talk
- 1:02about
- 1:02that
- 1:02afterwards.
- 1:03You
- 1:03can
- 1:03talk
- 1:03about
- 1:03baseball
- 1:04if
- 1:04you
- 1:04want.
- 1:04Yeah,
- 1:04I'm
- 1:05a
- 1:05big
- 1:05baseball
- 1:05fan.
- 1:06Are
- 1:06you
- 1:06Red
- 1:06Sox
- 1:07nation?
- 1:07Red
- 1:07Sox.
- 1:08All
- 1:08right.
- 1:08You
- 1:08got
- 1:08a
- 1:08good
- 1:08team,
- 1:09too.
- 1:09I
- 1:09like
- 1:09the
- 1:09Red
- 1:09Sox.
- 1:10Good
- 1:10stuff.
- 1:10Not.
- 1:10Not
- 1:11this
- 1:11year,
- 1:11though,
- 1:11right?
- 1:11Yeah.
- 1:12They
- 1:12just
- 1:12fired
- 1:12their
- 1:12manager.
- 1:13Yeah,
- 1:13No,
- 1:13I
- 1:13know.
- 1:13But
- 1:13now
- 1:13they.
- 1:14Three
- 1:14in
- 1:14a
- 1:14roll.
- 1:14Yes.
- 1:15Oh,
- 1:15right.
- 1:15That's
- 1:15so
- 1:16funny.
- 1:16Funny
- 1:17how
- 1:17that
- 1:17works.
- 1:18All
- 1:18right,
- 1:18well,
- 1:18what
- 1:18brings
- 1:18you
- 1:18to
- 1:19wrc?
- 1:19What
- 1:19brings
- 1:19you
- 1:19to
- 1:20the
- 1:20World
- 1:20Retail
- 1:20Congress?
- 1:21That's.
- 1:21That's.
- 1:21That's
- 1:22my
- 1:22first
- 1:22time,
- 1:22to
- 1:22be.
- 1:22To
- 1:23be
- 1:23honest.
- 1:23Yeah.
- 1:23Very
- 1:24impressed
- 1:24by
- 1:24the
- 1:24level
- 1:25of
- 1:25seniority,
- 1:25the
- 1:26level
- 1:26of
- 1:27quality
- 1:27of
- 1:27content,
- 1:28the
- 1:28quality
- 1:28of
- 1:29networking
- 1:29discussions.
- 1:31We
- 1:31had
- 1:31a
- 1:31great
- 1:31session
- 1:32on
- 1:32AgentIQ
- 1:32earlier
- 1:33and
- 1:33I
- 1:34think
- 1:34I'm
- 1:34going
- 1:34to
- 1:34come
- 1:34back
- 1:34next
- 1:34year.
- 1:35Yeah,
- 1:35awesome.
- 1:35Yeah,
- 1:36no,
- 1:36it
- 1:36was
- 1:36a
- 1:37really
- 1:37good
- 1:37session.
- 1:37I
- 1:37like.
- 1:37What
- 1:38do
- 1:38you
- 1:38like
- 1:38about
- 1:38it
- 1:38particularly?
- 1:39What
- 1:39do
- 1:39you
- 1:39think?
- 1:39What
- 1:40were
- 1:40you
- 1:40happy
- 1:41that
- 1:41we
- 1:41brought
- 1:42away
- 1:42for
- 1:42the
- 1:42audience?
- 1:42No,
- 1:43I
- 1:43think
- 1:43it
- 1:43was
- 1:43good
- 1:43because
- 1:44we
- 1:44had
- 1:44a
- 1:44different
- 1:45point
- 1:45of
- 1:45view
- 1:45between
- 1:45a.
- 1:46A
- 1:47software
- 1:47partner,
- 1:49a
- 1:49tech
- 1:50view
- 1:50and
- 1:50a
- 1:50U.S.
- 1:51environment.
- 1:52And
- 1:52obviously
- 1:53my
- 1:53view,
- 1:53which
- 1:53is
- 1:53more
- 1:53like
- 1:54you
- 1:54said,
- 1:54an
- 1:54operational
- 1:55one
- 1:55and
- 1:55basically
- 1:56leaving
- 1:56it
- 1:56as
- 1:57we
- 1:57speak.
- 1:57Yeah,
- 1:58yeah,
- 1:58yeah.
- 1:58It's
- 1:58funny,
- 1:58you
- 1:59said
- 1:59on
- 1:59stage,
- 1:59too,
- 1:59that
- 2:01Kingfisher's
- 2:02E
- 2:02commerce
- 2:02now
- 2:02represents
- 2:03roughly
- 2:041/5.
- 2:05Yeah,
- 2:0521%.
- 2:0621%,
- 2:06right.
- 2:07And
- 2:07the
- 2:07ambition
- 2:08is
- 2:08to
- 2:08actually
- 2:08grow
- 2:08that
- 2:09to
- 2:0930%.
- 2:09Yes,
- 2:10that's
- 2:10our
- 2:10target.
- 2:11What's
- 2:11the
- 2:11single
- 2:12biggest
- 2:12unlock
- 2:12you
- 2:13think
- 2:13you
- 2:13need
- 2:13to
- 2:13make
- 2:14to
- 2:14get
- 2:14to
- 2:14that
- 2:14number?
- 2:15So
- 2:15the
- 2:16single
- 2:16unlock
- 2:17is
- 2:17not
- 2:17really
- 2:17an
- 2:17unlock.
- 2:18At
- 2:18least
- 2:18it's
- 2:18an
- 2:18acceleration
- 2:19is
- 2:20putting
- 2:20stores
- 2:20at
- 2:21the
- 2:21center
- 2:21of
- 2:21our
- 2:21digital
- 2:21strategy.
- 2:22So
- 2:23we
- 2:23have
- 2:24clearly
- 2:24defined
- 2:25that
- 2:25the
- 2:25fact
- 2:25that
- 2:25if
- 2:25we
- 2:26want
- 2:26to
- 2:26go
- 2:26against
- 2:27pure
- 2:27players
- 2:27and
- 2:28play
- 2:28with
- 2:28the
- 2:29same
- 2:30skills
- 2:30and
- 2:30the
- 2:30same
- 2:30rules
- 2:31that
- 2:31they
- 2:32do,
- 2:32we're
- 2:32going
- 2:32to
- 2:32lose.
- 2:33So
- 2:33we're
- 2:33going
- 2:34to
- 2:34use
- 2:34and
- 2:34maximize
- 2:35our
- 2:35assets.
- 2:35Our
- 2:36assets
- 2:36are
- 2:36stores.
- 2:37We
- 2:37already
- 2:38discussed
- 2:38about
- 2:38it.
- 2:38But
- 2:39DIY
- 2:39is
- 2:39a
- 2:39complex
- 2:40project
- 2:40and
- 2:41a
- 2:41complex
- 2:41industry
- 2:42where
- 2:42you
- 2:42have
- 2:42a
- 2:42lot
- 2:43of
- 2:43interaction
- 2:43before
- 2:44you
- 2:44transact.
- 2:45And
- 2:45we
- 2:45want
- 2:45to
- 2:45make
- 2:45sure
- 2:45that
- 2:46we
- 2:46maximize
- 2:46our
- 2:46stores,
- 2:47which
- 2:47means
- 2:48maximizing
- 2:48in
- 2:49terms
- 2:49of
- 2:49customer
- 2:49relationship,
- 2:50but
- 2:51also
- 2:51maximizing
- 2:52in
- 2:52terms
- 2:52of
- 2:53e
- 2:53Commerce
- 2:53Fulfillment.
- 2:5490%
- 2:55of
- 2:55our
- 2:55e
- 2:56commerce
- 2:56business
- 2:56is
- 2:56being
- 2:57fulfilled
- 2:57by
- 2:57stores
- 2:58today
- 2:58in
- 2:58all
- 2:58of
- 2:58our
- 2:59banners.
- 2:59So
- 3:00we
- 3:00have
- 3:00BNQ,
- 3:00who
- 3:01is
- 3:01a
- 3:01leading
- 3:01DIY
- 3:02retail
- 3:02brand
- 3:02in
- 3:02the
- 3:03UK.
- 3:03Screwfix
- 3:04is
- 3:04leading
- 3:05B2B
- 3:05retail
- 3:06brand
- 3:06in
- 3:06the
- 3:06UK.
- 3:07Castorama
- 3:08and
- 3:08Brico,
- 3:08who
- 3:08are
- 3:08number
- 3:09two
- 3:09and
- 3:09number
- 3:09three
- 3:09in
- 3:09France.
- 3:10Castorama,
- 3:11Poland
- 3:11was
- 3:11number
- 3:12one
- 3:12in
- 3:12Poland.
- 3:12Brico
- 3:12Depot,
- 3:13which
- 3:14is
- 3:14a
- 3:14challenger
- 3:15in
- 3:15Spain
- 3:15and
- 3:15Portugal.
- 3:16Yeah,
- 3:16I'm
- 3:17always
- 3:17amazed
- 3:18at
- 3:18how
- 3:19you
- 3:19all,
- 3:19particularly
- 3:20on
- 3:20the
- 3:20digital
- 3:21side,
- 3:21manage
- 3:22all
- 3:22of
- 3:22that
- 3:22complexity
- 3:23and
- 3:24all
- 3:24the
- 3:24different
- 3:24things
- 3:24that
- 3:25have
- 3:25to
- 3:25go
- 3:25into
- 3:25it.
- 3:26It's
- 3:26unreal
- 3:27to
- 3:27me
- 3:27that
- 3:27you
- 3:28can,
- 3:28as
- 3:29one
- 3:29human
- 3:29being,
- 3:30process
- 3:30that
- 3:31much
- 3:31that
- 3:31you
- 3:31have
- 3:31to
- 3:31have
- 3:32under
- 3:32your.
- 3:32So
- 3:32first
- 3:33of
- 3:33all,
- 3:33let's
- 3:33make
- 3:33sure
- 3:33I'm
- 3:34not
- 3:34alone.
- 3:35I
- 3:35have
- 3:35a
- 3:35team.
- 3:35First
- 3:36of
- 3:36all,
- 3:37we
- 3:37have
- 3:37great
- 3:38digital
- 3:38banners
- 3:39teams
- 3:40for
- 3:40all
- 3:40of
- 3:40our
- 3:41banners.
- 3:41Bnq,
- 3:42ca,
- 3:42Autorama,
- 3:42Screwfix,
- 3:43RICO
- 3:44Depot.
- 3:44Massive,
- 3:45massive
- 3:45skills.
- 3:46We
- 3:46have
- 3:46developed
- 3:47our
- 3:47internal
- 3:47skills
- 3:48for
- 3:48the
- 3:48past
- 3:4810
- 3:49years,
- 3:49massively,
- 3:49because
- 3:50we
- 3:50do
- 3:50believe
- 3:50that
- 3:51obviously
- 3:51we
- 3:51rely
- 3:52on
- 3:52vendors,
- 3:52but
- 3:53we
- 3:53need
- 3:53to
- 3:53make
- 3:53sure
- 3:53that
- 3:53we
- 3:54have
- 3:54the
- 3:54right
- 3:54level
- 3:54of
- 3:54expertise
- 3:55because
- 3:56it
- 3:56is
- 3:56a
- 3:56strategic
- 3:57pillar
- 3:57on
- 3:57the
- 3:58overall
- 3:58kingfisher
- 3:58strategy.
- 3:59Right.
- 4:00So
- 4:00the
- 4:00key
- 4:00point
- 4:01going
- 4:01back
- 4:01to
- 4:01the
- 4:01question
- 4:01though
- 4:02is,
- 4:02which
- 4:02is
- 4:02really
- 4:03great
- 4:03to
- 4:03hear
- 4:03that
- 4:04you
- 4:04think
- 4:04the
- 4:04stores
- 4:04are
- 4:05actually
- 4:05the
- 4:05center
- 4:06to
- 4:06unlocking
- 4:07the
- 4:07growth
- 4:07in
- 4:07digital,
- 4:08taking
- 4:08it
- 4:08from
- 4:0820
- 4:08to
- 4:0930%,
- 4:09which
- 4:09is
- 4:09your
- 4:09goal.
- 4:10And.
- 4:10And
- 4:10you
- 4:10think
- 4:10of
- 4:10that
- 4:10really
- 4:11in
- 4:11two
- 4:11ways
- 4:11that
- 4:11I
- 4:11took
- 4:12from
- 4:12you.
- 4:12So
- 4:12one,
- 4:13fulfillment
- 4:13side,
- 4:14the
- 4:14true
- 4:14omnichannel
- 4:15nature.
- 4:15Yes.
- 4:16If
- 4:16you
- 4:17take
- 4:17the
- 4:17marketplace,
- 4:18we
- 4:18were
- 4:18the
- 4:18first
- 4:19one
- 4:19in
- 4:19the
- 4:19UK
- 4:19to
- 4:20launch,
- 4:20click
- 4:20and
- 4:21collect
- 4:21and
- 4:21return
- 4:21available
- 4:22on
- 4:22a
- 4:22marketplace
- 4:22business.
- 4:23If
- 4:24you
- 4:24take
- 4:24continental
- 4:24Europe,
- 4:25which
- 4:25is
- 4:25more
- 4:25advanced
- 4:26than
- 4:26the
- 4:26UK
- 4:26in
- 4:27terms
- 4:27of
- 4:27marketplace
- 4:28business,
- 4:28roughly
- 4:29none
- 4:29of
- 4:29the
- 4:30large
- 4:31omnichannel
- 4:32marketplace
- 4:32operators
- 4:33do
- 4:33provide
- 4:33a
- 4:34service
- 4:34where
- 4:34you
- 4:35can
- 4:35click
- 4:35and
- 4:36collect
- 4:36in
- 4:36the
- 4:36store.
- 4:37It's
- 4:38pretty
- 4:38new.
- 4:38So
- 4:38some
- 4:39of
- 4:39them
- 4:39have
- 4:39a
- 4:39marketplace
- 4:40for
- 4:4010
- 4:40years
- 4:40and
- 4:40they
- 4:41have
- 4:41not
- 4:41launched
- 4:41the
- 4:41click
- 4:41and
- 4:42collect
- 4:42service.
- 4:42We
- 4:42launched
- 4:43it
- 4:43six
- 4:44months
- 4:44ago
- 4:44at
- 4:44BNQ.
- 4:45And
- 4:45return.
- 4:46We
- 4:46launched
- 4:46it
- 4:4618
- 4:47months
- 4:47ago.
- 4:47So
- 4:48basically
- 4:48we
- 4:48allow
- 4:48our
- 4:49consumers
- 4:49to
- 4:49return
- 4:50in
- 4:50a
- 4:50store
- 4:51a
- 4:51product
- 4:51that
- 4:51they
- 4:51have
- 4:51bought
- 4:52online
- 4:52through
- 4:52a
- 4:52third
- 4:52party
- 4:53vendor.
- 4:53Right.
- 4:53Wow.
- 4:54Okay.
- 4:54And
- 4:54then
- 4:55the
- 4:55other
- 4:55piece
- 4:55of
- 4:55it
- 4:55too
- 4:55was
- 4:56around,
- 4:56you
- 4:57know,
- 4:57it
- 4:57sounds
- 4:57like
- 4:57deepening
- 4:58the
- 4:58relationship
- 4:58with
- 4:58the
- 4:58customer
- 4:59because
- 4:59you
- 4:59understand
- 5:00the
- 5:00customer
- 5:00in
- 5:00the
- 5:00store,
- 5:00you
- 5:01have
- 5:01that
- 5:01much
- 5:01more
- 5:01data
- 5:01around
- 5:02them
- 5:02and
- 5:02you
- 5:02can
- 5:03enrich
- 5:03their
- 5:04experience
- 5:04too,
- 5:05in
- 5:05the
- 5:05store,
- 5:05day
- 5:05to
- 5:06day.
- 5:06How
- 5:06are
- 5:06you
- 5:06thinking
- 5:06about
- 5:07that?
- 5:07So
- 5:08what
- 5:08we
- 5:08start
- 5:08to
- 5:09do
- 5:09is
- 5:09to
- 5:09make
- 5:09sure
- 5:10that
- 5:10first
- 5:10of
- 5:10all,
- 5:10for
- 5:10the
- 5:10store
- 5:11associate,
- 5:12the
- 5:12marketplace
- 5:13is
- 5:13not
- 5:13like
- 5:14an
- 5:14alternate
- 5:15channel.
- 5:15It's
- 5:15part
- 5:16of
- 5:16its
- 5:16strategy.
- 5:16Which
- 5:17means
- 5:17that,
- 5:17for
- 5:17example,
- 5:17you
- 5:17go
- 5:18in
- 5:18a
- 5:18B
- 5:18and
- 5:18Q
- 5:19store
- 5:19or
- 5:19Castorama
- 5:20store
- 5:20and
- 5:20you
- 5:20want
- 5:21to
- 5:21do
- 5:21a
- 5:21kitchen
- 5:21project
- 5:22and
- 5:22basically
- 5:23you're
- 5:23going
- 5:23to
- 5:24select
- 5:24all
- 5:24the
- 5:24components
- 5:25of
- 5:25your
- 5:25kitchen
- 5:25project.
- 5:25Sometimes
- 5:26within
- 5:26the
- 5:27project
- 5:27there
- 5:27is
- 5:28an
- 5:29element
- 5:29where
- 5:29basically
- 5:30our
- 5:301P
- 5:30offer
- 5:31does
- 5:32not
- 5:32suit
- 5:32the
- 5:32customer.
- 5:33Color,
- 5:34size,
- 5:34style,
- 5:35whatever,
- 5:35or
- 5:35stock.
- 5:37The
- 5:37reflex
- 5:38of
- 5:38the
- 5:38associate
- 5:38is
- 5:39to
- 5:39provide
- 5:39an
- 5:40access
- 5:40to
- 5:41the
- 5:41hundreds
- 5:42and
- 5:42thousands
- 5:42of
- 5:43opportunities
- 5:43that
- 5:43we
- 5:43have
- 5:44on
- 5:44our
- 5:44marketplace
- 5:45and
- 5:46propose
- 5:46this
- 5:46to
- 5:47the,
- 5:47to
- 5:47the
- 5:47customer
- 5:48in
- 5:48order
- 5:48to
- 5:49complete
- 5:49the
- 5:49project.
- 5:50Instead
- 5:51of
- 5:51saying,
- 5:51sorry,
- 5:52I
- 5:52don't
- 5:52have
- 5:52this
- 5:52tab
- 5:53on
- 5:53my
- 5:54portfolio,
- 5:55you
- 5:55need
- 5:56to
- 5:56go
- 5:56somewhere
- 5:56else.
- 5:56No,
- 5:57we
- 5:57have
- 5:57some
- 5:57third
- 5:57party
- 5:58vendors.
- 5:58Let's
- 5:58see
- 5:59if
- 5:59it
- 5:59fits.
- 5:59Oh,
- 6:00it
- 6:00fits.
- 6:00Then
- 6:00we
- 6:00integrate
- 6:01it
- 6:01within
- 6:02the
- 6:02same
- 6:02basket.
- 6:03So
- 6:03we
- 6:03are
- 6:03currently
- 6:04seeing
- 6:04how
- 6:04we
- 6:04can
- 6:05integrate
- 6:053P
- 6:06within
- 6:06a
- 6:071P
- 6:07basket.
- 6:08In
- 6:08a
- 6:08store,
- 6:09which
- 6:09is
- 6:09a
- 6:09really
- 6:09important
- 6:10point
- 6:10that
- 6:10I
- 6:10don't
- 6:10think
- 6:11many
- 6:11people
- 6:11in
- 6:11the
- 6:11US
- 6:12understand.
- 6:12I
- 6:12want
- 6:12to
- 6:12make
- 6:12sure
- 6:13that
- 6:13I
- 6:13heighten
- 6:14it
- 6:14up
- 6:14is
- 6:14that
- 6:15you
- 6:15said
- 6:15basically
- 6:16the
- 6:16marketplace
- 6:17allows
- 6:17you
- 6:17to
- 6:17be
- 6:18in
- 6:18stock
- 6:18in
- 6:19a
- 6:19store
- 6:19potentially,
- 6:20or
- 6:20in
- 6:20an
- 6:20online
- 6:20transaction
- 6:21when
- 6:21you're
- 6:22not
- 6:22necessarily
- 6:22in
- 6:23stock
- 6:23as
- 6:23the
- 6:23first
- 6:24party
- 6:24provider
- 6:24of
- 6:25that
- 6:25item.
- 6:25Yeah.
- 6:26So
- 6:27when
- 6:27you
- 6:27have
- 6:27a
- 6:27large
- 6:283P
- 6:29opportunity.
- 6:30At
- 6:30BNQ,
- 6:31we
- 6:31have
- 6:313.5
- 6:31million
- 6:32Skusarama.
- 6:33In
- 6:33France,
- 6:33we
- 6:33have
- 6:34close
- 6:34to
- 6:351.5
- 6:35million.
- 6:36If
- 6:36you
- 6:36take
- 6:37a.
- 6:37Our
- 6:371P
- 6:37offer,
- 6:38which
- 6:38is
- 6:38our
- 6:38own
- 6:38brands,
- 6:39plus
- 6:39the
- 6:39national
- 6:40brands,
- 6:40we
- 6:40basically
- 6:41have
- 6:41between
- 6:4140
- 6:42and
- 6:4270,000
- 6:42SKUs.
- 6:43Yeah,
- 6:43that's
- 6:43about
- 6:43what
- 6:43I
- 6:43said.
- 6:44Okay.
- 6:44So
- 6:44which
- 6:44means
- 6:45that
- 6:45when
- 6:45you,
- 6:45when
- 6:46you
- 6:46do
- 6:46select
- 6:46a
- 6:47product,
- 6:47sometimes
- 6:48you
- 6:49have
- 6:49some.
- 6:49Obviously
- 6:50we
- 6:50are
- 6:50very
- 6:50keen
- 6:50on
- 6:50making
- 6:50sure
- 6:51that
- 6:51our
- 6:51Stock
- 6:51is
- 6:51very
- 6:52reliable.
- 6:52But
- 6:52sometimes
- 6:52you're
- 6:53out
- 6:53of
- 6:53stock
- 6:54on
- 6:54the
- 6:54same
- 6:54SKU
- 6:55or
- 6:55at
- 6:55least
- 6:55on
- 6:55the
- 6:56same
- 6:56service
- 6:56and
- 6:57value.
- 6:57Sometimes
- 6:58a
- 6:58vendor
- 6:59does
- 6:59provide
- 6:59the
- 6:59stock
- 7:00and
- 7:00is
- 7:00available
- 7:01in
- 7:0124,
- 7:0148
- 7:02hours
- 7:02delivery.
- 7:03Let's
- 7:03make
- 7:03sure
- 7:04that
- 7:04we
- 7:04use
- 7:04this
- 7:05in
- 7:05order
- 7:06to
- 7:06maximize
- 7:07and
- 7:07to
- 7:07satisfy.
- 7:08The
- 7:08customer
- 7:08or
- 7:09pick
- 7:09up
- 7:09in
- 7:09store.
- 7:10Exactly
- 7:10right.
- 7:11That's
- 7:11the
- 7:11whole
- 7:11thing
- 7:11here.
- 7:12Yeah.
- 7:12Wow,
- 7:13that's
- 7:13really
- 7:13cool.
- 7:14All
- 7:14right,
- 7:14so
- 7:14you
- 7:14mentioned.
- 7:15Let's
- 7:15keep
- 7:15talking
- 7:15about
- 7:16marketplaces
- 7:16because
- 7:16marketplace.
- 7:17The
- 7:17other
- 7:17thing
- 7:17is
- 7:17the
- 7:18retail
- 7:18media
- 7:18side
- 7:18of
- 7:19that.
- 7:19How
- 7:19do
- 7:20you
- 7:20think
- 7:20about
- 7:20the
- 7:20relationship
- 7:20between
- 7:21marketplaces
- 7:21and
- 7:22retail
- 7:22media
- 7:22particularly?
- 7:23So
- 7:24our
- 7:24target
- 7:24is
- 7:25to
- 7:25have
- 7:253%
- 7:25of
- 7:26our
- 7:26retail
- 7:27media
- 7:27should
- 7:27represent
- 7:283%
- 7:28of
- 7:28our
- 7:29total
- 7:29e
- 7:29commerce
- 7:29GMV.
- 7:30That's
- 7:31our
- 7:31target,
- 7:31which
- 7:31is
- 7:32pretty
- 7:32significant.
- 7:33If
- 7:33you
- 7:33take
- 7:34the
- 7:34split
- 7:34between
- 7:351p
- 7:35and
- 7:353p.
- 7:363P
- 7:37vendors
- 7:38are
- 7:38more
- 7:38educated,
- 7:39more
- 7:39advanced
- 7:40than
- 7:401p
- 7:40vendors.
- 7:41Why?
- 7:42For
- 7:42one
- 7:42reason,
- 7:42because
- 7:43they're
- 7:44already
- 7:44using
- 7:44Amazon.
- 7:45And
- 7:46when
- 7:46you
- 7:46go
- 7:46on
- 7:46Amazon
- 7:47ads,
- 7:47they
- 7:47know
- 7:48the
- 7:48platform
- 7:49is
- 7:49working.
- 7:49They
- 7:49know
- 7:50if
- 7:50they
- 7:50put
- 7:50some
- 7:51marketing
- 7:51budget,
- 7:52what
- 7:52kind
- 7:52of
- 7:52impact
- 7:52is
- 7:53going
- 7:53to
- 7:53be
- 7:53generating
- 7:53in
- 7:54terms
- 7:54of
- 7:54sales.
- 7:54Which
- 7:55means
- 7:55that
- 7:55they
- 7:55know
- 7:55that
- 7:56they
- 7:56can
- 7:56calculate
- 7:57and
- 7:57they
- 7:57are
- 7:58basically
- 7:58autonomy.
- 7:59They
- 7:59have
- 7:59full
- 7:59autonomy
- 8:00on
- 8:01their
- 8:01service.
- 8:02Differently
- 8:02with
- 8:03large
- 8:03brands
- 8:04that
- 8:04operate
- 8:05and
- 8:05we
- 8:05buy
- 8:06from
- 8:06them,
- 8:07sometimes
- 8:07they
- 8:07are
- 8:07not
- 8:08fully
- 8:08educated
- 8:09in
- 8:09order
- 8:09to
- 8:10use
- 8:10the
- 8:10platform
- 8:10on
- 8:11their
- 8:11own.
- 8:11So
- 8:11we
- 8:11do
- 8:12need
- 8:12to
- 8:12provide
- 8:12a
- 8:12managed
- 8:13service.
- 8:13Okay.
- 8:14And
- 8:14it
- 8:14takes
- 8:14time
- 8:15and
- 8:15obviously
- 8:16there
- 8:16is
- 8:16a
- 8:16learning
- 8:17curve
- 8:17on
- 8:17their
- 8:17side.
- 8:18Wow.
- 8:18All
- 8:18right.
- 8:19All
- 8:19right,
- 8:19so
- 8:20I
- 8:20can
- 8:20let
- 8:21you
- 8:21go.
- 8:21I
- 8:21mean,
- 8:21we
- 8:22just
- 8:22got
- 8:22off
- 8:22stage
- 8:22talking
- 8:23about
- 8:23it,
- 8:23so
- 8:23I
- 8:23got
- 8:23to
- 8:23share
- 8:23with
- 8:24the
- 8:24audience
- 8:24back
- 8:24home
- 8:25some
- 8:25of
- 8:25what
- 8:25we
- 8:25talked
- 8:25about.
- 8:26So
- 8:26AI,
- 8:26right.
- 8:27Home
- 8:27improvement,
- 8:28high
- 8:28consideration
- 8:29category,
- 8:29high
- 8:30complexity
- 8:30category.
- 8:31How
- 8:32different
- 8:32is
- 8:32the
- 8:32AI
- 8:33personalization
- 8:34challenge
- 8:35in
- 8:35DIY
- 8:36versus
- 8:38like
- 8:38grocery
- 8:38apparel?
- 8:39Let's
- 8:39say
- 8:39yes,
- 8:40if
- 8:41you
- 8:41take.
- 8:42I'm
- 8:42going
- 8:42to
- 8:42take
- 8:42an
- 8:42example.
- 8:43If
- 8:43you
- 8:43take
- 8:43all
- 8:44the
- 8:44example
- 8:44that
- 8:44went
- 8:45out
- 8:45at
- 8:45the
- 8:45NRF
- 8:46in
- 8:46January
- 8:46where
- 8:47basically,
- 8:47if
- 8:47you
- 8:47take
- 8:48all
- 8:48the
- 8:48examples
- 8:49of
- 8:49ucp,
- 8:49acp,
- 8:50they
- 8:50always
- 8:50give
- 8:51a
- 8:51very
- 8:51simple
- 8:52transaction
- 8:53model.
- 8:53Basically
- 8:54you
- 8:55ask
- 8:55your
- 8:55agent
- 8:56in
- 8:56order
- 8:56to
- 8:56put
- 8:57one
- 8:57item
- 8:58in
- 8:58the
- 8:58basket
- 8:59and
- 8:59do
- 8:59the
- 8:59checkout.
- 9:00For
- 9:00me.
- 9:00Yeah,
- 9:01that's
- 9:01very
- 9:02good.
- 9:02In
- 9:03diy,
- 9:03it
- 9:04doesn't
- 9:04work
- 9:04that
- 9:04way.
- 9:04You
- 9:05very
- 9:05rarely
- 9:05go
- 9:06into
- 9:06a
- 9:06home
- 9:06improvement
- 9:07store
- 9:07just
- 9:08for
- 9:08one
- 9:08product.
- 9:11Most
- 9:11of
- 9:12the
- 9:12time
- 9:12you
- 9:12go
- 9:12for
- 9:12a
- 9:12project
- 9:13or
- 9:14a
- 9:14complex
- 9:15combination
- 9:15of
- 9:16products,
- 9:16accessories
- 9:17and
- 9:17stuff.
- 9:18Doing
- 9:19this
- 9:19through
- 9:19agent
- 9:20today
- 9:21doesn't
- 9:21work.
- 9:22Which
- 9:22means
- 9:23that
- 9:23the
- 9:23agent
- 9:24that
- 9:24we
- 9:24provide
- 9:24either
- 9:25externally
- 9:25through
- 9:26those
- 9:26platforms
- 9:26or
- 9:27within
- 9:27our
- 9:27own
- 9:27platform
- 9:28with
- 9:28our
- 9:28own
- 9:28agents.
- 9:29We
- 9:29launched
- 9:29Elocasto
- 9:30and
- 9:30lo
- 9:30bnq
- 9:31providing
- 9:31that
- 9:32and
- 9:33making
- 9:33sure
- 9:33that
- 9:33it
- 9:34does
- 9:34provide
- 9:34a
- 9:35full
- 9:35customer
- 9:35journey
- 9:36service
- 9:36and
- 9:36a
- 9:37support
- 9:37to
- 9:38the
- 9:38consumer.
- 9:39That's
- 9:39extremely
- 9:40critical
- 9:40in
- 9:40diy,
- 9:41and
- 9:41that's
- 9:41where
- 9:41we're
- 9:42investing
- 9:42our
- 9:42money
- 9:42on.
- 9:42Right,
- 9:43Right.
- 9:43Great
- 9:43point.
- 9:44And
- 9:44so
- 9:44to
- 9:44that
- 9:45point,
- 9:45to
- 9:45end
- 9:45on
- 9:45this,
- 9:45I'm
- 9:46curious,
- 9:46and
- 9:47I
- 9:47didn't
- 9:47get
- 9:47to
- 9:47ask
- 9:47you
- 9:48this
- 9:48on
- 9:48stage.
- 9:50Where
- 9:50do
- 9:50you
- 9:50think
- 9:50AI
- 9:51is
- 9:51overhyped?
- 9:54Are
- 9:54you,
- 9:54like,
- 9:55deliberately
- 9:55saying,
- 9:55hey,
- 9:56that's
- 9:56cool,
- 9:56but
- 9:57we're
- 9:57going
- 9:57to
- 9:57do
- 9:57that
- 9:57later?
- 9:58We're
- 9:58going
- 9:58to
- 9:58get
- 9:58to
- 9:58that
- 9:58later.
- 9:59We're
- 9:59not
- 9:59going
- 9:59to
- 9:59look
- 9:59at
- 10:00that
- 10:00yet
- 10:01from
- 10:01the
- 10:01chair
- 10:01atop
- 10:01which
- 10:02you
- 10:02sit.
- 10:03So
- 10:04let's
- 10:04say
- 10:04overhype,
- 10:05not
- 10:05too
- 10:05much,
- 10:05but
- 10:06I
- 10:06would
- 10:06say
- 10:07not.
- 10:07What
- 10:07is
- 10:07the
- 10:08priority
- 10:08is
- 10:08a
- 10:08checkout.
- 10:09It's
- 10:09a
- 10:09checkout
- 10:10checkout.
- 10:10Right.
- 10:10Because
- 10:11we
- 10:11do
- 10:11believe
- 10:11that
- 10:12the
- 10:12level
- 10:13and
- 10:13the
- 10:13volume
- 10:14of
- 10:15consumers
- 10:16in
- 10:16Europe
- 10:17that
- 10:17are
- 10:17ready
- 10:18to
- 10:19rely
- 10:19fully,
- 10:20rely
- 10:21100%
- 10:21on
- 10:22an
- 10:22agent
- 10:22in
- 10:23order
- 10:23to
- 10:23do
- 10:23everything,
- 10:24including
- 10:24the
- 10:25checkout.
- 10:26I
- 10:26don't
- 10:26think
- 10:27it's
- 10:27for
- 10:27today,
- 10:28might
- 10:28be
- 10:28for
- 10:28tomorrow,
- 10:29but
- 10:29I
- 10:29think
- 10:29we
- 10:29have
- 10:30some
- 10:30other
- 10:30priorities
- 10:30to
- 10:31tackle
- 10:31with,
- 10:31which
- 10:31is
- 10:32today's
- 10:32priorities
- 10:33and
- 10:33today's
- 10:33focus.
- 10:34Got
- 10:34it.
- 10:34So
- 10:34kind
- 10:35of
- 10:35keeping
- 10:35your
- 10:35eye
- 10:35on
- 10:35it,
- 10:35keeping
- 10:36tabs
- 10:36on
- 10:36it,
- 10:36but
- 10:37not
- 10:37a
- 10:37focus.
- 10:37And
- 10:38so
- 10:38by
- 10:38that.
- 10:38So
- 10:38making
- 10:38sure
- 10:39so
- 10:39not
- 10:39the
- 10:40truly,
- 10:40the
- 10:41true
- 10:41ability
- 10:41to
- 10:41agentically
- 10:42check
- 10:42out,
- 10:42to
- 10:43integrate
- 10:43checkout
- 10:44is
- 10:44not
- 10:44something
- 10:44you
- 10:44guys
- 10:45are
- 10:45keenly
- 10:46focused
- 10:46on
- 10:46right
- 10:46now.
- 10:47And
- 10:47it
- 10:47sounds
- 10:48like
- 10:48that's
- 10:48the
- 10:48prevailing
- 10:48sentiment
- 10:49here,
- 10:49because
- 10:49somebody
- 10:49else
- 10:50said
- 10:50that
- 10:50to
- 10:50us
- 10:50on
- 10:51stage
- 10:51as
- 10:51well,
- 10:52and
- 10:52it
- 10:53seems
- 10:53like
- 10:53that's
- 10:53what
- 10:53we're
- 10:54seeing
- 10:54in
- 10:54the
- 10:54US
- 10:54Too,
- 10:54because
- 10:54there's
- 10:55a
- 10:55lot
- 10:55of
- 10:55things
- 10:55that
- 10:55have
- 10:55to
- 10:55be
- 10:56ironed
- 10:56out
- 10:56before.
- 10:57Before
- 10:57we
- 10:57can
- 10:57get
- 10:57to
- 10:57that
- 10:57point.
- 10:58So.
- 10:58That's
- 10:58good
- 10:58to
- 10:58hear
- 10:58you
- 10:58say
- 10:59that,
- 10:59man.
- 10:59You
- 10:59are.
- 11:00You
- 11:00are
- 11:00super
- 11:01knowledgeable,
- 11:01Dude.
- 11:02Like,
- 11:02I
- 11:02love
- 11:02this
- 11:02car.
- 11:03This
- 11:03was
- 11:03great,
- 11:03man.
- 11:04God,
- 11:04I
- 11:04can
- 11:04learn
- 11:04so
- 11:04much.
- 11:05For
- 11:05me,
- 11:05I
- 11:05love
- 11:05this
- 11:05dude
- 11:05expression.
- 11:06You
- 11:06know
- 11:06what
- 11:06he.
- 11:07You
- 11:07know
- 11:07what?
- 11:08You
- 11:08know
- 11:08what
- 11:08he
- 11:08reminds
- 11:09me
- 11:09of?
- 11:09What?
- 11:10The
- 11:10Big
- 11:10Lebowski.
- 11:11Right?
- 11:12That's
- 11:12right.
- 11:14Well,
- 11:14you're
- 11:14my
- 11:14Big
- 11:14Lebowski
- 11:15today,
- 11:15my
- 11:15friend.
- 11:16You're
- 11:16my
- 11:16Big
- 11:16Lebowski.
- 11:17All
- 11:17right,
- 11:17well,
- 11:18so
- 11:18thank
- 11:18you
- 11:18so
- 11:18much.
- 11:19Thank
- 11:19you.
- 11:20It's
- 11:20such
- 11:20a
- 11:20great
- 11:20pleasure
- 11:21getting
- 11:21to
- 11:21meet
- 11:21you
- 11:21finally.
- 11:22We've
- 11:22talked
- 11:22about
- 11:23doing
- 11:23this
- 11:23for
- 11:23a
- 11:23while.
- 11:23We
- 11:24were
- 11:24able
- 11:24to
- 11:24make
- 11:24it
- 11:24work.
- 11:25Hopefully
- 11:25we
- 11:25can
- 11:25do
- 11:25it
- 11:26again
- 11:26sometime.
- 11:27And.
- 11:27Yeah.
- 11:28And
- 11:28on
- 11:28behalf
- 11:28of
- 11:28all
- 11:28of
- 11:28us
- 11:28at
- 11:29omnitalk,
- 11:29and
- 11:29thanks
- 11:30to
- 11:30Vuzion
- 11:30for
- 11:31sponsoring
- 11:31our
- 11:31coverage
- 11:32here
- 11:32at
- 11:32the
- 11:32World
- 11:32Retail
- 11:33Congress.
- 11:33But
- 11:33on
- 11:33behalf
- 11:33of
- 11:33all
- 11:34of
- 11:34us
- 11:34at
- 11:34Omnitalk,
- 11:35be
- 11:35careful
- 11:36out
- 11:36there.