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- 0:24that
- 0:24we
- 0:25hope
- 0:25makes
- 0:25you
- 0:25feel
- 0:25a
- 0:25little
- 0:26smarter,
- 0:26but
- 0:27most
- 0:27importantly,
- 0:27a
- 0:27little
- 0:27happier
- 0:28each
- 0:28week
- 0:28too.
- 0:29I'm
- 0:29one
- 0:29of
- 0:29your
- 0:29co
- 0:29hosts
- 0:30for
- 0:30today's
- 0:30interview,
- 0:30Chris
- 0:31Walton.
- 0:31And
- 0:31I'm
- 0:32Anne
- 0:32Mazinga.
- 0:33And
- 0:33Anne,
- 0:34I've
- 0:34been,
- 0:34I've
- 0:35been
- 0:35spouting
- 0:35my
- 0:36mouth
- 0:36off
- 0:36for,
- 0:36I
- 0:37think
- 0:37it's
- 0:37been
- 0:37probably
- 0:38about
- 0:38the
- 0:38past
- 0:39six
- 0:39months
- 0:39now
- 0:40or
- 0:40so,
- 0:40maybe
- 0:40even
- 0:41longer,
- 0:41about
- 0:41why
- 0:422025
- 0:43is
- 0:43going
- 0:43to
- 0:43be
- 0:43the
- 0:44year
- 0:44of
- 0:44the
- 0:44robot.
- 0:45Yeah,
- 0:46I
- 0:46know,
- 0:47right?
- 0:47I
- 0:47already,
- 0:48we
- 0:48already
- 0:48did
- 0:48our
- 0:49top,
- 0:49you
- 0:50know,
- 0:50our
- 0:50top
- 0:51retail
- 0:51headlines
- 0:51of
- 0:51the
- 0:52year.
- 0:52I
- 0:52was
- 0:52already
- 0:53going
- 0:532024.
- 0:54It
- 0:54was
- 0:54my
- 0:54retail,
- 0:55it
- 0:55was
- 0:55my
- 0:55store
- 0:56technology
- 0:56of
- 0:56the
- 0:56year.
- 0:57So.
- 0:57I
- 0:57know,
- 0:57and
- 0:58I,
- 0:58I
- 0:58took
- 0:58umbrage
- 0:59on
- 0:59that.
- 0:59I
- 0:59feel
- 0:59like
- 0:59I
- 0:59suddenly
- 1:00got
- 1:00preempted.
- 1:01But
- 1:01anyway,
- 1:02in,
- 1:02in
- 1:02true
- 1:03Omnitalk
- 1:03fashion,
- 1:04we
- 1:04are
- 1:04kicking
- 1:05off
- 1:052025
- 1:06with
- 1:07the
- 1:07leading
- 1:07in
- 1:08store
- 1:08retail
- 1:09robotics
- 1:09provider.
- 1:10So
- 1:10it
- 1:10is
- 1:10with
- 1:10great
- 1:11pleasure
- 1:11that
- 1:11we
- 1:12introduce
- 1:12today's
- 1:12guest,
- 1:13Brad
- 1:14Bolia,
- 1:15the
- 1:15co
- 1:15founder
- 1:15and
- 1:15CEO
- 1:16of
- 1:16simbi.
- 1:17Brad,
- 1:17welcome
- 1:17to
- 1:17omnitalk.
- 1:18It
- 1:18is
- 1:18wonderful
- 1:19to
- 1:19have
- 1:19you
- 1:19with.
- 1:19Us
- 1:20today,
- 1:20Chris,
- 1:21and
- 1:21thank
- 1:22you
- 1:22both
- 1:22for
- 1:22having
- 1:22me.
- 1:23Yeah,
- 1:24this
- 1:24is
- 1:24going
- 1:24to
- 1:24be
- 1:24such
- 1:25a
- 1:25good
- 1:25conversation,
- 1:26Brad,
- 1:26like
- 1:26Chris
- 1:26said,
- 1:27we've
- 1:27been
- 1:27so
- 1:27excited
- 1:28to
- 1:28do
- 1:28this.
- 1:28Simbi
- 1:29has,
- 1:30excuse
- 1:30me,
- 1:30had
- 1:30a
- 1:30huge
- 1:31year
- 1:31in
- 1:312024
- 1:32and
- 1:32I
- 1:32can't
- 1:33wait
- 1:33to
- 1:33see
- 1:33what
- 1:33happens
- 1:33in
- 1:342025.
- 1:34But
- 1:35for
- 1:35those
- 1:35who
- 1:36might
- 1:36be
- 1:36new
- 1:36to
- 1:37OmniTalk
- 1:37or
- 1:38they
- 1:38haven't
- 1:38followed
- 1:38our
- 1:39coverage
- 1:39of
- 1:39robotics,
- 1:40which
- 1:40is
- 1:40seemingly
- 1:41impossible,
- 1:42give
- 1:42us
- 1:43a
- 1:43little
- 1:43background
- 1:44on
- 1:44Simbi
- 1:45and
- 1:45specifically
- 1:46how
- 1:46it
- 1:46came
- 1:46to
- 1:46be
- 1:47and
- 1:47what
- 1:47it
- 1:47does,
- 1:47if
- 1:47you
- 1:48don't
- 1:48mind.
- 1:49Yes,
- 1:49absolutely.
- 1:50SIBI
- 1:51was
- 1:51founded
- 1:51with
- 1:51this
- 1:51mission
- 1:52of
- 1:52really
- 1:52digitizing
- 1:53physical
- 1:53stores
- 1:54through
- 1:54automation
- 1:55and
- 1:55computer
- 1:55vision.
- 1:57In
- 1:57fact,
- 1:57our
- 1:57technical
- 1:58team
- 1:58came
- 1:58out
- 1:58of
- 1:59a
- 1:59world
- 1:59renowned
- 1:59robotics
- 2:00and
- 2:00computer
- 2:00vision
- 2:01think
- 2:01tank
- 2:01that
- 2:01was
- 2:01in
- 2:02Silicon
- 2:02Valley.
- 2:02And
- 2:03I
- 2:03had
- 2:03spent
- 2:04the
- 2:04years
- 2:04prior
- 2:04building
- 2:05several
- 2:05companies
- 2:06in
- 2:06the
- 2:06energy
- 2:06and
- 2:07utility
- 2:07space,
- 2:08solving
- 2:08a
- 2:09very
- 2:09similar
- 2:10kind
- 2:10of
- 2:10instrumentation
- 2:11challenge
- 2:12where
- 2:12utilities
- 2:13wanted
- 2:14to
- 2:14know
- 2:14what
- 2:15was
- 2:15going
- 2:15on
- 2:15across
- 2:16the
- 2:16grid.
- 2:17And
- 2:17so
- 2:17we
- 2:17came
- 2:17together
- 2:18with
- 2:18this
- 2:18shared
- 2:19belief
- 2:19that
- 2:19there
- 2:20was
- 2:20a
- 2:21way
- 2:21to
- 2:21create
- 2:21a
- 2:21better
- 2:21retail
- 2:22experience
- 2:22for
- 2:23all
- 2:23by
- 2:24actually
- 2:24knowing
- 2:24what
- 2:24was
- 2:24happening
- 2:25on
- 2:25store
- 2:25shelves.
- 2:26And
- 2:26in
- 2:272019,
- 2:27or
- 2:28I'm
- 2:28sorry,
- 2:28in
- 2:282015,
- 2:29we
- 2:30announced
- 2:30the
- 2:31concept
- 2:31of
- 2:31tally,
- 2:32the
- 2:32world's
- 2:33first
- 2:33shelf
- 2:34auditing
- 2:34and
- 2:34analytics
- 2:35robot.
- 2:35And
- 2:36if
- 2:36we
- 2:36fast
- 2:36forward
- 2:37to
- 2:37date,
- 2:38we've
- 2:38had
- 2:38the
- 2:38unique
- 2:39opportunity
- 2:39to
- 2:39work
- 2:40with
- 2:40nearly
- 2:4140
- 2:41different
- 2:42retail
- 2:42banners
- 2:43and
- 2:43deploying
- 2:44Tally
- 2:44in
- 2:44about
- 2:45five
- 2:45different
- 2:45countries
- 2:47and
- 2:47have
- 2:47raised
- 2:47more
- 2:48than
- 2:48100
- 2:48million
- 2:49in
- 2:49venture
- 2:49capital
- 2:50specifically
- 2:51focused
- 2:51on
- 2:51this
- 2:51problem.
- 2:52Well,
- 2:53Brett,
- 2:53okay,
- 2:53I
- 2:53gotta
- 2:54ask
- 2:54you,
- 2:54okay,
- 2:54so,
- 2:55but
- 2:55how
- 2:55did
- 2:55you
- 2:56pinpoint
- 2:56retail?
- 2:57Like,
- 2:57we
- 2:57go
- 2:57back
- 2:58to
- 2:58me,
- 2:58like,
- 2:58were
- 2:58you
- 2:58guys
- 2:58all
- 2:59sitting
- 2:59around,
- 2:59like,
- 2:59were
- 3:00you
- 3:00sitting
- 3:00around
- 3:00a
- 3:01bar
- 3:01and
- 3:01you're
- 3:01like,
- 3:01hey,
- 3:02we've
- 3:02been
- 3:02doing
- 3:02this
- 3:03thing,
- 3:03let's
- 3:03go
- 3:03into
- 3:03retail.
- 3:04Like,
- 3:04how'd
- 3:04that
- 3:04come
- 3:04about?
- 3:05Yes,
- 3:07you
- 3:07know,
- 3:07it
- 3:08really
- 3:08came
- 3:08about
- 3:09because
- 3:09we
- 3:09were
- 3:10interested
- 3:11in
- 3:11leveraging
- 3:11robots
- 3:12that
- 3:12could
- 3:12do
- 3:12automated
- 3:13data
- 3:13capture.
- 3:14In
- 3:14the
- 3:14early
- 3:15days,
- 3:15we
- 3:15looked
- 3:15at
- 3:15a
- 3:16number
- 3:16of
- 3:16markets,
- 3:17ret
- 3:18building
- 3:19and
- 3:19construction,
- 3:20sort
- 3:20of
- 3:21health
- 3:22care.
- 3:23But
- 3:23the
- 3:23retail
- 3:24sort
- 3:24of
- 3:24pain
- 3:24point
- 3:25really
- 3:25stuck
- 3:25out
- 3:26to
- 3:26us
- 3:26just
- 3:27personally,
- 3:28you
- 3:28know,
- 3:28our
- 3:29own
- 3:29personal
- 3:29experiences
- 3:30of
- 3:30going
- 3:30to
- 3:30stores
- 3:31and,
- 3:31you
- 3:31know,
- 3:32a
- 3:32couple
- 3:32items
- 3:32on
- 3:32your
- 3:32list
- 3:33aren't
- 3:33on
- 3:33store
- 3:33shelf
- 3:34or
- 3:35you
- 3:35walk
- 3:35into
- 3:36a
- 3:36store
- 3:36and
- 3:36you're
- 3:36like,
- 3:36which
- 3:37of
- 3:37these
- 3:3720
- 3:37aisles
- 3:38is
- 3:39this
- 3:39product
- 3:39actually
- 3:40sort
- 3:40of
- 3:40located?
- 3:41And
- 3:41it
- 3:42became
- 3:42clear
- 3:42to
- 3:42us
- 3:43that,
- 3:43you
- 3:43know,
- 3:43these
- 3:44stores
- 3:44were
- 3:44such
- 3:45deep
- 3:45fabric
- 3:45to
- 3:45our
- 3:46lives
- 3:46that
- 3:47this
- 3:47was
- 3:47the
- 3:47place
- 3:48to
- 3:48apply
- 3:48our
- 3:48energy.
- 3:50That
- 3:50makes
- 3:50sense.
- 3:50I
- 3:51mean,
- 3:51Ann
- 3:51and
- 3:51I,
- 3:52the
- 3:52reason
- 3:52I
- 3:52asked
- 3:52you
- 3:52that
- 3:52question
- 3:53is
- 3:53because,
- 3:53you
- 3:53know,
- 3:53and
- 3:53I
- 3:53headed
- 3:54up
- 3:54Target
- 3:54Store
- 3:54the
- 3:54future
- 3:55project
- 3:55for
- 3:55a
- 3:55number
- 3:56of
- 3:56years.
- 3:56And,
- 3:57and,
- 3:57and
- 3:57we
- 3:57agree
- 3:58because
- 3:58we
- 3:58realized
- 3:59doing
- 3:59that
- 3:59work,
- 3:59like
- 4:00how
- 4:00little
- 4:00data
- 4:01actually
- 4:02exists
- 4:02in
- 4:03understanding
- 4:03the
- 4:04physical
- 4:04store
- 4:04experience,
- 4:05especially
- 4:05in
- 4:05comparison
- 4:05to
- 4:06E
- 4:06commerce,
- 4:06you
- 4:06know,
- 4:07I
- 4:07would
- 4:07call
- 4:07out
- 4:07too,
- 4:08and
- 4:08so,
- 4:09you
- 4:09know,
- 4:09but
- 4:10trying
- 4:10to
- 4:10design
- 4:10a
- 4:11system
- 4:11of
- 4:11interconnected
- 4:12technologies
- 4:13to
- 4:13change
- 4:13that
- 4:13is,
- 4:14Is
- 4:14really
- 4:14complicated.
- 4:15So,
- 4:15so
- 4:16you've
- 4:16talked
- 4:16about
- 4:16it
- 4:17a
- 4:17little
- 4:17bit,
- 4:17but
- 4:17so
- 4:17how
- 4:17do
- 4:18you
- 4:18view
- 4:18that
- 4:18issue?
- 4:19Like,
- 4:19how
- 4:19do
- 4:19you
- 4:19solve
- 4:19that
- 4:20problem?
- 4:21Absolutely.
- 4:22I
- 4:22mean,
- 4:22we
- 4:22see
- 4:22the
- 4:23shelf
- 4:23and
- 4:24again,
- 4:24the
- 4:24shelf
- 4:24is
- 4:24where
- 4:25the
- 4:25vast
- 4:25majority
- 4:25of
- 4:25consumers
- 4:26are
- 4:26making
- 4:26their
- 4:26purchasing
- 4:27decisions.
- 4:28But
- 4:28we
- 4:28see
- 4:28this
- 4:29as
- 4:29kind
- 4:29of
- 4:29like
- 4:29the
- 4:29last
- 4:30major
- 4:31data
- 4:31desert
- 4:32in
- 4:32the
- 4:32world
- 4:32of
- 4:33physical
- 4:33retail.
- 4:34Right.
- 4:34And
- 4:35this
- 4:35desert
- 4:35is
- 4:36not
- 4:36just
- 4:36affecting
- 4:37retailers
- 4:38themselves,
- 4:39but
- 4:39store
- 4:40teams,
- 4:41brands,
- 4:42online
- 4:42delivery
- 4:42players.
- 4:43And
- 4:44as
- 4:44a
- 4:44business,
- 4:44we
- 4:45view
- 4:45the
- 4:45shelf
- 4:45as
- 4:46like
- 4:46the
- 4:46linchpin
- 4:47to
- 4:47the
- 4:47whole
- 4:47supply
- 4:47chain.
- 4:49So
- 4:49with
- 4:49the
- 4:49advent
- 4:49of
- 4:50technology
- 4:51like
- 4:51autonomous
- 4:52mobile
- 4:52robots
- 4:53and
- 4:53you
- 4:53know,
- 4:53full
- 4:54stack
- 4:54sort
- 4:54of
- 4:54computer
- 4:55vision,
- 4:55we
- 4:56have
- 4:56this
- 4:56world
- 4:57where
- 4:57we
- 4:57can
- 4:57actually
- 4:58provide
- 4:58true
- 4:58visibility
- 4:59and
- 4:59know,
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:00precisely
- 5:02the
- 5:02XYZ
- 5:03coordinates
- 5:03of
- 5:03every
- 5:04product
- 5:04in
- 5:04a
- 5:04store.
- 5:06Are
- 5:06products,
- 5:06you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07properly
- 5:07stocked?
- 5:08Are
- 5:08they
- 5:08in
- 5:08the
- 5:09right
- 5:09place?
- 5:10Are
- 5:11prices
- 5:11in
- 5:11promos
- 5:12sort
- 5:12of
- 5:12accurate?
- 5:13And
- 5:13Using
- 5:14this
- 5:14newly
- 5:15derived
- 5:15data
- 5:16set
- 5:16fused
- 5:17with
- 5:18any
- 5:18retailer
- 5:19back
- 5:19office
- 5:19data,
- 5:20right?
- 5:20Their
- 5:20inventory
- 5:21data,
- 5:21their
- 5:21price
- 5:22system
- 5:22data,
- 5:22their
- 5:22point
- 5:23of
- 5:23sale
- 5:23data.
- 5:24This
- 5:24combined
- 5:25becomes
- 5:25an
- 5:25incredibly
- 5:26powerful
- 5:26lens
- 5:27through
- 5:27which
- 5:28to
- 5:28look
- 5:28at
- 5:28their
- 5:29business.
- 5:30But
- 5:31Brett,
- 5:31so
- 5:32the
- 5:32next
- 5:32obvious
- 5:32question
- 5:33though
- 5:33is
- 5:33like,
- 5:34how
- 5:34do
- 5:34you
- 5:35expect
- 5:35retailers
- 5:36to
- 5:36actually
- 5:36use
- 5:37that
- 5:37data?
- 5:37So
- 5:37you're
- 5:37collecting
- 5:38all
- 5:38this
- 5:38data
- 5:38from
- 5:39the
- 5:39data
- 5:39desert
- 5:39that
- 5:40previously
- 5:40was
- 5:40the
- 5:41shelf,
- 5:41but
- 5:41you
- 5:41have
- 5:41tally
- 5:41going
- 5:42on
- 5:42in
- 5:42the
- 5:42store,
- 5:43running
- 5:43the
- 5:43store,
- 5:44seeing
- 5:44what's
- 5:44on
- 5:44shelf.
- 5:45How
- 5:45do
- 5:45you
- 5:45expect
- 5:45the
- 5:45retailers
- 5:46to
- 5:46actually
- 5:46use
- 5:46the
- 5:46data?
- 5:47Because
- 5:47that's
- 5:47a
- 5:47different
- 5:48unlock
- 5:48that
- 5:48has
- 5:48to
- 5:49be
- 5:49accomplished,
- 5:49I
- 5:49would
- 5:49imagine.
- 5:50Yeah,
- 5:51absolutely.
- 5:51And
- 5:52the
- 5:52data
- 5:52that
- 5:52we
- 5:52collect,
- 5:53I
- 5:53mean,
- 5:53there's
- 5:53certainly
- 5:53a
- 5:53data
- 5:54tsunami
- 5:54here,
- 5:54but
- 5:55our
- 5:55job
- 5:55is
- 5:56to
- 5:56really
- 5:56help
- 5:56derive
- 5:57intelligence
- 5:58and
- 5:58sort
- 5:58of
- 5:58action
- 5:59out
- 5:59of
- 5:59it.
- 6:00What
- 6:00we
- 6:00focus
- 6:00on
- 6:01first
- 6:01is
- 6:01really
- 6:02empowering
- 6:03the
- 6:03front
- 6:04line
- 6:04of
- 6:05workers,
- 6:05you
- 6:05know,
- 6:06store
- 6:06teams
- 6:06that
- 6:06are
- 6:06actually
- 6:07on
- 6:07the
- 6:07ground.
- 6:08So
- 6:09instead
- 6:09of
- 6:09them
- 6:10looking
- 6:10for
- 6:10problems,
- 6:11right,
- 6:11performing
- 6:12shelf
- 6:12audits,
- 6:13understanding
- 6:14which
- 6:14products
- 6:14they
- 6:14may
- 6:15have
- 6:15backstock
- 6:15for
- 6:16on
- 6:16a
- 6:16secondary
- 6:16display,
- 6:17etc,
- 6:18these
- 6:18are
- 6:18all
- 6:18things
- 6:19we
- 6:19automate
- 6:19for
- 6:20them.
- 6:21So
- 6:21which
- 6:22products
- 6:22should
- 6:23they
- 6:23put
- 6:23on
- 6:23a
- 6:23pool
- 6:23list?
- 6:25Which
- 6:25price
- 6:25tag
- 6:26should
- 6:26they
- 6:26go
- 6:26change?
- 6:28You
- 6:28know,
- 6:28where
- 6:28are
- 6:28there
- 6:28sort
- 6:29of
- 6:29planogram
- 6:29discrepancies
- 6:30in
- 6:30the
- 6:30store
- 6:30with
- 6:31sort
- 6:31of
- 6:31changes?
- 6:32So
- 6:32we
- 6:32start
- 6:32with
- 6:32the
- 6:33store
- 6:33teams
- 6:33first,
- 6:35but
- 6:35the
- 6:35layers
- 6:35continue
- 6:36to
- 6:36bubble
- 6:36up.
- 6:37So
- 6:37we
- 6:38give
- 6:38store
- 6:38leadership
- 6:39teams
- 6:39sort
- 6:39of
- 6:39a
- 6:39dashboard
- 6:40where
- 6:41really
- 6:41for
- 6:41the
- 6:41first
- 6:41time
- 6:42in
- 6:42their
- 6:42history,
- 6:42they
- 6:43actually
- 6:43know
- 6:43what
- 6:43their
- 6:44true
- 6:45on
- 6:45shelf
- 6:45availability
- 6:46rates
- 6:46are
- 6:47and
- 6:48how
- 6:48their
- 6:48stores
- 6:49actually
- 6:49stack
- 6:50up
- 6:50to
- 6:51other
- 6:51stores
- 6:52throughout
- 6:52the
- 6:53chain.
- 6:53And
- 6:53then
- 6:54it
- 6:54continues
- 6:54to
- 6:54go
- 6:54on
- 6:54from
- 6:55there.
- 6:55I
- 6:55mean,
- 6:55certainly
- 6:56this
- 6:56data
- 6:56is
- 6:57bubbled
- 6:57up
- 6:57at
- 6:57a
- 6:57corporate
- 6:58level
- 6:59so
- 6:59they
- 7:00can
- 7:00see
- 7:00how
- 7:00stores
- 7:01across
- 7:01the
- 7:01chain
- 7:02are
- 7:02performing
- 7:03and
- 7:03leveraging
- 7:04this
- 7:04as
- 7:04a
- 7:04new
- 7:05performance
- 7:05sort
- 7:05of
- 7:05benchmark
- 7:07sort
- 7:07of
- 7:07tool.
- 7:08And
- 7:09it
- 7:09goes
- 7:09beyond
- 7:09that,
- 7:10right.
- 7:10As
- 7:10retailers
- 7:11have
- 7:11begun
- 7:11to
- 7:11sort
- 7:11of
- 7:11scale
- 7:12this
- 7:12technology
- 7:13across
- 7:13their
- 7:13footprint,
- 7:14we
- 7:15see
- 7:15them
- 7:15making
- 7:16this
- 7:16data
- 7:16available
- 7:17to
- 7:17their
- 7:17merchant
- 7:17partners
- 7:19and
- 7:19others
- 7:19within
- 7:19their
- 7:20ecosystem
- 7:20as
- 7:20well.
- 7:22Well,
- 7:22Brad,
- 7:22I
- 7:23have
- 7:23to
- 7:23ask
- 7:23you,
- 7:23and
- 7:23I
- 7:24know
- 7:24you
- 7:24might
- 7:24be
- 7:24a
- 7:24little
- 7:25biased
- 7:25because
- 7:26you
- 7:27started
- 7:27and
- 7:28you're
- 7:28running
- 7:28a
- 7:29robotics
- 7:29company
- 7:30right
- 7:30now,
- 7:30but
- 7:31there
- 7:31are,
- 7:31there
- 7:31are
- 7:32a
- 7:32lot
- 7:32of
- 7:32other
- 7:33technologies
- 7:33out
- 7:34there,
- 7:34a
- 7:34lot
- 7:34of
- 7:34companies
- 7:35who
- 7:35agree
- 7:35with
- 7:36this
- 7:36idea
- 7:37that
- 7:37you
- 7:37have,
- 7:38you
- 7:38know,
- 7:38like
- 7:38that
- 7:39the,
- 7:39the
- 7:39shelves
- 7:40are
- 7:40really
- 7:40the
- 7:40desert.
- 7:41So
- 7:42why
- 7:42robotics?
- 7:43Like,
- 7:43can
- 7:44you
- 7:44dive
- 7:44a
- 7:44little
- 7:44bit
- 7:44more
- 7:45specifically
- 7:46into
- 7:46why
- 7:46you
- 7:47think
- 7:47that
- 7:47that's
- 7:48the
- 7:48best
- 7:48answer
- 7:49for
- 7:49really
- 7:50improving
- 7:50the
- 7:50data
- 7:51quality
- 7:51that
- 7:51retailers
- 7:52can
- 7:52get
- 7:52out
- 7:53of
- 7:53their
- 7:53stores?
- 7:54And
- 7:54then
- 7:54even
- 7:55more
- 7:55examples,
- 7:56I
- 7:56guess,
- 7:56because
- 7:57I
- 7:57think
- 7:57that's
- 7:57always
- 7:58the
- 7:58important
- 7:58part
- 7:58to
- 7:58hear
- 7:59is
- 7:59like,
- 7:59what
- 7:59is
- 7:59this
- 8:00actually
- 8:00changing
- 8:01for
- 8:01the
- 8:01stores,
- 8:01for
- 8:02the
- 8:02store
- 8:02associates
- 8:03too?
- 8:04Sure,
- 8:05absolutely.
- 8:06You
- 8:06know,
- 8:06we'd
- 8:06say
- 8:06from
- 8:07our
- 8:07experience,
- 8:08you
- 8:08know,
- 8:08what
- 8:09we've
- 8:09been
- 8:09able
- 8:09to
- 8:09prove
- 8:09to
- 8:10the
- 8:10market
- 8:10is,
- 8:11you
- 8:11know,
- 8:11the
- 8:11largest
- 8:12number
- 8:12of
- 8:12chain
- 8:12wide
- 8:13adoptions
- 8:13of
- 8:13this
- 8:13type
- 8:14of
- 8:14technology
- 8:15and
- 8:15sort
- 8:15of
- 8:15a
- 8:15proven
- 8:16ROI
- 8:16model
- 8:17that
- 8:17sort
- 8:17of
- 8:18comes
- 8:18with
- 8:18it.
- 8:19We
- 8:19do
- 8:19believe
- 8:20strongly
- 8:20that
- 8:21robotics
- 8:21are
- 8:21sort
- 8:22of
- 8:22the
- 8:22most
- 8:22accurate,
- 8:22comprehensive
- 8:23and
- 8:23cost
- 8:24effective
- 8:24way
- 8:25to
- 8:25drive
- 8:25this
- 8:25level
- 8:26of
- 8:26intelligence.
- 8:27So
- 8:27if
- 8:27we
- 8:27get
- 8:27into
- 8:28the
- 8:28specifics,
- 8:29we've
- 8:29kind
- 8:29of
- 8:29compared
- 8:30this
- 8:30technology
- 8:31head
- 8:31to
- 8:31head
- 8:31to
- 8:32back
- 8:33office
- 8:33AI
- 8:33that
- 8:34looks
- 8:34at,
- 8:34you
- 8:35know,
- 8:35point
- 8:35of
- 8:35sale
- 8:36data
- 8:36signals.
- 8:37We've
- 8:37compared
- 8:38this
- 8:38to
- 8:38E
- 8:38commerce
- 8:39data
- 8:39and
- 8:40sort
- 8:40of
- 8:40mispicks.
- 8:41We've
- 8:42compared
- 8:42this
- 8:42to
- 8:43employee
- 8:43driven
- 8:44whole
- 8:44shoots,
- 8:44employee
- 8:45driven
- 8:45photo
- 8:46capture
- 8:47and
- 8:47sort
- 8:47of
- 8:47standalone
- 8:48sort
- 8:48of
- 8:48fixed
- 8:48cameras.
- 8:49And
- 8:50what
- 8:50we
- 8:50found
- 8:51is
- 8:51sort
- 8:51of
- 8:51the
- 8:52accuracy,
- 8:53the
- 8:53frequency
- 8:54and
- 8:54the
- 8:54fidelity.
- 8:57The
- 8:58other
- 8:58solutions
- 8:59aren't
- 8:59really
- 8:59sort
- 8:59of
- 9:00comparable
- 9:01because
- 9:02we're
- 9:02actually
- 9:02seeing,
- 9:03sensing
- 9:03and
- 9:04decoding
- 9:04what's
- 9:05actually
- 9:05happening
- 9:05on
- 9:06you
- 9:06know,
- 9:06these
- 9:07physical
- 9:07store
- 9:08shelves
- 9:09at
- 9:09a
- 9:09very
- 9:10sort
- 9:10of
- 9:10frequent
- 9:10basis.
- 9:11It's
- 9:11not
- 9:12depending
- 9:12on
- 9:12labor,
- 9:13it's
- 9:13not
- 9:13depending
- 9:14on
- 9:14sort
- 9:15of
- 9:15a
- 9:15planogram
- 9:16to
- 9:16sort
- 9:16of
- 9:16perform
- 9:16analysis.
- 9:18We're
- 9:18decoding
- 9:19every
- 9:20barcode,
- 9:21every
- 9:21piece
- 9:21of
- 9:22optical
- 9:22data
- 9:22that's
- 9:22on
- 9:23a
- 9:23shelf
- 9:23tag,
- 9:24identifying
- 9:25every
- 9:25product,
- 9:26every
- 9:26hole
- 9:27that's
- 9:28sort
- 9:28of
- 9:28in,
- 9:28in
- 9:28the
- 9:29space.
- 9:29So
- 9:30you
- 9:30know,
- 9:30we've
- 9:31really
- 9:31had
- 9:31the
- 9:31chance
- 9:31to
- 9:31kind
- 9:32of
- 9:32put
- 9:32this
- 9:32head
- 9:32to
- 9:32head
- 9:33against
- 9:33everything
- 9:34in,
- 9:34in
- 9:35sort
- 9:35of
- 9:35industry
- 9:35sort
- 9:35of
- 9:36out
- 9:36there.
- 9:36And
- 9:37I
- 9:37think
- 9:37what
- 9:38further
- 9:38emphasizes
- 9:39this
- 9:39point
- 9:40is,
- 9:40you
- 9:40know,
- 9:40we've,
- 9:41we've
- 9:41stepped
- 9:41into
- 9:42stores
- 9:42that
- 9:42have
- 9:42been
- 9:42around
- 9:42for
- 9:43decades,
- 9:44right?
- 9:45And
- 9:45by
- 9:45stepping
- 9:45into
- 9:46these
- 9:46stores
- 9:46and
- 9:47reducing
- 9:47out
- 9:47of
- 9:47stocks
- 9:48by
- 9:48like
- 9:4860%,
- 9:50reducing
- 9:51price
- 9:51errors
- 9:51by
- 9:5190%,
- 9:53you
- 9:53know,
- 9:54having
- 9:54this
- 9:54level
- 9:54of
- 9:55impact
- 9:55for
- 9:56stores
- 9:56that
- 9:56have
- 9:56tried,
- 9:57you
- 9:57know,
- 9:58all
- 9:58of
- 9:58these
- 9:58different
- 9:59sort
- 9:59of
- 9:59technologies,
- 10:01there's
- 10:01really,
- 10:02really
- 10:02deep
- 10:03benefit
- 10:03there.
- 10:04And
- 10:06you
- 10:06know,
- 10:07we've
- 10:07been
- 10:07able
- 10:07to
- 10:08demonstrate
- 10:08proven
- 10:09results,
- 10:09not
- 10:10just
- 10:10help
- 10:10you
- 10:11identify
- 10:11the
- 10:11out
- 10:11of
- 10:11stocks
- 10:12and
- 10:12the
- 10:12pricing
- 10:12errors,
- 10:13but
- 10:13act
- 10:13on
- 10:14them.
- 10:15So
- 10:15verify
- 10:15that
- 10:15action's
- 10:16really
- 10:16being
- 10:17taken.
- 10:18And
- 10:18not
- 10:18only
- 10:19that
- 10:19action's
- 10:19being
- 10:20taken,
- 10:20but
- 10:20what
- 10:20does
- 10:21this
- 10:21mean
- 10:22as
- 10:23a
- 10:23benefit
- 10:23to
- 10:23the
- 10:23business
- 10:24from
- 10:24things
- 10:24like
- 10:24a
- 10:24margin
- 10:25standpoint?
- 10:27Brad,
- 10:27there's
- 10:28a
- 10:28couple
- 10:28of
- 10:28things
- 10:28I
- 10:28want
- 10:28to
- 10:28call
- 10:28out
- 10:29that
- 10:29you
- 10:29just
- 10:29said
- 10:29there
- 10:29that
- 10:29I
- 10:30think
- 10:30are
- 10:30really
- 10:30important
- 10:31for
- 10:31our
- 10:31audience
- 10:31to
- 10:31make
- 10:31sure
- 10:32that
- 10:32they
- 10:32hear.
- 10:33One
- 10:33is
- 10:33that
- 10:34you're
- 10:34basically
- 10:34saying
- 10:35that
- 10:35from
- 10:36an
- 10:36accuracy
- 10:36perspective,
- 10:37robotics
- 10:37are
- 10:38the
- 10:38best
- 10:38solution
- 10:39in
- 10:39your
- 10:39mind.
- 10:40And
- 10:40also
- 10:40from
- 10:40a
- 10:42capital
- 10:42cost
- 10:43standpoint,
- 10:43Also
- 10:43one
- 10:43of
- 10:44the
- 10:44most
- 10:44cost
- 10:44effective
- 10:45solutions
- 10:45as
- 10:45well.
- 10:46But
- 10:46the
- 10:46other
- 10:47piece
- 10:47of
- 10:47it
- 10:47that
- 10:48you
- 10:48said
- 10:48that
- 10:48I
- 10:48want
- 10:48you
- 10:48to
- 10:49talk
- 10:49about
- 10:49more
- 10:49because
- 10:50this
- 10:50was
- 10:50the
- 10:50unlock
- 10:51for
- 10:51me
- 10:51when
- 10:52I
- 10:52think
- 10:52a
- 10:52mutual
- 10:52friend
- 10:53of
- 10:53ours
- 10:53opened
- 10:54my
- 10:54eyes
- 10:54to
- 10:54this
- 10:55when
- 10:55he
- 10:55said
- 10:56the
- 10:56beauty
- 10:56of
- 10:56the
- 10:56robot
- 10:57too
- 10:57is
- 10:57that
- 10:58unlike
- 10:58other
- 10:59systems,
- 11:00it
- 11:01goes
- 11:01into
- 11:02a
- 11:02store
- 11:02and
- 11:03it
- 11:03does
- 11:03it
- 11:03the
- 11:03same
- 11:04way
- 11:04every
- 11:05single
- 11:05time.
- 11:06There's
- 11:06no
- 11:06human
- 11:07intervention
- 11:08that
- 11:08mucks
- 11:09with
- 11:09the
- 11:09system
- 11:10design
- 11:10of
- 11:11that
- 11:11data
- 11:11capture.
- 11:12Can
- 11:12you
- 11:12explain
- 11:13what
- 11:13that
- 11:13means?
- 11:15Absolutely.
- 11:16So
- 11:17one
- 11:17of
- 11:17the
- 11:17beauties
- 11:18of
- 11:18leveraging
- 11:19sort
- 11:19of
- 11:19an
- 11:19autonomous,
- 11:20autonomous
- 11:20mobile
- 11:21robot
- 11:21platform
- 11:22is
- 11:22it
- 11:22can
- 11:22keep
- 11:23up
- 11:23with
- 11:23things
- 11:23like
- 11:24changes
- 11:25in
- 11:25sort
- 11:25of
- 11:25the
- 11:25store
- 11:26layout
- 11:26or
- 11:26store
- 11:27environment.
- 11:29So
- 11:29as
- 11:29an
- 11:29aisle
- 11:29or
- 11:30move
- 11:30or
- 11:31whether
- 11:31what
- 11:32products
- 11:32are
- 11:32on
- 11:32a
- 11:32shelf
- 11:33may
- 11:33change,
- 11:34these
- 11:34are
- 11:34dynamic
- 11:35sort
- 11:36of
- 11:36changes
- 11:36that
- 11:36this
- 11:37type
- 11:37of
- 11:37technology
- 11:37keeps
- 11:38up
- 11:38with.
- 11:38It's
- 11:39much
- 11:39just
- 11:39like
- 11:39a
- 11:40self
- 11:40driving
- 11:40sort
- 11:40of
- 11:40car
- 11:41on
- 11:41the
- 11:41road.
- 11:42So
- 11:42that's
- 11:42one
- 11:42of
- 11:42the
- 11:42biggest
- 11:43benefits
- 11:44for
- 11:44this
- 11:44type
- 11:45of
- 11:45environment.
- 11:45The
- 11:46other
- 11:46is
- 11:46you're
- 11:47largely
- 11:48managing
- 11:48sort
- 11:49of
- 11:49a
- 11:49single
- 11:49device
- 11:50versus
- 11:51thousands
- 11:52of
- 11:53cameras.
- 11:54In
- 11:55addition,
- 11:55it's
- 11:56not
- 11:56sort
- 11:56of
- 11:56planogram
- 11:57dependent.
- 11:58I
- 11:59think
- 11:59we
- 11:59all
- 11:59recognize
- 12:00that
- 12:00planogram
- 12:01level,
- 12:01sort
- 12:01of
- 12:02execution
- 12:03accuracy
- 12:03in
- 12:03the
- 12:04industry
- 12:04can
- 12:04vary
- 12:04immensely.
- 12:06So
- 12:07you're
- 12:07kind
- 12:07of
- 12:07starting
- 12:07off
- 12:08on
- 12:08the
- 12:08wrong
- 12:08foot
- 12:09if
- 12:09you're
- 12:09depending
- 12:10on
- 12:10sort
- 12:10of
- 12:10a
- 12:10product
- 12:11location
- 12:11model
- 12:11that
- 12:12doesn't
- 12:12actually
- 12:12represent
- 12:13reality,
- 12:14which
- 12:15many
- 12:15of
- 12:15the
- 12:15other
- 12:15technologies
- 12:16we
- 12:16talked
- 12:17about,
- 12:17you
- 12:18know,
- 12:18do
- 12:18depend
- 12:19on.
- 12:19On
- 12:19that
- 12:20sort
- 12:20of
- 12:20model,
- 12:21we're
- 12:21actually
- 12:21analyzing
- 12:22what
- 12:22we
- 12:22see
- 12:23and
- 12:23certainly
- 12:24we'll
- 12:24ingest
- 12:24a
- 12:25planogram
- 12:25or
- 12:26authorized
- 12:26products
- 12:27list
- 12:27to
- 12:28know
- 12:28what
- 12:28we
- 12:28should
- 12:28expect
- 12:29to
- 12:29be
- 12:29in
- 12:29store.
- 12:30But
- 12:30we're
- 12:30really
- 12:31sensing,
- 12:31you
- 12:32know,
- 12:32what's
- 12:32actually
- 12:32happening
- 12:33on,
- 12:33on
- 12:33physical
- 12:34store
- 12:34shelves.
- 12:35Right.
- 12:35Which
- 12:36is
- 12:36very
- 12:36different
- 12:36than
- 12:36like
- 12:36say
- 12:37the
- 12:37model
- 12:37where
- 12:37the
- 12:37employees
- 12:38are
- 12:38using
- 12:38their
- 12:38device
- 12:39to
- 12:39take
- 12:39a
- 12:39picture
- 12:39and
- 12:40capture
- 12:40this.
- 12:40Because
- 12:40then
- 12:40the
- 12:41employees
- 12:41are
- 12:41doing
- 12:41it
- 12:41differently
- 12:42every
- 12:42store,
- 12:43every
- 12:43hour
- 12:43of
- 12:43the
- 12:43day,
- 12:44depending
- 12:44on
- 12:44who
- 12:44the
- 12:44employee
- 12:45is.
- 12:45And
- 12:45there's
- 12:45a
- 12:45turnover
- 12:46in
- 12:46retail
- 12:46as
- 12:46well.
- 12:47So
- 12:47it's
- 12:47a
- 12:47very
- 12:48key
- 12:48point.
- 12:48But
- 12:49you
- 12:49know,
- 12:49with
- 12:49all
- 12:49that
- 12:49said
- 12:50too,
- 12:51it's
- 12:52not,
- 12:52it's.
- 12:52Is
- 12:52it
- 12:53all
- 12:53about
- 12:53robotics?
- 12:54Because
- 12:54like
- 12:55the
- 12:55robotics
- 12:55can
- 12:55also
- 12:56work
- 12:56in
- 12:56concert
- 12:57with
- 12:57other
- 12:57technologies
- 12:58or
- 12:58other
- 12:58systems
- 12:58that
- 12:59you've
- 12:59already
- 12:59talked
- 12:59about.
- 12:59So.
- 13:00So
- 13:00how
- 13:00do
- 13:00you
- 13:00think
- 13:00about
- 13:01that
- 13:01question?
- 13:03Absolutely.
- 13:04So
- 13:04when
- 13:04we
- 13:04brought
- 13:05TALLY
- 13:05technology
- 13:06to
- 13:07market,
- 13:07you
- 13:07know,
- 13:08we're
- 13:08very
- 13:08focused
- 13:09on
- 13:09sort
- 13:09of
- 13:09fast
- 13:09moving
- 13:10consumer
- 13:10goods
- 13:11stores
- 13:11sort
- 13:11of
- 13:11initially,
- 13:12but
- 13:13we
- 13:13were
- 13:13getting
- 13:13a
- 13:13lot
- 13:13of
- 13:14outreach
- 13:14from
- 13:14environments
- 13:15like
- 13:15sporting
- 13:16goods
- 13:16or
- 13:17environments
- 13:17that
- 13:18had
- 13:19packaged
- 13:19goods,
- 13:20plus
- 13:20sort
- 13:21of
- 13:21soft
- 13:21lines
- 13:22that
- 13:22may
- 13:22have
- 13:22been
- 13:22leveraging
- 13:23rfid.
- 13:25So
- 13:26over
- 13:26the
- 13:26last
- 13:26couple
- 13:26years,
- 13:27we
- 13:27have
- 13:27announced
- 13:27a
- 13:27version
- 13:28of
- 13:28Tally
- 13:28that's
- 13:28either
- 13:29RFID
- 13:29only
- 13:30or
- 13:30computer
- 13:30vision
- 13:31plus
- 13:31RFID
- 13:32as
- 13:32well.
- 13:33When
- 13:33you
- 13:34think
- 13:34about
- 13:35the
- 13:35core
- 13:35TALLY
- 13:36platform
- 13:37today,
- 13:38our
- 13:38goal
- 13:38is
- 13:38also
- 13:39to
- 13:39make
- 13:39a
- 13:39lot
- 13:39of
- 13:39these
- 13:40systems
- 13:40better.
- 13:41So
- 13:41when
- 13:41you
- 13:41think
- 13:42about
- 13:42your
- 13:42average
- 13:43grocery
- 13:43environment
- 13:43that
- 13:44has
- 13:44a
- 13:45computer
- 13:46assisted
- 13:46ordering
- 13:47system
- 13:47or
- 13:47computer
- 13:48generated
- 13:48ordering
- 13:49system,
- 13:49this
- 13:50stream
- 13:50of
- 13:50data
- 13:50is
- 13:51only
- 13:51going
- 13:51to
- 13:51make
- 13:51those
- 13:52types
- 13:52of
- 13:52systems
- 13:53sort
- 13:53of
- 13:53much
- 13:53better.
- 13:55But
- 13:56continuing
- 13:56on
- 13:56this
- 13:57journey,
- 13:58one
- 13:58of
- 13:58the
- 13:58things
- 13:58that
- 13:59Simbi
- 13:59is
- 13:59actually
- 13:59announcing
- 14:00today
- 14:01is
- 14:01sort
- 14:01of
- 14:01this
- 14:01concept
- 14:02of
- 14:03a
- 14:03multimodal
- 14:03store
- 14:04intelligence
- 14:04platform.
- 14:05And
- 14:05what
- 14:05that
- 14:06means
- 14:06is
- 14:07we're
- 14:07moving
- 14:07beyond
- 14:08just
- 14:09the
- 14:10physical
- 14:10robot,
- 14:10but
- 14:11also
- 14:11including
- 14:11a
- 14:12fixed
- 14:12sensor
- 14:12called
- 14:13Talispot,
- 14:14which
- 14:14is
- 14:14currently
- 14:15in
- 14:15field
- 14:16trials
- 14:16at
- 14:16a
- 14:16number
- 14:16of
- 14:17large
- 14:17retailers.
- 14:18Although
- 14:19the
- 14:19robot
- 14:20sort
- 14:20of
- 14:20covers
- 14:20the
- 14:20full
- 14:21store
- 14:21today,
- 14:22what
- 14:22Tally
- 14:23Spot
- 14:24really
- 14:24opens
- 14:24us
- 14:24up
- 14:24to
- 14:25do
- 14:25is
- 14:26capture
- 14:26a
- 14:27couple
- 14:27select
- 14:27areas
- 14:28within
- 14:28a
- 14:28store
- 14:29at
- 14:29sort
- 14:30of
- 14:30a
- 14:30greater
- 14:30frequency.
- 14:32So
- 14:32those
- 14:32are
- 14:32often
- 14:33areas
- 14:33like
- 14:34your
- 14:34rotisserie
- 14:35chicken
- 14:35hot
- 14:36hole
- 14:36that
- 14:36you
- 14:36might
- 14:36have
- 14:37a
- 14:37lot
- 14:37of
- 14:37high
- 14:38churns
- 14:38sort
- 14:38of
- 14:38throughout
- 14:39the
- 14:39day.
- 14:40It
- 14:40might
- 14:40be
- 14:41areas
- 14:41like
- 14:41high
- 14:42shrink
- 14:42sections
- 14:43that
- 14:44you
- 14:44might
- 14:44have
- 14:44in
- 14:44particular
- 14:45environments
- 14:45where
- 14:46you
- 14:46might
- 14:47actually
- 14:47not
- 14:47want
- 14:48to
- 14:48do
- 14:48restocking
- 14:49activity
- 14:50until
- 14:50a
- 14:50few
- 14:51units
- 14:51come
- 14:51off
- 14:51the
- 14:51shelf.
- 14:52Right.
- 14:53Other
- 14:54areas
- 14:54are
- 14:54like
- 14:55bottom
- 14:55basket
- 14:55detection,
- 14:57so
- 14:57it's
- 14:58easy
- 14:58to
- 14:58miss.
- 14:59And
- 14:59of
- 15:00course
- 15:00when
- 15:00a
- 15:00card
- 15:00is
- 15:01is
- 15:01going
- 15:01out
- 15:02out
- 15:02if
- 15:02there's
- 15:03something
- 15:03on
- 15:03the
- 15:03bottom.
- 15:04So
- 15:05this
- 15:05really
- 15:05all
- 15:05ties
- 15:06back
- 15:06to
- 15:06Simbi's
- 15:07vision
- 15:07of
- 15:08providing
- 15:08perpetual
- 15:09instrumentation
- 15:10really
- 15:10across
- 15:11the
- 15:11environment.
- 15:13Well,
- 15:13Brad,
- 15:14I'm
- 15:14sure
- 15:15that
- 15:16a
- 15:16lot
- 15:16of
- 15:16our
- 15:16listeners
- 15:17have
- 15:18seen
- 15:18who've
- 15:18been
- 15:18following
- 15:19Omnich
- 15:19for
- 15:19a
- 15:19while.
- 15:19They've
- 15:20seen
- 15:20our
- 15:20video
- 15:21down
- 15:21at
- 15:21Schnooks
- 15:22with
- 15:22Tally
- 15:23roaming
- 15:23the
- 15:24aisles,
- 15:25being
- 15:25touted
- 15:25as
- 15:26like
- 15:26another
- 15:27associate
- 15:28friend
- 15:28of
- 15:28the
- 15:29team
- 15:29working
- 15:29in
- 15:29that
- 15:30store.
- 15:30But
- 15:31I
- 15:31love
- 15:31for
- 15:31you
- 15:31to
- 15:32share
- 15:32a
- 15:32little
- 15:32bit
- 15:33about
- 15:33what
- 15:33you've
- 15:33just
- 15:33been
- 15:34talking
- 15:34about.
- 15:34Like
- 15:35can
- 15:35you
- 15:35dive
- 15:35into
- 15:36a
- 15:36few
- 15:36other
- 15:37examples
- 15:37that
- 15:38might
- 15:38not
- 15:38be
- 15:38on
- 15:39people's
- 15:39radar
- 15:39yet
- 15:40of.
- 15:41Of
- 15:41like
- 15:41some
- 15:41of
- 15:41the
- 15:42implementations
- 15:42that
- 15:42you've
- 15:43put
- 15:43into
- 15:43place
- 15:44in
- 15:44some,
- 15:45some
- 15:45retailers
- 15:46around
- 15:46the
- 15:46country?
- 15:47Yeah,
- 15:48absolutely.
- 15:49Some
- 15:49of
- 15:49the
- 15:49other
- 15:49retailers
- 15:50that
- 15:50have
- 15:50shared
- 15:51publicly
- 15:52sort
- 15:52of
- 15:52our
- 15:52work
- 15:53include
- 15:53folks
- 15:53like
- 15:53Spartan
- 15:54Ash.
- 15:54Okay.
- 15:55Where
- 15:55they
- 15:56reduced
- 15:57their
- 15:57out
- 15:57of
- 15:57stocks
- 15:58in
- 15:58stores
- 15:58by
- 15:58about
- 15:5960%.
- 16:00They
- 16:00were
- 16:00also
- 16:00able
- 16:01to
- 16:01reduce
- 16:02backroom,
- 16:02controllable
- 16:03sort
- 16:03of
- 16:04inventory
- 16:04about
- 16:0580%
- 16:05in
- 16:05their
- 16:06initial
- 16:06field
- 16:06trials.
- 16:07This
- 16:08data
- 16:08was
- 16:08also
- 16:08highlighted
- 16:09at
- 16:09Grocery
- 16:10Shop
- 16:11about
- 16:11a
- 16:12year
- 16:12back.
- 16:13In
- 16:13addition,
- 16:14we've
- 16:14done
- 16:14further
- 16:15expansion
- 16:15work
- 16:15with
- 16:15Wakefern.
- 16:17You
- 16:17know,
- 16:17Largest
- 16:18cooperative
- 16:18grocer
- 16:19in
- 16:19the
- 16:19U.S.
- 16:20some
- 16:20of
- 16:20the
- 16:20highest
- 16:20volume
- 16:21stores
- 16:21in
- 16:21the
- 16:21country.
- 16:22They
- 16:23have
- 16:23grocery
- 16:23stores,
- 16:23you
- 16:24know,
- 16:24doing
- 16:242
- 16:24to
- 16:243
- 16:25million
- 16:25a
- 16:25week.
- 16:25I
- 16:26mean
- 16:26it's
- 16:26just
- 16:26wild.
- 16:28You
- 16:28know
- 16:28we've
- 16:28helped
- 16:28them
- 16:29reduce
- 16:29out
- 16:29of
- 16:29stocks
- 16:30in
- 16:30a
- 16:30number
- 16:30of
- 16:30their
- 16:30environments
- 16:31by
- 16:31about
- 16:3150%
- 16:32and
- 16:33you
- 16:33know,
- 16:33the
- 16:33ability
- 16:33to
- 16:34repurpose
- 16:34labor
- 16:35of
- 16:36about
- 16:3650
- 16:36hours
- 16:37of
- 16:37manual
- 16:37scan
- 16:38time
- 16:38to
- 16:38sort
- 16:39of
- 16:39more
- 16:39important
- 16:39tasks.
- 16:41Certainly
- 16:41BJ's
- 16:42wholesale
- 16:43is,
- 16:43has
- 16:43been
- 16:43an
- 16:44incredible
- 16:44partner
- 16:45as
- 16:45well.
- 16:46It
- 16:46was
- 16:47a
- 16:47different
- 16:47environment
- 16:47for
- 16:48us
- 16:48stepping
- 16:48from
- 16:48grocery.
- 16:50Yeah,
- 16:50right.
- 16:51Saw
- 16:52a
- 16:52significant
- 16:52improvement
- 16:53in
- 16:53sort
- 16:53of
- 16:54their
- 16:54restocking
- 16:54activities.
- 16:56Understanding
- 16:56what's
- 16:57up
- 16:57in
- 16:57the
- 16:57steel,
- 16:59where
- 16:59it's
- 16:59at
- 17:00in
- 17:00the
- 17:00steel
- 17:01when
- 17:01you
- 17:01think
- 17:01about
- 17:02your
- 17:02sort
- 17:02of
- 17:02back
- 17:03sock
- 17:03or
- 17:03excess
- 17:03inventory
- 17:04and
- 17:04then
- 17:05given
- 17:05the
- 17:05size
- 17:05of
- 17:06their
- 17:06boxes,
- 17:07leveraging
- 17:08our
- 17:08up
- 17:08to
- 17:08date
- 17:09product
- 17:09location
- 17:10and
- 17:10availability
- 17:11information
- 17:12to
- 17:12massively
- 17:13decrease
- 17:14their
- 17:14sort
- 17:14of
- 17:14pick
- 17:14times
- 17:15in
- 17:15stores.
- 17:16And
- 17:16you
- 17:17know
- 17:17they're
- 17:17spread
- 17:17across
- 17:1720
- 17:18states.
- 17:20And
- 17:20so
- 17:20with
- 17:20functionality
- 17:21like
- 17:21our
- 17:22virtual
- 17:23tour
- 17:23capabilities,
- 17:25you
- 17:25know,
- 17:25their
- 17:25operational
- 17:26leaders
- 17:26can
- 17:26step
- 17:26into
- 17:27sort
- 17:27of
- 17:27any
- 17:27of
- 17:27their
- 17:28clubs
- 17:28any
- 17:28day
- 17:29and
- 17:29sort
- 17:29of
- 17:29walk
- 17:30their
- 17:30environment.
- 17:30So
- 17:31those
- 17:31are
- 17:31some
- 17:31of
- 17:32the
- 17:32examples
- 17:32certainly
- 17:33you
- 17:33know,
- 17:33the
- 17:33schnooks
- 17:34example,
- 17:35well,
- 17:36where
- 17:36they've
- 17:37not
- 17:37only
- 17:37reduced
- 17:37their
- 17:38out
- 17:38of
- 17:38stocks
- 17:39but
- 17:39leverage
- 17:40this
- 17:40data
- 17:40actually
- 17:41heavily
- 17:41to
- 17:41build
- 17:42the
- 17:42initial
- 17:42business
- 17:43case
- 17:43for
- 17:43their
- 17:43ESLs
- 17:45and
- 17:45have
- 17:45now
- 17:45moved
- 17:46on
- 17:46to
- 17:46leveraging
- 17:47this
- 17:47data
- 17:47set
- 17:48to
- 17:48drive
- 17:49greater
- 17:49transparency
- 17:50and
- 17:50accountability
- 17:50with
- 17:51their
- 17:51merchant
- 17:51partners
- 17:52as
- 17:52well
- 17:52as
- 17:53build
- 17:53monetization
- 17:53strategies
- 17:54around
- 17:54it.
- 17:55So
- 17:55you
- 17:55can
- 17:55see
- 17:55how
- 17:56sort
- 17:57of
- 17:57the
- 17:57value
- 17:57case
- 17:59for
- 17:59this
- 18:00level
- 18:00of
- 18:01technology
- 18:01just
- 18:02continues
- 18:02to
- 18:02build.
- 18:03Brad,
- 18:04I
- 18:04have
- 18:05to
- 18:05ask
- 18:06some
- 18:06pretty
- 18:06remarkable
- 18:07statistics
- 18:08and
- 18:08examples
- 18:09that
- 18:09you
- 18:09just
- 18:09threw
- 18:10at
- 18:10us,
- 18:10but
- 18:11is
- 18:11there
- 18:11something
- 18:12that
- 18:12you
- 18:12feel
- 18:12like
- 18:12is
- 18:13the
- 18:13most
- 18:14maybe
- 18:14consistent
- 18:15theme
- 18:15that
- 18:15you're
- 18:16hearing
- 18:16from
- 18:16some
- 18:16of
- 18:17these
- 18:17retailers
- 18:17that
- 18:17you
- 18:17deployed
- 18:18with?
- 18:19What
- 18:20is
- 18:20it
- 18:20that's
- 18:21really
- 18:21the
- 18:21linchpin
- 18:22for
- 18:22them?
- 18:22Is
- 18:22there
- 18:23one
- 18:23thing
- 18:23or
- 18:24maybe
- 18:24a
- 18:24hierarchy
- 18:25of
- 18:25things
- 18:25that
- 18:25they're
- 18:26saying
- 18:26like
- 18:26okay,
- 18:27we
- 18:27were
- 18:27maybe
- 18:28this
- 18:28is
- 18:28a
- 18:28big
- 18:28investment
- 18:29for
- 18:29us,
- 18:29but
- 18:29this
- 18:30is
- 18:30why
- 18:30it's
- 18:31make
- 18:31it
- 18:31makes
- 18:31sense
- 18:32and
- 18:32this
- 18:32is
- 18:32why
- 18:33we're
- 18:33going
- 18:33to
- 18:33continue
- 18:33to
- 18:34work
- 18:34with
- 18:34you.
- 18:35Yeah,
- 18:36I
- 18:36think
- 18:36there
- 18:36have
- 18:36been
- 18:36a
- 18:36number
- 18:37of
- 18:37factors
- 18:38today,
- 18:39but
- 18:39I
- 18:39think
- 18:39it's
- 18:39come
- 18:40down
- 18:40to
- 18:40just
- 18:40this
- 18:41rationalization
- 18:42of
- 18:43the
- 18:43value
- 18:44of
- 18:44perpetually
- 18:44instrumenting
- 18:45the
- 18:45store
- 18:46and
- 18:46what
- 18:46that
- 18:46means
- 18:47to
- 18:47their,
- 18:47their
- 18:48business.
- 18:49I
- 18:49would
- 18:49say
- 18:50there
- 18:50have
- 18:50been
- 18:50lots
- 18:50of
- 18:50pillars,
- 18:51right.
- 18:51People
- 18:51have
- 18:52seen
- 18:52the
- 18:52out
- 18:52of
- 18:52stock
- 18:53or
- 18:53OSA
- 18:54benefit,
- 18:54the
- 18:54price
- 18:54and
- 18:55promotional
- 18:55benefit,
- 18:56the
- 18:56labor
- 18:56benefit.
- 18:57But
- 18:57as
- 18:58time
- 18:58goes
- 18:58on,
- 18:58what
- 18:58they've
- 18:59continued
- 18:59to
- 18:59see
- 18:59is
- 19:00how
- 19:00does
- 19:00this
- 19:00Data
- 19:01tie
- 19:01back
- 19:01to
- 19:01retail
- 19:02media?
- 19:02How
- 19:02does
- 19:02this
- 19:03data
- 19:03tie
- 19:03back
- 19:04to
- 19:04online
- 19:05grocery
- 19:06and
- 19:06other
- 19:06omnichannel
- 19:07sort
- 19:07of
- 19:07initiatives?
- 19:08And
- 19:09they're
- 19:09really
- 19:10starting
- 19:10to
- 19:10see
- 19:10this
- 19:10as
- 19:10a
- 19:11platform
- 19:11technology
- 19:14that's
- 19:14helping
- 19:15them
- 19:15evolve
- 19:15their
- 19:15efficiency
- 19:16and
- 19:16effectiveness.
- 19:17And
- 19:18I
- 19:18think
- 19:19any
- 19:19retailer
- 19:20today
- 19:20is
- 19:20thinking
- 19:21about
- 19:21how
- 19:21they
- 19:22leverage
- 19:22automation
- 19:23and
- 19:23AI
- 19:23to
- 19:24improve
- 19:24their
- 19:25operating
- 19:25model.
- 19:26Yeah,
- 19:26that
- 19:27was
- 19:27going
- 19:27to
- 19:27be
- 19:27my
- 19:27question
- 19:28too.
- 19:28You
- 19:28know,
- 19:28similar
- 19:29to
- 19:29Ann,
- 19:29it
- 19:29was
- 19:29going
- 19:29to
- 19:29be
- 19:29like,
- 19:30I
- 19:30can't.
- 19:30I
- 19:30mean,
- 19:30the
- 19:31reason
- 19:31we're
- 19:31so
- 19:31big
- 19:32on
- 19:32robotics
- 19:32is
- 19:32we
- 19:33can't
- 19:33think
- 19:33of
- 19:33another
- 19:33technology
- 19:34that
- 19:34creates
- 19:35so
- 19:35many
- 19:35different
- 19:36value
- 19:36streams.
- 19:37And
- 19:37so
- 19:37to
- 19:37your
- 19:38point,
- 19:38just
- 19:38so
- 19:38everyone
- 19:38gets
- 19:39that
- 19:39it
- 19:39really
- 19:40isn't
- 19:40about
- 19:40one,
- 19:41it's
- 19:41probably,
- 19:42what
- 19:42I'm
- 19:42reading
- 19:42between
- 19:42the
- 19:42lines
- 19:43here
- 19:43is
- 19:43it's
- 19:43probably
- 19:43retailer
- 19:44dependent
- 19:44to
- 19:44decide
- 19:45which
- 19:45one
- 19:45is
- 19:45the
- 19:46most
- 19:46important
- 19:46to
- 19:46them,
- 19:47but
- 19:47really
- 19:47it
- 19:48is,
- 19:48yes
- 19:48to
- 19:48all
- 19:49of
- 19:49them.
- 19:49And
- 19:49therefore
- 19:50it
- 19:50is
- 19:50a
- 19:50platform
- 19:51play
- 19:51here
- 19:51that
- 19:51gives
- 19:51you
- 19:52the
- 19:52data
- 19:52to
- 19:52understand
- 19:53what's
- 19:53happening
- 19:53in
- 19:53your
- 19:53store.
- 19:54Is
- 19:54that.
- 19:54That's
- 19:54right,
- 19:54Brad?
- 19:55Absolutely.
- 19:56And
- 19:57in
- 19:57further
- 19:57that
- 19:58point,
- 19:58we've
- 19:58seen
- 19:58different
- 19:59executive
- 20:00champions
- 20:00across
- 20:01these
- 20:01businesses
- 20:02carry
- 20:02this
- 20:02technology
- 20:03forward.
- 20:03I
- 20:03mean,
- 20:03out
- 20:03of
- 20:04the
- 20:04gate.
- 20:04Most
- 20:05people
- 20:05assume
- 20:05it's
- 20:06a
- 20:06CIO
- 20:06or
- 20:06CTO
- 20:07taking
- 20:07technology
- 20:08forward.
- 20:08But
- 20:08we've
- 20:09had
- 20:09a
- 20:09lot
- 20:09of,
- 20:10you
- 20:10know,
- 20:10head
- 20:10of
- 20:11store
- 20:11champions,
- 20:12we've
- 20:12had
- 20:13chief
- 20:13supply
- 20:13chain
- 20:14officer
- 20:14champions,
- 20:15we've
- 20:15even
- 20:15had
- 20:15head
- 20:16of
- 20:16finance
- 20:17see
- 20:17the
- 20:18cross
- 20:18functional
- 20:19value
- 20:19of
- 20:19this
- 20:20technology
- 20:20and
- 20:20really
- 20:21champion
- 20:21it
- 20:21to
- 20:22take
- 20:22it
- 20:22forward.
- 20:23When
- 20:24you
- 20:24got
- 20:24the
- 20:24head
- 20:24of
- 20:24finance
- 20:25singing
- 20:26your
- 20:26praise
- 20:26so
- 20:26you
- 20:26know
- 20:26you're
- 20:27doing
- 20:27something
- 20:27well.
- 20:29Well,
- 20:29that,
- 20:29that's
- 20:30a
- 20:30great
- 20:30segue
- 20:30too,
- 20:30because
- 20:30that
- 20:30gets
- 20:31me
- 20:31to
- 20:31my
- 20:31next
- 20:31question
- 20:32that
- 20:32we
- 20:32wanted
- 20:32to
- 20:32ask
- 20:32you,
- 20:32which
- 20:33is,
- 20:33you
- 20:33know,
- 20:34what
- 20:34are
- 20:34some
- 20:34of
- 20:34the.
- 20:35Because
- 20:35we've
- 20:35seen
- 20:35a
- 20:35lot
- 20:36over
- 20:36the
- 20:36course
- 20:36of
- 20:37the
- 20:37last
- 20:3710
- 20:38years
- 20:38or
- 20:38so,
- 20:38we've
- 20:38seen,
- 20:39we've
- 20:39seen
- 20:39some
- 20:40starts
- 20:40and
- 20:40stops
- 20:40as
- 20:41it
- 20:41comes
- 20:41to
- 20:41robotics
- 20:42and
- 20:42robotics
- 20:42deployments.
- 20:43And
- 20:43what
- 20:44I
- 20:44always
- 20:44say
- 20:44to
- 20:44them
- 20:45is,
- 20:45like
- 20:45whenever
- 20:45I
- 20:46hear
- 20:46those
- 20:46is
- 20:46I
- 20:47think
- 20:47those
- 20:47executives
- 20:48that
- 20:48are
- 20:48stopping
- 20:48just
- 20:49haven't
- 20:49figured
- 20:49out
- 20:49how
- 20:50to
- 20:50deploy
- 20:50them
- 20:50correctly
- 20:51to
- 20:51get
- 20:51the
- 20:52value.
- 20:52So,
- 20:53so
- 20:53what
- 20:53are
- 20:53some
- 20:54best
- 20:54practices
- 20:55that
- 20:55you
- 20:55can
- 20:55share
- 20:56for
- 20:56maybe
- 20:56those
- 20:56retailers
- 20:57that
- 20:57are
- 20:57thinking
- 20:57about
- 20:57it
- 20:57that
- 20:58haven't
- 20:58quite
- 20:58deployed
- 20:59them
- 20:59successfully
- 21:00to
- 21:00this
- 21:00point.
- 21:01What
- 21:01are
- 21:01some
- 21:01best
- 21:02practices
- 21:02you
- 21:02can
- 21:02share
- 21:02to
- 21:03ensure
- 21:03that
- 21:03those
- 21:03deployments
- 21:04go
- 21:04well?
- 21:05Yeah,
- 21:05Chris,
- 21:06I
- 21:06think
- 21:06with
- 21:06your
- 21:06first
- 21:07point,
- 21:07I
- 21:08would
- 21:08state
- 21:08that
- 21:08maybe
- 21:09not
- 21:09all
- 21:09shelf
- 21:09intelligence
- 21:10technologies
- 21:11or
- 21:11partners
- 21:12are
- 21:12created
- 21:12equal.
- 21:12I
- 21:13mean,
- 21:13we
- 21:13talked
- 21:13about
- 21:13this
- 21:14a
- 21:14little
- 21:14bit
- 21:14earlier,
- 21:15but
- 21:16I
- 21:16think
- 21:16there's
- 21:17some
- 21:17retailers
- 21:17that
- 21:18step
- 21:18down
- 21:18a
- 21:18path
- 21:19with
- 21:19a
- 21:19particular
- 21:20partner,
- 21:20maybe
- 21:21they
- 21:21were
- 21:21early
- 21:21in
- 21:21their
- 21:22journey
- 21:22or
- 21:23their
- 21:23technology
- 21:23development
- 21:24sort
- 21:24of
- 21:24life
- 21:25cycle.
- 21:25And
- 21:25so
- 21:26that
- 21:26has
- 21:26put
- 21:26sort
- 21:27of
- 21:27a
- 21:27bad
- 21:27stamp
- 21:27on
- 21:28the
- 21:28space.
- 21:29And
- 21:30it
- 21:30presents
- 21:30the
- 21:30exact
- 21:31question
- 21:31which
- 21:31you
- 21:31just
- 21:32raised
- 21:32is,
- 21:32you
- 21:32know,
- 21:32why
- 21:33is
- 21:33this,
- 21:33you
- 21:33know,
- 21:33why
- 21:34is
- 21:34this
- 21:34working
- 21:35for
- 21:35others?
- 21:37I
- 21:37think
- 21:37internal
- 21:38alignment
- 21:39is
- 21:39one
- 21:40of
- 21:40the
- 21:40biggest
- 21:40pieces.
- 21:41We
- 21:42do
- 21:42see
- 21:42that
- 21:42sometimes
- 21:43innovation
- 21:44teams
- 21:44can
- 21:44grab
- 21:44hold
- 21:45of
- 21:45this
- 21:45technology
- 21:45but
- 21:46not
- 21:46have
- 21:46the
- 21:46core
- 21:47support
- 21:47of
- 21:48really
- 21:48the
- 21:48rest
- 21:48of
- 21:49the
- 21:49capital
- 21:49committee
- 21:49or
- 21:50the
- 21:50rest
- 21:50of
- 21:50the
- 21:50leadership
- 21:51team.
- 21:51And
- 21:52so
- 21:52as
- 21:52we
- 21:52talked
- 21:53about
- 21:53earlier,
- 21:54this
- 21:54technology
- 21:54really
- 21:55touches
- 21:55everyone
- 21:55in
- 21:56the
- 21:56business.
- 21:57So
- 21:57making
- 21:57sure
- 21:58folks
- 21:58are
- 21:58aligned
- 21:59on
- 21:59what
- 22:00does
- 22:00the
- 22:00proof
- 22:00of
- 22:00technology
- 22:01phase
- 22:01look
- 22:02like
- 22:02or
- 22:02what
- 22:02is
- 22:02the
- 22:03proof
- 22:03of
- 22:04value
- 22:04or
- 22:04proof
- 22:04of
- 22:04economics?
- 22:05We
- 22:05typically
- 22:06see
- 22:06like
- 22:07these
- 22:07one
- 22:08to
- 22:08two
- 22:08chapters
- 22:09sort
- 22:09of
- 22:09early
- 22:09in
- 22:09this
- 22:10sort
- 22:10of
- 22:10partnership
- 22:10journey.
- 22:11And
- 22:11then
- 22:12once
- 22:12we've
- 22:12nailed
- 22:12sort
- 22:13of
- 22:13proof
- 22:13of
- 22:13value
- 22:13and
- 22:14proof
- 22:14of
- 22:14economics,
- 22:15it's,
- 22:15it's
- 22:15sort
- 22:15of
- 22:15really
- 22:16all
- 22:16about
- 22:16scaling,
- 22:18but
- 22:18making
- 22:18sure
- 22:19that
- 22:19communication
- 22:19and
- 22:20sort
- 22:20of
- 22:20alignment
- 22:21is
- 22:21key.
- 22:22I'd
- 22:22say
- 22:22the
- 22:22other
- 22:23point
- 22:23that's
- 22:23really
- 22:23important
- 22:24is
- 22:25this
- 22:25is
- 22:25really
- 22:26like
- 22:26the
- 22:26country's
- 22:26first
- 22:27introduction
- 22:27to
- 22:28sort
- 22:28of
- 22:28robotics.
- 22:29Right,
- 22:29right.
- 22:30What
- 22:30most
- 22:31consumers
- 22:31know
- 22:31about
- 22:32robotics
- 22:32is
- 22:32kind
- 22:33of
- 22:33what
- 22:33they
- 22:33see
- 22:33in
- 22:33the
- 22:34movies.
- 22:34Or
- 22:36you
- 22:36know,
- 22:36they
- 22:36might
- 22:36have
- 22:36a
- 22:37vacuum
- 22:37cleaner
- 22:37at
- 22:37home
- 22:38now
- 22:38if
- 22:38they
- 22:38live
- 22:38in
- 22:39Silicon
- 22:39Valley
- 22:39or
- 22:40these
- 22:40types
- 22:40of
- 22:40places,
- 22:41or
- 22:41they
- 22:41have
- 22:41a
- 22:42Tesla,
- 22:42they
- 22:42might
- 22:42be
- 22:42experimenting
- 22:43with
- 22:44you
- 22:44know,
- 22:44sort
- 22:44of
- 22:44self
- 22:45driving.
- 22:46But
- 22:46it's,
- 22:47it's
- 22:47really
- 22:47important
- 22:47for
- 22:48retailers
- 22:48to
- 22:49I
- 22:49think
- 22:50both
- 22:51recognize
- 22:51which
- 22:52partners
- 22:52are
- 22:52making
- 22:53this
- 22:53technology
- 22:54really
- 22:54intuitive
- 22:55and
- 22:56in
- 22:56a
- 22:56way
- 22:57that
- 22:57can
- 22:57really
- 22:57kind
- 22:58of
- 22:58coexist
- 22:58with
- 22:59kind
- 22:59of
- 22:59shoppers
- 23:00and
- 23:00store
- 23:00teams.
- 23:01So
- 23:01I
- 23:01wouldn't
- 23:02underestimate,
- 23:03I
- 23:03think
- 23:03the
- 23:03design
- 23:05component
- 23:05here
- 23:06is
- 23:06as
- 23:06well
- 23:07because
- 23:08it
- 23:08is
- 23:08so
- 23:08important.
- 23:10I
- 23:10love
- 23:10that,
- 23:10Brad.
- 23:11I
- 23:11think
- 23:12that's
- 23:12a
- 23:12great
- 23:12segue
- 23:13also
- 23:14again
- 23:15into
- 23:15our
- 23:16next
- 23:16question,
- 23:16which
- 23:17is
- 23:17about
- 23:18that
- 23:18I
- 23:19think
- 23:19the
- 23:19biggest
- 23:20concern
- 23:20people
- 23:21haven't
- 23:21seen
- 23:21robotics.
- 23:22And
- 23:22when
- 23:22they
- 23:22hear
- 23:22the
- 23:23word
- 23:23robot,
- 23:23they
- 23:24get
- 23:24concerned
- 23:24that
- 23:25it's
- 23:25taking
- 23:25the
- 23:26place
- 23:26of
- 23:27human
- 23:27labor.
- 23:29And
- 23:29what's
- 23:29it
- 23:29going
- 23:29to
- 23:30be
- 23:30like
- 23:30interacting
- 23:31with
- 23:31a
- 23:31robot
- 23:31in
- 23:31store
- 23:32versus
- 23:33what
- 23:33they're
- 23:33used
- 23:34to
- 23:34in
- 23:34their
- 23:34traditional
- 23:35shopping
- 23:35experience?
- 23:36So
- 23:36I'd
- 23:37love
- 23:37to
- 23:37hear
- 23:38specifically
- 23:39like,
- 23:39what
- 23:39does
- 23:40this,
- 23:40what
- 23:40is
- 23:40this
- 23:41doing
- 23:41for
- 23:42the
- 23:42store
- 23:42associates
- 23:43in
- 23:43the
- 23:43retailers
- 23:44that
- 23:44have
- 23:44deployed
- 23:45these
- 23:45robots
- 23:46and
- 23:47what
- 23:47does
- 23:47that
- 23:47mean
- 23:48for
- 23:48kind
- 23:48of
- 23:48the
- 23:48bottom
- 23:49line
- 23:49of
- 23:50both,
- 23:50you
- 23:50know,
- 23:51employee
- 23:51happiness
- 23:52and
- 23:52satisfaction
- 23:53at
- 23:53work
- 23:53and
- 23:53then
- 23:53also
- 23:54what
- 23:54it's
- 23:55doing
- 23:55for
- 23:55retailers?
- 23:58Absolutely.
- 23:59So
- 23:59our
- 23:59goal
- 24:00with
- 24:00store
- 24:01teams
- 24:01and
- 24:01technology
- 24:01like
- 24:02Tally
- 24:02is
- 24:02to
- 24:02really
- 24:03be
- 24:03a
- 24:03power
- 24:03tool
- 24:03to
- 24:04them.
- 24:04And
- 24:05most
- 24:05Store
- 24:06teams
- 24:06have
- 24:06really
- 24:06recognized
- 24:07this.
- 24:07In
- 24:07fact,
- 24:08you
- 24:08know,
- 24:08we
- 24:08do
- 24:08a
- 24:08lot
- 24:08of
- 24:09store
- 24:09survey
- 24:10work,
- 24:10retailer
- 24:11survey
- 24:11work,
- 24:11NPS
- 24:12type
- 24:12work,
- 24:12and
- 24:1390%
- 24:14of
- 24:14store
- 24:14teams
- 24:15today,
- 24:15actually,
- 24:16once
- 24:16they
- 24:17experience
- 24:17tally,
- 24:18actually
- 24:19don't
- 24:19want
- 24:19to
- 24:19do
- 24:19their
- 24:19jobs
- 24:20without
- 24:20tally
- 24:21sort
- 24:21of
- 24:21anymore
- 24:22because
- 24:22it's
- 24:22taking
- 24:23them
- 24:23in
- 24:23such
- 24:23a
- 24:24big
- 24:24step
- 24:24forward
- 24:25of,
- 24:25wait,
- 24:26I
- 24:26no
- 24:26longer
- 24:26have
- 24:27to
- 24:27look
- 24:27for
- 24:27problems.
- 24:28This
- 24:28thing
- 24:28just
- 24:29tells
- 24:29me,
- 24:30and
- 24:30it
- 24:30helps
- 24:31me
- 24:31to
- 24:31really
- 24:32identify
- 24:32root
- 24:33cause.
- 24:33So
- 24:34when
- 24:34the
- 24:34regional
- 24:34director
- 24:35sort
- 24:35of
- 24:35steps
- 24:36into
- 24:36store
- 24:36and
- 24:36is
- 24:37like,
- 24:37hey,
- 24:37what's
- 24:38going
- 24:38on
- 24:38with
- 24:38these
- 24:38shelf
- 24:39conditions?
- 24:39They
- 24:39can
- 24:40sort
- 24:40of
- 24:40point
- 24:40and
- 24:40say,
- 24:40hey,
- 24:41look,
- 24:41this
- 24:42is
- 24:42a
- 24:42warehouse
- 24:43issue,
- 24:43or
- 24:43this
- 24:43is
- 24:43sort
- 24:43of
- 24:43a
- 24:44DSD
- 24:44issue,
- 24:44sort
- 24:45of,
- 24:45et
- 24:45cetera.
- 24:46This
- 24:46level
- 24:47of
- 24:47sort
- 24:47of
- 24:47root
- 24:47cause
- 24:48and
- 24:48accountability
- 24:48up
- 24:49and
- 24:49down
- 24:50the
- 24:50chain
- 24:51has
- 24:51been
- 24:51sort
- 24:51of
- 24:52really
- 24:52empowering
- 24:53to
- 24:53these
- 24:54store
- 24:54teams.
- 24:55Well,
- 24:56I,
- 24:56I
- 24:56know,
- 24:57Chris,
- 24:57you
- 24:57remember
- 24:57when
- 24:58we
- 24:58interviewed
- 24:58Kim
- 24:59Anderson
- 24:59at
- 24:59Schnooks,
- 25:00and
- 25:00we
- 25:00were
- 25:01asking
- 25:01her,
- 25:01because
- 25:01she's
- 25:02head
- 25:02of
- 25:02store
- 25:02operations
- 25:03there,
- 25:03she
- 25:03was
- 25:04like,
- 25:04we're
- 25:04like,
- 25:04what
- 25:04do
- 25:04you.
- 25:05What
- 25:05do
- 25:05your
- 25:05teams
- 25:05think
- 25:06about
- 25:06this?
- 25:06Do
- 25:06you
- 25:06remember
- 25:07what
- 25:07she
- 25:07said?
- 25:08Yeah,
- 25:08she
- 25:08said
- 25:08something
- 25:08like,
- 25:09if
- 25:09I
- 25:09were
- 25:09to
- 25:09remove
- 25:09the
- 25:09robot,
- 25:10the
- 25:10first
- 25:10thing
- 25:10I'd
- 25:11have
- 25:11to.
- 25:11They'd
- 25:11have
- 25:11to,
- 25:11like,
- 25:12I,
- 25:12I.
- 25:13She
- 25:13said
- 25:13they'd
- 25:13rather.
- 25:14I
- 25:14don't.
- 25:14It
- 25:14was
- 25:14something
- 25:15crazy.
- 25:15Right?
- 25:15And
- 25:15like,
- 25:15she
- 25:16said,
- 25:16they'd
- 25:16rather
- 25:16take.
- 25:17It
- 25:17out
- 25:17of
- 25:17store.
- 25:18Yeah,
- 25:19they'd
- 25:19rather.
- 25:19They'd
- 25:19rather
- 25:20see
- 25:20her
- 25:20leave
- 25:20than
- 25:21take
- 25:21the
- 25:21robot
- 25:21out
- 25:21of
- 25:21the
- 25:21store
- 25:22or
- 25:22something
- 25:22like
- 25:22that.
- 25:22I
- 25:22was
- 25:22trying
- 25:23to
- 25:23see.
- 25:23I
- 25:23don't.
- 25:24She
- 25:24said
- 25:24it
- 25:24more
- 25:24colorfully
- 25:25than
- 25:25that.
- 25:25I
- 25:25was
- 25:25trying
- 25:25to
- 25:25figure
- 25:26out
- 25:26what,
- 25:26what
- 25:26it
- 25:26was.
- 25:27But,
- 25:27I
- 25:27mean,
- 25:27I
- 25:27think
- 25:28the
- 25:28whole
- 25:28purpose
- 25:28is
- 25:28exactly
- 25:29what
- 25:29Brad
- 25:29was
- 25:29saying
- 25:30is,
- 25:30like,
- 25:30it
- 25:30really
- 25:30has
- 25:31become
- 25:31a
- 25:32tool
- 25:32that
- 25:32can,
- 25:32like,
- 25:33do
- 25:33the
- 25:33stuff
- 25:33that
- 25:33the
- 25:34associates
- 25:34don't
- 25:35want
- 25:35to
- 25:35do.
- 25:36And
- 25:36we
- 25:36saw
- 25:36firsthand
- 25:37when
- 25:37we
- 25:37were
- 25:37in
- 25:37Schnooks,
- 25:37like,
- 25:38then
- 25:38that
- 25:39associate
- 25:39who
- 25:39would
- 25:40be
- 25:40stocking
- 25:40shelves,
- 25:41who
- 25:41would
- 25:41be
- 25:41doing
- 25:41other
- 25:42things,
- 25:42is
- 25:42interacting
- 25:43with
- 25:43customers
- 25:44there
- 25:44and
- 25:45in,
- 25:46specifically
- 25:46around
- 25:47customers.
- 25:47What.
- 25:48What
- 25:48are
- 25:48customers
- 25:49doing
- 25:49when
- 25:49they
- 25:49see
- 25:50these
- 25:50robots
- 25:50in
- 25:50store?
- 25:51Like,
- 25:51what's
- 25:51their
- 25:51response
- 25:52been?
- 25:52And
- 25:52what
- 25:53have
- 25:53you
- 25:53heard
- 25:53from
- 25:53the
- 25:53retailers
- 25:54that
- 25:54you're
- 25:54working
- 25:54with
- 25:55about
- 25:55how
- 25:56they,
- 25:56how
- 25:57they
- 25:57work
- 25:57alongside
- 25:58people
- 25:58shopping
- 25:59in
- 25:59the
- 25:59stores?
- 26:00I
- 26:00mean,
- 26:00we've
- 26:00had
- 26:01such
- 26:01a
- 26:01unique
- 26:02opportunity,
- 26:02and,
- 26:02I
- 26:03mean,
- 26:04you
- 26:04know,
- 26:04more
- 26:04than
- 26:04a
- 26:05half
- 26:05a
- 26:05billion
- 26:05consumers
- 26:06go
- 26:06into
- 26:06grocery
- 26:07stores
- 26:07every
- 26:08week
- 26:08to
- 26:08get,
- 26:08you
- 26:08know,
- 26:08milk,
- 26:09bread,
- 26:09juice,
- 26:10essentials.
- 26:11So
- 26:11the
- 26:12fact
- 26:12that
- 26:12we've
- 26:13had
- 26:13this
- 26:13opportunity
- 26:14where
- 26:14they
- 26:14can
- 26:14kind
- 26:14of
- 26:14look
- 26:15over
- 26:15their
- 26:15shoulder
- 26:15and
- 26:16sort
- 26:16of
- 26:16seeing
- 26:17a
- 26:17robot
- 26:17has
- 26:17just
- 26:18been
- 26:18like
- 26:18so
- 26:19exciting.
- 26:20And
- 26:20in
- 26:20fact,
- 26:20what
- 26:20we
- 26:21found
- 26:21is
- 26:21the
- 26:21majority
- 26:21of
- 26:22shoppers
- 26:22actually
- 26:23favor
- 26:23stores
- 26:24with
- 26:24robots
- 26:24because
- 26:25they
- 26:25clearly
- 26:25understand
- 26:26what
- 26:26it's
- 26:26doing.
- 26:27Yeah.
- 26:27And
- 26:28it's
- 26:28actually
- 26:28driving
- 26:29a
- 26:29better
- 26:30customer
- 26:30experience.
- 26:32You
- 26:32know,
- 26:32obvious
- 26:33things
- 26:33that,
- 26:33that
- 26:34we've
- 26:34found
- 26:35being
- 26:35out
- 26:35in
- 26:35the
- 26:36field
- 26:36is,
- 26:36you
- 26:36know,
- 26:36kids
- 26:37certainly
- 26:37love
- 26:37tally.
- 26:38We've
- 26:39actually
- 26:39found
- 26:40families
- 26:41with
- 26:41children
- 26:42spend
- 26:42a
- 26:43substantial
- 26:44more
- 26:44amount
- 26:45more
- 26:45time
- 26:45in
- 26:45stores.
- 26:46Price.
- 26:47Yeah.
- 26:47Which
- 26:48is,
- 26:48which
- 26:48is
- 26:48sort
- 26:48of
- 26:48certainly
- 26:49interesting.
- 26:51And
- 26:51yeah,
- 26:52so
- 26:52it's
- 26:52been
- 26:52a
- 26:52really
- 26:53positive
- 26:53sort
- 26:53of
- 26:53experience,
- 26:55you
- 26:55know,
- 26:55overall.
- 26:57Yeah,
- 26:58I
- 26:58loved
- 26:58your
- 26:58point
- 26:58you
- 26:58made
- 26:59too,
- 26:59about
- 26:59the
- 26:59store
- 26:59director
- 27:00and
- 27:00the
- 27:00store
- 27:00visit
- 27:01to
- 27:01a
- 27:01given
- 27:01store
- 27:02too,
- 27:02because
- 27:03that
- 27:03can
- 27:03be
- 27:04such
- 27:04a
- 27:04unproductive
- 27:05exercise
- 27:06if
- 27:06people
- 27:07don't
- 27:07have
- 27:07the
- 27:07same
- 27:08data
- 27:08that
- 27:08they're
- 27:09all
- 27:09looking
- 27:09at
- 27:09and
- 27:10talking
- 27:10about
- 27:10together.
- 27:11And
- 27:11so
- 27:11thinking
- 27:11about
- 27:12it
- 27:12in
- 27:12that
- 27:13way
- 27:13is
- 27:14just
- 27:14really
- 27:14powerful
- 27:14too.
- 27:15BRAD
- 27:16just
- 27:16on
- 27:17that
- 27:17one
- 27:17really
- 27:17quick,
- 27:19I
- 27:19think
- 27:19it
- 27:19goes
- 27:20both
- 27:20ways.
- 27:20In
- 27:21fact,
- 27:22you've
- 27:22spent
- 27:22enough
- 27:22time
- 27:23in
- 27:23stores
- 27:24that
- 27:24you
- 27:24often
- 27:25have
- 27:25a
- 27:25hint
- 27:26of
- 27:26when
- 27:26these
- 27:27activities
- 27:27are
- 27:27happening,
- 27:29whether
- 27:29you
- 27:29should
- 27:29know
- 27:30or
- 27:30not.
- 27:30You
- 27:31know,
- 27:31having
- 27:31the
- 27:31ability
- 27:32to
- 27:32look
- 27:32at
- 27:32a
- 27:32store
- 27:3324
- 27:34by
- 27:347,
- 27:35365
- 27:35has
- 27:35been
- 27:36sort
- 27:36of
- 27:36really
- 27:36eye
- 27:37opening,
- 27:38you
- 27:39know,
- 27:39from
- 27:39a
- 27:39corporate
- 27:39perspective.
- 27:41And
- 27:42you
- 27:42know,
- 27:42we
- 27:42like
- 27:42that
- 27:43we
- 27:43can
- 27:43provide
- 27:43that
- 27:43level
- 27:44of
- 27:44functionality
- 27:45where
- 27:45people
- 27:45in
- 27:45the
- 27:45home
- 27:45office
- 27:46can
- 27:46dial
- 27:46in
- 27:47anytime.
- 27:48Yeah.
- 27:48And
- 27:49it's,
- 27:49and
- 27:49it's
- 27:50valuable
- 27:51both
- 27:51before
- 27:51the
- 27:52visit
- 27:52and
- 27:53during
- 27:53the
- 27:53visit.
- 27:53Right.
- 27:54And
- 27:54then
- 27:54probably
- 27:54after
- 27:54the
- 27:55visit
- 27:55from
- 27:55an
- 27:55accountability
- 27:56perspective
- 27:57as
- 27:57well
- 27:57too.
- 27:57Right.
- 27:58So
- 27:58you
- 27:58get,
- 27:58you
- 27:58get
- 27:59all
- 27:59three
- 27:59of
- 27:59those
- 27:59things
- 27:59which
- 28:00you
- 28:00know,
- 28:00again,
- 28:01how
- 28:01stores
- 28:01are
- 28:02traditionally
- 28:02run,
- 28:02you
- 28:02just
- 28:02don't
- 28:03have
- 28:03that
- 28:03data
- 28:03clarity
- 28:04across
- 28:04all
- 28:04three
- 28:04of
- 28:05those
- 28:05steps.
- 28:05So.
- 28:06All
- 28:06right,
- 28:06Brad.
- 28:06Well,
- 28:07I
- 28:07want
- 28:07to,
- 28:07I
- 28:07want
- 28:07to.
- 28:08Ann
- 28:08and
- 28:08I
- 28:08wanted
- 28:08to
- 28:08put
- 28:09you
- 28:09on
- 28:09the
- 28:09spot
- 28:09here
- 28:10because
- 28:10you
- 28:11know,
- 28:11we
- 28:11like
- 28:11to
- 28:11make
- 28:11good
- 28:12on
- 28:12our
- 28:12claims.
- 28:12BRAD
- 28:13we
- 28:13like
- 28:13to,
- 28:13we
- 28:14like
- 28:14to
- 28:14make
- 28:14good
- 28:14on
- 28:14our
- 28:15claims
- 28:15and
- 28:16we've
- 28:16said
- 28:16on
- 28:16record
- 28:17and
- 28:17I
- 28:17guess
- 28:17has
- 28:17now
- 28:18said
- 28:182024,
- 28:19but
- 28:19I
- 28:19guess
- 28:202025
- 28:21is
- 28:21the
- 28:21year
- 28:21of
- 28:21the
- 28:21robot.
- 28:22So
- 28:23what
- 28:23needs
- 28:23to
- 28:23happen
- 28:24for
- 28:25that
- 28:25prediction
- 28:26to
- 28:26come
- 28:26true?
- 28:27What
- 28:27needs
- 28:27to
- 28:27happen
- 28:27for
- 28:28us
- 28:28to
- 28:28make
- 28:28good
- 28:28on
- 28:28that
- 28:29prediction?
- 28:29Brad?
- 28:30Absolutely,
- 28:31Chris.
- 28:31I
- 28:31mean,
- 28:31certainly
- 28:32we're
- 28:32seeing
- 28:33increased
- 28:33narrative
- 28:34from
- 28:34all
- 28:35the
- 28:35retailers
- 28:35we're
- 28:36talking
- 28:36to
- 28:38about
- 28:38how
- 28:38they
- 28:38can
- 28:39leverage
- 28:39kind
- 28:39of
- 28:40automation
- 28:40and
- 28:40AI
- 28:42to
- 28:42improve
- 28:42their
- 28:43operating
- 28:43model
- 28:43and
- 28:44efficiency
- 28:44and
- 28:45sort
- 28:45of
- 28:45effectiveness
- 28:45with
- 28:46these
- 28:46store
- 28:46environments.
- 28:47Like
- 28:47this
- 28:47is
- 28:47board
- 28:48level
- 28:48discussion
- 28:48that's
- 28:49happening.
- 28:50I
- 28:50would
- 28:51say
- 28:51there's
- 28:51sort
- 28:51of
- 28:51this
- 28:51ChatGPT
- 28:52moment.
- 28:53So
- 28:53what
- 28:53gives
- 28:54me,
- 28:54you
- 28:54know,
- 28:54continued
- 28:55confidence
- 28:56of
- 28:56this
- 28:56type
- 28:57of
- 28:57sort
- 28:57of
- 28:57automation
- 28:58becoming
- 28:58more
- 28:58ubiquitous.
- 29:00You
- 29:00know,
- 29:00we
- 29:00actually
- 29:01signed
- 29:01more
- 29:02new
- 29:02logos
- 29:02in
- 29:032024
- 29:04than
- 29:04we
- 29:04did
- 29:05almost
- 29:05in
- 29:05sort
- 29:05of
- 29:05all
- 29:06of
- 29:06our
- 29:06history.
- 29:07And
- 29:07in
- 29:07fact,
- 29:08we
- 29:08continue
- 29:09to
- 29:09see
- 29:09a
- 29:09lot
- 29:09of
- 29:09tier
- 29:10one
- 29:10momentum.
- 29:11So
- 29:11I
- 29:11think
- 29:11maybe
- 29:11a
- 29:12sub
- 29:12bullet
- 29:13to
- 29:132025
- 29:14being
- 29:15the
- 29:15year
- 29:15of
- 29:15the
- 29:15robot
- 29:16is
- 29:17we'll
- 29:17probably
- 29:18see
- 29:18our
- 29:18first
- 29:19sizable
- 29:20sort
- 29:20of
- 29:20tier
- 29:20one
- 29:21grocery
- 29:21deployments
- 29:22of
- 29:22this
- 29:22technology
- 29:23as
- 29:23well.
- 29:23So
- 29:24some
- 29:24of
- 29:24the
- 29:24largest
- 29:25players,
- 29:26obviously,
- 29:26given
- 29:27their
- 29:27position
- 29:27in
- 29:27the
- 29:28market,
- 29:29have
- 29:30taken
- 29:30a
- 29:30little
- 29:30bit
- 29:30of
- 29:31approach
- 29:31of
- 29:31sort
- 29:31of
- 29:31wait
- 29:32and
- 29:32see
- 29:32sort
- 29:33of
- 29:33up
- 29:33until
- 29:33now.
- 29:34But
- 29:34there's
- 29:35very
- 29:35aggressive
- 29:36sort
- 29:36of
- 29:36initiatives,
- 29:37you
- 29:37know,
- 29:37certainly
- 29:37sort
- 29:37of
- 29:38across
- 29:38the
- 29:38board
- 29:39in
- 29:39a
- 29:39number
- 29:39of
- 29:39those
- 29:40different
- 29:40players.
- 29:40What
- 29:41we're
- 29:41also
- 29:41seeing
- 29:42is
- 29:43this
- 29:43type
- 29:43of
- 29:44technology
- 29:44ending
- 29:45up
- 29:45in
- 29:45sort
- 29:45of
- 29:46formats
- 29:46adjacent
- 29:47to
- 29:47grocery.
- 29:48So
- 29:48over
- 29:49the
- 29:49last
- 29:4918
- 29:49months,
- 29:50we
- 29:50went
- 29:51from
- 29:51grocery
- 29:52also
- 29:52into
- 29:52club,
- 29:53mass,
- 29:53alcohol,
- 29:55farm
- 29:55and
- 29:55home,
- 29:56doing
- 29:56more
- 29:56active
- 29:57work
- 29:57in
- 29:59hardware
- 29:59and
- 29:59home
- 30:00improvement
- 30:02and
- 30:03continual
- 30:03amount
- 30:03of
- 30:03sort
- 30:04of
- 30:04international
- 30:04interest.
- 30:05Right.
- 30:05If
- 30:05you
- 30:06look
- 30:06at
- 30:06environments
- 30:07like
- 30:07Canada,
- 30:07western
- 30:08Europe,
- 30:08sort
- 30:08of
- 30:08Australia,
- 30:09they
- 30:09look
- 30:10very
- 30:10much
- 30:10like
- 30:10the
- 30:11US
- 30:11today.
- 30:13So
- 30:13we
- 30:13do
- 30:13believe
- 30:14strongly
- 30:14that
- 30:15this
- 30:16type
- 30:16of
- 30:16technology
- 30:16will
- 30:17become
- 30:17much
- 30:17more
- 30:17ubiquitous
- 30:18next
- 30:18year.
- 30:19And
- 30:20Brad,
- 30:20where
- 30:21does
- 30:21the
- 30:21product,
- 30:21specifically,
- 30:22where
- 30:22does
- 30:22the
- 30:22Simbi
- 30:23product
- 30:23need
- 30:23to
- 30:24go
- 30:24next
- 30:24to
- 30:24keep
- 30:25evolving
- 30:25so
- 30:25that
- 30:262025
- 30:27is
- 30:27the
- 30:27year
- 30:27of
- 30:27the
- 30:27robot
- 30:28and
- 30:28then
- 30:28we
- 30:28see
- 30:28more
- 30:28and
- 30:29more
- 30:2926
- 30:29and
- 30:29beyond?
- 30:31Absolutely.
- 30:32So
- 30:32we're
- 30:32always
- 30:32keeping
- 30:32pace
- 30:34with
- 30:35sort
- 30:35of
- 30:35innovation
- 30:36using
- 30:36the
- 30:37latest
- 30:37in
- 30:37sort
- 30:37of
- 30:37sensing
- 30:38and
- 30:38sort
- 30:38of
- 30:38compute
- 30:39technology.
- 30:39But
- 30:40obviously
- 30:40we've
- 30:40done
- 30:40a
- 30:41lot
- 30:41of
- 30:41chain
- 30:41wide
- 30:41adoptions
- 30:42with
- 30:42where
- 30:42the
- 30:43product
- 30:43sits
- 30:43today.
- 30:44So
- 30:45so
- 30:45much
- 30:45of
- 30:45our
- 30:45energy
- 30:46is
- 30:46focused
- 30:46more
- 30:47on
- 30:47additional
- 30:48value
- 30:48realization.
- 30:50So
- 30:50how
- 30:50do
- 30:50we
- 30:50continue
- 30:51to
- 30:51take
- 30:51all
- 30:52the
- 30:52great
- 30:52data
- 30:52that
- 30:52we're
- 30:52deriving
- 30:53from
- 30:53these
- 30:53stores
- 30:54and
- 30:54more
- 30:54deeply
- 30:55fuse
- 30:55it
- 30:55with
- 30:55all
- 30:56the
- 30:56data
- 30:56that's
- 30:56in
- 30:56a
- 30:56retailer's
- 30:57back
- 30:57office?
- 30:59In
- 31:00addition,
- 31:00some
- 31:00of
- 31:00the
- 31:00other
- 31:01examples
- 31:02we're
- 31:03focused
- 31:03on
- 31:03is
- 31:04how
- 31:04do
- 31:04you
- 31:04deploy,
- 31:05you
- 31:05know,
- 31:05foundationary
- 31:06models
- 31:06or
- 31:07large
- 31:07language
- 31:07models
- 31:08on
- 31:08top
- 31:09of
- 31:09this
- 31:09data
- 31:10to
- 31:10make
- 31:10this
- 31:11type
- 31:11of
- 31:11data
- 31:11more
- 31:11accessible
- 31:12to
- 31:13facet
- 31:13it
- 31:14in
- 31:14different
- 31:15ways.
- 31:15You
- 31:16know,
- 31:16just
- 31:16being
- 31:16able
- 31:16to
- 31:16ask
- 31:17questions
- 31:18against
- 31:18the
- 31:18data,
- 31:19which,
- 31:19which
- 31:20stores
- 31:20are
- 31:20having
- 31:20the
- 31:21deepest
- 31:21challenges,
- 31:21which,
- 31:22which
- 31:22have
- 31:22the
- 31:22best
- 31:23restock
- 31:23rates,
- 31:24you
- 31:24know,
- 31:24which
- 31:25merchants
- 31:26or
- 31:26sort
- 31:26of
- 31:26categories
- 31:27are
- 31:27most
- 31:27problematic,
- 31:28these
- 31:29types
- 31:29of
- 31:29things.
- 31:30We're
- 31:30also
- 31:31seeing
- 31:31a
- 31:31lot
- 31:31of
- 31:31advancements
- 31:33in
- 31:34sort
- 31:34of
- 31:34core
- 31:34computer
- 31:35vision
- 31:35that
- 31:35allows
- 31:37retailers
- 31:37to
- 31:38unlock
- 31:38some
- 31:38of
- 31:38the
- 31:39more
- 31:39challenging
- 31:40shelf
- 31:40situations
- 31:41at
- 31:41scale.
- 31:43So
- 31:43some
- 31:44of
- 31:44those
- 31:44examples
- 31:45include
- 31:45things
- 31:45like
- 31:46plugs
- 31:46and
- 31:46spreads,
- 31:47so
- 31:48where
- 31:48you
- 31:48may
- 31:48be
- 31:48out
- 31:49of
- 31:49a
- 31:49specific
- 31:49flavor
- 31:50or
- 31:50sku
- 31:50of
- 31:51a
- 31:51product
- 31:52but
- 31:52you
- 31:52have
- 31:53another
- 31:53in
- 31:53that
- 31:53family
- 31:54adjacent
- 31:54to
- 31:54it,
- 31:55so
- 31:55you
- 31:55sort
- 31:55of
- 31:55face
- 31:55that
- 31:56over.
- 31:57We
- 31:57see
- 31:57a
- 31:57lot
- 31:58of
- 31:58scenarios
- 31:58in
- 31:59stores
- 31:59where
- 32:00that
- 32:00original
- 32:00product
- 32:01that
- 32:01was
- 32:01out
- 32:01of
- 32:01stock
- 32:02stays
- 32:02out
- 32:02for
- 32:02a
- 32:03very
- 32:03long
- 32:03time
- 32:06and
- 32:06certainly
- 32:07cost
- 32:07the
- 32:07retailer
- 32:08both
- 32:08from
- 32:08sort
- 32:08of
- 32:09a
- 32:09top
- 32:09line
- 32:09and
- 32:09margin
- 32:10standpoint,
- 32:10even
- 32:10inclusive
- 32:11of
- 32:11switching
- 32:12and
- 32:12substitution.
- 32:14So
- 32:14leveraging
- 32:14these
- 32:15types
- 32:15of
- 32:15advanced
- 32:16capabilities
- 32:17to
- 32:18detect
- 32:18some
- 32:18of
- 32:18these
- 32:18scenarios.
- 32:19Got
- 32:20it.
- 32:20So
- 32:21I
- 32:21want
- 32:21to
- 32:21ask
- 32:21you
- 32:21just
- 32:21to
- 32:21make
- 32:21sure,
- 32:22because
- 32:22I
- 32:22think
- 32:22you
- 32:22said
- 32:22a
- 32:22couple
- 32:22words
- 32:23there
- 32:23that
- 32:23I'm
- 32:23not
- 32:23sure
- 32:23audience
- 32:23is
- 32:24not
- 32:24familiar
- 32:24with.
- 32:24Plugs
- 32:25and
- 32:25spreads.
- 32:25So
- 32:26basically
- 32:26you're
- 32:26meaning
- 32:27the
- 32:27practice
- 32:27of
- 32:28the
- 32:28store
- 32:28manager,
- 32:29the
- 32:29store
- 32:29team,
- 32:29making
- 32:30sure
- 32:30that
- 32:30their
- 32:30planograms
- 32:31still
- 32:31look
- 32:31good
- 32:31and
- 32:32shoppable
- 32:33despite
- 32:33their
- 32:33inventory
- 32:34not
- 32:34being
- 32:34fully
- 32:35available
- 32:35on
- 32:35this
- 32:36shelf,
- 32:36which
- 32:36is
- 32:36a,
- 32:37which
- 32:37is
- 32:37a
- 32:37hot
- 32:37button
- 32:38issue
- 32:38right
- 32:38now,
- 32:38because
- 32:38I
- 32:38was
- 32:39talking
- 32:39to.
- 32:39I
- 32:39won't
- 32:39name
- 32:39the
- 32:40retailer,
- 32:40but
- 32:40it's
- 32:41one
- 32:41that's
- 32:41very
- 32:41near
- 32:41and
- 32:41dear
- 32:42to
- 32:42both
- 32:42Anna
- 32:42and
- 32:42I's
- 32:42heart,
- 32:43where
- 32:43they're
- 32:43actually
- 32:44potentially
- 32:45instructing
- 32:45their
- 32:45teams
- 32:46not
- 32:46to
- 32:46flex.
- 32:48Flex
- 32:48is
- 32:48another
- 32:49word
- 32:49you
- 32:49hear
- 32:49for
- 32:49it
- 32:49versus
- 32:50plug
- 32:50and
- 32:50spread.
- 32:51Flex
- 32:51their
- 32:51inventory
- 32:52to
- 32:52cover
- 32:52the
- 32:52outs.
- 32:53Because,
- 32:53you
- 32:53know,
- 32:53generally
- 32:54speaking,
- 32:54that
- 32:54was
- 32:54the
- 32:54mark
- 32:55of
- 32:55a
- 32:55good
- 32:55store
- 32:55manager,
- 32:56was
- 32:56somebody
- 32:56that
- 32:57always
- 32:57kept
- 32:57their
- 32:57store
- 32:57looking
- 32:58beautiful.
- 32:58And
- 32:59you're
- 32:59saying
- 32:59that
- 32:59may
- 32:59be
- 33:00a
- 33:00good
- 33:00thing,
- 33:00but
- 33:00you
- 33:01want
- 33:01the
- 33:01data
- 33:01to
- 33:01back
- 33:02up
- 33:02whether
- 33:02it
- 33:02is
- 33:03or
- 33:03is
- 33:03not.
- 33:04Is
- 33:04that
- 33:04right?
- 33:05So
- 33:05what
- 33:05we're
- 33:05actually
- 33:06saying
- 33:06is
- 33:06it's
- 33:06actually
- 33:07a
- 33:07bad
- 33:07thing,
- 33:08but
- 33:08we
- 33:09don't
- 33:09think
- 33:09when
- 33:09it's
- 33:09happening.
- 33:10So
- 33:10what
- 33:10we've
- 33:11been
- 33:11able
- 33:11to
- 33:11prove
- 33:12in
- 33:12many
- 33:12cases
- 33:13is,
- 33:14you
- 33:14know,
- 33:15that
- 33:15particular
- 33:15skewer
- 33:16flavor
- 33:17isn't
- 33:17in
- 33:17that
- 33:17store
- 33:17environment.
- 33:18And
- 33:18that
- 33:18traditional
- 33:19skewer
- 33:19flavor
- 33:20has
- 33:20a
- 33:20traditional
- 33:21sales
- 33:21velocity.
- 33:22And
- 33:22when
- 33:22you
- 33:23start
- 33:23looking
- 33:23at
- 33:23that
- 33:24data,
- 33:24even
- 33:24inclusive
- 33:25of
- 33:25things
- 33:26like
- 33:26substitution
- 33:26and
- 33:27switching,
- 33:28you
- 33:28start
- 33:28to
- 33:28see
- 33:29that
- 33:29many
- 33:30plugs
- 33:30and
- 33:30spread
- 33:30scenarios
- 33:31are
- 33:32actually
- 33:33sort
- 33:33of
- 33:33detrimental
- 33:34to
- 33:35both
- 33:35top
- 33:35line
- 33:35and
- 33:35sort
- 33:35of
- 33:36bottom
- 33:36line.
- 33:37So
- 33:37these
- 33:37are
- 33:37some
- 33:37of
- 33:37the
- 33:38things
- 33:38that
- 33:38this
- 33:38type
- 33:38of
- 33:39technology
- 33:39has
- 33:39uncovered.
- 33:40You
- 33:40step
- 33:40into
- 33:41a
- 33:41retailer
- 33:41that's
- 33:42like,
- 33:42hey,
- 33:43we
- 33:43think
- 33:43we
- 33:43have
- 33:43a
- 33:43very
- 33:43efficient
- 33:44operation.
- 33:45We're
- 33:45only
- 33:46a
- 33:462%
- 33:46out
- 33:47on
- 33:47shelf
- 33:47rate.
- 33:48What's
- 33:48like,
- 33:48hey,
- 33:49let's
- 33:49double
- 33:49click
- 33:50on
- 33:50that.
- 33:50Yeah,
- 33:51and,
- 33:52you
- 33:52know,
- 33:52see
- 33:52what's
- 33:53sort
- 33:53of
- 33:53really
- 33:53there.
- 33:54And
- 33:54certainly,
- 33:55you
- 33:55know,
- 33:55we
- 33:55often
- 33:55find
- 33:56opportunities
- 33:56and
- 33:57it's,
- 33:57it's
- 33:57not
- 33:57the
- 33:57store
- 33:58team's
- 33:58fault,
- 33:58as
- 33:59you
- 33:59said,
- 33:59Chris,
- 34:00many
- 34:00times
- 34:00they're
- 34:00instructed
- 34:01to
- 34:01do
- 34:01this.
- 34:03But
- 34:04what,
- 34:04where
- 34:04we're
- 34:05seeing
- 34:05the
- 34:05opportunity
- 34:06is
- 34:06let's
- 34:06get
- 34:06the
- 34:07right
- 34:07product
- 34:07back
- 34:08on
- 34:08shelf
- 34:09because
- 34:09it
- 34:09was
- 34:10supposed
- 34:10to
- 34:10be
- 34:10there
- 34:10from,
- 34:11you
- 34:11know,
- 34:11the
- 34:11original
- 34:12planogram
- 34:12design.
- 34:13Right.
- 34:13And
- 34:13I
- 34:14would
- 34:14imagine
- 34:14Brad,
- 34:14that
- 34:15that
- 34:15gets
- 34:15back
- 34:15to
- 34:15your
- 34:15earlier
- 34:16questions
- 34:16of
- 34:16understanding
- 34:17where
- 34:18the
- 34:18problem
- 34:19is.
- 34:19Is
- 34:19it
- 34:19supply
- 34:20chain,
- 34:20like
- 34:20you
- 34:20didn't
- 34:21have
- 34:21the
- 34:21product
- 34:21to
- 34:22restock
- 34:22or
- 34:23you
- 34:23know,
- 34:23like
- 34:23what,
- 34:24what's
- 34:24the
- 34:24solution
- 34:25that
- 34:25we
- 34:25can
- 34:25look
- 34:26at
- 34:26when
- 34:26our
- 34:26regional
- 34:27manager
- 34:27is
- 34:27in
- 34:28store?
- 34:28We
- 34:28could
- 34:28talk
- 34:29address
- 34:29this.
- 34:30We
- 34:30can
- 34:30get
- 34:30through
- 34:30and
- 34:30like
- 34:31have
- 34:31some
- 34:32consistency
- 34:33in
- 34:33what
- 34:33we're
- 34:33looking
- 34:33at
- 34:34to
- 34:34try
- 34:34to
- 34:34get
- 34:34to
- 34:34the
- 34:34root
- 34:35of
- 34:35the
- 34:35problem.
- 34:36Exactly.
- 34:37And
- 34:37we
- 34:37see
- 34:38we
- 34:39actually
- 34:39have
- 34:39this
- 34:40internal
- 34:40forum
- 34:41at
- 34:41Simbi,
- 34:41we
- 34:41call
- 34:42it
- 34:42Skew
- 34:42stories.
- 34:43But
- 34:43we
- 34:43get
- 34:44these
- 34:44incredible
- 34:45quotes
- 34:46from
- 34:47our
- 34:47customer
- 34:47success
- 34:48team,
- 34:48from
- 34:48our
- 34:48sales
- 34:49teams
- 34:49almost
- 34:50daily
- 34:50from
- 34:51stores
- 34:51all
- 34:51across
- 34:52the
- 34:52country
- 34:52and
- 34:53sort
- 34:53of
- 34:53globe
- 34:54with
- 34:54these
- 34:54types
- 34:54of
- 34:55scenarios.
- 34:57And
- 34:57perhaps
- 34:58this
- 34:58is
- 34:58something
- 34:59we
- 34:59should
- 34:59find
- 34:59ways
- 35:01to
- 35:02share
- 35:02with
- 35:02the
- 35:02world
- 35:03because
- 35:03it
- 35:03helps
- 35:03to
- 35:04highlight
- 35:04just
- 35:04the
- 35:05type
- 35:05of
- 35:05shelf
- 35:06execution
- 35:06challenges
- 35:07retailers
- 35:08and
- 35:08brands
- 35:08deal
- 35:08with
- 35:09all
- 35:09the
- 35:09time.
- 35:10I
- 35:11would
- 35:11say
- 35:11another
- 35:11big
- 35:12area
- 35:12of
- 35:12focus
- 35:12that
- 35:12we've
- 35:13seen
- 35:13with
- 35:13retailers
- 35:14really
- 35:14operationalizing
- 35:15this
- 35:15data
- 35:16themselves
- 35:16is
- 35:17a
- 35:17big
- 35:17focus
- 35:17on
- 35:17dsd.
- 35:19So
- 35:20the
- 35:20direct
- 35:20to
- 35:20store
- 35:21delivery
- 35:21partners,
- 35:22milk,
- 35:22bread,
- 35:23soda,
- 35:23juice
- 35:23folks.
- 35:25Because
- 35:25when
- 35:25a
- 35:25consumer
- 35:26comes
- 35:26into
- 35:26a
- 35:26store
- 35:27they
- 35:27don't.
- 35:29They
- 35:30attribute
- 35:30that
- 35:31product
- 35:31to
- 35:31sort
- 35:31of
- 35:31the
- 35:32retailer.
- 35:32Right.
- 35:32100%.
- 35:34Yeah,
- 35:34they
- 35:34have.
- 35:34They
- 35:35would
- 35:35have
- 35:35never
- 35:35have
- 35:36any
- 35:36idea
- 35:36that
- 35:36that's
- 35:36how
- 35:37it
- 35:37gets.
- 35:37They're
- 35:37not
- 35:37blaming
- 35:37Coke
- 35:38for
- 35:38not
- 35:38being
- 35:39there.
- 35:39Yeah,
- 35:39right.
- 35:40Yeah,
- 35:40yeah.
- 35:41So
- 35:41this
- 35:41data
- 35:42is
- 35:42often
- 35:42used
- 35:42to
- 35:43optimize
- 35:43truck
- 35:43rolls
- 35:44into
- 35:44your
- 35:44point
- 35:45earlier,
- 35:45Chris,
- 35:46what
- 35:47does
- 35:47the
- 35:47shelf
- 35:47look
- 35:48like
- 35:48before
- 35:48they
- 35:48come
- 35:48in
- 35:49and
- 35:49what
- 35:49does
- 35:49it
- 35:49look
- 35:49like
- 35:50after?
- 35:50Right.
- 35:51Yeah,
- 35:52it's
- 35:52really,
- 35:52it's
- 35:53really
- 35:53interesting
- 35:53too.
- 35:53Like
- 35:54when
- 35:54I
- 35:54think
- 35:54about
- 35:54this,
- 35:54like
- 35:55from
- 35:55having
- 35:55been
- 35:56a
- 35:56district
- 35:56manager,
- 35:56a
- 35:57store
- 35:57manager,
- 35:57like
- 35:58you
- 35:58know,
- 35:58what
- 35:58is
- 35:58the
- 35:58size
- 35:59of
- 35:59the
- 35:59out
- 35:59that
- 35:59I'm
- 36:00having
- 36:00to
- 36:00talk
- 36:00about
- 36:00too?
- 36:01And
- 36:01like
- 36:01having
- 36:02that
- 36:02information
- 36:02before
- 36:03I
- 36:03make
- 36:03the
- 36:04decision
- 36:04on
- 36:04what
- 36:04to
- 36:05do,
- 36:05do
- 36:05I
- 36:05flex
- 36:05it,
- 36:06do
- 36:06I
- 36:06leave
- 36:06it
- 36:06open?
- 36:07You
- 36:07know,
- 36:08that's
- 36:08just
- 36:08information
- 36:09that
- 36:09should
- 36:09be
- 36:10discussed
- 36:10which
- 36:10historically
- 36:11has
- 36:12not
- 36:12been.
- 36:12And
- 36:13there's
- 36:13probably
- 36:13not
- 36:14one
- 36:14right
- 36:14answer
- 36:15for
- 36:15every
- 36:15situation
- 36:16to
- 36:16do
- 36:16the
- 36:17same
- 36:17thing
- 36:17either.
- 36:18And
- 36:18that's
- 36:18the
- 36:18beauty
- 36:19and
- 36:19art
- 36:19of
- 36:20retail,
- 36:20which
- 36:20is
- 36:20why
- 36:20we
- 36:21need
- 36:21to
- 36:21bring
- 36:21data
- 36:21to
- 36:22it.
- 36:22Yes.
- 36:23And
- 36:23that's
- 36:23where
- 36:23we
- 36:23help
- 36:23them
- 36:24prioritize
- 36:25like
- 36:25in
- 36:25our
- 36:25mobile
- 36:25app
- 36:26directly,
- 36:27we
- 36:27will
- 36:27help
- 36:28them
- 36:28understand
- 36:28the
- 36:29cost
- 36:29of
- 36:29that
- 36:29out.
- 36:30You
- 36:30know,
- 36:30what
- 36:30is
- 36:31the
- 36:31missed
- 36:31sales
- 36:31opportunity
- 36:32today,
- 36:32this
- 36:33week
- 36:33for
- 36:33not
- 36:33having
- 36:33that
- 36:34product
- 36:34on
- 36:34shelf
- 36:35as
- 36:36well
- 36:36as
- 36:36how
- 36:36is
- 36:37it
- 36:37relatively
- 36:37prioritized
- 36:38against
- 36:39all
- 36:39the
- 36:39other
- 36:39tasks
- 36:40that
- 36:40are
- 36:40out
- 36:40there?
- 36:40Right,
- 36:41right.
- 36:41Your
- 36:41point
- 36:42not
- 36:42all
- 36:43outs
- 36:43are
- 36:43created
- 36:43equal.
- 36:44Right.
- 36:45Yeah.
- 36:45And
- 36:46how
- 36:46pissed
- 36:46are
- 36:46the
- 36:46customers
- 36:47that
- 36:47they're
- 36:47potentially
- 36:47looking
- 36:48at
- 36:48empty
- 36:48shelves
- 36:48in
- 36:49that
- 36:49section
- 36:49of
- 36:49the
- 36:49store
- 36:50too?
- 36:50Which
- 36:50is
- 36:50a
- 36:50factor
- 36:51too,
- 36:51Right?
- 36:51I
- 36:52mean,
- 36:52we
- 36:52hear
- 36:52that
- 36:52a
- 36:52lot.
- 36:53Oh,
- 36:53man,
- 36:53this
- 36:54is
- 36:54great.
- 36:54Yes.
- 36:55Brad,
- 36:55thank
- 36:55you
- 36:56so
- 36:56much
- 36:56for
- 36:56taking
- 36:57the
- 36:57time
- 36:57with
- 36:57us
- 36:57today.
- 36:59It
- 36:59was
- 36:59so
- 36:59insightful.
- 37:00It
- 37:00was
- 37:01so
- 37:01fun
- 37:01to
- 37:01get
- 37:02to
- 37:02get
- 37:02properly
- 37:03schooled
- 37:03on
- 37:04robotics
- 37:04and
- 37:05what
- 37:05we
- 37:05can
- 37:05expect
- 37:06in
- 37:06the
- 37:06year
- 37:06ahead
- 37:07here.
- 37:08I'm
- 37:08sure
- 37:08there's
- 37:08a
- 37:09lot
- 37:09of
- 37:09people
- 37:09who
- 37:09are
- 37:09going
- 37:09to
- 37:09be
- 37:10reaching
- 37:10out.
- 37:10They
- 37:11want
- 37:11to
- 37:11get
- 37:11in
- 37:11touch
- 37:11with
- 37:12you.
- 37:12What's
- 37:12the
- 37:12best
- 37:12way
- 37:12for
- 37:12them
- 37:13to
- 37:13do
- 37:13that?
- 37:14Absolutely.
- 37:15You
- 37:15know,
- 37:15first
- 37:15and
- 37:15foremost,
- 37:16I
- 37:16would
- 37:16encourage
- 37:17folks
- 37:17to
- 37:17hit
- 37:18our
- 37:18website,
- 37:18simirobotics.com
- 37:20you
- 37:21can
- 37:21reach
- 37:21out
- 37:21to
- 37:21me
- 37:22personally.
- 37:22I'd
- 37:22love
- 37:23to
- 37:23hear
- 37:23from
- 37:23you.
- 37:23It's
- 37:24just
- 37:24BradIMBY
- 37:25robotics.com
- 37:26or
- 37:27search
- 37:27for
- 37:27me
- 37:28on
- 37:28LinkedIn.
- 37:28Brad
- 37:29BegoliaIMBI
- 37:31and
- 37:31would
- 37:32love
- 37:32to
- 37:32hear
- 37:32from
- 37:32you.
- 37:34And
- 37:34Chris
- 37:34and
- 37:34Anne,
- 37:35thank
- 37:35you
- 37:35so
- 37:35much
- 37:35for,
- 37:36you
- 37:36know,
- 37:36the
- 37:36opportunity
- 37:37and
- 37:37dialogue
- 37:37to
- 37:37be
- 37:38here
- 37:38today.
- 37:39Wonderful.
- 37:40Well,
- 37:40thank
- 37:41you,
- 37:41Brad
- 37:41Begolia.
- 37:42That
- 37:42wraps
- 37:42us
- 37:42up.
- 37:43Brad
- 37:43Begolia
- 37:43of
- 37:44Simbi.
- 37:44Thanks
- 37:45to
- 37:45everyone
- 37:45out
- 37:45there
- 37:45for
- 37:46listening
- 37:46in
- 37:46as
- 37:47well.
- 37:47And
- 37:47on
- 37:47behalf
- 37:48of
- 37:48all
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- 37:50as
- 37:50always,
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- 37:51careful
- 37:51out
- 37:51there.