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- 0:00Hello
- 0:00and
- 0:00welcome
- 0:01to
- 0:01this
- 0:01week's
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:02Fast
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- 0:02This
- 0:03week's
- 0:03podcast
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- 0:04from
- 0:04my
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- 0:05room
- 0:05in
- 0:06Vienna,
- 0:06Austria,
- 0:06where
- 0:07it
- 0:07is
- 0:07hot,
- 0:08hot,
- 0:09hot
- 0:09to
- 0:10say
- 0:10the
- 0:10least.
- 0:10But
- 0:11not,
- 0:11not
- 0:12as
- 0:12hot
- 0:12as
- 0:13this
- 0:13week's
- 0:13headlines
- 0:14producer
- 0:14Ella.
- 0:15Let's
- 0:15roll
- 0:15this
- 0:16week's
- 0:16teaser
- 0:16trailer.
- 0:18I
- 0:18do
- 0:19grocery
- 0:19delivery
- 0:20and
- 0:20it
- 0:21saves
- 0:21me
- 0:21money.
- 0:22Not
- 0:22only
- 0:22saves
- 0:23me
- 0:23time.
- 0:23The
- 0:24wage
- 0:24rates.
- 0:24In
- 0:24Sweden,
- 0:25the
- 0:25starting
- 0:26wage
- 0:26rate
- 0:26in
- 0:26a
- 0:26grocery
- 0:27store
- 0:27is
- 0:27$35
- 0:28an
- 0:28hour.
- 0:29And
- 0:29yet
- 0:29they
- 0:30can
- 0:30make
- 0:30E
- 0:30GR
- 0:32to
- 0:32work.
- 0:32What
- 0:32the
- 0:33heck's
- 0:33going
- 0:33on
- 0:33over
- 0:33there?
- 0:34I
- 0:34have
- 0:35a
- 0:35really
- 0:35hard
- 0:35time
- 0:36calling
- 0:36something
- 0:36a
- 0:37feelgood
- 0:37story.
- 0:38If
- 0:39the
- 0:39CEO
- 0:39says
- 0:39only
- 0:40two
- 0:40out
- 0:40of
- 0:40five
- 0:41stores
- 0:41are
- 0:41in
- 0:42very
- 0:42good
- 0:42condition.
- 0:43Jen,
- 0:44who
- 0:44is
- 0:45this
- 0:45month's
- 0:45omn
- 0:45star?
- 0:46If
- 0:47I
- 0:47was
- 0:47to
- 0:47do
- 0:47a
- 0:47one
- 0:47to
- 0:48ten
- 0:48gimmick
- 0:48scale,
- 0:49I'd
- 0:49give
- 0:49this
- 0:49like
- 0:49a
- 0:4999.
- 0:53Jen
- 0:54Han,
- 0:54welcome
- 0:55back.
- 0:55How
- 0:55you
- 0:55been
- 0:55keeping?
- 0:56I've
- 0:57been
- 0:57keeping
- 0:57well.
- 0:57How
- 0:58are
- 0:58you,
- 0:58Chris?
- 0:59I'm
- 0:59good,
- 0:59I'm
- 0:59good.
- 1:00I'm
- 1:00a
- 1:00little
- 1:00bit
- 1:00warm.
- 1:01I'm
- 1:01a
- 1:01little
- 1:01bit
- 1:01warm.
- 1:02You
- 1:02know,
- 1:02wearing
- 1:02a
- 1:02suit
- 1:03when
- 1:03it's
- 1:0395
- 1:04degrees
- 1:04and
- 1:0450%
- 1:05humidity
- 1:05in
- 1:05Europe
- 1:06with
- 1:06very
- 1:07little
- 1:07air
- 1:07conditioning
- 1:07is
- 1:08not
- 1:08my
- 1:08favorite
- 1:08thing,
- 1:08Jen.
- 1:09But,
- 1:09but
- 1:09I'm,
- 1:09I'm
- 1:10bright
- 1:10eyed
- 1:10and
- 1:10bushy
- 1:11tailed
- 1:11and
- 1:11excited
- 1:11to
- 1:12join
- 1:13you.
- 1:13Have
- 1:13you
- 1:13join
- 1:14us
- 1:14for
- 1:14the
- 1:14podcast
- 1:15this
- 1:15week?
- 1:15Without
- 1:15a
- 1:16doubt.
- 1:16Yeah.
- 1:17Well,
- 1:17you
- 1:17know,
- 1:17I'm
- 1:18a
- 1:18big
- 1:18fan
- 1:18of
- 1:18hot
- 1:18yoga.
- 1:19I
- 1:19think
- 1:19we've
- 1:19talked
- 1:20about
- 1:20that
- 1:20before.
- 1:20So
- 1:21if
- 1:21you
- 1:21could
- 1:21just
- 1:21think
- 1:21of
- 1:22your
- 1:22suit
- 1:23as
- 1:23sort
- 1:23of
- 1:23being
- 1:23inside
- 1:24of
- 1:24a
- 1:24sauna.
- 1:25Like
- 1:25I
- 1:25pay
- 1:25for
- 1:25that
- 1:25kind
- 1:26of
- 1:26heat.
- 1:27So
- 1:27maybe
- 1:27that'll
- 1:27help
- 1:27you
- 1:27through
- 1:28your
- 1:28last,
- 1:28what
- 1:28week
- 1:29you
- 1:29have
- 1:29there.
- 1:29Yeah,
- 1:30yeah,
- 1:30yeah.
- 1:30I'm
- 1:30here
- 1:30for
- 1:31like
- 1:31three
- 1:31or
- 1:31four
- 1:31more
- 1:31days.
- 1:31You've
- 1:32already
- 1:32got
- 1:32me
- 1:32thinking
- 1:33Namaste.
- 1:33And
- 1:34namaste.
- 1:34This
- 1:35is
- 1:35going
- 1:35to
- 1:35work.
- 1:35This
- 1:35is
- 1:35going
- 1:35to
- 1:36work.
- 1:36Jen,
- 1:36I
- 1:36want
- 1:37to
- 1:37ask
- 1:37you
- 1:37about
- 1:37one
- 1:37other
- 1:37thing
- 1:37before
- 1:38we
- 1:38get
- 1:38started.
- 1:38Day
- 1:38two
- 1:39is
- 1:39jury
- 1:39duty.
- 1:39What's
- 1:39your
- 1:40history
- 1:40with
- 1:40jury
- 1:40duty?
- 1:41I
- 1:42have
- 1:42very
- 1:42little
- 1:43history
- 1:43with
- 1:43jury
- 1:43duty
- 1:44and
- 1:44I
- 1:44need
- 1:44to
- 1:44knock
- 1:44on
- 1:45some
- 1:45wood
- 1:45here,
- 1:45but
- 1:46I
- 1:46have
- 1:46not
- 1:47been
- 1:47called
- 1:48to
- 1:48be
- 1:48on
- 1:48jury
- 1:48duty
- 1:49yet.
- 1:50Really?
- 1:50You
- 1:51have
- 1:51not
- 1:51ever?
- 1:52I've
- 1:52not
- 1:52either
- 1:53and,
- 1:53but
- 1:53I've
- 1:53now
- 1:53got
- 1:54it
- 1:54next
- 1:54week
- 1:54for
- 1:55the
- 1:55first
- 1:55time.
- 1:55I
- 1:55get
- 1:56back
- 1:56from
- 1:56Europe
- 1:57on
- 1:57Saturday
- 1:57and
- 1:57I've
- 1:58got
- 1:58jury
- 1:58duty
- 1:58on
- 1:59Monday.
- 1:59I
- 1:59feel
- 1:59like
- 1:59I,
- 2:00I
- 2:00feel
- 2:00like
- 2:00the
- 2:00gods
- 2:01do
- 2:01not
- 2:01like
- 2:01me
- 2:01right
- 2:02now.
- 2:02Jen,
- 2:02you
- 2:03finally
- 2:03get
- 2:03back
- 2:04and
- 2:04then
- 2:04they're
- 2:04like,
- 2:04and
- 2:05you
- 2:05can
- 2:05go
- 2:05sit
- 2:05in
- 2:05this
- 2:05wooden
- 2:06chair.
- 2:06Yeah,
- 2:07yeah.
- 2:07You
- 2:07can
- 2:07call
- 2:07in
- 2:08every
- 2:08day
- 2:08to
- 2:08see
- 2:08if
- 2:08we
- 2:09need
- 2:09you.
- 2:09Yes,
- 2:09yes.
- 2:10Story
- 2:10of
- 2:10my
- 2:10life.
- 2:10See
- 2:11if
- 2:11somebody
- 2:11needs
- 2:11me.
- 2:11But.
- 2:12But
- 2:12yes.
- 2:12So
- 2:12for
- 2:13that
- 2:13reason,
- 2:13Jen,
- 2:13and
- 2:14the
- 2:14reason
- 2:14I'm
- 2:14bringing
- 2:14this
- 2:14up
- 2:14on
- 2:15the
- 2:15front
- 2:15end
- 2:15of
- 2:15this
- 2:15podcast
- 2:16is
- 2:16for
- 2:16all
- 2:16the
- 2:16Army
- 2:17Talk
- 2:17fans
- 2:17out
- 2:17there.
- 2:18Because
- 2:18of
- 2:18that,
- 2:18we
- 2:18are
- 2:19not
- 2:19going
- 2:19to
- 2:19have
- 2:19a
- 2:19podcast
- 2:20next
- 2:20week.
- 2:21We're
- 2:21hoping
- 2:21we
- 2:21can
- 2:22have
- 2:22one
- 2:22the
- 2:22week
- 2:22after,
- 2:23but
- 2:23that's
- 2:23still
- 2:23a
- 2:24little
- 2:24tbd.
- 2:24But
- 2:24we'll
- 2:25let
- 2:25you
- 2:25know
- 2:26if
- 2:26that
- 2:26changes.
- 2:26But
- 2:27yeah,
- 2:27so
- 2:27that's
- 2:27the
- 2:27thing,
- 2:28Jenna,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know,
- 2:29you
- 2:30probably
- 2:30can
- 2:30understand
- 2:30this
- 2:31too.
- 2:31Being
- 2:31an
- 2:31entrepreneur,
- 2:32jury
- 2:33duty
- 2:33is
- 2:33tough
- 2:33for
- 2:33entrepreneurs.
- 2:35It's
- 2:35kind
- 2:35of
- 2:35a
- 2:35big
- 2:35deal.
- 2:37Yes,
- 2:37yes.
- 2:37I'm
- 2:38hoping
- 2:38you're
- 2:38not
- 2:38giving
- 2:38me
- 2:38any
- 2:39type
- 2:39of
- 2:39juju
- 2:40that
- 2:40means,
- 2:40like,
- 2:40it's
- 2:40headed
- 2:41my
- 2:41way
- 2:41next,
- 2:42because
- 2:43I
- 2:43don't
- 2:43think
- 2:43that
- 2:43that
- 2:44works.
- 2:44But
- 2:44we
- 2:44can
- 2:44just
- 2:45call
- 2:45it
- 2:45a
- 2:45summer
- 2:45break
- 2:45for
- 2:46Omni
- 2:46Talk.
- 2:46You're
- 2:46just
- 2:47taking
- 2:47a
- 2:47one
- 2:47week
- 2:47summer
- 2:48break.
- 2:48That's
- 2:48right.
- 2:48While
- 2:49Chris
- 2:49has
- 2:49to
- 2:49go
- 2:49to
- 2:49jury
- 2:50duty.
- 2:50That's
- 2:50right.
- 2:51That's
- 2:51right.
- 2:51Namaste.
- 2:52Namaste.
- 2:53Namaste.
- 2:54So
- 2:54many
- 2:54times
- 2:55you
- 2:55can
- 2:55say
- 2:55Namaste
- 2:55during
- 2:56this
- 2:56podcast.
- 2:56All
- 2:57right,
- 2:57Jen.
- 2:57Well,
- 2:58before
- 2:58we
- 2:58get
- 2:58to
- 2:58the
- 2:59headlines,
- 2:59we
- 2:59always
- 3:00reserve
- 3:00a
- 3:00spot
- 3:00for
- 3:01you
- 3:01to
- 3:02highlight
- 3:02this
- 3:03month's
- 3:03Omnistar
- 3:04because
- 3:04for
- 3:04those
- 3:05listening,
- 3:05whenever
- 3:05Jen
- 3:06is
- 3:06on
- 3:06the
- 3:06show,
- 3:07we
- 3:08love
- 3:08having
- 3:08her
- 3:08because
- 3:09she
- 3:09is
- 3:09so
- 3:09much
- 3:10closer
- 3:10to
- 3:10the
- 3:10ground
- 3:11in
- 3:11terms
- 3:11of
- 3:11knowing
- 3:12which
- 3:12retail
- 3:12executives
- 3:13are
- 3:14really
- 3:14making
- 3:14the
- 3:14grade
- 3:14inside
- 3:15their
- 3:15organizations.
- 3:16And
- 3:16for
- 3:16those
- 3:16new
- 3:16to
- 3:16the
- 3:17podcast,
- 3:17our
- 3:18Omnistar
- 3:18Award
- 3:19is
- 3:19the
- 3:19award
- 3:19we
- 3:19give
- 3:19out
- 3:20each
- 3:20month
- 3:20in
- 3:20partnership
- 3:21with
- 3:21Corso
- 3:22to
- 3:22recognize
- 3:23the
- 3:23top
- 3:23omnichannel
- 3:24operators
- 3:24out
- 3:24there.
- 3:25Not
- 3:25the
- 3:25pundits,
- 3:26not
- 3:26the
- 3:26so
- 3:27called
- 3:27experts.
- 3:27God
- 3:28knows
- 3:28we've
- 3:28got
- 3:28enough
- 3:28of
- 3:28those.
- 3:29But
- 3:29the
- 3:29real
- 3:30life
- 3:30retail
- 3:30operators
- 3:31making
- 3:31a
- 3:32difference
- 3:32in
- 3:32their
- 3:32organizations.
- 3:34And
- 3:34let's
- 3:34not
- 3:34forget
- 3:34Corso's
- 3:35AI
- 3:35copilot
- 3:36coaches
- 3:36retail
- 3:37leaders
- 3:37to
- 3:37optimize
- 3:38store
- 3:38performance
- 3:38at
- 3:38every
- 3:39level,
- 3:39transform
- 3:40retail
- 3:40operations
- 3:41from
- 3:41data
- 3:41overload
- 3:42into
- 3:42data
- 3:42powered.
- 3:43So,
- 3:43Jen,
- 3:44who
- 3:44is
- 3:44this
- 3:45month's
- 3:45Omnistar?
- 3:46All
- 3:46right,
- 3:47so
- 3:47this
- 3:47month's
- 3:48Omni
- 3:48star
- 3:48is
- 3:49Gabe
- 3:49Disbrow.
- 3:50Gabe
- 3:51is
- 3:51the
- 3:51president
- 3:51and
- 3:51CEO
- 3:52at
- 3:52Lever
- 3:52Supermarkets.
- 3:53They're
- 3:53out
- 3:53of
- 3:53Denver.
- 3:54An
- 3:55independent
- 3:55that
- 3:55operates
- 3:56a
- 3:56few
- 3:56different
- 3:59chains
- 3:59or
- 3:59what
- 3:59do
- 4:00I
- 4:00want
- 4:00to
- 4:00say?
- 4:00Banners
- 4:00in
- 4:01different
- 4:01markets
- 4:01across
- 4:02the
- 4:02US
- 4:03before
- 4:03moving
- 4:04into
- 4:04the
- 4:04independent
- 4:05space,
- 4:05Gabe
- 4:05was
- 4:06actually.
- 4:06He
- 4:06was
- 4:06with
- 4:06Target,
- 4:07your
- 4:07alma
- 4:07mater.
- 4:08He
- 4:09spent
- 4:09some
- 4:09time
- 4:09with
- 4:09Aldi,
- 4:10my
- 4:10alma
- 4:10mater.
- 4:11And
- 4:12I
- 4:12just
- 4:13think
- 4:13it's
- 4:13been
- 4:13really
- 4:14cool
- 4:14to
- 4:14see
- 4:14how
- 4:14Gabe
- 4:15has
- 4:15transitioned
- 4:15into
- 4:16the
- 4:16independent
- 4:16space.
- 4:17He's
- 4:17very
- 4:18heavily
- 4:18involved
- 4:18with
- 4:18The
- 4:19NGA
- 4:19now
- 4:20does
- 4:20some
- 4:20work
- 4:20with
- 4:21nga.
- 4:22I
- 4:22believe
- 4:22he's
- 4:22on
- 4:22the
- 4:22board,
- 4:23does
- 4:23some
- 4:23work
- 4:24in
- 4:24D.C.
- 4:24to
- 4:24advocate
- 4:25for
- 4:25independent
- 4:26grocers.
- 4:27And
- 4:27he's
- 4:27a
- 4:27big
- 4:28proponent.
- 4:28If
- 4:28you
- 4:28ever
- 4:28talk
- 4:29to
- 4:29Gabe,
- 4:29he's
- 4:29a
- 4:29big
- 4:29proponent
- 4:30of.
- 4:31He
- 4:31lives
- 4:31his
- 4:32life
- 4:32this
- 4:32way,
- 4:32but
- 4:32everyone
- 4:33on
- 4:33his
- 4:33teams,
- 4:33he's
- 4:34like,
- 4:34I
- 4:34just
- 4:34want
- 4:34to
- 4:34do
- 4:34epic.
- 4:36So
- 4:37this
- 4:37is,
- 4:37I
- 4:37hope
- 4:38I
- 4:38can
- 4:38say
- 4:38that
- 4:38word.
- 4:38You
- 4:38can
- 4:38blurt
- 4:39me
- 4:39out.
- 4:39Well,
- 4:39you
- 4:40just
- 4:40did.
- 4:42But
- 4:42honestly,
- 4:43he's
- 4:44just,
- 4:44he's
- 4:44one
- 4:44of
- 4:44those
- 4:45operators
- 4:45and
- 4:45those
- 4:46leaders
- 4:46that
- 4:46gives
- 4:46autonomy
- 4:47to
- 4:47say
- 4:47like,
- 4:48I
- 4:48don't
- 4:48want
- 4:48to
- 4:48get
- 4:48in
- 4:49your
- 4:49way
- 4:50of
- 4:50doing
- 4:50what's
- 4:51right
- 4:51for
- 4:51the
- 4:51customer
- 4:51and
- 4:52the
- 4:52business.
- 4:52So
- 4:52it's
- 4:52really
- 4:53fun
- 4:53to
- 4:53watch.
- 4:54And
- 4:54he's
- 4:55an
- 4:55incredible
- 4:55leader.
- 4:55So
- 4:56congrats
- 4:56to
- 4:56Gabe.
- 4:57Yeah,
- 4:57congrats,
- 4:58Gabe.
- 4:58Yeah.
- 4:58And
- 4:58I
- 4:58saw
- 4:58that,
- 4:58Gabe,
- 4:59to
- 4:59your
- 4:59point,
- 4:59he
- 4:59was
- 5:00an
- 5:00executive
- 5:00team
- 5:00leader
- 5:00at
- 5:01Target
- 5:01back
- 5:01in
- 5:01the
- 5:01day.
- 5:02So,
- 5:02yeah,
- 5:02shared
- 5:03roots.
- 5:03Gabe,
- 5:03congratulations.
- 5:04And
- 5:04also,
- 5:05you
- 5:05know,
- 5:05out
- 5:05of
- 5:05Colorado
- 5:06as
- 5:06well,
- 5:06where
- 5:06we've
- 5:07got
- 5:07some
- 5:07ties
- 5:07there
- 5:08in
- 5:08addition.
- 5:09All
- 5:09right,
- 5:09Jen.
- 5:09Well,
- 5:09let's
- 5:10get
- 5:10to
- 5:10this
- 5:10week's
- 5:10Fast5,
- 5:11which
- 5:11is
- 5:11of
- 5:11course
- 5:12brought
- 5:12to
- 5:12you
- 5:12with
- 5:12the
- 5:12help
- 5:13and
- 5:13support
- 5:13of
- 5:14the
- 5:14A
- 5:14and
- 5:14M
- 5:15consumer
- 5:15and
- 5:15retail
- 5:15group
- 5:16Miracle
- 5:17Corso,
- 5:18Ocampo
- 5:19Capital
- 5:19and
- 5:20Valak.
- 5:20In
- 5:20this
- 5:20week's
- 5:21Fast
- 5:215,
- 5:21we've
- 5:21got
- 5:22news
- 5:22on
- 5:22June
- 5:22E
- 5:23grocery
- 5:23sales
- 5:23surging
- 5:2428%
- 5:25year
- 5:25over
- 5:25year.
- 5:25Kroger
- 5:26reporting
- 5:26Q1
- 5:272026
- 5:27earning
- 5:28with
- 5:28E
- 5:28Commerce
- 5:28turning
- 5:29a
- 5:29profit
- 5:29for
- 5:29the
- 5:29very
- 5:30first
- 5:30time.
- 5:31Bed
- 5:31Bath
- 5:31and
- 5:31Beyond
- 5:32asking
- 5:32customers
- 5:32to
- 5:33bring
- 5:33in
- 5:33their
- 5:33old
- 5:33coupons.
- 5:34Target
- 5:34teaming
- 5:35up
- 5:35with
- 5:35fashion
- 5:35icon
- 5:36Isaac
- 5:36Mizrahi
- 5:37in
- 5:37a
- 5:37brand
- 5:37new
- 5:37creative
- 5:38director
- 5:38at
- 5:39large
- 5:39roll.
- 5:40And
- 5:40Rita
- 5:40Karabage,
- 5:41the
- 5:41Chief
- 5:41Strategy
- 5:42officer
- 5:42at
- 5:42the
- 5:42Roll
- 5:42IT
- 5:43Group,
- 5:43joins
- 5:43us
- 5:43for
- 5:43five
- 5:44insightful
- 5:44minutes
- 5:45on
- 5:45the
- 5:45latest
- 5:45lessons
- 5:46learned
- 5:46in
- 5:46making
- 5:47E
- 5:47groceries
- 5:48profitable.
- 5:48But
- 5:48we
- 5:48begin
- 5:49today
- 5:49with
- 5:49a
- 5:49major
- 5:50leadership
- 5:50shakeup.
- 5:51Ajo
- 5:51Delez
- 5:52naming
- 5:52a
- 5:52former
- 5:53Amazon
- 5:53exec
- 5:54as
- 5:54its
- 5:54new
- 5:54US
- 5:55C
- 5:55CEO,
- 5:56headline
- 5:56number
- 5:57one
- 5:57is
- 5:57of
- 5:57course
- 5:57brought
- 5:58to
- 5:58you
- 5:58with
- 5:58the
- 5:58help
- 5:58and
- 5:58support
- 5:58of
- 5:59the
- 5:59A
- 5:59and
- 5:59M
- 5:59Consumer
- 6:00and
- 6:00Retail
- 6:00Group.
- 6:00The
- 6:00A
- 6:00and
- 6:01M
- 6:01Consumer
- 6:01and
- 6:01Retail
- 6:01Group
- 6:01is
- 6:02a
- 6:02management
- 6:02consulting
- 6:03firm
- 6:03that
- 6:03tackles
- 6:04the
- 6:04most
- 6:04complex
- 6:04challenges
- 6:05and
- 6:05advances
- 6:06its
- 6:06clients,
- 6:06people
- 6:06and
- 6:07communities
- 6:07toward
- 6:08their
- 6:08maximum
- 6:08potential.
- 6:09CRG
- 6:09brings
- 6:10the
- 6:10experience,
- 6:10tools
- 6:10and
- 6:10operator
- 6:11like
- 6:11pragmatism
- 6:12to
- 6:12help
- 6:12retailers
- 6:13and
- 6:13consumer
- 6:13products
- 6:14companies
- 6:14be
- 6:14on
- 6:14the
- 6:15right
- 6:15side
- 6:15of
- 6:15disruption.
- 6:16All
- 6:16right,
- 6:16Jen,
- 6:17here
- 6:17we
- 6:17go.
- 6:17Number
- 6:17one.
- 6:18According
- 6:18to
- 6:18Grocery
- 6:18dive,
- 6:19Ajo
- 6:19Delez
- 6:20has
- 6:20nominated
- 6:20Claire
- 6:21Peters,
- 6:21former
- 6:22VP
- 6:22of
- 6:22Worldwide
- 6:23Fresh
- 6:23at
- 6:23Amazon,
- 6:24to
- 6:24serve
- 6:25as
- 6:25the
- 6:25new
- 6:25CEO
- 6:26of
- 6:26Ajo
- 6:26Delez
- 6:27USA
- 6:27effective
- 6:28September
- 6:288,
- 6:29pending
- 6:30shareholder
- 6:30approval,
- 6:31Peters
- 6:31will
- 6:31succeed
- 6:32J.J.
- 6:32fleeman,
- 6:33who
- 6:33is
- 6:33departing
- 6:34at
- 6:34the
- 6:34end
- 6:34of
- 6:34June
- 6:34to
- 6:35eventually
- 6:35become
- 6:35CEO
- 6:36of
- 6:36Dollar
- 6:37General
- 6:37on
- 6:38January
- 6:381,
- 6:392027.
- 6:39Peters
- 6:40brings
- 6:4030
- 6:40years
- 6:41of
- 6:41international
- 6:41retail
- 6:42experience,
- 6:42having
- 6:42also
- 6:43held
- 6:43executive
- 6:43roles
- 6:44at
- 6:44Woolworths
- 6:44Group
- 6:45in
- 6:45Australia
- 6:45and
- 6:46Tesco
- 6:46in
- 6:46the
- 6:47UK
- 6:47and
- 6:47Thailand,
- 6:48including
- 6:49serving
- 6:49as
- 6:49Tesco's
- 6:50chief
- 6:50operating
- 6:51officer
- 6:51in
- 6:51Thailand.
- 6:52Jen,
- 6:53as
- 6:53our
- 6:53resident
- 6:53talent
- 6:54expert
- 6:54and
- 6:54if
- 6:55you
- 6:55are
- 6:55Ajo
- 6:55Delez,
- 6:56is
- 6:56this
- 6:57the
- 6:57succession
- 6:57move
- 6:58you
- 6:58would
- 6:58have
- 6:59made?
- 6:59We're
- 6:59starting
- 7:00out
- 7:00really
- 7:00hot
- 7:01here
- 7:01today.
- 7:01I
- 7:02actually,
- 7:02I
- 7:02like
- 7:03this
- 7:03move.
- 7:03There's
- 7:03a
- 7:03lot
- 7:04of
- 7:04information.
- 7:05I
- 7:05do.
- 7:05There's
- 7:06a
- 7:06lot
- 7:06of
- 7:06information.
- 7:07If
- 7:07we
- 7:07were
- 7:07handling
- 7:07the
- 7:08wreck,
- 7:08if
- 7:08we
- 7:08were
- 7:08working
- 7:09to
- 7:09fill
- 7:09this
- 7:09role,
- 7:09that
- 7:10I
- 7:10would
- 7:10need
- 7:10to
- 7:10understand.
- 7:11But
- 7:11with
- 7:11the
- 7:12information
- 7:12I
- 7:12have,
- 7:13I
- 7:13really
- 7:13like
- 7:14this
- 7:14move.
- 7:14I
- 7:15think
- 7:15it
- 7:15certainly
- 7:16signals
- 7:17that
- 7:17they're
- 7:17ready
- 7:18to
- 7:18do
- 7:18something
- 7:18different.
- 7:20I
- 7:20don't
- 7:20think
- 7:21it's
- 7:21expected.
- 7:21I
- 7:22think
- 7:22it's
- 7:22new
- 7:22and
- 7:23different
- 7:23on
- 7:23purpose.
- 7:24I
- 7:24mean,
- 7:24this
- 7:25is
- 7:25a
- 7:25legacy
- 7:25industry,
- 7:26right,
- 7:26And
- 7:26a
- 7:26legacy
- 7:27organization.
- 7:28So
- 7:28they
- 7:28obviously
- 7:29could
- 7:29have
- 7:29promoted
- 7:30from
- 7:30within,
- 7:31but
- 7:31hiring
- 7:31Claire
- 7:32to
- 7:32me
- 7:33says
- 7:33we're
- 7:33ready
- 7:34for
- 7:34change,
- 7:34we
- 7:34want
- 7:35different
- 7:35moving
- 7:36forward.
- 7:37I'll
- 7:37help.
- 7:38I'll
- 7:38hold.
- 7:39Delays
- 7:39is
- 7:39a.
- 7:39Is
- 7:40a
- 7:40super
- 7:40complex
- 7:41business,
- 7:41right?
- 7:41It's
- 7:42not
- 7:42just
- 7:43one
- 7:43organization
- 7:44operating
- 7:45a
- 7:45handful
- 7:45of
- 7:46different
- 7:46formats.
- 7:47We're
- 7:47talking
- 7:47about
- 7:48a
- 7:48distinct,
- 7:50I
- 7:50should
- 7:51say
- 7:51a
- 7:51parent
- 7:52company
- 7:52that
- 7:53operates
- 7:53distinct
- 7:54companies,
- 7:54brands,
- 7:55business
- 7:55units.
- 7:55Each
- 7:56one
- 7:56of
- 7:56them
- 7:56have
- 7:56their
- 7:56own
- 7:57leadership
- 7:57team,
- 7:57their
- 7:57own
- 7:58culture,
- 7:58customer
- 7:59base
- 7:59and
- 7:59strategies.
- 8:00100%.
- 8:01And
- 8:01I
- 8:01think
- 8:01it
- 8:01takes
- 8:02a
- 8:02pretty
- 8:02dynamic
- 8:03individual
- 8:03to
- 8:04do
- 8:04all
- 8:04of
- 8:04that,
- 8:05to
- 8:05be
- 8:05CEO
- 8:05of
- 8:06all
- 8:06of
- 8:06that.
- 8:06Really.
- 8:07Well,
- 8:07obviously
- 8:08I
- 8:08wasn't
- 8:08involved
- 8:09in
- 8:09the
- 8:09interviews
- 8:10for
- 8:10Claire,
- 8:10so
- 8:11I
- 8:11don't
- 8:11know
- 8:11that
- 8:11for
- 8:12certain,
- 8:12but
- 8:12I
- 8:12do
- 8:12like
- 8:13some
- 8:13of
- 8:13what
- 8:13I
- 8:13see
- 8:13in
- 8:14her
- 8:14background.
- 8:14So
- 8:15looks
- 8:15like
- 8:15she
- 8:15has
- 8:15some
- 8:16consulting
- 8:16background
- 8:17on
- 8:17top
- 8:17of
- 8:17that
- 8:18grocery
- 8:18experience.
- 8:20And
- 8:21obviously
- 8:21with
- 8:21Woolworths
- 8:22and
- 8:22Amazon.
- 8:24Not
- 8:24even
- 8:25necessarily
- 8:25traditional,
- 8:26especially
- 8:26not
- 8:26traditional
- 8:27US
- 8:28Grocery.
- 8:29But
- 8:29again,
- 8:30I,
- 8:30I
- 8:31see
- 8:31how
- 8:31some
- 8:32people
- 8:32might
- 8:32have
- 8:32questions
- 8:33about
- 8:33this,
- 8:33but
- 8:33I'm
- 8:34a
- 8:34fan
- 8:34of
- 8:34it
- 8:34if
- 8:35it's
- 8:35for
- 8:35the
- 8:35right
- 8:36reason
- 8:36of
- 8:37yes,
- 8:37and
- 8:37we're
- 8:38ready
- 8:38to
- 8:38be
- 8:38different.
- 8:38We're
- 8:39not
- 8:39ready.
- 8:39We
- 8:40don't
- 8:40want
- 8:40to
- 8:40stick
- 8:40to
- 8:41sort
- 8:41of
- 8:41traditional
- 8:42grocery
- 8:42and
- 8:43get
- 8:43stuck
- 8:43in
- 8:43what
- 8:43has
- 8:44been
- 8:44done.
- 8:44We're
- 8:44ready
- 8:44for
- 8:45someone
- 8:45to
- 8:45come
- 8:45in
- 8:45with
- 8:45fresh
- 8:46eyes,
- 8:46fresh
- 8:46perspective,
- 8:47and
- 8:48chances
- 8:48are
- 8:49Ahold
- 8:50has
- 8:50the,
- 8:51the
- 8:51talent
- 8:52to
- 8:52support
- 8:52her
- 8:53in
- 8:53terms
- 8:53of
- 8:54like,
- 8:54what
- 8:54has
- 8:55been
- 8:55done
- 8:55in
- 8:56the
- 8:56context
- 8:56in
- 8:56the
- 8:56grocery
- 8:57industry
- 8:57that's
- 8:57there.
- 8:58To
- 8:58me,
- 8:58this
- 8:58signals
- 8:59like
- 9:00we're
- 9:00ready
- 9:01to
- 9:01be
- 9:01different.
- 9:01And
- 9:02I,
- 9:02I
- 9:02think
- 9:02I
- 9:03support
- 9:03that
- 9:03move.
- 9:03On
- 9:04their
- 9:04end.
- 9:04Got
- 9:05it.
- 9:05I
- 9:05guess
- 9:05one
- 9:06plus
- 9:06side
- 9:06is
- 9:06she
- 9:06knows
- 9:07Amazon's
- 9:07grocery
- 9:07strategy
- 9:08probably
- 9:08pretty
- 9:08well,
- 9:08you
- 9:09know,
- 9:09which
- 9:09is
- 9:09probably
- 9:09a
- 9:10good.
- 9:10A
- 9:10good
- 9:10thing
- 9:10to
- 9:10bring
- 9:11to
- 9:11the
- 9:11table,
- 9:11you
- 9:12know,
- 9:12to
- 9:12whatever
- 9:12degree
- 9:13she
- 9:13talk
- 9:13about
- 9:13it,
- 9:14you
- 9:15know,
- 9:15which
- 9:15is
- 9:15something
- 9:15you
- 9:15have
- 9:15to
- 9:16keep
- 9:16in
- 9:16mind.
- 9:16But
- 9:17so
- 9:17that's
- 9:17interesting,
- 9:18Jen.
- 9:18So,
- 9:18like,
- 9:18to
- 9:19me,
- 9:19the
- 9:19only
- 9:19thing
- 9:19I'd
- 9:19say
- 9:19is,
- 9:19like,
- 9:20that
- 9:20bar
- 9:20feels
- 9:20really
- 9:20low
- 9:21to
- 9:21me
- 9:21in
- 9:21terms
- 9:21of,
- 9:21like,
- 9:22we
- 9:22just
- 9:22want
- 9:22somebody
- 9:22that
- 9:22can
- 9:22shake
- 9:23it
- 9:23up.
- 9:23Like,
- 9:23couldn't
- 9:23you
- 9:24find
- 9:24somebody
- 9:24with
- 9:24US
- 9:25Grocery
- 9:25experience
- 9:25that
- 9:26could
- 9:26shake
- 9:26it
- 9:26up?
- 9:27Sure.
- 9:27There
- 9:27were
- 9:27other
- 9:28candidates
- 9:28considered
- 9:29that
- 9:29had
- 9:29more
- 9:29traditional
- 9:30US
- 9:30Grocery
- 9:31experience.
- 9:32I.
- 9:33I'm
- 9:34just
- 9:34saying
- 9:34that
- 9:34with
- 9:34the
- 9:34information
- 9:35I
- 9:35have
- 9:35and
- 9:36what
- 9:36I
- 9:36see,
- 9:36like
- 9:36making
- 9:37this
- 9:37move
- 9:37says
- 9:39whatever
- 9:40she
- 9:40brought
- 9:40to
- 9:40the
- 9:40table
- 9:41was
- 9:41different
- 9:41enough
- 9:42that
- 9:42they
- 9:42were
- 9:42willing
- 9:43to
- 9:45adjust
- 9:46their
- 9:46bar.
- 9:46I'm
- 9:46sure
- 9:46their
- 9:47original
- 9:47bar
- 9:47said
- 9:48they
- 9:48had
- 9:48to
- 9:48be
- 9:48U.S.
- 9:49grocery,
- 9:50and
- 9:50I'm
- 9:50not
- 9:50certain
- 9:50of
- 9:51that.
- 9:51Right.
- 9:51But
- 9:51I
- 9:51think
- 9:52whatever
- 9:52she
- 9:52brought
- 9:52to
- 9:52the
- 9:52table
- 9:53was
- 9:53enough
- 9:53that
- 9:53they
- 9:54said,
- 9:54okay,
- 9:54great.
- 9:54Like,
- 9:55this
- 9:55isn't
- 9:55the
- 9:55exact
- 9:55resume
- 9:56we
- 9:56would
- 9:56have
- 9:57looked
- 9:58for
- 9:59originally,
- 9:59but
- 10:00after
- 10:00meeting
- 10:00her,
- 10:01she's
- 10:01exactly
- 10:01who
- 10:01we
- 10:02need
- 10:02for
- 10:02the
- 10:02job.
- 10:03Yeah.
- 10:03And
- 10:03I
- 10:03guess
- 10:03she
- 10:03does
- 10:04have
- 10:04some
- 10:04US
- 10:04Grocery
- 10:05experience,
- 10:05having
- 10:05run
- 10:06Amazon
- 10:06Fresh,
- 10:07although
- 10:07we
- 10:07don't
- 10:07know
- 10:07how
- 10:08that
- 10:08went,
- 10:08but
- 10:08I
- 10:08guess
- 10:08it
- 10:09does.
- 10:09It
- 10:09does
- 10:09count.
- 10:10What
- 10:10about
- 10:10the
- 10:10fact
- 10:10too,
- 10:11Jen?
- 10:11I
- 10:11mean,
- 10:11the
- 10:11one
- 10:11misgiving
- 10:12I
- 10:12have
- 10:12in
- 10:12terms
- 10:12of
- 10:12like,
- 10:13and
- 10:13I
- 10:13don't
- 10:13know,
- 10:13Claire
- 10:13at
- 10:13all,
- 10:14but
- 10:14I
- 10:14just
- 10:14think
- 10:15this
- 10:15isn't
- 10:15the.
- 10:15I
- 10:16think
- 10:16for
- 10:16me
- 10:16personally,
- 10:16this
- 10:17isn't
- 10:17the
- 10:17resume
- 10:18I
- 10:18would
- 10:18want,
- 10:18and
- 10:19particularly
- 10:19when
- 10:20I
- 10:20put
- 10:20it
- 10:20in
- 10:21context,
- 10:21because
- 10:22the
- 10:23actual
- 10:23parent
- 10:24ahold
- 10:24Deleze,
- 10:25they
- 10:26have
- 10:26a
- 10:26new
- 10:26CEO
- 10:26coming
- 10:27in
- 10:27too,
- 10:27who's
- 10:28also
- 10:28an
- 10:28outsider,
- 10:28which
- 10:29means
- 10:29now
- 10:29you
- 10:29have
- 10:29an
- 10:29outsider
- 10:30running
- 10:30the
- 10:31global
- 10:32brand,
- 10:32and
- 10:32now
- 10:33you
- 10:33have
- 10:33an
- 10:33outsider
- 10:33running
- 10:34the
- 10:34US
- 10:34Operation,
- 10:34too.
- 10:35It
- 10:35just
- 10:35seems
- 10:36like
- 10:36a
- 10:36lot
- 10:36of
- 10:36change
- 10:37at
- 10:37one
- 10:38time.
- 10:38So
- 10:38I
- 10:39just.
- 10:39For
- 10:40that
- 10:40reason
- 10:40alone,
- 10:41I.
- 10:41I
- 10:41don't
- 10:42love
- 10:42it.
- 10:42And
- 10:42I
- 10:42don't
- 10:43love
- 10:43the
- 10:43fact
- 10:44because
- 10:44I
- 10:44do
- 10:44think
- 10:44the
- 10:45US
- 10:45Grocery
- 10:45market
- 10:46is
- 10:47very,
- 10:47very
- 10:47specific
- 10:48in
- 10:48terms
- 10:49of
- 10:49how
- 10:49it
- 10:49works
- 10:49and
- 10:50how
- 10:50it
- 10:50operates,
- 10:50that
- 10:51I
- 10:51think
- 10:52not
- 10:52having
- 10:52someone
- 10:53that
- 10:53has
- 10:53some
- 10:54track
- 10:54record
- 10:54of
- 10:55success
- 10:55in
- 10:55that
- 10:56market,
- 10:56you're
- 10:57kind
- 10:57of
- 10:57taking
- 10:57a
- 10:57flyer
- 10:58on.
- 10:58On
- 10:58him
- 10:59or
- 10:59her,
- 10:59no
- 10:59matter
- 10:59who
- 10:59it
- 11:00is.
- 11:01Yeah,
- 11:01it
- 11:02does.
- 11:02It
- 11:02does
- 11:02certainly
- 11:03seem
- 11:03like
- 11:03they're
- 11:03willing
- 11:03to
- 11:03bet
- 11:04on
- 11:04her
- 11:05based
- 11:05on
- 11:06whatever
- 11:06they
- 11:06learned
- 11:07about
- 11:07her
- 11:07in
- 11:07the
- 11:07interview
- 11:08process,
- 11:09because
- 11:09it
- 11:09is
- 11:10one
- 11:10of
- 11:10those,
- 11:11again,
- 11:11while
- 11:12I
- 11:12actually
- 11:12am
- 11:13energized
- 11:13by
- 11:14it,
- 11:14because
- 11:14I'm
- 11:14like,
- 11:14yeah,
- 11:15let's
- 11:15do
- 11:15something
- 11:15different.
- 11:16Yeah,
- 11:17it
- 11:17certainly
- 11:18isn't
- 11:18what
- 11:18I
- 11:18would
- 11:18have
- 11:19expected.
- 11:20Right.
- 11:20I
- 11:20wouldn't
- 11:20have
- 11:21expected
- 11:21that.
- 11:21So
- 11:22this
- 11:22feels
- 11:22like
- 11:22a
- 11:22resume
- 11:23that
- 11:23when
- 11:23we're
- 11:23working
- 11:23on
- 11:24a
- 11:24search,
- 11:25we
- 11:25might
- 11:25have
- 11:25to
- 11:25talk
- 11:26the
- 11:26client
- 11:26into
- 11:27the
- 11:27interview.
- 11:28Right.
- 11:28We
- 11:28might
- 11:28have
- 11:28to
- 11:28say,
- 11:29look,
- 11:29I
- 11:29know
- 11:29based
- 11:30on
- 11:30this
- 11:30resume,
- 11:31it's
- 11:31not
- 11:31exactly
- 11:32what
- 11:32you
- 11:32wanted
- 11:32to
- 11:32see,
- 11:32but
- 11:33I'm
- 11:33telling
- 11:33you,
- 11:33after
- 11:33speaking
- 11:34to
- 11:34this
- 11:34individual,
- 11:35you
- 11:35want
- 11:35to
- 11:36hear
- 11:36what
- 11:36she
- 11:36has
- 11:36to
- 11:36say.
- 11:37And
- 11:37sometimes
- 11:38those
- 11:38are
- 11:38the
- 11:38best
- 11:38candidates,
- 11:40the
- 11:40people
- 11:40that
- 11:40would
- 11:40have
- 11:41been
- 11:41sort
- 11:41of
- 11:41automatically
- 11:42turned
- 11:42down
- 11:42if
- 11:43we
- 11:43really
- 11:43were
- 11:44strict
- 11:44on
- 11:44resume
- 11:45alone.
- 11:45So
- 11:46I
- 11:46hear
- 11:46what
- 11:46you're
- 11:46saying,
- 11:46and
- 11:47I
- 11:47do.
- 11:47I
- 11:47would
- 11:47certainly
- 11:48have
- 11:48questions.
- 11:50I
- 11:50just
- 11:50think,
- 11:50to
- 11:50me,
- 11:50what
- 11:51it's
- 11:51signaling,
- 11:51both
- 11:52of
- 11:52those
- 11:52hires
- 11:52being
- 11:53outsiders,
- 11:53is
- 11:53that
- 11:55the
- 11:55board,
- 11:56you
- 11:56know,
- 11:56I
- 11:56think
- 11:56they're
- 11:57just
- 11:57ready
- 11:57for
- 11:57change,
- 11:58and
- 11:59they're
- 11:59bringing
- 11:59in
- 11:59that
- 12:00change
- 12:00by
- 12:00this
- 12:00change
- 12:01in
- 12:01leadership.
- 12:01And
- 12:01it's.
- 12:02It's
- 12:02always
- 12:02going
- 12:02to
- 12:02be
- 12:02a
- 12:02risk.
- 12:03They're.
- 12:03They're
- 12:03betting
- 12:04on
- 12:04these
- 12:04decisions,
- 12:05but
- 12:06perhaps
- 12:07a
- 12:07necessary
- 12:07one.
- 12:09Okay,
- 12:09so
- 12:10headline
- 12:10number
- 12:10two.
- 12:11This
- 12:11headline
- 12:11is
- 12:11brought
- 12:11to
- 12:12you
- 12:12by
- 12:12Miracle,
- 12:12the
- 12:13catalyst
- 12:13of
- 12:13commerce.
- 12:15Over
- 12:15450
- 12:16retailers
- 12:16are
- 12:17opening
- 12:17new
- 12:17revenue
- 12:18streams
- 12:18with
- 12:18marketplaces,
- 12:19dropship
- 12:19and
- 12:20retail
- 12:20media.
- 12:21And
- 12:21succeeding
- 12:22with
- 12:22Miracle,
- 12:23you
- 12:23can
- 12:23unlock
- 12:23more
- 12:24products,
- 12:24more
- 12:24partners,
- 12:25and
- 12:25more
- 12:25profits
- 12:25without
- 12:26the
- 12:26heavy
- 12:26lifting.
- 12:27So
- 12:27what's
- 12:27holding
- 12:28you
- 12:28back?
- 12:28Visit
- 12:28miracle.com
- 12:29to
- 12:29learn
- 12:30more.
- 12:31All
- 12:31right,
- 12:32Chris.
- 12:32So
- 12:32headline
- 12:32number
- 12:33two.
- 12:33New
- 12:34data
- 12:34from
- 12:34Brick
- 12:35Meets
- 12:35Click
- 12:36and
- 12:36Mercatus
- 12:37shows
- 12:38us
- 12:38e.
- 12:39Grocery
- 12:39sales
- 12:40hit
- 12:409.8
- 12:41billion
- 12:42in
- 12:42June
- 12:43of
- 12:432025,
- 12:44which
- 12:44was
- 12:44a
- 12:4528%
- 12:45surge
- 12:46year
- 12:46over
- 12:46year,
- 12:46with
- 12:47all
- 12:47three
- 12:47fulfillment
- 12:48methods
- 12:48posting
- 12:48gains
- 12:49of
- 12:4925%
- 12:50or
- 12:50more.
- 12:52So
- 12:52a
- 12:52couple
- 12:52of
- 12:53notes
- 12:53here.
- 12:53According
- 12:54to
- 12:54Brick
- 12:54meets
- 12:55Click,
- 12:55recent
- 12:55grocery
- 12:55shopper
- 12:56survey,
- 12:56Delivery
- 12:57sales
- 12:57reached
- 12:583.8
- 12:59billion,
- 12:59up
- 13:0029%
- 13:01year
- 13:01over
- 13:01year.
- 13:02Pickup
- 13:03jumped
- 13:04nearly
- 13:0425%
- 13:05to
- 13:054.3
- 13:06billion,
- 13:07and
- 13:07ship
- 13:07to
- 13:07home
- 13:08surged
- 13:08nearly
- 13:0933%
- 13:10to
- 13:101.7
- 13:11billion.
- 13:12Wow.
- 13:13Yeah.
- 13:14All
- 13:14three
- 13:14of
- 13:14those
- 13:14jumping
- 13:15over
- 13:15the
- 13:1525%.
- 13:17The
- 13:17report
- 13:17attributes
- 13:18a
- 13:18significant
- 13:18share
- 13:19of
- 13:19delivery
- 13:19growth
- 13:20to
- 13:20the
- 13:20rise
- 13:20of
- 13:20what
- 13:20it
- 13:21calls
- 13:21the.
- 13:21The
- 13:21free
- 13:22delivery
- 13:22era,
- 13:23I.
- 13:24E.
- 13:24The
- 13:24membership
- 13:25and
- 13:25subscription
- 13:25programs
- 13:26that
- 13:26effectively
- 13:26eliminate
- 13:27delivery
- 13:27fees
- 13:28as
- 13:28a
- 13:28barrier
- 13:28to
- 13:29adoption.
- 13:30Meanwhile,
- 13:30in
- 13:30store,
- 13:31grocery
- 13:31sales
- 13:31slipped
- 13:32during
- 13:32the
- 13:32month
- 13:33driven
- 13:33by
- 13:33the
- 13:34surge
- 13:34online
- 13:34and
- 13:35a
- 13:36continuing
- 13:36shift
- 13:37in
- 13:37warehouse
- 13:38holds.
- 13:38Identify
- 13:39as
- 13:39their
- 13:39primary
- 13:40grocery
- 13:40store.
- 13:41Walmart
- 13:42is
- 13:42a
- 13:42central
- 13:42villain
- 13:43in
- 13:43the
- 13:43story.
- 13:44If
- 13:44you
- 13:44are
- 13:44a
- 13:45traditional
- 13:46supermarket
- 13:47capturing
- 13:47nearly
- 13:48a
- 13:48full
- 13:48additional
- 13:49percentage
- 13:49point
- 13:50in
- 13:50primary
- 13:50grocery
- 13:51store
- 13:51share
- 13:52compared
- 13:52to
- 13:52June
- 13:53of
- 13:532024.
- 13:54Hard
- 13:54discounters
- 13:55like
- 13:55Aldi
- 13:55also
- 13:56gained
- 13:56roughly
- 13:561.5
- 13:57percentage
- 13:57points
- 13:58in
- 13:58primary
- 13:58store
- 13:59share,
- 13:59while
- 13:59supermarkets
- 14:00lost
- 14:01more
- 14:01than
- 14:012
- 14:02percentage
- 14:02points
- 14:03overall.
- 14:04Okay,
- 14:04lots
- 14:04of
- 14:05numbers
- 14:05there,
- 14:05Chris.
- 14:06Yeah,
- 14:06lots
- 14:06of
- 14:06numbers.
- 14:07Lots
- 14:07of
- 14:07numbers.
- 14:08Love
- 14:08numbers.
- 14:09Yes.
- 14:10So
- 14:10my
- 14:11question
- 14:11to
- 14:11you,
- 14:11the
- 14:1228%
- 14:12year
- 14:13over
- 14:13year
- 14:13growth
- 14:13in
- 14:14e
- 14:14grocery
- 14:15is
- 14:15staggering.
- 14:17But
- 14:17what
- 14:17jumps
- 14:18out
- 14:18most
- 14:18to
- 14:18you
- 14:19in
- 14:19this
- 14:19data
- 14:20and
- 14:20what's
- 14:20the
- 14:20single
- 14:21most
- 14:21important
- 14:21thing
- 14:21you
- 14:22think
- 14:22a
- 14:23regional
- 14:23grocer
- 14:24should
- 14:24be
- 14:24doing
- 14:24right
- 14:24now
- 14:25in
- 14:25response?
- 14:27Okay,
- 14:28so,
- 14:28so
- 14:29to
- 14:29the
- 14:29second
- 14:29part
- 14:30of
- 14:30that
- 14:30question,
- 14:30I
- 14:31say
- 14:31Jen.
- 14:31I
- 14:32say
- 14:32look
- 14:32to
- 14:33Sweden.
- 14:33Jen,
- 14:34look
- 14:34to
- 14:35Sweden.
- 14:35And
- 14:35I'll
- 14:36explain
- 14:36why
- 14:36more
- 14:37in
- 14:37a
- 14:37second.
- 14:37But
- 14:37before
- 14:38I
- 14:38do
- 14:38that
- 14:38first,
- 14:38I
- 14:38want
- 14:38to
- 14:39answer
- 14:39the
- 14:39first
- 14:39part
- 14:39of
- 14:39that
- 14:39question.
- 14:40So.
- 14:40Because
- 14:41I
- 14:41think
- 14:41there's
- 14:41a
- 14:41number
- 14:41of
- 14:42things
- 14:42to
- 14:42be
- 14:42gleaned
- 14:42from
- 14:43this
- 14:43data.
- 14:43Number
- 14:43one,
- 14:45people
- 14:45are
- 14:45supposed
- 14:46to
- 14:46be
- 14:46cash
- 14:46strapped
- 14:46right
- 14:47now.
- 14:47You
- 14:47know,
- 14:47the
- 14:47macroeconomic
- 14:48times
- 14:48are
- 14:48tough.
- 14:49Gas
- 14:49prices
- 14:49are
- 14:49high.
- 14:50So
- 14:51e
- 14:51groceries
- 14:51should
- 14:52be.
- 14:52E
- 14:52groceries
- 14:53should
- 14:53be
- 14:54a
- 14:54relatively
- 14:55more
- 14:55expensive
- 14:55way
- 14:56for
- 14:56people
- 14:56to
- 14:56get
- 14:57their
- 14:57groceries.
- 14:57Because
- 14:58even
- 14:58subscription
- 14:59programs,
- 14:59when
- 14:59you
- 14:59get
- 14:59right
- 14:59down
- 15:00to
- 15:00it,
- 15:00those
- 15:00cost
- 15:01money.
- 15:01They're
- 15:01not.
- 15:02While
- 15:02they
- 15:02give
- 15:02you
- 15:02free
- 15:03delivery,
- 15:03like
- 15:03you
- 15:04said,
- 15:04the
- 15:04free
- 15:04delivery
- 15:05area
- 15:05era,
- 15:05not
- 15:06era
- 15:06area,
- 15:07free
- 15:08delivery
- 15:08era.
- 15:09They're
- 15:09not
- 15:09free.
- 15:10They
- 15:10cost
- 15:10money.
- 15:11So
- 15:12that
- 15:12tells
- 15:12me
- 15:13that
- 15:13the
- 15:13important
- 15:13thing
- 15:14to
- 15:14remember
- 15:14here
- 15:14is
- 15:15people
- 15:16are
- 15:16really
- 15:16time
- 15:17starved.
- 15:17They're
- 15:17using
- 15:18this
- 15:18service
- 15:18because
- 15:18they
- 15:19need
- 15:19something
- 15:19that
- 15:20gives
- 15:20them
- 15:20time
- 15:20back
- 15:21in
- 15:21their
- 15:21day
- 15:21and
- 15:22they're
- 15:22just
- 15:22trying
- 15:22to
- 15:23get
- 15:23by.
- 15:23And
- 15:23so
- 15:24they're
- 15:24kind
- 15:24of
- 15:24almost
- 15:25leveraging
- 15:25up
- 15:25the
- 15:26delivery
- 15:26as
- 15:26kind
- 15:27of
- 15:27a
- 15:27way
- 15:27to
- 15:27just
- 15:27help
- 15:28them
- 15:28get
- 15:28through
- 15:28life
- 15:29and
- 15:29to
- 15:30fund
- 15:30whatever
- 15:31it
- 15:31is
- 15:31they
- 15:31need
- 15:31to
- 15:31fund.
- 15:32The
- 15:32second
- 15:33point
- 15:33I'd
- 15:33make
- 15:33is
- 15:34ship
- 15:34to
- 15:34home
- 15:35surging
- 15:35the
- 15:35most.
- 15:36That's
- 15:36pretty
- 15:37important
- 15:37because
- 15:38I
- 15:38wonder
- 15:38how
- 15:39much
- 15:39Amazon's
- 15:40grocery
- 15:40interstitial,
- 15:41you
- 15:41know,
- 15:41before
- 15:42you
- 15:42actually
- 15:42make
- 15:43the
- 15:43purchase
- 15:44is
- 15:44starting
- 15:44to
- 15:44impact
- 15:44that.
- 15:45Like
- 15:45as
- 15:45you
- 15:45go
- 15:46and
- 15:46buy
- 15:46your
- 15:47HDMI
- 15:47cables
- 15:48or
- 15:48whatever,
- 15:48it's
- 15:49pretty
- 15:49palpable
- 15:50that
- 15:50they
- 15:50say,
- 15:50hey,
- 15:50do
- 15:50you
- 15:50want
- 15:51to
- 15:51buy
- 15:51an
- 15:51avocado?
- 15:52Do
- 15:52you
- 15:52want
- 15:52to
- 15:52buy
- 15:52a
- 15:52banana?
- 15:53I
- 15:53mean,
- 15:53I
- 15:53almost
- 15:53get
- 15:54hooked
- 15:54into
- 15:54buying
- 15:54bananas
- 15:55every
- 15:55time,
- 15:55Jen,
- 15:56when
- 15:56I
- 15:56see
- 15:56that,
- 15:56like,
- 15:56it
- 15:57definitely
- 15:57arrests
- 15:58you
- 15:58when
- 15:58you're
- 15:59in
- 15:59their
- 15:59app.
- 15:59And
- 16:00so
- 16:00my
- 16:00hunch
- 16:00is
- 16:00that
- 16:01it's
- 16:01probably
- 16:01impacting
- 16:02this
- 16:02more
- 16:02than
- 16:02we
- 16:02think,
- 16:03as
- 16:03in
- 16:03addition
- 16:03to
- 16:04Walmart
- 16:04actually
- 16:05having
- 16:05the
- 16:05success
- 16:05that
- 16:05we've
- 16:06talked
- 16:06about
- 16:06on
- 16:06the
- 16:06show
- 16:06a
- 16:07lot.
- 16:07But
- 16:08then
- 16:08finally
- 16:08Sweden.
- 16:09So
- 16:09I
- 16:09joked
- 16:09about
- 16:09Sweden
- 16:11and
- 16:11I'm
- 16:11dead
- 16:11serious
- 16:12about
- 16:12it
- 16:12because
- 16:12I
- 16:13was
- 16:13having
- 16:13a
- 16:13good
- 16:13conversation
- 16:14with
- 16:14somebody
- 16:14and
- 16:15I
- 16:15think
- 16:15what
- 16:15the
- 16:15regional
- 16:16grocers
- 16:16need
- 16:16to
- 16:16look
- 16:16at
- 16:16is
- 16:17like
- 16:17the
- 16:17examples
- 16:18are
- 16:18out
- 16:18there
- 16:19of
- 16:20grocers
- 16:21in
- 16:21areas
- 16:22that
- 16:22have
- 16:23very
- 16:23tough
- 16:23economic
- 16:24challenges
- 16:25to
- 16:25deal
- 16:25with.
- 16:25And
- 16:25so
- 16:26Sweden,
- 16:26incredibly
- 16:27high
- 16:27wage
- 16:28rates.
- 16:28I
- 16:28was
- 16:28talking
- 16:28to
- 16:28the
- 16:29folks
- 16:29at
- 16:29Strongpoint
- 16:30and
- 16:31the
- 16:31wage
- 16:31rates
- 16:31in
- 16:32Sweden,
- 16:32the
- 16:32starting
- 16:33wage
- 16:33rate
- 16:33in
- 16:33a
- 16:34grocery
- 16:34store
- 16:34is
- 16:34$35
- 16:35an
- 16:35hour,
- 16:36and
- 16:36yet
- 16:37they
- 16:37can
- 16:37make
- 16:37e
- 16:38groceries
- 16:38start
- 16:39to
- 16:39work.
- 16:39And
- 16:39so,
- 16:39like,
- 16:40that's
- 16:40where
- 16:40I'd
- 16:41be
- 16:41looking.
- 16:41I'd
- 16:41be
- 16:41going,
- 16:42I'd
- 16:43be
- 16:43saying
- 16:43to
- 16:44my
- 16:44teams,
- 16:45I'd
- 16:45be
- 16:45like,
- 16:45let's
- 16:46benchmark
- 16:46what
- 16:46the
- 16:47heck's
- 16:47going
- 16:47on
- 16:47over
- 16:47there,
- 16:48or
- 16:48hire
- 16:48a
- 16:48consultant
- 16:49to
- 16:49do
- 16:49it
- 16:49for
- 16:49you.
- 16:49Whatever
- 16:50it
- 16:50is,
- 16:50whatever
- 16:50it
- 16:51takes.
- 16:52Those
- 16:52are
- 16:52the
- 16:53markets
- 16:53where
- 16:53I'd
- 16:53be
- 16:53looking
- 16:54very
- 16:54hard
- 16:54to
- 16:54say,
- 16:55what
- 16:55can
- 16:55we
- 16:55learn
- 16:55from
- 16:56them,
- 16:56what
- 16:56can
- 16:56we
- 16:57take,
- 16:57what
- 16:57can
- 16:57we
- 16:57apply
- 16:58really
- 16:58quickly?
- 16:58Because
- 16:59if
- 16:59they
- 16:59can
- 16:59make
- 16:59it
- 17:00work,
- 17:00you've
- 17:01got
- 17:01time
- 17:01to
- 17:01figure
- 17:02out
- 17:02how
- 17:02to
- 17:02make
- 17:02this
- 17:03whole
- 17:03thing
- 17:03work.
- 17:05Yeah,
- 17:05I
- 17:05like
- 17:06that.
- 17:06I
- 17:06love
- 17:06that
- 17:07it
- 17:08isn't
- 17:08about
- 17:09paying
- 17:09less
- 17:10to
- 17:10the
- 17:10employees
- 17:11that
- 17:11are
- 17:11getting
- 17:11it
- 17:11done.
- 17:12Right.
- 17:12It's
- 17:12a.
- 17:13There's
- 17:13a
- 17:13way
- 17:13to
- 17:13do
- 17:13both.
- 17:14So
- 17:14I,
- 17:14I
- 17:15guess
- 17:15I
- 17:15didn't
- 17:15realize
- 17:16that
- 17:16I
- 17:16would
- 17:16say
- 17:16look
- 17:16to
- 17:17Sweden,
- 17:17but
- 17:17maybe
- 17:17that's
- 17:18my
- 17:18response
- 17:18as
- 17:18well.
- 17:19Chris.
- 17:19Look
- 17:19to
- 17:19Sweden.
- 17:20Look
- 17:20to
- 17:20Sweden.
- 17:21Like
- 17:21a
- 17:21Seinfeld
- 17:21episode.
- 17:22Look
- 17:22to
- 17:22Sweden,
- 17:22Jen.
- 17:23Yeah,
- 17:23Producer
- 17:24Ella.
- 17:24I
- 17:24feel
- 17:24like
- 17:24we
- 17:25have
- 17:25to
- 17:25have
- 17:25some
- 17:25type
- 17:26of
- 17:26Sweden
- 17:26clip
- 17:27coming
- 17:27out
- 17:27of
- 17:27this.
- 17:27But
- 17:28anyways,
- 17:29yeah,
- 17:29I
- 17:30mean,
- 17:30what
- 17:30I
- 17:30thought
- 17:30about
- 17:31was
- 17:31if
- 17:31I'm
- 17:31a
- 17:31regional
- 17:32grocery
- 17:32chain,
- 17:33I
- 17:33mean,
- 17:33this
- 17:33seems
- 17:34pretty
- 17:34simple,
- 17:35but
- 17:35it's
- 17:35just
- 17:35that
- 17:35we
- 17:36have
- 17:36to
- 17:36find
- 17:36a
- 17:36way
- 17:36to
- 17:37differentiate
- 17:38our
- 17:38delivery
- 17:39if
- 17:39we're
- 17:39regional
- 17:40from
- 17:41the
- 17:41big
- 17:41players.
- 17:42Right.
- 17:42Because
- 17:43at
- 17:44scale,
- 17:44they're
- 17:44going
- 17:45to
- 17:45do
- 17:45it
- 17:45differently
- 17:46and
- 17:46probably
- 17:46better
- 17:47in
- 17:47some
- 17:47ways
- 17:47than
- 17:48the
- 17:48regional
- 17:48players
- 17:48can.
- 17:49But
- 17:49there
- 17:49has
- 17:50to
- 17:50be
- 17:50a
- 17:50way,
- 17:50and
- 17:50I
- 17:51think
- 17:51that
- 17:51has
- 17:51to
- 17:51be
- 17:51very
- 17:51important
- 17:52because
- 17:52we
- 17:52can't
- 17:53rest
- 17:54our
- 17:54laurels
- 17:54on,
- 17:55oh,
- 17:55they're
- 17:55going
- 17:55to
- 17:55keep
- 17:55walking
- 17:56in
- 17:56the
- 17:56store
- 17:56for
- 17:57us
- 17:57because
- 17:57we're
- 17:57local
- 17:58and
- 17:58we're
- 17:58right
- 17:58around
- 17:59the
- 17:59corner
- 17:59because
- 17:59the
- 17:59data
- 18:00is
- 18:00showing
- 18:00something
- 18:00totally
- 18:01different.
- 18:01So
- 18:02whatever
- 18:02that
- 18:02might
- 18:02be,
- 18:04campaigns,
- 18:04marketing
- 18:05around
- 18:05how
- 18:05you're
- 18:05supporting
- 18:06local
- 18:06through
- 18:06E
- 18:07grocery
- 18:08through.
- 18:08Even
- 18:09if
- 18:09you're
- 18:09buying
- 18:09online,
- 18:10this
- 18:10is
- 18:10how
- 18:10it
- 18:10impacts.
- 18:11I
- 18:11don't
- 18:11know
- 18:11what
- 18:11it
- 18:11is.
- 18:12Right.
- 18:12But
- 18:12I
- 18:12think
- 18:12there
- 18:12has
- 18:12to
- 18:13be
- 18:13a
- 18:13way
- 18:13to
- 18:13differentiate
- 18:13and
- 18:14continue
- 18:14to
- 18:14look
- 18:14at
- 18:15how
- 18:15can
- 18:15our
- 18:16customers
- 18:16feel
- 18:16something
- 18:17slightly
- 18:17different
- 18:18and
- 18:18better
- 18:19if
- 18:19we're
- 18:19delivering
- 18:20their
- 18:20groceries
- 18:20to
- 18:20their
- 18:21doorstep
- 18:21than
- 18:22Amazon,
- 18:23Walmart,
- 18:23you
- 18:24know,
- 18:24the
- 18:24big
- 18:24players.
- 18:25And
- 18:26I'll
- 18:26make
- 18:26a
- 18:27comment
- 18:27on
- 18:27your
- 18:27strapped
- 18:28for
- 18:28cash
- 18:28piece.
- 18:28Chris.
- 18:29Yeah,
- 18:30I
- 18:31agree
- 18:31with
- 18:31you.
- 18:31Everyone's
- 18:31strapped
- 18:32for
- 18:32time.
- 18:32I
- 18:33mean,
- 18:33maybe
- 18:34that's
- 18:34always
- 18:34the
- 18:34case.
- 18:34But
- 18:35I
- 18:35certainly
- 18:35hear
- 18:35that
- 18:35from
- 18:35everyone
- 18:36today
- 18:37but
- 18:37myself.
- 18:38I
- 18:39do
- 18:39grocery
- 18:40delivery
- 18:41and
- 18:41it
- 18:41saves
- 18:42me
- 18:42money.
- 18:42Not
- 18:43only
- 18:43saves
- 18:43me
- 18:43time
- 18:44does.
- 18:44That's
- 18:44the
- 18:44thing.
- 18:44It
- 18:45does,
- 18:45it
- 18:45can.
- 18:45Yeah.
- 18:46So
- 18:47I
- 18:47think
- 18:47people
- 18:48are
- 18:48catching
- 18:48on
- 18:48to
- 18:49that
- 18:49as
- 18:49well.
- 18:49Which
- 18:50is
- 18:50a
- 18:51whole
- 18:51nother
- 18:53situation
- 18:53we
- 18:53need
- 18:54to
- 18:54look
- 18:54at
- 18:54in
- 18:54grocery.
- 18:55Like
- 18:55those,
- 18:55those
- 18:56purchases
- 18:56that
- 18:57I
- 18:57used
- 18:57to
- 18:57make
- 18:58if
- 18:58I
- 18:58walked
- 18:58in
- 18:58the
- 18:59store,
- 18:59but
- 18:59they
- 18:59weren't
- 18:59on
- 19:00my
- 19:00list.
- 19:01Like
- 19:01how
- 19:01are
- 19:02then
- 19:02they're
- 19:02all
- 19:02trying.
- 19:02Right.
- 19:03With
- 19:03the
- 19:03ads
- 19:03to
- 19:04get
- 19:04those
- 19:04still
- 19:04in
- 19:04front
- 19:04of
- 19:05me.
- 19:05But
- 19:05honestly,
- 19:06when
- 19:06we
- 19:06look
- 19:06at
- 19:07our
- 19:07budget
- 19:07month
- 19:07to
- 19:07month,
- 19:08when
- 19:08I
- 19:08get
- 19:08groceries
- 19:09delivered,
- 19:09I
- 19:09hit
- 19:09it
- 19:10every
- 19:11time
- 19:11when
- 19:11I
- 19:11go
- 19:12into
- 19:12a
- 19:12store,
- 19:12I
- 19:13end
- 19:13up
- 19:13with
- 19:13Tupperware
- 19:14and
- 19:14sprinklers
- 19:15and
- 19:16who
- 19:16knows
- 19:17what,
- 19:17right.
- 19:17Candy
- 19:18bars
- 19:18from
- 19:19every
- 19:19section.
- 19:20So
- 19:21I
- 19:21actually
- 19:21find
- 19:21that
- 19:22I
- 19:22personally
- 19:22save
- 19:23money
- 19:23and
- 19:23time
- 19:24with
- 19:24this
- 19:24and
- 19:25I
- 19:25think
- 19:25the
- 19:25consumers
- 19:26are
- 19:26seeing
- 19:26the
- 19:26same
- 19:26thing.
- 19:27Yeah,
- 19:27that's
- 19:28a
- 19:28great
- 19:28point,
- 19:28Jen.
- 19:28That's
- 19:29a
- 19:29really
- 19:29good
- 19:29point.
- 19:29Yeah.
- 19:29Because
- 19:29it
- 19:29goes
- 19:30back
- 19:30to
- 19:30what
- 19:30we've
- 19:30talked
- 19:30about
- 19:30with
- 19:30smart
- 19:31cards
- 19:31the
- 19:31whole
- 19:31time
- 19:31too.
- 19:31Like,
- 19:32you
- 19:32know
- 19:32the,
- 19:32the
- 19:32tough
- 19:33part
- 19:33about
- 19:33shopping
- 19:33the
- 19:33grocery
- 19:34stores,
- 19:34you
- 19:34don't
- 19:34see
- 19:34your
- 19:34bill
- 19:35until
- 19:35the
- 19:35very
- 19:35end
- 19:36unless
- 19:36you're
- 19:36like
- 19:36calculating
- 19:37it
- 19:37all
- 19:37up,
- 19:38you
- 19:38know,
- 19:38as
- 19:38you're
- 19:38shopping,
- 19:39which
- 19:39is
- 19:39very,
- 19:39very
- 19:40hard
- 19:40to
- 19:40do.
- 19:40Whereas
- 19:41online
- 19:41you
- 19:41get
- 19:42that
- 19:42right
- 19:42away.
- 19:42You
- 19:43can
- 19:43see
- 19:43what
- 19:44you're
- 19:44spending
- 19:44in
- 19:44relation
- 19:44to
- 19:45your
- 19:45budget
- 19:45and
- 19:45easily
- 19:46remove
- 19:46items.
- 19:46Which
- 19:47is
- 19:47hard
- 19:47to
- 19:47do
- 19:47in
- 19:47a
- 19:47grocery
- 19:48store
- 19:48too
- 19:48because
- 19:48you
- 19:48can
- 19:48get,
- 19:49you
- 19:49know,
- 19:49down
- 19:50seven
- 19:50aisles.
- 19:50You're
- 19:51not
- 19:51going
- 19:51back
- 19:51to
- 19:51put
- 19:51it
- 19:51away
- 19:52necessarily
- 19:52either
- 19:53or,
- 19:53you
- 19:53know,
- 19:54or
- 19:54you
- 19:54could
- 19:54be
- 19:54one
- 19:54of
- 19:55those
- 19:55people
- 19:55and
- 19:55I
- 19:55guess
- 19:55just
- 19:55put
- 19:56it
- 19:56in
- 19:56whatever
- 19:56aisle
- 19:56you
- 19:57want.
- 19:57But
- 19:57I
- 19:57hope,
- 19:58no
- 19:58hope,
- 19:59I
- 19:59hope
- 19:59no
- 19:59one's
- 20:00doing
- 20:00that
- 20:00because
- 20:00that's
- 20:00just
- 20:01mean
- 20:01for
- 20:01the
- 20:01grocery,
- 20:01for
- 20:02the
- 20:02store
- 20:02associates
- 20:02that
- 20:03are
- 20:03working
- 20:03the
- 20:03store
- 20:04as.
- 20:04A
- 20:04single
- 20:05consumer
- 20:06ordering
- 20:06that
- 20:06grocery
- 20:07people
- 20:07share
- 20:07lists.
- 20:08Right.
- 20:08Or
- 20:08share
- 20:09carts.
- 20:09But
- 20:10I
- 20:10don't
- 20:10have
- 20:11my
- 20:11kids
- 20:11hanging
- 20:11out
- 20:12of
- 20:12the
- 20:12cart
- 20:12asking
- 20:13for
- 20:13Twinkies.
- 20:14Right.
- 20:14I
- 20:14don't
- 20:14have.
- 20:15There's
- 20:15just
- 20:15not
- 20:16the
- 20:16same
- 20:16consumer
- 20:17behavior
- 20:17online
- 20:18that
- 20:18there
- 20:18is
- 20:18in
- 20:19store.
- 20:19And
- 20:20so
- 20:20spend
- 20:21wise
- 20:21I'm
- 20:22able
- 20:22to
- 20:22just
- 20:22get
- 20:23what
- 20:23I
- 20:23had
- 20:23on
- 20:23the
- 20:24list.
- 20:24I'm
- 20:24at
- 20:25my
- 20:25house,
- 20:25I
- 20:25can
- 20:25see
- 20:26if
- 20:26I
- 20:26have
- 20:26sour
- 20:26cream
- 20:27instead
- 20:27of
- 20:27just.
- 20:27I'll
- 20:28get
- 20:28the
- 20:28sour
- 20:28cream
- 20:28in
- 20:29case
- 20:29I
- 20:29don't
- 20:29have
- 20:29it.
- 20:30Right.
- 20:30There's
- 20:30a
- 20:30lot
- 20:31of
- 20:31reasons
- 20:31I've
- 20:31had
- 20:31to
- 20:32make
- 20:32this
- 20:32case
- 20:32to
- 20:32many
- 20:32people
- 20:33that
- 20:33delivery
- 20:34is
- 20:34actually
- 20:35saves
- 20:36me
- 20:36money.
- 20:37I
- 20:37don't
- 20:37know
- 20:37of
- 20:37everyone
- 20:37but
- 20:38myself.
- 20:38I'm
- 20:39the
- 20:39Use
- 20:39case.
- 20:40That's
- 20:40a
- 20:40good
- 20:40point
- 20:41too.
- 20:41Cause
- 20:41you're
- 20:41bringing
- 20:41up
- 20:42the
- 20:42parent
- 20:42no
- 20:43factor.
- 20:43If
- 20:43you
- 20:43got
- 20:44kids,
- 20:44you
- 20:44don't
- 20:44have
- 20:44to
- 20:45say
- 20:45no.
- 20:45You
- 20:45just
- 20:45are
- 20:46in
- 20:46total
- 20:46control
- 20:47of
- 20:47it
- 20:47and
- 20:47that
- 20:47is
- 20:47what
- 20:48it
- 20:48is.
- 20:48So
- 20:49Jen,
- 20:49before
- 20:50we,
- 20:50before
- 20:50we
- 20:50move
- 20:50on,
- 20:50I'm
- 20:51curious,
- 20:51so
- 20:52if
- 20:52you
- 20:52are
- 20:52a
- 20:52regional
- 20:53grocer,
- 20:54is
- 20:55this
- 20:55a
- 20:55five
- 20:55alarm
- 20:55fire
- 20:56statistic
- 20:56for
- 20:56you?
- 20:58I
- 20:59don't
- 20:59think
- 20:59it's
- 21:00surprising.
- 21:00Are
- 21:01you?
- 21:01I
- 21:01mean,
- 21:01I,
- 21:02I
- 21:02do
- 21:02think
- 21:03it's,
- 21:03I
- 21:04mean,
- 21:04five
- 21:04alarm
- 21:04fire,
- 21:05that
- 21:05sounds
- 21:05very
- 21:05dramatic.
- 21:06So
- 21:06I'm,
- 21:06I'm
- 21:06hesitant
- 21:07to
- 21:07say
- 21:07yes.
- 21:08I
- 21:08know.
- 21:08I
- 21:08do
- 21:09think
- 21:09it's
- 21:09a
- 21:09must
- 21:10have.
- 21:10I
- 21:11think
- 21:11there's
- 21:11only
- 21:11one
- 21:12that
- 21:12I'm
- 21:12aware
- 21:12of
- 21:12that
- 21:13has
- 21:13said
- 21:13they're
- 21:13never
- 21:13doing
- 21:13it
- 21:14and
- 21:14that's
- 21:14Trader
- 21:14Joe's.
- 21:16They're
- 21:16never
- 21:16doing
- 21:17E
- 21:17Commerce.
- 21:17Right.
- 21:18But
- 21:19if
- 21:19I'm
- 21:19a
- 21:19regional
- 21:20grocer
- 21:20and
- 21:20I
- 21:20haven't
- 21:21figured
- 21:21out
- 21:21how
- 21:21to
- 21:21do
- 21:22this
- 21:22profitably,
- 21:22which
- 21:23most
- 21:23of
- 21:23them
- 21:23haven't,
- 21:24I
- 21:25would
- 21:25say
- 21:25this
- 21:25is
- 21:25my
- 21:26number
- 21:26one,
- 21:27one
- 21:27of
- 21:27my
- 21:28top
- 21:28focuses.
- 21:29So
- 21:29one
- 21:30of
- 21:30my
- 21:30five
- 21:30alarm
- 21:30fires.
- 21:31Does
- 21:31that
- 21:31make
- 21:32sense?
- 21:32Yeah.
- 21:32So,
- 21:33yeah,
- 21:33basically
- 21:33you're
- 21:33saying
- 21:34the
- 21:34building's
- 21:34not
- 21:34burning
- 21:35down
- 21:35yet,
- 21:35but
- 21:36you
- 21:36gotta
- 21:36make
- 21:37sure
- 21:37the
- 21:37sprinkler
- 21:37systems
- 21:38are
- 21:38working.
- 21:38That's
- 21:38kind
- 21:39of
- 21:39how
- 21:39I
- 21:39would
- 21:40take
- 21:40that.
- 21:40We
- 21:41just
- 21:41have
- 21:41to
- 21:41be
- 21:41taking
- 21:41it
- 21:42seriously,
- 21:42which
- 21:42I
- 21:42think
- 21:42most
- 21:43of
- 21:43them
- 21:43are.
- 21:43I
- 21:43think
- 21:43they're
- 21:44taking
- 21:44it
- 21:44seriously.
- 21:45But
- 21:45a
- 21:46way
- 21:46to,
- 21:46different
- 21:47small
- 21:47way
- 21:47to
- 21:47differentiate.
- 21:48Get
- 21:48some
- 21:48creativity
- 21:49onto
- 21:50your
- 21:50team
- 21:50instead
- 21:51of
- 21:51just,
- 21:51hey,
- 21:51this
- 21:52is
- 21:52what
- 21:52Walmart
- 21:52does.
- 21:52We're
- 21:53going
- 21:53to
- 21:53keep
- 21:53doing
- 21:53this.
- 21:54It's
- 21:54like
- 21:54how
- 21:54can
- 21:54you
- 21:55differentiate?
- 21:55Should
- 21:56definitely
- 21:56be
- 21:56important.
- 21:58I
- 21:58don't
- 21:59think
- 21:59these
- 21:59stats
- 22:00are
- 22:00surprising.
- 22:01I
- 22:02think
- 22:02we
- 22:02all
- 22:02felt
- 22:02it.
- 22:03I
- 22:03think
- 22:03they
- 22:03all
- 22:03knew
- 22:04these
- 22:04stats
- 22:04were
- 22:04coming.
- 22:05So
- 22:05the,
- 22:06the
- 22:06stats
- 22:07necessarily
- 22:07aren't
- 22:07the
- 22:08five
- 22:08alarm
- 22:08fire.
- 22:08But
- 22:08if
- 22:09you
- 22:09haven't
- 22:09figured
- 22:10out
- 22:10or
- 22:10if
- 22:10you
- 22:10don't
- 22:10have
- 22:10big
- 22:11plans
- 22:11to
- 22:11figure
- 22:12out
- 22:13delivery,
- 22:13I
- 22:13think
- 22:14it
- 22:14could
- 22:14be
- 22:14a
- 22:14five
- 22:14alarm
- 22:15fire.
- 22:15The
- 22:16ship
- 22:16to
- 22:16home
- 22:16is
- 22:16what's,
- 22:17is
- 22:17what's
- 22:17growing,
- 22:18you
- 22:18know,
- 22:18and
- 22:18that's,
- 22:19that's,
- 22:19that's
- 22:20people
- 22:20going
- 22:21directly
- 22:21to
- 22:21the
- 22:21retailer
- 22:22to
- 22:22get
- 22:23the
- 22:23groceries
- 22:23they
- 22:23want
- 22:24delivered.
- 22:24So.
- 22:25All
- 22:25right,
- 22:25Jen,
- 22:25great
- 22:26discussion,
- 22:26great
- 22:26points.
- 22:27Headline
- 22:27number
- 22:27three.
- 22:28Headline
- 22:28number
- 22:28three
- 22:28is
- 22:29brought
- 22:29to
- 22:29you
- 22:29by
- 22:29Corso.
- 22:30Your
- 22:30stores
- 22:30are
- 22:31full
- 22:31of
- 22:31data,
- 22:31but
- 22:31are
- 22:31your
- 22:32teams
- 22:32acting
- 22:32on
- 22:32it?
- 22:32Corso
- 22:33turns
- 22:33retail
- 22:33data
- 22:34into
- 22:34personalized
- 22:34daily
- 22:35to
- 22:35dos
- 22:35that
- 22:36drive
- 22:36sales,
- 22:36reduce
- 22:36waste
- 22:37and
- 22:37improve
- 22:37execution.
- 22:38No
- 22:39fluff,
- 22:39just
- 22:39action.
- 22:40Help
- 22:40your
- 22:40managers
- 22:41focus
- 22:41on
- 22:41what
- 22:41matters
- 22:42most.
- 22:42Visit
- 22:43corso.com
- 22:44to
- 22:44see
- 22:44Intelligent
- 22:45Management
- 22:45in
- 22:46Motion.
- 22:46Headline
- 22:47number
- 22:47three.
- 22:47Kroger
- 22:48reported
- 22:48Q1
- 22:49fiscal
- 22:492026
- 22:50results
- 22:50this
- 22:50week,
- 22:51posting
- 22:51$46.1
- 22:52billion
- 22:53in
- 22:53total
- 22:53sales,
- 22:54which
- 22:54was
- 22:54up
- 22:55about
- 22:552%
- 22:55year
- 22:56over
- 22:56year.
- 22:56But
- 22:56its
- 22:56identical
- 22:57sales,
- 22:57excluding
- 22:58fuel,
- 22:59rose
- 22:59just
- 23:001%,
- 23:00which
- 23:01came
- 23:01in
- 23:01below
- 23:01expectations.
- 23:03However,
- 23:03according
- 23:04to
- 23:04Grocery
- 23:04Dive
- 23:04and
- 23:04Kroger's
- 23:05earnings
- 23:05release,
- 23:05the
- 23:06purported
- 23:07milestone
- 23:07of
- 23:07the
- 23:07quarter
- 23:08was
- 23:08that
- 23:08Kroger's
- 23:08E
- 23:09Commerce
- 23:09business,
- 23:09including
- 23:10its
- 23:10media
- 23:10operations,
- 23:11turned
- 23:12a
- 23:12profit
- 23:12for
- 23:12the
- 23:12first
- 23:13time
- 23:13ever
- 23:13in
- 23:13Q1,
- 23:14ahead
- 23:14of
- 23:15management's
- 23:15original
- 23:16timeline.
- 23:16Adjusted
- 23:17E
- 23:17Commerce
- 23:18sales
- 23:18grew
- 23:1819%
- 23:19in
- 23:19the
- 23:19quarter,
- 23:19led
- 23:20by
- 23:20delivery,
- 23:21and
- 23:21Kroger
- 23:21Precision
- 23:22Marketing
- 23:22profit
- 23:23grew
- 23:23more
- 23:23than
- 23:2320%.
- 23:25CEO
- 23:25Greg
- 23:25Forens
- 23:26said
- 23:26he
- 23:26has
- 23:26visited
- 23:27over
- 23:27100
- 23:27stores
- 23:28since
- 23:28taking
- 23:28the
- 23:28role
- 23:29and
- 23:29observed
- 23:30that
- 23:30roughly
- 23:30two
- 23:31out
- 23:31of
- 23:31five
- 23:31are
- 23:31in
- 23:32very
- 23:32good
- 23:32condition,
- 23:33two
- 23:33out
- 23:33of
- 23:33five
- 23:34are
- 23:34in
- 23:34moderate
- 23:34condition,
- 23:35and
- 23:35one
- 23:35out
- 23:35of
- 23:36five
- 23:36needs
- 23:36meaningful
- 23:37improvement,
- 23:37which
- 23:38if
- 23:38you're
- 23:38keeping
- 23:38score
- 23:38at
- 23:39home,
- 23:39means
- 23:39that
- 23:40more
- 23:40than
- 23:40half
- 23:40the
- 23:40store
- 23:40base
- 23:41has
- 23:41work
- 23:41to
- 23:41do.
- 23:42Kroger,
- 23:42meanwhile,
- 23:43held
- 23:43its
- 23:43full
- 23:44year
- 23:442026
- 23:45guidance
- 23:45steady.
- 23:46Jen,
- 23:47how
- 23:47would
- 23:47you
- 23:47assess
- 23:48where
- 23:48Kroger
- 23:49stands
- 23:49in
- 23:49its
- 23:49turnaround
- 23:50right
- 23:50now
- 23:51and
- 23:51is
- 23:51the
- 23:51digital
- 23:52story
- 23:53the
- 23:53feel
- 23:53good
- 23:53story
- 23:54Kroger
- 23:54is
- 23:55pitching
- 23:55it
- 23:55to
- 23:55be?
- 23:57I
- 23:57mean,
- 23:57I
- 23:57think
- 23:57this
- 23:58is
- 23:58positive
- 23:58momentum.
- 23:59I
- 23:59like
- 23:59to
- 23:59celebrate
- 24:00all
- 24:00the
- 24:00little
- 24:00wins.
- 24:01So
- 24:01I'll
- 24:01call
- 24:02this
- 24:02a
- 24:02small
- 24:02win
- 24:03in
- 24:03the
- 24:03fact
- 24:03that
- 24:04E
- 24:04Grocery
- 24:04and
- 24:04Retail
- 24:05Retail
- 24:05Media
- 24:05are
- 24:05turning
- 24:06a
- 24:06profit
- 24:06for
- 24:06the
- 24:06first
- 24:07time.
- 24:07I
- 24:07mean,
- 24:07we
- 24:07just
- 24:07talked
- 24:08about
- 24:08that
- 24:08in
- 24:08the
- 24:08last
- 24:08headline.
- 24:09We
- 24:10have
- 24:10to
- 24:10be
- 24:10able
- 24:10to
- 24:10do
- 24:10that
- 24:10profitably
- 24:11and
- 24:11perhaps
- 24:12they've
- 24:12already
- 24:12looked
- 24:12at
- 24:13Sweden.
- 24:13Chris
- 24:14I
- 24:14don't
- 24:15know,
- 24:15maybe
- 24:15that's
- 24:15their
- 24:15secret.
- 24:17But
- 24:18I
- 24:20I
- 24:20so
- 24:20I
- 24:21definitely
- 24:21see
- 24:21it
- 24:21as
- 24:21positive
- 24:22momentum.
- 24:23I
- 24:23just,
- 24:23I
- 24:23have
- 24:23a
- 24:24really
- 24:24hard
- 24:24time
- 24:24calling
- 24:25something
- 24:25a
- 24:26feel
- 24:26good
- 24:26story
- 24:27if
- 24:27the
- 24:28CEO
- 24:28says
- 24:28only
- 24:292
- 24:29out
- 24:29of
- 24:295
- 24:29stores
- 24:30are
- 24:30in
- 24:30very
- 24:31good
- 24:31condition.
- 24:32I
- 24:32realize
- 24:33we're
- 24:33talking
- 24:33a
- 24:33lot
- 24:33about
- 24:34E
- 24:34Grocery,
- 24:34but
- 24:35we've,
- 24:35I
- 24:35mean
- 24:36it's
- 24:36very
- 24:36clear
- 24:36the
- 24:37store
- 24:37still
- 24:38matters,
- 24:39the
- 24:39footprint
- 24:39still
- 24:40matters.
- 24:41And
- 24:41I
- 24:41like
- 24:42the
- 24:42honesty
- 24:42there.
- 24:42I
- 24:43like
- 24:43that
- 24:43he's
- 24:43just
- 24:44putting
- 24:44it
- 24:44out
- 24:44there.
- 24:44Like
- 24:44I
- 24:45have
- 24:45visited
- 24:45this
- 24:46many
- 24:46stores
- 24:46and
- 24:46two
- 24:47out
- 24:47of
- 24:47five
- 24:47are
- 24:47in
- 24:48very
- 24:48good
- 24:48condition
- 24:48because
- 24:49you
- 24:49have
- 24:49to
- 24:49be
- 24:49able
- 24:49to
- 24:49name
- 24:50it
- 24:50to
- 24:50fix
- 24:50it.
- 24:51Yeah,
- 24:52I
- 24:52like
- 24:52it.
- 24:53But
- 24:53there's
- 24:54obviously
- 24:54significant
- 24:55work
- 24:55to
- 24:55be
- 24:55done
- 24:55in
- 24:56a
- 24:56turnaround
- 24:57if
- 24:57your
- 24:57stores
- 24:57are
- 24:57in
- 24:58that
- 24:58situation.
- 24:59So
- 24:59for
- 25:00it
- 25:00to
- 25:00be
- 25:00the
- 25:00feel
- 25:00good
- 25:01story
- 25:01about
- 25:01the
- 25:01turnaround,
- 25:02I
- 25:02think
- 25:02we'd
- 25:02have
- 25:02to
- 25:02see
- 25:03both
- 25:03E
- 25:04Grocery
- 25:04and
- 25:05the
- 25:05stores
- 25:06improving.
- 25:06And
- 25:07right
- 25:07now
- 25:07it
- 25:07feels
- 25:07like
- 25:07the
- 25:08stores
- 25:08aren't
- 25:08there
- 25:08yet.
- 25:09Yeah,
- 25:09I
- 25:09agree.
- 25:09I
- 25:10think
- 25:10the
- 25:10E
- 25:10Commerce
- 25:11Headline,
- 25:11you
- 25:12know,
- 25:12I
- 25:12think
- 25:12it
- 25:12feels
- 25:13like
- 25:13a
- 25:13data
- 25:13point
- 25:13that
- 25:14gets,
- 25:14gets
- 25:15shared
- 25:15out
- 25:15when
- 25:15there's
- 25:16nothing
- 25:16else
- 25:16good
- 25:16to
- 25:17talk
- 25:17about.
- 25:17That's
- 25:18kind
- 25:18of
- 25:18what
- 25:18I'm
- 25:18thinking
- 25:19about
- 25:19it
- 25:19when
- 25:19I
- 25:19think
- 25:19back
- 25:19to
- 25:20how,
- 25:20you
- 25:20know,
- 25:20how
- 25:21I
- 25:21read
- 25:21the
- 25:21tea
- 25:21leaves
- 25:21on
- 25:21earnings
- 25:22announcements
- 25:22but
- 25:23because
- 25:23I
- 25:23don't
- 25:23think
- 25:23it's
- 25:24really
- 25:24a
- 25:24feel
- 25:24good
- 25:24story
- 25:24at
- 25:24all.
- 25:25I
- 25:25mean
- 25:25just
- 25:25based
- 25:25on
- 25:26the
- 25:26data
- 25:26we
- 25:26just
- 25:26went
- 25:26through
- 25:27exhaustively
- 25:27in
- 25:28the
- 25:28last
- 25:28headline,
- 25:28Jen,
- 25:29they're
- 25:29losing
- 25:29share
- 25:30like
- 25:30that,
- 25:31that's
- 25:31not
- 25:31keeping
- 25:32pace.
- 25:32The
- 25:3220,
- 25:33what
- 25:3319,
- 25:3320%
- 25:34growth,
- 25:34you
- 25:35know,
- 25:35that
- 25:35I
- 25:35come,
- 25:35that
- 25:36I,
- 25:36that
- 25:36I
- 25:36remarked
- 25:37on
- 25:37like
- 25:38that's
- 25:38losing
- 25:38share
- 25:38relative
- 25:39to
- 25:39the
- 25:39other,
- 25:39the
- 25:40other
- 25:40headline
- 25:40we
- 25:40talked
- 25:40about.
- 25:41That's
- 25:41not
- 25:41good.
- 25:42And
- 25:42the
- 25:42other
- 25:43point
- 25:43I'd
- 25:43make
- 25:43too,
- 25:43about
- 25:44the
- 25:44store
- 25:44side.
- 25:45He's
- 25:46been
- 25:46in
- 25:46position.
- 25:46I
- 25:46went
- 25:46back
- 25:47and
- 25:47looked,
- 25:47Jen,
- 25:47he's
- 25:47been,
- 25:48I'm
- 25:48curious
- 25:48what
- 25:48you
- 25:48think
- 25:48on
- 25:49this
- 25:49too.
- 25:50He's
- 25:50been
- 25:50in
- 25:50position
- 25:51now
- 25:51for
- 25:51six
- 25:51months
- 25:52which
- 25:52is
- 25:53a
- 25:53decent
- 25:53amount
- 25:53of
- 25:53time
- 25:54in
- 25:54grocery
- 25:54because
- 25:54we're
- 25:55not
- 25:55talking
- 25:55about
- 25:55apparel
- 25:56here.
- 25:56We've
- 25:57got
- 25:57nine
- 25:57month
- 25:57lead
- 25:58times
- 25:58and
- 25:58it's
- 25:58gonna
- 25:58take
- 25:58a
- 25:59while
- 25:59to
- 25:59readjust
- 25:59everything.
- 26:00So
- 26:00you're
- 26:01already
- 26:01losing
- 26:01share
- 26:01in
- 26:02E
- 26:02Grocery.
- 26:02Half
- 26:03the
- 26:03store
- 26:03base
- 26:03needs
- 26:04improvement
- 26:04self
- 26:05admittedly
- 26:05to
- 26:05his
- 26:05credit,
- 26:06can
- 26:07he
- 26:07really
- 26:07just
- 26:07flip
- 26:08the
- 26:08switch
- 26:08operationally
- 26:09and
- 26:09turn
- 26:09things
- 26:09around
- 26:10when
- 26:10Amazon
- 26:10and
- 26:11Walmart
- 26:11are
- 26:11gunning
- 26:12for
- 26:12them
- 26:12the
- 26:12way
- 26:12that
- 26:12they
- 26:13are?
- 26:13I,
- 26:14I
- 26:15kind
- 26:15of
- 26:15actually
- 26:15think
- 26:16this
- 26:16is
- 26:16not
- 26:16a
- 26:17feel
- 26:17good
- 26:17story
- 26:17at
- 26:17all
- 26:17and
- 26:17it's
- 26:18kind
- 26:18of
- 26:18a
- 26:18warning
- 26:18story
- 26:19in
- 26:19terms
- 26:19of
- 26:19like
- 26:19this,
- 26:20this,
- 26:21this
- 26:21Kroger
- 26:21story
- 26:22could
- 26:22get
- 26:22a
- 26:22lot
- 26:22worse
- 26:23before
- 26:23it
- 26:23gets
- 26:23better.
- 26:24But
- 26:24I
- 26:24don't
- 26:24know
- 26:24Jen,
- 26:24talk
- 26:25me
- 26:25off
- 26:25the
- 26:25ledge.
- 26:26Don't
- 26:26jump
- 26:26Chris.
- 26:30Meatballs
- 26:30don't
- 26:30jump.
- 26:31Jen.
- 26:31Eat
- 26:31the
- 26:31Swedish
- 26:31meatballs.
- 26:33Hear
- 26:33you
- 26:33on
- 26:33that.
- 26:33I,
- 26:35you
- 26:35know,
- 26:35it's
- 26:36awesome
- 26:36that
- 26:36they
- 26:36turn
- 26:36a
- 26:37profit,
- 26:37but
- 26:37with
- 26:38you
- 26:38bringing
- 26:38up
- 26:38the
- 26:38stats
- 26:39from
- 26:39the
- 26:39last
- 26:39headline.
- 26:40Yeah.
- 26:40Every
- 26:40single
- 26:41category
- 26:41from
- 26:41the
- 26:42last
- 26:42headline
- 26:42was
- 26:42improving
- 26:4325
- 26:43or
- 26:44more
- 26:45while
- 26:45they're
- 26:47boasting,
- 26:47you
- 26:47know,
- 26:4719
- 26:48and
- 26:4820.
- 26:49Right.
- 26:49So
- 26:49to
- 26:50me
- 26:50that
- 26:50shows
- 26:50that
- 26:50they're
- 26:51not
- 26:51really
- 26:51keeping
- 26:51pace.
- 26:54I
- 26:54don't
- 26:54know,
- 26:54like
- 26:55I
- 26:55don't
- 26:55know
- 26:56what
- 26:56he's
- 26:56done
- 26:56in
- 26:57the
- 26:57last
- 26:57six
- 26:57months.
- 26:57Exactly.
- 26:58I
- 26:58agree
- 26:58with
- 26:59you.
- 26:59Six
- 26:59months
- 26:59is
- 26:59a
- 27:00good
- 27:00amount
- 27:00of
- 27:00time.
- 27:00I
- 27:01would
- 27:01say
- 27:0112
- 27:01months
- 27:01is,
- 27:02is
- 27:02fair
- 27:03to
- 27:03judge
- 27:03a
- 27:03CEO
- 27:04on
- 27:05turnaround
- 27:05steps
- 27:06because
- 27:06sometimes
- 27:06it
- 27:07can
- 27:07take
- 27:07three
- 27:07to
- 27:07six
- 27:07months
- 27:08to
- 27:08even
- 27:08name
- 27:09it
- 27:09to
- 27:09fix
- 27:09it.
- 27:10Right.
- 27:11So
- 27:11per,
- 27:11I
- 27:12would
- 27:12only
- 27:12assume
- 27:12that
- 27:12if
- 27:13he's
- 27:13putting
- 27:13that
- 27:13stat
- 27:13out
- 27:14there
- 27:14about
- 27:14the
- 27:14stores,
- 27:15his
- 27:15number
- 27:15one
- 27:16priority
- 27:16is
- 27:16I'm
- 27:16going
- 27:16to
- 27:16go
- 27:17fix
- 27:17this
- 27:17and
- 27:17put
- 27:17a
- 27:17different,
- 27:18different
- 27:18stat
- 27:18out
- 27:18in
- 27:18six
- 27:19months.
- 27:19Right.
- 27:21So
- 27:21I
- 27:22don't
- 27:22think
- 27:22you
- 27:23should
- 27:23jump.
- 27:23But
- 27:23I
- 27:24do
- 27:24agree
- 27:24with
- 27:24you
- 27:25that
- 27:25there
- 27:25are
- 27:26a
- 27:26couple
- 27:26of
- 27:26warning
- 27:26signs
- 27:27here
- 27:27that
- 27:28don't
- 27:28look
- 27:29so
- 27:29pretty.
- 27:29Hopefully
- 27:30they're
- 27:30just
- 27:30bringing
- 27:30them
- 27:30to
- 27:31light
- 27:31so
- 27:31they
- 27:31can
- 27:31fix
- 27:31them.
- 27:32Yeah,
- 27:32I'm
- 27:32looking
- 27:33over
- 27:33the
- 27:33edge
- 27:33of
- 27:33the
- 27:33bridge
- 27:34to
- 27:34see
- 27:34how
- 27:34high
- 27:34it
- 27:35is.
- 27:35That's
- 27:35kind
- 27:35of
- 27:35where
- 27:36my
- 27:36head
- 27:36is
- 27:36on
- 27:36this
- 27:36one,
- 27:37Jen.
- 27:37I'm
- 27:37not,
- 27:37I'm
- 27:38not
- 27:38sure
- 27:38either.
- 27:38And
- 27:38from
- 27:39the
- 27:39people
- 27:39I
- 27:39talk
- 27:39to,
- 27:40people
- 27:40love
- 27:40him
- 27:40too.
- 27:41People
- 27:41that
- 27:41have
- 27:41worked
- 27:42with
- 27:42him
- 27:42love
- 27:42him.
- 27:42They
- 27:42think
- 27:43that
- 27:43he's
- 27:43the
- 27:44single
- 27:44best
- 27:44retail
- 27:45operator
- 27:46merchant
- 27:46they've
- 27:46ever
- 27:47seen.
- 27:47And
- 27:47so,
- 27:48so
- 27:49I
- 27:49give
- 27:49him
- 27:49a
- 27:49lot
- 27:49of
- 27:49credit.
- 27:50But,
- 27:50you
- 27:50know,
- 27:50hopefully,
- 27:51you
- 27:51know,
- 27:51hopefully
- 27:52he
- 27:52is,
- 27:52he's
- 27:53got
- 27:53a
- 27:53plan
- 27:53and
- 27:53he's
- 27:53going
- 27:53to
- 27:53execute
- 27:54on
- 27:54it.
- 27:54And
- 27:54he's,
- 27:54it's
- 27:55funny
- 27:55because
- 27:55actually
- 27:56between
- 27:57when
- 27:57I
- 27:57put
- 27:57my
- 27:57thoughts
- 27:58together
- 27:58for
- 27:58this
- 27:58headline
- 27:59and
- 27:59you
- 27:59and
- 27:59I
- 27:59are
- 27:59recording
- 28:00this,
- 28:00I
- 28:00actually
- 28:00saw
- 28:00him
- 28:01out
- 28:01on
- 28:01social
- 28:01media
- 28:01talking
- 28:02about
- 28:02his,
- 28:03you
- 28:03know,
- 28:03I
- 28:03think
- 28:03his
- 28:035F
- 28:04plan
- 28:04to
- 28:05get
- 28:05Kroger
- 28:05where
- 28:06it
- 28:06needs
- 28:06to
- 28:06be.
- 28:07So
- 28:07hopefully
- 28:07you
- 28:07can
- 28:07do
- 28:08it.
- 28:08All
- 28:08right,
- 28:08let's
- 28:09welcome
- 28:09Rita
- 28:10onto
- 28:10today's
- 28:11show.
- 28:19Joining
- 28:19us
- 28:19for
- 28:20today's
- 28:20five
- 28:20insightful
- 28:21minute
- 28:21segment
- 28:22is
- 28:22Rita
- 28:22Karbage.
- 28:23Rita
- 28:23is
- 28:23the
- 28:24Chief
- 28:24Strategy
- 28:25officer
- 28:25at
- 28:25the
- 28:26Rolla
- 28:26Group,
- 28:26as
- 28:26I
- 28:26know
- 28:27many
- 28:27Omnitalk
- 28:28fans
- 28:28and
- 28:28listeners
- 28:29are
- 28:29already
- 28:29aware.
- 28:30And
- 28:30she
- 28:30is
- 28:30here
- 28:30to
- 28:31talk
- 28:31with
- 28:31us
- 28:31about
- 28:31the
- 28:31current
- 28:32state
- 28:32and
- 28:32the
- 28:32evolving
- 28:33economics
- 28:34of
- 28:34online
- 28:34grocery
- 28:35and
- 28:35what
- 28:35it
- 28:35really
- 28:35takes
- 28:36to
- 28:36make
- 28:36the
- 28:36model
- 28:36work
- 28:37in
- 28:37the
- 28:37long
- 28:37term.
- 28:38Rita,
- 28:38let's
- 28:39get
- 28:39you
- 28:39started
- 28:39off
- 28:39with
- 28:40this
- 28:40question.
- 28:40Online
- 28:41grocery,
- 28:41I
- 28:42mean,
- 28:42I've
- 28:42heard
- 28:42it
- 28:42a
- 28:43lot.
- 28:43It's
- 28:43been
- 28:43called
- 28:43structurally
- 28:44unprofitable
- 28:45for
- 28:45years
- 28:45now.
- 28:46But
- 28:46what
- 28:46has
- 28:46actually
- 28:47changed
- 28:47of
- 28:47late
- 28:48and
- 28:48what
- 28:48still
- 28:49does
- 28:49need
- 28:49to
- 28:50change
- 28:50for
- 28:50the
- 28:50math
- 28:50to
- 28:51actually
- 28:51work?
- 28:51Yeah,
- 28:52that
- 28:52label
- 28:52was
- 28:52real
- 28:53painful,
- 28:53but
- 28:53real.
- 28:54We're
- 28:55talking
- 28:55about
- 28:55small
- 28:55baskets,
- 28:56manual
- 28:56store
- 28:57picking,
- 28:57inefficient
- 28:58last
- 28:58mile.
- 28:58And
- 28:59that
- 28:59meant
- 28:59grocers
- 28:59were
- 28:59losing
- 29:00somewhere
- 29:00between
- 29:00five
- 29:01and
- 29:01ten
- 29:01dollars
- 29:01on
- 29:01every
- 29:02order.
- 29:02Nobody
- 29:02was
- 29:02wants
- 29:03a
- 29:03business
- 29:03like
- 29:03that.
- 29:04The
- 29:04operators
- 29:04really
- 29:05making
- 29:05it
- 29:05work
- 29:06today
- 29:06are
- 29:06the
- 29:06ones
- 29:07who
- 29:07have
- 29:07shifted
- 29:07to
- 29:08a
- 29:08full
- 29:08basket,
- 29:09really
- 29:09delivering
- 29:10a
- 29:10weekly
- 29:10shop
- 29:11at
- 29:11over
- 29:11$100
- 29:12as
- 29:12an
- 29:12average
- 29:13basket.
- 29:13And
- 29:13they've
- 29:13rebuilt
- 29:14their
- 29:14whole
- 29:14infrastructure
- 29:15around
- 29:15online.
- 29:16So
- 29:16they've
- 29:16rebuilt
- 29:17compact,
- 29:17high
- 29:18throughput
- 29:18fulfillment
- 29:19centers
- 29:19with
- 29:19the
- 29:20right
- 29:20level
- 29:20of
- 29:20automation.
- 29:21We're
- 29:21talking
- 29:21about
- 29:22500
- 29:22to
- 29:22100,000
- 29:23square
- 29:24ft
- 29:25that
- 29:26are
- 29:26close
- 29:26to
- 29:26where
- 29:26the
- 29:27customers
- 29:27are
- 29:27with
- 29:28concentrated
- 29:28demand
- 29:29and
- 29:29not
- 29:29these
- 29:29Oversized
- 29:30monuments
- 29:30that
- 29:31we
- 29:31saw
- 29:31in
- 29:31the
- 29:31early
- 29:32days.
- 29:32These
- 29:32are
- 29:33really
- 29:33the
- 29:33winners
- 29:33who
- 29:34have
- 29:34changed
- 29:35this
- 29:35discipline
- 29:35and
- 29:36stopped
- 29:36promising
- 29:37everything
- 29:37everywhere
- 29:38for
- 29:38free
- 29:38to
- 29:38their
- 29:38customers
- 29:39and
- 29:39started
- 29:39to
- 29:40rebuild
- 29:41their
- 29:41networks
- 29:42around
- 29:42something
- 29:43that
- 29:43really
- 29:43works
- 29:44both
- 29:44for
- 29:44the
- 29:44customer
- 29:45promise
- 29:45and
- 29:45the
- 29:46unit
- 29:46economics.
- 29:47So
- 29:47Rita,
- 29:47I'm
- 29:47curious
- 29:47because,
- 29:48you
- 29:48know,
- 29:48we've
- 29:48been
- 29:48seeing
- 29:49same
- 29:49day
- 29:49grocery
- 29:49delivery,
- 29:50particularly
- 29:50over
- 29:50here
- 29:50in
- 29:50the
- 29:50States.
- 29:51I
- 29:51think
- 29:51it's
- 29:51even
- 29:51more
- 29:51so
- 29:52in
- 29:52Europe.
- 29:52It's,
- 29:52it's
- 29:53quickly
- 29:53becoming
- 29:54the
- 29:54default
- 29:54grocery
- 29:55expectation.
- 29:55And
- 29:56I
- 29:56can
- 29:56think
- 29:56back
- 29:56to
- 29:56in
- 29:56the,
- 29:57just
- 29:57in
- 29:57the
- 29:57past
- 29:57month
- 29:58alone,
- 29:58we've
- 29:59seen
- 29:59big
- 29:59announcements
- 30:00from
- 30:00Walmart
- 30:00and
- 30:01Amazon
- 30:01to
- 30:02that
- 30:02end.
- 30:02And
- 30:02they're
- 30:03doing
- 30:03it
- 30:03by
- 30:03way
- 30:03of,
- 30:03quote
- 30:04unquote,
- 30:04the
- 30:04dark
- 30:04store
- 30:05concept,
- 30:05which
- 30:05is
- 30:06the
- 30:06fulfillment
- 30:06center
- 30:07that
- 30:07is,
- 30:08you
- 30:08know,
- 30:08close
- 30:08to
- 30:08the
- 30:09consumer
- 30:09locally,
- 30:10where
- 30:10the,
- 30:10where
- 30:10they
- 30:10know
- 30:11the
- 30:11demand
- 30:11is
- 30:11going
- 30:11to
- 30:12be.
- 30:12And
- 30:12to
- 30:13me,
- 30:13you
- 30:13all
- 30:14at
- 30:14Valak
- 30:15and
- 30:15Roelik
- 30:15are
- 30:15the
- 30:15proof
- 30:16point
- 30:16that
- 30:16that
- 30:16model
- 30:17actually
- 30:17works.
- 30:18So,
- 30:18so
- 30:18how
- 30:18do
- 30:19you,
- 30:19how
- 30:20do
- 30:20you
- 30:20think
- 30:20about
- 30:20that?
- 30:20Is
- 30:21that
- 30:21a
- 30:21requirement,
- 30:21the
- 30:22dark
- 30:22store
- 30:22approach,
- 30:22Is
- 30:22that
- 30:23a
- 30:23requirement
- 30:23to
- 30:23making
- 30:23this
- 30:24model
- 30:24work
- 30:24in
- 30:24the
- 30:24long
- 30:25term
- 30:25to
- 30:25get
- 30:25to
- 30:25same
- 30:25day?
- 30:26I'm
- 30:27a
- 30:27firm
- 30:27believer
- 30:27in
- 30:28same
- 30:28day.
- 30:28For
- 30:28a
- 30:28long
- 30:29time
- 30:29people
- 30:29said
- 30:30customers
- 30:30don't
- 30:31necessarily
- 30:31care
- 30:31about
- 30:31same
- 30:32day,
- 30:32but
- 30:32they
- 30:32actually
- 30:32do
- 30:33and
- 30:34they
- 30:34want
- 30:34it
- 30:35as
- 30:35short
- 30:35as
- 30:36three
- 30:36hours
- 30:36or
- 30:36even
- 30:3630
- 30:37minutes
- 30:37these
- 30:37days
- 30:37in
- 30:38the
- 30:38U.S.
- 30:39it
- 30:40can
- 30:40be
- 30:40profitable.
- 30:40As
- 30:41you
- 30:41said,
- 30:41you're
- 30:42thinking
- 30:42about
- 30:43density
- 30:43and
- 30:44demand.
- 30:44So
- 30:45really
- 30:45building
- 30:45those
- 30:46sites
- 30:46very,
- 30:47very
- 30:47efficiently
- 30:48around
- 30:48where
- 30:49the
- 30:49customers
- 30:49are
- 30:50and
- 30:51automating
- 30:51everything
- 30:52from
- 30:52picking
- 30:53to
- 30:53labor
- 30:53management
- 30:54to
- 30:55how
- 30:55the
- 30:56route
- 30:56is
- 30:56distributed
- 30:57for
- 30:57the
- 30:57last
- 30:58mile.
- 30:58And
- 30:59it
- 30:59can
- 30:59really
- 30:59work.
- 30:59The
- 31:00promise
- 31:00itself
- 31:00isn't
- 31:01the
- 31:01problem,
- 31:01it's
- 31:01how
- 31:01you
- 31:02execute
- 31:02it.
- 31:03Yeah.
- 31:03And
- 31:03to
- 31:04get
- 31:04the
- 31:04efficiency
- 31:04of
- 31:04same
- 31:04day
- 31:05right,
- 31:05they
- 31:05don't
- 31:05need
- 31:05to
- 31:05be
- 31:05necessarily
- 31:06located
- 31:07in
- 31:07the
- 31:07store,
- 31:07which
- 31:08is
- 31:08where
- 31:08the
- 31:08industry
- 31:09at
- 31:09least
- 31:09over
- 31:09here
- 31:10was
- 31:10trying
- 31:10to
- 31:10go
- 31:11initially.
- 31:11Because
- 31:11you
- 31:11guys
- 31:12don't
- 31:12have
- 31:12stores,
- 31:13you
- 31:13know,
- 31:13at
- 31:13the
- 31:13roll
- 31:13it
- 31:14group
- 31:14and
- 31:14you're
- 31:14doing
- 31:14it
- 31:14successfully.
- 31:16Absolutely.
- 31:16We
- 31:16have
- 31:1712
- 31:17different
- 31:18fulfillment
- 31:18centers.
- 31:19We
- 31:19don't
- 31:19have
- 31:19any
- 31:20physical
- 31:20stores.
- 31:21We've
- 31:21really
- 31:22built
- 31:22the
- 31:23model
- 31:23around
- 31:23online.
- 31:24And
- 31:24this
- 31:24is
- 31:25where
- 31:25the
- 31:25grocers
- 31:25who
- 31:26win
- 31:26will
- 31:26do
- 31:26it.
- 31:27It's
- 31:27about
- 31:27really
- 31:28building
- 31:28the
- 31:28model
- 31:29around
- 31:29delivery
- 31:30and
- 31:30not
- 31:30trying
- 31:31to
- 31:31repurpose
- 31:31your
- 31:32infrastructure
- 31:32from
- 31:33the
- 31:33store
- 31:34to
- 31:34deliver
- 31:34online.
- 31:35So
- 31:35let's
- 31:35roll
- 31:36it
- 31:36back
- 31:36a
- 31:36little
- 31:36bit.
- 31:37Let's
- 31:37talk
- 31:37about
- 31:37store
- 31:38based
- 31:38picking.
- 31:38Does
- 31:39that
- 31:39model
- 31:39still
- 31:39make
- 31:40sense
- 31:40in
- 31:40certain
- 31:41instances?
- 31:42And
- 31:42how
- 31:42do
- 31:42you
- 31:42decide
- 31:43when
- 31:43you
- 31:44need
- 31:44to
- 31:44go
- 31:44away
- 31:44from
- 31:45it
- 31:45and
- 31:45create
- 31:45a
- 31:45dedicated
- 31:46fulfillment
- 31:46center
- 31:46like
- 31:47we
- 31:47were
- 31:47just
- 31:47discussing?
- 31:48I
- 31:48think
- 31:48there's
- 31:48still
- 31:48a
- 31:49case
- 31:49for
- 31:49store
- 31:49based
- 31:49picking.
- 31:50When
- 31:50you're
- 31:50talking
- 31:51about
- 31:51an
- 31:52online
- 31:52penetration
- 31:53that's
- 31:53still
- 31:53slow.
- 31:54When
- 31:54you
- 31:54have
- 31:55good
- 31:55store
- 31:55coverage,
- 31:56you
- 31:56have
- 31:56spare
- 31:56capacity
- 31:57in
- 31:57that
- 31:57store
- 31:58and
- 31:58you're
- 31:58promising
- 31:59next
- 31:59day
- 31:59delivery
- 32:00or
- 32:00delivery
- 32:01in
- 32:018,
- 32:0110
- 32:01hours.
- 32:02We're
- 32:02using
- 32:03that
- 32:03store
- 32:03space
- 32:04and
- 32:04your
- 32:05staff
- 32:05and
- 32:05your
- 32:06stock
- 32:06can
- 32:07be
- 32:07really
- 32:07a
- 32:08low
- 32:08entry
- 32:08point
- 32:08to
- 32:09online.
- 32:10You
- 32:10start
- 32:10to
- 32:11need
- 32:11more
- 32:11capacity
- 32:12when
- 32:13you're
- 32:14exceeding
- 32:14about
- 32:14300
- 32:15orders
- 32:15per
- 32:15day.
- 32:16When
- 32:17you're
- 32:17hitting
- 32:17about
- 32:17500,
- 32:18you
- 32:18have
- 32:18to
- 32:18start
- 32:19thinking
- 32:19about
- 32:19MFCs
- 32:20because
- 32:20what
- 32:20happens
- 32:20is
- 32:21your
- 32:21physical
- 32:22shoppers
- 32:22start
- 32:23to
- 32:23compete
- 32:23with
- 32:23your
- 32:23pickers
- 32:24and
- 32:24that's
- 32:24about
- 32:24experience
- 32:25for
- 32:25everyone.
- 32:25The
- 32:26numbers
- 32:26start
- 32:26to
- 32:27really
- 32:27make
- 32:27sense
- 32:28when
- 32:28you
- 32:28go
- 32:28over
- 32:28500
- 32:29and
- 32:29that's
- 32:30when
- 32:30you
- 32:31can
- 32:31really
- 32:31improve
- 32:31your
- 32:32UPH.
- 32:32You
- 32:32can
- 32:33really,
- 32:33really
- 32:34reduce
- 32:35your
- 32:35picking
- 32:35labor
- 32:36hours.
- 32:36You
- 32:36can
- 32:37significantly
- 32:38improve
- 32:38your
- 32:38cost
- 32:38per
- 32:39order
- 32:39as
- 32:39well.
- 32:40Rita,
- 32:41is
- 32:41it
- 32:41all
- 32:41about
- 32:41order
- 32:41volume
- 32:42too?
- 32:42Or
- 32:42does
- 32:42the
- 32:43control
- 32:43of
- 32:43the
- 32:43customer
- 32:44journey
- 32:44also
- 32:44factor
- 32:45into
- 32:45when
- 32:45you
- 32:45think
- 32:46you
- 32:46need
- 32:46to
- 32:46kind
- 32:46of
- 32:47unplug
- 32:47from
- 32:48the
- 32:48third
- 32:48party
- 32:49platforms
- 32:49too?
- 32:50The
- 32:50way
- 32:50that
- 32:50we've
- 32:50thought
- 32:51about
- 32:51it
- 32:51at
- 32:51Rolik
- 32:52Group
- 32:52is
- 32:52we've
- 32:53built
- 32:53everything
- 32:53around
- 32:54the
- 32:55customer
- 32:55proposition
- 32:56and
- 32:56this
- 32:56is
- 32:56what
- 32:56drives
- 32:57the
- 32:57service
- 32:58that
- 32:58we're
- 32:58creating
- 32:58at
- 32:58Veloc,
- 32:59right?
- 32:59If
- 33:00we're
- 33:00promising
- 33:00the
- 33:00customer
- 33:01same
- 33:01day,
- 33:02we
- 33:02need
- 33:02to
- 33:02build
- 33:03an
- 33:03infrastructure
- 33:03that
- 33:04delivers
- 33:04on
- 33:04same
- 33:04day.
- 33:05If
- 33:06you're
- 33:06a
- 33:07physical
- 33:07grocery
- 33:08store,
- 33:08you
- 33:08need
- 33:08to
- 33:09be
- 33:09thinking
- 33:09about
- 33:09the
- 33:09in
- 33:10store
- 33:10experience
- 33:10for
- 33:10your
- 33:11customer
- 33:11just
- 33:11as
- 33:12well
- 33:12as
- 33:12the
- 33:12online
- 33:12experience
- 33:13for
- 33:13those
- 33:13customers.
- 33:14If
- 33:14you
- 33:15want
- 33:15to
- 33:15win
- 33:15in
- 33:15the
- 33:16future,
- 33:16those
- 33:16channels
- 33:17have
- 33:17to
- 33:17work
- 33:17side
- 33:17by
- 33:18side
- 33:18and
- 33:18not
- 33:18in
- 33:18silos.
- 33:19You
- 33:19have
- 33:20to
- 33:20think
- 33:20about
- 33:20the
- 33:20entire
- 33:20customer
- 33:21journey
- 33:22because
- 33:23your
- 33:24omnichannel
- 33:24has
- 33:25to
- 33:25be,
- 33:25you
- 33:25know,
- 33:25one
- 33:25operating
- 33:26system
- 33:26and
- 33:26they
- 33:27can't
- 33:27compete.
- 33:27The
- 33:28minute
- 33:28they
- 33:28start
- 33:28competing,
- 33:29you're
- 33:29losing
- 33:29the
- 33:29customer
- 33:30both
- 33:30in
- 33:30store
- 33:30and
- 33:30online.
- 33:31All
- 33:31right,
- 33:31well,
- 33:32let's
- 33:32get
- 33:32you
- 33:32out
- 33:32of
- 33:32here
- 33:32on
- 33:32this
- 33:32then.
- 33:33I'm
- 33:33curious,
- 33:33what
- 33:33do
- 33:33you
- 33:34think
- 33:34is
- 33:34going
- 33:34to
- 33:34define
- 33:35the
- 33:35winners
- 33:36in
- 33:36online
- 33:36grocery
- 33:37over
- 33:37the
- 33:37next
- 33:38decade?
- 33:38Chris,
- 33:39Online
- 33:39grocery
- 33:39is
- 33:40not
- 33:40going
- 33:40away.
- 33:40You
- 33:41know,
- 33:41by
- 33:412030
- 33:42it's
- 33:42going
- 33:42to
- 33:43make
- 33:43up
- 33:4330%
- 33:44of
- 33:44all
- 33:44grocery
- 33:45and
- 33:45that's
- 33:45not
- 33:45a
- 33:45small
- 33:46number.
- 33:46So
- 33:46we
- 33:46need
- 33:46to
- 33:46really
- 33:47start
- 33:47thinking
- 33:47as
- 33:47omnichannel
- 33:48as
- 33:48one
- 33:49operating
- 33:49system
- 33:49and
- 33:50not
- 33:50three
- 33:50silos.
- 33:51You
- 33:51know,
- 33:51shoppers
- 33:52are
- 33:52already
- 33:52mixing
- 33:53online
- 33:53within
- 33:53store.
- 33:54So
- 33:55winners
- 33:55really
- 33:56have
- 33:56to
- 33:56think
- 33:56about
- 33:56that
- 33:56entire
- 33:57customer
- 33:58experience
- 33:58and
- 33:59and
- 33:59start
- 33:59optimizing
- 34:00for
- 34:00both.
- 34:01Everyone's
- 34:01talking
- 34:02about
- 34:02AI
- 34:02these
- 34:02days,
- 34:03right?
- 34:03We've
- 34:04talked
- 34:04about
- 34:04fulfillment
- 34:05centers
- 34:06and
- 34:06automation
- 34:06for
- 34:07years.
- 34:07But
- 34:08what
- 34:08we
- 34:08need
- 34:08to
- 34:09think
- 34:09about
- 34:09right
- 34:09now
- 34:09is
- 34:10how
- 34:10all
- 34:11of
- 34:11those
- 34:11systems
- 34:12interact
- 34:12together.
- 34:13So
- 34:13from
- 34:14demand
- 34:14planning
- 34:15to
- 34:15replenishment
- 34:16to
- 34:16labor
- 34:16planning
- 34:17to
- 34:17routing
- 34:18to
- 34:18robotic
- 34:19picking
- 34:20to
- 34:20price
- 34:21and
- 34:21promo
- 34:21optimization
- 34:23to
- 34:24the
- 34:24last
- 34:24mile
- 34:24and
- 34:25the
- 34:25routing,
- 34:25all
- 34:26of
- 34:26those
- 34:26have
- 34:26to
- 34:26play
- 34:27together
- 34:27so
- 34:27that
- 34:28you're
- 34:28delivering
- 34:28on
- 34:28your
- 34:28promise.
- 34:29And
- 34:29if
- 34:29that
- 34:29promise
- 34:30is
- 34:30same
- 34:31day,
- 34:31then
- 34:31that's
- 34:32what
- 34:32you're
- 34:32optimizing
- 34:32for.
- 34:34I
- 34:34think
- 34:34that
- 34:34the
- 34:34winners
- 34:35really
- 34:35will
- 34:35have
- 34:36made
- 34:36clear
- 34:37choices
- 34:37on
- 34:38how
- 34:38they
- 34:39use
- 34:39their
- 34:39stores,
- 34:40where
- 34:40they
- 34:40add
- 34:40dark
- 34:41stores,
- 34:41where
- 34:41they
- 34:41build
- 34:42an
- 34:42FC
- 34:42and
- 34:42what
- 34:43that
- 34:43looks
- 34:43like.
- 34:44I
- 34:44think
- 34:44that's
- 34:44a
- 34:44great
- 34:44nugget
- 34:45to
- 34:45end
- 34:45on
- 34:45because
- 34:45you're
- 34:45saying
- 34:46there's
- 34:46the
- 34:46infrastructural
- 34:47question
- 34:47and
- 34:47then
- 34:47there's
- 34:47also
- 34:48the
- 34:48software
- 34:49side
- 34:49of
- 34:49this
- 34:49that
- 34:49is
- 34:49going
- 34:50to
- 34:50become
- 34:50even
- 34:50more
- 34:51important
- 34:51to
- 34:51make
- 34:51the
- 34:52model
- 34:52work.
- 34:52And
- 34:52it
- 34:53all
- 34:53comes
- 34:53back
- 34:53to
- 34:53what
- 34:54you
- 34:54said
- 34:54at
- 34:54the
- 34:55throughout
- 34:55this
- 34:55discussion,
- 34:56which
- 34:56is
- 34:57you
- 34:57have
- 34:57to
- 34:57build
- 34:57the
- 34:58model
- 34:58that
- 34:58meets
- 34:59the
- 34:59demand
- 34:59not
- 35:00of
- 35:00just
- 35:00of
- 35:00your
- 35:00customer
- 35:01today,
- 35:01but
- 35:01of
- 35:01where
- 35:02your
- 35:02customer
- 35:02is
- 35:02going
- 35:02in
- 35:03the
- 35:03future.
- 35:03So
- 35:04thank
- 35:04you
- 35:04so
- 35:04much,
- 35:05Rita.
- 35:05That
- 35:05was
- 35:05excellent.
- 35:06Thank
- 35:06you
- 35:06so
- 35:06much
- 35:06for
- 35:07having
- 35:07me.
- 35:07Chris.
- 35:12Number
- 35:13four
- 35:13is
- 35:13brought
- 35:13to
- 35:13you
- 35:14by
- 35:14Ocampo
- 35:14Capital.
- 35:15Ocampo
- 35:15Capital
- 35:15is
- 35:16a
- 35:16venture
- 35:16capital
- 35:16firm
- 35:17founded
- 35:17by
- 35:17retail
- 35:18executives
- 35:18with
- 35:18the
- 35:19aim
- 35:19of
- 35:19helping
- 35:19early
- 35:20stage
- 35:20consumer
- 35:20businesses
- 35:21succeed
- 35:22through
- 35:22investment
- 35:22and
- 35:23operational
- 35:23support.
- 35:24Learn
- 35:24more@ocampocapital.com
- 35:28all
- 35:28right,
- 35:28headline
- 35:28number
- 35:29four.
- 35:29I
- 35:30can't
- 35:30wait
- 35:30to
- 35:30hear
- 35:30your
- 35:30thoughts
- 35:31on
- 35:31this,
- 35:31Chris.
- 35:32Bed,
- 35:32Bath
- 35:33and
- 35:33Beyond
- 35:33has
- 35:33launched
- 35:34its
- 35:34legendary
- 35:35Coupon
- 35:35Hunt,
- 35:37a
- 35:3721
- 35:38day
- 35:38nationwide
- 35:39event
- 35:39running
- 35:39June
- 35:4022
- 35:40through
- 35:41July
- 35:4113,
- 35:42inviting
- 35:43customers
- 35:43to
- 35:43dig
- 35:44out
- 35:44their
- 35:44old
- 35:45iconic
- 35:45blue
- 35:4620
- 35:47off
- 35:47coupons.
- 35:48According
- 35:48to
- 35:49Retail
- 35:49Dive,
- 35:49customers
- 35:50can
- 35:50bring
- 35:50any
- 35:51old
- 35:51Bed,
- 35:52Bath
- 35:52and
- 35:52Beyond
- 35:52coupon
- 35:53to
- 35:53participating
- 35:53Bed,
- 35:54Bath
- 35:54and
- 35:54Beyond
- 35:55and
- 35:55the
- 35:55Container
- 35:56Store
- 35:56and
- 35:57Kirkland's
- 35:58Home
- 35:58locations
- 35:58nationwide.
- 36:00And
- 36:00each
- 36:00coupon
- 36:01brought
- 36:01in
- 36:02serves
- 36:02as
- 36:02a
- 36:02sweepstakes
- 36:03entry
- 36:03for
- 36:04a
- 36:04grand
- 36:04prize
- 36:04of
- 36:05$100,000
- 36:07everything
- 36:07home
- 36:07refresh
- 36:09using
- 36:09products
- 36:10from
- 36:11across
- 36:11the
- 36:12Bed,
- 36:12Bath
- 36:12and
- 36:12Beyond
- 36:13Inc.
- 36:13Family
- 36:13of
- 36:14brands.
- 36:15Okay,
- 36:15so
- 36:15Chris,
- 36:16this
- 36:16is
- 36:16also
- 36:17the
- 36:17A
- 36:17and
- 36:17M
- 36:18put
- 36:18you
- 36:18on
- 36:18the
- 36:18spot
- 36:18question
- 36:19of
- 36:19the
- 36:19week.
- 36:20So
- 36:20glad
- 36:20A
- 36:20and
- 36:20M
- 36:21chose
- 36:21you
- 36:21instead
- 36:21of
- 36:22me
- 36:22this
- 36:22time.
- 36:22This
- 36:22is
- 36:22fun.
- 36:23Yeah.
- 36:24So
- 36:24here
- 36:24it
- 36:24is.
- 36:25Do
- 36:25you
- 36:25see
- 36:25this
- 36:26coupon
- 36:26sweepstakes
- 36:27approach
- 36:27as
- 36:28a
- 36:28clever
- 36:28way
- 36:29to
- 36:29rebuild
- 36:29loyalty?
- 36:30Or
- 36:30does
- 36:30it
- 36:30risk
- 36:31training
- 36:31customers
- 36:32to
- 36:32expect
- 36:33gimmicks
- 36:33instead
- 36:34of
- 36:34long
- 36:34term
- 36:34value?
- 36:36Oh
- 36:36man,
- 36:36I
- 36:36don't
- 36:37know
- 36:37what
- 36:37this
- 36:37trains
- 36:37customers
- 36:38to
- 36:38expect
- 36:38because
- 36:38on
- 36:39the,
- 36:39on
- 36:39the
- 36:39gimmick
- 36:40scale,
- 36:40if,
- 36:40if
- 36:41I
- 36:41was
- 36:41to
- 36:41do
- 36:41a
- 36:411
- 36:41to
- 36:4210
- 36:42gimmick
- 36:42scale,
- 36:43I'd
- 36:43give
- 36:43this
- 36:43like
- 36:43a
- 36:4399
- 36:44gen.
- 36:44That's
- 36:45how,
- 36:45that's
- 36:45how
- 36:45gimmicky
- 36:46I
- 36:46think
- 36:46this
- 36:46thing
- 36:46is.
- 36:47This
- 36:47is
- 36:47the
- 36:47most
- 36:47gimmicky
- 36:48promotion
- 36:48I
- 36:48think
- 36:48I've,
- 36:49I've
- 36:49can
- 36:49remember
- 36:50in
- 36:50quite
- 36:50some
- 36:51time.
- 36:51And
- 36:51aren't
- 36:52there
- 36:52only
- 36:52like,
- 36:52aren't
- 36:53there
- 36:53only
- 36:53like
- 36:5322
- 36:54bed,
- 36:54bath
- 36:54and
- 36:54beyond
- 36:55stores
- 36:55that
- 36:55are
- 36:55even
- 36:55open
- 36:56like
- 36:56that
- 36:56carry
- 36:57the
- 36:57Bed,
- 36:57Bath
- 36:57and
- 36:58Beyond
- 36:58name?
- 36:59So
- 36:59like,
- 36:59I
- 36:59don't
- 36:59even
- 36:59understand
- 37:00how
- 37:00this
- 37:00makes
- 37:01any
- 37:01hay
- 37:02whatsoever
- 37:03to
- 37:03begin
- 37:03with.
- 37:03And,
- 37:04and
- 37:04your
- 37:04hook
- 37:04is
- 37:05bringing
- 37:05in
- 37:05old
- 37:05expired
- 37:06coupons.
- 37:07I
- 37:07mean,
- 37:07I
- 37:08don't
- 37:08know
- 37:08about
- 37:08you,
- 37:08Jen,
- 37:08but
- 37:08I
- 37:08don't
- 37:09even
- 37:09miss
- 37:09Bed,
- 37:09Bath
- 37:10and
- 37:10Beyond
- 37:10and
- 37:10I
- 37:10definitely
- 37:11don't
- 37:11miss
- 37:11the
- 37:11coupons
- 37:12in
- 37:12my
- 37:12drunk
- 37:13drawer.
- 37:13Maybe
- 37:13some
- 37:13people
- 37:14do,
- 37:14but
- 37:15I
- 37:15think
- 37:15they're
- 37:16just
- 37:16doing
- 37:16this
- 37:16because
- 37:17they
- 37:17can.
- 37:18And
- 37:18I
- 37:18hope
- 37:18they're
- 37:18not
- 37:19resting
- 37:19on
- 37:19their
- 37:19laurels
- 37:20that
- 37:20this
- 37:20is
- 37:20gonna,
- 37:20or
- 37:21putting
- 37:21any
- 37:21big
- 37:21hopes
- 37:22on
- 37:22this
- 37:22because,
- 37:23because
- 37:23I
- 37:23just
- 37:23don't
- 37:24think
- 37:24it's
- 37:24gonna
- 37:24drive
- 37:24anything
- 37:25either.
- 37:25And
- 37:25which
- 37:26I'm
- 37:26guessing
- 37:26it's,
- 37:27I'm
- 37:27guessing
- 37:27they're
- 37:28not
- 37:28putting
- 37:28anything
- 37:28big
- 37:28into
- 37:29it
- 37:29because
- 37:29if
- 37:29the
- 37:29grand
- 37:29prize
- 37:30is
- 37:30a
- 37:30hundred
- 37:30thousand
- 37:30dollar
- 37:31home
- 37:32refresh,
- 37:32it
- 37:32feels
- 37:33like
- 37:33they're
- 37:33hedging
- 37:33their
- 37:34bets
- 37:34already
- 37:34in
- 37:34terms
- 37:34of
- 37:35the
- 37:35number
- 37:35of
- 37:35coupons
- 37:35that
- 37:36they,
- 37:36they
- 37:36think
- 37:36or
- 37:37are
- 37:37estimating
- 37:37they're
- 37:38gonna
- 37:38get
- 37:38back.
- 37:38You
- 37:39know,
- 37:39like
- 37:39they're,
- 37:40they're,
- 37:40they're
- 37:40kind
- 37:40of
- 37:40dipping
- 37:41their
- 37:41toe
- 37:41into
- 37:41this
- 37:42gimmicky
- 37:42promotion
- 37:43in
- 37:43and
- 37:43of
- 37:43itself
- 37:44too.
- 37:44But
- 37:44I
- 37:44don't
- 37:45know,
- 37:45Jen,
- 37:45do
- 37:45you
- 37:46agree
- 37:46with
- 37:46me
- 37:46or
- 37:46are
- 37:46you
- 37:46like,
- 37:47oh
- 37:47yeah,
- 37:47I've
- 37:48already
- 37:48gone
- 37:48through
- 37:48the,
- 37:49I've
- 37:49already
- 37:49gone
- 37:49through
- 37:49the
- 37:49junk.
- 37:50Jordan
- 37:50pulled
- 37:50them
- 37:50all
- 37:50out
- 37:51and
- 37:51I'm
- 37:51heading
- 37:51there
- 37:51this
- 37:51weekend.
- 37:52Chris,
- 37:52like,
- 37:52what's
- 37:53your
- 37:53take?
- 37:53I
- 37:54could
- 37:54not
- 37:54agree
- 37:55with
- 37:55you
- 37:55more,
- 37:55Chris.
- 37:57I
- 37:57think
- 37:57this
- 37:57is
- 37:57just
- 37:58a
- 37:58ploy
- 37:58for
- 37:58a
- 37:58little
- 37:58bit
- 37:59of
- 37:59buzz
- 37:59and
- 37:59attention,
- 38:00but
- 38:01I
- 38:01can't
- 38:01see
- 38:02a
- 38:02whole
- 38:02volume
- 38:02of
- 38:03people
- 38:03digging
- 38:03out
- 38:04old
- 38:04coupons
- 38:04to
- 38:05a
- 38:05store
- 38:05that
- 38:05they
- 38:05thought
- 38:05was
- 38:06shut
- 38:06down
- 38:06and
- 38:06never
- 38:07coming
- 38:07back
- 38:10again.
- 38:10Some
- 38:10people
- 38:10might
- 38:11have
- 38:11them.
- 38:11Those
- 38:11are
- 38:12the
- 38:12loyalists.
- 38:12But
- 38:12I
- 38:13would
- 38:13guess
- 38:13those
- 38:13loyalists
- 38:14already
- 38:14know
- 38:14about
- 38:14the.
- 38:15Maybe
- 38:15you
- 38:16say
- 38:1622
- 38:16stores
- 38:17that
- 38:17are
- 38:17still
- 38:17out
- 38:17there
- 38:17and
- 38:18they're
- 38:18still
- 38:18somehow
- 38:18shopping
- 38:19the
- 38:19brand.
- 38:20It
- 38:20reminds
- 38:21me
- 38:21of
- 38:21this,
- 38:21this
- 38:22crazy
- 38:22story
- 38:22I
- 38:22heard
- 38:23about
- 38:23this
- 38:23fourth
- 38:24of
- 38:24July.
- 38:24Jeep
- 38:25is
- 38:26offering
- 38:26a
- 38:26very
- 38:26gimmicky
- 38:27thing
- 38:27where
- 38:28if
- 38:28the
- 38:29US
- 38:30Wins
- 38:30the
- 38:31World
- 38:31Cup,
- 38:31I
- 38:31believe
- 38:32it
- 38:32is,
- 38:33if
- 38:33the
- 38:33US
- 38:34Wins
- 38:34and
- 38:35your
- 38:35name
- 38:35is
- 38:35George
- 38:36Washington
- 38:37and
- 38:38you
- 38:38submit
- 38:39a
- 38:40entry,
- 38:40you're
- 38:41one
- 38:41of
- 38:41the
- 38:41first
- 38:42hundred
- 38:43George
- 38:43Washingtons
- 38:44to
- 38:44submit
- 38:44an
- 38:45entry,
- 38:45then
- 38:46you
- 38:46get
- 38:46like
- 38:46a
- 38:47free
- 38:47Jeep
- 38:47Wrangler
- 38:48or
- 38:48something.
- 38:48But
- 38:48I
- 38:49was
- 38:49laughing
- 38:49so
- 38:50hard
- 38:50as
- 38:50I
- 38:51heard
- 38:51it
- 38:51because
- 38:51I
- 38:51was
- 38:52like,
- 38:52how
- 38:52many
- 38:53George
- 38:53Washington's
- 38:54are
- 38:54there?
- 38:54And
- 38:54this
- 38:54is
- 38:54so
- 38:55interesting,
- 38:55but
- 38:55it's
- 38:55one
- 38:55of
- 38:56those
- 38:56things
- 38:56where
- 38:56like
- 38:56it
- 38:57might
- 38:57create
- 38:57a
- 38:57headline.
- 38:58We're
- 38:58here
- 38:58talking
- 38:59about
- 38:59it.
- 38:59There's
- 38:59some
- 39:00buzz,
- 39:00but
- 39:00I,
- 39:00I
- 39:01can't
- 39:01imagine
- 39:02that
- 39:02it's
- 39:02going
- 39:02to
- 39:02drum
- 39:02up
- 39:03real
- 39:03business
- 39:04for
- 39:04them.
- 39:05No.
- 39:05Well,
- 39:05the
- 39:06Bed,
- 39:06Bath
- 39:06and
- 39:06Beyond
- 39:06coupon
- 39:07thing
- 39:07was
- 39:07the
- 39:07most
- 39:07gimmicky
- 39:08headline
- 39:08until
- 39:08I
- 39:08heard
- 39:09about
- 39:09the
- 39:09Jeep
- 39:09George
- 39:10Washington
- 39:10giveaway.
- 39:11That's
- 39:11crazy.
- 39:12Yeah,
- 39:13George
- 39:13Washington.
- 39:14So
- 39:14if
- 39:14anyone's
- 39:14listening
- 39:14and
- 39:15your
- 39:15name's
- 39:15George
- 39:15Washington,
- 39:16please
- 39:16look
- 39:16it
- 39:16up.
- 39:16Yeah.
- 39:17Or
- 39:17if
- 39:17you
- 39:17really
- 39:18need
- 39:18a
- 39:18Jeep,
- 39:18go
- 39:18and
- 39:18change
- 39:19your
- 39:19name
- 39:19and
- 39:19hope
- 39:19for
- 39:20the
- 39:20best
- 39:20with
- 39:20the
- 39:20World
- 39:21cup
- 39:21soccer
- 39:21team
- 39:21for
- 39:22the
- 39:22US
- 39:22and
- 39:22their
- 39:22hopes.
- 39:23Who
- 39:23knows?
- 39:23You
- 39:24never
- 39:24know.
- 39:24Stranger
- 39:25things
- 39:25have
- 39:25happened.
- 39:26All
- 39:26right,
- 39:26Jen,
- 39:26let's
- 39:26get
- 39:27to
- 39:27the
- 39:27last
- 39:27headline,
- 39:27headline
- 39:28number
- 39:28five.
- 39:28And
- 39:28headline
- 39:29number
- 39:29five
- 39:29is
- 39:29brought
- 39:29to
- 39:29you
- 39:29by
- 39:30Valak.
- 39:30Valak
- 39:31is
- 39:31a
- 39:31proven
- 39:31e
- 39:32grocery
- 39:32technology
- 39:33built
- 39:33by
- 39:33grocers
- 39:34for
- 39:34grocers.
- 39:35Exactly
- 39:35the
- 39:36type
- 39:36of
- 39:36technology
- 39:36we
- 39:37like
- 39:37here
- 39:37at
- 39:37Omnitalk.
- 39:38They
- 39:38unite
- 39:38proprietary
- 39:39software
- 39:39with
- 39:39right
- 39:40size
- 39:40automation
- 39:40to
- 39:41make
- 39:41same
- 39:41day
- 39:41delivery
- 39:42profitable.
- 39:43Learn
- 39:43more
- 39:43visit
- 39:44volock.com
- 39:45that's
- 39:45v
- 39:45e
- 39:46l
- 39:46o
- 39:47q.com
- 39:47and
- 39:47I
- 39:48also
- 39:48just
- 39:48went
- 39:49and
- 39:49and
- 39:50visited
- 39:50and
- 39:50got
- 39:51an
- 39:51inside
- 39:51tour
- 39:52of
- 39:52their
- 39:52Austrian
- 39:53operation
- 39:54and
- 39:54it's
- 39:54pretty
- 39:55impressive.
- 39:55So
- 39:55I
- 39:55said
- 39:56go
- 39:56to
- 39:57Sweden.
- 39:57You
- 39:57can
- 39:57also
- 39:58go
- 39:58to
- 39:58Austria.
- 39:58Everybody
- 39:59too.
- 39:59If
- 39:59you're
- 39:59interested
- 39:59to
- 40:00learn
- 40:00more,
- 40:00just
- 40:00let
- 40:00me
- 40:01know.
- 40:01All
- 40:01right,
- 40:02headline
- 40:02number
- 40:02five.
- 40:02Target
- 40:03is
- 40:03named
- 40:03fashion
- 40:04icon
- 40:04Isaac
- 40:04Mizrahi
- 40:05as
- 40:05its
- 40:05first
- 40:06ever
- 40:06creative
- 40:06director
- 40:07at
- 40:07large.
- 40:08A
- 40:08brand
- 40:08new
- 40:09role
- 40:09in
- 40:09which
- 40:09Mizrahi
- 40:10will
- 40:10advise
- 40:10on
- 40:10product
- 40:11design,
- 40:12mentor
- 40:12Target
- 40:13designers
- 40:13and
- 40:13help
- 40:14the
- 40:14retailer
- 40:15reclaim
- 40:15its
- 40:15cheap,
- 40:16chic
- 40:16identity.
- 40:18According
- 40:18to
- 40:18Target's
- 40:19corporate
- 40:19press
- 40:19release,
- 40:20Mizrahi
- 40:20will
- 40:21serve
- 40:21as
- 40:21a
- 40:21creative
- 40:22advisor
- 40:22across
- 40:22key
- 40:23product
- 40:23and
- 40:23design
- 40:23milestones,
- 40:24including
- 40:25new
- 40:25product
- 40:25concepts,
- 40:26design
- 40:26innovation
- 40:27and
- 40:27emerging
- 40:28trends,
- 40:28working
- 40:28alongside
- 40:29Jenna
- 40:29Fox,
- 40:30Target's
- 40:30senior
- 40:31VP
- 40:31of
- 40:31design.
- 40:32This
- 40:32summer,
- 40:32Target
- 40:33will
- 40:33also
- 40:33launch
- 40:33a
- 40:34new
- 40:34mentorship
- 40:35program
- 40:35giving
- 40:35select
- 40:36designers
- 40:36from
- 40:36established
- 40:37leaders
- 40:37to
- 40:38emerging
- 40:38creatives
- 40:38direct
- 40:39access
- 40:39to
- 40:40Mizrahi
- 40:40through
- 40:40one
- 40:41on
- 40:41one
- 40:41sessions,
- 40:42immersion
- 40:42experiences,
- 40:43inspiration
- 40:44trips
- 40:44and
- 40:44design
- 40:45workshops.
- 40:46Jen,
- 40:46does
- 40:46the
- 40:47return
- 40:47of
- 40:47Isaac
- 40:47Mizrahi
- 40:48to
- 40:48Target
- 40:49excite
- 40:49you?
- 40:50It
- 40:50didn't
- 40:50come
- 40:51out
- 40:51of
- 40:51this
- 40:51headline
- 40:51like,
- 40:52oh,
- 40:52I
- 40:52cannot
- 40:53wait
- 40:53to
- 40:53see
- 40:53what
- 40:53Target
- 40:53comes
- 40:54up
- 40:54with.
- 40:55I
- 40:55do
- 40:55think
- 40:55it's
- 40:55interesting.
- 40:56I
- 40:56think
- 40:56it's,
- 40:58you
- 40:59know,
- 40:59if
- 40:59Mizrahi
- 41:00is
- 41:00here
- 41:00as
- 41:00a
- 41:00creative
- 41:01director
- 41:01and
- 41:02a
- 41:02sort
- 41:02of
- 41:04support
- 41:04system
- 41:05for,
- 41:06I
- 41:06think
- 41:06you
- 41:06Said
- 41:06Jenna
- 41:07Fox.
- 41:07Right.
- 41:08And
- 41:08any
- 41:08other
- 41:09designers
- 41:09there,
- 41:10I
- 41:10would
- 41:10be
- 41:11curious
- 41:11what
- 41:11their
- 41:11thought
- 41:12is
- 41:12on
- 41:12it.
- 41:12Is
- 41:12it
- 41:12more
- 41:13like,
- 41:13oh,
- 41:13we
- 41:13must
- 41:14really
- 41:14need
- 41:14help
- 41:15because
- 41:15now
- 41:16he's
- 41:16stepping
- 41:16in
- 41:16to
- 41:17help
- 41:17out,
- 41:18or
- 41:18are
- 41:18they
- 41:18excited
- 41:19about
- 41:19it?
- 41:19Like,
- 41:19wow,
- 41:20this
- 41:20is
- 41:20going
- 41:20to
- 41:20be
- 41:20fantastic.
- 41:21We
- 41:21need
- 41:21this
- 41:21type
- 41:22of,
- 41:22you
- 41:22know,
- 41:22fresh
- 41:23ideas
- 41:23and
- 41:23someone
- 41:24to
- 41:24bounce
- 41:24ideas
- 41:24off
- 41:25of.
- 41:25I'm
- 41:25not.
- 41:25I'm
- 41:26not
- 41:26sure.
- 41:27I'm
- 41:27not
- 41:28really
- 41:28convinced
- 41:29that
- 41:29lack
- 41:30of
- 41:30creative
- 41:30design
- 41:30was
- 41:31the
- 41:31biggest
- 41:31issue
- 41:32for
- 41:32Target
- 41:32today.
- 41:33So
- 41:35I
- 41:35don't
- 41:35think
- 41:35this
- 41:35could
- 41:36hurt.
- 41:36But
- 41:36when
- 41:36you
- 41:37say,
- 41:37does
- 41:37it
- 41:37excite
- 41:37me?
- 41:38Like,
- 41:38is
- 41:38this
- 41:38where
- 41:38Target
- 41:38really
- 41:39needs
- 41:39to
- 41:39be
- 41:39headed?
- 41:40I
- 41:40would
- 41:40say
- 41:40probably
- 41:40not.
- 41:41I
- 41:41think
- 41:41their
- 41:41biggest
- 41:42opportunity
- 41:43is
- 41:43service
- 41:44in
- 41:44the
- 41:44stores.
- 41:45I
- 41:45think
- 41:45they've
- 41:46lost
- 41:46that
- 41:46sort
- 41:47of
- 41:47red
- 41:48shirt
- 41:48service
- 41:48that
- 41:49they
- 41:49used
- 41:49to
- 41:49be
- 41:49known
- 41:50for.
- 41:51But
- 41:52staying
- 41:52ahead
- 41:52of
- 41:52the
- 41:53curve
- 41:53creatively
- 41:53can't
- 41:54hurt.
- 41:54I
- 41:54guess
- 41:54that's
- 41:55my
- 41:55thoughts.
- 41:55I'm
- 41:55really
- 41:55interested
- 41:56on
- 41:56your
- 41:56thoughts
- 41:56because
- 41:57you
- 41:57have
- 41:57more
- 41:58Target
- 41:58history
- 41:59and
- 41:59context
- 41:59to
- 42:00go
- 42:00from
- 42:00here.
- 42:01Yeah,
- 42:01I
- 42:01agree
- 42:01with
- 42:01you.
- 42:02I
- 42:02don't
- 42:02think
- 42:02this
- 42:02is
- 42:02the
- 42:02biggest
- 42:02issue.
- 42:03I
- 42:03think
- 42:03the
- 42:03biggest
- 42:03issue
- 42:03is
- 42:04operations
- 42:04and
- 42:04great
- 42:05merchandising,
- 42:06you
- 42:06know,
- 42:06both
- 42:06in
- 42:06store
- 42:07and
- 42:07online.
- 42:08You
- 42:08know,
- 42:08the
- 42:10product
- 42:10design,
- 42:11I
- 42:11think,
- 42:11has
- 42:11always
- 42:11been
- 42:12in
- 42:12the
- 42:12ethos
- 42:12of
- 42:13Target,
- 42:13and
- 42:13if
- 42:13they
- 42:14lost
- 42:14that
- 42:14in
- 42:14the
- 42:14short
- 42:15amount
- 42:15of
- 42:15time,
- 42:16that
- 42:16really
- 42:16says
- 42:17something,
- 42:17which
- 42:17is
- 42:17why
- 42:17I
- 42:17don't.
- 42:18This,
- 42:18this,
- 42:19this
- 42:19headline
- 42:19doesn't
- 42:20inspire
- 42:20me
- 42:20at
- 42:20all.
- 42:20It
- 42:21doesn't
- 42:21wet
- 42:21my.
- 42:21My
- 42:21whistle
- 42:22one
- 42:22bit,
- 42:22Jen.
- 42:23I
- 42:23think,
- 42:23you
- 42:23know,
- 42:23in
- 42:23fact,
- 42:24I
- 42:24think
- 42:25a
- 42:25lot
- 42:25of
- 42:25what
- 42:25I
- 42:25discussed
- 42:26in
- 42:26the
- 42:26headline
- 42:26actually
- 42:26seems
- 42:27silly.
- 42:27Like
- 42:27the
- 42:27whole
- 42:28tutelage
- 42:28thing.
- 42:29I
- 42:29mean,
- 42:29like
- 42:29we
- 42:30just
- 42:30said,
- 42:30you
- 42:30have
- 42:30a
- 42:30history
- 42:30of
- 42:31great
- 42:31design
- 42:31in
- 42:31your
- 42:31organization
- 42:32and
- 42:32you
- 42:32need
- 42:32tutelage.
- 42:33I
- 42:33mean,
- 42:34come
- 42:34on.
- 42:34Come
- 42:34on.
- 42:34That's
- 42:35just
- 42:35bogus
- 42:35to
- 42:35me,
- 42:36and
- 42:36I'm
- 42:36going
- 42:36deep
- 42:37on
- 42:37the
- 42:37press
- 42:37releases
- 42:38this
- 42:38week.
- 42:38But,
- 42:38like,
- 42:39that's
- 42:39just
- 42:40something
- 42:40you
- 42:40say
- 42:40to
- 42:40beef
- 42:40up
- 42:41the
- 42:41press
- 42:41release
- 42:41to
- 42:41make
- 42:42it
- 42:42sound
- 42:42cooler
- 42:43than
- 42:43it
- 42:43is
- 42:43if
- 42:43you
- 42:43step
- 42:44back
- 42:44from
- 42:44it.
- 42:44So
- 42:45all
- 42:46the
- 42:46designers
- 42:46are
- 42:46taking
- 42:46trend
- 42:47trips
- 42:47anyway,
- 42:48so
- 42:49that
- 42:49part
- 42:49just
- 42:49doesn't
- 42:49make
- 42:49sense
- 42:50to
- 42:50me.
- 42:50But
- 42:50the
- 42:51thing
- 42:51I
- 42:51really
- 42:51don't
- 42:51like
- 42:52about
- 42:52it,
- 42:52Jen,
- 42:52the
- 42:52reason
- 42:53it
- 42:53doesn't
- 42:53excite
- 42:53me
- 42:53at
- 42:53all.
- 42:54And
- 42:54I'm
- 42:54gonna
- 42:54share
- 42:54an
- 42:54anecdote
- 42:55on
- 42:55this
- 42:55one.
- 42:56I
- 42:56remember
- 42:57back
- 42:57when
- 42:58Target
- 42:58did
- 43:00the
- 43:00Missoni
- 43:01partnership.
- 43:01I'm
- 43:01sure
- 43:01you
- 43:01remember
- 43:02that
- 43:02too.
- 43:02It
- 43:02was
- 43:02a
- 43:02big
- 43:03deal,
- 43:03right?
- 43:03Blew
- 43:03out
- 43:04in
- 43:04minutes.
- 43:05Like,
- 43:05the
- 43:05supply
- 43:06and
- 43:06the
- 43:06stock
- 43:06was
- 43:06gone
- 43:07in
- 43:07just
- 43:07seconds.
- 43:08And
- 43:09there
- 43:09was
- 43:10talk
- 43:10of
- 43:10doing
- 43:10again.
- 43:11And
- 43:11I
- 43:11remember
- 43:11the
- 43:11CEO
- 43:12Greg
- 43:12Steinhoff
- 43:12at
- 43:13the
- 43:13time
- 43:13said
- 43:13you
- 43:13know,
- 43:13I
- 43:14asked
- 43:14the
- 43:14then
- 43:15cmo,
- 43:15Michael
- 43:16Francis,
- 43:16he
- 43:16said.
- 43:16I
- 43:16asked
- 43:17him,
- 43:17like,
- 43:17should
- 43:17we
- 43:17do
- 43:17it
- 43:18again?
- 43:18And
- 43:18Michael
- 43:19Francis
- 43:19told
- 43:19him.
- 43:19I
- 43:20don't
- 43:20remember
- 43:20exactly
- 43:20what
- 43:20he
- 43:20said,
- 43:21but
- 43:21he
- 43:21said
- 43:21something
- 43:21like,
- 43:21no,
- 43:22you'll
- 43:22never
- 43:22do
- 43:22this
- 43:22again.
- 43:23And
- 43:23he
- 43:23said,
- 43:24why
- 43:24not?
- 43:24And
- 43:24he
- 43:24said,
- 43:25because
- 43:25you
- 43:25can't
- 43:25go
- 43:25to
- 43:26the
- 43:26well
- 43:26again.
- 43:26It's
- 43:27just
- 43:27not.
- 43:27It's
- 43:28not
- 43:28cool.
- 43:29You
- 43:29can't.
- 43:30Our
- 43:30job
- 43:30as
- 43:31Target
- 43:31is
- 43:31to
- 43:31continually
- 43:32push
- 43:32the
- 43:33envelope
- 43:33and
- 43:33re
- 43:34up
- 43:34ourselves.
- 43:35And
- 43:35so
- 43:35going
- 43:36back
- 43:36to
- 43:36the
- 43:36well
- 43:36on
- 43:37Isaac
- 43:37Mizrahi,
- 43:38who
- 43:38was
- 43:38last
- 43:38in
- 43:38your
- 43:39assortment
- 43:39in
- 43:39the
- 43:39late
- 43:402000
- 43:41oughts,
- 43:43that's
- 43:43the
- 43:44opposite
- 43:44of
- 43:44that
- 43:44to
- 43:45me.
- 43:45And
- 43:45so
- 43:46it's.
- 43:46To
- 43:46me,
- 43:46it's
- 43:46almost
- 43:47lazy.
- 43:48And
- 43:48it
- 43:48also
- 43:48potentially
- 43:49gives,
- 43:49you
- 43:49know,
- 43:50too
- 43:50much
- 43:50control
- 43:50to
- 43:51one
- 43:51person,
- 43:51the
- 43:51way
- 43:51this
- 43:52is
- 43:52described,
- 43:52too.
- 43:53So
- 43:53I
- 43:53don't
- 43:53like
- 43:53it
- 43:53for
- 43:53that
- 43:54reason,
- 43:54too.
- 43:54But
- 43:55the
- 43:55biggest
- 43:55reason
- 43:55I
- 43:55don't
- 43:55like
- 43:55it
- 43:56is
- 43:56it
- 43:56doesn't
- 43:57it.
- 43:57We
- 43:58just
- 43:58said
- 43:58it
- 43:58at
- 43:58the
- 43:58outset.
- 43:59You
- 43:59got
- 43:59to
- 44:00merchandise,
- 44:01and
- 44:01so
- 44:01you
- 44:01got
- 44:01to
- 44:02do
- 44:02better.
- 44:02You
- 44:02got
- 44:02to
- 44:03try
- 44:03harder.
- 44:03You
- 44:03got
- 44:04to
- 44:04push
- 44:04the
- 44:04envelope
- 44:04harder
- 44:05than
- 44:05going
- 44:05back
- 44:06to
- 44:06the
- 44:06retread
- 44:07idea.
- 44:07That
- 44:07worked
- 44:08once.
- 44:08And
- 44:09how
- 44:09well
- 44:09it
- 44:09worked
- 44:09is
- 44:10still
- 44:10a
- 44:10big
- 44:10question
- 44:10to
- 44:10me
- 44:11too.
- 44:11You
- 44:12sort
- 44:12of
- 44:12have
- 44:12that
- 44:12Target
- 44:13background
- 44:14and
- 44:14history
- 44:15more
- 44:15so
- 44:15than
- 44:15I
- 44:15do.
- 44:16I'm
- 44:17not
- 44:17against
- 44:17this.
- 44:17I
- 44:18just
- 44:18don't.
- 44:19I
- 44:19don't
- 44:19know
- 44:19how
- 44:20many
- 44:20eggs
- 44:21they're
- 44:21putting
- 44:21in
- 44:21this
- 44:21basket.
- 44:22I
- 44:22guess
- 44:22I
- 44:22hope
- 44:23that
- 44:23the
- 44:23eggs
- 44:23are
- 44:23going
- 44:23in
- 44:24the
- 44:24other
- 44:24baskets,
- 44:24and
- 44:24this
- 44:25is
- 44:25just
- 44:25sort
- 44:25of
- 44:25a
- 44:25fun
- 44:26headline
- 44:26that
- 44:26they
- 44:26can
- 44:27share.
- 44:27Yeah.
- 44:28But,
- 44:28you
- 44:28know,
- 44:28like
- 44:28we
- 44:28always
- 44:28talk
- 44:28about
- 44:29on
- 44:29this
- 44:29show,
- 44:29you're
- 44:2910,000
- 44:30people.
- 44:30Right.
- 44:30And
- 44:30so,
- 44:30like,
- 44:31was.
- 44:31Would.
- 44:31Would
- 44:31the
- 44:32new
- 44:32Isaac
- 44:33Mizrahi
- 44:33assortment
- 44:34get
- 44:34you
- 44:34into
- 44:34Target
- 44:35again?
- 44:35Would
- 44:35you
- 44:35get
- 44:36excited
- 44:36to
- 44:36go
- 44:36see
- 44:36it?
- 44:37No.
- 44:38No.
- 44:39There
- 44:39you
- 44:39go.
- 44:39But
- 44:39also,
- 44:40he's
- 44:40creative
- 44:41director
- 44:41over
- 44:41all
- 44:42of
- 44:42the
- 44:42categories.
- 44:42Am
- 44:43I
- 44:43right?
- 44:43So
- 44:43it's
- 44:43not
- 44:43like
- 44:43an
- 44:44assort.
- 44:44It's
- 44:45not
- 44:45like
- 44:45just
- 44:45apparel.
- 44:46And
- 44:46he's
- 44:46coming
- 44:46out
- 44:46with
- 44:46a
- 44:46line
- 44:47or
- 44:47just
- 44:47home
- 44:48goods,
- 44:48and
- 44:48he's
- 44:48coming
- 44:48out
- 44:48with
- 44:49a
- 44:49line.
- 44:50I
- 44:50mean,
- 44:50I
- 44:50think
- 44:50there
- 44:51are
- 44:51some
- 44:51great
- 44:51lines
- 44:52at
- 44:52Target
- 44:52today.
- 44:52I
- 44:53think
- 44:53some
- 44:53of
- 44:53their
- 44:53home
- 44:54stuff
- 44:54is.
- 44:54Is
- 44:54amazing.
- 44:55I
- 44:55think
- 44:55they
- 44:55have
- 44:55a
- 44:56few
- 44:56clothing
- 44:56lines
- 44:57that
- 44:57are
- 44:57fantastic.
- 44:58Um,
- 44:59so.
- 45:00So,
- 45:00no,
- 45:01I
- 45:01don't
- 45:01exactly
- 45:02know,
- 45:02like,
- 45:03how
- 45:03they
- 45:03would
- 45:03even
- 45:04roll
- 45:04that
- 45:04out,
- 45:04because
- 45:04it's,
- 45:05you
- 45:06know,
- 45:06it's
- 45:06just
- 45:06that
- 45:06he's
- 45:07responsible
- 45:07for
- 45:08all
- 45:08of
- 45:08it.
- 45:08He's
- 45:09helping
- 45:09everyone
- 45:09with
- 45:10the
- 45:10role.
- 45:10Right.
- 45:11Where's
- 45:11it
- 45:11going
- 45:11to
- 45:11begin
- 45:12and
- 45:12end?
- 45:12Right.
- 45:13Yeah.
- 45:13So,
- 45:13yeah.
- 45:14How
- 45:14are
- 45:14you
- 45:14actually
- 45:14even
- 45:15going
- 45:15to
- 45:15feel
- 45:15the
- 45:15zhuzh,
- 45:16so
- 45:16to
- 45:16speak,
- 45:16relative
- 45:17to
- 45:17how
- 45:17you
- 45:17already
- 45:17felt
- 45:18the
- 45:18zhuzh.
- 45:19Right.
- 45:19And
- 45:19it's
- 45:19an
- 45:20expensive
- 45:20zhuz,
- 45:21I
- 45:21gotta
- 45:21imagine
- 45:22as
- 45:22well,
- 45:22when
- 45:22you
- 45:22bring
- 45:23somebody
- 45:23like
- 45:23that
- 45:23in,
- 45:23too,
- 45:25again,
- 45:25against
- 45:26your
- 45:26previous
- 45:26overhead
- 45:27to
- 45:27do
- 45:27what
- 45:28you
- 45:28said
- 45:28you
- 45:29thought
- 45:29they
- 45:29were
- 45:29doing
- 45:29fairly
- 45:30well.
- 45:30All
- 45:31right,
- 45:31well,
- 45:31let's
- 45:31go
- 45:31to
- 45:31the
- 45:31lightning
- 45:32round.
- 45:32Jen.
- 45:33Alan
- 45:33Greenspan
- 45:34sadly
- 45:35passed
- 45:35away
- 45:35at
- 45:35the
- 45:36fine
- 45:36age
- 45:36of
- 45:36100
- 45:37years
- 45:37old.
- 45:37God,
- 45:37I
- 45:38wish
- 45:38we
- 45:38could
- 45:38all
- 45:38live
- 45:38to
- 45:38be
- 45:39that
- 45:39old
- 45:40this
- 45:40past
- 45:40week.
- 45:40Jen,
- 45:41who
- 45:41is
- 45:41your
- 45:42favorite
- 45:43economist
- 45:44of
- 45:44all
- 45:44time?
- 45:45I've
- 45:45never
- 45:45asked
- 45:46anyone
- 45:46this
- 45:46question.
- 45:47Who
- 45:47is
- 45:47your
- 45:47favorite
- 45:47economist
- 45:48of
- 45:48all
- 45:48time?
- 45:49You're
- 45:49always
- 45:50asking
- 45:50me
- 45:50these
- 45:51very
- 45:51good
- 45:51questions,
- 45:52Chris.
- 45:55I
- 45:55don't
- 45:55know
- 45:56that
- 45:56I
- 45:56have
- 45:56a
- 45:56favorite
- 45:56economist,
- 45:57per
- 45:57se.
- 45:58Not
- 45:58sure
- 45:58that
- 45:58that
- 45:59will
- 45:59shock
- 45:59you,
- 45:59but
- 46:00I
- 46:00guess
- 46:00I'm
- 46:01going
- 46:01to
- 46:01answer
- 46:01with,
- 46:02his
- 46:02name
- 46:02is
- 46:02Nate
- 46:03Kornaki,
- 46:04I
- 46:04think
- 46:04is
- 46:04the
- 46:04way
- 46:04you
- 46:05pronounce
- 46:05it.
- 46:06He's
- 46:06more
- 46:06of
- 46:06an
- 46:06analyst,
- 46:07but
- 46:08he's
- 46:08the
- 46:08guy
- 46:08that,
- 46:08like,
- 46:09on
- 46:09election
- 46:09night,
- 46:09he's
- 46:10watching
- 46:11polls.
- 46:11Yeah,
- 46:12but
- 46:12he
- 46:12also,
- 46:12he
- 46:13does
- 46:13sports.
- 46:13Like,
- 46:14they'll
- 46:14bring
- 46:14him
- 46:14on
- 46:14SportsCenter
- 46:15and
- 46:15they'll
- 46:15do
- 46:15the
- 46:16same
- 46:16thing
- 46:16for,
- 46:16I
- 46:16don't
- 46:17know,
- 46:17playoffs
- 46:17or
- 46:17something.
- 46:18So
- 46:19I
- 46:19like
- 46:19him.
- 46:19I
- 46:19like
- 46:20his
- 46:20energy,
- 46:20and
- 46:20I
- 46:20just
- 46:21like
- 46:21anything
- 46:21he
- 46:22says.
- 46:22I'm
- 46:22very
- 46:22into
- 46:23it.
- 46:23So
- 46:23I'm
- 46:23going
- 46:23to.
- 46:24He's
- 46:24not
- 46:24an
- 46:24economist,
- 46:25but
- 46:25that's
- 46:25my
- 46:25answer.
- 46:25He's.
- 46:26He
- 46:26wears
- 46:26the
- 46:26khakis
- 46:27and
- 46:27he
- 46:27gets
- 46:27really
- 46:27excited
- 46:28about
- 46:28the
- 46:28dad.
- 46:28Rolls
- 46:29up
- 46:29his
- 46:29sleeves,
- 46:29right?
- 46:30He
- 46:30always
- 46:30says
- 46:30his
- 46:30sleeves
- 46:30rolled
- 46:31up.
- 46:31Yeah,
- 46:31yeah,
- 46:32yeah,
- 46:32I
- 46:32know
- 46:32who
- 46:32you're
- 46:32talking
- 46:32about.
- 46:32I
- 46:32know
- 46:33he's
- 46:33talking
- 46:33about.
- 46:33Yeah,
- 46:33for
- 46:33sure.
- 46:34Fun.
- 46:34So
- 46:34can
- 46:35I
- 46:35say
- 46:35him?
- 46:35Because
- 46:35I
- 46:36don't
- 46:36have
- 46:36an
- 46:36economist.
- 46:37Yeah,
- 46:37for
- 46:37sure.
- 46:37He's
- 46:37like
- 46:37a
- 46:37dorky
- 46:38guy
- 46:38with
- 46:38glasses,
- 46:38rolled
- 46:39up
- 46:39sleeves.
- 46:39Yeah,
- 46:39I
- 46:39know
- 46:39who
- 46:40you're
- 46:40talking
- 46:40about.
- 46:40Yeah,
- 46:40he's
- 46:41fine.
- 46:41You
- 46:41could,
- 46:41you
- 46:41can.
- 46:41You
- 46:42can.
- 46:42You
- 46:42can.
- 46:42You
- 46:42can.
- 46:43You
- 46:43can
- 46:43claim
- 46:43him
- 46:43as
- 46:43an
- 46:44economist.
- 46:44There's
- 46:44no
- 46:45right
- 46:45answers
- 46:45here,
- 46:45Jen.
- 46:45It's
- 46:46a
- 46:46lightning
- 46:46round,
- 46:48so
- 46:48I'm
- 46:48going
- 46:48to
- 46:48ask
- 46:48you
- 46:49what
- 46:49I
- 46:49think
- 46:49is
- 46:49a
- 46:49much
- 46:49easier
- 46:50question.
- 46:52We
- 46:52are
- 46:53right
- 46:53in
- 46:53the
- 46:53middle
- 46:53of
- 46:54Amazon
- 46:54Prime
- 46:54Days.
- 46:55Do
- 46:55you
- 46:56participate
- 46:56in
- 46:56the
- 46:57prime
- 46:57day
- 46:57frenzy?
- 46:58And
- 46:58if
- 46:59so,
- 46:59are
- 46:59you
- 46:59holding
- 46:59anything
- 47:00in
- 47:00your
- 47:00cart
- 47:00at
- 47:00the
- 47:01moment?
- 47:02Oh,
- 47:02man,
- 47:03I,
- 47:04you
- 47:04know,
- 47:05I'm
- 47:05not
- 47:06a
- 47:06big
- 47:06Prime
- 47:06Day
- 47:06guy
- 47:07because
- 47:07I'm
- 47:07not
- 47:07that
- 47:07big.
- 47:07I'm
- 47:08not
- 47:08a
- 47:08big,
- 47:08like,
- 47:08consumptive
- 47:09spender.
- 47:10Like,
- 47:10I
- 47:10don't.
- 47:10I
- 47:11don't
- 47:11buy
- 47:11myself
- 47:12or
- 47:12my
- 47:12family
- 47:12that
- 47:13much
- 47:13stuff.
- 47:13Just,
- 47:14you
- 47:14know,
- 47:14randomly
- 47:14on
- 47:15deals.
- 47:16And.
- 47:16And
- 47:17I've
- 47:17also
- 47:17Been
- 47:17in
- 47:17Europe,
- 47:17so
- 47:18I'm
- 47:18not
- 47:18even
- 47:18plugged
- 47:18into
- 47:19it
- 47:19this
- 47:19year.
- 47:19Like,
- 47:19I
- 47:19actually
- 47:19forgot
- 47:20until,
- 47:20like,
- 47:21this
- 47:21morning
- 47:21that
- 47:21it
- 47:22was
- 47:22even
- 47:22happening,
- 47:23which
- 47:23just
- 47:23tells
- 47:24you
- 47:24how.
- 47:24How
- 47:24immersed
- 47:25I've
- 47:25been
- 47:25in
- 47:25European
- 47:26retail
- 47:26for
- 47:26the
- 47:26past
- 47:26three
- 47:27weeks.
- 47:27But.
- 47:28But
- 47:28it
- 47:28did
- 47:28give
- 47:29me
- 47:29an
- 47:29idea
- 47:29for
- 47:29October,
- 47:30which
- 47:30I'm
- 47:30going
- 47:30to
- 47:30talk
- 47:30to
- 47:31producer
- 47:31Ella
- 47:31about
- 47:31when
- 47:32we
- 47:32get
- 47:32done
- 47:32with
- 47:32this
- 47:32show,
- 47:33because
- 47:33I.
- 47:34I
- 47:34got
- 47:34some
- 47:34ideas
- 47:35percolating
- 47:35for.
- 47:35For
- 47:36the
- 47:36Omnitok
- 47:36fans.
- 47:37But
- 47:37what
- 47:37about
- 47:37you?
- 47:37I
- 47:37take.
- 47:38I
- 47:38take
- 47:38it
- 47:38you've
- 47:38got.
- 47:39I
- 47:39take
- 47:39it
- 47:39you've
- 47:39got.
- 47:40You've
- 47:40got
- 47:40something.
- 47:42You
- 47:42got
- 47:42your
- 47:42eye
- 47:43on,
- 47:43something
- 47:43that's
- 47:43in
- 47:43your
- 47:44cart
- 47:44for
- 47:44Prime
- 47:45Day?
- 47:46No,
- 47:46no,
- 47:46I
- 47:47don't.
- 47:47Sometimes
- 47:48on
- 47:48Prime
- 47:48Day,
- 47:49I'll
- 47:49pop
- 47:49in
- 47:50and
- 47:50just
- 47:50browse,
- 47:51but
- 47:51I'm
- 47:51not.
- 47:52My
- 47:52spending
- 47:53habits
- 47:53are
- 47:53not.
- 47:55I
- 47:55don't
- 47:55do
- 47:55a
- 47:55ton
- 47:56of
- 47:56research.
- 47:57And
- 47:58so
- 47:58if
- 47:58I,
- 47:58like,
- 47:59wanted
- 47:59something,
- 47:59needed
- 48:00something,
- 48:00I
- 48:00probably
- 48:01wouldn't
- 48:01even
- 48:01think
- 48:01to
- 48:02say,
- 48:02oh,
- 48:02I
- 48:02heard
- 48:03it
- 48:03might
- 48:03go
- 48:03on
- 48:03discount
- 48:04on
- 48:04Prime
- 48:05Day.
- 48:05So
- 48:05I'm
- 48:05not
- 48:06really
- 48:06a
- 48:07Prime
- 48:07Day
- 48:07girl,
- 48:07but,
- 48:07man,
- 48:08there
- 48:08are
- 48:08a
- 48:08lot
- 48:08of
- 48:08people
- 48:09that,
- 48:09they
- 48:09know
- 48:09all
- 48:09the
- 48:09deals
- 48:10and
- 48:10they're
- 48:10in
- 48:10their
- 48:11carts.
- 48:11I
- 48:11might
- 48:11look
- 48:12in
- 48:12the
- 48:12next
- 48:12day
- 48:12or
- 48:13so
- 48:13if
- 48:13I
- 48:13have
- 48:13time
- 48:14for
- 48:14a
- 48:14few
- 48:14things
- 48:14for
- 48:15camping.
- 48:15So
- 48:16we
- 48:16go
- 48:16up
- 48:16north
- 48:16a
- 48:16lot
- 48:16in
- 48:17the
- 48:17summer
- 48:17and
- 48:17I
- 48:18feel
- 48:18like
- 48:18I
- 48:18need
- 48:18deals
- 48:19if
- 48:19I'm
- 48:19going
- 48:19to
- 48:19buy
- 48:19things
- 48:20for
- 48:20camping.
- 48:20Right.
- 48:20Like
- 48:21those.
- 48:21It's
- 48:21our
- 48:22second
- 48:22home
- 48:23as
- 48:23such,
- 48:24but
- 48:24it's
- 48:24on
- 48:24wheels.
- 48:25Right,
- 48:25right.
- 48:26That
- 48:26makes
- 48:26sense.
- 48:26Yeah.
- 48:27So
- 48:27I'm
- 48:27not
- 48:27a
- 48:27huge
- 48:28Prime
- 48:28Day
- 48:28girl.
- 48:30All
- 48:30right,
- 48:31all
- 48:31right,
- 48:31next
- 48:32one.
- 48:32Jersey
- 48:32Mike's
- 48:33recently
- 48:33overtook
- 48:34Chick
- 48:34Fil
- 48:34A
- 48:35as
- 48:35Florida's
- 48:35favorite
- 48:36fast
- 48:36food
- 48:37chain.
- 48:38Jen,
- 48:38I
- 48:38know
- 48:38how
- 48:39big
- 48:39of
- 48:39a
- 48:39fan
- 48:39you
- 48:39are
- 48:39of
- 48:40fast
- 48:40food.
- 48:40Do
- 48:40you
- 48:41agree
- 48:41with
- 48:41the
- 48:41surveyed
- 48:42Floridians?
- 48:44I
- 48:44should
- 48:44tell
- 48:44my
- 48:45kids
- 48:45that
- 48:45you
- 48:45think
- 48:45I'm
- 48:45a
- 48:46big
- 48:46fan
- 48:46of
- 48:46fast
- 48:46food.
- 48:47They're
- 48:47like,
- 48:47mom
- 48:48never
- 48:48stops.
- 48:50But
- 48:50yes
- 48:51and
- 48:51yes.
- 48:51Because
- 48:52I
- 48:53love
- 48:53Jersey
- 48:53Mike's.
- 48:54We're
- 48:54big
- 48:54Jersey
- 48:55Mike's
- 48:55family
- 48:55over
- 48:55here.
- 48:56We
- 48:56get
- 48:56the.
- 48:56The
- 48:57giant
- 48:57subs
- 48:58and
- 48:58we
- 48:58cut
- 48:58them
- 48:58into
- 48:58like
- 48:59three
- 48:59or
- 48:59four
- 48:59and
- 48:59we
- 48:59just
- 48:59share
- 49:00a
- 49:00bunch
- 49:00of
- 49:00them
- 49:00for
- 49:00dinner
- 49:01on
- 49:01a
- 49:01lazy
- 49:01night
- 49:02where
- 49:02we
- 49:02don't
- 49:02feel
- 49:02like
- 49:02cooking.
- 49:03And
- 49:03Chick
- 49:04Fil
- 49:04A,
- 49:04I
- 49:05know
- 49:05everybody
- 49:05loves
- 49:06it.
- 49:06I
- 49:06love
- 49:06their
- 49:06service
- 49:07as
- 49:07well.
- 49:07But
- 49:07I've
- 49:08never
- 49:08been
- 49:08as
- 49:09wowed
- 49:09as
- 49:09most
- 49:10people
- 49:10with
- 49:10Chick
- 49:10Fil
- 49:11A
- 49:11to
- 49:11begin
- 49:11with.
- 49:11So
- 49:12I
- 49:12am
- 49:12definitely,
- 49:13definitely
- 49:14agreeing
- 49:14with
- 49:15the
- 49:15Floridians
- 49:16on
- 49:16this
- 49:16one.
- 49:17All
- 49:17right,
- 49:18you
- 49:18heard
- 49:18it
- 49:18here
- 49:18first,
- 49:19folks.
- 49:19What
- 49:20about
- 49:20you?
- 49:20Do
- 49:20you
- 49:20like
- 49:21Jersey
- 49:21Mike's
- 49:21or
- 49:22Chick.
- 49:22Fil
- 49:22A.
- 49:22I
- 49:23do
- 49:23like
- 49:23Jersey
- 49:23Mike's.
- 49:25I.
- 49:26The.
- 49:26The
- 49:26giant
- 49:27subs
- 49:27are
- 49:27just
- 49:27like
- 49:27too
- 49:28big
- 49:28for
- 49:28one
- 49:28person.
- 49:29Like,
- 49:29I
- 49:29could
- 49:29never
- 49:29eat
- 49:30that
- 49:30by
- 49:30myself.
- 49:30But,
- 49:31like,
- 49:31I've
- 49:31tried
- 49:32and
- 49:32failed.
- 49:32But.
- 49:34But,
- 49:35yeah,
- 49:35no,
- 49:35but
- 49:35I
- 49:35think
- 49:36it's.
- 49:36It's
- 49:36a.
- 49:36It's
- 49:36a
- 49:36close.
- 49:37It's
- 49:37a.
- 49:37It's
- 49:37a
- 49:37two
- 49:38horse
- 49:38race.
- 49:38It's
- 49:38close.
- 49:39Like,
- 49:39I
- 49:40think
- 49:40it
- 49:40depends
- 49:40on
- 49:40the
- 49:40day
- 49:41for
- 49:41me,
- 49:41Jen.
- 49:41It
- 49:42depends
- 49:42on
- 49:42my
- 49:42mood.
- 49:42I
- 49:42could
- 49:43go
- 49:43either
- 49:43way.
- 49:43I
- 49:43don't
- 49:44think
- 49:44I
- 49:44could
- 49:44ever
- 49:44say
- 49:45one
- 49:45is
- 49:46in
- 49:46the
- 49:46lead
- 49:46versus
- 49:47the
- 49:47other,
- 49:48you
- 49:48know?
- 49:48Okay.
- 49:49Better
- 49:50than
- 49:50Taco
- 49:50bell
- 49:50for
- 49:51you.
- 49:51100%.
- 49:52Better
- 49:52than
- 49:53Taco
- 49:53Bell
- 49:53for
- 49:53me,
- 49:54Jen.
- 49:54100%.
- 49:56Right,
- 49:57the
- 49:58last
- 49:58question
- 49:58here
- 49:59for
- 49:59you.
- 50:00So
- 50:00next
- 50:00week
- 50:00we're
- 50:00headed
- 50:01into
- 50:01the
- 50:01fourth
- 50:01of
- 50:01July
- 50:02weekend.
- 50:03I
- 50:03know
- 50:03the
- 50:04grocery
- 50:04stores
- 50:04are
- 50:04all
- 50:04stocked
- 50:05up
- 50:05on
- 50:05their
- 50:05hot
- 50:05dogs
- 50:06and
- 50:06their
- 50:06buns
- 50:06and
- 50:06all
- 50:07things
- 50:07condiments.
- 50:07Right.
- 50:09In
- 50:09honor
- 50:09of
- 50:09our
- 50:10independence
- 50:10and
- 50:10the
- 50:11country's
- 50:11history,
- 50:11do
- 50:12you
- 50:12have
- 50:12a
- 50:12favorite
- 50:13US
- 50:13President
- 50:14or
- 50:14historical
- 50:16figure?
- 50:16Oh,
- 50:17my
- 50:17God.
- 50:18That's
- 50:18a
- 50:18really
- 50:19tough
- 50:19question
- 50:19to
- 50:19answer
- 50:19given
- 50:20the
- 50:20fact
- 50:20that
- 50:20probably
- 50:20all
- 50:21my
- 50:21answers
- 50:21have
- 50:21been
- 50:22canceled
- 50:22by
- 50:23the
- 50:23culture
- 50:23at
- 50:23some
- 50:24point
- 50:24in
- 50:24time,
- 50:24you
- 50:24know,
- 50:25without
- 50:25even
- 50:25knowing.
- 50:25Historical.
- 50:26Historical.
- 50:27Historical.
- 50:27Right.
- 50:29Yeah.
- 50:29So
- 50:29I
- 50:29think
- 50:30my
- 50:30favorite
- 50:32residential
- 50:32historical
- 50:33figure
- 50:33would
- 50:34be.
- 50:34I
- 50:34think
- 50:34I
- 50:34got
- 50:34to
- 50:35go
- 50:35with
- 50:35Andrew
- 50:35Jackson.
- 50:36You
- 50:36know,
- 50:36he's
- 50:36on
- 50:37the
- 50:37$20
- 50:37bill,
- 50:38but
- 50:38really,
- 50:39because
- 50:39he's
- 50:39got
- 50:40the
- 50:40best
- 50:40nickname,
- 50:41Old
- 50:41Hickory.
- 50:42Old
- 50:42Hickory
- 50:43is
- 50:43a
- 50:43baller
- 50:44nickname.
- 50:44I'd
- 50:44be
- 50:45lucky
- 50:45to
- 50:45have
- 50:45a
- 50:45nickname
- 50:46like
- 50:46that.
- 50:46I've
- 50:46never
- 50:46had
- 50:46a
- 50:46nickname,
- 50:47Jen.
- 50:47I'm
- 50:47kind
- 50:47of
- 50:47jealous
- 50:48of.
- 50:48Of
- 50:48any
- 50:49nicknames.
- 50:49And
- 50:49yet
- 50:50here's
- 50:50a
- 50:50guy
- 50:50that's
- 50:50Old
- 50:51Hickory.
- 50:51That's
- 50:51just.
- 50:52That's
- 50:52just
- 50:52awesome.
- 50:53I
- 50:53love
- 50:53that.
- 50:54All
- 50:54right,
- 50:54well,
- 50:54today's
- 50:55podcast
- 50:55was
- 50:55produced
- 50:56with
- 50:56the
- 50:56help
- 50:56and
- 50:56support,
- 50:57as
- 50:57it
- 50:57always
- 50:57is,
- 50:57of
- 50:58Ella
- 50:58sirjord.
- 50:59Ella,
- 50:59come
- 50:59on
- 51:00in
- 51:00here.
- 51:00Which
- 51:01headline
- 51:01won
- 51:01the
- 51:02week
- 51:02for
- 51:02you?
- 51:02Which
- 51:02headline
- 51:03discussion
- 51:03or
- 51:04just
- 51:04topic
- 51:04in
- 51:04general
- 51:05won
- 51:05the
- 51:05week
- 51:05for
- 51:05you?
- 51:06Yeah,
- 51:07I
- 51:07mean,
- 51:07the
- 51:07most
- 51:07relatable
- 51:08headline
- 51:08for
- 51:08me
- 51:09right
- 51:09now
- 51:09is
- 51:09E
- 51:09Grocery.
- 51:10And
- 51:10Chris,
- 51:11we've
- 51:11talked
- 51:11about
- 51:11this
- 51:12a
- 51:12lot,
- 51:13but
- 51:13I
- 51:13found
- 51:14myself
- 51:14using
- 51:14pickup
- 51:15almost
- 51:15every
- 51:15time
- 51:15for
- 51:15my
- 51:16groceries.
- 51:16And
- 51:17I
- 51:17can
- 51:17imagine
- 51:18delivery
- 51:18is
- 51:18next.
- 51:19I
- 51:19haven't
- 51:19quite
- 51:19gotten
- 51:20there,
- 51:21but
- 51:21I
- 51:21agree
- 51:22with
- 51:22you,
- 51:22Jen.
- 51:22Time
- 51:23is
- 51:23money.
- 51:23I
- 51:24save
- 51:24so
- 51:25much
- 51:26much
- 51:26money.
- 51:26It
- 51:26saves
- 51:27me
- 51:27energy
- 51:28and
- 51:29also
- 51:29building
- 51:29it
- 51:30into
- 51:30my
- 51:30schedule.
- 51:30Like
- 51:31saying,
- 51:31hey,
- 51:31I'm
- 51:31gonna
- 51:31pick
- 51:31up
- 51:32at
- 51:324pm
- 51:33it
- 51:33makes
- 51:33my
- 51:33week
- 51:34so
- 51:34much
- 51:34more
- 51:34seamless.
- 51:36And
- 51:36Chris,
- 51:36I
- 51:37have
- 51:37to
- 51:37shout
- 51:37out
- 51:37your
- 51:38LinkedIn
- 51:38video
- 51:38with
- 51:39Vlock
- 51:39and
- 51:39seeing
- 51:40the
- 51:40behind
- 51:40the
- 51:40scenes
- 51:41the
- 51:41future
- 51:41of
- 51:41grocery
- 51:42is
- 51:43almost
- 51:43scary.
- 51:44Like,
- 51:44I
- 51:45sent
- 51:45it
- 51:45to
- 51:45my
- 51:45entire
- 51:46family
- 51:46and
- 51:46I
- 51:46said,
- 51:46you
- 51:47guys
- 51:47need
- 51:47to
- 51:47look,
- 51:47look,
- 51:48look
- 51:48at
- 51:48this.
- 51:48There
- 51:49are
- 51:49robots
- 51:50picking
- 51:50up
- 51:50groceries
- 51:51in
- 51:51Europe.
- 51:52Is
- 51:52it
- 51:52coming
- 51:52to
- 51:53us?
- 51:53I
- 51:53don't
- 51:53know.
- 51:54Yeah,
- 51:54yeah,
- 51:54no,
- 51:55I
- 51:55forgot.
- 51:55I
- 51:55forgot
- 51:55we
- 51:55had
- 51:56that
- 51:56conversation
- 51:56yesterday.
- 51:57You
- 51:57and
- 51:57I
- 51:57spent
- 51:57like
- 51:5710
- 51:57or
- 51:5715
- 51:58minutes
- 51:58after,
- 51:59after
- 51:59we
- 52:00put
- 52:00that
- 52:00video
- 52:00out,
- 52:00just
- 52:00talking
- 52:01about,
- 52:01like,
- 52:01you
- 52:01know,
- 52:02hey,
- 52:02yeah,
- 52:02maybe
- 52:02I
- 52:02need
- 52:02to
- 52:03try
- 52:03grocery
- 52:04delivery,
- 52:04you
- 52:05know,
- 52:05more
- 52:05so,
- 52:05I
- 52:05mean,
- 52:05you're
- 52:05already
- 52:06getting
- 52:06your
- 52:06Starbucks
- 52:06delivered
- 52:07like
- 52:07we
- 52:07talked
- 52:07about,
- 52:07but
- 52:08maybe
- 52:08you
- 52:08need
- 52:08to
- 52:08try
- 52:09it.
- 52:09Sounds
- 52:09like.
- 52:09Jen,
- 52:10what
- 52:10percentage
- 52:10of
- 52:11your
- 52:11grocery.
- 52:11Grocery
- 52:12buying
- 52:12is
- 52:13actually
- 52:13done
- 52:13online
- 52:13now?
- 52:14Easily.
- 52:1480
- 52:15plus.
- 52:1680
- 52:16plus.
- 52:17Wow.
- 52:17Yes.
- 52:17I'm
- 52:17a
- 52:18very,
- 52:18like,
- 52:18routine
- 52:19girl
- 52:19over
- 52:19here,
- 52:20you
- 52:20know,
- 52:20keeping
- 52:20the
- 52:20family
- 52:21and
- 52:21the
- 52:21business
- 52:21and
- 52:22everything.
- 52:22Rol,
- 52:23I
- 52:23have
- 52:24a
- 52:24couple
- 52:24of
- 52:24grocers
- 52:25that
- 52:25I
- 52:25do
- 52:26online
- 52:26orders
- 52:26for
- 52:27every
- 52:27week.
- 52:27I
- 52:28don't
- 52:28just
- 52:28do
- 52:28one.
- 52:28I
- 52:28have
- 52:29different
- 52:29things
- 52:29I
- 52:29like
- 52:29at
- 52:30different.
- 52:30And
- 52:30then
- 52:31I
- 52:31would
- 52:31say
- 52:31we
- 52:31make
- 52:31one
- 52:31stop
- 52:32a
- 52:32week
- 52:32for
- 52:34specific
- 52:35things
- 52:35or
- 52:36if
- 52:37one
- 52:37of
- 52:37us
- 52:37has
- 52:38time.
- 52:38But
- 52:38honestly,
- 52:39it's
- 52:39always
- 52:39dependent
- 52:40on
- 52:40time.
- 52:40Like
- 52:42the
- 52:42delivery
- 52:42is
- 52:43clutch
- 52:43for
- 52:44busy
- 52:44parents.
- 52:46Busy.
- 52:46Everybody's
- 52:47right.
- 52:49And
- 52:49Ella,
- 52:49you
- 52:50have
- 52:50to
- 52:50give
- 52:50it
- 52:50a
- 52:50shot
- 52:50because
- 52:51I
- 52:51don't
- 52:52like
- 52:52that
- 52:52with
- 52:52pickup,
- 52:53I
- 52:53have
- 52:53to
- 52:53schedule
- 52:54it
- 52:54in.
- 52:54It's
- 52:54like,
- 52:54oh,
- 52:55I
- 52:55have
- 52:55to
- 52:55be
- 52:55there
- 52:55at
- 52:554.
- 52:56Well,
- 52:56guess
- 52:56what?
- 52:56I
- 52:56have
- 52:56to
- 52:56drop
- 52:57a
- 52:57kid
- 52:57off
- 52:57in
- 52:58Byron
- 52:58center
- 52:58at
- 52:596:30.
- 52:59And
- 52:59then
- 53:00I
- 53:00have,
- 53:00you
- 53:00know,
- 53:00I
- 53:00don't
- 53:00want
- 53:01to
- 53:01have
- 53:01to
- 53:01be
- 53:01anywhere.
- 53:01I
- 53:02like
- 53:02it
- 53:02when
- 53:02they
- 53:02deliver
- 53:02it
- 53:03while
- 53:03I'm
- 53:03in
- 53:03a
- 53:03meeting.
- 53:04And
- 53:04then
- 53:04we
- 53:04just
- 53:05have
- 53:05to
- 53:05bring
- 53:05it
- 53:05into
- 53:05the
- 53:05fridge.
- 53:06Yeah.
- 53:07What's
- 53:07your
- 53:07most
- 53:07used
- 53:08app?
- 53:08Mine
- 53:08is
- 53:08Aldi.
- 53:10I
- 53:10use
- 53:10Instacart
- 53:11for
- 53:11two
- 53:12of
- 53:12the
- 53:12grocers
- 53:12that,
- 53:13that
- 53:13we
- 53:13order
- 53:13from
- 53:13regularly.
- 53:14And
- 53:14then
- 53:14we
- 53:15go
- 53:15directly.
- 53:15We're
- 53:15in
- 53:16Michigan,
- 53:16so
- 53:16we
- 53:16go
- 53:16directly
- 53:17to
- 53:17the
- 53:17Meijer
- 53:17app.
- 53:17App
- 53:18for
- 53:18the
- 53:18loyalty.
- 53:18Because
- 53:19you
- 53:19do
- 53:19get
- 53:19your
- 53:19loyalty
- 53:20and
- 53:20such
- 53:20when
- 53:20you
- 53:20deliver
- 53:21straight
- 53:21from
- 53:21them.
- 53:21This
- 53:22is
- 53:22so
- 53:22great.
- 53:22God,
- 53:23I'm
- 53:23like
- 53:23a
- 53:23kid
- 53:23in
- 53:24a
- 53:24candy
- 53:24store
- 53:24listening
- 53:24to
- 53:24YouTube
- 53:25talks.
- 53:26This
- 53:26is
- 53:26so
- 53:26great.
- 53:27Ella,
- 53:28just
- 53:28so
- 53:28you
- 53:28know,
- 53:28Instacart
- 53:29delivers
- 53:29Aldi,
- 53:30right?
- 53:30So
- 53:31I
- 53:31deliver
- 53:31Instacart
- 53:32and
- 53:32Costco
- 53:33via.
- 53:33I'm
- 53:33sorry,
- 53:34Aldi
- 53:34and
- 53:34Costco
- 53:35via
- 53:35Instacart.
- 53:36Okay.
- 53:36Because
- 53:36the
- 53:36one
- 53:37thing
- 53:37with
- 53:37Aldi's
- 53:37pickup
- 53:38is
- 53:38you
- 53:38have
- 53:38to
- 53:38pay
- 53:39a
- 53:39fee.
- 53:39But
- 53:40I
- 53:40like
- 53:40it
- 53:40because
- 53:40it's
- 53:40not
- 53:40as
- 53:40busy
- 53:41as
- 53:41Walmart.
- 53:41Yeah.
- 53:42And
- 53:42we
- 53:42have
- 53:42special
- 53:43things
- 53:43we
- 53:43like
- 53:43at
- 53:44all
- 53:44the
- 53:44retailers.
- 53:44So
- 53:45I'll
- 53:45give
- 53:45you
- 53:45like,
- 53:45some
- 53:46lists
- 53:46and
- 53:46things
- 53:46you
- 53:47can
- 53:47Try.
- 53:47Okay,
- 53:48great.
- 53:48Thank
- 53:48you.
- 53:49We're
- 53:49all
- 53:50in.
- 53:50Chris,
- 53:50what
- 53:50is
- 53:50yours?
- 53:51I'm
- 53:51curious.
- 53:51Are
- 53:51you
- 53:51still
- 53:52in
- 53:52store
- 53:52shopping?
- 53:52Most
- 53:53of
- 53:53the
- 53:53time?
- 53:53Yeah.
- 53:54I'm.
- 53:54I'm
- 53:54more
- 53:54of
- 53:54a.
- 53:55Because
- 53:55I
- 53:55got.
- 53:55I
- 53:55got
- 53:55grocery
- 53:56stores
- 53:56that
- 53:56are
- 53:56really,
- 53:56really
- 53:57close
- 53:57to
- 53:57my
- 53:57house,
- 53:58like
- 53:58within
- 53:58like
- 53:59a
- 53:59quarter
- 53:59mile.
- 54:00Okay.
- 54:00So
- 54:01for
- 54:01me,
- 54:01I'm
- 54:01like
- 54:01more
- 54:02buying
- 54:02in,
- 54:02in
- 54:03the
- 54:03moment,
- 54:03more
- 54:04so
- 54:04than,
- 54:04than
- 54:05anything.
- 54:05So,
- 54:05like,
- 54:06I
- 54:06try
- 54:06not.
- 54:06I
- 54:07try
- 54:07not
- 54:07to
- 54:07pantry
- 54:07load.
- 54:08I
- 54:08try
- 54:08really
- 54:08hard
- 54:09not
- 54:09to
- 54:09pantry
- 54:09load
- 54:09and
- 54:10just
- 54:10go
- 54:10out
- 54:10and
- 54:10get
- 54:11the
- 54:11groceries
- 54:11when
- 54:11I
- 54:11need
- 54:12the
- 54:12groceries.
- 54:13So.
- 54:13So
- 54:13for
- 54:14me,
- 54:14it's
- 54:14more
- 54:14about
- 54:15stopping
- 54:15in
- 54:15real
- 54:16quick.
- 54:17But
- 54:17I
- 54:17shop
- 54:17like
- 54:18I'm
- 54:18on
- 54:18a
- 54:18mission.
- 54:18Like,
- 54:19I'm
- 54:19never
- 54:19like
- 54:19going
- 54:20down
- 54:20the
- 54:20aisles
- 54:21browsing.
- 54:21I'm
- 54:21never
- 54:22like,
- 54:22caught
- 54:23by
- 54:23something
- 54:23new.
- 54:24You
- 54:24know,
- 54:24I
- 54:24just.
- 54:24I
- 54:25know
- 54:25what
- 54:25I'm
- 54:25going
- 54:25in.
- 54:25I'm
- 54:26going
- 54:26in
- 54:26and
- 54:26I'm
- 54:26going
- 54:26to
- 54:27get
- 54:27it.
- 54:27You
- 54:28have
- 54:28kids
- 54:28home
- 54:29for
- 54:29the
- 54:29summer,
- 54:29right?
- 54:29Like,
- 54:30you
- 54:30don't
- 54:31pantry
- 54:31load?
- 54:31I
- 54:31have
- 54:31to
- 54:32pantry
- 54:32load
- 54:32like
- 54:32no
- 54:33other
- 54:33for
- 54:33these
- 54:33darn
- 54:34kids
- 54:34while
- 54:35they're
- 54:35snacking.
- 54:36I
- 54:36shouldn't
- 54:36say
- 54:36that.
- 54:37I
- 54:37pantry
- 54:37load.
- 54:38I
- 54:38go
- 54:38in
- 54:38and
- 54:39pantry
- 54:39load
- 54:39for
- 54:40what
- 54:40I
- 54:40want.
- 54:40So,
- 54:41like,
- 54:41I
- 54:41guess
- 54:41I
- 54:41do,
- 54:41like,
- 54:42I'll
- 54:42go
- 54:42in
- 54:42and,
- 54:42you
- 54:43know,
- 54:43buy
- 54:43the
- 54:43uncrustables,
- 54:45buy
- 54:45the
- 54:45frozen
- 54:45waffles,
- 54:46all
- 54:46that
- 54:46stuff.
- 54:47But
- 54:47like,
- 54:47I
- 54:48keep
- 54:48it.
- 54:49I
- 54:49keep
- 54:49it
- 54:49pretty
- 54:49sparingly,
- 54:50like
- 54:50just
- 54:50for
- 54:51the
- 54:51breakfast
- 54:51and
- 54:51the
- 54:51lunches
- 54:52and
- 54:52the
- 54:52dinners.
- 54:52I
- 54:53try
- 54:53to
- 54:53do
- 54:53more
- 54:53on
- 54:54demand,
- 54:54depending
- 54:54on,
- 54:55you
- 54:55know,
- 54:55I
- 54:55got
- 54:55two
- 54:56boys,
- 54:56they're
- 54:56finicky
- 54:57as
- 54:57hell,
- 54:57and
- 54:57I
- 54:58hope
- 54:58they're
- 54:58listening
- 54:59and
- 54:59change
- 54:59their
- 55:00ways
- 55:00at
- 55:00some
- 55:00point.
- 55:01But,
- 55:02you
- 55:02know,
- 55:02like,
- 55:03so,
- 55:03like,
- 55:03for
- 55:03them
- 55:03it's
- 55:04like,
- 55:04you
- 55:04know,
- 55:04what
- 55:04do
- 55:04you
- 55:04guys
- 55:04want?
- 55:05I
- 55:05don't.
- 55:05It
- 55:05can
- 55:06never
- 55:06get
- 55:06the
- 55:06two
- 55:06of
- 55:06them
- 55:06to
- 55:07agree
- 55:07either.
- 55:07So
- 55:07it's
- 55:07always
- 55:08kind
- 55:08of
- 55:08an
- 55:08in
- 55:08the
- 55:08moment
- 55:09decision
- 55:09and
- 55:09I
- 55:09run
- 55:10out
- 55:10and
- 55:10get
- 55:10whatever
- 55:10it
- 55:10is
- 55:10that's.
- 55:11That's
- 55:11needed,
- 55:11Jen,
- 55:12European
- 55:13of
- 55:13you,
- 55:14like,
- 55:14it's
- 55:15more
- 55:16traditional
- 55:16there
- 55:16to
- 55:17grab
- 55:17the
- 55:17groceries
- 55:17you
- 55:17need
- 55:18for
- 55:18that
- 55:18day.
- 55:18More
- 55:19of
- 55:19a
- 55:19walking
- 55:19culture.
- 55:20You
- 55:20can
- 55:20do
- 55:20that.
- 55:21Yep.
- 55:22Yep.
- 55:22No.
- 55:22100%.
- 55:23Yeah.
- 55:23That.
- 55:23That
- 55:23is
- 55:24a
- 55:24great
- 55:24way
- 55:24to
- 55:24describe
- 55:25me
- 55:25and
- 55:26my
- 55:26lifestyle,
- 55:26actually.
- 55:27That's
- 55:27what
- 55:27I
- 55:27aspire
- 55:28to.
- 55:28So
- 55:28thank
- 55:28you
- 55:28for
- 55:29that.
- 55:29I'll
- 55:29take
- 55:29that
- 55:29as
- 55:29a
- 55:29compliment,
- 55:30Jen.
- 55:30Yes.
- 55:33On
- 55:33that
- 55:33note,
- 55:34happy
- 55:34birthday
- 55:35today
- 55:35to
- 55:36Aaron
- 55:36Moriarty,
- 55:37Mindy
- 55:37Cowling,
- 55:38and
- 55:38to
- 55:38the
- 55:39woman
- 55:39my
- 55:40friend
- 55:40Jordan
- 55:40Burke
- 55:41once
- 55:41met
- 55:42on
- 55:42the
- 55:42sideline
- 55:43of
- 55:43his
- 55:43child's
- 55:43soccer
- 55:44game
- 55:44and
- 55:44never
- 55:45fails
- 55:45to
- 55:46remind
- 55:46me
- 55:46about
- 55:46it.
- 55:47The
- 55:47wonderful
- 55:48Minka
- 55:48Kelly.
- 55:49Thanks,
- 55:49Jordan,
- 55:50for
- 55:50always
- 55:50remembering
- 55:51to
- 55:51twist
- 55:51the
- 55:52knife
- 55:52in
- 55:52my
- 55:53chest
- 55:53so
- 55:53deep.
- 55:54And
- 55:54remember,
- 55:54if
- 55:54you
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