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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:00is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton.
- 0:02And
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03annmazingo.
- 0:04And
- 0:04we
- 0:04are
- 0:04coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04once
- 0:05again
- 0:05from
- 0:05the
- 0:05Simbi
- 0:06booth
- 0:06at
- 0:06FMI
- 0:07Midwinter
- 0:08in
- 0:08San
- 0:08Diego.
- 0:09We
- 0:09are
- 0:09at
- 0:10Booth.
- 0:10Yeah.
- 0:10Right,
- 0:11right.
- 0:11Russell.
- 0:12Yeah.
- 0:12Booth
- 0:13number
- 0:13118.
- 0:13Come
- 0:14on
- 0:14by.
- 0:14Say
- 0:15hello.
- 0:15Now
- 0:16you
- 0:16can
- 0:16tell
- 0:16he's
- 0:16excited
- 0:17to
- 0:17be
- 0:17joining
- 0:17us.
- 0:18We
- 0:18have
- 0:18Russell
- 0:19Zwanka.
- 0:20Russell
- 0:20is
- 0:20the
- 0:21director
- 0:21of
- 0:21food
- 0:21marketing
- 0:22program
- 0:22at
- 0:23Western
- 0:24Michigan
- 0:24University.
- 0:25Russell,
- 0:25welcome
- 0:26to
- 0:26OmniTalket.
- 0:26Thanks
- 0:27for
- 0:27being
- 0:27with
- 0:27us
- 0:27today.
- 0:27Well,
- 0:28thanks
- 0:28for
- 0:28inviting
- 0:28me.
- 0:28Yeah.
- 0:29We're
- 0:30excited
- 0:30to
- 0:30have
- 0:30you.
- 0:31What
- 0:32qualifies
- 0:33one
- 0:34to
- 0:34be
- 0:34in
- 0:35a
- 0:35position
- 0:36as
- 0:36the
- 0:36director
- 0:37of
- 0:37the
- 0:38food
- 0:38marketing
- 0:38program
- 0:38at
- 0:39Western
- 0:39Michigan
- 0:40University?
- 0:41You
- 0:41have
- 0:41to
- 0:41love
- 0:41this
- 0:42industry,
- 0:43but
- 0:43for
- 0:43the
- 0:43most
- 0:43part,
- 0:44you
- 0:44have
- 0:45to
- 0:45have
- 0:45the
- 0:45academic
- 0:46credentials
- 0:47to
- 0:47be
- 0:47able
- 0:47to
- 0:47teach
- 0:48at
- 0:48a
- 0:48university
- 0:49that's
- 0:49AACSB
- 0:50accredited.
- 0:51You
- 0:51have
- 0:51to
- 0:51have
- 0:51all
- 0:52the
- 0:52research
- 0:52that
- 0:52goes
- 0:52with
- 0:52it.
- 0:53But
- 0:53probably
- 0:54the
- 0:54primary
- 0:54aspect
- 0:55of
- 0:55it
- 0:55is
- 0:55you
- 0:55have
- 0:55to
- 0:55have
- 0:56a
- 0:56ton
- 0:56of
- 0:56experience
- 0:57in
- 0:57the
- 0:57industry.
- 0:57Yeah.
- 0:58So
- 0:58what,
- 0:58What.
- 0:58Tell
- 0:59us
- 0:59about
- 0:59your
- 0:59background.
- 1:00Well,
- 1:00so
- 1:00I
- 1:01started
- 1:01in
- 1:01this
- 1:01industry
- 1:02at
- 1:0214,
- 1:02bagging
- 1:03groceries
- 1:03for
- 1:03tips.
- 1:04Okay.
- 1:05I
- 1:05worked
- 1:06for
- 1:06ahold
- 1:07for
- 1:0711
- 1:07years.
- 1:08Okay.
- 1:08Was
- 1:09store
- 1:09manager
- 1:10in
- 1:10five
- 1:10different
- 1:10stores
- 1:11for
- 1:12eight
- 1:12of
- 1:12those
- 1:12years
- 1:12in
- 1:12operations.
- 1:13Wow.
- 1:13And
- 1:14then
- 1:14I
- 1:14came
- 1:14in
- 1:15when
- 1:15we
- 1:16formed
- 1:16the
- 1:16first
- 1:17category
- 1:17management
- 1:18team.
- 1:18Okay.
- 1:19In
- 1:19the
- 1:19country
- 1:20through
- 1:20the
- 1:20partnering
- 1:21group
- 1:21with
- 1:21tpg.
- 1:23And
- 1:23then
- 1:23I
- 1:23went
- 1:23from
- 1:23there
- 1:24to
- 1:24Fleming
- 1:25as
- 1:25a
- 1:26wholesaler.
- 1:26Oh,
- 1:26wow.
- 1:27And
- 1:27so
- 1:27I
- 1:27have
- 1:28this
- 1:28self
- 1:28distributing
- 1:29retail
- 1:29background.
- 1:29I
- 1:30have
- 1:30Fleming
- 1:30as
- 1:30a.
- 1:31As
- 1:31a
- 1:31background.
- 1:31I
- 1:31was
- 1:32the
- 1:32VP
- 1:32of
- 1:33merchandising
- 1:33for
- 1:34all
- 1:343,000
- 1:34of
- 1:35our
- 1:35stores.
- 1:35Yeah.
- 1:36And
- 1:36then
- 1:36I
- 1:37went
- 1:37from
- 1:37there,
- 1:38went
- 1:38to
- 1:38Pizzutos
- 1:39for
- 1:39a
- 1:39couple
- 1:39years,
- 1:39went
- 1:40up
- 1:40to
- 1:40Canada
- 1:41where
- 1:41we
- 1:41had
- 1:41operations
- 1:42in
- 1:4311
- 1:43time
- 1:43zones.
- 1:44Wow.
- 1:44Merchandising,
- 1:45marketing
- 1:45and
- 1:45loyalty
- 1:46and
- 1:46everything
- 1:46for
- 1:46that.
- 1:48And
- 1:48then
- 1:48price
- 1:48chopper
- 1:49for
- 1:49five
- 1:49years.
- 1:49And
- 1:50then
- 1:50I
- 1:50started
- 1:50teaching.
- 1:51I
- 1:51got
- 1:51my
- 1:52PhD
- 1:52along
- 1:52the
- 1:52way.
- 1:52Okay.
- 1:53And
- 1:54why.
- 1:55Why
- 1:55does
- 1:55Western
- 1:56Michigan
- 1:56University
- 1:57have
- 1:57a
- 1:57focus
- 1:58then
- 1:58on
- 1:59a
- 2:00food
- 2:00marketing
- 2:01program?
- 2:01Well,
- 2:02I
- 2:02wish
- 2:02I
- 2:02could
- 2:02claim
- 2:02it,
- 2:04but
- 2:04it
- 2:04was
- 2:05run
- 2:05quite
- 2:06well
- 2:06before
- 2:06I
- 2:06got
- 2:06there.
- 2:07Okay.
- 2:07We've
- 2:08enhanced
- 2:08a
- 2:08ton
- 2:09since
- 2:09then.
- 2:10Probably
- 2:10the
- 2:11primary
- 2:11ingredient.
- 2:12Kind
- 2:13of
- 2:13a
- 2:13joke
- 2:13there.
- 2:13Yeah.
- 2:14Right.
- 2:14Nicely
- 2:14done.
- 2:14Nicely
- 2:15done.
- 2:15The
- 2:15primary
- 2:15ingredient
- 2:16would
- 2:16be
- 2:16you'd
- 2:16have
- 2:16to
- 2:16have
- 2:16a
- 2:17major
- 2:17retailer
- 2:18that
- 2:18is
- 2:18surrounded
- 2:19by
- 2:19companies
- 2:19that
- 2:20call
- 2:20in
- 2:20that
- 2:20retailer.
- 2:21Okay.
- 2:21We
- 2:22are
- 2:22fortunate
- 2:23enough
- 2:23to
- 2:23have
- 2:23two,
- 2:24and
- 2:24I'd
- 2:24say
- 2:25maybe
- 2:25a
- 2:252.5,
- 2:25because
- 2:26we
- 2:26have
- 2:26Meijer
- 2:27in
- 2:27Grand
- 2:27Rapids,
- 2:28we
- 2:28have
- 2:28Spartan
- 2:28Nash,
- 2:29and
- 2:30obviously
- 2:30now
- 2:31part
- 2:31of
- 2:31cns.
- 2:31And
- 2:32then
- 2:32we
- 2:32also
- 2:32have
- 2:32Kroger
- 2:32Michigan
- 2:33which,
- 2:33you
- 2:34know,
- 2:34it's
- 2:34a
- 2:34division
- 2:35of
- 2:35Kroger,
- 2:35but
- 2:35it's
- 2:36a
- 2:36$9
- 2:36billion
- 2:36division.
- 2:37Yeah,
- 2:37it's
- 2:37a
- 2:37big
- 2:37division.
- 2:38So
- 2:38those
- 2:39three
- 2:39also
- 2:39bring
- 2:40everybody
- 2:40else
- 2:41to
- 2:41support
- 2:41them.
- 2:41Wow.
- 2:42So
- 2:42why'd
- 2:42you
- 2:42get
- 2:43into
- 2:43academia?
- 2:44Like,
- 2:44how
- 2:44did
- 2:44that
- 2:45come
- 2:45about?
- 2:45And
- 2:45how
- 2:46long
- 2:46you
- 2:46been
- 2:46in
- 2:46academia
- 2:47now?
- 2:47Proper.
- 2:48So
- 2:48I
- 2:49have
- 2:49been
- 2:49teaching
- 2:49now
- 2:50for
- 2:5011
- 2:51years.
- 2:51Okay.
- 2:52And
- 2:52I
- 2:54got
- 2:54my
- 2:54PhD
- 2:55because
- 2:55I
- 2:55thought
- 2:55being
- 2:55called
- 2:56Dr.
- 2:56Z
- 2:57would
- 2:57be
- 2:57cool.
- 2:59It
- 2:59is
- 3:00cool,
- 3:00for
- 3:00sure.
- 3:01That's
- 3:01true.
- 3:01I
- 3:01tell
- 3:02people
- 3:02all
- 3:02the
- 3:02time,
- 3:03I.
- 3:03Did
- 3:03not
- 3:03think
- 3:03I
- 3:03was
- 3:04going
- 3:04to
- 3:04teach.
- 3:04I
- 3:05had
- 3:05a
- 3:05great
- 3:05job.
- 3:05I
- 3:05was
- 3:06doing
- 3:06things,
- 3:06but
- 3:07I
- 3:07thought
- 3:07I
- 3:07needed
- 3:07a
- 3:07PhD
- 3:08so
- 3:08I
- 3:08got
- 3:08it.
- 3:09And
- 3:09then
- 3:11little
- 3:11school
- 3:11in
- 3:12Albany,
- 3:12Siena
- 3:12University.
- 3:14University
- 3:14now
- 3:15they
- 3:15said
- 3:16you
- 3:16should
- 3:16come
- 3:16out
- 3:16and
- 3:16start
- 3:16trying
- 3:17to
- 3:17teach.
- 3:17Okay.
- 3:18And
- 3:18I
- 3:18fell
- 3:18in
- 3:18love
- 3:18with
- 3:18it.
- 3:19Do
- 3:19they
- 3:19call
- 3:19you
- 3:19Dr.
- 3:20Z
- 3:20on
- 3:20campus?
- 3:21They
- 3:21do,
- 3:21yes.
- 3:22Yeah.
- 3:22Do
- 3:22you
- 3:23like
- 3:23it?
- 3:23That
- 3:23was
- 3:23the
- 3:23reason
- 3:24why.
- 3:24Yeah,
- 3:24right?
- 3:24You
- 3:25love
- 3:25it,
- 3:25don't
- 3:25you?
- 3:25All
- 3:25right,
- 3:26all
- 3:26right,
- 3:26all
- 3:26right.
- 3:27So
- 3:27you
- 3:27are,
- 3:28as
- 3:28Dr.
- 3:28Z
- 3:28at
- 3:29Western
- 3:29Michigan
- 3:29University,
- 3:30you're
- 3:30training
- 3:30the
- 3:30next
- 3:30generation
- 3:31of
- 3:31grocery
- 3:31and
- 3:32food
- 3:32marketing
- 3:33executives,
- 3:33really
- 3:33are
- 3:34professionals,
- 3:35and
- 3:35you're
- 3:35keeping
- 3:35track
- 3:36of
- 3:36what's
- 3:36going
- 3:36on
- 3:36in
- 3:36the
- 3:37industry
- 3:37as
- 3:37well.
- 3:37So
- 3:38what
- 3:38do
- 3:38you
- 3:38think
- 3:39industry
- 3:39executives
- 3:40right
- 3:40now,
- 3:40if
- 3:40you
- 3:40were
- 3:41to
- 3:41sum,
- 3:41are
- 3:41getting
- 3:42right
- 3:42and
- 3:42also,
- 3:42what
- 3:42are
- 3:43they
- 3:43getting
- 3:43wrong?
- 3:45Well,
- 3:45you
- 3:45know,
- 3:45in
- 3:46regards
- 3:46to
- 3:46relating
- 3:47it
- 3:47to
- 3:47the
- 3:47future
- 3:48or
- 3:48the
- 3:48students
- 3:49who
- 3:49are
- 3:49now
- 3:49the
- 3:49future
- 3:50leaders
- 3:50in
- 3:50the
- 3:50industry,
- 3:52one,
- 3:52there's
- 3:53a
- 3:53common
- 3:53conception
- 3:53there
- 3:54that
- 3:55every
- 3:55student
- 3:56now
- 3:56wants
- 3:56to
- 3:56work
- 3:56remote.
- 3:57That
- 3:58is
- 3:58one
- 3:58that
- 3:58has
- 3:58been
- 3:58out
- 3:59there
- 3:59for
- 3:59years.
- 3:59And
- 4:00that
- 4:00is
- 4:00absolutely
- 4:01not
- 4:01true.
- 4:01Everybody
- 4:02wants
- 4:02flexibility.
- 4:03And
- 4:03I
- 4:03think
- 4:03that
- 4:03would
- 4:03be
- 4:03every
- 4:04age
- 4:04group
- 4:04wants
- 4:04some
- 4:04flexibility.
- 4:06But
- 4:06there's
- 4:06always
- 4:07this
- 4:07thing
- 4:07about,
- 4:07oh,
- 4:07you
- 4:08kids,
- 4:08they
- 4:08just
- 4:08want
- 4:08to,
- 4:08you
- 4:09know,
- 4:09work
- 4:09from
- 4:09a
- 4:09beach.
- 4:11They
- 4:11want
- 4:11the
- 4:11culture,
- 4:11they
- 4:12want
- 4:12the
- 4:12interaction.
- 4:13They
- 4:13want
- 4:13to
- 4:13be
- 4:13able
- 4:13to
- 4:14learn
- 4:14the
- 4:14company
- 4:15from
- 4:15in
- 4:16person,
- 4:16but
- 4:17you
- 4:17also
- 4:17want
- 4:17to
- 4:18be
- 4:18able
- 4:18to
- 4:18take
- 4:18off
- 4:19on
- 4:19a
- 4:19Friday
- 4:19if
- 4:19you
- 4:20need
- 4:20to,
- 4:20or
- 4:20work
- 4:20from
- 4:21home
- 4:21or
- 4:21something
- 4:21like
- 4:21that.
- 4:22So
- 4:22that's
- 4:22one
- 4:22of
- 4:23those
- 4:23that
- 4:23we're
- 4:23constantly
- 4:24having
- 4:24to
- 4:24kind
- 4:24of
- 4:24retrain
- 4:26in
- 4:26regards
- 4:26to
- 4:27what
- 4:27they
- 4:27get
- 4:27right.
- 4:28We're
- 4:29looking
- 4:29for
- 4:29diversity
- 4:30in
- 4:30the
- 4:30workplace.
- 4:32The
- 4:32Western
- 4:32Michigan
- 4:33food
- 4:33marketing
- 4:33program
- 4:34is
- 4:34over
- 4:3580%
- 4:35female.
- 4:37And
- 4:37so
- 4:38it's
- 4:38just
- 4:38a
- 4:38normal
- 4:38part
- 4:38of
- 4:39our
- 4:39data
- 4:39to
- 4:40be
- 4:40putting
- 4:40good,
- 4:41strong
- 4:41females
- 4:41out
- 4:42into
- 4:42the
- 4:42marketplace.
- 4:43And
- 4:44it's
- 4:44one
- 4:44of
- 4:44those
- 4:44where
- 4:46I
- 4:46think,
- 4:47as
- 4:47companies
- 4:47are
- 4:47looking
- 4:48at
- 4:48the
- 4:48future,
- 4:49they're
- 4:49trying
- 4:50to
- 4:50figure
- 4:50out,
- 4:50okay,
- 4:51now
- 4:51we've
- 4:51got
- 4:51this
- 4:52Gen
- 4:52Z
- 4:52thing.
- 4:52Gen
- 4:53Z
- 4:53is
- 4:53working
- 4:53their
- 4:53way
- 4:54out.
- 4:54What
- 4:54about
- 4:54Gen
- 4:54Alpha
- 4:56and
- 4:56I
- 4:56think
- 4:57there
- 4:57is
- 4:57a
- 4:58ton
- 4:58of
- 4:59overlapping
- 5:01between
- 5:01Gen
- 5:01Z
- 5:01and
- 5:02Genesis.
- 5:02Gen
- 5:02Alpha
- 5:03in
- 5:03regards
- 5:03to
- 5:03being
- 5:04an
- 5:04AI
- 5:04native.
- 5:05Right.
- 5:06So
- 5:06Gen
- 5:06Z
- 5:07learned
- 5:07it
- 5:08and
- 5:08Gen
- 5:08Alpha
- 5:09knows
- 5:09it.
- 5:10They're
- 5:10never
- 5:10going
- 5:10to
- 5:10know
- 5:11a
- 5:11life
- 5:11that
- 5:11doesn't
- 5:11have
- 5:12AI.
- 5:13Wow.
- 5:13It's
- 5:14like
- 5:14the
- 5:14early
- 5:15days
- 5:15of
- 5:15the
- 5:15iPhone.
- 5:16Right?
- 5:16I
- 5:16mean,
- 5:16it's
- 5:17like
- 5:17now
- 5:18it's
- 5:18just.
- 5:18Plussed
- 5:18up
- 5:18again
- 5:19and
- 5:19then
- 5:19some
- 5:20grow
- 5:20up.
- 5:20There's
- 5:21an
- 5:21iPhone
- 5:21there.
- 5:22Let's
- 5:23continue
- 5:23on
- 5:23that
- 5:23a
- 5:23little
- 5:24bit.
- 5:24I'd
- 5:24love
- 5:25for
- 5:25you
- 5:25to
- 5:25kind
- 5:26of
- 5:26separate
- 5:26fact
- 5:27from
- 5:27fiction.
- 5:27Right
- 5:27now.
- 5:28We
- 5:28hear
- 5:28a
- 5:28lot
- 5:29of
- 5:29talk
- 5:30about
- 5:30AI
- 5:31as
- 5:32one
- 5:32of
- 5:33the
- 5:33technologies
- 5:34that's
- 5:34most
- 5:34impacting
- 5:35our
- 5:35lives
- 5:36in
- 5:36general
- 5:36and
- 5:36especially
- 5:37our
- 5:38lives
- 5:38and
- 5:38the
- 5:39lives
- 5:39of
- 5:39those
- 5:40who
- 5:40work
- 5:40in
- 5:40the
- 5:40retail
- 5:40and
- 5:41grocery
- 5:41industry.
- 5:42What
- 5:43do
- 5:43you
- 5:43think
- 5:43are
- 5:43the
- 5:44true
- 5:44things
- 5:45that
- 5:45your
- 5:45students
- 5:46should
- 5:46be
- 5:46paying
- 5:46attention
- 5:47to
- 5:47that
- 5:47the
- 5:47industry
- 5:48should
- 5:48be
- 5:48paying
- 5:48attention
- 5:49to
- 5:49right
- 5:49now?
- 5:50And
- 5:50what
- 5:51is
- 5:51just
- 5:51kind
- 5:51of
- 5:51buzz
- 5:52worthy?
- 5:52And
- 5:53would
- 5:53you
- 5:53kind
- 5:53of
- 5:54set
- 5:54aside.
- 5:55Oh,
- 5:55and
- 5:55I
- 5:56totally
- 5:56appreciate
- 5:56the
- 5:56question.
- 5:57First
- 5:57of
- 5:57all,
- 5:58I
- 5:58assume
- 5:58that
- 5:58there's
- 5:59nothing
- 5:59I
- 5:59get
- 5:59from
- 5:59students
- 5:59that
- 6:00hasn't
- 6:00been
- 6:00run
- 6:00through
- 6:01ChatGPT.
- 6:03That
- 6:03is
- 6:03perfectly
- 6:04normal
- 6:05and
- 6:05we
- 6:06encourage
- 6:06it
- 6:06as
- 6:06a
- 6:06tool.
- 6:07Yes.
- 6:07And
- 6:08as
- 6:08long
- 6:08as
- 6:08people
- 6:08understand
- 6:09it's
- 6:09a
- 6:09tool,
- 6:09then
- 6:09that's
- 6:10perfectly
- 6:10fine.
- 6:11In
- 6:11regards
- 6:11to
- 6:12replacing
- 6:12people,
- 6:13I
- 6:13think
- 6:13you
- 6:13can
- 6:13just
- 6:13forget
- 6:14about
- 6:14that.
- 6:14Yes,
- 6:14there
- 6:15will
- 6:15be
- 6:15some
- 6:15automation.
- 6:16There
- 6:16has
- 6:16always
- 6:16been
- 6:17automation
- 6:17and
- 6:18there
- 6:18has
- 6:18always
- 6:18been
- 6:19this
- 6:19opportunity
- 6:19for
- 6:20something
- 6:20to
- 6:20be
- 6:20reprogrammed,
- 6:21to
- 6:22be
- 6:22done
- 6:22easier
- 6:23from
- 6:23someone
- 6:23else.
- 6:23But
- 6:24that
- 6:24doesn't
- 6:24mean
- 6:24you
- 6:24lose
- 6:25the
- 6:25human
- 6:25touch.
- 6:25Right.
- 6:26The
- 6:26humans
- 6:26are
- 6:27the
- 6:27ones
- 6:27who
- 6:27have
- 6:27to
- 6:27eat.
- 6:28And
- 6:28you
- 6:28would
- 6:28hope
- 6:29that
- 6:29the
- 6:29people
- 6:29running
- 6:29merchandising
- 6:30are
- 6:30the
- 6:30humans
- 6:31who
- 6:31understand
- 6:31it.
- 6:31It's
- 6:32not
- 6:32just
- 6:32algorithms
- 6:32and
- 6:33data
- 6:33and
- 6:34regression
- 6:34lines.
- 6:35It's.
- 6:35Okay,
- 6:36here's
- 6:36a
- 6:36trend,
- 6:37here's
- 6:37what's
- 6:37going
- 6:37on.
- 6:39This
- 6:39aspect
- 6:40of.
- 6:40We're
- 6:40kind
- 6:41of
- 6:41all
- 6:41over
- 6:41this
- 6:41right
- 6:41now.
- 6:42You
- 6:42have
- 6:42two
- 6:42different
- 6:43other
- 6:43parts
- 6:43about
- 6:44AI.
- 6:44One,
- 6:45you
- 6:45have
- 6:45the
- 6:45agentic
- 6:46part.
- 6:47And
- 6:48we're
- 6:49big
- 6:49fans
- 6:50of
- 6:50making
- 6:50sure
- 6:50that
- 6:51we
- 6:51communicate
- 6:52that
- 6:52agentic
- 6:53AI
- 6:53is
- 6:54now
- 6:54in
- 6:54control
- 6:54of
- 6:54a
- 6:55lot
- 6:55of
- 6:55decisions
- 6:55of
- 6:56what
- 6:56people
- 6:56see.
- 6:57And
- 6:58so
- 6:58you,
- 6:58as
- 6:59a
- 6:59future
- 6:59marketer,
- 7:00you
- 7:00need
- 7:00to
- 7:00understand
- 7:01how
- 7:01to
- 7:02have
- 7:02a
- 7:02bot
- 7:03talking
- 7:03to
- 7:03a
- 7:03bot.
- 7:04Yeah.
- 7:04So
- 7:04it
- 7:05gets
- 7:05through
- 7:05the
- 7:05algorithm
- 7:06and
- 7:06to
- 7:06the
- 7:06end
- 7:06user,
- 7:07which
- 7:07would
- 7:07be
- 7:07the
- 7:08human.
- 7:09And
- 7:09so
- 7:09that
- 7:09was
- 7:10brought
- 7:10up
- 7:10again
- 7:10this
- 7:10morning.
- 7:11And
- 7:12that
- 7:12is
- 7:12absolutely
- 7:13true.
- 7:13So
- 7:14bots
- 7:14talking
- 7:14to
- 7:14bots
- 7:15is
- 7:15something
- 7:16that
- 7:16is
- 7:16true
- 7:16there.
- 7:17And
- 7:17then
- 7:18there's
- 7:18another
- 7:18aspect
- 7:19to
- 7:19it.
- 7:19It's
- 7:20kind
- 7:20of
- 7:20funny.
- 7:20It's
- 7:20two
- 7:20different
- 7:21sides
- 7:21of
- 7:21it,
- 7:22the
- 7:22other
- 7:22aspect
- 7:22is
- 7:23that
- 7:23AI
- 7:24is
- 7:24getting
- 7:24a
- 7:24little
- 7:25bit
- 7:25dumber.
- 7:26Now,
- 7:26you're
- 7:26not
- 7:27gonna
- 7:27hear
- 7:27anybody
- 7:27on.
- 7:27Stage
- 7:27saying,
- 7:28sir,
- 7:29how
- 7:29so?
- 7:29But
- 7:29if
- 7:30you
- 7:30think
- 7:30about
- 7:30the
- 7:30times
- 7:30that
- 7:31you
- 7:31have,
- 7:31you've
- 7:32looked
- 7:32up,
- 7:32you've
- 7:32looked
- 7:33up
- 7:33something
- 7:33on
- 7:33chat.
- 7:34Yeah.
- 7:35And
- 7:35it
- 7:35gave
- 7:35you
- 7:36kind
- 7:36of
- 7:36just
- 7:37a
- 7:37crazy
- 7:37answer.
- 7:38Yeah.
- 7:38And
- 7:39you
- 7:39looked
- 7:39at
- 7:39it
- 7:40and
- 7:40you
- 7:40said,
- 7:40well,
- 7:40you
- 7:41don't
- 7:41even
- 7:41know
- 7:41what,
- 7:41you
- 7:42don't
- 7:42even
- 7:42know
- 7:42what
- 7:42I
- 7:42asked
- 7:43you.
- 7:43Right.
- 7:43Like
- 7:43I
- 7:44know
- 7:44you
- 7:44were
- 7:44trying
- 7:44to
- 7:44figure
- 7:44this
- 7:45out.
- 7:45You
- 7:45gave
- 7:45me
- 7:45this
- 7:46generic
- 7:47kind
- 7:47of
- 7:47a
- 7:47dumb
- 7:48answer.
- 7:48Right.
- 7:49So
- 7:49I
- 7:49don't
- 7:50go
- 7:50back
- 7:50and
- 7:50correct
- 7:50it.
- 7:52And
- 7:52the
- 7:52whole
- 7:52point
- 7:52of
- 7:53AI
- 7:53is
- 7:53to
- 7:54keep
- 7:54taking
- 7:54all
- 7:54of
- 7:54your
- 7:55data
- 7:55points
- 7:55and
- 7:56recirculating
- 7:57them
- 7:57and
- 7:57regenerating
- 7:58them
- 7:58as
- 7:58true.
- 7:59But
- 8:00we've
- 8:00never
- 8:00told
- 8:00it
- 8:00it's
- 8:01not
- 8:01true.
- 8:02And,
- 8:02and
- 8:02so
- 8:03there's,
- 8:03there's
- 8:03another
- 8:03party
- 8:04or
- 8:04another
- 8:04side
- 8:05of
- 8:05this.
- 8:05Oh,
- 8:05wow.
- 8:05Yeah.
- 8:06So
- 8:06what
- 8:06is
- 8:06going
- 8:06to
- 8:06happen
- 8:07in
- 8:07a
- 8:07couple
- 8:07years
- 8:08when
- 8:08all
- 8:08of
- 8:08these
- 8:09false
- 8:09responses
- 8:10have
- 8:10never
- 8:11been
- 8:11corrected?
- 8:12And
- 8:12so
- 8:13in
- 8:13essence,
- 8:13the
- 8:14curating
- 8:15or
- 8:16the
- 8:16filtering
- 8:17by
- 8:17a
- 8:17human
- 8:18is
- 8:18probably
- 8:18going
- 8:19to
- 8:19become
- 8:19even
- 8:19more
- 8:19important
- 8:20so
- 8:21that
- 8:21you
- 8:21don't
- 8:21just
- 8:21take
- 8:22an
- 8:22AI
- 8:22answer
- 8:22and
- 8:22shove
- 8:23it
- 8:23out
- 8:23there.
- 8:24Because
- 8:24AI
- 8:24doesn't
- 8:25know
- 8:25what's
- 8:26right
- 8:26or
- 8:26wrong.
- 8:26Wow.
- 8:27So
- 8:27it's
- 8:27curating
- 8:28it
- 8:28all
- 8:28the
- 8:28time.
- 8:29How
- 8:29does
- 8:29that
- 8:29play
- 8:29into
- 8:29the
- 8:30agentic
- 8:30concept
- 8:31then?
- 8:33Obviously,
- 8:34the
- 8:34best
- 8:34thing,
- 8:34example
- 8:35of
- 8:35agentic
- 8:35is
- 8:36autonomous
- 8:36vehicle.
- 8:37Yeah.
- 8:37It's
- 8:37making
- 8:37decisions.
- 8:38Right.
- 8:38Yeah,
- 8:38that's
- 8:39a
- 8:39good,
- 8:39that's
- 8:39a
- 8:39good
- 8:39analogy.
- 8:40Agentic.
- 8:41So
- 8:42agentic
- 8:42AI
- 8:43is,
- 8:43is
- 8:43what
- 8:44I
- 8:44was
- 8:44alluding
- 8:44to
- 8:44in
- 8:44bots,
- 8:45talking
- 8:45to
- 8:45bots.
- 8:46Because
- 8:46if
- 8:46you're,
- 8:46if
- 8:46you're
- 8:47going
- 8:47to
- 8:47give
- 8:47up.
- 8:48So
- 8:48there's
- 8:48a
- 8:48lot
- 8:48of
- 8:48trust,
- 8:49there's
- 8:49a
- 8:49lot
- 8:49of
- 8:49trust
- 8:50in
- 8:50what
- 8:50AI
- 8:50is
- 8:50giving
- 8:51to
- 8:51us.
- 8:51So
- 8:52if
- 8:52you're
- 8:52going
- 8:52to
- 8:52give
- 8:52up
- 8:53that
- 8:53freedom
- 8:54and
- 8:54you're
- 8:54going
- 8:55to
- 8:55say
- 8:55this,
- 8:55this
- 8:55bot
- 8:56or
- 8:56this
- 8:56platform
- 8:57has
- 8:57the
- 8:57ability
- 8:58to
- 8:58make
- 8:58decisions
- 8:59for
- 8:59me,
- 8:59then
- 9:00you
- 9:00are
- 9:00going
- 9:00to
- 9:00have
- 9:01to
- 9:01make
- 9:01sure
- 9:01that
- 9:01you
- 9:01have
- 9:02the
- 9:02correct
- 9:03parameters
- 9:03inside.
- 9:04So
- 9:04if
- 9:04you
- 9:04ever
- 9:05talked
- 9:05about
- 9:05a
- 9:05couple
- 9:05years
- 9:05ago,
- 9:06well,
- 9:06we
- 9:06would
- 9:06love
- 9:07to
- 9:07go
- 9:07after
- 9:07AI,
- 9:07but
- 9:07we
- 9:08have
- 9:08to
- 9:08make
- 9:08sure
- 9:08our
- 9:08data
- 9:08is
- 9:08correct.
- 9:09We
- 9:09have
- 9:09to
- 9:09make
- 9:09sure
- 9:09that
- 9:09we
- 9:10don't
- 9:10put
- 9:10garbage
- 9:10in,
- 9:10so
- 9:11it
- 9:11gives
- 9:11the
- 9:11garbage
- 9:11out.
- 9:12This
- 9:13is,
- 9:13this
- 9:13is
- 9:13true.
- 9:13This
- 9:14is
- 9:14probably
- 9:14even
- 9:14more
- 9:15true
- 9:15now.
- 9:15So
- 9:15you
- 9:15don't
- 9:15have
- 9:16to
- 9:16tell
- 9:16it,
- 9:16I'm
- 9:17gluten
- 9:17free,
- 9:17I'm
- 9:17celiac,
- 9:18I'm
- 9:18looking
- 9:18to
- 9:18be
- 9:19a
- 9:19vegan
- 9:19in
- 9:1910
- 9:20years,
- 9:20those
- 9:20kind
- 9:20of
- 9:20things.
- 9:21And
- 9:21it's
- 9:21going
- 9:22to
- 9:22go
- 9:22into
- 9:22the
- 9:22platform
- 9:23So
- 9:23I
- 9:23thought.
- 9:23I
- 9:23thought
- 9:24this
- 9:24morning's
- 9:24sessions,
- 9:25the
- 9:25guy
- 9:25at
- 9:26the
- 9:26end
- 9:26was
- 9:26excellent.
- 9:27Well,
- 9:27yeah,
- 9:27tell
- 9:27us
- 9:27about
- 9:28it.
- 9:28Fantastic
- 9:28job.
- 9:29So
- 9:29what
- 9:29was
- 9:29he
- 9:29speaking
- 9:30on?
- 9:30He
- 9:30was
- 9:30speaking
- 9:30on
- 9:31future.
- 9:31Future.
- 9:32I
- 9:33think
- 9:33that's
- 9:33always
- 9:33what
- 9:33you
- 9:33would
- 9:33get
- 9:34out
- 9:34of
- 9:34an
- 9:34FMI
- 9:35speaker.
- 9:36And
- 9:36he
- 9:36was
- 9:36talking
- 9:37about
- 9:37the
- 9:37same
- 9:37thing.
- 9:37And
- 9:38we,
- 9:38we
- 9:38published
- 9:39reports
- 9:40or
- 9:40we
- 9:41published
- 9:41peer
- 9:41review
- 9:42research
- 9:42on
- 9:43bot
- 9:43to
- 9:43bot
- 9:44speaking
- 9:45and
- 9:45algorithm
- 9:46and
- 9:46how
- 9:46you
- 9:46work
- 9:46your
- 9:46way
- 9:46through
- 9:47the
- 9:47algorithm
- 9:47and
- 9:48how
- 9:48it's.
- 9:48It's
- 9:49different
- 9:49from
- 9:49previous
- 9:50marketing
- 9:51or
- 9:51previous
- 9:51marketing.
- 9:52You're
- 9:52talking
- 9:52to
- 9:53the
- 9:53consumer
- 9:54and
- 9:54you're.
- 9:54Right,
- 9:55right,
- 9:55right,
- 9:55right.
- 9:55You're
- 9:56emoting
- 9:56some
- 9:56kind
- 9:57of
- 9:57feeling.
- 9:58Now,
- 9:58it's
- 9:58about
- 9:58prompts
- 9:59and
- 9:59it's
- 9:59about
- 9:59facts,
- 9:59it's
- 10:00about
- 10:00nutrition
- 10:00facts,
- 10:01and
- 10:01it's
- 10:01about
- 10:01making
- 10:01sure
- 10:02all
- 10:02that
- 10:02is
- 10:02accurate.
- 10:03So
- 10:04I
- 10:04just
- 10:04thought
- 10:05his
- 10:05session
- 10:05was
- 10:05excellent.
- 10:05Yeah.
- 10:06Wow.
- 10:06Wow.
- 10:07All
- 10:07right,
- 10:07well,
- 10:07let's
- 10:07get
- 10:07you
- 10:07out
- 10:07of
- 10:08here
- 10:08on
- 10:08this.
- 10:08So.
- 10:09So
- 10:09you're
- 10:10steeped
- 10:10in
- 10:10grocery.
- 10:11That's
- 10:11what
- 10:11I
- 10:11take
- 10:11from
- 10:12the
- 10:12age
- 10:12of
- 10:1214.
- 10:13Steeped
- 10:13in
- 10:13grocery.
- 10:15What
- 10:16would
- 10:16you
- 10:16say,
- 10:17what
- 10:17would
- 10:17you
- 10:17expect
- 10:18in
- 10:19terms
- 10:19of
- 10:19how
- 10:19the
- 10:20average
- 10:20grocery
- 10:21store
- 10:21will
- 10:21look
- 10:22different
- 10:22five
- 10:23years
- 10:23from
- 10:23now
- 10:23than
- 10:24it
- 10:24does
- 10:24today
- 10:24or
- 10:24the
- 10:24average
- 10:25grocery
- 10:25experience?
- 10:26I
- 10:26should
- 10:26say.
- 10:27How
- 10:27much
- 10:27time
- 10:27do
- 10:28you
- 10:28have?
- 10:28Yeah,
- 10:28a
- 10:28lot.
- 10:30As
- 10:31much
- 10:31as
- 10:31you
- 10:31want.
- 10:33I
- 10:33would
- 10:33reframe
- 10:34it
- 10:34a
- 10:34little
- 10:34bit.
- 10:34Okay.
- 10:35I
- 10:35would
- 10:35reframe
- 10:36it.
- 10:36In
- 10:36regards
- 10:36to
- 10:37how
- 10:37are
- 10:37we
- 10:37procuring
- 10:38food
- 10:39for
- 10:39our
- 10:40own
- 10:40consumption?
- 10:41And
- 10:41I
- 10:41think
- 10:42as
- 10:42long
- 10:42as
- 10:42you
- 10:42can
- 10:43split
- 10:43up
- 10:43the
- 10:43aspect
- 10:44that
- 10:44some
- 10:45food
- 10:45has
- 10:46a
- 10:46very
- 10:46clear
- 10:47replenishment
- 10:47side
- 10:47cycle
- 10:48and
- 10:49you
- 10:49buy
- 10:49it
- 10:49and
- 10:50it's
- 10:50coffee.
- 10:50It's
- 10:50a
- 10:51regimen
- 10:51item.
- 10:51You
- 10:51drink
- 10:52three
- 10:52cups
- 10:52a
- 10:52day
- 10:52or
- 10:53two
- 10:53cups
- 10:53a
- 10:53day,
- 10:54and
- 10:54you
- 10:54should
- 10:54be
- 10:54able
- 10:54to
- 10:55predict
- 10:55how
- 10:56long
- 10:56it's
- 10:56going
- 10:56to
- 10:56take
- 10:56for
- 10:56them
- 10:57to
- 10:57run
- 10:57out
- 10:57of
- 10:57that.
- 10:58So
- 10:58subtracting
- 10:59whether
- 10:59or
- 10:59not
- 11:00they
- 11:00had
- 11:00a
- 11:00baby
- 11:00or
- 11:00they
- 11:01added
- 11:01a
- 11:01wife
- 11:02or
- 11:02something
- 11:02like
- 11:02that,
- 11:02for
- 11:02the
- 11:03most
- 11:03part,
- 11:03they
- 11:04will
- 11:04run
- 11:04out
- 11:04in
- 11:04three
- 11:05weeks.
- 11:05So
- 11:06those
- 11:06kind
- 11:07of
- 11:07continuous
- 11:07commodities
- 11:08should
- 11:09have
- 11:09a
- 11:09way
- 11:09of
- 11:09being
- 11:10just
- 11:10fed
- 11:10into
- 11:10your
- 11:11house.
- 11:12And
- 11:12I
- 11:12could
- 11:13picture
- 11:13somewhere,
- 11:14an
- 11:14anteroom
- 11:15in
- 11:16everybody's
- 11:16home
- 11:17where
- 11:17somebody
- 11:18can
- 11:18just
- 11:18deliver
- 11:18coffee,
- 11:19deliver
- 11:19laundry
- 11:20detergent,
- 11:20deliver
- 11:21bath
- 11:21tissue,
- 11:22deliver
- 11:22things
- 11:23that
- 11:23you
- 11:23don't
- 11:23want
- 11:23to
- 11:23think
- 11:24about.
- 11:25And
- 11:25so
- 11:25as
- 11:25as
- 11:26much
- 11:26as
- 11:26a
- 11:26store
- 11:26can
- 11:27help
- 11:27you
- 11:28and
- 11:28help
- 11:28remind
- 11:29you
- 11:29that
- 11:29you
- 11:29haven't
- 11:30bought
- 11:30toilet
- 11:30paper
- 11:31in
- 11:31a
- 11:31while,
- 11:32it
- 11:32satisfies
- 11:33two
- 11:33things.
- 11:33One,
- 11:34it
- 11:34reminds
- 11:35you
- 11:35you
- 11:35haven't
- 11:35bought
- 11:35toilet
- 11:36paper
- 11:36in
- 11:36a
- 11:36while,
- 11:36which
- 11:36is
- 11:37good
- 11:37for
- 11:37everybody.
- 11:38Yeah.
- 11:38High
- 11:38household
- 11:39penetration
- 11:39item.
- 11:40The
- 11:41other
- 11:41thing
- 11:41is
- 11:41it
- 11:41helps
- 11:41you
- 11:41identify
- 11:42customers
- 11:42who
- 11:43perhaps
- 11:44have
- 11:44bought
- 11:44toilet
- 11:45paper,
- 11:45they
- 11:45just
- 11:45stopped
- 11:45buying
- 11:46it
- 11:46from
- 11:46you.
- 11:46Okay.
- 11:47And
- 11:47so
- 11:47now
- 11:47you
- 11:47can
- 11:47go
- 11:48after
- 11:48that
- 11:48customer
- 11:49and
- 11:49say,
- 11:49okay,
- 11:50this
- 11:50is
- 11:50an
- 11:50item
- 11:50you
- 11:51have
- 11:51to
- 11:51be
- 11:51buying
- 11:51for
- 11:51me.
- 11:52Right.
- 11:52So
- 11:53the
- 11:54other
- 11:54answer
- 11:54to
- 11:55this
- 11:55one,
- 11:55you
- 11:55know,
- 11:55because
- 11:56I
- 11:56said
- 11:56we
- 11:56could
- 11:56talk
- 11:57about
- 11:57this
- 11:57forever,
- 11:58is
- 11:58that
- 11:58there
- 11:59is
- 12:00a
- 12:00very
- 12:00clear
- 12:01gap
- 12:02forming
- 12:02between
- 12:04formats
- 12:05of
- 12:05grocery
- 12:05stores.
- 12:06Right.
- 12:06So
- 12:06you
- 12:06have
- 12:06an
- 12:07extreme
- 12:07value,
- 12:08you
- 12:08have
- 12:08fresh
- 12:09wellness,
- 12:09those
- 12:10kind
- 12:10of
- 12:10items.
- 12:11The
- 12:11aspect
- 12:11of
- 12:12including
- 12:12GLP1s
- 12:13and
- 12:14how
- 12:14people
- 12:14are
- 12:15curating
- 12:16or
- 12:17making
- 12:17sure
- 12:17that
- 12:18their
- 12:18own
- 12:18nutrition
- 12:18needs
- 12:19are
- 12:19there,
- 12:20that's
- 12:20going
- 12:20to
- 12:21have
- 12:21to
- 12:21live
- 12:21in
- 12:21a
- 12:21store.
- 12:22So
- 12:22you're
- 12:22going
- 12:22to
- 12:22have
- 12:22to
- 12:22over
- 12:23communicate.
- 12:24Whether
- 12:24it's
- 12:24electronically,
- 12:25however
- 12:26you
- 12:26over
- 12:26communicate,
- 12:27this
- 12:27is
- 12:27the
- 12:28item
- 12:28that
- 12:28you're
- 12:28looking
- 12:28for.
- 12:29So
- 12:29these
- 12:29middle
- 12:30of
- 12:30road
- 12:30stores
- 12:30are.
- 12:32It's
- 12:32gonna
- 12:32be
- 12:32tough.
- 12:32Yeah,
- 12:33Keep
- 12:33hearing
- 12:34that.
- 12:34You
- 12:34don't
- 12:34stand
- 12:34for
- 12:34anything.
- 12:35Keep
- 12:35hearing
- 12:35that.
- 12:36What
- 12:36makes
- 12:36you
- 12:36special
- 12:37is
- 12:37one
- 12:37that
- 12:37we
- 12:37teach
- 12:37all
- 12:38the
- 12:38time.
- 12:38So
- 12:38do
- 12:38you
- 12:38think
- 12:38there's
- 12:39gonna
- 12:39be
- 12:39more
- 12:39consolidation
- 12:39in
- 12:40the
- 12:40industry?
- 12:41I
- 12:41think
- 12:41you
- 12:42have
- 12:42to
- 12:42consult.
- 12:42Well,
- 12:43if
- 12:43you're
- 12:43consolidating
- 12:44for
- 12:44aggregation
- 12:45of
- 12:45scale,
- 12:45that's
- 12:45one
- 12:46thing.
- 12:46If
- 12:46you're
- 12:47consolidating
- 12:47because
- 12:48you
- 12:48are
- 12:48trying
- 12:49to
- 12:49pick
- 12:49up
- 12:49a
- 12:51scope
- 12:51of
- 12:52some
- 12:52kind
- 12:52of
- 12:52a
- 12:52talent
- 12:53that
- 12:53you
- 12:53don't
- 12:53offer,
- 12:54like
- 12:54if
- 12:55you're,
- 12:56you
- 12:56have
- 12:56an
- 12:56Asian
- 12:57market,
- 12:57you're
- 12:57to
- 12:57trying,
- 12:57trying
- 12:57to
- 12:57break
- 12:57it,
- 12:58you're
- 12:58not
- 12:59going
- 12:59to
- 12:59learn
- 12:59that
- 12:59you
- 13:00have
- 13:00to
- 13:00buy
- 13:00this.
- 13:00That's
- 13:01interesting.
- 13:01Yeah.
- 13:01So
- 13:02you
- 13:02know
- 13:02the,
- 13:02the
- 13:03H
- 13:03marts
- 13:03and
- 13:03the
- 13:0499
- 13:04ranches,
- 13:04these
- 13:05are,
- 13:05those
- 13:05are
- 13:05absolutely
- 13:06fascinating.
- 13:08So
- 13:08if
- 13:08you're
- 13:08going
- 13:08to
- 13:08try
- 13:08to
- 13:09compete
- 13:09against
- 13:09them,
- 13:10you're
- 13:10going
- 13:10to
- 13:10want
- 13:10to
- 13:10buy
- 13:11that
- 13:11scope.
- 13:12So
- 13:12you
- 13:12have
- 13:12to
- 13:13buy
- 13:13that,
- 13:13that.
- 13:13Because
- 13:13you,
- 13:14you
- 13:14can't
- 13:14just
- 13:14go
- 13:14look,
- 13:15do
- 13:15it.
- 13:15Yeah.
- 13:15How
- 13:16a
- 13:16Korean
- 13:16buys
- 13:17groceries.
- 13:17Right.
- 13:17And
- 13:18so
- 13:18yeah,
- 13:18I
- 13:19think
- 13:19you,
- 13:19I
- 13:19think
- 13:19you'll
- 13:19see
- 13:19a
- 13:20lot
- 13:20of
- 13:20consolidation.
- 13:21But
- 13:22that's
- 13:23the
- 13:23story
- 13:23of
- 13:23our
- 13:23industry,
- 13:24always
- 13:24has
- 13:24been.
- 13:25Dr.
- 13:25Z,
- 13:26I
- 13:26have
- 13:26a
- 13:26question
- 13:26for
- 13:27you
- 13:27to
- 13:27close.
- 13:29Where
- 13:29would
- 13:30you
- 13:30tell
- 13:30your
- 13:30students
- 13:31right
- 13:31now
- 13:32that
- 13:32are
- 13:32graduating
- 13:32to
- 13:33apply,
- 13:33what
- 13:33jobs
- 13:34would
- 13:34you
- 13:34tell
- 13:34them
- 13:34to
- 13:35look
- 13:35at
- 13:36besides
- 13:36Cindy?
- 13:37Yeah,
- 13:39that's
- 13:39an
- 13:40option.
- 13:41But
- 13:42really
- 13:42when
- 13:42you
- 13:42talk
- 13:43about
- 13:43consolidation
- 13:44happening
- 13:44in
- 13:44the
- 13:44industry,
- 13:46you
- 13:46talk
- 13:46about
- 13:46kind
- 13:47of
- 13:47what
- 13:47a
- 13:47future
- 13:47grocery
- 13:48concept
- 13:49might
- 13:49look
- 13:49like.
- 13:50Yeah.
- 13:50Where
- 13:51would
- 13:51you
- 13:51tell
- 13:51them
- 13:52to
- 13:52start
- 13:52looking
- 13:53for
- 13:53the
- 13:53longest
- 13:54lasting
- 13:54and
- 13:55most
- 13:55fulfilling
- 13:55career?
- 13:57I
- 13:57would
- 13:57say
- 13:58that
- 13:58the
- 13:59highest
- 14:00tumult,
- 14:01if
- 14:01you
- 14:01want
- 14:01to
- 14:01call
- 14:02it
- 14:02that,
- 14:02has
- 14:02been
- 14:02on
- 14:02the
- 14:02CPG
- 14:03side.
- 14:03Okay.
- 14:04And
- 14:04so
- 14:04in
- 14:04regards
- 14:05to
- 14:05cpg,
- 14:05Kraft,
- 14:06Heinz
- 14:06Splitting,
- 14:07Ferreira,
- 14:08Ferrero,
- 14:09WK,
- 14:09Kellogg,
- 14:10everything
- 14:10that's
- 14:11been
- 14:11happening
- 14:11the
- 14:11last
- 14:11couple
- 14:11of
- 14:12years
- 14:12has
- 14:12shown
- 14:12that
- 14:13there's
- 14:13a
- 14:14clear
- 14:14bifurcation
- 14:15of
- 14:15here's
- 14:15the
- 14:16fast
- 14:16moving
- 14:16items,
- 14:16here's
- 14:16the
- 14:17slide,
- 14:17slow
- 14:17moving.
- 14:17Right.
- 14:18And
- 14:18we're
- 14:18going
- 14:18to
- 14:18split
- 14:19the
- 14:19company.
- 14:19Which
- 14:2015
- 14:20years
- 14:20ago
- 14:20everything
- 14:21would
- 14:21have
- 14:21been
- 14:21aggregating,
- 14:22aggregating,
- 14:23aggregating.
- 14:23Right
- 14:23now
- 14:23they're
- 14:24all
- 14:24splitting,
- 14:24splitting,
- 14:24splitting.
- 14:24So
- 14:25honestly,
- 14:26I
- 14:26would
- 14:26say
- 14:27maybe
- 14:27you
- 14:27let
- 14:27that
- 14:27settle
- 14:28out
- 14:28a
- 14:28little
- 14:28bit.
- 14:29Okay.
- 14:29It's
- 14:29being
- 14:29caused
- 14:30by
- 14:30tariffs,
- 14:30it's
- 14:30being
- 14:31caused
- 14:31by
- 14:32cost
- 14:32of.
- 14:32Cost
- 14:33of
- 14:33good
- 14:33increases
- 14:34that
- 14:34you
- 14:34can't
- 14:34pass
- 14:34on
- 14:35those
- 14:35kind
- 14:35of
- 14:36things.
- 14:36And
- 14:36then
- 14:36the
- 14:37retailers,
- 14:37these
- 14:37super
- 14:38regional
- 14:38retailers
- 14:39are
- 14:39awesome.
- 14:40Yeah.
- 14:40So
- 14:41if
- 14:41you
- 14:41can
- 14:41go
- 14:41to
- 14:41a
- 14:42Meyer
- 14:43and
- 14:43then
- 14:43you
- 14:43can
- 14:43always
- 14:44add
- 14:44heb,
- 14:45Wegmans,
- 14:45Publix,
- 14:46those
- 14:46guys,
- 14:47the
- 14:47kind
- 14:47of
- 14:47super
- 14:47regionals.
- 14:48And
- 14:48I
- 14:48would
- 14:49include
- 14:49Kroger
- 14:49in
- 14:49there.
- 14:50Okay.
- 14:50Because
- 14:50Kroger
- 14:51operates
- 14:51as
- 14:52a
- 14:52super
- 14:52regional.
- 14:53That's
- 14:53why
- 14:53they
- 14:53let
- 14:53Harris
- 14:54Teeter
- 14:54keep
- 14:54the
- 14:55banner
- 14:55Harris
- 14:56Teeter,
- 14:56because
- 14:57that
- 14:57is
- 14:57where
- 14:58the
- 14:58recognition
- 14:58comes
- 14:59from.
- 14:59So
- 14:59if
- 14:59you
- 14:59changed
- 15:00it
- 15:00to
- 15:00Kroger,
- 15:01even
- 15:01though
- 15:01maybe
- 15:02some
- 15:02of
- 15:02the
- 15:02products
- 15:02inside
- 15:02might
- 15:03say
- 15:03Kroger,
- 15:03you
- 15:03might
- 15:04have
- 15:04an
- 15:04issue.
- 15:04Great.
- 15:05So
- 15:05are
- 15:05the
- 15:05students
- 15:05taking
- 15:06Dr.
- 15:06Z's
- 15:06advice
- 15:07or
- 15:07are
- 15:07they
- 15:07like
- 15:08inclined
- 15:08to
- 15:08or
- 15:09more
- 15:09interested
- 15:09in
- 15:10taking
- 15:10other
- 15:10types
- 15:10of
- 15:11roles?
- 15:11I'm
- 15:11curious.
- 15:12It
- 15:12is
- 15:13sexier
- 15:14to
- 15:14be
- 15:14on
- 15:14the
- 15:14cpg.
- 15:15Sexier
- 15:15to
- 15:15be
- 15:16on
- 15:16the
- 15:16CPG
- 15:16side.
- 15:16Okay.
- 15:17And.
- 15:17But
- 15:17I
- 15:17came
- 15:17up
- 15:18on
- 15:18the
- 15:18retailer
- 15:18side.
- 15:19But
- 15:19a
- 15:19lot
- 15:19of
- 15:19the
- 15:20retailer
- 15:20side
- 15:20then
- 15:20gets,
- 15:22they
- 15:22basically
- 15:22say,
- 15:22well,
- 15:23that's
- 15:23in
- 15:23the
- 15:23stores,
- 15:24you
- 15:24know,
- 15:24and
- 15:24if
- 15:24you're,
- 15:25if
- 15:25you're
- 15:25a
- 15:25student
- 15:25at
- 15:26a
- 15:26university,
- 15:26then
- 15:26it's
- 15:27like,
- 15:27well,
- 15:27I
- 15:27don't
- 15:27want
- 15:27to
- 15:27be
- 15:27in
- 15:27the
- 15:27store.
- 15:28Is
- 15:28that
- 15:28because
- 15:28of
- 15:28the
- 15:28marketing
- 15:29angle?
- 15:29Oh,
- 15:30it's
- 15:30just
- 15:30the
- 15:30fact
- 15:30that
- 15:31it
- 15:31seems
- 15:31like,
- 15:31you
- 15:32know,
- 15:32that's
- 15:32operations
- 15:32versus,
- 15:33you
- 15:33know,
- 15:33I
- 15:33want
- 15:33to
- 15:34use
- 15:34my,
- 15:34I
- 15:34want
- 15:34to
- 15:34use
- 15:35my
- 15:35brain.
- 15:35I
- 15:35want
- 15:35to
- 15:35be
- 15:35in
- 15:36marketing
- 15:36in
- 15:36the
- 15:37office.
- 15:37And
- 15:38it's
- 15:38like,
- 15:38no,
- 15:38you,
- 15:39you're
- 15:39using
- 15:40your
- 15:40brain
- 15:40all
- 15:41along
- 15:41in
- 15:41the
- 15:41process,
- 15:42the
- 15:42entire
- 15:42supply
- 15:42chain
- 15:43uses
- 15:43your
- 15:43brain.
- 15:44But
- 15:44if
- 15:44you
- 15:45are
- 15:45strong
- 15:45in
- 15:45operations,
- 15:46you're
- 15:46going
- 15:46to
- 15:46be
- 15:46so
- 15:47good
- 15:47inside
- 15:47the
- 15:48office.
- 15:48Yeah.
- 15:48It's
- 15:49just
- 15:49hard
- 15:49to
- 15:49convince
- 15:49people
- 15:50that
- 15:50you
- 15:50should
- 15:50go
- 15:51to
- 15:51school
- 15:51for
- 15:51four
- 15:51years
- 15:51and
- 15:52then
- 15:52go
- 15:52take
- 15:52a
- 15:52role
- 15:53in
- 15:53operations.
- 15:54So
- 15:55it
- 15:55really
- 15:55hasn't
- 15:55changed
- 15:56that
- 15:56much
- 15:56in
- 15:56the
- 15:5620
- 15:57years
- 15:57since
- 15:57I
- 15:57was
- 15:57in
- 15:57school
- 15:57too.
- 15:58Really,
- 15:58for
- 15:58the
- 15:58most
- 15:58part,
- 15:59that
- 15:59was
- 15:59what
- 15:59I
- 15:59would
- 15:59said
- 15:59back
- 16:00then.
- 16:00Okay,
- 16:01well,
- 16:02Dr.
- 16:02Z,
- 16:03thank
- 16:03you
- 16:04so
- 16:04much
- 16:04for
- 16:04giving
- 16:04us
- 16:05the
- 16:05time.
- 16:06Thank
- 16:07you
- 16:07for
- 16:07getting
- 16:07your
- 16:07PhD
- 16:08so
- 16:08we
- 16:08can
- 16:08call
- 16:08you
- 16:08Dr.
- 16:09C.
- 16:10Thank
- 16:10you.
- 16:11Again
- 16:11to
- 16:11Simbi
- 16:12for
- 16:12helping
- 16:12us
- 16:12bring
- 16:13you
- 16:13more
- 16:14interviews
- 16:14just
- 16:14like
- 16:15this
- 16:15one
- 16:15all
- 16:16day
- 16:16live
- 16:17from
- 16:17fmi.
- 16:18We
- 16:18will
- 16:18be
- 16:18here
- 16:19for
- 16:19a
- 16:19few
- 16:19more
- 16:20hours
- 16:20today
- 16:20and
- 16:21then
- 16:21tomorrow
- 16:22as
- 16:22well,
- 16:22so
- 16:23make
- 16:23sure
- 16:23that
- 16:23you
- 16:23stay
- 16:24tuned.
- 16:24And
- 16:25until
- 16:25next
- 16:26time,
- 16:26be
- 16:26careful
- 16:27out
- 16:27there.