Latest / Omni Talk Retail / The Future of Grocery: Automation and Innovation With Transcend Retail Solutions CEO Dr. Oliver Vogt
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- 0:00Welcome
- 0:00back,
- 0:00everybody.
- 0:01This
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omitak
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Ann
- 0:03Mazenga.
- 0:03And
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03Chris
- 0:04Walton.
- 0:04And
- 0:04we
- 0:05are
- 0:05here
- 0:05once
- 0:05again,
- 0:06live
- 0:06from
- 0:06grocery
- 0:06shop
- 0:072024,
- 0:08in
- 0:08the
- 0:08views
- 0:08and
- 0:08group
- 0:09Booth.
- 0:09Booth
- 0:10number
- 0:10a
- 0:10210.
- 0:11We
- 0:12will
- 0:12be
- 0:12here
- 0:12for
- 0:12the
- 0:13rest
- 0:13of
- 0:13the
- 0:13afternoon,
- 0:14so
- 0:14make
- 0:14sure
- 0:14to
- 0:14come
- 0:14and
- 0:15stop
- 0:15by
- 0:15and
- 0:15see
- 0:16us.
- 0:16Chris,
- 0:17we
- 0:17have
- 0:17another
- 0:18guest.
- 0:18We
- 0:18do.
- 0:19Visiting?
- 0:19I
- 0:19think
- 0:20we
- 0:20do.
- 0:20Yes,
- 0:20we
- 0:20do.
- 0:20Somebody
- 0:21in
- 0:21between
- 0:21us?
- 0:22We
- 0:22have.
- 0:23We
- 0:23have
- 0:23somebody
- 0:23between
- 0:24two
- 0:24omni
- 0:24talk.
- 0:25Between
- 0:25two
- 0:25omni
- 0:26talkers.
- 0:26We
- 0:26have
- 0:27Doctor
- 0:27Oliver
- 0:28Folcht.
- 0:29Very
- 0:29good.
- 0:30Close.
- 0:31Very
- 0:31good.
- 0:32The
- 0:32newly
- 0:32appointed
- 0:33CEO
- 0:33at
- 0:33Transcend
- 0:34Retail
- 0:34Solutions.
- 0:35Oliver,
- 0:36thank
- 0:36you
- 0:36so
- 0:36much
- 0:37for
- 0:37joining
- 0:37us
- 0:37today
- 0:38and
- 0:38for
- 0:38giving
- 0:38us
- 0:38some
- 0:39of
- 0:39your
- 0:39time.
- 0:39A
- 0:39pleasure.
- 0:40It's
- 0:41great
- 0:41to
- 0:41have
- 0:41you.
- 0:41How
- 0:42is
- 0:42grocery
- 0:42shop
- 0:42going
- 0:43for
- 0:43you
- 0:43so
- 0:43far?
- 0:43It's
- 0:44been
- 0:44very
- 0:44good.
- 0:44It's
- 0:45buzzing
- 0:45today
- 0:45is
- 0:46brilliant.
- 0:46So
- 0:46busy
- 0:47and
- 0:48just
- 0:48such
- 0:49a
- 0:49good
- 0:49vibe
- 0:49about
- 0:49it.
- 0:50I
- 0:50think
- 0:50it's
- 0:50all
- 0:51around
- 0:51very,
- 0:51very
- 0:52good
- 0:52time.
- 0:52Good,
- 0:52good.
- 0:53I'm
- 0:53happy
- 0:53to
- 0:53hear
- 0:53it.
- 0:54So,
- 0:54Oliver,
- 0:55I
- 0:55think
- 0:55you're
- 0:55honestly,
- 0:56I
- 0:56mean,
- 0:56we've
- 0:56done
- 0:56over
- 0:57600
- 0:57interviews
- 0:58in
- 0:58the
- 0:58history
- 0:58of
- 0:58Omnitalk.
- 0:59I
- 0:59think
- 0:59you're
- 0:59the
- 0:59first
- 0:59doctor
- 1:00we've
- 1:00officially
- 1:01had.
- 1:01We
- 1:01were
- 1:01joking
- 1:01beforehand
- 1:02that
- 1:02you
- 1:02have
- 1:03a
- 1:03doctorate
- 1:03in
- 1:04statistics.
- 1:04So
- 1:05I'm
- 1:05curious,
- 1:05like,
- 1:05what
- 1:05is
- 1:05your
- 1:06background?
- 1:06And
- 1:06then
- 1:06how
- 1:07did
- 1:07that
- 1:07lead
- 1:07you
- 1:07to
- 1:07become
- 1:08the
- 1:08CEO
- 1:08of
- 1:09transnd
- 1:09retail
- 1:10Systems?
- 1:11A
- 1:12good
- 1:12journey,
- 1:12indeed.
- 1:13So,
- 1:13yeah,
- 1:13I
- 1:13studied
- 1:14economics,
- 1:14but
- 1:15I've
- 1:15got
- 1:15a
- 1:15PhD
- 1:15in
- 1:15statistics.
- 1:16Okay.
- 1:17Just
- 1:17to
- 1:17do
- 1:17something
- 1:18different.
- 1:18No
- 1:18other
- 1:19reason
- 1:19than
- 1:19that,
- 1:19right?
- 1:20Why
- 1:20wouldn't
- 1:20you?
- 1:21I'm
- 1:21guessing
- 1:21you
- 1:21like
- 1:21math,
- 1:22right?
- 1:22I
- 1:22do
- 1:22a
- 1:23little
- 1:23bit,
- 1:23yeah,
- 1:23a
- 1:23little
- 1:23bit,
- 1:23indeed.
- 1:24And
- 1:25I
- 1:25spent
- 1:26nine
- 1:26years
- 1:26at
- 1:26Amazon
- 1:27in
- 1:27many
- 1:27different
- 1:28roles.
- 1:29Supply
- 1:29chain,
- 1:30fulfillment.
- 1:31And
- 1:31that's
- 1:31where
- 1:32I
- 1:32really
- 1:32kind
- 1:32of
- 1:33picked
- 1:33up
- 1:33the
- 1:33bus
- 1:34around
- 1:34all
- 1:34things
- 1:35logistics.
- 1:36Okay,
- 1:37so
- 1:37you
- 1:37kind
- 1:37of
- 1:37fell
- 1:37in
- 1:37love
- 1:38with
- 1:38logistics
- 1:38as
- 1:38well.
- 1:39Indeed.
- 1:40And
- 1:40from
- 1:41there,
- 1:41moved
- 1:42into
- 1:42Tesco
- 1:43just
- 1:43to
- 1:43make
- 1:44it
- 1:44more
- 1:44complicated.
- 1:45Across
- 1:45three
- 1:45temperature
- 1:45zones
- 1:46doing
- 1:47grocery.
- 1:47Because,
- 1:48again,
- 1:48for
- 1:48fun.
- 1:48Why
- 1:49wouldn't
- 1:49you?
- 1:49Why
- 1:49wouldn't
- 1:49you?
- 1:49You're
- 1:50gliding
- 1:50for
- 1:50punishment.
- 1:51Yeah.
- 1:53Been
- 1:53in
- 1:53Tesco
- 1:54now
- 1:54nine
- 1:54years.
- 1:55Wow.
- 1:56Again,
- 1:56across
- 1:57various
- 1:57different
- 1:57roles,
- 1:58but
- 1:58all
- 1:58around,
- 1:59again,
- 1:59the
- 1:59same
- 2:00thing.
- 2:00Logistics.
- 2:00Supply
- 2:01chain
- 2:01distribution,
- 2:02in
- 2:02store
- 2:02and
- 2:03online,
- 2:04which
- 2:04is
- 2:04my
- 2:05passion.
- 2:05Yeah.
- 2:05So
- 2:05it's
- 2:05almost
- 2:0620
- 2:06years
- 2:06in
- 2:06retail
- 2:07logistics
- 2:07then?
- 2:08For
- 2:08the
- 2:08most
- 2:08part.
- 2:08Right?
- 2:09Give
- 2:09or
- 2:09take
- 2:09roundup.
- 2:10Yeah.
- 2:10Nice.
- 2:11Tell
- 2:11us
- 2:12a
- 2:12little
- 2:12bit
- 2:12about
- 2:12transcend.
- 2:13What
- 2:13is
- 2:14it?
- 2:14Where
- 2:14does
- 2:14it
- 2:14begin
- 2:15and
- 2:15end?
- 2:15Is
- 2:16it
- 2:16a
- 2:16software
- 2:17play?
- 2:17A
- 2:17hardware
- 2:18play?
- 2:18Give
- 2:18us
- 2:18the
- 2:18background.
- 2:19Transcend
- 2:21retail
- 2:21solutions
- 2:22is
- 2:23all
- 2:23of
- 2:23the
- 2:23above.
- 2:24So
- 2:24we
- 2:25started
- 2:26the
- 2:26idea
- 2:28around
- 2:29the
- 2:29fact
- 2:29that
- 2:29online
- 2:30in
- 2:30Tesco
- 2:31has
- 2:31been
- 2:32around
- 2:32for
- 2:32a
- 2:33very,
- 2:33very
- 2:33long
- 2:33time.
- 2:34We
- 2:35claim
- 2:35to
- 2:35fame
- 2:36in
- 2:36Tesco
- 2:37that
- 2:37the
- 2:37first
- 2:38online
- 2:38grocery
- 2:39order
- 2:40came
- 2:40from
- 2:401984,
- 2:42a
- 2:42lady
- 2:42called
- 2:42Jane
- 2:43Snowball
- 2:44who
- 2:44threw
- 2:44her
- 2:46to
- 2:46a
- 2:46television
- 2:47through
- 2:47a
- 2:47dial
- 2:47up
- 2:48and
- 2:48placed
- 2:48the
- 2:48first
- 2:49order
- 2:49into
- 2:49a
- 2:49Tesco
- 2:50shop,
- 2:50which
- 2:50then
- 2:51got
- 2:51delivered.
- 2:51So
- 2:52it's
- 2:52a
- 2:52very
- 2:52long
- 2:52time
- 2:53ago.
- 2:53Tesco.com
- 2:53dot.
- 2:54I
- 2:54didn't
- 2:54know
- 2:54that.
- 2:55Yeah,
- 2:56we
- 2:56then
- 2:57launched
- 2:57in
- 2:572000,
- 2:58quite
- 2:58a
- 2:58few
- 2:59years
- 2:59later
- 2:59launched
- 2:59Tesco.com,
- 3:00which.
- 3:00Is
- 3:01pretty
- 3:01fast
- 3:01for
- 3:01retail.
- 3:03But,
- 3:03you
- 3:03know,
- 3:04we've
- 3:04been
- 3:04at
- 3:04this
- 3:04for
- 3:04a
- 3:05long,
- 3:05long
- 3:05time
- 3:05by
- 3:06now.
- 3:06But
- 3:07even
- 3:072000
- 3:07is
- 3:08a
- 3:08long
- 3:08time
- 3:08ago.
- 3:09So
- 3:09we
- 3:10had
- 3:10a
- 3:10good
- 3:10long
- 3:11run
- 3:11at
- 3:11this.
- 3:11And
- 3:12the
- 3:12one
- 3:12thing
- 3:12we
- 3:13noticed
- 3:13in
- 3:14this
- 3:14whole
- 3:15story
- 3:15is
- 3:15that
- 3:16as
- 3:16you
- 3:16become
- 3:17a
- 3:17big
- 3:17retailer,
- 3:19sometimes
- 3:20the
- 3:20standard
- 3:20solutions
- 3:21out
- 3:21on
- 3:21the
- 3:21market,
- 3:22on
- 3:22the
- 3:22shelf,
- 3:22just
- 3:22don't
- 3:22do
- 3:23it
- 3:23anymore
- 3:23and
- 3:23you
- 3:23have
- 3:24to
- 3:24start
- 3:24developing
- 3:24your
- 3:24own
- 3:25solutions.
- 3:25We
- 3:26do
- 3:271.3
- 3:27million
- 3:28orders
- 3:28per
- 3:29week,
- 3:29large
- 3:29orders,
- 3:30that
- 3:30is.
- 3:31So
- 3:31it's
- 3:32not
- 3:32a
- 3:32small
- 3:32part
- 3:32of
- 3:33the
- 3:33business
- 3:33anymore.
- 3:34And
- 3:34as
- 3:34such,
- 3:35it's
- 3:35quite
- 3:36critical
- 3:36for
- 3:36us
- 3:36to
- 3:37be
- 3:37very
- 3:37good
- 3:37at
- 3:37what
- 3:37we
- 3:37do.
- 3:38And
- 3:39that's
- 3:40where
- 3:40the
- 3:40idea
- 3:40of
- 3:40transcend
- 3:41started.
- 3:42We
- 3:42believe
- 3:43we
- 3:43developed
- 3:44quite
- 3:44good
- 3:44systems.
- 3:45We
- 3:45developed
- 3:46quite
- 3:46a
- 3:46good
- 3:46bit
- 3:46of
- 3:47knowledge
- 3:47around
- 3:47all
- 3:48of
- 3:48this
- 3:49in
- 3:50the
- 3:50manual
- 3:50space
- 3:50in
- 3:51stores,
- 3:51but
- 3:52also
- 3:52in
- 3:53the
- 3:53automation,
- 3:54because
- 3:54we're
- 3:55starting
- 3:55to
- 3:55automate
- 3:55our
- 3:56solutions
- 3:57in
- 3:57store,
- 3:57attached
- 3:58to
- 3:58a
- 3:58store
- 3:58topic
- 3:59of
- 3:59micro
- 3:59fulfillment.
- 4:00And
- 4:01we
- 4:01spend
- 4:01the
- 4:02best
- 4:02part
- 4:02of
- 4:02three
- 4:03years
- 4:03fine
- 4:03tuning
- 4:04it
- 4:05and
- 4:05then
- 4:05thought
- 4:06that
- 4:06we
- 4:06have
- 4:06a
- 4:06good
- 4:08knowledge
- 4:08and
- 4:08solution
- 4:09to
- 4:09share
- 4:10with
- 4:10other
- 4:10retailers
- 4:11who
- 4:11then
- 4:11don't
- 4:12need
- 4:12to
- 4:12go
- 4:12through
- 4:12that
- 4:13pain
- 4:13again
- 4:13as
- 4:13we
- 4:13did
- 4:14it.
- 4:14And
- 4:14that
- 4:14too
- 4:14spent
- 4:1525
- 4:16years
- 4:16making
- 4:17it
- 4:17to
- 4:17this
- 4:17point.
- 4:18And
- 4:18that's
- 4:19why
- 4:19it's
- 4:19a
- 4:19bit
- 4:20of
- 4:20everything.
- 4:20It's
- 4:21software
- 4:21for
- 4:22install
- 4:22picking,
- 4:22for
- 4:23example,
- 4:23but
- 4:23it's
- 4:24also
- 4:24hardware.
- 4:24You
- 4:24can
- 4:25buy
- 4:25anything
- 4:25from
- 4:26the
- 4:26picking
- 4:26trolley
- 4:27to
- 4:27an
- 4:27automated
- 4:28facility
- 4:28from
- 4:29us.
- 4:29And
- 4:30we
- 4:30pass
- 4:30it
- 4:31together
- 4:31with
- 4:31consulting,
- 4:32with
- 4:32our
- 4:32knowledge,
- 4:34with
- 4:34the
- 4:34right
- 4:35processes,
- 4:36with
- 4:36the
- 4:36right
- 4:37software,
- 4:38with
- 4:38people
- 4:38at
- 4:38the
- 4:38heart
- 4:39of
- 4:39it.
- 4:39And
- 4:39that
- 4:40must
- 4:40make
- 4:40transcend
- 4:41different.
- 4:42What
- 4:42kind
- 4:42of
- 4:42retailers
- 4:43are
- 4:43you
- 4:43going
- 4:43after?
- 4:45We
- 4:45want
- 4:46to
- 4:46be
- 4:46an
- 4:46international
- 4:47business.
- 4:47So
- 4:48our
- 4:48first
- 4:49retail
- 4:49partnership
- 4:50we
- 4:50just
- 4:50launched
- 4:51with
- 4:51three
- 4:51weeks
- 4:51ago
- 4:53is
- 4:53in
- 4:53New
- 4:53Zealand.
- 4:54So
- 4:55a
- 4:55retailer
- 4:56called
- 4:56Foodstuffs
- 4:57cooperative,
- 4:58brilliant
- 4:58partners
- 4:58to
- 4:58us,
- 4:59they
- 5:00launched
- 5:00with
- 5:00our
- 5:00in
- 5:00store
- 5:01picking
- 5:01solution.
- 5:02And,
- 5:04yeah,
- 5:04so
- 5:04we
- 5:05want
- 5:05to
- 5:05be
- 5:06literally
- 5:06help
- 5:07people
- 5:07across
- 5:08the
- 5:08globe.
- 5:09Got
- 5:09it.
- 5:09So
- 5:09I'm
- 5:10curious,
- 5:10because
- 5:10you
- 5:10got
- 5:10a
- 5:10long
- 5:11background
- 5:11in
- 5:11logistics
- 5:12and
- 5:12e
- 5:12commerce,
- 5:13what
- 5:13do
- 5:13you
- 5:13think
- 5:14are
- 5:14the
- 5:14key
- 5:14ingredients
- 5:15to
- 5:15e
- 5:15commerce
- 5:16success
- 5:16in
- 5:17grocery
- 5:18and
- 5:18then
- 5:18also,
- 5:19does
- 5:19that
- 5:20differ
- 5:20depending
- 5:20on
- 5:20the
- 5:21scale
- 5:21of
- 5:21the
- 5:21operation
- 5:22too?
- 5:22You've
- 5:22mentioned
- 5:23grocers
- 5:23of
- 5:23different
- 5:24size
- 5:24and
- 5:24shapes
- 5:24already.
- 5:24I'm
- 5:25curious
- 5:25how
- 5:25you
- 5:25think
- 5:25about
- 5:25that
- 5:26too.
- 5:26Yeah,
- 5:27I
- 5:27think
- 5:28when
- 5:29it's
- 5:29just
- 5:29a
- 5:29handful
- 5:30of
- 5:30orders,
- 5:31people
- 5:31usually
- 5:31get
- 5:32by
- 5:32and
- 5:32the
- 5:32pain,
- 5:33you
- 5:33know,
- 5:33it's
- 5:33fine.
- 5:34It's
- 5:34when
- 5:35it
- 5:35grows,
- 5:35you
- 5:35start
- 5:36to
- 5:36feel,
- 5:36actually
- 5:37the
- 5:37pain
- 5:37point
- 5:38is
- 5:38much
- 5:38more,
- 5:38it
- 5:39becomes
- 5:40much
- 5:40harder
- 5:40to
- 5:40manage.
- 5:41Right.
- 5:42You
- 5:42are
- 5:42starting
- 5:42to
- 5:43upset
- 5:43the
- 5:43customer
- 5:44if
- 5:44you're
- 5:44not
- 5:44on
- 5:44top
- 5:44of
- 5:45it.
- 5:46And
- 5:46it
- 5:46starts
- 5:46costing
- 5:47a
- 5:47lot
- 5:47of
- 5:47money
- 5:47because
- 5:48being
- 5:48profitable
- 5:48in
- 5:49e.com
- 5:50isn't
- 5:50that
- 5:50easy.
- 5:52So
- 5:52nevertheless,
- 5:53the
- 5:53problems
- 5:54for
- 5:55someone
- 5:55early
- 5:55on
- 5:56in
- 5:56the
- 5:56journey
- 5:56are
- 5:57more
- 5:57or
- 5:57less
- 5:57the
- 5:57same.
- 5:58Someone
- 5:58really,
- 5:59really
- 5:59high
- 5:59up
- 5:59the
- 5:59chain
- 5:59who's
- 6:00done,
- 6:00you
- 6:00know,
- 6:01thousands
- 6:01and
- 6:01thousands
- 6:02of
- 6:02orders
- 6:02a
- 6:02day.
- 6:03It
- 6:03is
- 6:04all
- 6:04around
- 6:05having
- 6:06one
- 6:06ecosystem
- 6:06which
- 6:07actually
- 6:07balances
- 6:08everything
- 6:08together.
- 6:09Where
- 6:10for
- 6:11me,
- 6:11this
- 6:11is
- 6:11a
- 6:12nice
- 6:12balance
- 6:12of
- 6:12having
- 6:13great
- 6:13systems,
- 6:14whether
- 6:14that's
- 6:14hardware,
- 6:15whether
- 6:15that's
- 6:15software.
- 6:16Right?
- 6:16Having
- 6:16great
- 6:17software
- 6:18solutions
- 6:18is
- 6:18incredibly
- 6:19important.
- 6:19If
- 6:19you've
- 6:19got
- 6:20automation,
- 6:20it
- 6:20is
- 6:21important
- 6:22to
- 6:22have
- 6:22a
- 6:22good
- 6:22automation
- 6:23provider,
- 6:23but
- 6:24it
- 6:24all
- 6:24needs
- 6:24to
- 6:24come
- 6:25together
- 6:25into
- 6:25one
- 6:25ecosystem.
- 6:26And
- 6:27only
- 6:27then
- 6:27when
- 6:28you've
- 6:28got
- 6:28all
- 6:28pieces
- 6:29of
- 6:29that
- 6:29puzzle,
- 6:30it
- 6:30really
- 6:31starts
- 6:31to
- 6:31come
- 6:31together.
- 6:32Miss
- 6:32one
- 6:32piece
- 6:33and
- 6:33it
- 6:33starts
- 6:34to
- 6:34become
- 6:34problematic.
- 6:35And
- 6:35the
- 6:35bigger
- 6:35the
- 6:35volume
- 6:36gets,
- 6:36the
- 6:36harder
- 6:37it's
- 6:37going
- 6:37to
- 6:37be
- 6:38to
- 6:38lag
- 6:38it
- 6:39and
- 6:39to
- 6:39outrun
- 6:39it.
- 6:40And
- 6:40that's
- 6:40when,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:41the
- 6:41problem
- 6:42starts
- 6:42to
- 6:42surface
- 6:42if
- 6:43you're
- 6:43not
- 6:43careful.
- 6:43So,
- 6:44Oliver,
- 6:44I'm
- 6:44curious,
- 6:44as
- 6:44a
- 6:44statistician
- 6:45too,
- 6:45is
- 6:45there
- 6:46a
- 6:46rubric
- 6:46then
- 6:47by
- 6:47which
- 6:48at
- 6:48a
- 6:48certain
- 6:49order
- 6:49volume,
- 6:49you
- 6:49start
- 6:50looking
- 6:50at
- 6:50automation
- 6:51more
- 6:51overtly
- 6:52versus
- 6:52manual
- 6:53picking?
- 6:54What
- 6:54types
- 6:55of
- 6:55rubrics
- 6:55can
- 6:55you
- 6:55share
- 6:56with
- 6:56us
- 6:56in
- 6:56terms
- 6:56of
- 6:57trying
- 6:57to
- 6:57understand
- 6:58how
- 6:58a
- 6:58grocer
- 6:59should
- 6:59think
- 7:00about
- 7:00what
- 7:00they're
- 7:00doing
- 7:00in
- 7:00this
- 7:01space?
- 7:02Yeah,
- 7:03if
- 7:03you're
- 7:03low
- 7:04volume,
- 7:04you
- 7:04absolutely
- 7:05want
- 7:05to
- 7:06go
- 7:06in
- 7:06a
- 7:06manual
- 7:07in
- 7:07store
- 7:07fulfillment.
- 7:08You
- 7:08do.
- 7:08You
- 7:09do,
- 7:09because
- 7:09you
- 7:09already
- 7:10have
- 7:10the
- 7:10stores
- 7:11and
- 7:11they're
- 7:11close
- 7:11to
- 7:12your
- 7:12customers.
- 7:13So
- 7:13why
- 7:13not
- 7:14make
- 7:14use
- 7:14out
- 7:14of
- 7:15that
- 7:15facility,
- 7:16which
- 7:16you
- 7:16already
- 7:16have?
- 7:17You've
- 7:17got
- 7:17all
- 7:17the
- 7:17inventory
- 7:18there.
- 7:19You've
- 7:20got
- 7:20Val
- 7:20run
- 7:20store.
- 7:21Putting
- 7:22manual
- 7:22in
- 7:22store.
- 7:23Picking
- 7:23into
- 7:23that
- 7:23store
- 7:24actually
- 7:25enhances
- 7:26the
- 7:26store.
- 7:26You've
- 7:27got
- 7:27the
- 7:27right
- 7:27systems.
- 7:28You
- 7:28actually
- 7:28learn
- 7:29an
- 7:29awful
- 7:29lot
- 7:29about
- 7:29it.
- 7:30You
- 7:30know,
- 7:31when
- 7:31your
- 7:31bananas
- 7:32aren't
- 7:32there
- 7:32anymore
- 7:33because
- 7:33the
- 7:33picker
- 7:34will
- 7:34tell
- 7:34you.
- 7:35The
- 7:35picker
- 7:36will
- 7:36tell
- 7:36you
- 7:36where.
- 7:37If
- 7:37your
- 7:37in
- 7:37store
- 7:38customer
- 7:38can't
- 7:38find
- 7:39you
- 7:39too,
- 7:39right?
- 7:39Well,
- 7:40exactly.
- 7:40Your
- 7:40install
- 7:41customer
- 7:41won't
- 7:41feedback
- 7:42whether
- 7:42they
- 7:42could
- 7:43find
- 7:43that
- 7:43one
- 7:43item.
- 7:44Your
- 7:44online
- 7:45customer
- 7:45will
- 7:46through
- 7:47your
- 7:47pickup.
- 7:48So
- 7:48having
- 7:49a
- 7:49great
- 7:49data
- 7:50feedback
- 7:51from
- 7:51your
- 7:52solution
- 7:53will
- 7:54actually
- 7:54make
- 7:54the
- 7:54store
- 7:54a
- 7:55better
- 7:55place.
- 7:55It
- 7:55is
- 7:55great
- 7:56for
- 7:57the
- 7:57online
- 7:57customer
- 7:58and
- 7:58for
- 7:58the
- 7:58in
- 7:58store
- 7:59customer
- 7:59at
- 7:59the
- 7:59same
- 7:59time.
- 8:00So.
- 8:01And
- 8:02if
- 8:02you've
- 8:02got
- 8:02the
- 8:03right
- 8:03solutions,
- 8:03you
- 8:03can
- 8:04get
- 8:04really
- 8:04good
- 8:04productivities
- 8:05out
- 8:05of
- 8:06a
- 8:06store.
- 8:06It
- 8:06is
- 8:06not
- 8:07a
- 8:07bad
- 8:07thing.
- 8:07It
- 8:07is
- 8:07not
- 8:08as
- 8:08evil
- 8:08as
- 8:08some
- 8:08people
- 8:09think
- 8:09picking
- 8:10in
- 8:10stores
- 8:10actually
- 8:11be.
- 8:11And
- 8:12only
- 8:12when
- 8:12you
- 8:12go
- 8:13into
- 8:13like
- 8:14larger
- 8:14orders.
- 8:14Youtong
- 8:15three,
- 8:15four,
- 8:155600
- 8:17orders
- 8:17a
- 8:17day
- 8:18out
- 8:19of
- 8:19these
- 8:20out
- 8:20of
- 8:20a
- 8:20store,
- 8:21depending
- 8:21on
- 8:22the
- 8:22size
- 8:22of
- 8:22the
- 8:22store,
- 8:23obviously
- 8:24when
- 8:24you
- 8:24could
- 8:24start
- 8:25thinking
- 8:25about
- 8:25automation,
- 8:26but
- 8:27by
- 8:27all
- 8:27means,
- 8:28we've
- 8:28got
- 8:28stores
- 8:29doing
- 8:29over
- 8:291000
- 8:30orders
- 8:30a
- 8:30day,
- 8:30comfortably
- 8:31in
- 8:31a
- 8:31manual
- 8:32fashion.
- 8:32In
- 8:32a
- 8:32manual
- 8:32fashion.
- 8:33And
- 8:33that
- 8:34works
- 8:34just
- 8:34fine.
- 8:35Yeah,
- 8:35go
- 8:35ahead.
- 8:35I
- 8:35was
- 8:36just
- 8:36gonna
- 8:36say
- 8:36what's
- 8:36kind
- 8:36of
- 8:36the
- 8:37breaking
- 8:37point
- 8:37then
- 8:38Oliver,
- 8:38when
- 8:38like
- 8:39what,
- 8:39where
- 8:39is
- 8:39it
- 8:40size
- 8:40or
- 8:40capacity
- 8:41to
- 8:42have
- 8:42the
- 8:42automation
- 8:43in
- 8:43the
- 8:43same,
- 8:44you
- 8:44know,
- 8:44physical
- 8:45footprint?
- 8:45That
- 8:45kind
- 8:46of
- 8:46is
- 8:46the
- 8:46breaking
- 8:46point
- 8:47to
- 8:47get
- 8:47people
- 8:47to
- 8:47the
- 8:48next
- 8:48level
- 8:48or
- 8:48to
- 8:48maybe
- 8:49expand
- 8:50their
- 8:50automation
- 8:51capabilities.
- 8:51What?
- 8:52Or
- 8:52is
- 8:52it
- 8:52more
- 8:53of
- 8:53a
- 8:53function
- 8:54of
- 8:54cost?
- 8:54Like
- 8:55what?
- 8:55What
- 8:55kind
- 8:55of
- 8:55gets
- 8:55people
- 8:56from
- 8:56manual
- 8:56picking
- 8:57to
- 8:57the
- 8:57next
- 8:57level?
- 8:58Quite,
- 8:59quite
- 8:59often
- 8:59a
- 9:00mix
- 9:00of
- 9:01at
- 9:01least
- 9:02a
- 9:02couple
- 9:02of
- 9:02things.
- 9:03One
- 9:03is
- 9:04the
- 9:05congestion
- 9:05in
- 9:05store,
- 9:06okay,
- 9:06when
- 9:06it
- 9:06gets
- 9:07too
- 9:07busy
- 9:07and
- 9:07you've
- 9:07got
- 9:07too
- 9:08many
- 9:08shopping
- 9:08trolleys
- 9:09there,
- 9:09that
- 9:10can
- 9:10become
- 9:10a
- 9:10problem.
- 9:11Depending
- 9:11on
- 9:11how
- 9:12the
- 9:12stores
- 9:12are
- 9:12laid
- 9:12out.
- 9:13You
- 9:13know,
- 9:13depending
- 9:14on
- 9:14what
- 9:14you
- 9:14value,
- 9:15that
- 9:15can
- 9:15absolutely
- 9:16benefit
- 9:17the
- 9:17in
- 9:17store
- 9:17experience.
- 9:18If
- 9:18you've
- 9:19got
- 9:19100
- 9:20picking
- 9:20trolleys
- 9:21competing
- 9:22with
- 9:22your
- 9:22in
- 9:23store
- 9:23customers,
- 9:23that
- 9:24might
- 9:24be
- 9:24a
- 9:24good
- 9:24time
- 9:24to
- 9:25think
- 9:25about
- 9:25this
- 9:25for
- 9:25sure.
- 9:26Right.
- 9:26But
- 9:27also
- 9:27it
- 9:28is
- 9:29a
- 9:29question
- 9:29of
- 9:29the
- 9:30pick
- 9:30rates
- 9:30you
- 9:30get
- 9:30out
- 9:30of
- 9:31your
- 9:31store.
- 9:32Depending
- 9:32on
- 9:32how
- 9:33good
- 9:34you
- 9:34are,
- 9:35the
- 9:36benefits
- 9:36the
- 9:36automation
- 9:37will
- 9:37bring
- 9:37is
- 9:37also,
- 9:38you
- 9:38know,
- 9:39a
- 9:39big
- 9:39leap
- 9:39forward.
- 9:40Right.
- 9:40And
- 9:41then
- 9:41you
- 9:42start
- 9:42stacking
- 9:42business
- 9:43cases
- 9:43on
- 9:43top
- 9:43of
- 9:43each
- 9:44other
- 9:44and
- 9:44making
- 9:44sure,
- 9:44you
- 9:45know,
- 9:45you
- 9:45get
- 9:45multiple
- 9:46benefits
- 9:47from
- 9:48in
- 9:48store
- 9:48experience,
- 9:49over
- 9:49quality,
- 9:50over
- 9:50customer
- 9:51experience,
- 9:52over
- 9:53cost
- 9:53benefits
- 9:54and
- 9:54capacity
- 9:55increase.
- 9:56That's
- 9:57when
- 9:57it
- 9:57starts
- 9:57making
- 9:58sense.
- 9:58Well,
- 9:59go
- 9:59ahead.
- 9:59You
- 9:59mentioned
- 10:00a
- 10:00word
- 10:00too,
- 10:00before
- 10:00micro
- 10:01fulfillment.
- 10:01There's
- 10:02been
- 10:02some
- 10:02people
- 10:02that
- 10:02have
- 10:02told
- 10:02us
- 10:03that
- 10:03micro
- 10:03fulfillment
- 10:03is
- 10:03kind
- 10:04of
- 10:04dead
- 10:04in
- 10:05some
- 10:05ways.
- 10:05I'm
- 10:05guessing
- 10:06you
- 10:06probably
- 10:07don't
- 10:07agree
- 10:07with
- 10:07that,
- 10:07but
- 10:08in
- 10:08what
- 10:09context
- 10:10is
- 10:10it
- 10:10the
- 10:10right
- 10:11thing
- 10:11to
- 10:11think
- 10:11about?
- 10:12And
- 10:12then
- 10:12also
- 10:13how
- 10:13do
- 10:13you
- 10:13think
- 10:13about
- 10:14colocation
- 10:15versus
- 10:15a
- 10:16dark
- 10:16store
- 10:16micro
- 10:16fulfillment
- 10:17center?
- 10:20The
- 10:20belief
- 10:21that
- 10:21micro
- 10:22fulfillment
- 10:24doesn't
- 10:24work
- 10:25isn't.
- 10:26We've
- 10:26proven
- 10:26that
- 10:26it
- 10:27works
- 10:27for
- 10:27us,
- 10:28but
- 10:29it
- 10:29wasn't
- 10:29easy
- 10:29to
- 10:30get
- 10:30there
- 10:30and
- 10:31I
- 10:31think
- 10:32you're
- 10:32very
- 10:32well
- 10:32advised
- 10:33to
- 10:33ask
- 10:33someone
- 10:34who's
- 10:34done
- 10:34this
- 10:34before
- 10:35if
- 10:35you
- 10:35want
- 10:35to
- 10:36embark
- 10:36on
- 10:36this
- 10:36journey.
- 10:38We,
- 10:38as
- 10:38I
- 10:39said,
- 10:39took
- 10:39three
- 10:39years
- 10:39to
- 10:39fine
- 10:40tune
- 10:40this
- 10:40and
- 10:42not
- 10:43everyone
- 10:43has
- 10:43got
- 10:44the
- 10:45headspace
- 10:45to
- 10:45necessarily
- 10:46go
- 10:46through
- 10:47that
- 10:47journey
- 10:47as
- 10:47well.
- 10:48But
- 10:49of
- 10:49course,
- 10:49it
- 10:49works
- 10:50if
- 10:50you
- 10:50know
- 10:50how
- 10:50to
- 10:51go
- 10:51about
- 10:51it.
- 10:51Right.
- 10:53But
- 10:53I
- 10:53think
- 10:54that
- 10:54is
- 10:55the
- 10:55single
- 10:56biggest
- 10:56learning.
- 10:56You
- 10:57don't
- 10:57have
- 10:57to
- 10:57innovate
- 10:58alone.
- 10:58Innovation
- 10:59isn't
- 11:00isolation.
- 11:01Right.
- 11:02Go
- 11:02and
- 11:02ask
- 11:03someone
- 11:05who
- 11:05can
- 11:05help
- 11:05and
- 11:05don't
- 11:06be
- 11:06shy.
- 11:0850
- 11:0950.
- 11:11Oliver,
- 11:11how
- 11:11do
- 11:11you
- 11:12think
- 11:12about
- 11:12that?
- 11:13I'm
- 11:13curious
- 11:13because
- 11:14Tesco,
- 11:15we
- 11:15explain
- 11:15the
- 11:16ownership
- 11:16dynamic
- 11:17to
- 11:17Tesco
- 11:17owns
- 11:18transcend
- 11:18retail
- 11:19solutions.
- 11:19So
- 11:20how
- 11:21do
- 11:21you
- 11:21think
- 11:21other
- 11:22retailers
- 11:22are
- 11:22thinking
- 11:23about
- 11:23that
- 11:23differently
- 11:23in
- 11:24that
- 11:24they're,
- 11:24they're
- 11:25giving,
- 11:25you
- 11:25know,
- 11:26they're
- 11:26buying
- 11:26from
- 11:26another
- 11:27retailer.
- 11:27Potentially
- 11:28a
- 11:28competitor
- 11:29would,
- 11:29would
- 11:29buy
- 11:30this
- 11:30solution.
- 11:31How
- 11:31is
- 11:31that
- 11:31different
- 11:32in
- 11:32the
- 11:32fulfillment
- 11:33space
- 11:34versus
- 11:34like,
- 11:34say,
- 11:34Amazon
- 11:35technology
- 11:36or
- 11:36something
- 11:36like
- 11:36how
- 11:36do
- 11:37you
- 11:37think
- 11:37the
- 11:37retailer's
- 11:38mindset
- 11:38is?
- 11:39I
- 11:39think
- 11:39it
- 11:39is
- 11:39important
- 11:40to
- 11:40know
- 11:40that
- 11:41transcend
- 11:41is
- 11:42a
- 11:43separate
- 11:43subsidiary,
- 11:44but
- 11:44so
- 11:44it,
- 11:45it
- 11:45is
- 11:45ring
- 11:45fenced
- 11:46and
- 11:46it
- 11:46is
- 11:46arm's
- 11:46length.
- 11:47So
- 11:47you
- 11:48can
- 11:48rest
- 11:48assured
- 11:48that
- 11:49your
- 11:49data
- 11:49is
- 11:50going
- 11:50to
- 11:50have,
- 11:50you
- 11:50won't
- 11:50pass
- 11:51this
- 11:51on
- 11:51to
- 11:52Tesco
- 11:53for
- 11:54a
- 11:54good
- 11:54reason.
- 11:54A
- 11:55separate
- 11:55entity.
- 11:55Right.
- 11:56Smart.
- 11:57Okay,
- 11:57you
- 11:57were
- 11:57on
- 11:58stage.
- 11:58Tell
- 11:59us
- 11:59a
- 11:59little
- 11:59bit
- 11:59about
- 12:00what
- 12:00you
- 12:00are
- 12:00going
- 12:01to
- 12:01talk
- 12:01about.
- 12:01Have
- 12:02you
- 12:02been
- 12:02on.
- 12:02I
- 12:02have
- 12:02been.
- 12:03Yesterday.
- 12:03Yesterday
- 12:04you
- 12:04were
- 12:04on
- 12:04stage.
- 12:05What
- 12:05did
- 12:05you
- 12:05talk
- 12:06about?
- 12:06What
- 12:06did
- 12:06Chris
- 12:06and
- 12:07I
- 12:07miss?
- 12:08We
- 12:08talked
- 12:08a
- 12:09lot
- 12:09about
- 12:10the
- 12:10challenges
- 12:11in
- 12:12the
- 12:12current
- 12:12grocery
- 12:13environment,
- 12:14in
- 12:14e
- 12:14commerce.
- 12:16And
- 12:16I
- 12:17think
- 12:17we
- 12:18summarize
- 12:19this,
- 12:20the
- 12:20outlook
- 12:21over
- 12:21the
- 12:21next
- 12:21five
- 12:22years
- 12:22being
- 12:22very
- 12:23much
- 12:23driven
- 12:24by
- 12:24challenges
- 12:25in
- 12:25the
- 12:25labor
- 12:25market,
- 12:26whether
- 12:27that
- 12:27is
- 12:27availability,
- 12:28whether
- 12:29that
- 12:29is
- 12:29cost,
- 12:30it's
- 12:31going
- 12:31to
- 12:31get
- 12:32harder.
- 12:33So,
- 12:33yes,
- 12:34automation
- 12:34is
- 12:35one
- 12:35answer
- 12:35to
- 12:35that.
- 12:37But
- 12:37also,
- 12:38innovation
- 12:39doesn't
- 12:39always
- 12:40mean
- 12:40big
- 12:40and
- 12:41costly
- 12:41automation.
- 12:42Innovation
- 12:42can
- 12:42be
- 12:43small,
- 12:43can
- 12:43be
- 12:43quiet,
- 12:44can
- 12:44be
- 12:44in
- 12:44easy
- 12:45steps
- 12:45forward.
- 12:46For
- 12:47us,
- 12:47we
- 12:47believe
- 12:48that
- 12:48taking
- 12:49the
- 12:49cognitive
- 12:50load
- 12:50away
- 12:50from
- 12:51people,
- 12:51making
- 12:52decisions
- 12:53easier,
- 12:53making
- 12:54the
- 12:54learning
- 12:55curve
- 12:55as
- 12:55short
- 12:55as
- 12:56possible,
- 12:56will
- 12:57have
- 12:57an
- 12:57immense
- 12:57positive
- 12:58benefit
- 12:59on
- 12:59a
- 12:59constrained
- 13:00market.
- 13:00If
- 13:01you
- 13:02have
- 13:02an
- 13:02operation
- 13:03in
- 13:03which
- 13:03someone
- 13:04can
- 13:04get
- 13:04up
- 13:04to
- 13:04speed
- 13:05in
- 13:05hours
- 13:06and
- 13:06get
- 13:06mastery
- 13:07in
- 13:08a
- 13:08few
- 13:08days,
- 13:09it's
- 13:09a
- 13:09very,
- 13:09very
- 13:09different
- 13:10world
- 13:10and
- 13:11it's
- 13:11much,
- 13:11much
- 13:11easier
- 13:12to
- 13:12manage.
- 13:12Yeah,
- 13:12it's
- 13:13a
- 13:13tough
- 13:13proposition
- 13:13in
- 13:14the
- 13:14grocery
- 13:14business,
- 13:14for
- 13:15sure.
- 13:15Without
- 13:15a
- 13:15doubt.
- 13:15All
- 13:16right,
- 13:16well,
- 13:16let's
- 13:16get
- 13:16you
- 13:16out
- 13:16of
- 13:16here
- 13:16on
- 13:17this.
- 13:17I'm
- 13:17curious.
- 13:17We
- 13:17were
- 13:18joking
- 13:18before
- 13:18we
- 13:18got
- 13:18started,
- 13:19too,
- 13:19that,
- 13:19you
- 13:19know,
- 13:19you've
- 13:20been
- 13:20in
- 13:20position
- 13:20for
- 13:21about
- 13:21a
- 13:21month,
- 13:21right?
- 13:22Give
- 13:22or
- 13:22take,
- 13:22you
- 13:22know,
- 13:23and
- 13:23it's
- 13:23a
- 13:24new
- 13:24venture.
- 13:24How
- 13:24are
- 13:25you
- 13:25gonna
- 13:25define
- 13:25success?
- 13:26Like,
- 13:26if
- 13:26we're
- 13:27talking
- 13:27to
- 13:27your
- 13:27next
- 13:27grocery
- 13:28shop,
- 13:28what
- 13:28do
- 13:29you
- 13:29hope
- 13:29to
- 13:29have
- 13:29accomplished?
- 13:30We
- 13:31want
- 13:31to
- 13:31have
- 13:32helped
- 13:32as
- 13:33many
- 13:33retailers
- 13:33as
- 13:33possible
- 13:34on
- 13:34this
- 13:35journey.
- 13:35It's
- 13:36as
- 13:36simple
- 13:36as
- 13:36that,
- 13:36that
- 13:36we
- 13:37want
- 13:37to
- 13:38help
- 13:39people
- 13:39do
- 13:39the
- 13:39steps,
- 13:40whether
- 13:40they're
- 13:40early
- 13:40on
- 13:40in
- 13:41this
- 13:41journey
- 13:41or
- 13:42whether
- 13:42they
- 13:42are,
- 13:43you
- 13:43know,
- 13:43in
- 13:43really
- 13:43high
- 13:44volumes.
- 13:44How
- 13:45can
- 13:45we
- 13:45truly
- 13:46partner
- 13:46with
- 13:46you?
- 13:47Will
- 13:47someone
- 13:47describe
- 13:48us
- 13:48as
- 13:48a
- 13:49partner
- 13:50on
- 13:50that
- 13:51journey?
- 13:51I
- 13:51think
- 13:51that's
- 13:52the
- 13:52single
- 13:52biggest
- 13:53thing
- 13:53for
- 13:53me.
- 13:53So
- 13:53having
- 13:53that
- 13:54reputation
- 13:54as
- 13:54a
- 13:55partner
- 13:55here
- 13:55at
- 13:55this
- 13:56time
- 13:56next
- 13:56year,
- 13:56that's
- 13:57key
- 13:57to
- 13:57you?
- 13:57Absolutely.
- 13:58That's
- 13:58wonderful.
- 14:00All
- 14:00right.
- 14:00All
- 14:01right.
- 14:01That
- 14:01wraps
- 14:01us
- 14:02up.
- 14:02That
- 14:02wraps
- 14:02us
- 14:02up,
- 14:03man.
- 14:03Thanks
- 14:03so
- 14:04much
- 14:04to
- 14:04Oliver.
- 14:05We
- 14:05appreciate
- 14:05you
- 14:06for
- 14:06being,
- 14:07for
- 14:07taking
- 14:07the
- 14:08time
- 14:08to
- 14:08be
- 14:08with
- 14:08us
- 14:08from
- 14:09transcend
- 14:09retail
- 14:10solutions.
- 14:11Thanks
- 14:11again
- 14:11to
- 14:11fusion
- 14:12group
- 14:12for
- 14:13helping
- 14:13us
- 14:14bring
- 14:14you
- 14:14all
- 14:14of
- 14:15this
- 14:15content
- 14:15from
- 14:15grocery
- 14:16shop.
- 14:16And
- 14:17stay
- 14:17tuned.
- 14:17We
- 14:17have
- 14:17two
- 14:17more
- 14:18interviews
- 14:18this
- 14:18afternoon,
- 14:19but
- 14:19until
- 14:20then,
- 14:20be
- 14:20careful
- 14:20out
- 14:21there.