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- 4:33not
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- 5:26Mr.
- 5:26Miller.
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- 5:46one
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- 5:47Awesome,
- 5:48awesome.
- 5:48So
- 5:48should
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- 5:55Fast5,
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- 6:06the
- 6:06acquisition
- 6:07of
- 6:07Columbia
- 6:08based
- 6:08retail
- 6:08tech
- 6:09platform
- 6:09instalap.
- 6:10And
- 6:11Walmart
- 6:11giving
- 6:11its
- 6:12iconic
- 6:12great
- 6:12value
- 6:13private
- 6:13label
- 6:13brand
- 6:13its
- 6:14first
- 6:14full
- 6:14redesign
- 6:15in
- 6:16more
- 6:16than
- 6:16a
- 6:16decade.
- 6:17Oh,
- 6:17and
- 6:17let
- 6:17me
- 6:17also
- 6:17not
- 6:18forget
- 6:18Aldi
- 6:19quietly
- 6:19using
- 6:19its
- 6:20US
- 6:20Stores
- 6:21and
- 6:21as
- 6:21the
- 6:21testing
- 6:22ground
- 6:22for
- 6:22a
- 6:22new
- 6:22global
- 6:23store
- 6:23format.
- 6:24I
- 6:24saved
- 6:24that
- 6:24one
- 6:24for
- 6:25you,
- 6:25Ben.
- 6:26But
- 6:26we
- 6:26begin
- 6:27today
- 6:27with
- 6:28Walmart
- 6:28making
- 6:29a
- 6:29major
- 6:29play
- 6:29in
- 6:30the
- 6:30GLP1
- 6:30and
- 6:31weight
- 6:31management
- 6:33space.
- 6:33All
- 6:34right,
- 6:35got
- 6:35to
- 6:35clear
- 6:35my
- 6:35throat
- 6:36there,
- 6:36Ben.
- 6:36It's
- 6:36been
- 6:37a
- 6:37long
- 6:37day
- 6:37of
- 6:37speaking.
- 6:38All
- 6:38right.
- 6:38Walmart
- 6:39is
- 6:39expanding
- 6:39its
- 6:39Better
- 6:40Care
- 6:40Services
- 6:40platform
- 6:41to
- 6:41include
- 6:41weight
- 6:42management
- 6:42support
- 6:42for
- 6:43customers
- 6:43on
- 6:43or
- 6:44exploring
- 6:44GLP1
- 6:45therapies.
- 6:46Connecting
- 6:47its
- 6:47nearly
- 6:474,600
- 6:48store
- 6:49pharmacy
- 6:49network
- 6:49with
- 6:50virtual
- 6:50care
- 6:50providers,
- 6:51nutrition
- 6:51support,
- 6:51same
- 6:52day
- 6:52medication
- 6:53delivery,
- 6:53all
- 6:53under
- 6:54one
- 6:54digital
- 6:54destination.
- 6:55According
- 6:55to
- 6:56Walmart's
- 6:56corporate
- 6:57website,
- 6:57the
- 6:57Better
- 6:58Care
- 6:58Services
- 6:58platform
- 6:59now
- 6:59features
- 7:00weight
- 7:00management
- 7:00support
- 7:01from
- 7:01five
- 7:02third
- 7:02party
- 7:02providers
- 7:03spanning
- 7:03personalized
- 7:04fitness
- 7:04programming,
- 7:05registered
- 7:05dietitian
- 7:06services,
- 7:06AI
- 7:07supported
- 7:07coaching
- 7:07and
- 7:07telehealth
- 7:09based
- 7:09medication
- 7:10management.
- 7:10The
- 7:11platform
- 7:11also
- 7:11includes
- 7:12access
- 7:12to
- 7:12a
- 7:12full
- 7:13range
- 7:13of
- 7:13GLP
- 7:14medications
- 7:15including
- 7:15the
- 7:16including
- 7:16the
- 7:16newly
- 7:17available
- 7:17oral
- 7:18option.
- 7:18Ben?
- 7:19Yes,
- 7:19it
- 7:19is
- 7:20the
- 7:21newly
- 7:21available
- 7:21oral
- 7:22option
- 7:22Foundeo
- 7:23or
- 7:24or
- 7:24fulgrupron
- 7:25for
- 7:25those
- 7:26that
- 7:26like
- 7:26what?
- 7:26I
- 7:27mispronounce
- 7:27generic
- 7:28drug
- 7:28names,
- 7:29which
- 7:29I
- 7:29was
- 7:29waiting
- 7:30to
- 7:30do,
- 7:30all
- 7:30of
- 7:31which
- 7:31are
- 7:31available
- 7:31through
- 7:31insurance
- 7:32or
- 7:32transparent
- 7:33cash
- 7:34pay
- 7:34pricing.
- 7:35All
- 7:35right,
- 7:35Ben,
- 7:36here's
- 7:36my
- 7:36question
- 7:36for
- 7:37you.
- 7:37In
- 7:38your
- 7:38Shop
- 7:38Talk
- 7:38Zeitgeist,
- 7:39which
- 7:39you
- 7:39gave
- 7:40just
- 7:40back
- 7:40in
- 7:41March.
- 7:41So
- 7:41less
- 7:42than
- 7:42two
- 7:42months
- 7:42ago,
- 7:43you
- 7:44said
- 7:44that
- 7:44GLP1S
- 7:45was
- 7:45one
- 7:45of
- 7:45the
- 7:45top
- 7:46six
- 7:46or
- 7:46seven
- 7:47trends
- 7:48that
- 7:48would
- 7:48impact
- 7:48retail
- 7:49over
- 7:49the
- 7:49next
- 7:49decade.
- 7:50So
- 7:50I'm
- 7:50guessing
- 7:50you
- 7:51love
- 7:51this
- 7:51move
- 7:51from
- 7:51Walmart.
- 7:52My
- 7:52only
- 7:52question
- 7:53is
- 7:53how
- 7:53much?
- 7:54Yeah,
- 7:55you're
- 7:55absolutely
- 7:55right.
- 7:56You've
- 7:56guessed
- 7:56it.
- 7:56I
- 7:57love
- 7:57it
- 7:57and
- 7:57I
- 7:58love
- 7:58it
- 7:58a
- 7:58lot.
- 7:59So
- 7:59let's
- 8:00take
- 8:00back
- 8:01to
- 8:01some
- 8:01of
- 8:01the
- 8:01points
- 8:01that
- 8:01we
- 8:02made
- 8:02in
- 8:02the
- 8:03presentation
- 8:03back
- 8:03in
- 8:04March.
- 8:04Why
- 8:05do
- 8:05we
- 8:05think
- 8:06GLP1S
- 8:07is
- 8:07going
- 8:07to
- 8:07have
- 8:07such
- 8:08an
- 8:08impact
- 8:08on
- 8:08on
- 8:09the
- 8:09retail
- 8:09market?
- 8:10I
- 8:10mean,
- 8:10firstly,
- 8:10look
- 8:11at
- 8:11the
- 8:11growth
- 8:11numbers.
- 8:12So
- 8:12Morgan
- 8:13Stanley
- 8:13currently
- 8:14predicts
- 8:15that
- 8:15the
- 8:162
- 8:16to
- 8:163%
- 8:17of
- 8:18the
- 8:18US
- 8:18population
- 8:18that
- 8:19are
- 8:19taking
- 8:19GLP1s
- 8:20over
- 8:20the
- 8:20next
- 8:21decade
- 8:21could
- 8:21grow
- 8:21to
- 8:2220%.
- 8:24At
- 8:24the
- 8:25moment,
- 8:25it's
- 8:25about
- 8:251%.
- 8:26Globally,
- 8:26that
- 8:26could
- 8:27grow
- 8:27to
- 8:2710%.
- 8:28So
- 8:28huge
- 8:29growth.
- 8:29Okay,
- 8:30now
- 8:31what
- 8:31we
- 8:31do
- 8:32in
- 8:32the
- 8:32Zeitgeist
- 8:32is
- 8:33we
- 8:33look
- 8:33at,
- 8:33okay,
- 8:35what
- 8:35do
- 8:35we
- 8:35think
- 8:35are
- 8:35the
- 8:35big
- 8:36trends
- 8:36and
- 8:36what
- 8:36do
- 8:36we
- 8:37project
- 8:37them
- 8:37forward?
- 8:38And
- 8:38the
- 8:38point
- 8:38that
- 8:38I
- 8:39was
- 8:39trying
- 8:39to
- 8:39land
- 8:39in
- 8:40the
- 8:40Zeitgeist
- 8:40is
- 8:40that
- 8:41I
- 8:41think
- 8:41collectively
- 8:42as
- 8:42an
- 8:42industry,
- 8:43we
- 8:43still
- 8:44underestimate
- 8:46what
- 8:46the
- 8:46impact
- 8:46of
- 8:47GLP1
- 8:47is
- 8:47going
- 8:48to
- 8:48be
- 8:48on
- 8:48retail.
- 8:48So
- 8:48let
- 8:49me
- 8:49kind
- 8:49of
- 8:49unpack
- 8:49this.
- 8:50Yeah.
- 8:50Just
- 8:51this
- 8:51week,
- 8:52McKinsey
- 8:53published
- 8:53some
- 8:53brand
- 8:53new
- 8:54research.
- 8:55They
- 8:55looked
- 8:56at
- 8:5621
- 8:57food
- 8:57and
- 8:57beverage
- 8:58categories
- 8:58to
- 8:59look
- 8:59at
- 8:59what
- 8:59the
- 8:59spend
- 9:00trend
- 9:00is.
- 9:01For
- 9:01people
- 9:01who've
- 9:01been
- 9:01on
- 9:02GLP1s
- 9:03for
- 9:03over
- 9:03six
- 9:03months.
- 9:05Of
- 9:05the
- 9:0524
- 9:06categories,
- 9:08only
- 9:09four
- 9:10had
- 9:10seen
- 9:10an
- 9:10increase
- 9:11in
- 9:11spend.
- 9:12And
- 9:12of
- 9:12those,
- 9:13yoghurt
- 9:14had
- 9:14seen
- 9:14the
- 9:14biggest
- 9:15increase.
- 9:15But
- 9:15that
- 9:16increase
- 9:16was
- 9:16only
- 9:172
- 9:17and
- 9:18a
- 9:18half
- 9:18percent.
- 9:18Okay,
- 9:19okay.
- 9:19On
- 9:19the
- 9:20other
- 9:20side,
- 9:20it
- 9:21was
- 9:21negative
- 9:2211.5%
- 9:23for
- 9:24crisps
- 9:24and
- 9:24savoury
- 9:25snacks.
- 9:25It
- 9:26was
- 9:26negative
- 9:268.5%
- 9:27for
- 9:27sweet
- 9:27bakery.
- 9:28So,
- 9:29so
- 9:29look,
- 9:31why
- 9:31do
- 9:31I
- 9:31love
- 9:32this
- 9:32headline?
- 9:32I
- 9:33love
- 9:33this
- 9:33headline
- 9:33because
- 9:34clearly
- 9:34Walmart
- 9:35doesn't
- 9:35underestimate
- 9:35its
- 9:36impact.
- 9:37Yet
- 9:37Walmart
- 9:37has
- 9:38recognized
- 9:38it
- 9:39and
- 9:39it's
- 9:40connecting
- 9:40its
- 9:41digital
- 9:41ecosystem
- 9:42in
- 9:42a
- 9:42way
- 9:42that
- 9:42it
- 9:43can
- 9:43because
- 9:44the
- 9:44properties
- 9:44that
- 9:45it's
- 9:45built
- 9:45to
- 9:46really
- 9:46help
- 9:47customers
- 9:47to
- 9:47understand
- 9:48and
- 9:48at
- 9:49the
- 9:49same
- 9:49time
- 9:49to
- 9:50learn
- 9:50more
- 9:50about
- 9:51what's
- 9:51going
- 9:51on.
- 9:52So
- 9:52Ben,
- 9:52I'm
- 9:52curious,
- 9:53does
- 9:53that
- 9:54mean
- 9:54that
- 9:54Walmart
- 9:55and
- 9:55others
- 9:55are
- 9:55also
- 9:56just
- 9:56at
- 9:56risk
- 9:56from
- 9:57GLP1
- 9:57in
- 9:57terms
- 9:58of
- 9:58declining
- 9:58revenue
- 9:59overall
- 9:59as
- 9:59people
- 10:00are
- 10:00just
- 10:00starting
- 10:00to
- 10:00eat
- 10:01less
- 10:01as
- 10:01well.
- 10:02Yeah.
- 10:03So
- 10:03one
- 10:03of
- 10:03the
- 10:03things
- 10:03we
- 10:04found
- 10:04people
- 10:05are
- 10:05eating
- 10:05less
- 10:06but
- 10:07what
- 10:07they
- 10:07are
- 10:07prioritizing
- 10:08is
- 10:09small
- 10:09portions
- 10:10on
- 10:11the
- 10:11go,
- 10:11convenience
- 10:12solutions,
- 10:14products
- 10:14that
- 10:15help
- 10:15with
- 10:15digestive,
- 10:19easy
- 10:19digestive
- 10:20solutions.
- 10:22So
- 10:22diets
- 10:22are
- 10:22changing
- 10:23that
- 10:23people
- 10:23are
- 10:24buying
- 10:24more
- 10:24often
- 10:24so
- 10:25it
- 10:25leads
- 10:25itself
- 10:25to
- 10:25more
- 10:25convenient
- 10:26products,
- 10:26more
- 10:26fresh,
- 10:27which
- 10:27are
- 10:27higher
- 10:27margin.
- 10:28So
- 10:28there's
- 10:28some
- 10:29massive
- 10:29category
- 10:30shifts.
- 10:32If
- 10:32you
- 10:32follow
- 10:32those
- 10:33shifts
- 10:33and
- 10:33provide
- 10:34the
- 10:34solutions
- 10:34that
- 10:34people
- 10:35in
- 10:35need,
- 10:35there's
- 10:35actually
- 10:35margin
- 10:36gains
- 10:36to
- 10:36be
- 10:36made
- 10:37there.
- 10:37But
- 10:37it's
- 10:38about
- 10:38recognizing
- 10:39and
- 10:39not
- 10:39underestimating.
- 10:40That
- 10:40was
- 10:40the
- 10:40point
- 10:41I
- 10:41was
- 10:41trying
- 10:41to
- 10:41make.
- 10:41Right,
- 10:42right.
- 10:42And
- 10:43the
- 10:43pharmacy
- 10:43keeps
- 10:43the
- 10:43foot
- 10:43traffic,
- 10:44foot
- 10:45traffic
- 10:45coming
- 10:45to
- 10:45the
- 10:46Walmart
- 10:46store
- 10:46too.
- 10:47Can
- 10:47I
- 10:47just
- 10:47say
- 10:49as
- 10:49a
- 10:49final
- 10:50point.
- 10:50Yeah.
- 10:51I'd
- 10:51really
- 10:51love
- 10:52to
- 10:52hear
- 10:52what
- 10:52you
- 10:52think
- 10:52of
- 10:52this
- 10:53but
- 10:53I
- 10:54love
- 10:54anything
- 10:55that
- 10:55connects
- 10:56the
- 10:56pharmacy
- 10:56to
- 10:56the
- 10:56rest
- 10:56of
- 10:57the
- 10:57store.
- 10:57Look
- 10:58because
- 10:58running
- 10:58pharmacy,
- 10:59it's
- 10:59a
- 10:59hard
- 10:59business,
- 11:00it's
- 11:00hard
- 11:01people
- 11:02cost
- 11:02could
- 11:03be
- 11:03dangerous.
- 11:04Anything
- 11:05that
- 11:05provides
- 11:06a
- 11:06greater
- 11:06halo
- 11:07than
- 11:07just
- 11:07footfall
- 11:08I
- 11:08think
- 11:08is
- 11:08a
- 11:08real
- 11:08positive
- 11:09and
- 11:09I
- 11:09love
- 11:09that
- 11:09Walmart
- 11:10leaning
- 11:10into
- 11:10that.
- 11:10Yeah,
- 11:11Yeah.
- 11:11I
- 11:11mean
- 11:11100%
- 11:12on
- 11:12the
- 11:12pharmacy
- 11:12side.
- 11:12I
- 11:13mean
- 11:13I
- 11:13don't
- 11:13have
- 11:14much
- 11:14to
- 11:14add.
- 11:14I
- 11:14mean
- 11:14that's
- 11:14why
- 11:14I
- 11:15wanted
- 11:15you
- 11:15to
- 11:15share
- 11:16the
- 11:16data
- 11:16that
- 11:17I
- 11:17know
- 11:17you
- 11:17always
- 11:17bring
- 11:17to
- 11:17the
- 11:17table
- 11:18on
- 11:18this
- 11:18because
- 11:18it
- 11:18is
- 11:18really
- 11:19interesting
- 11:19to
- 11:19think
- 11:19about,
- 11:19you
- 11:20know
- 11:20and
- 11:20then
- 11:20there's
- 11:20also
- 11:21the
- 11:21question
- 11:21that
- 11:21I
- 11:21have
- 11:21too,
- 11:22which
- 11:22I
- 11:22didn't
- 11:22ask
- 11:22you
- 11:23about,
- 11:23which
- 11:23I'd
- 11:23love
- 11:23to
- 11:23get
- 11:23your
- 11:24thoughts
- 11:24on.
- 11:24Maybe
- 11:24at
- 11:24the
- 11:24end
- 11:24is
- 11:25like,
- 11:25you
- 11:25know,
- 11:26you
- 11:26get
- 11:26all
- 11:26these
- 11:26reports
- 11:27and
- 11:27some,
- 11:28in
- 11:28some
- 11:28ways
- 11:28all
- 11:29these
- 11:29reports
- 11:29happening
- 11:30at
- 11:30the
- 11:30same
- 11:30time
- 11:30get
- 11:30a
- 11:31little
- 11:31bit
- 11:31self
- 11:31enforcing
- 11:32in
- 11:32terms
- 11:32of
- 11:32the
- 11:33predictions
- 11:33that
- 11:33everyone's
- 11:34making
- 11:34around
- 11:34the
- 11:35severity
- 11:35or
- 11:36the
- 11:36impact.
- 11:36And
- 11:36so
- 11:37you
- 11:37always
- 11:37have
- 11:37to
- 11:37take
- 11:37that
- 11:37with
- 11:37a
- 11:38grain
- 11:38of
- 11:38salt.
- 11:38But,
- 11:38but
- 11:39to
- 11:39your
- 11:39point
- 11:39you're
- 11:39saying
- 11:39like
- 11:40there's
- 11:40going
- 11:40to
- 11:40be
- 11:41a
- 11:41probable
- 11:41impact
- 11:41here.
- 11:42So,
- 11:42so
- 11:42I
- 11:42like
- 11:42it
- 11:43because
- 11:43you
- 11:43know,
- 11:44Walmart
- 11:44is
- 11:44basically
- 11:45attacking
- 11:45what
- 11:45is
- 11:46a
- 11:46sizable
- 11:46trend
- 11:47through
- 11:47their
- 11:47pharmacy
- 11:47which
- 11:48engenders
- 11:48loyalty
- 11:49in
- 11:49their
- 11:49customer.
- 11:50I
- 11:50think
- 11:50it's
- 11:50a
- 11:50pretty,
- 11:51it's
- 11:51pretty
- 11:52remarkable
- 11:52given
- 11:53the
- 11:53effort
- 11:54and
- 11:54some
- 11:54would
- 11:54say
- 11:54failed
- 11:55efforts
- 11:55they
- 11:55put
- 11:55into
- 11:56their
- 11:56clinics
- 11:57as
- 11:57well.
- 11:57And
- 11:57now
- 11:58they're
- 11:58doing
- 11:58this
- 11:58digitally.
- 11:59So
- 11:59I
- 11:59think
- 11:59that's
- 12:00important.
- 12:00You
- 12:00know,
- 12:00it's
- 12:01asset
- 12:01light
- 12:01approach
- 12:01to
- 12:02doing
- 12:02this
- 12:02which
- 12:03is
- 12:03very
- 12:03different
- 12:03than
- 12:03where
- 12:03they
- 12:04were
- 12:04like
- 12:04two
- 12:04or
- 12:04three
- 12:04years
- 12:04ago.
- 12:05Yeah,
- 12:05I
- 12:05love
- 12:05that.
- 12:06And
- 12:06then
- 12:06the
- 12:06other
- 12:06point
- 12:06I'd
- 12:07make
- 12:07too,
- 12:07the
- 12:07second
- 12:07thing
- 12:08I
- 12:08make
- 12:08is
- 12:09they've
- 12:09learned
- 12:10Walmart
- 12:10has
- 12:10done
- 12:10a
- 12:11great
- 12:11job
- 12:11of
- 12:11learning
- 12:11how
- 12:11to
- 12:11speak
- 12:12to
- 12:12their
- 12:12customer
- 12:12digitally
- 12:13and
- 12:13specifically
- 12:14via
- 12:14the
- 12:14Walmart
- 12:14plus
- 12:15subscriber
- 12:15too.
- 12:15So
- 12:16I
- 12:16think
- 12:16this
- 12:16is
- 12:17a
- 12:17very
- 12:17this,
- 12:17and
- 12:18this
- 12:18is
- 12:18very
- 12:18much
- 12:18who
- 12:19this
- 12:19is
- 12:19geared
- 12:19after.
- 12:20Even
- 12:20though
- 12:20you're
- 12:21saying
- 12:21in
- 12:21those
- 12:21numbers,
- 12:21you're
- 12:22probably
- 12:22hitting
- 12:22the
- 12:23broad
- 12:23base
- 12:23of
- 12:23America
- 12:24too,
- 12:24and
- 12:24the
- 12:24broad
- 12:24base
- 12:24of
- 12:25consumers
- 12:25globally,
- 12:26but
- 12:26that
- 12:27is
- 12:27who
- 12:27you're
- 12:27gearing
- 12:28this
- 12:28towards.
- 12:28And
- 12:29Walmart
- 12:29plus,
- 12:30it's
- 12:30going
- 12:30to
- 12:30come
- 12:30up
- 12:30again
- 12:30later
- 12:31too,
- 12:31as
- 12:31part
- 12:31of
- 12:31their
- 12:31strategy,
- 12:32but
- 12:32you
- 12:32can
- 12:32see
- 12:32how
- 12:33they're
- 12:33continuing
- 12:33to
- 12:33try
- 12:34to
- 12:34lean
- 12:34into
- 12:35that
- 12:35as
- 12:35kind
- 12:35of
- 12:36their
- 12:36competitive
- 12:37moat,
- 12:37so
- 12:37to
- 12:37speak,
- 12:38in
- 12:38the
- 12:38landscape.
- 12:38Okay,
- 12:39we're
- 12:39going
- 12:39to
- 12:39move
- 12:39on.
- 12:40On
- 12:40headline
- 12:40number
- 12:41two,
- 12:42Starbucks
- 12:42has
- 12:43launched
- 12:43a
- 12:43beta
- 12:44app
- 12:44within
- 12:45ChatGPT.
- 12:47It
- 12:47allows
- 12:47customers
- 12:48to
- 12:48describe
- 12:48their
- 12:49mood
- 12:49or
- 12:49upload
- 12:49a
- 12:50photo
- 12:50to
- 12:50receive
- 12:50personalized
- 12:51drink
- 12:51suggestions
- 12:52and
- 12:53then
- 12:53customize
- 12:54and
- 12:54then
- 12:54begin
- 12:55the
- 12:55order
- 12:55in
- 12:56ChatGPT
- 12:57before
- 12:58completing
- 12:59checkout
- 12:59in
- 12:59the
- 13:00Starbucks
- 13:00app
- 13:00or
- 13:00on
- 13:01Starbucks
- 13:01starbucks.com
- 13:02so
- 13:03according
- 13:03to
- 13:03Starbucks,
- 13:04the
- 13:05beta
- 13:05app
- 13:05launched
- 13:06on
- 13:06April
- 13:0615
- 13:06and
- 13:07is
- 13:07accessible
- 13:08by
- 13:08enabling
- 13:09it
- 13:09through
- 13:10ChatGPT's
- 13:11App
- 13:11Directory
- 13:12and
- 13:12then
- 13:12tagging
- 13:13at
- 13:14Starbucks
- 13:14in
- 13:14a
- 13:15prompt.
- 13:16Critically,
- 13:16as
- 13:16I
- 13:17just
- 13:17said,
- 13:17checkout
- 13:17does
- 13:18not
- 13:18happen
- 13:18within
- 13:19ChatGPT.
- 13:20Customers
- 13:20complete
- 13:21the
- 13:21purchase
- 13:21in
- 13:21a
- 13:21Starbucks
- 13:22app
- 13:22on
- 13:22Starbucks.com,
- 13:23which
- 13:23means
- 13:23Starbucks
- 13:24retains
- 13:24all
- 13:25the
- 13:25first
- 13:25party
- 13:25loyalty
- 13:26data
- 13:27and
- 13:27it
- 13:27keeps
- 13:28the
- 13:28transaction
- 13:29in
- 13:29its
- 13:29own
- 13:29ecosystem.
- 13:30And
- 13:30Chris.
- 13:31Yes,
- 13:31here
- 13:31we
- 13:32go.
- 13:32This
- 13:33is
- 13:33also
- 13:34the
- 13:34A
- 13:34and
- 13:34M.
- 13:35I
- 13:35love
- 13:35what
- 13:35the
- 13:35guest
- 13:36horse
- 13:36puts
- 13:36me
- 13:36on
- 13:36the
- 13:36spot.
- 13:37I've
- 13:37been
- 13:38waiting
- 13:38to
- 13:38do
- 13:38this.
- 13:39Right,
- 13:39the
- 13:39A
- 13:39and
- 13:40M
- 13:40put
- 13:40you
- 13:40on
- 13:40the
- 13:40stop
- 13:40question.
- 13:41So
- 13:41firstly,
- 13:42they've
- 13:42asked
- 13:42me
- 13:42to
- 13:42imagine
- 13:43that
- 13:43I'm
- 13:43not
- 13:43in
- 13:43a
- 13:43coffee
- 13:44shop.
- 13:44I'm
- 13:44in
- 13:44a
- 13:44tea
- 13:44store,
- 13:45a
- 13:45very
- 13:45British
- 13:46tea
- 13:46shop.
- 13:46To
- 13:47play
- 13:47into
- 13:47the
- 13:47full
- 13:48Britishness.
- 13:48Sounds
- 13:48like
- 13:48A
- 13:48and
- 13:49M
- 13:49to
- 13:49me.
- 13:49So
- 13:49thank
- 13:49you,
- 13:50Chad.
- 13:50Okay,
- 13:51here
- 13:51we
- 13:51go.
- 13:52Given
- 13:52the
- 13:52high
- 13:53usage
- 13:53and
- 13:54historical
- 13:54praise
- 13:55of
- 13:55Starbucks
- 13:56mobile
- 13:56app,
- 13:57are
- 13:58these
- 13:58ChatGPT
- 13:59and
- 13:59other
- 14:00agentic
- 14:00AI
- 14:01integrations
- 14:02a
- 14:02more
- 14:02offensive
- 14:04or
- 14:04defensive
- 14:05play?
- 14:05So
- 14:06look,
- 14:06in
- 14:06other
- 14:06words,
- 14:07do
- 14:07Starbucks
- 14:08and
- 14:08other
- 14:08brands
- 14:09believe
- 14:09that
- 14:09consumers
- 14:10truly
- 14:10are
- 14:11looking
- 14:11for
- 14:11more
- 14:12inspiration
- 14:12and
- 14:13discovery
- 14:13when
- 14:14they're
- 14:14on
- 14:14the
- 14:14AI
- 14:14platform
- 14:15compared
- 14:15to
- 14:15when
- 14:15they're
- 14:16on
- 14:16the
- 14:16apps.
- 14:16Therefore,
- 14:17it's
- 14:17incremental
- 14:19or.
- 14:20Or
- 14:20keep
- 14:20going.
- 14:21Wow.
- 14:21Or
- 14:21the
- 14:22customer
- 14:22journeys
- 14:22will
- 14:23eventually
- 14:23go
- 14:23direct
- 14:24to
- 14:24the
- 14:24apps,
- 14:24less
- 14:25in
- 14:25favor
- 14:25of
- 14:25these
- 14:26platforms,
- 14:26so
- 14:26they'll
- 14:27have
- 14:27to
- 14:27integrate
- 14:27everything
- 14:28to
- 14:28avoid
- 14:28losing
- 14:29traffic.
- 14:29Oh
- 14:29my
- 14:30God.
- 14:30That.
- 14:31Jeez.
- 14:31Oh
- 14:31my
- 14:32God.
- 14:34I
- 14:34took,
- 14:34you
- 14:35know,
- 14:35I've
- 14:35been
- 14:35taking
- 14:35a
- 14:35lot
- 14:35of
- 14:35grief
- 14:36from
- 14:36some
- 14:36folks
- 14:37that
- 14:37I
- 14:37know
- 14:37pretty
- 14:38well
- 14:38about
- 14:38my
- 14:38takes
- 14:39on
- 14:39agentic
- 14:39AI
- 14:39lately,
- 14:40Ben.
- 14:40Like,
- 14:41I
- 14:41had
- 14:41a
- 14:41friend
- 14:41of
- 14:41mine
- 14:41who
- 14:41I
- 14:41respect
- 14:42a
- 14:42lot.
- 14:42He
- 14:42told
- 14:42me,
- 14:43and
- 14:43he
- 14:43works
- 14:43for
- 14:43a
- 14:43data
- 14:44company,
- 14:44which
- 14:44I
- 14:44won't
- 14:44say
- 14:44who
- 14:44they
- 14:45are.
- 14:45I
- 14:45won't
- 14:45say
- 14:45his
- 14:45name
- 14:45either.
- 14:46But
- 14:46he
- 14:46said
- 14:46his,
- 14:47his,
- 14:48his
- 14:48boss
- 14:49called
- 14:49him
- 14:49and
- 14:49said,
- 14:50dude,
- 14:50they're
- 14:51Walton's
- 14:51totally
- 14:52wrong
- 14:52on
- 14:52his
- 14:52takes.
- 14:53So
- 14:53I
- 14:53don't
- 14:53know
- 14:53what
- 14:53I'm
- 14:54missing
- 14:54here
- 14:54because
- 14:54I
- 14:54don't
- 14:55like
- 14:55this
- 14:55move,
- 14:55Ben.
- 14:56I
- 14:56think
- 14:57that's
- 14:57my
- 14:57answer
- 14:57to
- 14:57the
- 14:57question.
- 14:58And,
- 14:58you
- 14:58know,
- 14:58especially
- 14:59if
- 14:59I
- 14:59was
- 15:00lauding
- 15:00Starbucks
- 15:01last
- 15:01week
- 15:02for
- 15:03their
- 15:03weekly
- 15:03pay
- 15:04and
- 15:04they're
- 15:04increasing
- 15:04their
- 15:05barista
- 15:05bonuses.
- 15:06So
- 15:06good.
- 15:06So
- 15:07good.
- 15:07And
- 15:07so
- 15:07this
- 15:07move
- 15:08smells
- 15:08of.
- 15:09It's.
- 15:10I
- 15:10think
- 15:10it's
- 15:10important
- 15:10to
- 15:11put
- 15:11it
- 15:11in
- 15:11context.
- 15:11This
- 15:11move
- 15:11smells
- 15:12to
- 15:12me
- 15:12of
- 15:12tech
- 15:13teams
- 15:14not
- 15:14being
- 15:14aligned
- 15:14to
- 15:15the
- 15:15business
- 15:15problems
- 15:16and
- 15:16kind
- 15:16of
- 15:17chasing
- 15:17the
- 15:17shiny
- 15:17tech
- 15:18that's
- 15:18out
- 15:18there.
- 15:19I
- 15:19don't
- 15:19like
- 15:19it
- 15:19because
- 15:20all
- 15:20the
- 15:20reasons
- 15:21I've
- 15:21expressed
- 15:21on
- 15:21past
- 15:22shows
- 15:22and
- 15:22which
- 15:23gets
- 15:23to
- 15:23the
- 15:23heart
- 15:23of
- 15:23the
- 15:23question
- 15:24that
- 15:24A
- 15:24and
- 15:24M
- 15:24is
- 15:24asking,
- 15:25which
- 15:25is,
- 15:25does
- 15:26the
- 15:26consumer
- 15:26really
- 15:27need
- 15:27this
- 15:27inside
- 15:27of
- 15:27a
- 15:28chat
- 15:28GPT
- 15:29experience
- 15:29or
- 15:30some
- 15:30other
- 15:30LLM
- 15:31experience?
- 15:31I
- 15:31don't
- 15:32think
- 15:32so.
- 15:32You
- 15:32could
- 15:32ultimately
- 15:33do
- 15:33that
- 15:33in
- 15:33the
- 15:33Starbucks
- 15:34app.
- 15:34So
- 15:35I
- 15:35don't
- 15:35get
- 15:35why
- 15:36the
- 15:36traffic
- 15:36is
- 15:36necessarily
- 15:37going
- 15:37to
- 15:37go
- 15:37here
- 15:38to
- 15:38do
- 15:38this.
- 15:38So
- 15:39it
- 15:39begs
- 15:39the
- 15:39question,
- 15:39me,
- 15:40why,
- 15:41why
- 15:41now?
- 15:41Why
- 15:42do
- 15:42you
- 15:42need
- 15:42to
- 15:42do
- 15:42this?
- 15:42It's
- 15:43not
- 15:43make
- 15:43or
- 15:43break
- 15:43for
- 15:44you.
- 15:44Starbucks,
- 15:44at
- 15:45this
- 15:45point
- 15:45in
- 15:45time,
- 15:45why
- 15:46be
- 15:46the
- 15:46first
- 15:46penguin
- 15:47in
- 15:47the
- 15:47water?
- 15:47That's
- 15:47the
- 15:47reason.
- 15:47I
- 15:48don't
- 15:48like
- 15:48it.
- 15:49Interesting,
- 15:49interesting.
- 15:50I
- 15:50mean,
- 15:50look,
- 15:52in
- 15:52principle,
- 15:53I
- 15:54don't
- 15:54disagree.
- 15:55Yeah,
- 15:56I
- 15:56don't
- 15:56entirely
- 15:57agree.
- 15:57I
- 15:57mean,
- 15:58no,
- 15:58it's
- 15:58fine.
- 15:58I
- 15:59don't
- 15:59know
- 15:59what
- 15:59I
- 15:59think
- 15:59anymore
- 16:00on
- 16:00this
- 16:00one.
- 16:00Look,
- 16:01I
- 16:01mean,
- 16:01look
- 16:01at
- 16:01the
- 16:01bear
- 16:01numbers.
- 16:02There
- 16:02is
- 16:02800
- 16:03million
- 16:04people
- 16:05on
- 16:05ChatGPT
- 16:06every
- 16:06week.
- 16:07So
- 16:08it's
- 16:08really
- 16:08hard
- 16:09to
- 16:09walk
- 16:09away
- 16:10from
- 16:10that
- 16:10levels
- 16:10of
- 16:11eyeballs,
- 16:11that
- 16:12level
- 16:12of
- 16:12traffic
- 16:14and
- 16:14agent
- 16:14E
- 16:15commerce.
- 16:15We've
- 16:16already
- 16:16hit
- 16:16one
- 16:16of
- 16:16the
- 16:16really
- 16:17big
- 16:17talking
- 16:18points
- 16:18in
- 16:18our
- 16:18industry.
- 16:18Genti
- 16:19Thomas
- 16:19is
- 16:19another
- 16:20one.
- 16:21And
- 16:21what
- 16:21became
- 16:22super
- 16:22clear
- 16:23in
- 16:23Vegas
- 16:24is
- 16:24we
- 16:25don't
- 16:25know
- 16:25what
- 16:25the
- 16:25end
- 16:25game
- 16:26is
- 16:26going
- 16:26to
- 16:26be.
- 16:27Nobody
- 16:27knows
- 16:28what
- 16:28the
- 16:28end
- 16:28game
- 16:28is.
- 16:29One
- 16:29thing
- 16:29that
- 16:29became
- 16:30really
- 16:30clear,
- 16:30though,
- 16:31is
- 16:31you
- 16:31can't
- 16:32risk
- 16:32not
- 16:33being,
- 16:33being
- 16:33part
- 16:33of
- 16:33the
- 16:33conversation
- 16:34and
- 16:34not
- 16:34trying
- 16:34things
- 16:35because
- 16:36one
- 16:36of
- 16:36these
- 16:36solutions
- 16:36might
- 16:37suddenly
- 16:37be
- 16:37the
- 16:37one
- 16:38that
- 16:38works.
- 16:38And
- 16:39if
- 16:39you
- 16:40stepped
- 16:40out
- 16:40of
- 16:40that
- 16:41conversation,
- 16:41you're
- 16:42playing
- 16:42catch
- 16:42up
- 16:42on
- 16:42the
- 16:42speed
- 16:43at
- 16:43which
- 16:43he's
- 16:43moving.
- 16:44So
- 16:44there
- 16:44is
- 16:45that
- 16:45that
- 16:45jeopardy.
- 16:47Having
- 16:47said
- 16:48that,
- 16:49there's
- 16:49always
- 16:49a
- 16:50but.
- 16:50There's
- 16:50always
- 16:51a
- 16:51but.
- 16:51The
- 16:51but
- 16:52is
- 16:52I
- 16:52don't
- 16:53love
- 16:53the
- 16:53in
- 16:53app
- 16:54approach
- 16:54either.
- 16:54You
- 16:55don't?
- 16:56Personally,
- 16:56I
- 16:56think
- 16:56there
- 16:57is
- 16:57too
- 16:57much
- 16:58friction
- 16:59for
- 16:59this
- 17:00to
- 17:00be
- 17:00the
- 17:00end
- 17:00game.
- 17:00It
- 17:01doesn't
- 17:01feel
- 17:01like
- 17:02this
- 17:02is
- 17:02where
- 17:02things
- 17:02are
- 17:03going
- 17:03to
- 17:03end
- 17:03up.
- 17:04I'm
- 17:04not
- 17:04going
- 17:04to
- 17:04get
- 17:04in
- 17:05the
- 17:05weeds
- 17:05on
- 17:05the,
- 17:06on
- 17:06Starbucks
- 17:07actual
- 17:07application.
- 17:09Yeah.
- 17:09I
- 17:09think
- 17:09everybody
- 17:10needs
- 17:10to
- 17:10test
- 17:11things
- 17:11at
- 17:11the
- 17:11moment.
- 17:11Yeah.
- 17:12If
- 17:12anybody
- 17:13wants
- 17:13to
- 17:13see
- 17:13it.
- 17:14Scott
- 17:15Wingo
- 17:15has
- 17:15done
- 17:15a
- 17:15great
- 17:16video
- 17:16on
- 17:16his
- 17:17LinkedIn.
- 17:18He
- 17:18goes
- 17:18through
- 17:18it,
- 17:19he
- 17:19shows
- 17:19you,
- 17:19shows
- 17:20you
- 17:20what
- 17:20it
- 17:20is.
- 17:20He
- 17:21gives
- 17:21it
- 17:21two
- 17:21out
- 17:21of
- 17:21ten.
- 17:22Two
- 17:22out
- 17:22of
- 17:22ten.
- 17:23Two
- 17:23out
- 17:23of
- 17:2310.
- 17:23Wow.
- 17:23And
- 17:24we
- 17:24know
- 17:24how
- 17:24good
- 17:24the
- 17:24Starbucks
- 17:25digital
- 17:25experience.
- 17:25Yes.
- 17:26So
- 17:27look,
- 17:27have
- 17:28a
- 17:28look
- 17:28at
- 17:28that.
- 17:28If
- 17:28you
- 17:28want
- 17:28to
- 17:29get
- 17:29in
- 17:29the
- 17:29weeds
- 17:29on
- 17:30the
- 17:30actual
- 17:31tool
- 17:31as
- 17:32a
- 17:32direction
- 17:32of
- 17:32travel.
- 17:33I
- 17:33think
- 17:33every
- 17:34brand
- 17:34have
- 17:34got
- 17:34to
- 17:35understand
- 17:35how
- 17:35they
- 17:35show
- 17:35up
- 17:35in
- 17:36agentic
- 17:36commerce
- 17:37in
- 17:37apps.
- 17:38I'm
- 17:38not
- 17:38there
- 17:39on
- 17:39yet.
- 17:39Yeah,
- 17:39see
- 17:40I
- 17:40get
- 17:40the
- 17:40whole
- 17:40thing
- 17:40about
- 17:41like
- 17:41you
- 17:41need
- 17:41to
- 17:41experiment,
- 17:41you
- 17:42need
- 17:42to
- 17:42show
- 17:42up.
- 17:42But
- 17:42do
- 17:42you,
- 17:43do
- 17:43you
- 17:43really
- 17:44like,
- 17:44do
- 17:44you
- 17:44need
- 17:44to
- 17:44do
- 17:45it
- 17:45right
- 17:45now?
- 17:45Because
- 17:45like,
- 17:46you
- 17:46know,
- 17:46like
- 17:46the
- 17:47other
- 17:47point
- 17:47I
- 17:47bring
- 17:47up,
- 17:47like
- 17:47I
- 17:48can
- 17:48remember
- 17:48just
- 17:48even
- 17:48a
- 17:48few
- 17:49years
- 17:49ago,
- 17:49like
- 17:49with
- 17:49TikTok,
- 17:50people
- 17:50were
- 17:51complaining
- 17:51about
- 17:51how
- 17:51TikTok
- 17:52was
- 17:52inspiring
- 17:52all
- 17:53these
- 17:53crazy,
- 17:53crazy
- 17:54drink
- 17:54formulations
- 17:55that
- 17:55people
- 17:55were
- 17:56bringing
- 17:56into
- 17:56the
- 17:56stores
- 17:56and
- 17:56it
- 17:57was
- 17:57causing
- 17:57the
- 17:57baristas
- 17:58headaches.
- 17:58So
- 17:59like
- 17:59if
- 17:59you
- 17:59think
- 17:59about
- 17:59this
- 18:00and
- 18:00you're
- 18:00like,
- 18:00oh,
- 18:00I
- 18:01make,
- 18:01I'm
- 18:01experimenting
- 18:02with
- 18:02this
- 18:02and
- 18:02it
- 18:02works,
- 18:03that's
- 18:04you're
- 18:04gonna
- 18:04have
- 18:04that
- 18:04problem
- 18:05exponentially
- 18:06and
- 18:06you
- 18:06don't
- 18:07want
- 18:07that.
- 18:07So
- 18:07I
- 18:07don't
- 18:07really
- 18:08get
- 18:08what
- 18:09the
- 18:09end
- 18:09game
- 18:09here
- 18:09is
- 18:09in
- 18:10the
- 18:10experimentation
- 18:10other
- 18:11than
- 18:11to
- 18:11say,
- 18:11oh,
- 18:11we're
- 18:12experimenting.
- 18:13And
- 18:13that
- 18:13really
- 18:14leads.
- 18:14Look,
- 18:14there's
- 18:14a
- 18:14couple
- 18:15of
- 18:15other
- 18:15things
- 18:15that
- 18:15I
- 18:16couple
- 18:16of
- 18:17other
- 18:17issues
- 18:17I've
- 18:17got
- 18:17with
- 18:18this
- 18:18and
- 18:18okay,
- 18:19it's
- 18:19Peter.
- 18:19That's
- 18:20fine.
- 18:21Number
- 18:21one,
- 18:23the
- 18:23merchant
- 18:23in
- 18:24me
- 18:24is
- 18:25still
- 18:25worried
- 18:26about
- 18:26how
- 18:27ruthless
- 18:28Brian
- 18:29Nichols
- 18:29and
- 18:29the
- 18:30team
- 18:30are
- 18:30being
- 18:30with
- 18:31the
- 18:31range
- 18:31rationalization
- 18:32at
- 18:32Starbucks.
- 18:33One
- 18:33of
- 18:34the
- 18:34problems,
- 18:34one
- 18:34of
- 18:34the
- 18:35issues
- 18:35that
- 18:35caused
- 18:36the
- 18:36operational
- 18:37challenges
- 18:38that
- 18:38Starbucks
- 18:38are
- 18:38having,
- 18:39particularly
- 18:39in
- 18:39the
- 18:39US
- 18:40is
- 18:40that
- 18:40it
- 18:41overranged.
- 18:41The
- 18:42range
- 18:42was
- 18:42far
- 18:42too
- 18:42great.
- 18:43If
- 18:43you
- 18:44go
- 18:44on
- 18:44the
- 18:44Starburst
- 18:44website,
- 18:45yeah,
- 18:45it
- 18:46says
- 18:46this
- 18:46new
- 18:46ChatGPT
- 18:47app
- 18:47and
- 18:47I'm
- 18:48gonna
- 18:48quote
- 18:48here
- 18:48is
- 18:48a
- 18:48new
- 18:49way
- 18:49to
- 18:49discover
- 18:50your
- 18:50next
- 18:50favorite
- 18:51drink.
- 18:52Alright,
- 18:53Starbucks,
- 18:53you've
- 18:54gotta
- 18:54take
- 18:54a
- 18:54step
- 18:54back,
- 18:55right?
- 18:55You're
- 18:56a
- 18:56coffee
- 18:56shop,
- 18:56you
- 18:57shouldn't
- 18:57need
- 18:57a
- 18:57Gentic
- 18:58commerce
- 18:58to
- 18:58help
- 18:58people
- 18:58understand
- 18:59what
- 18:59your
- 18:59products
- 18:59that
- 19:00you
- 19:00sell.
- 19:00If
- 19:01that's
- 19:01the
- 19:01case,
- 19:02you've
- 19:03overcomplicated
- 19:04it
- 19:04and
- 19:04that
- 19:04just
- 19:04creates
- 19:05those
- 19:05operational
- 19:05pressures.
- 19:06Mic
- 19:06drop.
- 19:06Yeah,
- 19:06I
- 19:06wouldn't
- 19:07be
- 19:07surprised
- 19:07if
- 19:07this
- 19:07gets
- 19:08killed
- 19:08sooner
- 19:08rather
- 19:08than
- 19:08later.
- 19:09I
- 19:09really
- 19:09wouldn't.
- 19:09But
- 19:10mark
- 19:10it
- 19:10down.
- 19:11We'll
- 19:11see
- 19:11if
- 19:11I'm
- 19:11right.
- 19:11We'll
- 19:12see
- 19:12if
- 19:12I'm
- 19:12wrong.
- 19:13All
- 19:13right,
- 19:13let's
- 19:13keep
- 19:13moving
- 19:13on.
- 19:14Headline
- 19:14number
- 19:14three.
- 19:15Instacart
- 19:16has
- 19:16announced
- 19:17the
- 19:17acquisition
- 19:17of
- 19:18instalap,
- 19:19a
- 19:20Colombia
- 19:20based
- 19:20global
- 19:21fulfillment
- 19:21and
- 19:21Enable
- 19:21it
- 19:22platform
- 19:22that
- 19:22serves
- 19:23nearly
- 19:23100
- 19:23grocery
- 19:24retailers
- 19:24and
- 19:24marketplaces
- 19:25across
- 19:2513
- 19:26countries
- 19:26in
- 19:26Latin
- 19:27America,
- 19:27Europe
- 19:27and
- 19:28the
- 19:28Middle
- 19:28East.
- 19:28According
- 19:29to
- 19:29Grocery
- 19:29Dive,
- 19:30the
- 19:30deal
- 19:30gives
- 19:30Instacart
- 19:31an
- 19:31immediate
- 19:31foothold
- 19:32with
- 19:32established
- 19:32retailer
- 19:33relationships
- 19:34outside
- 19:34North
- 19:35America,
- 19:35including
- 19:36Senko
- 19:36Suit.
- 19:37I
- 19:37hope
- 19:37I'm
- 19:37saying
- 19:37that
- 19:37correctly.
- 19:38Ben
- 19:38in
- 19:38Latin
- 19:39America,
- 19:39Continente
- 19:40in
- 19:40Portugal,
- 19:41my.
- 19:42My
- 19:42favorite
- 19:42Portuguese
- 19:43retailer.
- 19:43And
- 19:44Geronimo,
- 19:44Martins,
- 19:45Lulu
- 19:45and
- 19:45Spar.
- 19:46Instacart's
- 19:47Chief
- 19:47Commercial
- 19:47Officer
- 19:48Ryan
- 19:48Hamburger
- 19:49said
- 19:49the
- 19:49company
- 19:49has
- 19:49already
- 19:50seen
- 19:50growing
- 19:51global
- 19:51demand
- 19:51for
- 19:52its
- 19:52enterprise
- 19:52products,
- 19:53including
- 19:53Storefront
- 19:54Pro
- 19:54and
- 19:54Kaper
- 19:55carts,
- 19:55with
- 19:55early
- 19:55traction
- 19:56for
- 19:56Kaper
- 19:56in
- 19:56Europe
- 19:57and
- 19:57Australia.
- 19:58And
- 19:58its
- 19:58first
- 19:58Storefront
- 19:59Pro
- 20:00launches
- 20:00outside
- 20:00North
- 20:01America
- 20:01with
- 20:01Costco
- 20:02in
- 20:02France
- 20:02and
- 20:03Spain,
- 20:03which
- 20:03I
- 20:03believe
- 20:03we
- 20:04covered
- 20:04on
- 20:04this
- 20:04show.
- 20:05Over
- 20:05time,
- 20:05Instacart
- 20:06plans
- 20:06to
- 20:06bring
- 20:07its
- 20:07broader
- 20:07suite
- 20:07of
- 20:08enterprise
- 20:08technologies,
- 20:09including
- 20:09carrot
- 20:09ads,
- 20:10connected
- 20:10stores
- 20:10and
- 20:11and
- 20:11AI
- 20:11and
- 20:11data
- 20:11solutions
- 20:12to
- 20:12instalap's
- 20:13international
- 20:14retail
- 20:14partners.
- 20:15Ben,
- 20:16buy
- 20:16or
- 20:16sell
- 20:16Instacart's
- 20:17acquisition
- 20:17of
- 20:18Instalap
- 20:18as
- 20:19a
- 20:19smart
- 20:19step
- 20:19forward
- 20:20for
- 20:20Instacart?
- 20:21Yeah,
- 20:22I'm
- 20:22buying.
- 20:23Okay,
- 20:23so
- 20:24let
- 20:24me
- 20:24take
- 20:24through
- 20:24it.
- 20:25I
- 20:25think
- 20:25it's
- 20:25a
- 20:26really
- 20:26interesting
- 20:26story
- 20:27and
- 20:27part
- 20:28of
- 20:28the
- 20:28interest
- 20:28in
- 20:28the
- 20:28story
- 20:29is
- 20:29when
- 20:30you
- 20:30view
- 20:30how
- 20:31quick
- 20:31commerce,
- 20:33delivery,
- 20:34connections
- 20:35and
- 20:35profitability
- 20:36is
- 20:36playing
- 20:36out
- 20:37in
- 20:37the
- 20:37grocery
- 20:37space.
- 20:37So
- 20:39one
- 20:39thing
- 20:39that
- 20:39we
- 20:39know
- 20:40is
- 20:40that
- 20:41no
- 20:41matter
- 20:41what
- 20:41your
- 20:41fulfillment
- 20:42route
- 20:42is,
- 20:44ensuring
- 20:44that
- 20:44your
- 20:44in
- 20:45store
- 20:45operations
- 20:45are
- 20:46efficient
- 20:46as
- 20:46possible
- 20:47is
- 20:47absolutely
- 20:48critical
- 20:48for
- 20:48grocery
- 20:49retailers.
- 20:50Okay.
- 20:50So
- 20:51therefore,
- 20:51seeing
- 20:52Instacart
- 20:52continue
- 20:53to
- 20:53develop
- 20:54and
- 20:54invest
- 20:54in
- 20:55that
- 20:55part
- 20:55of
- 20:55its
- 20:55proposition
- 20:56I
- 20:57think
- 20:57is
- 20:58huge.
- 20:58Now
- 21:00if
- 21:00you
- 21:00take
- 21:01this
- 21:02acquisition
- 21:03in
- 21:04isolation.
- 21:05Okay,
- 21:05yeah.
- 21:07It's
- 21:07always
- 21:07really
- 21:07hard
- 21:08to
- 21:08judge
- 21:09an
- 21:10acquisition
- 21:10without
- 21:11knowing
- 21:11how
- 21:11much
- 21:11you
- 21:11paid
- 21:12for
- 21:12it.
- 21:12Right.
- 21:12That's
- 21:13a
- 21:13good
- 21:13point.
- 21:14Fair
- 21:14point.
- 21:14Yeah.
- 21:16The
- 21:16financial
- 21:16terms
- 21:16for
- 21:17this
- 21:17haven't
- 21:17been
- 21:17disclosed,
- 21:18so
- 21:19I'm
- 21:19going
- 21:19to
- 21:19talk
- 21:20about
- 21:20directly,
- 21:20strategically
- 21:21and
- 21:21directionally
- 21:22with
- 21:22that
- 21:22kind
- 21:22of
- 21:22quite
- 21:23big
- 21:23caveat.
- 21:23Right,
- 21:23right,
- 21:24right.
- 21:24Instacart
- 21:25has
- 21:25been
- 21:25building
- 21:25momentum
- 21:27and
- 21:27I
- 21:27think
- 21:27one
- 21:28of
- 21:28the
- 21:28things
- 21:28that
- 21:29we
- 21:29should
- 21:30absolutely
- 21:30think
- 21:30about,
- 21:31I
- 21:31Hope
- 21:32everybody's
- 21:32taken
- 21:32enough
- 21:32notice
- 21:33of
- 21:33is
- 21:34the
- 21:34fact
- 21:34that
- 21:35Aldi
- 21:35us
- 21:35went
- 21:36with
- 21:37Storefront
- 21:37Pro.
- 21:38Yeah,
- 21:38we
- 21:38talked
- 21:38about
- 21:38that
- 21:39too.
- 21:40That's
- 21:40huge.
- 21:40It's
- 21:40a
- 21:41huge
- 21:41signal
- 21:41that
- 21:42Aldi
- 21:42are
- 21:42moving
- 21:42the
- 21:43entire
- 21:43operating
- 21:43model
- 21:44for
- 21:44their
- 21:44E
- 21:44Comm
- 21:44to
- 21:45Instacart.
- 21:45And
- 21:45you
- 21:45already
- 21:46mentioned
- 21:46Costco
- 21:46in
- 21:47Europe.
- 21:47So
- 21:48I
- 21:48see
- 21:48this
- 21:49as
- 21:49the
- 21:49next
- 21:49step
- 21:50in
- 21:50that
- 21:51journey.
- 21:52So
- 21:53then
- 21:53it
- 21:53comes
- 21:54to
- 21:54what
- 21:54is
- 21:54Instacart
- 21:55buying
- 21:55for
- 21:55how
- 21:56much
- 21:56we
- 21:56don't
- 21:56know.
- 21:56Okay,
- 21:57so
- 21:58it's
- 21:59buying
- 21:59scale
- 22:00and
- 22:00crucially
- 22:01is
- 22:01buying
- 22:01relationships.
- 22:02Grocery
- 22:03relationships
- 22:03are
- 22:03really
- 22:04hard,
- 22:04hard
- 22:04fought,
- 22:05hard
- 22:05build.
- 22:06Here's
- 22:06100
- 22:07retailers,
- 22:0730
- 22:07countries
- 22:08outside
- 22:09the
- 22:09U.S.
- 22:10strength
- 22:10in
- 22:10LATAM,
- 22:11strength
- 22:12in
- 22:12the
- 22:12Middle
- 22:12East.
- 22:13That's
- 22:14a
- 22:14really,
- 22:14really
- 22:14big
- 22:14step
- 22:14forward.
- 22:15So
- 22:16that's
- 22:16a
- 22:16big
- 22:16tick
- 22:16for
- 22:17me.
- 22:17Yeah,
- 22:17hard
- 22:18to
- 22:18dislodge
- 22:18too.
- 22:19Grocery
- 22:19relationships
- 22:20are
- 22:20hard
- 22:20to
- 22:20dislodge,
- 22:21especially
- 22:21in
- 22:21this
- 22:21front
- 22:22when.
- 22:22Who's
- 22:22running
- 22:22your
- 22:22website?
- 22:23You?
- 22:24Well,
- 22:24not
- 22:24only
- 22:25the
- 22:25website,
- 22:25the
- 22:25full
- 22:25fulfillment
- 22:26and
- 22:26the
- 22:27store
- 22:27solutions
- 22:27to
- 22:27enable
- 22:28it.
- 22:28You
- 22:29mentioned
- 22:29upsell.
- 22:30Of
- 22:30course
- 22:30there's
- 22:30Upsell,
- 22:31Retail
- 22:31media,
- 22:31paycat.
- 22:32We
- 22:32can
- 22:32come
- 22:32back
- 22:32to
- 22:32that
- 22:33one.
- 22:34The
- 22:34bit
- 22:35that
- 22:35really
- 22:35intrigued
- 22:35me
- 22:36was,
- 22:36okay,
- 22:37you're
- 22:38buying,
- 22:39you're
- 22:39fast
- 22:39tracking
- 22:40your
- 22:40international
- 22:40book
- 22:41of
- 22:41business,
- 22:42Great.
- 22:42But
- 22:43what
- 22:43about
- 22:43the
- 22:43tech?
- 22:44Is
- 22:44there
- 22:44something
- 22:45new
- 22:45coming
- 22:45into
- 22:46Instacart
- 22:46that
- 22:46they're
- 22:46buying
- 22:47from
- 22:47the
- 22:47tech
- 22:47as
- 22:47well?
- 22:47And
- 22:48I
- 22:48know
- 22:48Insta
- 22:49Leap
- 22:49is
- 22:49highly
- 22:50considered,
- 22:50so
- 22:52look,
- 22:53that's
- 22:53interesting.
- 22:53I
- 22:53knew
- 22:54we
- 22:54were
- 22:54going
- 22:54to
- 22:54talk.
- 22:54You
- 22:54told
- 22:54me
- 22:54we
- 22:55were
- 22:55going
- 22:55to
- 22:55talk
- 22:55about
- 22:55this
- 22:55one.
- 22:55So
- 22:56I
- 22:56asked
- 22:56the
- 22:56Instacart
- 22:56team
- 22:57outright,
- 22:57did
- 22:58you?
- 22:58I
- 22:58did,
- 22:58I
- 22:58did.
- 22:59Nice.
- 23:00And
- 23:01they
- 23:01said,
- 23:01look,
- 23:01they
- 23:01are
- 23:02excited
- 23:03about
- 23:04the
- 23:05fulfillment
- 23:05elements
- 23:06that
- 23:07instalap
- 23:08have
- 23:08developed.
- 23:09So
- 23:09order,
- 23:09managing,
- 23:10picking,
- 23:10routing,
- 23:12these
- 23:12things
- 23:12are
- 23:12built.
- 23:12So
- 23:13we
- 23:13explore
- 23:13that
- 23:13side.
- 23:14So
- 23:14that
- 23:14is
- 23:16two
- 23:16elements
- 23:16to
- 23:16it.
- 23:17I
- 23:18think
- 23:18the
- 23:18right
- 23:18term
- 23:18is
- 23:18an
- 23:19Instacart
- 23:19spokesperson
- 23:20said,
- 23:22and
- 23:22I
- 23:23think
- 23:23the
- 23:23quote
- 23:23is,
- 23:23over
- 23:24time,
- 23:24we
- 23:24expect
- 23:24to
- 23:25consolidate
- 23:26the
- 23:26tech
- 23:26stacks
- 23:27into
- 23:27a
- 23:28single,
- 23:28unified
- 23:29platform
- 23:29that
- 23:29brings
- 23:30together
- 23:30the
- 23:30best
- 23:30of
- 23:30both
- 23:31products.
- 23:31So
- 23:31it
- 23:32looks
- 23:32like
- 23:32you've
- 23:32got
- 23:32an
- 23:32acquisition
- 23:34that
- 23:34gives
- 23:34a
- 23:34needed
- 23:35shot
- 23:35in
- 23:35the
- 23:35arm
- 23:36for
- 23:36international
- 23:36expansion.
- 23:37It's
- 23:38aligned
- 23:38with
- 23:39a
- 23:39profitable
- 23:39kind
- 23:40of
- 23:40platform
- 23:40strategy
- 23:41play.
- 23:42And
- 23:42it
- 23:42brings
- 23:43in
- 23:43tech
- 23:43that
- 23:43can
- 23:43also
- 23:44help
- 23:44develop
- 23:44the
- 23:44core
- 23:44offer.
- 23:46So
- 23:46we
- 23:46found
- 23:47paid
- 23:47to
- 23:47achieve
- 23:48all
- 23:48that.
- 23:48That
- 23:48feels
- 23:49like
- 23:49a
- 23:49good
- 23:49place
- 23:49to
- 23:49be,
- 23:49right?
- 23:50Yeah,
- 23:50yeah,
- 23:50yeah.
- 23:50I
- 23:51mean,
- 23:51I
- 23:51think,
- 23:51I
- 23:52think,
- 23:52you
- 23:52know,
- 23:53I
- 23:53think
- 23:53I'm
- 23:53gonna
- 23:54agree
- 23:54with
- 23:54you,
- 23:54Ben.
- 23:54I
- 23:55think
- 23:55I'm
- 23:55gonna
- 23:55agree
- 23:55with
- 23:55you.
- 23:55I
- 23:56think
- 23:56it's
- 23:56reluctantly,
- 23:57you
- 23:57know,
- 23:58you
- 23:58know,
- 23:59I
- 23:59mean,
- 23:59it's
- 23:59a
- 23:59card
- 23:59knows
- 24:00this
- 24:00too.
- 24:00Like,
- 24:00I
- 24:00have
- 24:00a.
- 24:00I
- 24:00have
- 24:00a.
- 24:01I
- 24:01love
- 24:01Haberly.
- 24:01I
- 24:02love
- 24:02them.
- 24:02I
- 24:02like
- 24:03talking
- 24:03to
- 24:03them.
- 24:03I
- 24:03always
- 24:04enjoy
- 24:04whenever
- 24:04I
- 24:05get
- 24:05the
- 24:05chance
- 24:05to
- 24:05interview
- 24:05them.
- 24:06But,
- 24:06you
- 24:06know,
- 24:06some.
- 24:07Some
- 24:07of
- 24:07the
- 24:07things
- 24:07I've
- 24:07had
- 24:08questions
- 24:08about,
- 24:08you
- 24:08know,
- 24:09over
- 24:09the
- 24:09years
- 24:09and
- 24:09so.
- 24:10But
- 24:11I
- 24:11think
- 24:11this
- 24:11is
- 24:11a
- 24:11smart
- 24:12move.
- 24:12I
- 24:12think
- 24:12it
- 24:12is,
- 24:12I
- 24:12think
- 24:13for
- 24:13the
- 24:13reasons
- 24:13you
- 24:13said.
- 24:13I
- 24:14mean,
- 24:14one,
- 24:14it's
- 24:14growth
- 24:15via
- 24:15acquisition,
- 24:15which
- 24:16I
- 24:16think
- 24:16is
- 24:16important
- 24:16in
- 24:16and
- 24:16of
- 24:17itself.
- 24:17Because,
- 24:17as
- 24:17you
- 24:18know,
- 24:18I
- 24:18mentioned
- 24:18in
- 24:18the
- 24:18headline
- 24:19read
- 24:19too,
- 24:19it's
- 24:19been
- 24:19tough
- 24:20for
- 24:20Instacart
- 24:20to
- 24:20crack
- 24:20this
- 24:21market.
- 24:21Then
- 24:22it
- 24:22sounds
- 24:22like,
- 24:22as
- 24:22you're
- 24:22discussing,
- 24:23there's
- 24:23probably
- 24:23some
- 24:24IP
- 24:24that
- 24:24they're
- 24:24grabbing
- 24:25here
- 24:25in
- 24:26terms
- 24:26of
- 24:26how
- 24:26the
- 24:26tech
- 24:26works.
- 24:27And
- 24:27there's
- 24:27also
- 24:27just
- 24:28the
- 24:28IP
- 24:28of
- 24:29the
- 24:29relationships
- 24:30themselves,
- 24:30which
- 24:30I
- 24:30don't
- 24:31think.
- 24:31Which
- 24:31is
- 24:31a
- 24:31great
- 24:31point,
- 24:31because
- 24:32I
- 24:32don't
- 24:32think
- 24:32you
- 24:32can
- 24:32discount
- 24:33that
- 24:33at
- 24:34all.
- 24:34And
- 24:34then
- 24:34the
- 24:34other
- 24:35point
- 24:35too,
- 24:35which
- 24:35I
- 24:35was
- 24:35actually
- 24:36surprised
- 24:36you
- 24:36mentioned
- 24:36it,
- 24:37but
- 24:37you
- 24:37only
- 24:37mentioned
- 24:37it
- 24:37briefly,
- 24:38was,
- 24:38was
- 24:38retail
- 24:39media.
- 24:39That's
- 24:39what
- 24:39scales.
- 24:41So
- 24:41as
- 24:41you
- 24:41conglomerate
- 24:42all
- 24:42these
- 24:42platforms
- 24:43together,
- 24:43from
- 24:43a
- 24:43software
- 24:44standpoint,
- 24:45the
- 24:45retail
- 24:45media
- 24:46is
- 24:46the
- 24:46engine
- 24:46that
- 24:47drives
- 24:47the
- 24:47profitability
- 24:48of
- 24:48Instacart
- 24:49in
- 24:49the
- 24:49long
- 24:49run.
- 24:50So
- 24:50you're
- 24:50going
- 24:50to
- 24:50get
- 24:51more
- 24:51scale
- 24:51in
- 24:51that
- 24:52because
- 24:52the
- 24:52brands
- 24:52now
- 24:53can
- 24:53position
- 24:53their
- 24:53retail
- 24:54media
- 24:54across
- 24:55more
- 24:55options
- 24:56globally
- 24:56too,
- 24:57which
- 24:57I
- 24:57think
- 24:57has
- 24:58to
- 24:58be
- 24:58a
- 24:59part
- 24:59of
- 24:59this.
- 24:59Right,
- 24:59Ben?
- 25:00I
- 25:00mean,
- 25:00you
- 25:00know
- 25:00that
- 25:00better
- 25:00than
- 25:01I
- 25:01do.
- 25:01Yeah,
- 25:01I
- 25:02completely
- 25:02agree.
- 25:03The
- 25:03potential
- 25:03to
- 25:03scale,
- 25:04particularly
- 25:04carrot
- 25:05ads,
- 25:06that
- 25:07media
- 25:07play
- 25:07is
- 25:07huge.
- 25:08And
- 25:08I
- 25:08think
- 25:08I
- 25:08would
- 25:08just.
- 25:09Look,
- 25:09just
- 25:09one
- 25:10more
- 25:10point
- 25:11to
- 25:11help
- 25:12you
- 25:12with
- 25:12that
- 25:12final.
- 25:13Okay.
- 25:13Make
- 25:14the
- 25:14final
- 25:14decision.
- 25:15You
- 25:15mentioned
- 25:16Ryan
- 25:16Hamburger,
- 25:17Chief
- 25:17Commercial
- 25:17Officer,
- 25:18in
- 25:18the
- 25:19intro.
- 25:19He's
- 25:20actually
- 25:20one
- 25:20of
- 25:20our
- 25:20speakers.
- 25:21Oh,
- 25:21yeah.
- 25:21At
- 25:21Shop
- 25:21Talk
- 25:22Europe.
- 25:22So
- 25:23he'll
- 25:23be
- 25:23on
- 25:23stage
- 25:23on
- 25:24the
- 25:24Wednesday.
- 25:24Maybe
- 25:24you
- 25:25should
- 25:25grab
- 25:25him,
- 25:25get
- 25:25an
- 25:26interview,
- 25:26ask
- 25:26him
- 25:27a
- 25:27question.
- 25:28Everybody
- 25:28can
- 25:28come
- 25:29and
- 25:29hear
- 25:29directly
- 25:29from
- 25:30Ryan
- 25:30on
- 25:30this.
- 25:31Love
- 25:31to
- 25:32do
- 25:32that.
- 25:32Love
- 25:32to
- 25:32do
- 25:32that.
- 25:32Still
- 25:33not
- 25:33sold
- 25:33on
- 25:33the
- 25:33cart.
- 25:34Which
- 25:34I
- 25:35had
- 25:35a
- 25:35big,
- 25:35long
- 25:36conversation
- 25:36on
- 25:36the
- 25:36cart
- 25:37with
- 25:37somebody
- 25:37at
- 25:37Zebra
- 25:38yesterday,
- 25:38but
- 25:39yeah,
- 25:39still
- 25:40not
- 25:40sold
- 25:40on
- 25:40the
- 25:40cart.
- 25:40But
- 25:40that's
- 25:41a.
- 25:41I
- 25:41don't
- 25:41want
- 25:41to
- 25:41take
- 25:41us
- 25:41off
- 25:42topic,
- 25:42Ben.
- 25:42That's
- 25:43the
- 25:43topic.
- 25:43Let's
- 25:43go
- 25:43to
- 25:43the
- 25:43next
- 25:43headline.
- 25:44I'm
- 25:44going
- 25:44to
- 25:44go
- 25:44straight.
- 25:45I'm
- 25:45going
- 25:45to
- 25:45plow
- 25:45straight
- 25:46into
- 25:46headline
- 25:46number
- 25:47four,
- 25:47which
- 25:47is
- 25:47that
- 25:48Walmart
- 25:48has
- 25:48announced
- 25:49the
- 25:49first
- 25:49full
- 25:50redesign
- 25:51of
- 25:51its
- 25:51great
- 25:52value
- 25:52private
- 25:52label
- 25:52brand
- 25:53for
- 25:53more
- 25:53than
- 25:53a
- 25:53decade,
- 25:54with
- 25:55plans
- 25:55to
- 25:55roll
- 25:56out
- 25:56new,
- 25:56more
- 25:56modern
- 25:57and
- 25:57colorful
- 25:57packaging.
- 25:58How
- 25:58could
- 25:58it
- 25:59be
- 25:59anything
- 25:59but
- 25:59across
- 26:00nearly
- 26:0010,
- 26:0110,000.
- 26:0210,000
- 26:03grocery
- 26:04and
- 26:04household
- 26:05items
- 26:05over
- 26:06the
- 26:06next
- 26:0618
- 26:07to
- 26:0724
- 26:08months.
- 26:08So
- 26:08a
- 26:09bit
- 26:09more
- 26:09detail.
- 26:09According
- 26:10to
- 26:10a
- 26:10Walmart
- 26:11corporate
- 26:11blog
- 26:12post,
- 26:12the
- 26:12new
- 26:12packaging
- 26:13designs
- 26:13were
- 26:14unveiled
- 26:14on
- 26:14April
- 26:1515,
- 26:15will
- 26:16begin
- 26:16rolling
- 26:16out
- 26:16from
- 26:17May,
- 26:17starting
- 26:18with
- 26:18salty
- 26:18snacks,
- 26:19which
- 26:19is
- 26:19interesting
- 26:20with
- 26:20the
- 26:20GLP1
- 26:20conversation
- 26:21before
- 26:21expanding
- 26:22category
- 26:22by
- 26:23category
- 26:23into
- 26:23more
- 26:24than
- 26:24100
- 26:24product
- 26:24categories.
- 26:25The
- 26:26new
- 26:26packaging
- 26:27is
- 26:27specifically
- 26:27designed
- 26:28to
- 26:28improve
- 26:28what
- 26:28Walmart
- 26:29calls
- 26:29shopability,
- 26:31making
- 26:31it
- 26:31easier
- 26:31for
- 26:32customers
- 26:32to
- 26:32identify
- 26:32products
- 26:33in
- 26:33store
- 26:33and
- 26:34on
- 26:34the
- 26:34aisles.
- 26:35Customer
- 26:36research
- 26:37was
- 26:37the
- 26:37catalyst.
- 26:38While
- 26:39shoppers
- 26:39ranked
- 26:40Great
- 26:40Value
- 26:40highly
- 26:41on
- 26:41price
- 26:41and
- 26:42quality,
- 26:42many
- 26:43said
- 26:43they
- 26:43didn't
- 26:44feel
- 26:44particularly
- 26:44proud
- 26:45to
- 26:45display
- 26:45it
- 26:45in
- 26:46their
- 26:46homes.
- 26:46So,
- 26:47Chris,
- 26:47do
- 26:48you
- 26:48think
- 26:48a
- 26:49Great
- 26:49Value
- 26:49packaging
- 26:50redesign
- 26:50will
- 26:51help
- 26:51get
- 26:51more
- 26:51people
- 26:51to
- 26:52buy
- 26:52more
- 26:52Great
- 26:53Value
- 26:53products
- 26:53from
- 26:54Walmart?
- 26:54Oh,
- 26:55man,
- 26:56that's,
- 26:58that's
- 26:58a
- 26:58tough
- 26:59one.
- 27:00I
- 27:00don't
- 27:01actually
- 27:01know
- 27:01if
- 27:01it'll
- 27:02get
- 27:02them
- 27:02to
- 27:02buy
- 27:02more
- 27:02products
- 27:03because,
- 27:04you
- 27:04know,
- 27:05but
- 27:05I
- 27:05think
- 27:05at
- 27:05the
- 27:05end
- 27:05of
- 27:05the
- 27:05day
- 27:06I
- 27:06like
- 27:07this
- 27:07move
- 27:07because
- 27:07I
- 27:07don't
- 27:07think
- 27:08it's
- 27:08gonna,
- 27:08it's
- 27:08not
- 27:08gonna
- 27:09make
- 27:09them
- 27:09buy
- 27:09less
- 27:09products.
- 27:10I
- 27:11don't
- 27:11think,
- 27:11you
- 27:11know,
- 27:11at
- 27:12the
- 27:12end
- 27:12of
- 27:12the
- 27:12day
- 27:12it's
- 27:12not
- 27:12gonna
- 27:12hurt
- 27:13anything.
- 27:13I
- 27:13mean,
- 27:14the
- 27:14article
- 27:14said
- 27:14nine
- 27:15out
- 27:15of
- 27:1510
- 27:15US
- 27:15households
- 27:16already
- 27:17buy
- 27:17it.
- 27:17So
- 27:18I
- 27:18mean,
- 27:18how
- 27:18much
- 27:18room
- 27:18is
- 27:19there
- 27:19to
- 27:19grow
- 27:19when
- 27:19nine
- 27:19out
- 27:20of
- 27:20ten
- 27:20are
- 27:20already
- 27:20buying?
- 27:20I
- 27:20guess
- 27:21you
- 27:21can
- 27:21get
- 27:21them
- 27:21to
- 27:21buy
- 27:21it
- 27:21more
- 27:21often,
- 27:22which
- 27:22I
- 27:22think
- 27:22is
- 27:22the
- 27:22play
- 27:23here.
- 27:23And
- 27:23I
- 27:23alluded
- 27:23to
- 27:23it
- 27:23before
- 27:24because
- 27:25you're
- 27:25going
- 27:25after
- 27:25the
- 27:26upper
- 27:26demo.
- 27:26If
- 27:27you
- 27:27read
- 27:27between
- 27:27the
- 27:28lines
- 27:28of
- 27:28this,
- 27:28we're
- 27:29not
- 27:29proud
- 27:29to
- 27:29show
- 27:29it
- 27:30in
- 27:30our
- 27:30pantries,
- 27:31which
- 27:31means
- 27:31we're
- 27:32not
- 27:32proud
- 27:32to
- 27:32highlight
- 27:33it
- 27:33to
- 27:33when
- 27:33we
- 27:33have
- 27:34guests
- 27:34in
- 27:34the
- 27:34house.
- 27:34You're
- 27:35right.
- 27:35And
- 27:35so
- 27:35that's
- 27:36the
- 27:36upper
- 27:36demographic
- 27:37that
- 27:37they're
- 27:37trying
- 27:37to
- 27:37get
- 27:37after
- 27:38and
- 27:38they're
- 27:38going
- 27:38after
- 27:39it,
- 27:39you
- 27:39know,
- 27:39because
- 27:39of
- 27:40the
- 27:40success
- 27:40they've
- 27:40had
- 27:41with
- 27:41Walmart.
- 27:41Plus
- 27:42they
- 27:42want
- 27:42people
- 27:42to
- 27:42feel
- 27:43more
- 27:43pride
- 27:44in
- 27:44having
- 27:44it
- 27:44in
- 27:44their
- 27:45house.
- 27:45And
- 27:46so
- 27:46it's
- 27:46not
- 27:46going
- 27:46to
- 27:46hurt
- 27:47anything
- 27:47if
- 27:47it
- 27:48doesn't
- 27:48move
- 27:48the
- 27:48needle,
- 27:49which
- 27:49it
- 27:49very
- 27:49well
- 27:49could.
- 27:50It,
- 27:50you
- 27:51know,
- 27:51helps
- 27:51them
- 27:51to,
- 27:52helps
- 27:52people
- 27:52to
- 27:52save
- 27:53money,
- 27:53helps
- 27:53Walmart
- 27:54make
- 27:54more
- 27:54money
- 27:54and
- 27:55then
- 27:55look
- 27:55out
- 27:55because
- 27:55that's
- 27:55more
- 27:56margin
- 27:56for
- 27:56Walmart
- 27:57and
- 27:57also
- 27:58more
- 27:58media
- 27:59dollars
- 27:59from
- 27:59the
- 27:59CBGs
- 28:00who
- 28:00are
- 28:00not
- 28:00going
- 28:00to
- 28:00want
- 28:01to
- 28:01let
- 28:01that
- 28:01happen.
- 28:01Yeah,
- 28:02you're
- 28:02not
- 28:02going
- 28:02to
- 28:02want
- 28:03to
- 28:03see
- 28:03the
- 28:03territory
- 28:04to
- 28:04Great
- 28:04Value
- 28:04so
- 28:05that
- 28:05the
- 28:05flywheel
- 28:06just
- 28:06keeps
- 28:06on
- 28:06churning.
- 28:06So.
- 28:07So
- 28:07I
- 28:07think
- 28:07it's
- 28:07a
- 28:08really
- 28:08smart
- 28:08move
- 28:09from
- 28:09a
- 28:09profitability
- 28:10perspective
- 28:11whether
- 28:11they
- 28:11sell
- 28:11more
- 28:12Great
- 28:12Value
- 28:12product.
- 28:13I
- 28:14Think
- 28:14actually
- 28:14as
- 28:14I'm
- 28:15talking
- 28:15this
- 28:15out
- 28:15loud,
- 28:16Ben.
- 28:16I
- 28:16think
- 28:16possibly.
- 28:17Yeah,
- 28:17I
- 28:18think
- 28:18to
- 28:18the
- 28:18upper
- 28:18income
- 28:19demos
- 28:19for
- 28:19sure.
- 28:19Yeah,
- 28:20I
- 28:20agree.
- 28:20I
- 28:21mean,
- 28:21look,
- 28:22firstly,
- 28:22I
- 28:22love.
- 28:22We're
- 28:23talking
- 28:23about
- 28:23private
- 28:23label.
- 28:24Yeah.
- 28:25Big
- 28:25things.
- 28:25I
- 28:25don't
- 28:25talk
- 28:26about
- 28:26private
- 28:26label
- 28:26very
- 28:27often.
- 28:27Yeah,
- 28:27we
- 28:28must
- 28:28keep
- 28:28talking
- 28:29about
- 28:29it
- 28:29as
- 28:29an
- 28:29industry
- 28:29more.
- 28:29But
- 28:30let's
- 28:30look,
- 28:31let's
- 28:31talk
- 28:31about
- 28:31Walmart
- 28:32first.
- 28:32Because
- 28:32look,
- 28:33because
- 28:33it's
- 28:33Walmart,
- 28:34because
- 28:34the
- 28:35scale,
- 28:35because
- 28:35it's
- 28:3610,000
- 28:36products,
- 28:37because
- 28:37it's
- 28:37their
- 28:37core
- 28:38great
- 28:38value
- 28:38item,
- 28:39then
- 28:39it's
- 28:39a
- 28:40story.
- 28:41But
- 28:42it's
- 28:42really
- 28:42not
- 28:43a
- 28:43story
- 28:43in
- 28:44some
- 28:44ways.
- 28:44I
- 28:45mean,
- 28:45look,
- 28:4530
- 28:46years
- 28:46ago
- 28:46I
- 28:47sat
- 28:47my
- 28:48desk
- 28:48in,
- 28:48the
- 28:48marketing
- 28:49team
- 28:49of
- 28:49the
- 28:49grocery
- 28:49retailer
- 28:50was
- 28:50next
- 28:50to
- 28:51the
- 28:51packaging
- 28:51design
- 28:51team.
- 28:52They
- 28:52were
- 28:52on
- 28:52a
- 28:53constant
- 28:53cycle
- 28:54of
- 28:54redeveloping
- 28:55packaging
- 28:55for
- 28:56the
- 28:56private
- 28:56labels.
- 28:57It's
- 28:57not
- 28:57news,
- 28:58it's
- 28:58just
- 28:58how
- 28:58you
- 28:59run
- 28:59a
- 28:59private
- 28:59label
- 28:59business,
- 29:00Right?
- 29:00Yeah.
- 29:01So
- 29:01scale
- 29:02makes
- 29:02it
- 29:02notable,
- 29:03Walmart
- 29:03makes
- 29:03it
- 29:03notable,
- 29:04but
- 29:05it's
- 29:05just
- 29:06how
- 29:06you
- 29:06should
- 29:06be
- 29:06doing.
- 29:08Having
- 29:08said
- 29:08that,
- 29:09to
- 29:10do
- 29:10it
- 29:10now
- 29:11is
- 29:11a
- 29:12huge
- 29:12signal
- 29:14and
- 29:14for
- 29:14that
- 29:14to
- 29:15read
- 29:15the
- 29:15signal,
- 29:16you
- 29:16got
- 29:16to
- 29:16look
- 29:16at
- 29:16what
- 29:16the
- 29:16CPGs
- 29:17did.
- 29:18So
- 29:18we
- 29:19had
- 29:19inflation
- 29:19out
- 29:20of
- 29:20COVID
- 29:21CPGs.
- 29:23CPGs
- 29:24took
- 29:24the
- 29:24price
- 29:24increase,
- 29:25the
- 29:25branded
- 29:25CPGs
- 29:26took
- 29:26the
- 29:27price
- 29:27and
- 29:27they've
- 29:27grown
- 29:27through
- 29:28price.
- 29:28So
- 29:28if
- 29:29you
- 29:29sit
- 29:29here
- 29:29now
- 29:29and
- 29:30you
- 29:30read
- 29:30the
- 29:31financial
- 29:32results
- 29:32of
- 29:33any
- 29:33of
- 29:33the
- 29:33big
- 29:33branded
- 29:34CPGs,
- 29:34there's
- 29:35growth
- 29:35coming
- 29:35from
- 29:35two
- 29:35places.
- 29:37One,
- 29:38value,
- 29:38that
- 29:39is
- 29:39price,
- 29:39it's
- 29:40not
- 29:40volume.
- 29:40Two,
- 29:41digital.
- 29:42Come
- 29:43back
- 29:43to
- 29:43the
- 29:43conversation
- 29:43we
- 29:43were
- 29:43having
- 29:43earlier
- 29:44in
- 29:44the
- 29:44Instacart
- 29:45Bunsen.
- 29:45That's
- 29:45where
- 29:45the
- 29:46growth
- 29:46is
- 29:47now.
- 29:48In
- 29:48the
- 29:49last
- 29:49six
- 29:49months
- 29:50we'd
- 29:50hit
- 29:50a
- 29:50point
- 29:51where
- 29:51CPGs,
- 29:52it
- 29:52felt
- 29:53like
- 29:53the
- 29:53conversation
- 29:53that
- 29:53they'd
- 29:54realized
- 29:54that,
- 29:54that
- 29:54they
- 29:55realized
- 29:55price
- 29:55had
- 29:55been
- 29:56touched
- 29:56too
- 29:56far
- 29:57and
- 29:57the
- 29:57differential
- 29:58to
- 29:58private
- 29:59label
- 29:59had
- 29:59opened
- 29:59up
- 30:00too
- 30:00much.
- 30:01And
- 30:01that
- 30:01was
- 30:01happening
- 30:02just
- 30:02at
- 30:02a
- 30:02time
- 30:02that
- 30:03the
- 30:03inflationary
- 30:03pressures
- 30:04thankfully
- 30:05had
- 30:05eased
- 30:05off.
- 30:07Okay.
- 30:08The
- 30:08world's
- 30:09changed
- 30:09in
- 30:09the
- 30:09last
- 30:10month.
- 30:10We're
- 30:11suddenly
- 30:11in
- 30:11an
- 30:11environment
- 30:12where
- 30:12inflationary
- 30:12pressures
- 30:13are
- 30:13coming
- 30:13in.
- 30:14This
- 30:14is
- 30:14a
- 30:14critical
- 30:15time.
- 30:16Walmart
- 30:16is
- 30:16saying,
- 30:17okay,
- 30:17we're
- 30:17going
- 30:17big
- 30:18on
- 30:18our
- 30:18private
- 30:18label.
- 30:19The
- 30:19industry
- 30:20cannot
- 30:21risk
- 30:22pushing
- 30:22price
- 30:23too
- 30:23much,
- 30:23otherwise
- 30:24that
- 30:24differential
- 30:25is
- 30:25going
- 30:25to
- 30:25increase
- 30:25even
- 30:26further.
- 30:26And
- 30:27you're
- 30:27seeing
- 30:27the
- 30:27investment
- 30:28that's
- 30:28going
- 30:28in.
- 30:29So
- 30:29that
- 30:29for
- 30:30me
- 30:30is
- 30:30the
- 30:30biggest,
- 30:31big
- 30:31story.
- 30:32It's
- 30:32watching
- 30:33how
- 30:33that
- 30:33goes.
- 30:34Now,
- 30:35having
- 30:36said
- 30:36that,
- 30:37I
- 30:37also
- 30:38have,
- 30:38I
- 30:38also
- 30:39slightly
- 30:39don't
- 30:39agree
- 30:40with
- 30:40you.
- 30:40Okay.
- 30:41Yeah,
- 30:41yeah.
- 30:42How
- 30:43dare
- 30:43you.
- 30:44Okay,
- 30:45great,
- 30:45great.
- 30:46Nine
- 30:47out
- 30:47of
- 30:47ten
- 30:47households,
- 30:48right?
- 30:48Yeah.
- 30:49But
- 30:49it
- 30:49doesn't
- 30:49Tell
- 30:49you
- 30:50how
- 30:50many
- 30:50items.
- 30:50No,
- 30:50it
- 30:50doesn't.
- 30:51It
- 30:51doesn't
- 30:51tell
- 30:51you
- 30:51what
- 30:51frequency.
- 30:52It
- 30:52doesn't
- 30:52tell
- 30:52you
- 30:52how
- 30:52many
- 30:53categories
- 30:53they're
- 30:53buying
- 30:53into.
- 30:54Nobody's
- 30:54gonna
- 30:54do
- 30:55a
- 30:55packaging
- 30:55redesign
- 30:55because
- 30:56they
- 30:56think
- 30:56they're
- 30:56gonna
- 30:56sell
- 30:56less.
- 30:57Right?
- 30:57Yeah.
- 30:57So
- 30:58this
- 30:58is
- 30:58about
- 30:58modernization,
- 30:59it's
- 30:59about
- 30:59pushing.
- 31:00There's
- 31:00categories
- 31:01where
- 31:01it's
- 31:01fascinating.
- 31:02They're
- 31:02starting
- 31:02with
- 31:03salty
- 31:04snacks
- 31:04and
- 31:04crisps,
- 31:05a
- 31:05category
- 31:06being
- 31:06hit
- 31:06by
- 31:06the
- 31:06GLP1
- 31:07impact.
- 31:08I
- 31:08hope
- 31:08that
- 31:08they
- 31:08recognize
- 31:09why
- 31:09it's
- 31:09been
- 31:09hit
- 31:09rather
- 31:10than
- 31:10just
- 31:10saying
- 31:10he's
- 31:11an
- 31:11over
- 31:11performer,
- 31:11let's
- 31:11put
- 31:11the
- 31:11investment
- 31:12there.
- 31:12But
- 31:12they're
- 31:13smart
- 31:13people,
- 31:13so
- 31:13I'm
- 31:13sure
- 31:14they
- 31:14do.
- 31:15If
- 31:15they
- 31:15get
- 31:15this
- 31:15right,
- 31:16it
- 31:16will
- 31:16help
- 31:17them
- 31:17grow
- 31:17penetration,
- 31:18growth,
- 31:18frequency.
- 31:19And
- 31:19that's
- 31:20a
- 31:20real
- 31:20watch.
- 31:20And
- 31:20it's
- 31:20a
- 31:21real
- 31:21watch
- 31:21out
- 31:21for
- 31:22other
- 31:23grocers.
- 31:25Because
- 31:25one
- 31:25of
- 31:25the
- 31:25things
- 31:25that
- 31:25sometimes
- 31:26gets
- 31:26lost
- 31:26in
- 31:27the
- 31:27conversation
- 31:27about
- 31:27private
- 31:28label
- 31:29is
- 31:29it's
- 31:29not
- 31:30just
- 31:30switching
- 31:30from
- 31:30branded
- 31:31to
- 31:31private
- 31:31label.
- 31:32It's
- 31:32switching
- 31:33store
- 31:33locations
- 31:34to
- 31:34retailers
- 31:35that
- 31:35have
- 31:35a
- 31:35higher
- 31:36private
- 31:36label
- 31:36mix,
- 31:37like
- 31:37a
- 31:38limited
- 31:38line
- 31:38discounter,
- 31:39like
- 31:39a
- 31:39warehouse
- 31:40club.
- 31:40So
- 31:41if
- 31:41you're
- 31:41sat
- 31:42in
- 31:42a
- 31:42major
- 31:42mall
- 31:42or
- 31:43even
- 31:43a
- 31:43regional
- 31:43grocery
- 31:43and
- 31:44you're
- 31:44thinking
- 31:44about
- 31:44what
- 31:45do
- 31:45I
- 31:45know?
- 31:45How
- 31:45do
- 31:45I
- 31:45respond
- 31:46to
- 31:46this?
- 31:46It's
- 31:47so
- 31:47important
- 31:47to
- 31:47get
- 31:47that
- 31:47private
- 31:48label
- 31:48range
- 31:48back.
- 31:49Right?
- 31:49Yeah.
- 31:49Wow.
- 31:50Okay.
- 31:50So
- 31:50there's
- 31:50a
- 31:50lot
- 31:50of
- 31:50points
- 31:51I
- 31:51heard
- 31:51you
- 31:51say
- 31:51there
- 31:51that
- 31:51I
- 31:52think
- 31:52are
- 31:52important.
- 31:52Just
- 31:52to
- 31:53reiterate.
- 31:54So,
- 31:54like
- 31:55one
- 31:55is
- 31:55the
- 31:56continued
- 31:56digital
- 31:57growth
- 31:57of
- 31:57grocery
- 31:58and
- 31:58showing
- 31:58up
- 31:59better
- 31:59there.
- 31:59Huge.
- 32:00One
- 32:00is
- 32:00the
- 32:00inflation
- 32:01impact
- 32:021.
- 32:03And
- 32:03then
- 32:03the
- 32:03other
- 32:03thing
- 32:03is
- 32:04the
- 32:04point
- 32:04that
- 32:05I
- 32:05think
- 32:05you
- 32:05and
- 32:05I
- 32:05both
- 32:06ended
- 32:06up
- 32:06making
- 32:06it.
- 32:07I
- 32:07came
- 32:07around
- 32:07to
- 32:07it
- 32:08at
- 32:08the
- 32:08end
- 32:08too.
- 32:08You
- 32:09did.
- 32:09Thank
- 32:10you,
- 32:10thank
- 32:10you,
- 32:10thank
- 32:10you
- 32:11for
- 32:11that.
- 32:12But
- 32:12it's
- 32:12right
- 32:12to
- 32:12disagree
- 32:13with
- 32:13me
- 32:13based
- 32:13on
- 32:14how
- 32:14I
- 32:14said
- 32:14it,
- 32:14but
- 32:14like
- 32:16that
- 32:16there
- 32:16are
- 32:16more
- 32:16people
- 32:17that
- 32:17could
- 32:17be
- 32:17buying
- 32:17more
- 32:18great
- 32:18value
- 32:18products.
- 32:19My
- 32:19only
- 32:19question
- 32:20for
- 32:20you,
- 32:20Ben,
- 32:20is
- 32:20when
- 32:21they
- 32:21said
- 32:21that
- 32:21they
- 32:21haven't
- 32:21done
- 32:22this
- 32:22in
- 32:2210
- 32:22years,
- 32:23you
- 32:23know,
- 32:24were
- 32:24they
- 32:24kind
- 32:24of
- 32:25derelict
- 32:25in
- 32:25not
- 32:26doing
- 32:26it
- 32:26sooner?
- 32:27Yeah,
- 32:28that
- 32:28surprised
- 32:28me.
- 32:29It
- 32:29surprised
- 32:29me
- 32:29too.
- 32:31I
- 32:31think
- 32:31part
- 32:31of
- 32:31it
- 32:32is
- 32:32just
- 32:32the
- 32:32sheer
- 32:33scale
- 32:33of
- 32:34the
- 32:34range.
- 32:34Right?
- 32:35Yeah.
- 32:35This
- 32:35is
- 32:35the
- 32:36core
- 32:36range.
- 32:37It's
- 32:37a
- 32:37big
- 32:37undertaking.
- 32:38So
- 32:38big,
- 32:38big,
- 32:39big
- 32:39undertaking.
- 32:40And
- 32:40what
- 32:40stood
- 32:41out
- 32:41to
- 32:41me
- 32:41was,
- 32:42and
- 32:43I
- 32:43think
- 32:43I'd
- 32:44love
- 32:44the
- 32:44next
- 32:44time
- 32:44one
- 32:45of
- 32:45us
- 32:45is
- 32:45talking
- 32:45to
- 32:45a
- 32:45merchant
- 32:46at
- 32:46Walmart
- 32:46to
- 32:47understand
- 32:48like
- 32:48we're
- 32:49talking
- 32:49a
- 32:4912
- 32:49to
- 32:4948,
- 32:50a
- 32:5012
- 32:51to
- 32:5124
- 32:51month
- 32:52rollout
- 32:53for
- 32:53this.
- 32:54I'd
- 32:54love
- 32:54to
- 32:54know
- 32:55how
- 32:55you
- 32:55can
- 32:55make
- 32:55that
- 32:56quicker.
- 32:56You
- 32:56know,
- 32:57it
- 32:57feels
- 32:57like
- 32:58with
- 32:58the
- 32:58technological
- 32:58advances
- 32:59with
- 33:00AI
- 33:01that
- 33:01seems
- 33:01an
- 33:01awful
- 33:02long
- 33:02time
- 33:03to
- 33:03roll
- 33:03this
- 33:04out.
- 33:04Okay,
- 33:0410,000
- 33:05is
- 33:05a
- 33:05huge
- 33:06change,
- 33:06but
- 33:06it'd
- 33:06be
- 33:07interesting
- 33:07to
- 33:07know,
- 33:08is
- 33:08Walmart
- 33:08doing
- 33:09anything
- 33:09different
- 33:09in
- 33:09the
- 33:10process
- 33:10to
- 33:10be
- 33:10able
- 33:11to
- 33:11improve
- 33:11this?
- 33:11Yeah.
- 33:12Well,
- 33:12and
- 33:12then
- 33:12there's
- 33:12also
- 33:12the
- 33:13correlating
- 33:13things
- 33:13that
- 33:14are
- 33:14changing
- 33:14in
- 33:14terms
- 33:14of
- 33:15packaging
- 33:15design
- 33:16and
- 33:16requirements
- 33:17in
- 33:17the
- 33:17industry
- 33:17as
- 33:17well,
- 33:18and
- 33:18how
- 33:18they're
- 33:18syncing
- 33:19all
- 33:19those
- 33:19up.
- 33:19So
- 33:19this
- 33:19is
- 33:20not
- 33:20an
- 33:20easy
- 33:20undertaking
- 33:21by
- 33:21any
- 33:21means,
- 33:22in
- 33:22any
- 33:22way,
- 33:22shape
- 33:23or
- 33:23form.
- 33:23Agreed.
- 33:23All
- 33:24right,
- 33:24headline
- 33:24number
- 33:24five.
- 33:25Aldi
- 33:25South
- 33:25Group
- 33:26is
- 33:26using
- 33:26its
- 33:26US
- 33:27Stores
- 33:27as
- 33:27the
- 33:27testing
- 33:28ground
- 33:28for
- 33:28a
- 33:28new
- 33:29globally
- 33:29unified
- 33:30store
- 33:30format
- 33:31developed
- 33:32over
- 33:3214
- 33:32years
- 33:32in
- 33:32partnership
- 33:33with
- 33:33Australian
- 33:34design
- 33:34firm
- 33:34Landini
- 33:35Associates.
- 33:36With
- 33:36trials
- 33:37already
- 33:37underway
- 33:38in
- 33:38Aventura,
- 33:39Florida,
- 33:39and
- 33:40further
- 33:40US
- 33:40rollout
- 33:41planned
- 33:41through
- 33:412026.
- 33:42Landini
- 33:43Associates.
- 33:44Ben?
- 33:44Yes,
- 33:44for
- 33:45those
- 33:45wondering,
- 33:45I'm
- 33:45sad
- 33:46to
- 33:46say
- 33:46has
- 33:46no
- 33:46affiliation
- 33:47with
- 33:47the
- 33:47fictional
- 33:48law
- 33:48firm
- 33:48Bandini,
- 33:49Lambert
- 33:49and
- 33:50Locke
- 33:50from
- 33:50the
- 33:50wonderful
- 33:51Tom
- 33:51Cruise
- 33:51film
- 33:52the
- 33:52Firm.
- 33:53Thank
- 33:53you
- 33:53very
- 33:53much.
- 33:53Anyway,
- 33:54according
- 33:55to
- 33:55Chainsaw
- 33:55Age,
- 33:56the
- 33:56new
- 33:56design
- 33:56is
- 33:56built
- 33:57on
- 33:57a
- 33:57modular
- 33:57adaptable
- 33:58framework,
- 33:59meaning
- 33:59it
- 33:59can
- 33:59be
- 33:59scaled
- 34:00and
- 34:00reconfigured
- 34:00across
- 34:01different
- 34:01store
- 34:02sizes
- 34:02and
- 34:02and
- 34:02building
- 34:02types.
- 34:03The
- 34:03format
- 34:04is
- 34:04designed
- 34:04to
- 34:04create
- 34:05breeder
- 34:06greater.
- 34:06Greater
- 34:07some
- 34:08would
- 34:08say,
- 34:08some
- 34:08who
- 34:08could
- 34:08speak
- 34:09English
- 34:09would
- 34:09say
- 34:09greater
- 34:10brand
- 34:10consistency
- 34:11across
- 34:11all
- 34:12five
- 34:12of
- 34:12Aldi
- 34:13South's
- 34:13global
- 34:14territories.
- 34:14The
- 34:15news
- 34:15also
- 34:15comes.
- 34:16This
- 34:16is
- 34:16important
- 34:17as
- 34:17Aldi
- 34:18is
- 34:18in
- 34:18the
- 34:18middle
- 34:18of
- 34:18an
- 34:18enormous
- 34:192026
- 34:20expansion
- 34:20push.
- 34:21The
- 34:21company
- 34:21plans
- 34:22to
- 34:22open
- 34:22more
- 34:22than
- 34:22180
- 34:23new
- 34:23stores
- 34:24this
- 34:24year,
- 34:24convert
- 34:25close
- 34:25to
- 34:2580
- 34:25former
- 34:26Southeastern
- 34:26groceries
- 34:27locations
- 34:28to
- 34:28the
- 34:28Aldi
- 34:29format,
- 34:30and
- 34:30reach
- 34:30nearly
- 34:302800
- 34:31total
- 34:32US
- 34:32stores
- 34:33by
- 34:33year
- 34:33end.
- 34:34On
- 34:34its
- 34:34way
- 34:35on
- 34:35its
- 34:35way
- 34:36to
- 34:36a
- 34:36target
- 34:36of
- 34:373200
- 34:38in
- 34:38just
- 34:39two
- 34:39years.
- 34:39By
- 34:392028.
- 34:41Oh,
- 34:41man.
- 34:42In
- 34:422025
- 34:42alone,
- 34:4317
- 34:43million
- 34:44new
- 34:44customers
- 34:45visited
- 34:45Aldi
- 34:46for
- 34:46the
- 34:46very
- 34:46first
- 34:47time.
- 34:4717
- 34:48million.
- 34:49Ben,
- 34:51first
- 34:51question.
- 34:51I've
- 34:51got
- 34:51two
- 34:52questions
- 34:52for
- 34:52you
- 34:52to
- 34:52close
- 34:53us
- 34:53out.
- 34:53Go
- 34:53for
- 34:53it.
- 34:54Do
- 34:54you
- 34:54think
- 34:54Aldi
- 34:54gets
- 34:55enough
- 34:55credit
- 34:55in
- 34:55the
- 34:55US
- 34:55for
- 34:56being
- 34:56the
- 34:56grocer
- 34:56that
- 34:56it
- 34:57is?
- 34:57And
- 34:57second,
- 34:58how
- 34:58scared
- 34:58should
- 34:59US
- 34:59Grocers
- 34:59get,
- 35:00and
- 35:00even
- 35:00global
- 35:00grocers,
- 35:01for
- 35:01that
- 35:01matter,
- 35:01be
- 35:02with
- 35:02this
- 35:02news?
- 35:03Wow.
- 35:03That's.
- 35:04Okay.
- 35:04Wow.
- 35:05Okay,
- 35:05big
- 35:05question.
- 35:08Aldi
- 35:09is
- 35:09a
- 35:10phenomenal
- 35:10business
- 35:11and
- 35:12the
- 35:12Aldi
- 35:12subdivision
- 35:13is
- 35:14the
- 35:14most
- 35:15exciting,
- 35:15the
- 35:15most
- 35:16dynamic
- 35:17divisions.
- 35:18It
- 35:18is
- 35:19years
- 35:19ahead
- 35:20of
- 35:20the
- 35:20Aldi
- 35:20Nord
- 35:21business.
- 35:23Low
- 35:23price,
- 35:24strong
- 35:24quality,
- 35:26amazingly
- 35:27cash
- 35:27generative
- 35:28as
- 35:28a
- 35:29business
- 35:29model.
- 35:30Very
- 35:30long
- 35:30term
- 35:30in
- 35:30its
- 35:31strategic
- 35:31thinking.
- 35:32So
- 35:32I
- 35:33guess
- 35:33it's
- 35:33a
- 35:33very
- 35:33long
- 35:34way
- 35:34of
- 35:34saying
- 35:34if
- 35:35people
- 35:35don't
- 35:35recognize
- 35:36this
- 35:36and
- 35:36haven't
- 35:36given
- 35:37them
- 35:37credit
- 35:37by
- 35:37now,
- 35:38they're
- 35:39in
- 35:39for
- 35:39an
- 35:39increasingly
- 35:39rude
- 35:40awakening.
- 35:40Right?
- 35:40Yeah.
- 35:42So
- 35:42let
- 35:42me
- 35:42give
- 35:42you
- 35:42an
- 35:42example
- 35:43here
- 35:43in
- 35:43the
- 35:43UK
- 35:44in
- 35:45London,
- 35:45Aldi
- 35:46opened
- 35:46its
- 35:46very
- 35:47first
- 35:47store
- 35:47in
- 35:48April
- 35:481990.
- 35:50Okay.
- 35:50So
- 35:50not
- 35:50that
- 35:51long
- 35:51ago,
- 35:51he
- 35:51says,
- 35:52sounding
- 35:52old,
- 35:54it's
- 35:54now
- 35:54grown
- 35:55to
- 35:55be
- 35:56one
- 35:56in
- 35:56one
- 35:57of
- 35:57the
- 35:57most
- 35:57competitive
- 35:58grocery
- 35:58markets
- 35:59in
- 35:59the
- 35:59world.
- 36:00It's
- 36:00got
- 36:01over
- 36:0110%
- 36:01market
- 36:02share,
- 36:03it's
- 36:03got
- 36:03over
- 36:03a
- 36:04thousand
- 36:04stores
- 36:05and
- 36:05it's
- 36:05on
- 36:05track
- 36:07at
- 36:07the
- 36:07moment
- 36:08to
- 36:08probably
- 36:09take
- 36:09over
- 36:09the
- 36:09number
- 36:09three
- 36:10position.
- 36:11So
- 36:11it
- 36:11looks
- 36:12like
- 36:12it's
- 36:12in
- 36:14the
- 36:14short
- 36:14term,
- 36:14in
- 36:15the
- 36:15medium
- 36:15term,
- 36:15it's
- 36:16going
- 36:16to
- 36:16displace
- 36:17asda.
- 36:17So
- 36:17ASDA
- 36:17for
- 36:18those
- 36:18who
- 36:18remember
- 36:18was
- 36:18Walmart
- 36:19subsidiary
- 36:20here
- 36:20in
- 36:20the
- 36:20UK
- 36:20and
- 36:21it's
- 36:21going
- 36:21to
- 36:21replace
- 36:21that
- 36:21as
- 36:21the
- 36:22number
- 36:22three.
- 36:23Look,
- 36:23the
- 36:24US
- 36:24store
- 36:24growth
- 36:25is
- 36:25equally,
- 36:26equally
- 36:26striking.
- 36:27So
- 36:28underestimate
- 36:29at
- 36:29your
- 36:29peril.
- 36:30Super
- 36:30strong
- 36:30business.
- 36:32This
- 36:32particular
- 36:33story
- 36:33look
- 36:34really
- 36:34interesting.
- 36:34A
- 36:35couple
- 36:35of
- 36:35things,
- 36:36Landini,
- 36:37look,
- 36:37they
- 36:37are
- 36:37a
- 36:37globally
- 36:38renowned
- 36:38design
- 36:39organization.
- 36:40They're
- 36:40innovative.
- 36:42They've
- 36:42worked
- 36:42for
- 36:42ALI
- 36:43for
- 36:43a
- 36:43long
- 36:43time.
- 36:43They've
- 36:43had
- 36:43a
- 36:44really
- 36:44long
- 36:44association
- 36:45with
- 36:46McDonald's.
- 36:46So
- 36:47like
- 36:47all
- 36:47the
- 36:47concept
- 36:48McDonald's
- 36:48stores
- 36:48around
- 36:49the
- 36:49world
- 36:49are
- 36:49stores
- 36:50that
- 36:50they've
- 36:50created.
- 36:51Interesting.
- 36:51If
- 36:51anybody's
- 36:52been,
- 36:52if
- 36:52any
- 36:52of
- 36:53the
- 36:53listeners
- 36:53have
- 36:53been
- 36:53to
- 36:53the
- 36:54McDonald's
- 36:54in
- 36:54Sydney
- 36:55Airport,
- 36:55which
- 36:55is
- 36:56incredible.
- 36:56It's
- 36:56a
- 36:56multi
- 36:57story.
- 36:58It's
- 36:58got
- 36:59this
- 36:59incredible
- 37:00machine
- 37:01that
- 37:01takes
- 37:02food
- 37:02cooked
- 37:02from
- 37:02downstairs
- 37:03to
- 37:03downstairs.
- 37:03It's
- 37:04like
- 37:04an
- 37:04elevator.
- 37:05It's
- 37:05beautiful.
- 37:06They
- 37:06designed
- 37:07it.
- 37:08They
- 37:08designed
- 37:08it.
- 37:09So
- 37:10they
- 37:10get
- 37:10formats
- 37:10and
- 37:11modularity
- 37:11then
- 37:11that's
- 37:12what
- 37:12you're
- 37:12telling
- 37:12me.
- 37:12Yeah,
- 37:13and
- 37:14I
- 37:14think
- 37:14that,
- 37:15and
- 37:15I
- 37:16know
- 37:16when
- 37:16we
- 37:16were
- 37:16chatting
- 37:16about
- 37:16this
- 37:17earlier,
- 37:17so
- 37:17I'm
- 37:17not
- 37:17going
- 37:17to
- 37:18steal
- 37:18your
- 37:18thunder,
- 37:19the
- 37:19modularity
- 37:20element
- 37:20of
- 37:20this,
- 37:21that's
- 37:22the
- 37:22big,
- 37:22that's,
- 37:22that's
- 37:23the,
- 37:23that's
- 37:23the
- 37:23bit
- 37:23to
- 37:23listen
- 37:24out
- 37:24for.
- 37:24But
- 37:25I'm
- 37:25going
- 37:25to
- 37:25let
- 37:25you
- 37:25cover
- 37:26that.
- 37:26We'll
- 37:26talk
- 37:27about
- 37:27that
- 37:27more.
- 37:27Well,
- 37:28I
- 37:28think
- 37:28I
- 37:28100%
- 37:29agree
- 37:29with
- 37:29everything
- 37:29you
- 37:29said.
- 37:30The
- 37:30point
- 37:30that
- 37:30you
- 37:30unlock
- 37:30for
- 37:31me
- 37:31in
- 37:31a
- 37:31more
- 37:31palpable
- 37:32way
- 37:32than
- 37:32I
- 37:32thought
- 37:33about
- 37:33before
- 37:33I
- 37:33came
- 37:33into
- 37:34this
- 37:34podcast,
- 37:34which
- 37:35is
- 37:35why
- 37:35I
- 37:35love
- 37:35doing
- 37:35this
- 37:35podcast,
- 37:36is
- 37:37when
- 37:37you
- 37:37told
- 37:38me
- 37:38they
- 37:38have
- 37:38a
- 37:38thousand
- 37:38stores
- 37:39in
- 37:39the
- 37:39UK
- 37:41and
- 37:41they're
- 37:41still
- 37:41only
- 37:41targeting
- 37:42like
- 37:423200
- 37:43in
- 37:43the
- 37:44States.
- 37:44It
- 37:45still
- 37:45seems
- 37:45like
- 37:45there's
- 37:46room
- 37:46to
- 37:46grow.
- 37:46Oh
- 37:47yeah,
- 37:47even
- 37:47you
- 37:47agree.
- 37:48Even
- 37:48more
- 37:48so.
- 37:48Yeah.
- 37:49And
- 37:49that's
- 37:49why
- 37:49modularity
- 37:50is
- 37:50going
- 37:50to
- 37:50be
- 37:50so
- 37:50important
- 37:51because
- 37:51it's
- 37:51100%
- 37:52aligned
- 37:52strategically
- 37:53to
- 37:53where
- 37:53the
- 37:53growth
- 37:54has
- 37:54to
- 37:54come
- 37:54from,
- 37:54and
- 37:54that
- 37:55is
- 37:55through
- 37:55the
- 37:55acquisition
- 37:56of
- 37:57existing
- 37:57grocers
- 37:58regionally
- 37:59whose
- 37:59footprints
- 38:00aren't
- 38:00of
- 38:01the
- 38:01prototype
- 38:01design
- 38:01of
- 38:02a
- 38:02typical
- 38:02Aldi
- 38:03box.
- 38:03You
- 38:03got
- 38:03it.
- 38:03And
- 38:04I
- 38:04know
- 38:04that's
- 38:04true.
- 38:04And
- 38:05here's
- 38:05how
- 38:05I
- 38:05know
- 38:05that's
- 38:06true.
- 38:06The
- 38:06part
- 38:07I'll
- 38:07bring
- 38:07to
- 38:07the
- 38:07table
- 38:07here
- 38:08is
- 38:08I
- 38:09had
- 38:09the
- 38:09chance
- 38:09to
- 38:09interview
- 38:09all
- 38:10these
- 38:10VP
- 38:10of
- 38:10Real
- 38:11Estate
- 38:11Dan
- 38:12Gavin
- 38:12at
- 38:12a
- 38:12conference
- 38:13a
- 38:13couple
- 38:13years
- 38:13ago
- 38:14and
- 38:14he
- 38:14basically
- 38:15told
- 38:15us
- 38:15that
- 38:15was
- 38:15the
- 38:15fact
- 38:16like
- 38:16that
- 38:16was
- 38:16the
- 38:17problem
- 38:17with
- 38:17all
- 38:17these
- 38:18acquisitions
- 38:18that
- 38:19they
- 38:19made,
- 38:19is
- 38:19that
- 38:20they
- 38:20had
- 38:20to
- 38:20think
- 38:20about
- 38:21this
- 38:21because
- 38:21the
- 38:22box
- 38:22wasn't
- 38:22going
- 38:22to
- 38:23work
- 38:23the
- 38:23way
- 38:23it
- 38:23was.
- 38:23And
- 38:23so
- 38:24if
- 38:24there
- 38:24is
- 38:24that
- 38:24room
- 38:25to
- 38:25grow,
- 38:25which
- 38:25it's
- 38:26got
- 38:26to,
- 38:26there's
- 38:26got
- 38:26to
- 38:27be,
- 38:28you
- 38:28know,
- 38:28this
- 38:28is
- 38:29the
- 38:29way
- 38:29to
- 38:29do
- 38:29it.
- 38:29Now,
- 38:30the
- 38:30big
- 38:30question,
- 38:30though,
- 38:31like
- 38:31you
- 38:32said
- 38:32with
- 38:32Instagram,
- 38:32we
- 38:32don't
- 38:32know
- 38:33how
- 38:33much
- 38:33they
- 38:33paid,
- 38:33we
- 38:34don't
- 38:34know
- 38:34if
- 38:34it
- 38:34works,
- 38:35you
- 38:35know,
- 38:35we
- 38:36don't
- 38:36know
- 38:36that
- 38:36this
- 38:36new
- 38:36format
- 38:37is
- 38:37working,
- 38:37you
- 38:38know,
- 38:38or
- 38:38that
- 38:38it's
- 38:38going
- 38:39to
- 38:39continue
- 38:39to
- 38:39work.
- 38:39You
- 38:40got
- 38:40to
- 38:40think
- 38:40that
- 38:40there's
- 38:41a
- 38:41high
- 38:41probability
- 38:41that
- 38:42it's
- 38:42going
- 38:42to,
- 38:42given
- 38:42all
- 38:43these
- 38:43track
- 38:43record.
- 38:43Yeah,
- 38:44I
- 38:44think
- 38:44you
- 38:44would
- 38:45too.
- 38:45It's
- 38:45been,
- 38:46it's
- 38:46based
- 38:47on
- 38:47the
- 38:47Aldi
- 38:48Sud
- 38:48concept
- 38:48stores
- 38:49in
- 38:49Australia,
- 38:49which
- 38:50are
- 38:50really
- 38:50good
- 38:51stores.
- 38:53I
- 38:53think
- 38:53the
- 38:54Aldi
- 38:55have
- 38:55traditionally
- 38:55a
- 38:55cookie
- 38:56cutter
- 38:56approach
- 38:57and
- 38:57that's,
- 38:57that's
- 38:57what
- 38:58drives
- 38:58the
- 38:58synergies.
- 38:58So
- 38:59this
- 38:59modular
- 38:59idea
- 39:00that
- 39:00is
- 39:00we
- 39:00can
- 39:01put
- 39:01the
- 39:01Aldi
- 39:01footprint
- 39:02into
- 39:02more
- 39:02varied
- 39:03real
- 39:03estate,
- 39:03is
- 39:04fascinating.
- 39:05And
- 39:05the
- 39:05final
- 39:05thing,
- 39:06look,
- 39:07it's
- 39:07got
- 39:07me
- 39:07thinking
- 39:08about
- 39:08this.
- 39:10There
- 39:10has
- 39:11been
- 39:11rumor
- 39:11and
- 39:12speculation
- 39:13for
- 39:13months
- 39:14now
- 39:15that
- 39:15Aldi
- 39:16Sud
- 39:16and
- 39:16Aldi
- 39:17Nord
- 39:17might
- 39:18finally
- 39:18come
- 39:19together.
- 39:19Oh,
- 39:19wow.
- 39:20So
- 39:20look,
- 39:21very,
- 39:21very
- 39:21quick,
- 39:23for
- 39:23people
- 39:23who
- 39:23are
- 39:23not
- 39:23familiar
- 39:24to
- 39:24the
- 39:24story,
- 39:24Aldi
- 39:25was
- 39:25created
- 39:25by
- 39:25the
- 39:25Aldbrecht
- 39:26brothers.
- 39:26The
- 39:27elder
- 39:27brothers
- 39:27fell
- 39:28out.
- 39:28One
- 39:28brother
- 39:29took
- 39:29the
- 39:29north,
- 39:29one
- 39:29brother
- 39:29took
- 39:30the
- 39:30south.
- 39:30So
- 39:31mostly
- 39:31non
- 39:32overlapping
- 39:33territories.
- 39:33Right.
- 39:35This
- 39:35is
- 39:36a
- 39:36business
- 39:36that
- 39:36if
- 39:36you
- 39:36put
- 39:36the
- 39:37two
- 39:37bits
- 39:37together,
- 39:38the
- 39:38buying
- 39:39scale
- 39:40alone,
- 39:41so
- 39:41the
- 39:41fact
- 39:41that
- 39:41they're
- 39:41building
- 39:42this
- 39:42in
- 39:42a
- 39:43modular
- 39:43basis,
- 39:43it
- 39:43could
- 39:44be
- 39:44about
- 39:44small
- 39:44acquisitions,
- 39:45but
- 39:45it
- 39:46could
- 39:46also
- 39:46be
- 39:46about
- 39:46how
- 39:46do
- 39:47we
- 39:47take
- 39:47the
- 39:47best
- 39:47performing
- 39:48concept
- 39:48in
- 39:49the
- 39:49whole
- 39:49group
- 39:50and
- 39:50help
- 39:50put
- 39:51it
- 39:51into
- 39:51more
- 39:51stores.
- 39:52Set
- 39:52that
- 39:52up
- 39:52for
- 39:52success
- 39:53too,
- 39:53right?
- 39:54Yeah.
- 39:55If
- 39:55I
- 39:55had
- 39:55a
- 39:55pound
- 39:56for
- 39:56every
- 39:56time
- 39:56Aldi
- 39:57Nord
- 39:57and
- 39:57Aldi
- 39:57Sud
- 39:57were
- 39:57going
- 39:58to
- 39:58come
- 39:58together
- 39:58as
- 39:58being
- 39:58rumored.
- 39:59Yeah.
- 39:59I
- 40:00wouldn't
- 40:00need
- 40:00to
- 40:00be
- 40:00doing
- 40:00this
- 40:00with
- 40:01you
- 40:01today,
- 40:01sir,
- 40:02despite
- 40:02how
- 40:02great
- 40:02it
- 40:02is.
- 40:04But
- 40:05genuinely,
- 40:06I
- 40:06think
- 40:06there's
- 40:07been
- 40:07more
- 40:07talk
- 40:07now
- 40:08than
- 40:08there
- 40:08has
- 40:08Been
- 40:08for
- 40:09quite
- 40:09some
- 40:09time
- 40:09on
- 40:09that.
- 40:09Yeah.
- 40:10But
- 40:10the
- 40:10interesting
- 40:10thing
- 40:11about
- 40:11this,
- 40:11though,
- 40:11if
- 40:11you
- 40:11step
- 40:12back
- 40:12from
- 40:12it,
- 40:12is
- 40:12modularity
- 40:13does
- 40:13not
- 40:13generally
- 40:14go
- 40:14hand
- 40:14in
- 40:14hand
- 40:14with
- 40:15scale.
- 40:16You
- 40:16know,
- 40:17so
- 40:17there
- 40:17is
- 40:17something
- 40:18that
- 40:19you
- 40:19are
- 40:19trying
- 40:19to
- 40:19inherently
- 40:20crack
- 40:20the
- 40:20code
- 40:21on.
- 40:21If
- 40:22you're
- 40:22going
- 40:22to
- 40:22use
- 40:22this
- 40:22in
- 40:22the
- 40:23way
- 40:23that
- 40:23you're.
- 40:23That
- 40:23we're
- 40:24hypothesizing.
- 40:24That
- 40:25we're
- 40:25hypothesizing.
- 40:26Absolutely.
- 40:26All
- 40:26right,
- 40:27let's
- 40:27go
- 40:27to
- 40:27the
- 40:27lightning
- 40:27round.
- 40:27Ben,
- 40:29A
- 40:29tattoo
- 40:29artist
- 40:30inked
- 40:30a
- 40:30portrait
- 40:30of
- 40:30Danny
- 40:31DeVito
- 40:32on
- 40:32his.
- 40:33Or
- 40:33her.
- 40:33It
- 40:33doesn't
- 40:34say.
- 40:34On
- 40:34a
- 40:34client's
- 40:35big
- 40:35toe.
- 40:35Danny
- 40:36DeVito
- 40:36on
- 40:36your
- 40:37big
- 40:37toe.
- 40:37Ben.
- 40:37Ben,
- 40:38do
- 40:38you
- 40:38have
- 40:38any
- 40:38tattoos?
- 40:39And
- 40:39if
- 40:40not,
- 40:40and
- 40:40you
- 40:40were
- 40:41ever
- 40:41to
- 40:41get
- 40:41one,
- 40:42what
- 40:42would
- 40:42you
- 40:42get?
- 40:43I
- 40:43have
- 40:43literally
- 40:44no
- 40:44idea
- 40:44how
- 40:45we've
- 40:45gone
- 40:45from
- 40:45Aldi's
- 40:46corporate
- 40:46structure
- 40:46to
- 40:47Danny
- 40:47DeVito.
- 40:47Tatis.
- 40:48No,
- 40:48Chris,
- 40:48I
- 40:49did
- 40:49not.
- 40:49You
- 40:49did
- 40:49not.
- 40:50I
- 40:50did
- 40:50think
- 40:50you
- 40:50did,
- 40:50which
- 40:51is
- 40:51why
- 40:51I
- 40:51asked
- 40:51you
- 40:51the
- 40:52second
- 40:52part.
- 40:52And
- 40:53I
- 40:53think
- 40:53my
- 40:53window
- 40:54for
- 40:54Tatisse,
- 40:55who's
- 40:55looking
- 40:55good,
- 40:55is
- 40:55probably
- 40:56closed.
- 40:56Yeah,
- 40:57right,
- 40:57right,
- 40:57right.
- 40:57Yeah.
- 40:58The
- 40:58saggy
- 40:58arms
- 40:59and
- 40:59everything.
- 40:59Right.
- 41:00Thank
- 41:00you.
- 41:01Right,
- 41:02moving
- 41:03on.
- 41:03Chris,
- 41:04earlier
- 41:04this
- 41:04week,
- 41:04it
- 41:05was
- 41:05announced
- 41:05that
- 41:05after
- 41:0615
- 41:06years
- 41:07in
- 41:07Roel
- 41:08and
- 41:08having
- 41:08added
- 41:08a
- 41:09cool
- 41:093
- 41:101/2
- 41:10trillion
- 41:11dollars.
- 41:11That's
- 41:12trillion
- 41:12with
- 41:13a
- 41:13T.
- 41:14To
- 41:14its
- 41:14market
- 41:14capitalization,
- 41:16Tim
- 41:16Cook
- 41:16is
- 41:17going
- 41:17to
- 41:17step
- 41:17down
- 41:17as
- 41:17Apple
- 41:18CEO.
- 41:18Chris,
- 41:19what
- 41:19is
- 41:19the
- 41:19one
- 41:20Apple
- 41:20product
- 41:21you
- 41:21could
- 41:21not
- 41:21live
- 41:21without?
- 41:22It's
- 41:22gotta
- 41:22be
- 41:23my
- 41:23phone,
- 41:23right?
- 41:23It's
- 41:24gotta
- 41:24be
- 41:24your
- 41:24phone,
- 41:24too,
- 41:25right?
- 41:25It's
- 41:25gotta
- 41:25be
- 41:25the
- 41:25iPhone.
- 41:26Yeah.
- 41:26Although
- 41:26I
- 41:26couldn't
- 41:27even
- 41:27go
- 41:27off
- 41:27a
- 41:27MacBook
- 41:28now,
- 41:28either.
- 41:28I
- 41:28don't
- 41:28think,
- 41:29you
- 41:29know,
- 41:29if
- 41:29I
- 41:29had
- 41:29to.
- 41:30And
- 41:30I
- 41:31couldn't
- 41:31probably
- 41:32surrender
- 41:32my
- 41:32AirPods
- 41:33either.
- 41:34Yeah.
- 41:34Oh,
- 41:34really?
- 41:35See,
- 41:35I'm
- 41:35not
- 41:35a
- 41:35big.
- 41:35I'm
- 41:36not
- 41:36a
- 41:36big
- 41:36AirPod
- 41:36guy.
- 41:37I
- 41:37love
- 41:37my
- 41:37AirPods.
- 41:37Yeah.
- 41:37Really?
- 41:38Okay.
- 41:38All
- 41:38right,
- 41:38all
- 41:38right,
- 41:39all
- 41:39right,
- 41:39next
- 41:39one.
- 41:40Eddie
- 41:40Murphy
- 41:41received
- 41:41a
- 41:41lifetime
- 41:42achievement
- 41:42award
- 41:43by
- 41:43the
- 41:43American
- 41:43Film
- 41:44Institute
- 41:44last
- 41:44week.
- 41:44Ben.
- 41:45Ben,
- 41:45what
- 41:45is
- 41:45your
- 41:46Mount
- 41:46Rushmore
- 41:46of
- 41:47Eddie
- 41:47Murphy
- 41:47movies?
- 41:47And
- 41:48if
- 41:48you
- 41:48don't
- 41:48know
- 41:48what
- 41:48Mount
- 41:48Rushmore
- 41:49is,
- 41:49Ben,
- 41:49it's
- 41:50the
- 41:50big
- 41:50statue
- 41:50of
- 41:50four
- 41:51presidents
- 41:51in
- 41:51South
- 41:51Dakota.
- 41:52So
- 41:52four
- 41:52favorite
- 41:53Eddie
- 41:53Murphy
- 41:54movies.
- 41:54Yes.
- 41:54Thank
- 41:54you
- 41:55very
- 41:55much,
- 41:55Chris.
- 41:55I
- 41:55do
- 41:56know
- 41:56what
- 41:56Matt
- 41:56Murshima
- 41:56is
- 41:57one.
- 41:57It's
- 41:58got
- 41:58to
- 41:58be.
- 41:58I'm
- 41:58going
- 41:58to
- 41:58go
- 41:58right
- 41:59back.
- 41:59Beverly
- 41:59Hills
- 42:00Cop.
- 42:00Yes.
- 42:01But
- 42:01the
- 42:01original.
- 42:02Got
- 42:02to
- 42:02be
- 42:02the
- 42:02original.
- 42:03Okay.
- 42:03Eddie
- 42:03Murphy,
- 42:04Axel
- 42:04as
- 42:04Axel
- 42:05Foley.
- 42:06Brilliant.
- 42:07Okay,
- 42:07just.
- 42:07That's
- 42:08just
- 42:08one.
- 42:08Yeah,
- 42:09that's
- 42:09just
- 42:09one.
- 42:09Just
- 42:09give
- 42:09me
- 42:10one.
- 42:10All
- 42:10right,
- 42:11well,
- 42:11look,
- 42:11when
- 42:11you've
- 42:12got
- 42:12something
- 42:12that
- 42:12high,
- 42:13you
- 42:13don't
- 42:13need
- 42:13to
- 42:13go
- 42:13out
- 42:14anywhere.
- 42:14Okay.
- 42:14All
- 42:14right.
- 42:14It's
- 42:15just
- 42:15one
- 42:15marble.
- 42:17Eddie
- 42:17Murphy.
- 42:18Axel
- 42:18fully
- 42:18stands
- 42:19above
- 42:19everyone.
- 42:19Single
- 42:20person.
- 42:20I
- 42:20don't
- 42:20even
- 42:20know
- 42:20if
- 42:20it's
- 42:21marble.
- 42:21I
- 42:21don't
- 42:21know
- 42:21what
- 42:21Mount
- 42:22Rushmore.
- 42:22It's
- 42:22granite,
- 42:22I
- 42:23think.
- 42:23But
- 42:23anyway.
- 42:23All
- 42:24right.
- 42:24All
- 42:24right.
- 42:24Gone.
- 42:25Chris.
- 42:26So
- 42:27I
- 42:27understand
- 42:27the
- 42:27next
- 42:28stop
- 42:28in
- 42:28the
- 42:28Walton
- 42:29world
- 42:29Tour
- 42:29is.
- 42:29Is
- 42:30Berlin.
- 42:30Yes,
- 42:31it
- 42:31is.
- 42:31World
- 42:32tour.
- 42:32That's
- 42:32great.
- 42:33Yes.
- 42:33What
- 42:33is
- 42:33your
- 42:34favorite
- 42:34German
- 42:34food?
- 42:35Oh,
- 42:35man.
- 42:35Oh,
- 42:36my
- 42:36God.
- 42:37I
- 42:37like
- 42:38a
- 42:38good
- 42:38schnitzel.
- 42:39Nice.
- 42:39I
- 42:39do.
- 42:39I
- 42:40do
- 42:40a
- 42:40good
- 42:40schnitzel.
- 42:41Yeah.
- 42:41I'm
- 42:41actually
- 42:41looking
- 42:42forward
- 42:42to
- 42:42getting
- 42:42some
- 42:42schnitzel.
- 42:43And
- 42:43does
- 42:43beer
- 42:44count
- 42:44as
- 42:44a
- 42:44food?
- 42:44Because
- 42:44I
- 42:44like
- 42:45the
- 42:45beer
- 42:45gardens
- 42:45over
- 42:45there.
- 42:45The
- 42:46big
- 42:46ones
- 42:46are
- 42:46very
- 42:46good.
- 42:47Yeah,
- 42:47yeah,
- 42:47yeah.
- 42:47Food
- 42:47and
- 42:48drink,
- 42:48I
- 42:48guess.
- 42:48Very
- 42:49good.
- 42:49All
- 42:49right.
- 42:50All
- 42:50right.
- 42:50Today's
- 42:51podcast
- 42:51was
- 42:51produced
- 42:51with
- 42:52the
- 42:52help
- 42:52and
- 42:52support,
- 42:52of
- 42:53course,
- 42:53of
- 42:53our
- 42:53great
- 42:53producer,
- 42:54Ella
- 42:54Seward.
- 42:54Ella
- 42:55couldn't
- 42:55be
- 42:55with
- 42:55us
- 42:55today
- 42:56because
- 42:56we're
- 42:56on
- 42:56location.
- 42:57She's
- 42:57in
- 42:57a
- 42:58completely
- 42:58different
- 42:58time
- 42:59zone.
- 42:59But,
- 43:00you
- 43:00know,
- 43:00we
- 43:00couldn't
- 43:01do
- 43:01this
- 43:01without
- 43:01her,
- 43:01and
- 43:01we
- 43:02want
- 43:02to
- 43:02thank
- 43:02her
- 43:02for
- 43:02her
- 43:02help
- 43:03in
- 43:03producing
- 43:03this
- 43:04podcast
- 43:05at
- 43:05the
- 43:05end
- 43:06of
- 43:06the
- 43:06day
- 43:06and
- 43:06in
- 43:06time
- 43:06for
- 43:07you
- 43:07all
- 43:07to
- 43:07enjoy.
- 43:08Happy
- 43:08birthday
- 43:08today
- 43:08to
- 43:09Amber
- 43:09Heard
- 43:09Jack
- 43:09Nicholson,
- 43:10and
- 43:10to
- 43:10Lance
- 43:11Gabriel,
- 43:11guess
- 43:11his
- 43:11love
- 43:12interest
- 43:12in
- 43:13the
- 43:13last
- 43:13starfighter,
- 43:14the
- 43:14great
- 43:14Catherine
- 43:15Mary
- 43:15Stewart.
- 43:17Ben.
- 43:17And
- 43:17remember,
- 43:18if
- 43:18you
- 43:18can
- 43:18only
- 43:18read
- 43:18or
- 43:18listen
- 43:19to
- 43:19one
- 43:19retail
- 43:19blog
- 43:20in
- 43:20the
- 43:20business,
- 43:20make
- 43:20it
- 43:21Omnitalk.
- 43:21Our
- 43:21Fast
- 43:22five
- 43:22podcast
- 43:22is
- 43:22the
- 43:22quickest,
- 43:23fastest
- 43:23rundown
- 43:24of
- 43:24all
- 43:24the
- 43:24week's
- 43:24top
- 43:25news.
- 43:25And
- 43:25our
- 43:25daily
- 43:25newsletter,
- 43:26the
- 43:26Retail
- 43:26Daily
- 43:27Minute,
- 43:27tells
- 43:27you
- 43:27all
- 43:27you
- 43:27need
- 43:28to
- 43:28know
- 43:28each
- 43:28day
- 43:28to
- 43:29stay
- 43:29on
- 43:29top
- 43:29of
- 43:29your
- 43:30game
- 43:30as
- 43:30a
- 43:30retail
- 43:30executive
- 43:31and
- 43:31also
- 43:31regularly
- 43:32feature
- 43:32special
- 43:33content
- 43:33that
- 43:33is
- 43:34exclusive
- 43:34to
- 43:34us
- 43:34and
- 43:34that
- 43:35we
- 43:35all
- 43:35take
- 43:35a
- 43:35ton
- 43:36of
- 43:36pride
- 43:36in
- 43:36doing
- 43:36just
- 43:37for
- 43:37you.
- 43:37Thanks
- 43:38as
- 43:38always
- 43:38for
- 43:38listening
- 43:38in.
- 43:38Please
- 43:39remember
- 43:39to
- 43:39like
- 43:39and
- 43:39leave
- 43:40us
- 43:40a
- 43:40review.
- 43:40Wherever
- 43:40you
- 43:41happen
- 43:41to
- 43:41listen
- 43:41to
- 43:41your
- 43:41podcast
- 43:42or
- 43:42on
- 43:42YouTube,
- 43:43you
- 43:43can
- 43:43follow
- 43:43us
- 43:43today
- 43:43by
- 43:44simply
- 43:44going
- 43:44to
- 43:44YouTube.com
- 43:46omnitalkretail
- 43:47Ben,
- 43:48before
- 43:48we
- 43:48let
- 43:48you
- 43:48go,
- 43:49if
- 43:49people
- 43:50want
- 43:50to
- 43:50join
- 43:50you
- 43:50in
- 43:50Barcelona
- 43:51for
- 43:51Shop
- 43:51Talk
- 43:52Europe
- 43:52in
- 43:52June,
- 43:53what's
- 43:53the
- 43:53best
- 43:54way
- 43:54for
- 43:54them
- 43:54to
- 43:54do
- 43:55that?
- 43:55Great.
- 43:56So
- 43:56europe.shoptalk.com
- 43:58takes
- 43:59you
- 43:59directly
- 43:59to
- 44:00our
- 44:00European
- 44:00webpage
- 44:01or
- 44:01just
- 44:02hit
- 44:02shoptalk.com
- 44:03and
- 44:04select
- 44:04Shoptalk
- 44:04Europe.
- 44:06It's
- 44:06nice.
- 44:06We've
- 44:07got
- 44:07seven
- 44:08weeks
- 44:08till
- 44:08show,
- 44:08so
- 44:09all
- 44:09of
- 44:09the
- 44:09ticket
- 44:09types
- 44:10are
- 44:10currently
- 44:10open.
- 44:11And
- 44:11for
- 44:12retailers
- 44:12and
- 44:12brands,
- 44:12the
- 44:13application
- 44:13process
- 44:13for
- 44:14our
- 44:14hosted
- 44:14program,
- 44:15which
- 44:15is
- 44:16the
- 44:16free
- 44:16tickets
- 44:17and
- 44:17support
- 44:17with
- 44:18travel
- 44:18expenses
- 44:19that
- 44:19closes
- 44:19in
- 44:20the
- 44:20middle
- 44:20to
- 44:21end
- 44:21of
- 44:21May,
- 44:21so
- 44:21you've
- 44:22absolutely
- 44:22got
- 44:22time
- 44:23to
- 44:23do
- 44:23that.
- 44:23But
- 44:23it's
- 44:23better
- 44:24to
- 44:24get
- 44:24your
- 44:24application
- 44:24in
- 44:25sooner
- 44:25rather
- 44:25than
- 44:26later.
- 44:26And
- 44:26just.
- 44:26Okay,
- 44:27one
- 44:27final.
- 44:28This
- 44:28is
- 44:28like
- 44:29a
- 44:29little.
- 44:30If
- 44:30you
- 44:30stuck
- 44:30around
- 44:31to
- 44:31the
- 44:31end,.
- 44:31If
- 44:31you
- 44:31got
- 44:31here,
- 44:32it's
- 44:32still
- 44:32inside
- 44:33Baseball.
- 44:34If
- 44:34you're
- 44:34coming
- 44:34to
- 44:34Barcelona,
- 44:35and
- 44:35I
- 44:35hope
- 44:35you
- 44:36join
- 44:36us,
- 44:36we're
- 44:36in
- 44:36the
- 44:37same
- 44:37venue.
- 44:37Okay.
- 44:38Yep.
- 44:38So
- 44:38the
- 44:39Fira
- 44:39Grand
- 44:39Via.
- 44:40Beautiful
- 44:40venue.
- 44:41Beautiful
- 44:41Barcelona.
- 44:42We're
- 44:43in
- 44:43a
- 44:43different
- 44:43bit.
- 44:44We've
- 44:44grown.
- 44:45So
- 44:45we're
- 44:45in
- 44:45a
- 44:45different
- 44:45bit
- 44:46of
- 44:46the
- 44:46building.
- 44:46Okay.
- 44:47Which
- 44:47means
- 44:47a
- 44:47different
- 44:48entrance.
- 44:48Okay.
- 44:49Yeah.
- 44:49So
- 44:50in
- 44:50your
- 44:50joining
- 44:50instructions,
- 44:51it
- 44:51will
- 44:51tell
- 44:51you
- 44:51how
- 44:51to
- 44:51get
- 44:52to
- 44:52the
- 44:52entrance.
- 44:52Don't
- 44:53go
- 44:53to
- 44:53where
- 44:53you
- 44:53usually
- 44:54do
- 44:54on
- 44:54autopilot.
- 44:55Oh,
- 44:55no.
- 44:55Or
- 44:55you'll
- 44:56have
- 44:56the
- 44:56big
- 44:56sign
- 44:57saying,
- 44:57please
- 44:57go
- 44:57around
- 44:58the
- 44:58corner.
- 44:58Oh,
- 44:59no.
- 44:59Oh,
- 44:59no.
- 45:00Oh,
- 45:00no.
- 45:00I
- 45:00was
- 45:01at
- 45:01the
- 45:01hotel
- 45:01directly
- 45:02across
- 45:02from
- 45:02that
- 45:02entrance,
- 45:03Ben.
- 45:03Oh,
- 45:03no.
- 45:03But,
- 45:04hey,
- 45:04hey,
- 45:04I'll
- 45:05adjust.
- 45:05Because
- 45:05that's
- 45:05what
- 45:06we
- 45:06do
- 45:06here
- 45:06at
- 45:06Omniton.
- 45:07We
- 45:07adjust.
- 45:07We
- 45:08work
- 45:08on
- 45:08the
- 45:08fly
- 45:09and
- 45:09we
- 45:09improv,
- 45:09and
- 45:10we
- 45:10have
- 45:10fun
- 45:10doing
- 45:11this
- 45:11show
- 45:11every
- 45:11week.
- 45:11Thanks
- 45:12for
- 45:12joining
- 45:12me,
- 45:12Ben.
- 45:13Absolute
- 45:13pleasure.
- 45:14Always
- 45:14a
- 45:14pleasure.
- 45:14Always
- 45:15a
- 45:15pleasure
- 45:15having
- 45:15you.
- 45:15Can't
- 45:15wait
- 45:16to
- 45:16have
- 45:16you
- 45:16back.
- 45:16And
- 45:17until
- 45:17next
- 45:17week,
- 45:17on
- 45:18behalf
- 45:18of
- 45:18all
- 45:18of
- 45:18us
- 45:18at
- 45:18Omnitok,
- 45:19on
- 45:19behalf
- 45:19of
- 45:19Ben,
- 45:20the
- 45:20Shop
- 45:21Talk
- 45:21team,
- 45:21everyone,
- 45:22producer
- 45:22Ella,
- 45:23as
- 45:24always,
- 45:24be
- 45:24careful
- 45:25out
- 45:25there.