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- 0:00Radar,
- 0:00a
- 0:00retail
- 0:01inventory
- 0:01intelligence
- 0:02startup
- 0:03backed
- 0:03by
- 0:03American
- 0:03Eagle
- 0:04CEO
- 0:04Jay
- 0:05Schottenstein,
- 0:06has
- 0:06reached
- 0:07unicorn
- 0:07status
- 0:08after
- 0:08raising
- 0:08$170
- 0:09million
- 0:10in
- 0:10a
- 0:11series
- 0:11B
- 0:11funding
- 0:12round
- 0:12at
- 0:12a
- 0:13valuation
- 0:13of
- 0:13over
- 0:14$1
- 0:14billion,
- 0:15according
- 0:16to
- 0:16CNBC.
- 0:17Radar
- 0:17was
- 0:18founded
- 0:18in
- 0:182013
- 0:19by
- 0:19Spencer
- 0:19Hewitt,
- 0:20a
- 0:20former
- 0:20Peter
- 0:21Thiel
- 0:22Fellowship
- 0:23recipient
- 0:24who
- 0:24originally
- 0:24set
- 0:25out
- 0:25to
- 0:25build
- 0:25a
- 0:25better
- 0:26instant
- 0:26checkout
- 0:26solution
- 0:27before
- 0:27pivoting
- 0:28to
- 0:28inventory
- 0:28management.
- 0:29Radar's
- 0:30platform
- 0:30uses
- 0:31ceiling
- 0:31mounted
- 0:32hardware
- 0:32to
- 0:32read
- 0:33RFID
- 0:33tags
- 0:34across
- 0:34store
- 0:34interiors,
- 0:35achieving
- 0:36what
- 0:36the
- 0:36company
- 0:36claims
- 0:37is
- 0:37a
- 0:3799%
- 0:38item
- 0:39level
- 0:39accuracy
- 0:40rate.
- 0:41The
- 0:41data
- 0:41flows
- 0:42into
- 0:42a
- 0:42software
- 0:42layer
- 0:43that
- 0:43converts
- 0:43real
- 0:44time
- 0:44location
- 0:44signals
- 0:45into
- 0:45operational
- 0:46actions.
- 0:47Think
- 0:47automated
- 0:47replenishment
- 0:48alerts,
- 0:48omnichannel
- 0:49fulfillment
- 0:50routing,
- 0:51loss
- 0:51prevention
- 0:51triggers,
- 0:52and
- 0:52merchandising
- 0:53intelligence.
- 0:54American
- 0:54Eagle
- 0:55was
- 0:55the
- 0:55first
- 0:55retailer
- 0:56to
- 0:56deploy
- 0:56the
- 0:57technology
- 0:57fleet
- 0:58wide,
- 0:58and
- 0:58Radar
- 0:59is
- 0:59now
- 0:59deployed
- 1:00across
- 1:00more
- 1:00than
- 1:001,400
- 1:02stores,
- 1:02including
- 1:03old
- 1:03Navy
- 1:04locations.
- 1:05Chris,
- 1:06Starbucks
- 1:07just
- 1:07killed
- 1:07an
- 1:07AI
- 1:08inventory
- 1:08tool
- 1:08that
- 1:09didn't
- 1:09work.
- 1:09But
- 1:09Radar
- 1:10has
- 1:10just
- 1:11hit
- 1:11a
- 1:11one
- 1:11billion
- 1:12dollar
- 1:12valuation
- 1:13on
- 1:13the
- 1:14promise
- 1:14of
- 1:14doing
- 1:14inventory
- 1:15right.
- 1:15What
- 1:16does
- 1:16this
- 1:16company
- 1:16getting
- 1:17to
- 1:17unicorn
- 1:18status
- 1:18tell
- 1:18you
- 1:18about
- 1:19where
- 1:19the
- 1:19smart
- 1:20money
- 1:20thinks
- 1:20the
- 1:21real
- 1:21opportunity
- 1:21in
- 1:22physical
- 1:22retail
- 1:23AI
- 1:23actually
- 1:24is?
- 1:25Wow,
- 1:26that,
- 1:26that,
- 1:27that's
- 1:27a
- 1:27great
- 1:27question.
- 1:28And
- 1:29you
- 1:29know,
- 1:29I
- 1:29got
- 1:30first,
- 1:30I
- 1:30gotta
- 1:30give
- 1:30major
- 1:31kudos
- 1:31to
- 1:31Radar
- 1:31for
- 1:32this
- 1:32announcement
- 1:32and
- 1:33I
- 1:33am
- 1:33eating
- 1:34some
- 1:34serious
- 1:35crow
- 1:35on
- 1:35this
- 1:36announcement.
- 1:36I
- 1:36have
- 1:36followed,
- 1:37I
- 1:37followed
- 1:37RFID
- 1:38technology,
- 1:38particularly
- 1:38in
- 1:39apparel,
- 1:39since
- 1:39my
- 1:39store
- 1:39of
- 1:40the
- 1:40future
- 1:40days.
- 1:41And
- 1:41I
- 1:41said
- 1:41on
- 1:42this
- 1:42podcast,
- 1:42when
- 1:43they
- 1:43made
- 1:43the
- 1:44Old
- 1:44Navy
- 1:44announcement,
- 1:44I
- 1:45said
- 1:45I
- 1:45was
- 1:45highly
- 1:46skeptical.
- 1:46We
- 1:46had
- 1:47Spencer
- 1:47Hewitt,
- 1:47the
- 1:47CEO,
- 1:48on
- 1:48and
- 1:48we
- 1:49basically
- 1:49made
- 1:49a
- 1:49bet.
- 1:49I
- 1:49was
- 1:50like,
- 1:50I
- 1:50told
- 1:50him
- 1:50to
- 1:50his
- 1:50face,
- 1:51I
- 1:51don't
- 1:51think
- 1:51we'll
- 1:51ever
- 1:51see
- 1:51you
- 1:52roll
- 1:52out
- 1:52to
- 1:52all
- 1:52Old
- 1:52Navy
- 1:53stores.
- 1:53And
- 1:53he's
- 1:53like,
- 1:53I'll
- 1:53bet
- 1:53you
- 1:54a
- 1:54beer.
- 1:55And
- 1:55to
- 1:55that
- 1:56point,
- 1:56I'm
- 1:56eating
- 1:56some
- 1:57serious
- 1:57crow.
- 1:57And
- 1:58for
- 1:58all
- 1:58you
- 1:58listeners,
- 1:59because
- 1:59of
- 2:00that,
- 2:00I've
- 2:00invited
- 2:01Spencer
- 2:01to
- 2:02join
- 2:02us
- 2:02next
- 2:02week
- 2:03for
- 2:03five
- 2:03insightful
- 2:04minutes
- 2:04and
- 2:04he's
- 2:04going
- 2:04to
- 2:04appropriately
- 2:06put
- 2:06me
- 2:06in
- 2:06my
- 2:07place.
- 2:07And
- 2:07I
- 2:07think
- 2:07it's
- 2:07very
- 2:08well
- 2:08deserved.
- 2:08So
- 2:08kudos
- 2:09to
- 2:09him.
- 2:10But
- 2:10I
- 2:10think
- 2:11what
- 2:11we're
- 2:11getting
- 2:11at
- 2:12here,
- 2:12Laura,
- 2:12is
- 2:12what
- 2:12I
- 2:13alluded
- 2:13to
- 2:13in
- 2:13the
- 2:13first
- 2:13headline,
- 2:14Retailers
- 2:15demand
- 2:15accuracy.
- 2:16And
- 2:16in
- 2:16the
- 2:16apparel
- 2:17setting,
- 2:18RFID
- 2:19we
- 2:19know
- 2:20can
- 2:20work.
- 2:21It
- 2:22can
- 2:22work.
- 2:22But
- 2:23it
- 2:23is
- 2:23about
- 2:23finding
- 2:24the
- 2:24right
- 2:24system
- 2:25for
- 2:25your
- 2:25operation
- 2:26that
- 2:26delivers
- 2:26on
- 2:26two
- 2:27things,
- 2:27consistent
- 2:28accuracy
- 2:28and
- 2:29also
- 2:29informative
- 2:30actions
- 2:31to
- 2:31take
- 2:31off
- 2:31of
- 2:32the
- 2:32data,
- 2:32which
- 2:32it
- 2:32sounds
- 2:33like
- 2:33Radar
- 2:33is
- 2:34moving
- 2:34in
- 2:34that
- 2:34direction.
- 2:35So
- 2:35to
- 2:35me,
- 2:36the
- 2:36key
- 2:36point
- 2:37here
- 2:37is
- 2:37the
- 2:37money
- 2:38flow.
- 2:38The
- 2:39money
- 2:39flow,
- 2:39the
- 2:39size
- 2:40of
- 2:40the
- 2:40investment
- 2:41is
- 2:41validation
- 2:41that
- 2:42RFID
- 2:42has
- 2:43finally,
- 2:43finally
- 2:44crossed
- 2:44the
- 2:44chasm
- 2:45of
- 2:45acceptance
- 2:46for
- 2:46the
- 2:47retailers
- 2:47that
- 2:48understand
- 2:48where
- 2:48the
- 2:48future
- 2:49is
- 2:49headed.
- 2:49But
- 2:49what
- 2:49do
- 2:49you
- 2:50think?
- 2:51Yeah,
- 2:51I
- 2:51mean,
- 2:51this
- 2:52is
- 2:52kind
- 2:52of
- 2:52the.
- 2:53I
- 2:53agree
- 2:53with
- 2:53you.
- 2:54This
- 2:54is
- 2:54the
- 2:54other
- 2:54side
- 2:55of
- 2:55the
- 2:55coin
- 2:55from
- 2:55the
- 2:56Starbucks
- 2:56example
- 2:57where
- 2:58it
- 2:58shows
- 2:59how
- 2:59important
- 3:00categories
- 3:01and
- 3:02the
- 3:02match
- 3:02of
- 3:02a
- 3:03category
- 3:03and
- 3:03a
- 3:03solution
- 3:04is
- 3:05to
- 3:05it
- 3:05actually
- 3:06working.
- 3:07You
- 3:07know,
- 3:07from
- 3:08my
- 3:08discussions
- 3:09with
- 3:09people
- 3:09in
- 3:10this
- 3:10space,
- 3:10even
- 3:11health
- 3:11and
- 3:11beauty
- 3:11is
- 3:12tough
- 3:12because
- 3:12you'd
- 3:12think
- 3:13it's
- 3:13square.
- 3:14You
- 3:14know,
- 3:14they're
- 3:14often
- 3:15boxes.
- 3:15But
- 3:16RFID
- 3:17needs
- 3:17to
- 3:17be
- 3:18attached
- 3:18further
- 3:19back
- 3:19in
- 3:19the
- 3:20manufacturing
- 3:20process
- 3:21and
- 3:21that
- 3:21doesn't
- 3:21happen
- 3:22in
- 3:22health
- 3:22and
- 3:22beauty.
- 3:22And
- 3:23so
- 3:23there's
- 3:24a
- 3:24lot
- 3:24of
- 3:24complexity
- 3:25that
- 3:25that
- 3:26is
- 3:26sounds.
- 3:27Makes
- 3:27it
- 3:27a
- 3:27lot
- 3:28more
- 3:28interesting
- 3:29than
- 3:29you
- 3:29would
- 3:30think.
- 3:30Just,
- 3:30you
- 3:30know,
- 3:30sort
- 3:31of
- 3:31slapping
- 3:31a
- 3:31tag
- 3:31on
- 3:32something.
- 3:33You
- 3:33know,
- 3:33obviously
- 3:33the
- 3:33vertical
- 3:34nature
- 3:34of
- 3:35these
- 3:35particular
- 3:36retailers
- 3:37also
- 3:37matters
- 3:37a
- 3:37lot.
- 3:38You
- 3:39know,
- 3:39know,
- 3:39it's
- 3:39still
- 3:39fairly
- 3:40remarkable
- 3:40given
- 3:40the
- 3:40number
- 3:41of
- 3:41SKUs
- 3:41that
- 3:41go
- 3:41through
- 3:42an
- 3:42Old
- 3:42Navy
- 3:42store.
- 3:43American
- 3:43Eagle
- 3:44too,
- 3:44but
- 3:45Old
- 3:45Navy
- 3:45especially.
- 3:47But
- 3:47you
- 3:48know,
- 3:48I
- 3:48think
- 3:48like
- 3:48you
- 3:48said,
- 3:49it
- 3:49always
- 3:50just
- 3:50raises
- 3:50to
- 3:50me,
- 3:51so
- 3:51where
- 3:51is
- 3:51this
- 3:51going
- 3:51next?
- 3:52You
- 3:52know,
- 3:52so
- 3:52we've
- 3:52crossed
- 3:53the
- 3:53chasm.
- 3:54Clearly
- 3:55the
- 3:55cost
- 3:55has
- 3:55come
- 3:55down.
- 3:56We're
- 3:56getting
- 3:57better
- 3:57at
- 3:57manufacturing
- 3:58products
- 3:58and
- 3:59putting
- 3:59chips
- 3:59in
- 4:00them,
- 4:00you
- 4:00know,
- 4:00where
- 4:00they
- 4:00can
- 4:01go
- 4:01and
- 4:01tags.
- 4:03But
- 4:03it's
- 4:04still
- 4:04a
- 4:04very
- 4:04complex
- 4:05ecosystem
- 4:06of,
- 4:06of
- 4:07parts
- 4:07and
- 4:07technology.
- 4:08You
- 4:08know,
- 4:08you
- 4:08have
- 4:09old
- 4:09guard
- 4:10like
- 4:10Avery
- 4:11Dennison
- 4:11making
- 4:11rfid.
- 4:12You
- 4:12have
- 4:13like
- 4:13zebra
- 4:14that
- 4:14makes
- 4:14the
- 4:14tech
- 4:14to
- 4:14read
- 4:15them.
- 4:15You
- 4:16have
- 4:16companies
- 4:16like
- 4:16Radar
- 4:17that
- 4:17are
- 4:17trying
- 4:17to
- 4:18do
- 4:18all
- 4:18the
- 4:19parts
- 4:19of
- 4:19it.
- 4:20And
- 4:20so,
- 4:21you
- 4:21know,
- 4:21as
- 4:21a
- 4:22retailer
- 4:22or
- 4:22brand,
- 4:23you
- 4:24how
- 4:24do
- 4:24you
- 4:24know
- 4:25who
- 4:25you
- 4:25know
- 4:26that
- 4:26who
- 4:26you
- 4:26align
- 4:27with
- 4:27or
- 4:27who
- 4:27you
- 4:27connect
- 4:27with
- 4:28will
- 4:28actually
- 4:28be
- 4:28able
- 4:28to
- 4:29change
- 4:29as
- 4:29the
- 4:29technology
- 4:30evolves?
- 4:30And
- 4:31I
- 4:31think
- 4:31that's
- 4:31the
- 4:31big
- 4:31question
- 4:33if
- 4:33you're
- 4:33looking
- 4:33at
- 4:34it
- 4:34from
- 4:34that
- 4:34side.
- 4:34But
- 4:35you
- 4:35know,
- 4:36having
- 4:37having
- 4:37Old
- 4:37Navy
- 4:38and
- 4:38American
- 4:38Eagle
- 4:38under
- 4:38their
- 4:39belt
- 4:39I
- 4:39think
- 4:39is
- 4:39a
- 4:39really
- 4:40good
- 4:40sign
- 4:41for
- 4:41their
- 4:41solution.
- 4:42And
- 4:43you
- 4:43know,
- 4:43it's
- 4:44going
- 4:44to
- 4:44get
- 4:44way
- 4:44more
- 4:44complex.
- 4:45You
- 4:45know,
- 4:45Walmart's
- 4:45still
- 4:46working
- 4:46on
- 4:46it
- 4:46with
- 4:46Avery
- 4:47and
- 4:47Fresh.
- 4:48We're
- 4:48trying
- 4:48to
- 4:49get
- 4:49into
- 4:49more
- 4:49categories.
- 4:50I
- 4:50think
- 4:50there's
- 4:51still
- 4:51some
- 4:51FDA
- 4:52requirements
- 4:52around
- 4:52it
- 4:54coming
- 4:54up
- 4:54in
- 4:54a
- 4:55few
- 4:55years,
- 4:55so
- 4:56it's
- 4:56definitely
- 4:57going
- 4:57to
- 4:57be
- 4:57a
- 4:57space
- 4:57to
- 4:57keep
- 4:58an
- 4:58eye
- 4:58on.
- 4:59Yeah,
- 5:00right.
- 5:00Yeah,
- 5:00you
- 5:00bring
- 5:01up
- 5:01a
- 5:01lot
- 5:01of
- 5:01great
- 5:01points.
- 5:01Like
- 5:01that's
- 5:02your,
- 5:02your
- 5:02point
- 5:02about
- 5:03what's
- 5:03the
- 5:03vertical
- 5:03and
- 5:04what's
- 5:04the
- 5:04right
- 5:04solution
- 5:04is
- 5:05really
- 5:05key.
- 5:05Like
- 5:05we
- 5:05just
- 5:05talked
- 5:06about
- 5:06with
- 5:06Starbucks,
- 5:06you're
- 5:07alluding
- 5:07to
- 5:07it
- 5:07with
- 5:07grocery.
- 5:08That's
- 5:08why
- 5:08I
- 5:08like
- 5:08robotics
- 5:09in
- 5:09grocery,
- 5:09because
- 5:10it's
- 5:10a
- 5:10different.
- 5:11It's
- 5:11a
- 5:11different
- 5:12element
- 5:12to
- 5:13how
- 5:13that
- 5:14that
- 5:14store
- 5:15assortment
- 5:15works.
- 5:15Whereas
- 5:16robotics
- 5:16in
- 5:16an
- 5:17apparel
- 5:17store
- 5:17is
- 5:17tougher
- 5:18because,
- 5:18like,
- 5:18how
- 5:18does
- 5:18the
- 5:19robot
- 5:19tell
- 5:19between,
- 5:20you
- 5:20know,
- 5:20a
- 5:20medium
- 5:21and
- 5:21a
- 5:21small?
- 5:21It's
- 5:22really
- 5:22tough.
- 5:22Right.
- 5:23But
- 5:23RFID
- 5:24enables
- 5:24that.
- 5:25Whereas
- 5:25you
- 5:25have
- 5:25the
- 5:25hangups
- 5:26with
- 5:26RFID,
- 5:26like
- 5:27liquids,
- 5:27metals,
- 5:27all
- 5:28those
- 5:28things,
- 5:28which
- 5:28they're
- 5:28solved
- 5:29for
- 5:29day
- 5:29and
- 5:29day.
- 5:29If
- 5:30I
- 5:30talk
- 5:30to
- 5:30the
- 5:30RF
- 5:30ID
- 5:31folks,
- 5:31they
- 5:31always.
- 5:31They
- 5:32always
- 5:32correct
- 5:32me
- 5:32on
- 5:32that
- 5:32whenever
- 5:33I
- 5:33say
- 5:33that.
- 5:33And
- 5:33I'm
- 5:33like,
- 5:33yeah,
- 5:33it's
- 5:34getting
- 5:34better,
- 5:34but
- 5:35it's
- 5:35still
- 5:35not
- 5:35potentially
- 5:36where
- 5:36it
- 5:36needs
- 5:36to
- 5:36be
- 5:37from
- 5:37a
- 5:37mass
- 5:37rollout
- 5:37standpoint.
- 5:38So
- 5:38the
- 5:38other
- 5:39point
- 5:39I
- 5:39make,
- 5:39just
- 5:39as
- 5:39closing,
- 5:40because
- 5:40I
- 5:40want
- 5:40to
- 5:40give
- 5:41Spencer
- 5:41his
- 5:41props,
- 5:42dude's
- 5:43been
- 5:43at
- 5:43this
- 5:43for
- 5:44like
- 5:4410
- 5:44years.
- 5:44And
- 5:45he
- 5:45started
- 5:45out.
- 5:46He
- 5:46started
- 5:46out
- 5:46as
- 5:47like
- 5:47computer
- 5:47vision
- 5:48checkout
- 5:48free.
- 5:48That's
- 5:49how
- 5:49he
- 5:49was
- 5:49going
- 5:49to
- 5:50do
- 5:50this
- 5:50for
- 5:50the
- 5:50apparel
- 5:51space.
- 5:51And
- 5:51he
- 5:52smartly
- 5:52has
- 5:52pivoted
- 5:53because
- 5:53he's
- 5:53like,
- 5:53you
- 5:53know
- 5:54what?
- 5:54My
- 5:54technology
- 5:54is
- 5:55still
- 5:55great
- 5:55for
- 5:56providing
- 5:56the
- 5:56use
- 5:57case
- 5:57that
- 5:57retailers
- 5:57need,
- 5:58which
- 5:58is
- 5:58again,
- 5:58accuracy
- 5:59and
- 5:59insights
- 5:59off
- 6:00the
- 6:00data.
- 6:00And
- 6:00so
- 6:01that's
- 6:01what's
- 6:01really
- 6:02fascinating.
- 6:02And
- 6:02the
- 6:02last
- 6:02question
- 6:03I'm
- 6:03going
- 6:03to
- 6:03ask
- 6:03him,
- 6:04so
- 6:04he
- 6:04needs
- 6:04to
- 6:04get
- 6:04ready
- 6:05for
- 6:05it,
- 6:05if
- 6:05he's
- 6:05listening,
- 6:05is
- 6:06where's
- 6:06he.
- 6:06Where
- 6:06are
- 6:06you
- 6:07going
- 6:07next?
- 6:07Like,
- 6:07what
- 6:08are
- 6:08you
- 6:08doing
- 6:08with
- 6:08that
- 6:08money?
- 6:09How
- 6:09are
- 6:09you
- 6:09scaling
- 6:10what's
- 6:10over
- 6:10the
- 6:11hill
- 6:11for
- 6:11you?
- 6:11So
- 6:12I
- 6:12can't
- 6:12wait
- 6:12to
- 6:12talk
- 6:12to
- 6:12him
- 6:13about
- 6:13it.
- 6:13Yeah,
- 6:14that's
- 6:14great.
- 6:14That's
- 6:15a
- 6:15very
- 6:15timely,
- 6:16timely
- 6:16get.
- 6:16I'm
- 6:16glad
- 6:17he's
- 6:17coming
- 6:17back.
- 6:17And
- 6:18hopefully
- 6:19you'll.
- 6:19You'll
- 6:19get
- 6:20him
- 6:20that
- 6:20beer
- 6:20virtually
- 6:21or.
- 6:21Yeah,
- 6:22yeah,
- 6:22no,
- 6:22yeah.
- 6:23Next
- 6:23time
- 6:24we're
- 6:24in
- 6:24real
- 6:24life
- 6:24together,
- 6:25I'm
- 6:25definitely
- 6:25getting
- 6:25that
- 6:25beer.
- 6:26And
- 6:26not
- 6:26surprising,
- 6:27I
- 6:27heard
- 6:27from
- 6:27them
- 6:28as
- 6:28soon
- 6:28as
- 6:28that
- 6:28announcement
- 6:29broke
- 6:29too,
- 6:29which
- 6:30was
- 6:30great.