Latest / Omni Talk Retail / How Albert Heijn Is Winning with Gen Z and Generative AI | Sjoerd Holleman Live at WRC 2025
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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:00is
- 0:00Omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:01I'm
- 0:01Chris
- 0:02Walton.
- 0:02And
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Anne
- 0:02Mazinga.
- 0:03And
- 0:03we
- 0:03are
- 0:03coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04once
- 0:04again.
- 0:04It's
- 0:05the
- 0:05start
- 0:05of
- 0:05the
- 0:05afternoon.
- 0:06Here
- 0:06it
- 0:06is.
- 0:07Day
- 0:07two,
- 0:07I
- 0:08guess
- 0:08day
- 0:08two,
- 0:08maybe
- 0:09day
- 0:09three,
- 0:09depending
- 0:09on
- 0:10how
- 0:10you
- 0:10want
- 0:10to
- 0:10look
- 0:10at
- 0:10it.
- 0:10Of
- 0:11the
- 0:11World
- 0:11retail
- 0:12Congress
- 0:12of
- 0:122025.
- 0:13We're
- 0:13again
- 0:14at
- 0:14the
- 0:14Vusion
- 0:14Group's
- 0:15booth,
- 0:15which
- 0:15is
- 0:15in
- 0:15the
- 0:16grand
- 0:16ballroom
- 0:16foyer
- 0:17right
- 0:17outside
- 0:17the
- 0:18main
- 0:18stage.
- 0:18You
- 0:18can
- 0:18come
- 0:18on
- 0:19by,
- 0:19stop
- 0:19in,
- 0:20say
- 0:20hello.
- 0:20We'd
- 0:21love
- 0:21to
- 0:21connect
- 0:21with
- 0:21you.
- 0:22All
- 0:22right,
- 0:22and
- 0:22our
- 0:23next
- 0:23guest,
- 0:23we're
- 0:24getting
- 0:24a
- 0:24lot
- 0:24of.
- 0:24He's
- 0:25getting
- 0:25a
- 0:25lot
- 0:25of
- 0:25rave
- 0:25reviews
- 0:26for
- 0:26his
- 0:26I
- 0:27know
- 0:27panel
- 0:27earlier
- 0:28this
- 0:28morning.
- 0:28Like,
- 0:28people
- 0:29are
- 0:29excited
- 0:29that
- 0:29we're
- 0:30talking
- 0:31y.
- 0:32Yes.
- 0:32So
- 0:32I
- 0:32am
- 0:32excited
- 0:33to
- 0:33introduce
- 0:34to
- 0:34you
- 0:34Shird
- 0:35Holloman,
- 0:36the
- 0:36SVP
- 0:37and
- 0:38a
- 0:39member
- 0:39of
- 0:39the
- 0:39executive
- 0:39board
- 0:40at
- 0:40Albert
- 0:40Hein.
- 0:41You
- 0:41are
- 0:41first
- 0:41Albert
- 0:42Hein
- 0:42representative
- 0:43we've
- 0:43ever
- 0:43interviewed.
- 0:44So
- 0:44welcome
- 0:44to
- 0:44omnitalk.
- 0:45I'd
- 0:45love
- 0:45to
- 0:45be
- 0:45here.
- 0:46Love
- 0:46to
- 0:46be
- 0:46here.
- 0:46I'd
- 0:47love
- 0:47to
- 0:47hear
- 0:47a
- 0:47little
- 0:47bit
- 0:48about
- 0:48your
- 0:48background
- 0:49first
- 0:49and
- 0:50then
- 0:50if
- 0:51you
- 0:51don't
- 0:51mind,
- 0:52kind
- 0:52of
- 0:52giving
- 0:53people
- 0:53who
- 0:53may
- 0:53not
- 0:54be
- 0:54familiar
- 0:55a
- 0:55little
- 0:55bit
- 0:56about
- 0:56Albert
- 0:56Hein,
- 0:56too.
- 0:57Should
- 0:57we
- 0:57start
- 0:57there?
- 0:58Albert
- 0:58Hein?
- 0:58Yeah,
- 0:59let's
- 0:59do
- 0:59it.
- 0:59We're
- 1:00on
- 1:00your.
- 1:00You
- 1:00just
- 1:00tell
- 1:01us
- 1:01where
- 1:01to
- 1:01go.
- 1:01Let's
- 1:02just
- 1:02go
- 1:02there.
- 1:02Let's
- 1:02just
- 1:02go
- 1:02there.
- 1:03Albert
- 1:03Hein
- 1:03is
- 1:03the
- 1:04leading
- 1:04Omnichannel
- 1:05food
- 1:05retailer,
- 1:06supermarket
- 1:07chain
- 1:07in
- 1:07the
- 1:07Netherlands.
- 1:07Netherlands.
- 1:08And
- 1:08we're
- 1:08truly
- 1:09Omnichannel.
- 1:10So
- 1:10we
- 1:10basically
- 1:10have
- 1:10a
- 1:10huge
- 1:11e
- 1:11commerce
- 1:12business,
- 1:12home
- 1:12delivery,
- 1:13and
- 1:13we
- 1:13have
- 1:13over
- 1:141200
- 1:14stores
- 1:15across
- 1:15the
- 1:15whole
- 1:16country
- 1:16and
- 1:16the
- 1:16north
- 1:17of
- 1:17Belgium
- 1:18as
- 1:18well.
- 1:18And
- 1:19we
- 1:19tend
- 1:20to
- 1:20see
- 1:20ourselves
- 1:21a
- 1:21little
- 1:21bit
- 1:21as
- 1:21a
- 1:21food
- 1:22tech
- 1:22company.
- 1:22Okay.
- 1:23So
- 1:23it's
- 1:23not
- 1:23just
- 1:24food,
- 1:24it's
- 1:24not
- 1:24just
- 1:24tech.
- 1:25It's
- 1:25food,
- 1:25food
- 1:25tech,
- 1:25where
- 1:26it
- 1:26comes
- 1:26together.
- 1:27We
- 1:27try
- 1:27to
- 1:27be
- 1:27at
- 1:27the
- 1:27forefront
- 1:28of
- 1:28innovation,
- 1:29and
- 1:30so
- 1:30we
- 1:30love
- 1:30to
- 1:30do
- 1:30that.
- 1:30We
- 1:31have
- 1:31125,000
- 1:32colleagues
- 1:32in
- 1:33the
- 1:33Netherlands,
- 1:33so
- 1:34one
- 1:34of
- 1:34the
- 1:34biggest
- 1:34employers,
- 1:35private
- 1:35employers
- 1:35in
- 1:35the
- 1:36Netherlands.
- 1:37And
- 1:37many
- 1:37of
- 1:37them
- 1:37are
- 1:38actually
- 1:38Gen
- 1:38Z
- 1:39youngsters.
- 1:39So
- 1:40over
- 1:40100,000
- 1:40are
- 1:41actually
- 1:41younger.
- 1:41Really.
- 1:42So
- 1:42we
- 1:42talk
- 1:42a
- 1:42lot
- 1:42about
- 1:43also
- 1:43in
- 1:43the
- 1:43panel
- 1:43about
- 1:45what's
- 1:45going
- 1:45to
- 1:46happen,
- 1:46customers,
- 1:47how
- 1:47is
- 1:47behavior
- 1:48changing,
- 1:48etc.
- 1:49But
- 1:49we
- 1:49actually
- 1:50employ
- 1:50them,
- 1:50my
- 1:51colleagues,
- 1:51100,000
- 1:52Gen
- 1:52Z
- 1:53colleagues.
- 1:53So
- 1:54we
- 1:54learn
- 1:54a
- 1:54lot
- 1:54from
- 1:54them
- 1:55and
- 1:55it's
- 1:55really
- 1:55nice
- 1:55to
- 1:55see.
- 1:56And
- 1:56how
- 1:56long
- 1:56have
- 1:56you
- 1:57been
- 1:57with
- 1:57Albert
- 1:57Hein?
- 1:57I've
- 1:58been
- 1:58with
- 1:58Albert
- 1:58Hein
- 1:5910
- 1:59years
- 1:59now,
- 1:59but
- 2:00Albert
- 2:00Hein
- 2:00is
- 2:00part
- 2:00of
- 2:01AAL
- 2:01DEHA,
- 2:01so
- 2:02a
- 2:02bigger
- 2:02group,
- 2:02I
- 2:02think.
- 2:02You
- 2:03met
- 2:03our
- 2:04CEO?
- 2:05Yes,
- 2:05we
- 2:05did.
- 2:07And
- 2:07with
- 2:07Al
- 2:08Dhei
- 2:08I've
- 2:08been
- 2:09for
- 2:0922
- 2:09years
- 2:10already,
- 2:10so
- 2:10it's
- 2:10been
- 2:11very
- 2:11long.
- 2:11So
- 2:12all
- 2:12sorts
- 2:13of
- 2:13things.
- 2:13Such
- 2:13a
- 2:13big
- 2:13company
- 2:14you
- 2:14can
- 2:14do
- 2:15all
- 2:15sorts
- 2:15of
- 2:15things.
- 2:16And
- 2:16different
- 2:17background
- 2:17I
- 2:18bet.
- 2:18And
- 2:18what
- 2:18is
- 2:18your
- 2:18job
- 2:19role
- 2:19specifically?
- 2:20Yeah,
- 2:21so
- 2:21currently
- 2:21I'm
- 2:22responsible
- 2:22for
- 2:22both
- 2:23strategy
- 2:23for
- 2:23Albert
- 2:24Heim
- 2:24and
- 2:24I'm
- 2:25responsible
- 2:25for
- 2:25product
- 2:26management,
- 2:26analytics
- 2:27and
- 2:27data
- 2:27science.
- 2:27So
- 2:28basically
- 2:28strategy
- 2:29and
- 2:29technology
- 2:30combination.
- 2:31All
- 2:31right.
- 2:31All
- 2:31right.
- 2:31Okay.
- 2:32All
- 2:33right.
- 2:33So
- 2:33have
- 2:34you
- 2:34been
- 2:34to
- 2:34WRC
- 2:35before?
- 2:35Is
- 2:35this
- 2:35your
- 2:35first
- 2:36time?
- 2:36This
- 2:36is
- 2:36my
- 2:36first
- 2:36time.
- 2:36It's
- 2:37your
- 2:37first
- 2:37time.
- 2:37Really?
- 2:38How
- 2:38are
- 2:38you
- 2:38finding
- 2:38it?
- 2:39It's
- 2:39great.
- 2:40It's
- 2:40great.
- 2:41It's
- 2:41so
- 2:41nice
- 2:41to
- 2:41meet
- 2:42so
- 2:42many
- 2:42peers,
- 2:42so
- 2:43many
- 2:43people
- 2:44that
- 2:44are
- 2:44in
- 2:45similar
- 2:45business
- 2:45but
- 2:46some
- 2:46of
- 2:46them
- 2:46are
- 2:46quite
- 2:47different.
- 2:47Even
- 2:47though
- 2:47it's
- 2:47retail.
- 2:48Because
- 2:48retail,
- 2:49it's
- 2:49a
- 2:49very
- 2:49broad
- 2:50spectrum.
- 2:51But
- 2:51it's
- 2:51so
- 2:51nice
- 2:52to
- 2:52hear
- 2:52everybody's
- 2:53dealing
- 2:53with
- 2:53the
- 2:53same
- 2:54challenges.
- 2:55So
- 2:55you'll
- 2:55be
- 2:55coming
- 2:55back?
- 2:56Yeah,
- 2:56I'll
- 2:56definitely
- 2:57be
- 2:57coming
- 2:57back.
- 2:57Well,
- 2:58you
- 2:58were
- 2:58on
- 2:58stage
- 2:59today.
- 2:59I'd
- 2:59love
- 2:59to
- 2:59get
- 3:00a
- 3:00sense
- 3:00from
- 3:00you
- 3:01what
- 3:01you
- 3:02talked
- 3:02about
- 3:02on
- 3:02stage
- 3:03and
- 3:03what
- 3:04you
- 3:04hope
- 3:04that
- 3:04the
- 3:05audience
- 3:05took
- 3:05away
- 3:05because
- 3:06as
- 3:06we
- 3:07mentioned,
- 3:07Chris
- 3:08mentioned,
- 3:08we've
- 3:09been
- 3:09hearing
- 3:09all
- 3:09about
- 3:10it.
- 3:10So
- 3:11tell
- 3:11us
- 3:11what
- 3:11we
- 3:11missed.
- 3:12We
- 3:12had
- 3:12a
- 3:12very
- 3:12good
- 3:13discussion
- 3:14on
- 3:14how
- 3:15our
- 3:15customers
- 3:16changing
- 3:18with
- 3:18all
- 3:18the
- 3:18different
- 3:19things
- 3:19going
- 3:19on.
- 3:20So
- 3:20on
- 3:21one
- 3:21side
- 3:21the
- 3:21population
- 3:22is
- 3:22aging.
- 3:22Yes.
- 3:24And
- 3:24it's
- 3:25changing
- 3:25behavior.
- 3:26There
- 3:26lead
- 3:26a
- 3:27lot
- 3:27more
- 3:27need
- 3:27for
- 3:28healthy
- 3:28products.
- 3:30Older
- 3:30customers
- 3:31being
- 3:31still
- 3:31very
- 3:32looking
- 3:33at
- 3:33a
- 3:33brands
- 3:33they
- 3:33used
- 3:34to
- 3:34buy
- 3:34when
- 3:34they
- 3:34were
- 3:34younger
- 3:35as
- 3:35well
- 3:35and
- 3:35they're
- 3:36very
- 3:36loyal
- 3:36to
- 3:36that.
- 3:37But
- 3:37on
- 3:37the
- 3:37other
- 3:37hand
- 3:38you
- 3:38have
- 3:38the
- 3:38Gen
- 3:38Z
- 3:38that
- 3:39is
- 3:39just
- 3:39looking
- 3:40at
- 3:40social
- 3:40for
- 3:40the
- 3:41latest
- 3:41trends
- 3:41and
- 3:41buying
- 3:42that.
- 3:42So
- 3:42they're
- 3:43actually
- 3:43a
- 3:43little
- 3:43bit
- 3:43more
- 3:43loyal
- 3:44to
- 3:44the
- 3:45trend
- 3:45than
- 3:45to
- 3:45the
- 3:45brand
- 3:47which
- 3:47is
- 3:47an
- 3:47interesting
- 3:48dynamic.
- 3:49But
- 3:49also
- 3:49at
- 3:50Albert
- 3:50Hein
- 3:50I
- 3:50think
- 3:50we
- 3:51have
- 3:514.7
- 3:52million
- 3:52customers
- 3:52every
- 3:53week.
- 3:53Unique
- 3:53customers,
- 3:54not
- 3:54transactions.
- 3:55And
- 3:55they're
- 3:56all
- 3:56very
- 3:56different
- 3:57and
- 3:57we
- 3:57need
- 3:58all
- 3:58the
- 3:58technology
- 3:58and
- 3:59the
- 3:59data
- 3:59etc.
- 3:59To
- 4:00cater
- 4:00them
- 4:00well
- 4:00and
- 4:01to
- 4:01really
- 4:01help
- 4:02them
- 4:03shop
- 4:03well
- 4:03with
- 4:03us
- 4:04and
- 4:04make
- 4:04them
- 4:04very
- 4:05loyal.
- 4:05And
- 4:05that's
- 4:06been
- 4:06quite
- 4:06successful
- 4:07over
- 4:07the
- 4:07last.
- 4:08So
- 4:08I
- 4:08was
- 4:08talking
- 4:08to
- 4:08somebody
- 4:09beforehand,
- 4:09he
- 4:09said
- 4:10you
- 4:10brought
- 4:10up
- 4:10some
- 4:10interest.
- 4:11I
- 4:11don't
- 4:11know
- 4:11if
- 4:11it's
- 4:11you
- 4:11or
- 4:11somebody
- 4:12else
- 4:12on
- 4:12the
- 4:12panel
- 4:12brought
- 4:12up
- 4:12some
- 4:12interesting
- 4:13statistical
- 4:14about
- 4:14the
- 4:14number
- 4:14of
- 4:15older
- 4:15people
- 4:15and
- 4:16how
- 4:16that
- 4:16demographic
- 4:17is
- 4:17going
- 4:17to
- 4:17change
- 4:18and
- 4:18the
- 4:18scope
- 4:18by
- 4:18which
- 4:18it's
- 4:19going
- 4:19to
- 4:19change
- 4:19and
- 4:19Some
- 4:19of
- 4:20the
- 4:20impacts
- 4:20you
- 4:20expect
- 4:21to
- 4:21feel
- 4:21in
- 4:22the
- 4:22business.
- 4:22What
- 4:22were
- 4:23some
- 4:23of
- 4:23those?
- 4:24Yeah,
- 4:24I
- 4:24think
- 4:25what
- 4:25you
- 4:25see
- 4:25is
- 4:25that
- 4:26older
- 4:26people,
- 4:26smaller
- 4:27households,
- 4:27so
- 4:28all
- 4:28of
- 4:28a
- 4:28sudden
- 4:28you
- 4:28need
- 4:29smaller
- 4:29portion
- 4:29sizes.
- 4:30People
- 4:31are
- 4:31much
- 4:31more
- 4:32health
- 4:32conscious.
- 4:32They
- 4:32want
- 4:33to
- 4:33grow
- 4:33old,
- 4:33but
- 4:34they
- 4:34want
- 4:34to
- 4:34grow
- 4:34old
- 4:34healthily.
- 4:36So
- 4:36they're
- 4:37looking
- 4:37for
- 4:38different
- 4:38products
- 4:38than
- 4:38they
- 4:39might
- 4:39have
- 4:39done
- 4:39before.
- 4:41Especially
- 4:42because
- 4:42the
- 4:42group
- 4:43is
- 4:43going
- 4:43to
- 4:43become
- 4:43so
- 4:44large.
- 4:44If
- 4:44you
- 4:44look
- 4:44at
- 4:44Western
- 4:45Europe,
- 4:45it
- 4:45is
- 4:45Netherlands.
- 4:46It's
- 4:46exactly
- 4:46the
- 4:47same.
- 4:47The
- 4:47group
- 4:47is
- 4:47going
- 4:48to
- 4:48be
- 4:48very,
- 4:48very
- 4:48large.
- 4:49So
- 4:50it's
- 4:50something
- 4:50to
- 4:50really
- 4:50cater
- 4:51to
- 4:51and
- 4:51to
- 4:51really
- 4:52understand
- 4:52our
- 4:52customers
- 4:53and
- 4:53to
- 4:54cater
- 4:54to
- 4:54that.
- 4:54What
- 4:55about
- 4:55shopping
- 4:56behaviors?
- 4:57I
- 4:57mean,
- 4:57as
- 4:57a
- 4:57primarily
- 4:58online
- 4:59grocery
- 5:00retailer,
- 5:01what
- 5:01are
- 5:02you
- 5:02noticing
- 5:02about
- 5:03each
- 5:03of
- 5:03those
- 5:03populations
- 5:04and
- 5:04how
- 5:04they're
- 5:05shopping?
- 5:05Yeah,
- 5:06in
- 5:06terms
- 5:07of
- 5:07we're
- 5:07not
- 5:07just
- 5:07online
- 5:08groceries,
- 5:09I
- 5:09think
- 5:09about
- 5:10just
- 5:10over
- 5:1010%
- 5:10of
- 5:11our
- 5:11business
- 5:11is
- 5:11online.
- 5:11Yeah,
- 5:12I
- 5:12was
- 5:12going
- 5:12to
- 5:12ask
- 5:12you
- 5:13the
- 5:13percentage.
- 5:13Yeah,
- 5:14yeah,
- 5:14I
- 5:14think
- 5:14it's
- 5:1412
- 5:15or
- 5:15something
- 5:15right
- 5:16now.
- 5:16Okay.
- 5:16And
- 5:17then
- 5:17we're
- 5:17in
- 5:17the
- 5:17store,
- 5:17but
- 5:17we
- 5:18are
- 5:18truly
- 5:18only
- 5:18channel.
- 5:19So
- 5:19whatever
- 5:19you
- 5:19see
- 5:19online,
- 5:20what
- 5:20you
- 5:20do
- 5:20online
- 5:20and
- 5:21you
- 5:21get
- 5:21home
- 5:21delivered,
- 5:22your
- 5:22experience
- 5:23is
- 5:23going
- 5:23to
- 5:23be
- 5:23the
- 5:23same
- 5:23as
- 5:24in
- 5:24the
- 5:24store.
- 5:26Our
- 5:26app
- 5:26is
- 5:26our
- 5:27main
- 5:27way
- 5:27of
- 5:28contact,
- 5:28of
- 5:28having
- 5:29our
- 5:30connection
- 5:30and
- 5:30engagement
- 5:31with
- 5:31our
- 5:31customers.
- 5:31Yes.
- 5:32Because
- 5:32basically
- 5:32we
- 5:33grew
- 5:33our
- 5:33app,
- 5:34I
- 5:34think
- 5:34four
- 5:34or
- 5:34five
- 5:35years
- 5:35ago
- 5:35we
- 5:35had
- 5:35200,000
- 5:36users.
- 5:37Now
- 5:37we
- 5:37have
- 5:385
- 5:38million
- 5:38active
- 5:38users.
- 5:39Oh
- 5:39my
- 5:39God.
- 5:40Really
- 5:40scaled
- 5:40that
- 5:40all
- 5:40the
- 5:41way
- 5:41up.
- 5:41And
- 5:42by
- 5:42adding
- 5:42digital,
- 5:43we
- 5:44digitalized
- 5:44anything
- 5:45we
- 5:45had,
- 5:45we
- 5:45digitalized,
- 5:46made
- 5:47it
- 5:47in
- 5:47the
- 5:47app,
- 5:47made
- 5:48it
- 5:48the
- 5:48focal
- 5:48point
- 5:49for
- 5:49our
- 5:49first
- 5:49loyalty
- 5:50step
- 5:50and
- 5:50we
- 5:50just
- 5:51built
- 5:51it
- 5:51from
- 5:51there.
- 5:51It's
- 5:52got
- 5:52to
- 5:52be
- 5:52a
- 5:52goldmine
- 5:53for
- 5:53a
- 5:53data
- 5:53and
- 5:53analytics
- 5:54guy
- 5:54like
- 5:54you.
- 5:55You
- 5:55like
- 5:55that,
- 5:55huh?
- 5:56Yeah.
- 5:56And
- 5:57really.
- 5:57And
- 5:58it's
- 5:58never
- 5:58data
- 5:58or
- 5:59technology
- 5:59for
- 5:59the
- 5:59sake
- 6:00of
- 6:00data.
- 6:01It's
- 6:01all
- 6:01for
- 6:01the
- 6:01customer
- 6:02or
- 6:02for
- 6:02employees
- 6:03to
- 6:03really
- 6:03help
- 6:03them
- 6:04see
- 6:04where
- 6:04the
- 6:04value
- 6:04is
- 6:05and
- 6:05really
- 6:05drive
- 6:06that
- 6:06home.
- 6:07Alright,
- 6:07sir,
- 6:07so
- 6:08I
- 6:08gotta
- 6:08ask
- 6:08you,
- 6:08I
- 6:09was
- 6:09going
- 6:09through
- 6:09this
- 6:09thought
- 6:09experiment
- 6:10with
- 6:10someone
- 6:10right
- 6:10before
- 6:10you
- 6:11came
- 6:11on
- 6:11and
- 6:11I
- 6:11was
- 6:11saying
- 6:12to
- 6:12him,
- 6:12like,
- 6:13if
- 6:13I
- 6:13look
- 6:13at
- 6:13how
- 6:14I
- 6:14shop
- 6:14for
- 6:14groceries
- 6:16and
- 6:16this
- 6:17could
- 6:18be
- 6:18a
- 6:18country
- 6:19of
- 6:19origin
- 6:19thing,
- 6:19who
- 6:20knows?
- 6:20But
- 6:20as
- 6:20I
- 6:20look
- 6:20at
- 6:20how
- 6:21I
- 6:21shop
- 6:21for
- 6:21groceries,
- 6:22I
- 6:22shop
- 6:22for
- 6:23them
- 6:23pretty
- 6:23similar
- 6:23to
- 6:24how
- 6:24my
- 6:24parents
- 6:24shop
- 6:24for
- 6:25them,
- 6:25and
- 6:25my
- 6:25parents
- 6:26shop
- 6:26for
- 6:26them
- 6:26similar
- 6:27to
- 6:27how
- 6:27their
- 6:27parents
- 6:28shop
- 6:28for
- 6:28them,
- 6:29is
- 6:30that
- 6:30true
- 6:30or
- 6:31do
- 6:31you
- 6:31take
- 6:32issue
- 6:32with
- 6:32that
- 6:32kind
- 6:33of
- 6:33issue?
- 6:33Okay,
- 6:34tell
- 6:34me
- 6:34why.
- 6:34Yeah,
- 6:35I
- 6:35want
- 6:35to
- 6:35know
- 6:35why.
- 6:36I
- 6:36think
- 6:36first
- 6:37of
- 6:37all,
- 6:37you
- 6:37see
- 6:38much
- 6:38more
- 6:38combined
- 6:39households
- 6:39also.
- 6:39Okay.
- 6:40We
- 6:40talked
- 6:40about
- 6:40that
- 6:41in
- 6:41the
- 6:41podium
- 6:42as
- 6:42well.
- 6:43So
- 6:43you
- 6:43now
- 6:43have,
- 6:44say
- 6:44you
- 6:44have
- 6:44a
- 6:44family
- 6:44of
- 6:44four.
- 6:45One
- 6:46is
- 6:46gluten
- 6:46intolerant,
- 6:47wants
- 6:48to
- 6:48eat
- 6:48vegetarian,
- 6:49the
- 6:49other
- 6:49one's
- 6:50doing
- 6:50sports
- 6:50and
- 6:50wants
- 6:51to
- 6:51have
- 6:51more
- 6:51protein,
- 6:52and
- 6:52the
- 6:52other
- 6:52one
- 6:52wants
- 6:53to
- 6:53be
- 6:53no
- 6:53longer
- 6:54in
- 6:54the
- 6:54kitchen
- 6:54in
- 6:5420
- 6:54minutes
- 6:55preparing
- 6:55it.
- 6:56So
- 6:56how
- 6:56do
- 6:56you
- 6:56deal
- 6:56with
- 6:57that?
- 6:57There's
- 6:57much
- 6:58more
- 6:58diverse
- 6:59demand
- 7:00and
- 7:00personal
- 7:00experience
- 7:01and
- 7:01personal
- 7:02preferences
- 7:02that
- 7:03comes
- 7:03back
- 7:04than
- 7:04when
- 7:04I
- 7:04was
- 7:04young.
- 7:05I
- 7:05just
- 7:05ate
- 7:05whatever
- 7:05my
- 7:05parents
- 7:06gave
- 7:06me.
- 7:06Right,
- 7:06Right.
- 7:07That's
- 7:07what
- 7:07we
- 7:07do.
- 7:07So
- 7:08what
- 7:08I'm
- 7:08buying
- 7:08is
- 7:08different.
- 7:09Is
- 7:09how
- 7:10I'm
- 7:10shopping
- 7:10different
- 7:11and
- 7:11how.
- 7:11So,
- 7:12yeah,
- 7:13for
- 7:13me,
- 7:13it's
- 7:13much
- 7:14more.
- 7:14What
- 7:14I
- 7:14see
- 7:14is
- 7:15much
- 7:15more
- 7:15digital.
- 7:15So
- 7:16our
- 7:16app
- 7:16is
- 7:17Also,
- 7:18of
- 7:19those
- 7:194,5
- 7:20million
- 7:20app
- 7:21users,
- 7:21I
- 7:21think
- 7:22300,000,
- 7:22400,000
- 7:23every
- 7:23week
- 7:24do
- 7:24their
- 7:24e
- 7:25commerce
- 7:25shopping
- 7:25with
- 7:25it.
- 7:25But
- 7:26the
- 7:26others
- 7:26go
- 7:26to
- 7:26store,
- 7:27but
- 7:27also
- 7:27interact
- 7:27with
- 7:27us
- 7:28differently.
- 7:28So
- 7:29that's
- 7:29why
- 7:30we
- 7:30also
- 7:30think
- 7:31on
- 7:31how
- 7:31can
- 7:31we
- 7:31help
- 7:31all
- 7:32these
- 7:32customers.
- 7:32For
- 7:33example,
- 7:33what
- 7:34I
- 7:34just
- 7:34said
- 7:34on
- 7:35these
- 7:35families.
- 7:36So
- 7:36if
- 7:36you're
- 7:36a
- 7:36family
- 7:37of
- 7:37four
- 7:37and
- 7:37you
- 7:37have
- 7:37all
- 7:37these
- 7:37characteristics,
- 7:38we
- 7:39now
- 7:39build
- 7:39Genai
- 7:40Assistant
- 7:41in
- 7:41the
- 7:41app.
- 7:41We
- 7:41actually
- 7:42gave
- 7:42them
- 7:42a
- 7:42name
- 7:42and
- 7:42a
- 7:42little
- 7:43face
- 7:44after
- 7:44practicing
- 7:44a
- 7:45lot
- 7:45and
- 7:45it
- 7:45actually
- 7:46answers
- 7:46those
- 7:46questions.
- 7:47So
- 7:47if
- 7:47you
- 7:47say,
- 7:48I'm
- 7:48going
- 7:48to
- 7:48cook
- 7:49dinner
- 7:49for
- 7:49eight
- 7:49people
- 7:50tonight,
- 7:50two
- 7:51are
- 7:51vegetarian,
- 7:52One
- 7:52one's
- 7:52protein.
- 7:53The
- 7:53other
- 7:53one
- 7:53is
- 7:53a
- 7:53shellfish
- 7:54allergy.
- 7:54And
- 7:55I
- 7:55need
- 7:55to
- 7:55be
- 7:55in
- 7:5520
- 7:55minutes
- 7:56and
- 7:56what
- 7:56can
- 7:56I
- 7:56do?
- 7:56Prepare
- 7:57the
- 7:57day
- 7:57before.
- 7:58It
- 7:58just
- 7:58gives
- 7:59you
- 7:59all
- 7:59the
- 7:59recipes
- 8:00to
- 8:00choose
- 8:00from.
- 8:00One
- 8:01click,
- 8:01it's
- 8:01on
- 8:01your
- 8:01list
- 8:02or
- 8:02on
- 8:02your
- 8:02E
- 8:02commerce
- 8:03shop.
- 8:03And
- 8:03it's
- 8:03really
- 8:04driving
- 8:04customers.
- 8:05So
- 8:05in
- 8:05the
- 8:05first
- 8:05week
- 8:06when
- 8:06we
- 8:06announced
- 8:06it,
- 8:07it
- 8:07was
- 8:07already
- 8:07150,000
- 8:08users
- 8:09straight.
- 8:10So
- 8:10it's
- 8:10a
- 8:10great
- 8:11example
- 8:11on
- 8:12how
- 8:12technology
- 8:14answers
- 8:14a
- 8:14question
- 8:15that
- 8:15we
- 8:15already
- 8:15have
- 8:16and
- 8:16really
- 8:16drives
- 8:17value.
- 8:17And
- 8:17how
- 8:17are
- 8:18you
- 8:18seeing
- 8:18adoption
- 8:19of
- 8:19something
- 8:19like
- 8:20that?
- 8:20Is
- 8:20it
- 8:20Gen
- 8:21Z
- 8:21that's
- 8:21doing
- 8:22that
- 8:22primarily
- 8:23or
- 8:23are
- 8:24you
- 8:24seeing
- 8:24that
- 8:24across
- 8:25all
- 8:25age
- 8:25demographics?
- 8:27I
- 8:27think
- 8:28the
- 8:28older
- 8:28customers
- 8:29are
- 8:30a
- 8:31little
- 8:31bit
- 8:31tougher
- 8:31to
- 8:32take
- 8:32on
- 8:32board,
- 8:32but
- 8:33that's
- 8:33another
- 8:34challenge
- 8:34for
- 8:34us.
- 8:34Let's
- 8:35make
- 8:35the
- 8:35user
- 8:35experience
- 8:36so
- 8:36intuitive
- 8:37that
- 8:38they
- 8:38can
- 8:38tag
- 8:39along
- 8:39with
- 8:39it
- 8:39and
- 8:39has
- 8:40been
- 8:40quite
- 8:40successful
- 8:40so
- 8:41far.
- 8:41Wow.
- 8:42Yeah.
- 8:42Well,
- 8:42thanks
- 8:42for
- 8:42proving
- 8:43me
- 8:43wrong
- 8:43too.
- 8:43Because
- 8:45of
- 8:45my
- 8:45purpose,
- 8:45I
- 8:46100%
- 8:46agree
- 8:46with
- 8:46you.
- 8:46Now
- 8:47that
- 8:47I
- 8:47think
- 8:47about
- 8:47it,
- 8:47you're
- 8:47right.
- 8:48My
- 8:48shopping
- 8:48habits
- 8:48are
- 8:49very
- 8:49different
- 8:49based
- 8:50on
- 8:50the
- 8:50omnichannel
- 8:51nature
- 8:51of
- 8:51how
- 8:51we
- 8:51all
- 8:51shop
- 8:52and
- 8:52how
- 8:52we
- 8:52interact
- 8:52with
- 8:53things
- 8:53digitally.
- 8:53So
- 8:53that
- 8:53was
- 8:54great.
- 8:54Thank
- 8:54you.
- 8:54All
- 8:55right,
- 8:55well,
- 8:56let's
- 8:56close
- 8:56out
- 8:56this
- 8:56interview
- 8:57with
- 8:57getting
- 8:57you
- 8:57out
- 8:58of
- 8:58here
- 8:58on
- 8:58this
- 8:58question.
- 8:59What
- 8:59are
- 9:00you
- 9:00focused
- 9:00on
- 9:00in
- 9:00your
- 9:01role
- 9:01for
- 9:01the
- 9:01balance
- 9:01of
- 9:02the
- 9:02year
- 9:02and
- 9:02as
- 9:02you
- 9:02look
- 9:02to
- 9:022026
- 9:03even.
- 9:04Yeah,
- 9:04no,
- 9:04I
- 9:05think
- 9:05as
- 9:05I
- 9:06said,
- 9:06so
- 9:06we've
- 9:06done
- 9:07a
- 9:07lot
- 9:07about
- 9:07digitalization,
- 9:08so
- 9:08all
- 9:09app
- 9:09first
- 9:09digitalizer
- 9:10stores,
- 9:10etc.
- 9:11So
- 9:11now
- 9:11we
- 9:12have
- 9:12these
- 9:125
- 9:12million
- 9:12users
- 9:13in
- 9:13the
- 9:13app.
- 9:14So
- 9:14we're
- 9:14really
- 9:14happy
- 9:15with
- 9:15that.
- 9:15How
- 9:15can
- 9:16we
- 9:16make
- 9:16it
- 9:16more
- 9:16personal
- 9:17for
- 9:17you?
- 9:17Why
- 9:17do
- 9:18you
- 9:18see
- 9:18exactly
- 9:18the
- 9:18same
- 9:19as
- 9:19that
- 9:19I
- 9:19see
- 9:19and
- 9:20not
- 9:20only
- 9:20the
- 9:20offers
- 9:21but
- 9:21also
- 9:21the
- 9:21content.
- 9:22So
- 9:22real
- 9:22content,
- 9:23orchestration.
- 9:24How
- 9:24do
- 9:24I.
- 9:25If
- 9:25you're
- 9:25a
- 9:25vegetarian,
- 9:26I
- 9:26don't
- 9:26want
- 9:26to
- 9:27ever
- 9:27show
- 9:27you
- 9:28some
- 9:28meat
- 9:28and
- 9:28whatever
- 9:29again
- 9:29because
- 9:29you're
- 9:30just
- 9:30a
- 9:30vegetarian.
- 9:30It
- 9:31should
- 9:31all
- 9:31be
- 9:31blending
- 9:32in
- 9:32with
- 9:32you
- 9:33also
- 9:33from
- 9:33the
- 9:33content,
- 9:33the
- 9:34recipes,
- 9:34the
- 9:34inspiration,
- 9:35everything
- 9:35you
- 9:35see.
- 9:35So
- 9:36it's
- 9:36much
- 9:36more
- 9:36richer
- 9:37experience.
- 9:37That's
- 9:37what
- 9:37my
- 9:38focus
- 9:38is.
- 9:38Got
- 9:38it.
- 9:38Got
- 9:38it.
- 9:39How
- 9:39do
- 9:39you
- 9:39think
- 9:39about
- 9:39that
- 9:40when
- 9:41you're
- 9:41talking
- 9:41about
- 9:41that
- 9:42individual
- 9:42household
- 9:43that
- 9:43has
- 9:43different
- 9:44shoppers
- 9:44in
- 9:44it
- 9:45too?
- 9:45Are
- 9:45you
- 9:45able
- 9:46to
- 9:46get
- 9:46or
- 9:47is
- 9:47that
- 9:47on
- 9:47the
- 9:47roadmap
- 9:48somewhere
- 9:48in
- 9:48the
- 9:48future?
- 9:49To
- 9:49get
- 9:49down
- 9:50to
- 9:50the
- 9:50level
- 9:50of
- 9:51My
- 9:51son
- 9:51has
- 9:52a
- 9:52shellfish
- 9:52allergy.
- 9:53He
- 9:53goes
- 9:53in
- 9:53by
- 9:54himself
- 9:54to
- 9:55go
- 9:55purchase
- 9:56something.
- 9:56He
- 9:57might
- 9:57be
- 9:57using
- 9:57the
- 9:57same
- 9:58app
- 9:58that
- 9:58our
- 9:58family
- 9:59has.
- 9:59Like
- 9:59where
- 10:00do
- 10:00you
- 10:00see
- 10:00that
- 10:00going?
- 10:01That
- 10:01level
- 10:01of
- 10:01personality.
- 10:02Yeah.
- 10:02So
- 10:02basically
- 10:02we
- 10:02have
- 10:02our
- 10:03bonus
- 10:03card
- 10:03to
- 10:03screen,
- 10:04so
- 10:04it's
- 10:04the
- 10:05loyalty
- 10:05card.
- 10:05So
- 10:06we
- 10:06do
- 10:06store
- 10:06as
- 10:07much
- 10:07data
- 10:07as
- 10:07we
- 10:07can
- 10:08and
- 10:08people
- 10:08allow
- 10:08us
- 10:09to
- 10:10on
- 10:10that
- 10:10because
- 10:10we've
- 10:10got
- 10:11strict
- 10:11rules
- 10:11to
- 10:11that
- 10:11and
- 10:11we
- 10:12adhere
- 10:12to
- 10:12it.
- 10:12Right.
- 10:13And
- 10:13we
- 10:13try
- 10:13to
- 10:14get
- 10:14deeper
- 10:15and
- 10:15deeper
- 10:15into
- 10:15the
- 10:15consumer
- 10:16just
- 10:16to
- 10:16really
- 10:17help
- 10:17them
- 10:17and
- 10:18make
- 10:18their
- 10:18life
- 10:18easier.
- 10:19But
- 10:19yeah,
- 10:20there's
- 10:20always
- 10:20new
- 10:20frontiers.
- 10:21Right?
- 10:21Right.
- 10:22Wow.
- 10:22That's
- 10:22a
- 10:22really
- 10:23interesting
- 10:23question
- 10:23though
- 10:23with
- 10:23like
- 10:24the
- 10:24digital
- 10:24payments
- 10:25shaping
- 10:25the
- 10:25landscape
- 10:26and
- 10:26understanding
- 10:27who's
- 10:27in
- 10:27the
- 10:27store
- 10:27shopping
- 10:28through
- 10:28those
- 10:28conduits.
- 10:29That's
- 10:29a
- 10:29really
- 10:29interesting
- 10:30question.
- 10:31Yeah.
- 10:32Well,
- 10:32thank
- 10:32you
- 10:33so
- 10:33much
- 10:33for
- 10:34taking
- 10:34the
- 10:34time
- 10:34to
- 10:34stop
- 10:35by.
- 10:36Thanks
- 10:36to
- 10:36all
- 10:36of
- 10:36you.
- 10:37Been
- 10:37following
- 10:37along
- 10:37of
- 10:38our
- 10:38coverage
- 10:39here
- 10:39at
- 10:39the
- 10:40World
- 10:40Retail
- 10:40Congress.
- 10:41And
- 10:41finally,
- 10:41thank
- 10:42you
- 10:42to
- 10:42Fusion
- 10:42Group
- 10:43for
- 10:43making
- 10:43all
- 10:43of
- 10:43our
- 10:43coverage
- 10:44here
- 10:44at
- 10:44the
- 10:44show
- 10:44possible.
- 10:45Stay
- 10:46tuned.
- 10:46We
- 10:46have
- 10:46more
- 10:47interviews
- 10:47to
- 10:47come
- 10:48and
- 10:48until
- 10:49then,
- 10:49be
- 10:50careful
- 10:50out
- 10:50there.