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- 2:40Chris,
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- 2:42a
- 2:42very
- 2:43special
- 2:43guest
- 2:43joining
- 2:44us
- 2:44today.
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- 2:45have
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- 2:51Ben
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- 2:53Mr.
- 2:54Ben
- 2:54Miller,
- 2:54welcome.
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- 2:56Hi,
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- 2:57Hi,
- 2:57Chris.
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- 2:58Thank
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- 2:59me
- 2:59back.
- 2:59Really
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- 3:00to
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- 3:00here.
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- 3:19right
- 3:19at
- 3:19the
- 3:19beginning
- 3:20of
- 3:20June,
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- 3:20Ben?
- 3:21Yeah.
- 3:21Second
- 3:21to
- 3:22the
- 3:22fourth
- 3:22of
- 3:22June
- 3:22in
- 3:23glorious
- 3:23Barcelona.
- 3:24So
- 3:24it's
- 3:24coming
- 3:24around
- 3:25really
- 3:25soon.
- 3:25It's
- 3:25going
- 3:25to
- 3:25be
- 3:26our
- 3:26third
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- 3:27in
- 3:27Barcelona
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- 3:28as
- 3:28biggest
- 3:28Shop
- 3:29Talk
- 3:29Europe
- 3:29yet.
- 3:30So,
- 3:30yeah,
- 3:30looking
- 3:30forward
- 3:30to
- 3:31seeing
- 3:31you
- 3:31and
- 3:32lots
- 3:32and
- 3:32lots
- 3:32of
- 3:33our
- 3:33community
- 3:33then.
- 3:34Yeah,
- 3:34I
- 3:34just
- 3:34heard
- 3:34this
- 3:35morning,
- 3:354,500
- 3:36attendees
- 3:37planned.
- 3:37Ben,
- 3:38what
- 3:38are
- 3:38you
- 3:39most
- 3:39excited
- 3:39about?
- 3:40Yeah,
- 3:40the,
- 3:41the
- 3:41proposition
- 3:41of
- 3:41the
- 3:41show
- 3:42is
- 3:42very
- 3:42much
- 3:43unlimited
- 3:44possibilities
- 3:44and
- 3:44unlimited
- 3:45opportunities
- 3:46in
- 3:46European
- 3:46retail
- 3:47because
- 3:47we
- 3:47are,
- 3:48you
- 3:48know,
- 3:48unfailingly
- 3:49optimistic,
- 3:50which
- 3:50is
- 3:50always
- 3:50nice
- 3:50at
- 3:50the
- 3:51moment.
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- 3:52the
- 3:52news
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- 3:53come
- 3:53and
- 3:53get
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- 3:53optimism
- 3:54for
- 3:54a
- 3:54few
- 3:54days.
- 3:55But
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- 4:04lots
- 4:04around
- 4:05retail
- 4:06media.
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- 4:06got
- 4:06a
- 4:06whole
- 4:07afternoon
- 4:07dedicated
- 4:07to
- 4:08retail
- 4:08media.
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- 4:08lots
- 4:09about
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- 4:09physical
- 4:09store
- 4:10and
- 4:10unlocking
- 4:10physical
- 4:10stores.
- 4:11We've
- 4:11got
- 4:11search
- 4:12and
- 4:12discovery
- 4:13and
- 4:13we've
- 4:13got
- 4:14fantastic
- 4:15meals,
- 4:15meetings,
- 4:15programs,
- 4:16parties.
- 4:17So,
- 4:17yeah,
- 4:17it's
- 4:18going
- 4:18to
- 4:18be
- 4:18a
- 4:18really
- 4:18good
- 4:19few
- 4:19days.
- 4:19You
- 4:20did
- 4:20a
- 4:20much
- 4:20better
- 4:20job
- 4:21explaining
- 4:21that,
- 4:21Ben,
- 4:22than
- 4:22I
- 4:22did
- 4:22saying
- 4:23center
- 4:23of
- 4:23the
- 4:23universe.
- 4:24So
- 4:24thank
- 4:24you.
- 4:25It
- 4:25will
- 4:25all
- 4:26become
- 4:26clear.
- 4:27Although
- 4:28Barcelona
- 4:28feels
- 4:28like
- 4:28the
- 4:29center
- 4:29of
- 4:29the
- 4:29universe.
- 4:29I
- 4:29was
- 4:29with
- 4:30my
- 4:30buddies
- 4:30at
- 4:30the
- 4:30Kentucky
- 4:30Derby
- 4:31this
- 4:31weekend.
- 4:31They
- 4:31were
- 4:31asking
- 4:32me,
- 4:32they're
- 4:32like,
- 4:32what's
- 4:32your
- 4:32favorite
- 4:33conference
- 4:34venue?
- 4:34And
- 4:34I,
- 4:35it
- 4:35was.
- 4:35No
- 4:35doubt
- 4:35it
- 4:36was
- 4:36Barcelona.
- 4:37I,
- 4:37I
- 4:37just
- 4:38love
- 4:38going
- 4:38to
- 4:38Barcelona
- 4:39for
- 4:39a
- 4:39conference,
- 4:39as
- 4:40I
- 4:40think
- 4:40everyone.
- 4:41Everyone
- 4:41does,
- 4:42right,
- 4:42Ben?
- 4:43Yeah,
- 4:43it's
- 4:43a
- 4:44beautiful
- 4:44place.
- 4:45In
- 4:45early
- 4:45June
- 4:45is
- 4:45Barcelona
- 4:46at
- 4:46its
- 4:46best?
- 4:47Although,
- 4:47you
- 4:47know,
- 4:48I'm
- 4:48sorry
- 4:48to
- 4:49all
- 4:49my
- 4:49Catalan
- 4:50friends,
- 4:50I
- 4:50think
- 4:50Today's
- 4:51a
- 4:51national
- 4:51day
- 4:51of
- 4:51Catalan
- 4:52morning
- 4:52after
- 4:52Barcelona
- 4:53knocked
- 4:53out
- 4:54of
- 4:54the
- 4:54the
- 4:55Men's
- 4:55Champions
- 4:55League
- 4:56last
- 4:56night.
- 4:56But
- 4:57I
- 4:57did,
- 4:57I,
- 4:57I
- 4:58did
- 4:58mess
- 4:59friends
- 4:59to
- 4:59say,
- 4:59don't
- 4:59worry,
- 5:00you're
- 5:00going
- 5:00to
- 5:00win
- 5:00the
- 5:00Women's
- 5:01Champions
- 5:01League.
- 5:01You'll
- 5:01be
- 5:02asked
- 5:02in
- 5:02the
- 5:02final.
- 5:03So
- 5:03there
- 5:03is,
- 5:03there's
- 5:03still
- 5:04solace,
- 5:04but
- 5:04I
- 5:05imagine
- 5:05it's
- 5:05quite
- 5:05quiet
- 5:06on
- 5:06the
- 5:06streets
- 5:06of
- 5:07a
- 5:07Suran
- 5:07blast
- 5:07this
- 5:08morning.
- 5:09Thanks,
- 5:09Ben.
- 5:09All
- 5:09our
- 5:10Spanish
- 5:10listeners
- 5:10literally
- 5:11just
- 5:11turned
- 5:11off
- 5:11this
- 5:11podcast
- 5:12like,
- 5:12I'm
- 5:13done.
- 5:13I
- 5:13don't
- 5:13want
- 5:13the
- 5:14memory
- 5:14of,
- 5:14of
- 5:15the
- 5:15bad
- 5:15match
- 5:15yesterday.
- 5:16Pour
- 5:16a
- 5:16little
- 5:17cava
- 5:17out
- 5:17for
- 5:17them.
- 5:18That's
- 5:18fine,
- 5:18that's
- 5:19fine.
- 5:19Well,
- 5:19let's
- 5:19get
- 5:20to
- 5:20today's
- 5:20show.
- 5:20But
- 5:21before
- 5:21we
- 5:21get
- 5:21started,
- 5:22this
- 5:22is
- 5:22the
- 5:22first
- 5:23show
- 5:23of
- 5:23the
- 5:23month,
- 5:23which
- 5:23means
- 5:24it's
- 5:24time
- 5:25to
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- 5:31each
- 5:31month
- 5:31in
- 5:31partnership
- 5:31with
- 5:32Corso
- 5:32to
- 5:33recognize
- 5:33the
- 5:33top
- 5:33omnichannel
- 5:34operators
- 5:35out
- 5:35there.
- 5:35Not
- 5:35the
- 5:35pundits,
- 5:36not
- 5:37the
- 5:37so
- 5:37called
- 5:37experts,
- 5:38but
- 5:38the
- 5:38real
- 5:39life
- 5:39retail
- 5:40operators
- 5:40making
- 5:41a
- 5:41difference
- 5:41in
- 5:41their
- 5:42organizations.
- 5:42Coro's
- 5:43AI
- 5:43co
- 5:44pilot
- 5:44coaches
- 5:44retail
- 5:45leaders
- 5:46to
- 5:46optimize
- 5:46store
- 5:47performance
- 5:47at
- 5:47every
- 5:48level,
- 5:48transform
- 5:49retail
- 5:49operations
- 5:50from
- 5:50data
- 5:50overload
- 5:51into
- 5:52data
- 5:52power.
- 5:53This
- 5:53month's
- 5:53award
- 5:54goes
- 5:54to
- 5:55Ray
- 5:55Khalid,
- 5:56the
- 5:56store
- 5:57manager
- 5:57of
- 5:57the
- 5:58Mississauga
- 5:58Ontario
- 5:59Walmart
- 6:00Canada
- 6:01store
- 6:01of
- 6:01the
- 6:02future.
- 6:02And
- 6:03I
- 6:03got
- 6:03to
- 6:03meet
- 6:03Ray
- 6:04on
- 6:04our
- 6:04travels
- 6:04to
- 6:04Canada
- 6:05just
- 6:05a
- 6:05few
- 6:05weeks
- 6:05ago
- 6:06and
- 6:06he
- 6:06and
- 6:06the
- 6:06Walmart
- 6:07team
- 6:07were
- 6:08so
- 6:08gracious
- 6:08in
- 6:09showing
- 6:09us
- 6:09around
- 6:09the
- 6:09store.
- 6:10And
- 6:10Ray,
- 6:11particularly
- 6:11with
- 6:12my
- 6:12store
- 6:12management
- 6:12background,
- 6:13impressed
- 6:13me
- 6:14with
- 6:14his
- 6:14knowledge
- 6:14of
- 6:15his
- 6:15operation
- 6:15overall
- 6:16and
- 6:16the
- 6:16management
- 6:17of
- 6:17what
- 6:17honestly
- 6:18was
- 6:19a
- 6:19very,
- 6:19very
- 6:20large
- 6:20scale
- 6:20operation.
- 6:21And
- 6:21I
- 6:21could
- 6:21not
- 6:22believe
- 6:22how
- 6:23many
- 6:23people
- 6:23were
- 6:23inside
- 6:24that
- 6:24store
- 6:24come
- 6:256pm
- 6:25at
- 6:26night.
- 6:26It
- 6:26was
- 6:27insane.
- 6:27An
- 6:28intense
- 6:28amount
- 6:28of
- 6:28traffic
- 6:29and
- 6:29Ray
- 6:30had
- 6:30it
- 6:30all
- 6:30dialed
- 6:30in.
- 6:31Yeah,
- 6:31Ray,
- 6:32you
- 6:32are
- 6:32amazing.
- 6:34You
- 6:35did
- 6:35such
- 6:35a
- 6:35good
- 6:36job
- 6:36not
- 6:36only
- 6:37with
- 6:37the
- 6:37operations
- 6:38part
- 6:38of
- 6:38the
- 6:38store,
- 6:39but
- 6:39you
- 6:39can
- 6:39just
- 6:39tell
- 6:40how
- 6:40well
- 6:41respected
- 6:41you
- 6:42are
- 6:42with
- 6:42your
- 6:43team.
- 6:43I
- 6:43mean,
- 6:43everybody
- 6:44that
- 6:44we
- 6:44came
- 6:44across
- 6:45in
- 6:45that
- 6:45store
- 6:46and
- 6:46just
- 6:47in
- 6:47sitting
- 6:47down
- 6:48and
- 6:48really
- 6:48talking
- 6:48with
- 6:48him,
- 6:49he
- 6:49really
- 6:49is
- 6:49invested
- 6:50in
- 6:50not
- 6:51only
- 6:51making
- 6:51sure
- 6:51that
- 6:51the
- 6:51store
- 6:52is
- 6:52running
- 6:52correctly,
- 6:52but
- 6:53that
- 6:53each
- 6:53of
- 6:53the,
- 6:54the
- 6:54teammates
- 6:55in
- 6:55that
- 6:55store
- 6:55feel
- 6:56valued,
- 6:57feel
- 6:57that
- 6:57their
- 6:57role
- 6:58is
- 6:58important.
- 6:58And
- 6:59he
- 6:59does
- 6:59everything
- 7:00he
- 7:00can
- 7:00to
- 7:00make
- 7:01sure
- 7:01that
- 7:01he
- 7:01is
- 7:01available
- 7:02and
- 7:02accessible
- 7:03to
- 7:03them
- 7:03with
- 7:03whatever
- 7:04they
- 7:04need.
- 7:05When
- 7:05you
- 7:05have
- 7:06that
- 7:06much
- 7:06traffic
- 7:06going
- 7:07through
- 7:07the
- 7:07store,
- 7:07Chris,
- 7:08that's,
- 7:08that's
- 7:09got
- 7:09to
- 7:09be
- 7:09a
- 7:09welcomed
- 7:10relief
- 7:10for
- 7:10all
- 7:10those
- 7:11teammates.
- 7:12Yeah,
- 7:12and
- 7:12the
- 7:12dude's
- 7:12got
- 7:13a
- 7:13second
- 7:13job.
- 7:13His
- 7:13second
- 7:14job
- 7:14is
- 7:14giving
- 7:14store
- 7:15tours
- 7:15to
- 7:15executives
- 7:16and,
- 7:17and,
- 7:17you
- 7:17know,
- 7:18geeks
- 7:18like
- 7:19us
- 7:19too.
- 7:19And
- 7:19if
- 7:19you
- 7:20haven't
- 7:20seen
- 7:20our
- 7:20video
- 7:20yet,
- 7:21you
- 7:21should
- 7:21check
- 7:21it
- 7:21out.
- 7:21I
- 7:21think
- 7:22it's
- 7:22got
- 7:22almost
- 7:2250,
- 7:22000
- 7:23views
- 7:23on
- 7:23YouTube
- 7:23of
- 7:24the
- 7:24Canadian
- 7:25Walmart
- 7:26store
- 7:26the
- 7:26Future.
- 7:26It's
- 7:26very
- 7:27worth
- 7:27checking
- 7:27out
- 7:27and
- 7:28it
- 7:28might
- 7:28come
- 7:29up
- 7:29in
- 7:29today's
- 7:29conversation
- 7:30as
- 7:30well,
- 7:31because
- 7:31in
- 7:31today's
- 7:32fast
- 7:32five,
- 7:32we've
- 7:32got
- 7:33news
- 7:33on
- 7:33Walmart
- 7:34US
- 7:35Store
- 7:35the
- 7:36Future
- 7:36in
- 7:36Texas.
- 7:37See,
- 7:37I
- 7:37told
- 7:37you,
- 7:37folks.
- 7:38A
- 7:38major
- 7:38UK
- 7:39supermarket
- 7:40market's
- 7:40introduction
- 7:41of
- 7:41robots
- 7:42into
- 7:42its
- 7:42operation.
- 7:43Pinterest
- 7:44supposed
- 7:45emergence
- 7:45as
- 7:45a
- 7:46search
- 7:46engine.
- 7:47Lowe's
- 7:47rolling
- 7:47out
- 7:48AI
- 7:48assistance
- 7:49for
- 7:49store
- 7:49associates
- 7:50and
- 7:50infios.
- 7:51Omar
- 7:51Akilah,
- 7:52a
- 7:52good
- 7:52friend
- 7:53of
- 7:53ours,
- 7:53stops
- 7:54by
- 7:54for
- 7:54five
- 7:54insightful
- 7:55minutes
- 7:55on
- 7:56how
- 7:56AI
- 7:57will
- 7:57impact
- 7:57order
- 7:58management
- 7:58system
- 7:59design.
- 8:00But
- 8:00we
- 8:00begin
- 8:01today
- 8:01with
- 8:02what
- 8:02was
- 8:02just,
- 8:02I
- 8:02can't
- 8:03think
- 8:03of
- 8:03a
- 8:03better
- 8:03word
- 8:03to
- 8:03say
- 8:04than
- 8:04just
- 8:04wild
- 8:05news
- 8:05out
- 8:05of
- 8:06Amazon
- 8:06and
- 8:07Sachs.
- 8:07And
- 8:08yes,
- 8:08Ben,
- 8:09Chris,
- 8:09headline
- 8:10number
- 8:10one.
- 8:10Amazon
- 8:11and
- 8:11Saks
- 8:12Fifth
- 8:12Avenue
- 8:12have
- 8:12launched
- 8:13in
- 8:13a
- 8:14luxury
- 8:14e
- 8:15commerce
- 8:15storefront.
- 8:16According
- 8:17to
- 8:17Retail
- 8:17Dive.
- 8:17The
- 8:17new
- 8:18shopping
- 8:18section
- 8:18is
- 8:18called
- 8:19Luxury
- 8:19Stores
- 8:20at
- 8:20Amazon.
- 8:20It
- 8:21features
- 8:21a
- 8:21selection
- 8:22of
- 8:22merchandise
- 8:22curated
- 8:22by
- 8:23Saks
- 8:23Fifth
- 8:23Avenue,
- 8:24including
- 8:24women's
- 8:24and
- 8:25men's
- 8:25ready
- 8:25to
- 8:25wear
- 8:26beauty,
- 8:26shoes,
- 8:27handbags
- 8:27and
- 8:28accessories.
- 8:29Merchandise
- 8:30is
- 8:30available
- 8:30through
- 8:31Amazon's
- 8:31app
- 8:32and
- 8:32website.
- 8:33The
- 8:33launch
- 8:34is
- 8:34accompanied
- 8:34by
- 8:35specially
- 8:35designed
- 8:36digital
- 8:36displays
- 8:37inspired
- 8:37by
- 8:37the
- 8:37windows
- 8:38of
- 8:38Saks
- 8:38Fifth
- 8:39Avenue's
- 8:39New
- 8:39York
- 8:39flagship
- 8:40ship.
- 8:40And
- 8:40the
- 8:40online
- 8:41storefront
- 8:41is
- 8:41also
- 8:42being
- 8:42promoted
- 8:43via
- 8:43a
- 8:43window
- 8:44installation
- 8:44at
- 8:45the
- 8:45Saks
- 8:45Fifth
- 8:45Avenue
- 8:46New
- 8:46York
- 8:46flagship
- 8:46store.
- 8:48Ben,
- 8:48we're
- 8:48going
- 8:48to
- 8:48go
- 8:48to
- 8:48you
- 8:49first,
- 8:49our
- 8:50guest
- 8:51today.
- 8:51Did
- 8:52Saks
- 8:52just
- 8:52signal
- 8:53its
- 8:53ultimate
- 8:53demise
- 8:54with
- 8:54the
- 8:54new
- 8:55Amazon
- 8:55partnership,
- 8:56or
- 8:56do
- 8:56you
- 8:56think
- 8:56the
- 8:56partnership
- 8:57is
- 8:57the
- 8:57right
- 8:57move
- 8:58to
- 8:58make?
- 8:59Thank
- 9:00you.
- 9:00And
- 9:00I
- 9:00think
- 9:01there's
- 9:01two
- 9:02perspectives
- 9:02on
- 9:02this.
- 9:03There
- 9:03is.
- 9:03There's
- 9:03the
- 9:03Amazon
- 9:04perspective
- 9:04and
- 9:04the
- 9:04Sax
- 9:05perspective.
- 9:06Yeah.
- 9:07So
- 9:08let's
- 9:08do
- 9:08Amazon
- 9:09first.
- 9:11Okay.
- 9:11So
- 9:11who
- 9:12wouldn't
- 9:12want
- 9:12luxury
- 9:12consumers
- 9:13on
- 9:13the
- 9:13platform?
- 9:14High
- 9:15spenders,
- 9:16high
- 9:16net
- 9:16value,
- 9:17high
- 9:17margin
- 9:18goods.
- 9:18And
- 9:19it's
- 9:19something
- 9:19that
- 9:19Amazon
- 9:19has
- 9:19been
- 9:20trying
- 9:20to
- 9:20do
- 9:20for
- 9:20a
- 9:20while.
- 9:21They've
- 9:22had
- 9:22these
- 9:22kind
- 9:22of
- 9:22luxury
- 9:23stores
- 9:23since
- 9:24about
- 9:242020
- 9:25and
- 9:26there's
- 9:26been
- 9:26really
- 9:26limited
- 9:27traction
- 9:28to
- 9:28this.
- 9:28And
- 9:30somebody
- 9:30said
- 9:30to
- 9:31me
- 9:31the
- 9:31other
- 9:31day,
- 9:31which
- 9:32really
- 9:32resonated.
- 9:33They
- 9:33were
- 9:33talking
- 9:33about
- 9:34luxury
- 9:34retail
- 9:34and
- 9:35they
- 9:35said
- 9:35to
- 9:35me,
- 9:35luxury
- 9:36retail
- 9:36is
- 9:36the
- 9:37game
- 9:37of
- 9:37making
- 9:38people
- 9:38want
- 9:39things
- 9:39they
- 9:40really
- 9:40don't
- 9:40need.
- 9:41Which
- 9:42I
- 9:42thought
- 9:42was
- 9:42great.
- 9:43And
- 9:43that's
- 9:44absolutely
- 9:44not
- 9:45what
- 9:45Amazon
- 9:45is
- 9:45designed
- 9:46for.
- 9:47That's
- 9:47the
- 9:47antithesis
- 9:48of
- 9:48Amazon.
- 9:49So
- 9:50there's
- 9:50always
- 9:50been
- 9:50a
- 9:50mismatch.
- 9:51So
- 9:51for
- 9:51Amazon
- 9:52bringing
- 9:53the
- 9:53Saks
- 9:53brand
- 9:54onto
- 9:54the
- 9:54platform
- 9:55and
- 9:56crucially
- 9:56getting
- 9:56access
- 9:57to
- 9:57their
- 9:57supplier
- 9:58relations,
- 10:00that's
- 10:00a
- 10:01win.
- 10:02And
- 10:02that
- 10:02win
- 10:03for
- 10:03them
- 10:03is
- 10:03probably
- 10:04what
- 10:04led
- 10:04them
- 10:04to
- 10:05invest
- 10:05in
- 10:05this
- 10:06new
- 10:06Sax
- 10:06Global
- 10:07formation
- 10:07last
- 10:08summer.
- 10:08And
- 10:08ever
- 10:09since
- 10:09they
- 10:09did
- 10:10that,
- 10:10this
- 10:10move
- 10:11has
- 10:11felt
- 10:11pretty
- 10:12inevitable.
- 10:12So,
- 10:14and
- 10:14that
- 10:15in
- 10:15that
- 10:15context
- 10:15is
- 10:15really
- 10:16important
- 10:16because
- 10:16Amazon,
- 10:17along
- 10:17with
- 10:18Salesforce
- 10:18and
- 10:19Authentic
- 10:19Brands
- 10:20Group
- 10:20helped
- 10:20finance
- 10:22Saks
- 10:22the
- 10:22acquisition
- 10:23of
- 10:23Neiman
- 10:24Marcus.
- 10:24So
- 10:24they
- 10:24helped
- 10:25finance
- 10:26the
- 10:26creation
- 10:26of
- 10:26Saks
- 10:27Global.
- 10:27And
- 10:28I
- 10:28think
- 10:28that's
- 10:28the
- 10:29rub.
- 10:30Yeah,
- 10:30really,
- 10:31if
- 10:31you
- 10:31start
- 10:31going
- 10:31from
- 10:32the
- 10:32Saks
- 10:32perspective,
- 10:33there's
- 10:33been
- 10:33so
- 10:33much
- 10:34coverage
- 10:34about
- 10:34this
- 10:35acquisition
- 10:35we
- 10:36could,
- 10:36I'm
- 10:36sure
- 10:36we
- 10:36could
- 10:36do
- 10:37a
- 10:37podcast
- 10:37series
- 10:37in
- 10:38its
- 10:38own
- 10:38right.
- 10:39But
- 10:39yeah,
- 10:40I
- 10:40think,
- 10:40I
- 10:40think
- 10:41everybody's
- 10:41aware
- 10:41it's
- 10:42not
- 10:42going
- 10:42very
- 10:42well.
- 10:43It's
- 10:43got
- 10:43a
- 10:43huge
- 10:44amount
- 10:44of
- 10:44debt.
- 10:45It's
- 10:45raised
- 10:46over
- 10:462
- 10:47billion
- 10:47in
- 10:47junk
- 10:47bonds
- 10:48to
- 10:48finance
- 10:48the
- 10:48acquisition.
- 10:49He's
- 10:49got
- 10:49a
- 10:49really
- 10:49large
- 10:50debt
- 10:50repayment
- 10:51coming
- 10:51up
- 10:51soon.
- 10:52So
- 10:52you
- 10:52know,
- 10:52Cash
- 10:53Sachs
- 10:53has
- 10:54to
- 10:54find
- 10:54the
- 10:54cash
- 10:54flow
- 10:55to
- 10:55be
- 10:55able
- 10:55to
- 10:55make
- 10:55that
- 10:56payment
- 10:57and
- 10:58he's
- 10:58got
- 10:58to
- 10:58keep
- 10:58Amazon,
- 10:59one
- 10:59of
- 10:59his
- 10:59big
- 10:59investors
- 11:00on
- 11:00side.
- 11:01And,
- 11:01and
- 11:01I
- 11:02think
- 11:02when
- 11:02you
- 11:02strip
- 11:02it
- 11:02all
- 11:03back,
- 11:03I
- 11:03think
- 11:03that's
- 11:04what's
- 11:04driving
- 11:05this
- 11:05activity
- 11:06above
- 11:07anything
- 11:07else.
- 11:08Interesting.
- 11:09So
- 11:09you,
- 11:10so
- 11:10you
- 11:11think
- 11:11there's
- 11:11no
- 11:12value?
- 11:12If
- 11:13I'm
- 11:13reading
- 11:13between
- 11:14the
- 11:14lines,
- 11:14you
- 11:14don't
- 11:14think
- 11:14there's
- 11:15value
- 11:15from
- 11:15a
- 11:15consumer
- 11:16perspective.
- 11:16You
- 11:16just
- 11:16think
- 11:17you,
- 11:17you
- 11:17think
- 11:17that
- 11:18it's,
- 11:18they're
- 11:18not
- 11:18going
- 11:18to
- 11:18be
- 11:19going
- 11:19to
- 11:19Amazon
- 11:19for
- 11:19luxury.
- 11:20That's,
- 11:20that's
- 11:21just,
- 11:21this
- 11:22is
- 11:22a,
- 11:22this
- 11:22is
- 11:22a
- 11:22move
- 11:23to
- 11:23pacify
- 11:24investors,
- 11:25not
- 11:25so
- 11:25much
- 11:26or
- 11:26keep
- 11:27the
- 11:27peace,
- 11:27not
- 11:27so
- 11:27much
- 11:28for
- 11:29the
- 11:29consumer.
- 11:30I
- 11:30think
- 11:30the
- 11:30rationale
- 11:31is
- 11:31really
- 11:31strong
- 11:31for
- 11:32why
- 11:32Amazon
- 11:33would
- 11:33want
- 11:33to
- 11:33try
- 11:33and
- 11:33make
- 11:34this
- 11:34happen.
- 11:34I
- 11:35think
- 11:35it's
- 11:36really
- 11:37challenging
- 11:37to
- 11:37see
- 11:38why
- 11:38from
- 11:38a
- 11:38Sax
- 11:39perspective.
- 11:40Yeah,
- 11:40yeah,
- 11:40that
- 11:41makes
- 11:41sense.
- 11:41Chris,
- 11:41where
- 11:42do
- 11:42you
- 11:42land
- 11:42on
- 11:42this?
- 11:42What
- 11:42are
- 11:43your
- 11:43thoughts?
- 11:43Yeah,
- 11:43I
- 11:43mean
- 11:44a
- 11:44couple
- 11:44of
- 11:44thoughts.
- 11:44On
- 11:44what,
- 11:45on
- 11:45what
- 11:45Ben's,
- 11:46what
- 11:46Ben
- 11:46said
- 11:46and
- 11:46then
- 11:47kind
- 11:47of
- 11:47add
- 11:47my
- 11:47own
- 11:47twist
- 11:48to
- 11:48it
- 11:48too.
- 11:48I
- 11:48think,
- 11:48you
- 11:48know,
- 11:49for
- 11:49Amazon
- 11:50it's
- 11:50kind
- 11:50of
- 11:50a
- 11:50no
- 11:50brainer
- 11:51in
- 11:51a
- 11:51way,
- 11:51but
- 11:51I
- 11:52would
- 11:52caution
- 11:52the
- 11:53idea
- 11:53of
- 11:53Amazon
- 11:54being
- 11:54able
- 11:54to
- 11:54get
- 11:55all
- 11:55the
- 11:55brands
- 11:56under
- 11:56the
- 11:56Saks
- 11:56umbrella
- 11:57onto
- 11:57the
- 11:57platform
- 11:58because
- 11:58the
- 11:58brands
- 11:59still
- 11:59have
- 11:59to
- 11:59give
- 11:59permission
- 11:59to
- 12:00sell.
- 12:00And
- 12:00I
- 12:01lived
- 12:01through
- 12:01that
- 12:01at
- 12:01Target
- 12:02when
- 12:02we,
- 12:02we
- 12:02acquired
- 12:03some
- 12:03high
- 12:03end
- 12:03cooking
- 12:04online
- 12:04websites
- 12:05with
- 12:05the
- 12:05idea
- 12:05or
- 12:05the
- 12:05premise
- 12:06that
- 12:06we
- 12:06would
- 12:06get
- 12:07access
- 12:07to
- 12:07their
- 12:07brands,
- 12:07which
- 12:08turned
- 12:08out
- 12:08not
- 12:09to
- 12:09be
- 12:09true.
- 12:10We
- 12:10saw
- 12:10the
- 12:10same
- 12:10thing
- 12:10with
- 12:11Moosejaw
- 12:11and
- 12:11Walmart,
- 12:12the
- 12:12kerfuffle
- 12:13that
- 12:13they
- 12:13had
- 12:13trying
- 12:13to
- 12:14do
- 12:14the
- 12:14same
- 12:14thing.
- 12:14It
- 12:14just
- 12:15doesn't
- 12:15happen
- 12:15that
- 12:16way
- 12:16as
- 12:16much
- 12:16as
- 12:17people
- 12:17want
- 12:17to
- 12:17think
- 12:17that
- 12:17it
- 12:18does.
- 12:19So
- 12:19but
- 12:19you
- 12:19know,
- 12:19for
- 12:19Amazon.
- 12:20So
- 12:20like
- 12:20let's
- 12:20try
- 12:21it.
- 12:21But
- 12:21the
- 12:21other
- 12:21point
- 12:21I
- 12:21would
- 12:21make
- 12:22on
- 12:22the
- 12:22sex
- 12:22side
- 12:23for
- 12:23on
- 12:23the
- 12:23investor
- 12:24side,
- 12:24this
- 12:24movie,
- 12:25I
- 12:25mean
- 12:25this
- 12:25thing
- 12:25is
- 12:25just
- 12:26silly.
- 12:26I
- 12:26mean
- 12:26to
- 12:26me
- 12:26it's
- 12:27like
- 12:27signals
- 12:27the
- 12:27death
- 12:28knell
- 12:28of
- 12:28eventually
- 12:29sacks.
- 12:29Because
- 12:30the
- 12:30most
- 12:30ridiculous
- 12:31part
- 12:31of
- 12:31the
- 12:31announcement
- 12:32to
- 12:32me
- 12:33is
- 12:33that
- 12:33someone
- 12:33at
- 12:34Sachs
- 12:34actually
- 12:34thinks
- 12:35it
- 12:35makes
- 12:35sense
- 12:36to
- 12:36use
- 12:36the
- 12:36windows
- 12:37along
- 12:37fifth
- 12:38Avenue
- 12:39to
- 12:39advertise
- 12:40this.
- 12:40It's
- 12:40like
- 12:40don't
- 12:41come
- 12:41into
- 12:41our
- 12:41store.
- 12:42Everyone
- 12:42walking
- 12:42by
- 12:43on
- 12:43the
- 12:43greatest
- 12:44shopping
- 12:44street
- 12:44in
- 12:45America.
- 12:45You
- 12:46know,
- 12:46you
- 12:46could
- 12:47just
- 12:47go
- 12:47to
- 12:47get
- 12:47the
- 12:47goods
- 12:48on
- 12:48Amazon.
- 12:48I
- 12:49mean
- 12:49that
- 12:49is
- 12:49just
- 12:50absolutely
- 12:51asinine
- 12:52when
- 12:52I
- 12:52say
- 12:52that
- 12:52out
- 12:52loud.
- 12:53I
- 12:53mean
- 12:53you
- 12:53guys
- 12:53have
- 12:54to
- 12:54agree
- 12:54with
- 12:54that.
- 12:54I
- 12:54think
- 12:55so.
- 12:55I
- 12:55don't
- 12:55know.
- 12:56It's
- 12:56driving
- 12:56awareness,
- 12:57right?
- 12:57Like
- 12:57it's,
- 12:58it's
- 12:58awareness
- 12:58to
- 12:59consumers
- 12:59that
- 12:59you
- 13:00could
- 13:00that
- 13:00now
- 13:01they
- 13:01are
- 13:01available.
- 13:01Awareness
- 13:02of
- 13:02the
- 13:02death
- 13:02of
- 13:03your
- 13:03business
- 13:03model.
- 13:03Like
- 13:04if
- 13:04people
- 13:04start
- 13:04to
- 13:04do
- 13:05that,
- 13:05your
- 13:05stores
- 13:06are
- 13:06going
- 13:06to
- 13:06become
- 13:06obsoleted
- 13:07that
- 13:07quickly.
- 13:08And
- 13:08so
- 13:08it
- 13:08just
- 13:08goes
- 13:09back
- 13:09to
- 13:09my
- 13:09point
- 13:09again
- 13:10of
- 13:10barring
- 13:11a
- 13:11few
- 13:11exceptions,
- 13:12department
- 13:12stores
- 13:12are
- 13:13the
- 13:1321st
- 13:14century
- 13:14retail
- 13:14equivalent
- 13:15of
- 13:15the
- 13:15horse
- 13:15and
- 13:15buggy.
- 13:16They're
- 13:16going
- 13:16away.
- 13:16And
- 13:17this
- 13:17is
- 13:17just
- 13:17a
- 13:17further
- 13:18example
- 13:18of
- 13:18it.
- 13:18And
- 13:19man,
- 13:19I
- 13:19think
- 13:19the
- 13:19proof's
- 13:20in
- 13:20the
- 13:20pudding.
- 13:21I
- 13:21think
- 13:21that's
- 13:21a
- 13:21really
- 13:22interesting
- 13:22point
- 13:23around
- 13:23the
- 13:24department
- 13:24store
- 13:24model.
- 13:25And
- 13:26I
- 13:26think
- 13:26the
- 13:26exception
- 13:26to
- 13:27that
- 13:27is
- 13:27the
- 13:27success
- 13:28that
- 13:28Nordstrom's
- 13:29having.
- 13:30And
- 13:30right.
- 13:31Not
- 13:31Nordstrom
- 13:32is
- 13:32having
- 13:32because
- 13:32it
- 13:33recognizes
- 13:34that
- 13:35at
- 13:35the
- 13:35moment
- 13:36to
- 13:36sell
- 13:37luxury
- 13:38you
- 13:38need
- 13:39experience,
- 13:40you
- 13:40need
- 13:41personal
- 13:41selling.
- 13:42You
- 13:42know
- 13:42there
- 13:43is,
- 13:43Yeah,
- 13:44I
- 13:44think
- 13:44there's
- 13:44lots
- 13:45of
- 13:45stories
- 13:45about
- 13:45the
- 13:46number
- 13:46one
- 13:46personal
- 13:47seller
- 13:47in
- 13:47the
- 13:47Neiman
- 13:48Marcus
- 13:48estate
- 13:48having
- 13:49moved
- 13:49to
- 13:50Nordstrom
- 13:51and
- 13:51taken
- 13:51her
- 13:52account
- 13:53book
- 13:53with
- 13:54her
- 13:54and
- 13:55she's
- 13:55turning
- 13:55over
- 13:55the
- 13:56equivalent
- 13:56of
- 13:56a,
- 13:57of
- 13:57a
- 13:57department
- 13:57store
- 13:58on
- 13:58a.
- 13:58On
- 13:58her
- 13:58own
- 13:58through
- 13:59personal
- 13:59selling.
- 14:00So
- 14:00is
- 14:00this
- 14:01ultra
- 14:01high
- 14:01end
- 14:02market
- 14:02whereby
- 14:02a
- 14:03physical
- 14:03environment
- 14:04of
- 14:04departments
- 14:05of
- 14:05curated
- 14:05products
- 14:06really
- 14:06resonates
- 14:07now
- 14:08as
- 14:09the
- 14:10economies
- 14:11contract,
- 14:14is
- 14:14price
- 14:14and
- 14:15convenience
- 14:15going
- 14:15to
- 14:15become
- 14:16more
- 14:16compelling
- 14:16to
- 14:17consumers
- 14:17and
- 14:17more
- 14:17compelling
- 14:18for
- 14:18brands
- 14:18of
- 14:18route
- 14:19to
- 14:19get
- 14:19there?
- 14:19Possibly.
- 14:20Does
- 14:21luxury
- 14:21have
- 14:21a
- 14:21level
- 14:22of
- 14:24protection
- 14:24from
- 14:25that?
- 14:25Possibly.
- 14:26But
- 14:26I
- 14:26think
- 14:27there
- 14:27is
- 14:27still
- 14:27a
- 14:27role
- 14:27to
- 14:28play
- 14:28for
- 14:28that
- 14:28connection,
- 14:29that
- 14:29experience.
- 14:30You've
- 14:30just
- 14:30got
- 14:30to
- 14:30look
- 14:30at
- 14:30the
- 14:31buzz
- 14:31of
- 14:31the
- 14:31print
- 14:32store
- 14:32in
- 14:32New
- 14:32York,
- 14:33create
- 14:33experience
- 14:34and
- 14:34you
- 14:34can
- 14:35sell
- 14:35luxury.
- 14:36So
- 14:36I'm
- 14:36not,
- 14:36I'm
- 14:36not
- 14:36quite
- 14:37sure
- 14:37that
- 14:37the
- 14:37department
- 14:38store
- 14:38in
- 14:38luxury
- 14:39isn't
- 14:39the
- 14:39right
- 14:39thing
- 14:40to
- 14:40do.
- 14:40I'm
- 14:41not
- 14:41sure
- 14:41that
- 14:41Saxon
- 14:42necessarily
- 14:42taking
- 14:43the
- 14:43right
- 14:43route
- 14:43to
- 14:43unlock
- 14:44it.
- 14:44Yeah,
- 14:45right.
- 14:45You
- 14:45have
- 14:45to
- 14:45position
- 14:46it
- 14:46that
- 14:46way.
- 14:46That's
- 14:46why
- 14:46I
- 14:46said,
- 14:47barring
- 14:47few
- 14:47exceptions,
- 14:48for
- 14:48the
- 14:48most
- 14:49part,
- 14:49it's
- 14:49going
- 14:50away.
- 14:50Just
- 14:50like
- 14:50there's
- 14:51still
- 14:51horse
- 14:51and
- 14:51buggies
- 14:52riding
- 14:52around
- 14:52Central
- 14:52park
- 14:53if
- 14:53you
- 14:53do
- 14:53it
- 14:54right.
- 14:54Right.
- 14:54You
- 14:55know,
- 14:55like
- 14:55you
- 14:55have
- 14:55to
- 14:56position
- 14:56the
- 14:56store
- 14:57experience
- 14:57in
- 14:57the
- 14:58right
- 14:58way.
- 14:58And
- 14:59this
- 14:59particularly
- 15:00putting
- 15:00the
- 15:01devoting
- 15:01your
- 15:02windows
- 15:02to
- 15:02selling
- 15:02on
- 15:03Amazon
- 15:03is
- 15:03not
- 15:04that.
- 15:04I
- 15:05don't
- 15:05know,
- 15:05guys.
- 15:05I'm
- 15:05going
- 15:06to
- 15:06come
- 15:06in
- 15:06here
- 15:06with
- 15:06a
- 15:07different
- 15:07perspective.
- 15:08I
- 15:09think
- 15:09that
- 15:10on
- 15:10one
- 15:10hand,
- 15:10I
- 15:10totally
- 15:11agree.
- 15:11Like
- 15:12the
- 15:12department
- 15:12store
- 15:13as
- 15:13we
- 15:13know
- 15:14needs
- 15:14to
- 15:15evolve
- 15:15or
- 15:15it's
- 15:15going
- 15:16to
- 15:16die.
- 15:16And
- 15:17does
- 15:17this
- 15:17Amazon
- 15:18connection
- 15:18dilute
- 15:19the
- 15:19Sam's,
- 15:20the
- 15:20Saks
- 15:21brand
- 15:21a
- 15:21little
- 15:21bit?
- 15:22Maybe.
- 15:22But
- 15:23I
- 15:23do
- 15:23think
- 15:23that
- 15:24there's
- 15:24an
- 15:24important
- 15:24thing
- 15:25to
- 15:25call
- 15:25out
- 15:25here
- 15:26and
- 15:26that
- 15:26is
- 15:26that
- 15:27we've
- 15:28said
- 15:28that
- 15:28it's
- 15:28okay
- 15:28for
- 15:29Walmart.com
- 15:30to
- 15:30sell
- 15:30luxury,
- 15:31but
- 15:31now
- 15:31we're
- 15:31saying
- 15:32it's
- 15:32not
- 15:32okay
- 15:32for
- 15:32Amazon.com
- 15:33to
- 15:33sell
- 15:34luxury.
- 15:34I
- 15:34think
- 15:34there's
- 15:34a
- 15:35major
- 15:35disconnect
- 15:36there
- 15:36because
- 15:37I
- 15:37think
- 15:37when
- 15:37you
- 15:38think
- 15:38about.
- 15:38How
- 15:38people
- 15:39are
- 15:39selling,
- 15:39that's
- 15:39a
- 15:39different
- 15:40question.
- 15:40But
- 15:40that's,
- 15:40that's
- 15:41from
- 15:41a
- 15:41different
- 15:41starting
- 15:41point
- 15:42and
- 15:42that's,
- 15:42that's
- 15:43Walmart
- 15:43selling
- 15:44luxury,
- 15:44having
- 15:44access
- 15:45to
- 15:45luxury.
- 15:45That's
- 15:45different
- 15:46than.
- 15:46Then
- 15:46that's
- 15:47to
- 15:47the
- 15:47point
- 15:47about
- 15:47Amazon.
- 15:48Yeah,
- 15:48it
- 15:48makes
- 15:48sense
- 15:48for
- 15:48Amazon.
- 15:49But
- 15:50you
- 15:50know,
- 15:50for
- 15:50the,
- 15:51for
- 15:51the
- 15:51point
- 15:51of
- 15:51Saks,
- 15:52that's
- 15:53Saks
- 15:53going
- 15:53on.
- 15:54Amazon
- 15:54is
- 15:54different
- 15:55than
- 15:55the
- 15:55Walmart
- 15:55example.
- 15:56There's
- 15:56still
- 15:56a
- 15:57point
- 15:57of
- 15:57Saks
- 15:58going
- 15:58on
- 15:58this
- 15:59to
- 15:59keep
- 15:59their
- 16:00business
- 16:00model
- 16:01alive.
- 16:01The
- 16:02convenience
- 16:02stuff
- 16:03is,
- 16:03is
- 16:03number
- 16:04one
- 16:04here
- 16:04because
- 16:04if
- 16:05you
- 16:05still
- 16:05order
- 16:05something
- 16:05from
- 16:06Saks,
- 16:06from
- 16:07Nordstrom,
- 16:07from
- 16:07any
- 16:08of
- 16:08these
- 16:08retailers,
- 16:09the
- 16:09shipping,
- 16:10you
- 16:10know,
- 16:10for
- 16:11me
- 16:11to
- 16:11cover
- 16:11shipping,
- 16:12even
- 16:12when
- 16:12I'm
- 16:12spending
- 16:13a
- 16:13certain
- 16:13amount
- 16:14of
- 16:14money
- 16:14to
- 16:14get
- 16:14free
- 16:15shipping,
- 16:15it
- 16:15still
- 16:15takes,
- 16:16I'm
- 16:16still
- 16:16waiting
- 16:17a
- 16:17week
- 16:17for
- 16:17an
- 16:18order
- 16:18from
- 16:18Nordstrom,
- 16:19for
- 16:19example.
- 16:20Now
- 16:20I
- 16:20can
- 16:20go
- 16:21on.
- 16:21If
- 16:21I'm
- 16:21a
- 16:22luxury
- 16:22shopper,
- 16:22I've
- 16:23already
- 16:23been
- 16:23in
- 16:23the
- 16:23store,
- 16:24I
- 16:24know
- 16:24what
- 16:24handbag
- 16:25I
- 16:25want,
- 16:25if
- 16:25I
- 16:26want
- 16:26that
- 16:26delivered
- 16:26to
- 16:27me
- 16:27or
- 16:27that
- 16:28dress
- 16:28delivered
- 16:28to
- 16:29me
- 16:29for
- 16:29an
- 16:29event
- 16:29the
- 16:29next
- 16:30day.
- 16:30And
- 16:30I
- 16:31already
- 16:31have
- 16:31all
- 16:32of
- 16:32my
- 16:32Amazon
- 16:32information
- 16:33there
- 16:33and
- 16:33I
- 16:33can
- 16:33get
- 16:33it
- 16:34in
- 16:34one
- 16:34day.
- 16:34I
- 16:35think
- 16:35there's
- 16:35value
- 16:36to
- 16:36that.
- 16:36And
- 16:37that's
- 16:37not
- 16:37something
- 16:38that
- 16:38with
- 16:38the
- 16:38current
- 16:39Sax
- 16:39model
- 16:39They're
- 16:40able
- 16:40to
- 16:40deliver
- 16:41on.
- 16:41Second,
- 16:42I
- 16:42think
- 16:42when
- 16:42it
- 16:43does
- 16:43come
- 16:43to
- 16:44searching
- 16:44for
- 16:44something
- 16:45like
- 16:45yesterday,
- 16:46I'm
- 16:46looking
- 16:46for
- 16:47basic
- 16:47black
- 16:48T
- 16:48shirts,
- 16:48but
- 16:48I
- 16:48want
- 16:49a
- 16:49high
- 16:49quality
- 16:49black
- 16:50T
- 16:50shirt.
- 16:50When
- 16:50you
- 16:50start
- 16:51to
- 16:51think
- 16:51about
- 16:51things
- 16:51like
- 16:52Rufus,
- 16:52that
- 16:53Amazon's
- 16:53deployed
- 16:54where
- 16:54I
- 16:54can
- 16:54have
- 16:54an
- 16:54engaging
- 16:55conversation
- 16:55with
- 16:56somebody.
- 16:56So
- 16:57the
- 16:57new
- 16:57version,
- 16:58the,
- 16:58the
- 16:59like
- 16:59now
- 16:59version
- 17:00of
- 17:00what
- 17:00that
- 17:00sales
- 17:01associate
- 17:01was
- 17:01able
- 17:02to
- 17:02help
- 17:02me
- 17:02with
- 17:02online
- 17:03in
- 17:03a
- 17:04store,
- 17:04when
- 17:04you
- 17:05think
- 17:05about
- 17:05how
- 17:05that's
- 17:05happening
- 17:06on
- 17:06Amazon
- 17:06and
- 17:07now
- 17:07I
- 17:07can
- 17:07be
- 17:07served
- 17:07up
- 17:08not
- 17:08just
- 17:08Amazon
- 17:09essentials
- 17:09T
- 17:09shirts,
- 17:10but
- 17:10I
- 17:10can
- 17:11also
- 17:11say,
- 17:11you
- 17:11know,
- 17:12Rufus,
- 17:12I
- 17:12want
- 17:12something
- 17:13that's
- 17:13a
- 17:13little
- 17:13bit
- 17:13more
- 17:13high
- 17:13quality
- 17:14and
- 17:14maybe
- 17:14I'm
- 17:15getting
- 17:15a
- 17:16James
- 17:16Purse
- 17:17T
- 17:17shirt
- 17:17that
- 17:17I
- 17:17would
- 17:17only
- 17:18be
- 17:18able
- 17:18to
- 17:18get
- 17:19if
- 17:19Saks
- 17:20is
- 17:20on
- 17:20the
- 17:20Amazon
- 17:21platform.
- 17:21So
- 17:21I,
- 17:21I
- 17:22do
- 17:22think
- 17:22that
- 17:22there's
- 17:23value
- 17:23and
- 17:24this
- 17:24is
- 17:24Saks
- 17:25and
- 17:25Amazon
- 17:26kind
- 17:26of
- 17:26evolving
- 17:27together
- 17:27into
- 17:28the
- 17:28new
- 17:28definition
- 17:29of
- 17:29selling
- 17:30luxury.
- 17:30Wow,
- 17:31we're
- 17:31starting
- 17:31off
- 17:31hot
- 17:31today.
- 17:32So
- 17:32shots
- 17:32fired
- 17:33there.
- 17:33But
- 17:33okay,
- 17:34I'm
- 17:34going
- 17:34to
- 17:34refute
- 17:34the
- 17:34point
- 17:35on
- 17:35two
- 17:35things.
- 17:35The
- 17:35first
- 17:35part
- 17:36of
- 17:36that,
- 17:36just
- 17:36use
- 17:37by
- 17:37with
- 17:37Prime.
- 17:37Then
- 17:37why
- 17:38do
- 17:38you
- 17:38have
- 17:38to
- 17:38do
- 17:38all
- 17:38this?
- 17:38Like
- 17:39you
- 17:39could
- 17:39get
- 17:39all
- 17:39those
- 17:39shipping
- 17:40benefits
- 17:40just
- 17:40by
- 17:40linking
- 17:41up
- 17:41with
- 17:41Buy
- 17:41with
- 17:41Prime.
- 17:42You
- 17:42could,
- 17:42but
- 17:42I
- 17:42think
- 17:43that
- 17:43assumes
- 17:43that
- 17:43people
- 17:43are
- 17:44going
- 17:44directly
- 17:44to
- 17:45Saks.com
- 17:45which
- 17:46we
- 17:46know
- 17:46they
- 17:46aren't
- 17:47going
- 17:47Saks.com
- 17:48as
- 17:48frequently
- 17:49and
- 17:49they're
- 17:49going
- 17:49to
- 17:50Amazon.
- 17:50But
- 17:51that
- 17:51was
- 17:51the
- 17:51premise
- 17:52of
- 17:52what
- 17:52you
- 17:52said.
- 17:52Like
- 17:52they
- 17:52can't,
- 17:53they're
- 17:53shopping
- 17:53there
- 17:53and
- 17:53they're
- 17:54not
- 17:54confident
- 17:54in
- 17:54the
- 17:54delivery
- 17:55and
- 17:55the
- 17:55experience.
- 17:55So
- 17:55okay,
- 17:56then
- 17:56get
- 17:56confidence
- 17:56in
- 17:57the
- 17:57delivery
- 17:57experience
- 17:57by
- 17:57leaning
- 17:58on
- 17:58with
- 17:58Buy
- 17:58Prime.
- 17:58But
- 17:59then
- 17:59the
- 17:59second
- 17:59point
- 18:00is
- 18:00you're
- 18:00thinking
- 18:01about
- 18:01this
- 18:01in
- 18:01isolation.
- 18:02You
- 18:02have
- 18:02to
- 18:02remember
- 18:02too
- 18:02that
- 18:03Amazon
- 18:03already
- 18:04has
- 18:04items
- 18:05available
- 18:05from
- 18:06these
- 18:06brands
- 18:06on
- 18:07their
- 18:07website.
- 18:07So
- 18:07this
- 18:07isn't
- 18:08changing
- 18:08the
- 18:08experience.
- 18:09Not
- 18:09all
- 18:09of
- 18:09the
- 18:09brands.
- 18:10Well,
- 18:11the,
- 18:11the
- 18:11brands.
- 18:12Anyone
- 18:12that
- 18:12wants
- 18:12to
- 18:12put
- 18:13a
- 18:13brand
- 18:13on
- 18:13the
- 18:13website
- 18:13as
- 18:14a
- 18:14third
- 18:14party
- 18:14seller
- 18:14can
- 18:15do
- 18:15that
- 18:15and
- 18:15that's
- 18:15been
- 18:16a
- 18:16problem
- 18:16on
- 18:16Amazon
- 18:17for
- 18:17years.
- 18:17So.
- 18:18So
- 18:18the
- 18:18search
- 18:19experience
- 18:19is
- 18:19not
- 18:19really
- 18:20going
- 18:20to
- 18:20be
- 18:20augmented
- 18:21by
- 18:21this
- 18:21in
- 18:21any
- 18:21way,
- 18:22shape
- 18:22or
- 18:22form
- 18:22as
- 18:23well.
- 18:23So.
- 18:23All
- 18:24right,
- 18:24headline
- 18:24number
- 18:24two.
- 18:25Walmart
- 18:25has
- 18:26debuted
- 18:26a
- 18:26new
- 18:26store
- 18:27of
- 18:27the
- 18:27future
- 18:27down
- 18:28in
- 18:28Texas.
- 18:28According
- 18:29to
- 18:29Chainsaways,
- 18:30the
- 18:30new
- 18:30Supercenter
- 18:31is
- 18:31located
- 18:31in
- 18:32Cypress,
- 18:32Texas
- 18:33which
- 18:33is
- 18:33both
- 18:34its
- 18:34first
- 18:34ground
- 18:34up
- 18:35supercenter
- 18:35in
- 18:35four
- 18:36years
- 18:36and
- 18:36the
- 18:36first
- 18:37new
- 18:37construction
- 18:38of
- 18:38store
- 18:38of
- 18:38the
- 18:39of
- 18:39a
- 18:39store
- 18:39of
- 18:39the
- 18:40Future
- 18:40in
- 18:40the
- 18:40U.S.
- 18:41walmart
- 18:42plans
- 18:42to
- 18:42build
- 18:42or
- 18:42convert
- 18:43more
- 18:43than
- 18:43150
- 18:44stores
- 18:44to
- 18:44this
- 18:45new
- 18:45Superstore
- 18:45model
- 18:46over
- 18:46the
- 18:46next
- 18:46several
- 18:47years.
- 18:47Highlights
- 18:48of
- 18:48the
- 18:48new
- 18:48store
- 18:49include
- 18:49a
- 18:49full
- 18:50service
- 18:50fuel
- 18:50station
- 18:50with
- 18:51eight
- 18:51pumps
- 18:51serving
- 18:51up
- 18:52to
- 18:5216
- 18:52vehicles
- 18:53a
- 18:53modern
- 18:54pharmacy
- 18:54with
- 18:54a
- 18:54health
- 18:55service
- 18:55room
- 18:55and
- 18:55drive
- 18:56thru
- 18:56a
- 18:56refreshed
- 18:57vision
- 18:57center
- 18:58offering
- 18:58expanded
- 18:59services
- 19:00elevated
- 19:00departments
- 19:01in
- 19:01fashion,
- 19:01baby
- 19:02home
- 19:02and
- 19:02pets.
- 19:03An
- 19:03ability
- 19:04for
- 19:04customers
- 19:04to
- 19:04use
- 19:05the
- 19:05Walmart
- 19:05app
- 19:05to
- 19:05engage
- 19:06with
- 19:06the
- 19:06store
- 19:06including
- 19:06scheduling,
- 19:07TV
- 19:07mounting,
- 19:08enhancing
- 19:08registries
- 19:09or
- 19:09booking
- 19:10tire
- 19:10installations.
- 19:11Something
- 19:11I
- 19:12love
- 19:12to
- 19:12do.
- 19:12Storewide
- 19:13digital
- 19:13shelf
- 19:14labels
- 19:14and
- 19:14updated
- 19:14Walmart
- 19:15branding
- 19:15and
- 19:16QR
- 19:16codes
- 19:16throughout
- 19:16the
- 19:16store
- 19:17to
- 19:17unlock
- 19:18digital
- 19:18tools,
- 19:19resources
- 19:19and
- 19:20instant
- 19:20access
- 19:21to
- 19:21an
- 19:21expanded
- 19:22assortment.
- 19:23Ben,
- 19:24how
- 19:24much
- 19:25are
- 19:25you
- 19:25buying
- 19:25into
- 19:26Walmart's
- 19:27new
- 19:27store
- 19:28of
- 19:28the
- 19:28future
- 19:28moniker
- 19:29moniker
- 19:31for
- 19:31this
- 19:31new
- 19:32Texas
- 19:33installation
- 19:34Oh.
- 19:35Man,
- 19:35I
- 19:35wish
- 19:35that
- 19:35was
- 19:36open
- 19:36a
- 19:36month
- 19:36ago.
- 19:37So
- 19:38I
- 19:38went
- 19:38after
- 19:38shop
- 19:39in
- 19:39spring
- 19:40I
- 19:40went
- 19:40down
- 19:40to
- 19:40Texas
- 19:42spent
- 19:42some
- 19:42time
- 19:42with
- 19:43retail
- 19:43partners.
- 19:44We
- 19:44did
- 19:44we
- 19:44shot
- 19:45some
- 19:45videos
- 19:45for
- 19:45our
- 19:46kind
- 19:46of
- 19:46grocery
- 19:46shop,
- 19:47an
- 19:47inside
- 19:48grocery
- 19:48shop
- 19:48series
- 19:48that
- 19:49we
- 19:49doing
- 19:49so
- 19:50I'd
- 19:50have
- 19:50loved
- 19:50to
- 19:50have
- 19:50seen
- 19:51it
- 19:51in
- 19:51the
- 19:51flesh
- 19:53I
- 19:53guess.
- 19:53What
- 19:54thoughts
- 19:54on
- 19:54this?
- 19:55Number
- 19:55one,
- 19:56I'm
- 19:56amazed.
- 19:57It's
- 19:57the
- 19:57first
- 19:57new
- 19:58ground
- 19:58up
- 19:58supercenter
- 19:59for
- 19:59four
- 19:59years
- 20:00that
- 20:00took
- 20:01me
- 20:01back
- 20:01but
- 20:03the
- 20:03recent
- 20:03remodel
- 20:04supercenters
- 20:05that
- 20:05I've
- 20:05been
- 20:05in
- 20:06are
- 20:06really
- 20:06good
- 20:06stores.
- 20:07They're
- 20:07operationally,
- 20:08they're
- 20:09really
- 20:09well
- 20:09run,
- 20:10really
- 20:10consistent,
- 20:11strong
- 20:12operational
- 20:12standards.
- 20:14What
- 20:14we're
- 20:14seeing
- 20:14is
- 20:15the
- 20:15increased
- 20:15connection
- 20:16of
- 20:16linking
- 20:17those
- 20:17digital
- 20:17journeys
- 20:18from
- 20:19in
- 20:20home
- 20:20to
- 20:20in
- 20:21store
- 20:21that
- 20:22SAMs
- 20:22are
- 20:23doing
- 20:23and
- 20:23they're
- 20:23probably
- 20:23a
- 20:24little
- 20:24bit
- 20:24further
- 20:24along
- 20:24the
- 20:25journey
- 20:25with
- 20:25what
- 20:26they've
- 20:26done
- 20:26in
- 20:26Grapevine.
- 20:27So
- 20:27that's
- 20:27really
- 20:28strong.
- 20:29QR
- 20:29codes
- 20:29to
- 20:29unlock
- 20:30expanded
- 20:31assortments,
- 20:32getting
- 20:32people
- 20:32to
- 20:32drive
- 20:32in
- 20:33the
- 20:33app
- 20:33so
- 20:33you've
- 20:33got
- 20:33more
- 20:34app
- 20:34usage
- 20:34and
- 20:34then
- 20:34you
- 20:34can
- 20:35drive
- 20:35media
- 20:35sales
- 20:35through
- 20:35the
- 20:36app,
- 20:36you
- 20:36can
- 20:36drive
- 20:37Walmart
- 20:37plus
- 20:37et
- 20:37cetera.
- 20:38So
- 20:39all
- 20:39makes
- 20:39sense.
- 20:40You've
- 20:40then
- 20:40got
- 20:40the
- 20:41efficiency
- 20:42bit.
- 20:43It's
- 20:43one
- 20:43of
- 20:44our
- 20:44big
- 20:44things
- 20:44at
- 20:44the
- 20:44moment
- 20:45is
- 20:45driving
- 20:45efficiency
- 20:46and
- 20:46engagement
- 20:47and
- 20:47the
- 20:47connection
- 20:47between
- 20:47the
- 20:48two.
- 20:48So
- 20:48again
- 20:48there's
- 20:48a
- 20:49lot
- 20:49here
- 20:49they're
- 20:49talking
- 20:50about
- 20:50about
- 20:50continued
- 20:51rollout
- 20:51of
- 20:51digital
- 20:51shelf
- 20:52edge
- 20:52labels
- 20:53that
- 20:53we
- 20:53talked
- 20:53about
- 20:53before.
- 20:55So
- 20:55there's
- 20:55a
- 20:56lot
- 20:56that
- 20:56is
- 20:56positive.
- 20:57I
- 20:57think,
- 20:58I
- 20:58think
- 20:58probably
- 20:59the
- 20:59interesting
- 20:59thing
- 20:59is
- 21:01is
- 21:01this
- 21:01the
- 21:02store
- 21:02of
- 21:02the
- 21:02future
- 21:02concept?
- 21:03I
- 21:03mean
- 21:04you
- 21:05guys
- 21:05run
- 21:05futurelabs,
- 21:06you're
- 21:06better
- 21:06at
- 21:06this
- 21:07than
- 21:07I
- 21:07am.
- 21:07For
- 21:08me,
- 21:08no,
- 21:10this
- 21:10is
- 21:10a
- 21:10store
- 21:10of
- 21:11now.
- 21:11So
- 21:11this
- 21:12is
- 21:12a
- 21:13really
- 21:13good
- 21:13execution
- 21:14of
- 21:15what
- 21:15retail
- 21:15looks
- 21:16like.
- 21:16And
- 21:16I
- 21:16think
- 21:16the
- 21:16the
- 21:17watch
- 21:17out
- 21:17for
- 21:17me
- 21:17is
- 21:17if
- 21:18you've
- 21:18got
- 21:19if
- 21:19there's
- 21:19other
- 21:19retailers
- 21:20who
- 21:20are
- 21:20looking
- 21:20at
- 21:21this
- 21:21Thinking
- 21:21that
- 21:21this
- 21:21is
- 21:22sort
- 21:22of
- 21:22the
- 21:22future,
- 21:22then
- 21:23they're
- 21:23behind
- 21:23this
- 21:24is
- 21:24store
- 21:24of
- 21:24now.
- 21:25And
- 21:25there's
- 21:25other
- 21:25things
- 21:26going
- 21:26on
- 21:26elsewhere
- 21:26in
- 21:27the
- 21:27Walmart
- 21:27estate
- 21:27to
- 21:27show
- 21:28you
- 21:28what
- 21:28some
- 21:28of
- 21:28the
- 21:28things
- 21:29in
- 21:29the
- 21:29future
- 21:29might
- 21:29be.
- 21:30I
- 21:31agree
- 21:31this
- 21:31is
- 21:31the
- 21:31problem
- 21:31with
- 21:32the
- 21:32term
- 21:32and
- 21:32I
- 21:32don't
- 21:33know
- 21:33if
- 21:33Walmart's
- 21:33using
- 21:33this
- 21:34term
- 21:34or
- 21:34if
- 21:34the
- 21:34media
- 21:35is
- 21:35using
- 21:35this
- 21:35term,
- 21:36which
- 21:36is
- 21:36why
- 21:36we
- 21:36do
- 21:36what
- 21:37we
- 21:37do,
- 21:37which
- 21:37is
- 21:38this,
- 21:38this
- 21:38is
- 21:38not
- 21:39a
- 21:39store
- 21:39of
- 21:39the
- 21:39future.
- 21:39It's
- 21:40the
- 21:40proto,
- 21:40it's
- 21:41essentially
- 21:41the
- 21:41prototype
- 21:42of
- 21:42the
- 21:42future.
- 21:42Right,
- 21:42and
- 21:42that's
- 21:43what
- 21:43you're
- 21:43saying
- 21:43you're
- 21:43thinking
- 21:44too.
- 21:44I
- 21:44can
- 21:44tell
- 21:44by
- 21:44the
- 21:44way
- 21:45you're
- 21:45nodding
- 21:45your
- 21:45head.
- 21:45It's
- 21:45like,
- 21:46like,
- 21:46you
- 21:46know,
- 21:46it's
- 21:46not,
- 21:47it's
- 21:47not
- 21:47even
- 21:47that,
- 21:47that
- 21:48futuristic.
- 21:48It's,
- 21:49you
- 21:49know,
- 21:49compared
- 21:49to
- 21:49what
- 21:49we
- 21:50saw
- 21:50in
- 21:50Canada,
- 21:50which
- 21:50was
- 21:51much
- 21:51more
- 21:51futuristic.
- 21:52But
- 21:52even
- 21:52that
- 21:52is
- 21:52kind
- 21:53of
- 21:53a
- 21:53prototype
- 21:53of
- 21:54the
- 21:54future
- 21:54design.
- 21:54It,
- 21:55it
- 21:55just
- 21:55seems
- 21:55like
- 21:56a
- 21:56pragmatic,
- 21:57you
- 21:57know,
- 21:57incremental
- 21:58evolution
- 21:59versus
- 21:59like
- 21:59a
- 21:59revolutionary
- 22:00store
- 22:01of
- 22:01the
- 22:01future
- 22:01idea.
- 22:02At
- 22:02least
- 22:02that's
- 22:02my
- 22:02take.
- 22:02And
- 22:03what
- 22:03do
- 22:03you
- 22:03think?
- 22:03Do
- 22:03we,
- 22:03are
- 22:03we
- 22:03gonna
- 22:04agree
- 22:04on
- 22:04this
- 22:04one?
- 22:04Are
- 22:05we
- 22:05gonna.
- 22:05Yeah,
- 22:05no,
- 22:06I
- 22:06think,
- 22:06are
- 22:06we
- 22:06gonna
- 22:06start
- 22:07off
- 22:07salty?
- 22:08I
- 22:09don't
- 22:09like
- 22:09that
- 22:09I
- 22:10get
- 22:10called
- 22:10salty
- 22:11for
- 22:11just
- 22:11disagreeing.
- 22:12I
- 22:12said
- 22:12we
- 22:12are
- 22:13gonna
- 22:13start
- 22:13off
- 22:13salty.
- 22:14I
- 22:14say
- 22:14you,
- 22:15I
- 22:15said
- 22:15we.
- 22:15I,
- 22:16I
- 22:16think,
- 22:16I
- 22:16think
- 22:17you
- 22:17guys
- 22:17are
- 22:17right.
- 22:17Just,
- 22:18it's
- 22:18just
- 22:18this
- 22:19is
- 22:19the
- 22:19new,
- 22:20new
- 22:20format
- 22:21stores
- 22:21for
- 22:21Walmart.
- 22:23I,
- 22:23I
- 22:24think
- 22:24there's,
- 22:25especially
- 22:25at
- 22:25this
- 22:26Texas
- 22:26location,
- 22:27it
- 22:27sounds
- 22:28like
- 22:28they're
- 22:28just
- 22:28setting
- 22:29up
- 22:29a
- 22:30store
- 22:30that
- 22:30will
- 22:31better
- 22:31allow
- 22:32Walmart
- 22:33to
- 22:33compete
- 22:33and
- 22:34to
- 22:34position
- 22:34itself,
- 22:35especially
- 22:35in
- 22:35Texas
- 22:36with
- 22:36major
- 22:36competitors
- 22:37in
- 22:37the
- 22:37same
- 22:37demographic.
- 22:38Like,
- 22:38like
- 22:38H
- 22:39E
- 22:39B.
- 22:39I
- 22:39mean
- 22:40they're
- 22:40making
- 22:40their
- 22:40own
- 22:41tortillas
- 22:41in
- 22:41store.
- 22:42They
- 22:42have
- 22:42a
- 22:42highly
- 22:43curated
- 22:43bakery.
- 22:44Like
- 22:44maybe
- 22:45we'll
- 22:45see
- 22:45more
- 22:45grab
- 22:46and
- 22:46go
- 22:46food
- 22:46in
- 22:47this
- 22:47store
- 22:47that
- 22:48really
- 22:49allows
- 22:49Walmart
- 22:49to
- 22:50be
- 22:50in
- 22:50that
- 22:50same
- 22:50consideration
- 22:51set
- 22:51that
- 22:51you're
- 22:52getting
- 22:52from
- 22:53other
- 22:53major
- 22:54players
- 22:54in
- 22:54that
- 22:55Texas
- 22:55market.
- 22:56And
- 22:56I
- 22:56think
- 22:56if
- 22:56this
- 22:56was
- 22:57a
- 22:57true
- 22:57store
- 22:57of
- 22:57the
- 22:58future
- 22:58in
- 22:58the
- 22:58sense
- 22:58that
- 22:58Chris,
- 22:59you
- 22:59and
- 22:59I
- 22:59learned
- 22:59when
- 23:00we
- 23:00were
- 23:00building
- 23:00Target,
- 23:01store
- 23:01of
- 23:01the
- 23:01future,
- 23:01it's
- 23:02like
- 23:02there's
- 23:03got
- 23:03to
- 23:03be
- 23:03more
- 23:04that's
- 23:05in,
- 23:05in
- 23:06test
- 23:06mode
- 23:06than
- 23:07there
- 23:07is
- 23:07like
- 23:08live
- 23:08in
- 23:08the
- 23:08physical
- 23:09store.
- 23:09This
- 23:09to
- 23:09me
- 23:10is
- 23:10that
- 23:10concept
- 23:11that
- 23:11is
- 23:11just,
- 23:11just
- 23:11new,
- 23:13you
- 23:13know,
- 23:13the
- 23:14new
- 23:14format
- 23:14for
- 23:14Walmart.
- 23:15If
- 23:15it
- 23:16was
- 23:16a
- 23:16store
- 23:16of
- 23:16the
- 23:16future,
- 23:17I
- 23:17would
- 23:17expect
- 23:17to
- 23:18see
- 23:18a
- 23:18lot
- 23:18more
- 23:19test,
- 23:19like
- 23:19small
- 23:20scale
- 23:20tests
- 23:20going
- 23:20on
- 23:21than
- 23:21what
- 23:21we're
- 23:21seeing
- 23:21in
- 23:21the
- 23:22store.
- 23:22And
- 23:23More
- 23:23on
- 23:23the
- 23:23side
- 23:24of
- 23:24consumer
- 23:25facing
- 23:25technology,
- 23:26associate
- 23:26facing
- 23:27technology,
- 23:27supply
- 23:28chain
- 23:28technology
- 23:29than
- 23:29what
- 23:30we're
- 23:30hearing
- 23:30about
- 23:30specifically
- 23:31in
- 23:31this
- 23:32format.
- 23:32Yeah,
- 23:33100%.
- 23:33100%.
- 23:34There'd
- 23:34be
- 23:34more
- 23:35concept
- 23:35work
- 23:36in
- 23:36terms
- 23:36of
- 23:37different
- 23:37things
- 23:37that
- 23:38they're
- 23:38trying
- 23:38to
- 23:38see
- 23:39if
- 23:39they
- 23:39can
- 23:39change
- 23:40the
- 23:40operating
- 23:40dynamics
- 23:41of
- 23:41the
- 23:41business
- 23:41model
- 23:42itself
- 23:42to
- 23:42squeeze
- 23:43more,
- 23:43you
- 23:43know,
- 23:43profit
- 23:44and
- 23:44sales
- 23:44out
- 23:45of,
- 23:45out
- 23:45of
- 23:45the
- 23:45operation.
- 23:46So
- 23:46yeah,
- 23:46100.
- 23:47And
- 23:47that's
- 23:47the
- 23:48other
- 23:48thing
- 23:48too.
- 23:48I
- 23:48imagine
- 23:48they're
- 23:49doing
- 23:49all
- 23:49kinds
- 23:49of
- 23:50things
- 23:50with
- 23:50employee
- 23:50tools
- 23:51and
- 23:51technologies,
- 23:52you
- 23:52know.
- 23:52Right.
- 23:52But
- 23:52they're
- 23:53probably
- 23:53doing
- 23:53that
- 23:53across
- 23:53the
- 23:54chain
- 23:54already
- 23:54and
- 23:54they've
- 23:54probably
- 23:55talked
- 23:55about
- 23:55that
- 23:55a
- 23:55little
- 23:55bit,
- 23:55but
- 23:56I
- 23:56was
- 23:56surprised
- 23:56that
- 23:56that
- 23:56wasn't
- 23:57more
- 23:58pronounced
- 23:58in
- 23:59the
- 23:59announcement,
- 23:59so
- 23:59to
- 24:00speak.
- 24:00Right,
- 24:00yeah,
- 24:00it's
- 24:01something
- 24:01that
- 24:01they
- 24:01talked
- 24:01about
- 24:02it.
- 24:02Shop
- 24:02talk.
- 24:02So
- 24:03Cedric
- 24:03Clark's
- 24:04interview,
- 24:04the
- 24:04EVP
- 24:05talked
- 24:06about
- 24:06the
- 24:07store
- 24:07app
- 24:07that
- 24:07they're
- 24:08using
- 24:08and
- 24:08how
- 24:08they're
- 24:09unlocking
- 24:09efficiencies.
- 24:10So
- 24:11yeah,
- 24:11I
- 24:11think
- 24:11we
- 24:11know
- 24:12it's
- 24:12happening
- 24:13and
- 24:13I
- 24:13think,
- 24:13look,
- 24:14it's
- 24:14the
- 24:15supercenter
- 24:15format
- 24:16is
- 24:16such
- 24:16a
- 24:16solid
- 24:16format,
- 24:17you
- 24:17would
- 24:17not
- 24:17want
- 24:17to
- 24:17be
- 24:17competing
- 24:18against
- 24:18that
- 24:19store.
- 24:20I
- 24:20think
- 24:20it's
- 24:21just
- 24:21not
- 24:21a
- 24:22futuristic
- 24:24concept
- 24:24bringing
- 24:25new
- 24:25things
- 24:25we
- 24:25haven't
- 24:26seen
- 24:26before.
- 24:26Rather
- 24:26it's
- 24:27the
- 24:27latest
- 24:27iteration
- 24:28of
- 24:28lots
- 24:28of
- 24:28really
- 24:29good
- 24:29things
- 24:29that
- 24:29they're
- 24:29putting
- 24:30together
- 24:30into
- 24:30one
- 24:30space.
- 24:31Yeah,
- 24:32it's
- 24:32a
- 24:32Walmart
- 24:32makeover.
- 24:33I
- 24:33mean
- 24:33it
- 24:34really
- 24:34is.
- 24:34That's
- 24:34what
- 24:35when
- 24:35you,
- 24:35when
- 24:35you
- 24:35look
- 24:35at
- 24:35it
- 24:36it's
- 24:36like,
- 24:36oh,
- 24:36Walmart's
- 24:37had
- 24:37this
- 24:37glow
- 24:38up
- 24:38and
- 24:39this
- 24:39is
- 24:39a
- 24:39new
- 24:39store.
- 24:40We're
- 24:40gonna,
- 24:40we're
- 24:40attracting
- 24:41a
- 24:41new
- 24:41demographic.
- 24:42We're
- 24:42gonna
- 24:42show
- 24:43them
- 24:43that
- 24:43experience
- 24:44when
- 24:44they
- 24:44step
- 24:44foot
- 24:45into
- 24:45the
- 24:45box
- 24:45versus
- 24:46just,
- 24:46you
- 24:46know,
- 24:47what
- 24:47their
- 24:47previous
- 24:48preconceived
- 24:49notions
- 24:49were
- 24:49of
- 24:50a
- 24:50Walmart
- 24:50store.
- 24:51Yeah.
- 24:52Meanwhile
- 24:52I
- 24:52walked
- 24:53into
- 24:53my
- 24:53local
- 24:53Target
- 24:53yesterday
- 24:54and,
- 24:54and
- 24:54like
- 24:55I've
- 24:55it,
- 24:55I've
- 24:55got
- 24:55pallets
- 24:56down
- 24:56every
- 24:57aisle
- 24:57and
- 24:58there's
- 24:58like
- 24:58floral,
- 24:59floral
- 25:00forests
- 25:00as
- 25:01I
- 25:01enter
- 25:01the
- 25:01store.
- 25:02Like
- 25:02I'm
- 25:02like
- 25:02what
- 25:02the
- 25:02heck
- 25:03is
- 25:03going
- 25:03on
- 25:03here?
- 25:03This
- 25:04looks
- 25:04really
- 25:04different.
- 25:04But
- 25:05anyway.
- 25:05All
- 25:06right,
- 25:06well
- 25:06let's
- 25:06move
- 25:06on
- 25:06to
- 25:06headline
- 25:07number
- 25:07three.
- 25:08Ben,
- 25:08we're
- 25:08really
- 25:09going
- 25:09to
- 25:09need
- 25:09you
- 25:09for
- 25:09this
- 25:09one.
- 25:10Because
- 25:10Morrison's
- 25:11becomes
- 25:12the
- 25:12first
- 25:12supermarket
- 25:13in
- 25:13the
- 25:13UK
- 25:13to
- 25:14introduce
- 25:15human
- 25:15sized
- 25:16aisle
- 25:16robots.
- 25:17According
- 25:17to
- 25:17Metro
- 25:18Simbi's
- 25:19tally,
- 25:19robots
- 25:20can
- 25:20now
- 25:20be
- 25:20spotted
- 25:20in
- 25:21three
- 25:21Morrison
- 25:22stores,
- 25:22whether
- 25:23be
- 25:23Redcar
- 25:24and
- 25:24Stockton
- 25:25and
- 25:25will
- 25:26be
- 25:26primarily
- 25:27used
- 25:27to
- 25:27check
- 25:27stock.
- 25:28Ben,
- 25:28this
- 25:28question
- 25:29goes
- 25:29to
- 25:29you.
- 25:30Have
- 25:30you
- 25:30seen
- 25:31Morrison's
- 25:31new
- 25:31robots
- 25:32in
- 25:32action
- 25:33yet?
- 25:33Number
- 25:33one
- 25:34and
- 25:34two,
- 25:34what's
- 25:34your
- 25:35take
- 25:35on
- 25:35them.
- 25:36So
- 25:36I
- 25:37have
- 25:37not
- 25:37seen
- 25:37them
- 25:37in
- 25:38Morrisons
- 25:38like
- 25:39you
- 25:39mentioned.
- 25:39It's
- 25:39a
- 25:40three
- 25:40store
- 25:40trial
- 25:40and
- 25:40all
- 25:41the
- 25:41stores
- 25:41are
- 25:41up
- 25:41in
- 25:42the
- 25:42north
- 25:42of
- 25:42England.
- 25:43So
- 25:44a
- 25:44which
- 25:44is
- 25:44a
- 25:44good
- 25:45distance
- 25:45from
- 25:45London
- 25:46where
- 25:46I'm
- 25:46based.
- 25:47But
- 25:47I
- 25:47do
- 25:48know
- 25:48a
- 25:48man
- 25:48who
- 25:48has.
- 25:49So
- 25:50shout
- 25:51out
- 25:51to
- 25:51my
- 25:51old
- 25:51team
- 25:51member
- 25:52Toby
- 25:52Pickard
- 25:53over
- 25:53I.G.D.
- 25:55who
- 25:55met
- 25:56with
- 25:56Morrisons
- 25:56and
- 25:56the
- 25:57Simba
- 25:57team
- 25:57last
- 25:58week.
- 25:58And
- 25:59so
- 25:59I
- 25:59spoke
- 26:00to
- 26:00him
- 26:00last
- 26:00night,
- 26:00he
- 26:01kindly
- 26:01gave
- 26:01me
- 26:02the
- 26:02lowdown
- 26:02and
- 26:02he'd
- 26:03been
- 26:03up
- 26:03to
- 26:03see
- 26:03them.
- 26:04So
- 26:04yeah,
- 26:05as
- 26:05you
- 26:05say,
- 26:05free
- 26:06store
- 26:06trial.
- 26:07They've
- 26:07got
- 26:07tallies
- 26:08who
- 26:08are
- 26:09autonomously
- 26:10looping
- 26:10the
- 26:10stores
- 26:11twice
- 26:12a
- 26:12day
- 26:12checking
- 26:13up
- 26:13to
- 26:1330,000
- 26:14products
- 26:15an
- 26:15hour.
- 26:16I
- 26:17really
- 26:17look,
- 26:17the
- 26:17use
- 26:18case
- 26:18is
- 26:18familiar.
- 26:19We've
- 26:19talked
- 26:19about
- 26:20it.
- 26:20You
- 26:20guys
- 26:20talked
- 26:21about
- 26:21it
- 26:21on
- 26:21the
- 26:21show
- 26:22before.
- 26:22We've
- 26:23had
- 26:23retailers
- 26:23like
- 26:24BJ
- 26:24and
- 26:24Snooks
- 26:25talk
- 26:25about
- 26:25it
- 26:26at
- 26:26previous
- 26:26grocery
- 26:26shop
- 26:27shows.
- 26:28They're
- 26:28checking
- 26:29inventory
- 26:29and
- 26:30they
- 26:30are
- 26:30checking
- 26:31pricing
- 26:31and
- 26:31promotions
- 26:31accuracy
- 26:33and
- 26:33simply
- 26:33talk
- 26:33about
- 26:34saving
- 26:34up
- 26:34to
- 26:34about
- 26:3550
- 26:35labor
- 26:35hours
- 26:36a
- 26:36week
- 26:37using
- 26:37it.
- 26:39And
- 26:39what
- 26:39do
- 26:39we
- 26:39think?
- 26:40Well,
- 26:41inventory
- 26:41management
- 26:42is
- 26:42everything
- 26:43in
- 26:43groceries.
- 26:44It's
- 26:44everything.
- 26:45And
- 26:46your
- 26:46P
- 26:46and
- 26:46L
- 26:47is
- 26:47based
- 26:47on
- 26:47getting
- 26:47the
- 26:47balance
- 26:48right
- 26:48between
- 26:48availability
- 26:49and
- 26:49waste,
- 26:50especially
- 26:50in
- 26:50short
- 26:51shelf
- 26:51life.
- 26:52So
- 26:52you
- 26:52know,
- 26:53this
- 26:53is
- 26:53Morrison's
- 26:54in
- 26:54my
- 26:54age,
- 26:54it's
- 26:55just
- 26:55the
- 26:55latest
- 26:55retailer
- 26:56turning
- 26:56to
- 26:56robotic
- 26:57technology
- 26:57to
- 26:58try
- 26:58and
- 26:58help
- 26:58drive
- 26:58that
- 26:59balance
- 26:59and
- 26:59drive
- 27:00the
- 27:00efficiency.
- 27:01Yeah,
- 27:01Ben,
- 27:01I
- 27:02agree
- 27:02with
- 27:02a
- 27:03lot
- 27:03of
- 27:03what
- 27:03you're
- 27:03saying.
- 27:03I
- 27:04mean,
- 27:04I
- 27:04think
- 27:04the
- 27:04other
- 27:04thing
- 27:05for
- 27:05me
- 27:05is
- 27:05that
- 27:05the,
- 27:06the
- 27:06Morrison
- 27:07stores
- 27:08are
- 27:08typically
- 27:10much
- 27:10smaller
- 27:11in
- 27:11size
- 27:12than
- 27:12what
- 27:12we've
- 27:13seen
- 27:13in
- 27:13some
- 27:13of
- 27:13the
- 27:13BJ's
- 27:14and
- 27:14schnooks
- 27:16footprints
- 27:16that
- 27:17they're
- 27:17rolling
- 27:17out
- 27:17in
- 27:17the
- 27:18U.S.
- 27:18so
- 27:18what
- 27:19this
- 27:19tells
- 27:19me
- 27:20is
- 27:20that,
- 27:20you
- 27:20know,
- 27:21there's
- 27:21actually
- 27:21still
- 27:22value
- 27:23in
- 27:23the
- 27:23investment
- 27:24in
- 27:24the
- 27:24robots
- 27:25doing
- 27:25the
- 27:25type
- 27:25of
- 27:25work
- 27:26that
- 27:26you're
- 27:26talking
- 27:26about
- 27:26saving
- 27:27the
- 27:2750
- 27:27labor
- 27:27hours
- 27:28a
- 27:28week
- 27:28even
- 27:29when
- 27:29you
- 27:29might
- 27:30have
- 27:30fewer
- 27:30SKUs
- 27:31and
- 27:31a
- 27:31smaller,
- 27:32you
- 27:32know,
- 27:32store
- 27:32floor
- 27:33pad
- 27:33that
- 27:33they're
- 27:33wandering.
- 27:34So
- 27:34that,
- 27:34that
- 27:35to
- 27:35me
- 27:35is
- 27:35kind
- 27:35of
- 27:36the,
- 27:36the
- 27:37icing
- 27:37on
- 27:37the
- 27:37cake
- 27:37of
- 27:38what
- 27:38you
- 27:38just
- 27:38said
- 27:39because
- 27:39it,
- 27:40it's,
- 27:40it's
- 27:41proving
- 27:41out
- 27:41the
- 27:41use
- 27:42case
- 27:42regardless
- 27:43of,
- 27:43of
- 27:43store
- 27:43format.
- 27:45Chris,
- 27:46are
- 27:46what
- 27:46are
- 27:46your
- 27:47thoughts
- 27:47here?
- 27:48Tally,
- 27:48we
- 27:49talked
- 27:49about
- 27:49it,
- 27:50but
- 27:50this
- 27:50is
- 27:50a
- 27:51new,
- 27:51new,
- 27:51new,
- 27:52new
- 27:53format
- 27:53across
- 27:53the
- 27:53pond.
- 27:54Chris?
- 27:54Yeah,
- 27:55no,
- 27:55I
- 27:55mean
- 27:55I
- 27:56think
- 27:56it's
- 27:56just,
- 27:56you
- 27:56know,
- 27:56further
- 27:57validation
- 27:57of
- 27:572025
- 27:58being
- 27:58the
- 27:58year
- 27:59of
- 27:59the
- 27:59robot,
- 27:59which
- 27:59we've
- 28:00said.
- 28:00And
- 28:00kudos
- 28:00to
- 28:00Simbi
- 28:01for,
- 28:01you
- 28:01know,
- 28:02basically
- 28:03inking
- 28:03all
- 28:03these
- 28:03new
- 28:04Partnerships.
- 28:04And
- 28:04so
- 28:04to
- 28:05me,
- 28:05like,
- 28:05if
- 28:05you're
- 28:05not
- 28:06at
- 28:06least,
- 28:06least
- 28:06having
- 28:06this
- 28:07conversation
- 28:07internally
- 28:08as
- 28:08an
- 28:08executive
- 28:08in
- 28:09terms
- 28:09of
- 28:09the
- 28:09value
- 28:09that
- 28:09robots
- 28:10can
- 28:10bring,
- 28:11you
- 28:11know,
- 28:11I
- 28:11think
- 28:11you're
- 28:11missing
- 28:12out
- 28:12the
- 28:12point.
- 28:12I'd
- 28:12add
- 28:13to
- 28:13what
- 28:13Ben
- 28:13said
- 28:13is
- 28:14inventory
- 28:14is
- 28:14important,
- 28:14but
- 28:15the
- 28:15other
- 28:15thing
- 28:15that's
- 28:15really
- 28:16important
- 28:16when
- 28:16you're
- 28:16a
- 28:16grocer
- 28:17particularly
- 28:17is
- 28:17pricing.
- 28:18You
- 28:18got
- 28:18to
- 28:19get
- 28:19your
- 28:19pricing
- 28:19accurate
- 28:20too,
- 28:20because
- 28:20you
- 28:21know
- 28:21you
- 28:21don't
- 28:21have
- 28:21the
- 28:21right
- 28:21sign
- 28:22on.
- 28:22It
- 28:22means
- 28:22you're
- 28:22missing
- 28:23out
- 28:23on
- 28:23the
- 28:23vendor
- 28:23income
- 28:24that
- 28:24the
- 28:24CPG
- 28:24brands
- 28:25have
- 28:25are
- 28:25going
- 28:26to
- 28:26provide
- 28:26you
- 28:26to
- 28:26run
- 28:27a
- 28:27promotion
- 28:27to
- 28:28move
- 28:28those
- 28:28units
- 28:29through
- 28:29your
- 28:29store.
- 28:30So
- 28:30that's
- 28:30also
- 28:31especially
- 28:32vital.
- 28:32All
- 28:32right,
- 28:33let's
- 28:33bring
- 28:33Omar
- 28:34on
- 28:34today's
- 28:34show.
- 28:36Joining
- 28:36us
- 28:36now
- 28:37for
- 28:37five
- 28:37insightful
- 28:38minutes
- 28:38is
- 28:38Omar
- 28:38Akilah,
- 28:39the
- 28:40SVP
- 28:40of
- 28:41product
- 28:41at
- 28:41Infios
- 28:42and
- 28:42a
- 28:42former
- 28:42colleague
- 28:42of
- 28:42both
- 28:43Ann
- 28:43and
- 28:43myself
- 28:44at
- 28:44Target.
- 28:44And
- 28:44Omar
- 28:45is
- 28:45here
- 28:45to
- 28:45discuss
- 28:46how
- 28:46AI
- 28:47is
- 28:47already
- 28:48and
- 28:48also
- 28:49will
- 28:49impact
- 28:50order
- 28:50management
- 28:51systems
- 28:51in
- 28:51the
- 28:52future.
- 28:52Omar,
- 28:53let's
- 28:53start
- 28:53with
- 28:53this.
- 28:54You've
- 28:54spoken
- 28:54about,
- 28:54you
- 28:55and
- 28:55I
- 28:55have
- 28:55spoken
- 28:55about
- 28:55this
- 28:55a
- 28:55lot.
- 28:56You've
- 28:56spoken
- 28:56about
- 28:56order
- 28:57management
- 28:57being
- 28:58modular.
- 28:59What
- 28:59does
- 28:59a
- 29:00modular
- 29:00order
- 29:01management
- 29:01system
- 29:02mean
- 29:02for
- 29:02retailers
- 29:03and
- 29:03why
- 29:03do
- 29:03you
- 29:03think
- 29:03it's
- 29:04an
- 29:04approach
- 29:04that
- 29:04many
- 29:05retailers
- 29:05would
- 29:05benefit
- 29:06from.
- 29:06At
- 29:07the
- 29:07end
- 29:07of
- 29:07the
- 29:07day,
- 29:07companies
- 29:08are
- 29:08looking
- 29:08to
- 29:08unlock
- 29:09strategies
- 29:09and
- 29:09capabilities,
- 29:10not
- 29:11installing
- 29:11a
- 29:12bunch
- 29:12of
- 29:12S
- 29:13systems,
- 29:14right?
- 29:14You
- 29:14think
- 29:14of
- 29:15oms,
- 29:15you
- 29:15think
- 29:15of
- 29:15tms,
- 29:16you
- 29:16think
- 29:16of
- 29:16wms,
- 29:17those
- 29:18were
- 29:18built
- 29:19more
- 29:19of
- 29:20a
- 29:20lumping
- 29:20of
- 29:20capabilities
- 29:21and
- 29:21functions
- 29:22in
- 29:22a
- 29:22dated
- 29:22view
- 29:23of
- 29:23the
- 29:23world.
- 29:23The
- 29:24world
- 29:24today
- 29:24is
- 29:25much
- 29:25more
- 29:25dynamic.
- 29:26And
- 29:26so
- 29:27I'm
- 29:27looking
- 29:27for
- 29:28functions
- 29:29that
- 29:29will
- 29:30unlock
- 29:30a
- 29:31strategy
- 29:32as
- 29:32opposed
- 29:33to
- 29:33installing
- 29:34a
- 29:34system
- 29:35and
- 29:35going
- 29:35through
- 29:35the
- 29:36time
- 29:36that
- 29:36it
- 29:36takes
- 29:36to
- 29:37do
- 29:37all
- 29:37of
- 29:37that.
- 29:38So
- 29:38growing
- 29:39with,
- 29:39with,
- 29:40with
- 29:40our
- 29:40customers
- 29:41is
- 29:41absolutely
- 29:41essential
- 29:42to
- 29:42the
- 29:42mission
- 29:42at
- 29:43Infios.
- 29:43And
- 29:44we
- 29:44do
- 29:44that
- 29:44by
- 29:45unlocking
- 29:45capabilities
- 29:46through
- 29:47modules,
- 29:47right?
- 29:48Not
- 29:48full
- 29:48systems.
- 29:49Meaning
- 29:50we're
- 29:51now
- 29:51coming
- 29:51in
- 29:52order
- 29:52management
- 29:53system.
- 29:53We
- 29:54talked
- 29:54about
- 29:54inventory,
- 29:55we
- 29:55talked
- 29:55about
- 29:55optimization.
- 29:56What
- 29:57if
- 29:57you're,
- 29:57say,
- 29:57what
- 29:57if
- 29:58you
- 29:58are
- 29:58a
- 29:58TikTok
- 29:58shop
- 29:59today
- 29:59and
- 30:00you
- 30:00do
- 30:00expand
- 30:01into
- 30:01additional
- 30:02channels?
- 30:03What
- 30:03you
- 30:03really
- 30:04need
- 30:04is
- 30:04inventory
- 30:05visibility
- 30:05and
- 30:05maybe
- 30:06order
- 30:06optimization.
- 30:07You're
- 30:07okay
- 30:07on
- 30:08orchestration.
- 30:08You
- 30:08can
- 30:09get
- 30:09orders
- 30:09to
- 30:09the
- 30:09right
- 30:10fulfillment
- 30:10channels.
- 30:11That's
- 30:11what
- 30:11we
- 30:12talk
- 30:12about
- 30:12when
- 30:12we
- 30:12talk
- 30:12about
- 30:13modular,
- 30:14right?
- 30:14Being
- 30:14able
- 30:15to
- 30:15understand
- 30:15where
- 30:16the
- 30:16customer
- 30:16is,
- 30:17right.
- 30:18Basically,
- 30:18you
- 30:18know,
- 30:19to,
- 30:19to
- 30:20meet
- 30:20the
- 30:20customer
- 30:21where
- 30:21they
- 30:21are
- 30:21and
- 30:22then
- 30:22grow
- 30:22them
- 30:22into
- 30:23the
- 30:23future
- 30:23they
- 30:23need.
- 30:24And
- 30:24then
- 30:24we
- 30:24have
- 30:25the
- 30:25full
- 30:25capability
- 30:26suite,
- 30:27right,
- 30:27to
- 30:27help
- 30:27them
- 30:27get,
- 30:28you
- 30:28know,
- 30:29add
- 30:29each
- 30:29module
- 30:30on
- 30:30as
- 30:30they
- 30:31grow.
- 30:31We
- 30:32see
- 30:32that
- 30:32as
- 30:32the
- 30:32essential.
- 30:33And,
- 30:33and
- 30:33you're
- 30:33seeing
- 30:34that
- 30:34a
- 30:34lot.
- 30:34Chris,
- 30:35you
- 30:35talk
- 30:35about
- 30:35Shopify
- 30:36and
- 30:36the
- 30:36environment
- 30:37there.
- 30:37You
- 30:38see,
- 30:38you
- 30:39know,
- 30:39think
- 30:39about
- 30:40small.
- 30:40Once
- 30:40you
- 30:40grow
- 30:41out
- 30:41of
- 30:41Shopify
- 30:41and
- 30:42you
- 30:42grow
- 30:42into
- 30:43the
- 30:43next
- 30:43segment,
- 30:44you
- 30:44know,
- 30:44where
- 30:44do
- 30:44you
- 30:45go?
- 30:45What
- 30:45do
- 30:45you
- 30:45do?
- 30:46Are
- 30:46you
- 30:46going
- 30:46to
- 30:46continue
- 30:47to
- 30:47install
- 30:48a
- 30:48bunch
- 30:48of
- 30:49point
- 30:49solutions
- 30:50and
- 30:50then
- 30:50you
- 30:50have
- 30:50to
- 30:50manage
- 30:51all
- 30:51of
- 30:51them
- 30:51or
- 30:51are
- 30:52you
- 30:52looking
- 30:52for
- 30:53modular
- 30:54solutions
- 30:54that
- 30:54grow
- 30:55into
- 30:55quote
- 30:55unquote
- 30:56suites,
- 30:57right,
- 30:57that,
- 30:58that
- 30:58cover
- 30:59the
- 30:59breadth
- 30:59of
- 30:59the
- 30:59future
- 31:00and
- 31:00functionality
- 31:00that
- 31:01you
- 31:01need.
- 31:02So
- 31:02we
- 31:03see
- 31:03whether
- 31:03it's
- 31:04order
- 31:04management,
- 31:04transport
- 31:05management,
- 31:05warehouse
- 31:06management,
- 31:07it's
- 31:07really
- 31:07about
- 31:07the
- 31:08functions
- 31:08and
- 31:08the
- 31:08capabilities,
- 31:09not
- 31:09about
- 31:09the
- 31:09systems
- 31:10that
- 31:10you're
- 31:11trying
- 31:11to
- 31:11unlock
- 31:12at
- 31:12whatever
- 31:13phase
- 31:13or
- 31:13stage
- 31:14you
- 31:14are
- 31:14in
- 31:14the
- 31:14business.
- 31:15Omar,
- 31:16how
- 31:16is
- 31:17then
- 31:17predictive
- 31:18AI
- 31:18and
- 31:18machine
- 31:18learning
- 31:19kind
- 31:19of
- 31:19transforming
- 31:19the
- 31:20way
- 31:20that
- 31:20retailers
- 31:20are
- 31:21starting
- 31:21to
- 31:21think
- 31:21about
- 31:21omnichannel,
- 31:22order
- 31:22orchestration
- 31:24and
- 31:24fulfillment.
- 31:25So
- 31:25being
- 31:25able
- 31:25to
- 31:26understand
- 31:26what
- 31:27the
- 31:27data
- 31:27is
- 31:27telling
- 31:28you
- 31:28to
- 31:29optimize
- 31:30the
- 31:30right
- 31:31outcome
- 31:31for
- 31:31both
- 31:32you
- 31:32and
- 31:32your
- 31:32customer
- 31:33becomes
- 31:33absolutely
- 31:34essential
- 31:35in
- 31:35the
- 31:35future.
- 31:36And
- 31:36we
- 31:36see
- 31:37that
- 31:37AI
- 31:37is
- 31:38the
- 31:38backbone
- 31:39and
- 31:39the
- 31:39foundation
- 31:40of
- 31:40order
- 31:41management.
- 31:43From
- 31:43AI
- 31:44agents
- 31:44that
- 31:45help
- 31:45customers
- 31:46complete
- 31:46their
- 31:47orders
- 31:48to
- 31:49optimization
- 31:50and
- 31:50predictive
- 31:51AI
- 31:51to
- 31:51help
- 31:52help
- 31:52ensure
- 31:53that
- 31:53you're
- 31:53actually
- 31:54protecting
- 31:55the
- 31:55right
- 31:55amount
- 31:56of
- 31:56inventory
- 31:57and
- 31:57optimizing
- 31:58the
- 31:58right
- 31:59decisions
- 32:00relative
- 32:01to
- 32:01which
- 32:03fulfillment
- 32:03channel
- 32:04should
- 32:04fulfill
- 32:05this
- 32:05order
- 32:05for
- 32:06you
- 32:07to
- 32:08end
- 32:09to
- 32:09end
- 32:10anomaly
- 32:11detection,
- 32:11understanding
- 32:12that
- 32:12a
- 32:12problem
- 32:12is
- 32:12happening
- 32:13within
- 32:13the
- 32:13supply
- 32:14chain,
- 32:14being
- 32:14able
- 32:14to
- 32:14adapt
- 32:15and
- 32:15react
- 32:16in
- 32:16real
- 32:17time
- 32:17to
- 32:18solve
- 32:18this.
- 32:19At
- 32:19the
- 32:19end
- 32:19of
- 32:19the
- 32:20day
- 32:20we
- 32:20see
- 32:20that
- 32:20AI
- 32:21will
- 32:21play
- 32:22a
- 32:22role
- 32:23in
- 32:24the
- 32:24supply
- 32:25chain
- 32:25end
- 32:25to
- 32:25end
- 32:26and
- 32:27it
- 32:27needs
- 32:28to
- 32:28be.
- 32:28But
- 32:29the
- 32:29one
- 32:29thing
- 32:29we
- 32:30fundamentally
- 32:31believe
- 32:31is
- 32:32it
- 32:32has
- 32:32to
- 32:32be
- 32:32purposeful
- 32:33and
- 32:34guided
- 32:34by
- 32:34real
- 32:35use
- 32:35cases,
- 32:36not
- 32:36the
- 32:37buzz
- 32:37and
- 32:38the
- 32:38terms
- 32:38that
- 32:38you're
- 32:39hearing
- 32:39today.
- 32:40For
- 32:40those
- 32:40listening
- 32:40like
- 32:41Omar
- 32:41is
- 32:42our
- 32:42go
- 32:42to
- 32:42when
- 32:43we
- 32:43have
- 32:43questions
- 32:43about
- 32:43oms.
- 32:44He
- 32:44is
- 32:44the
- 32:45first
- 32:45person
- 32:45that
- 32:46I
- 32:46call
- 32:46whenever
- 32:46I
- 32:47have
- 32:47a
- 32:47question
- 32:47about
- 32:47this.
- 32:48And
- 32:48so,
- 32:48so
- 32:48I
- 32:49want
- 32:49to
- 32:49ask
- 32:49you,
- 32:49I
- 32:49want
- 32:49to
- 32:49put
- 32:49you
- 32:50on
- 32:50the
- 32:50spot
- 32:50here.
- 32:50So
- 32:51what
- 32:51are
- 32:51some
- 32:51concrete
- 32:52examples
- 32:53that
- 32:53you
- 32:53can
- 32:54share
- 32:54of,
- 32:55you
- 32:55know,
- 32:55when
- 32:56AI
- 32:56is
- 32:56used
- 32:56in
- 32:57real
- 32:57time
- 32:57and
- 32:57how
- 32:57it's
- 32:57actually
- 32:58impacting
- 32:58business
- 32:59decisions?
- 33:00Think
- 33:00of
- 33:01inventory,
- 33:02single
- 33:03pool
- 33:03of
- 33:03inventory.
- 33:04How
- 33:04do
- 33:04I
- 33:04segment
- 33:05that,
- 33:05optimize
- 33:06it,
- 33:06protect
- 33:07it
- 33:07so
- 33:08that
- 33:08I
- 33:09ensure
- 33:09that
- 33:09I'm
- 33:09getting
- 33:09the
- 33:10right
- 33:11outcomes
- 33:11for
- 33:11my
- 33:11customers
- 33:12and
- 33:13my
- 33:13business?
- 33:14Example,
- 33:15if
- 33:15I
- 33:15have
- 33:16a
- 33:16retail
- 33:17store,
- 33:17I
- 33:18know
- 33:18the
- 33:18inventory
- 33:18is
- 33:19not
- 33:19very
- 33:19accurate.
- 33:19I
- 33:20need
- 33:20to
- 33:20protect
- 33:21the
- 33:21inventory.
- 33:21If
- 33:22somebody
- 33:22wants
- 33:23to
- 33:23place
- 33:23a
- 33:23pickup
- 33:24order,
- 33:24I
- 33:25need
- 33:25to
- 33:25protect
- 33:25enough
- 33:26of
- 33:26it
- 33:26to
- 33:27ensure
- 33:27that
- 33:27I'm
- 33:27not
- 33:27giving
- 33:28them
- 33:28a
- 33:28bad
- 33:28experience
- 33:29by
- 33:29them
- 33:29walking
- 33:29in
- 33:29the
- 33:30store
- 33:30and
- 33:30the
- 33:30inventory
- 33:31is
- 33:31not
- 33:31there,
- 33:32or
- 33:33while
- 33:34balancing
- 33:35the
- 33:35fact
- 33:35that
- 33:35I
- 33:35need
- 33:35to
- 33:35expose
- 33:36enough
- 33:36to
- 33:36not
- 33:37lose
- 33:37that
- 33:37sale.
- 33:38Right.
- 33:38But
- 33:39then
- 33:39when
- 33:39I
- 33:39actually
- 33:40take
- 33:40the
- 33:40order
- 33:41and
- 33:41I
- 33:41now
- 33:42need
- 33:42to
- 33:42potentially
- 33:43ship
- 33:43the
- 33:44order
- 33:44to
- 33:44that
- 33:44same
- 33:44customer
- 33:45because
- 33:45they
- 33:45decided
- 33:46instead
- 33:46of
- 33:47pickup,
- 33:47they're
- 33:47going
- 33:47to
- 33:47actually
- 33:48ship
- 33:48it,
- 33:49now
- 33:49I'm
- 33:49looking
- 33:49at
- 33:50that
- 33:50same
- 33:50inventory
- 33:50because
- 33:51I
- 33:51may
- 33:51want
- 33:51to
- 33:51ship
- 33:51out
- 33:51of
- 33:52the
- 33:52store
- 33:52because
- 33:52the
- 33:52store
- 33:53has
- 33:53both
- 33:54items.
- 33:54One
- 33:55of
- 33:55them
- 33:55may
- 33:55not
- 33:55be
- 33:56as,
- 33:57as
- 33:57accurate
- 33:57as
- 33:58the
- 33:58other,
- 33:58but
- 33:58I'm
- 33:58willing
- 33:59to
- 33:59take
- 33:59that
- 33:59chance
- 34:00because
- 34:00consolidating
- 34:01an
- 34:02order
- 34:02for
- 34:02me
- 34:03is
- 34:03going
- 34:03to
- 34:04be
- 34:04more
- 34:04cost
- 34:04effective
- 34:05than
- 34:05splitting
- 34:06an
- 34:06order.
- 34:07So
- 34:07that's
- 34:07where
- 34:08the
- 34:08intelligence
- 34:08of
- 34:09AI
- 34:10comes
- 34:10into
- 34:10play
- 34:10to
- 34:11understand,
- 34:12given
- 34:13each
- 34:13use
- 34:14case,
- 34:14how
- 34:15should
- 34:15I
- 34:15behave?
- 34:16And
- 34:16trying
- 34:17to
- 34:17do
- 34:17that
- 34:17as
- 34:17a
- 34:17user,
- 34:18you
- 34:18and
- 34:18me,
- 34:18trying
- 34:18to
- 34:18do
- 34:18that
- 34:19in
- 34:19Excel
- 34:19spreadsheet
- 34:20or
- 34:20rules
- 34:21within
- 34:22an
- 34:22order
- 34:22management
- 34:23system.
- 34:23Imagine
- 34:24how
- 34:24many
- 34:24what
- 34:24if
- 34:25rules
- 34:25you'd
- 34:25have
- 34:25to
- 34:25set
- 34:26up.
- 34:26No,
- 34:27thanks.
- 34:27Yeah,
- 34:28not,
- 34:29not
- 34:29something
- 34:29we're
- 34:30interested
- 34:30in.
- 34:31Well,
- 34:32Omar,
- 34:32let's
- 34:32get
- 34:33you
- 34:33out
- 34:33of
- 34:33here
- 34:33on
- 34:33this
- 34:34very
- 34:34important
- 34:35question.
- 34:35As
- 34:36you
- 34:36look
- 34:36ahead
- 34:36into
- 34:37the
- 34:37future,
- 34:37how
- 34:38do
- 34:38you
- 34:38think
- 34:38that
- 34:39AI
- 34:39and
- 34:39machine
- 34:40learning
- 34:40are
- 34:40going
- 34:41to
- 34:41reshape
- 34:42order
- 34:42management
- 34:43over
- 34:43like,
- 34:44let's
- 34:44just
- 34:44say
- 34:44the
- 34:44next
- 34:45three
- 34:45years?
- 34:46And
- 34:46what
- 34:46role
- 34:47do
- 34:47you
- 34:47think
- 34:48modular
- 34:48intelligence
- 34:49driven
- 34:50systems
- 34:50like
- 34:50this
- 34:50are
- 34:50going
- 34:50to
- 34:51play
- 34:51in
- 34:51the
- 34:51future?
- 34:52Absolutely.
- 34:53I
- 34:53think
- 34:53at
- 34:53the
- 34:53end
- 34:53of
- 34:54the
- 34:54day,
- 34:54they
- 34:54need
- 34:54to
- 34:54be
- 34:54my
- 34:55companion.
- 34:56Right?
- 34:56Yeah.
- 34:56As
- 34:56opposed
- 34:57to
- 34:57someone
- 34:57that's
- 34:58replacing
- 34:58my
- 34:58job.
- 34:59They
- 34:59need
- 34:59to
- 34:59help
- 35:00me
- 35:00make
- 35:00the
- 35:00right
- 35:01decision.
- 35:01They
- 35:02need
- 35:02to
- 35:02help
- 35:02me
- 35:03onboard
- 35:03the
- 35:03right
- 35:04solutions
- 35:05in,
- 35:05in
- 35:05the
- 35:05fastest
- 35:06way.
- 35:07They
- 35:07need
- 35:07to
- 35:07ensure
- 35:08that
- 35:08I'm
- 35:08actually
- 35:09optimizing
- 35:10my
- 35:11cost
- 35:11from
- 35:12onboarding
- 35:12the
- 35:13solution
- 35:13all
- 35:13the
- 35:13way
- 35:13to
- 35:14managing
- 35:14the
- 35:14solution.
- 35:15They
- 35:15need
- 35:15to
- 35:16ensure
- 35:16that
- 35:16they're
- 35:16actually
- 35:17helping
- 35:17my
- 35:18customers
- 35:19and,
- 35:19and
- 35:19enabling
- 35:20my
- 35:20customers
- 35:21to
- 35:21understand
- 35:21things
- 35:22like
- 35:22where's
- 35:23their
- 35:23order,
- 35:24you
- 35:25know,
- 35:25what
- 35:26can
- 35:26they
- 35:26modify
- 35:26their
- 35:27order
- 35:27to.
- 35:28Potentially
- 35:28even
- 35:29creating
- 35:29an
- 35:29order,
- 35:30ultimately
- 35:32it
- 35:32should
- 35:32make
- 35:33things
- 35:33easier
- 35:34as
- 35:35opposed
- 35:35to
- 35:35more
- 35:36complex.
- 35:36So
- 35:37in
- 35:38a
- 35:38world
- 35:38where
- 35:39things
- 35:39are
- 35:39changing
- 35:40by
- 35:40the
- 35:40minute
- 35:40and
- 35:41everything's
- 35:41getting
- 35:41more
- 35:41complex
- 35:42by
- 35:42the
- 35:42minute,
- 35:43we're
- 35:43looking
- 35:44at
- 35:44AI.
- 35:44We
- 35:44see
- 35:45the
- 35:45role
- 35:45of
- 35:45AI
- 35:46and
- 35:46modular
- 35:46systems
- 35:47to
- 35:47make
- 35:47it
- 35:48easier
- 35:48for
- 35:48companies
- 35:49to
- 35:49do
- 35:49business
- 35:50by
- 35:50rationalizing
- 35:51all
- 35:52of
- 35:52the
- 35:52data
- 35:53that
- 35:53requires
- 35:54to
- 35:54make
- 35:54the
- 35:54right
- 35:54decisions
- 35:55and
- 35:56influence
- 35:57customers
- 35:58as
- 35:58well
- 35:58as
- 35:59business
- 35:59decisions
- 36:00to
- 36:00the
- 36:00optimal
- 36:01outcomes.
- 36:02I
- 36:02mean,
- 36:02especially
- 36:02with
- 36:02your
- 36:03example
- 36:03of
- 36:03the
- 36:03spreadsheet.
- 36:04So
- 36:04instead
- 36:04of
- 36:04managing
- 36:05the
- 36:05spreadsheet
- 36:05and
- 36:05all
- 36:05the
- 36:06complicated
- 36:06what
- 36:06if
- 36:06scenarios
- 36:07that
- 36:07no
- 36:07one
- 36:07can
- 36:07possibly
- 36:08manage.
- 36:08You're
- 36:09basically
- 36:09saying
- 36:09let's
- 36:09use
- 36:10AI
- 36:10and
- 36:10let
- 36:11them,
- 36:11let's
- 36:11manage
- 36:11the
- 36:12AI
- 36:12to
- 36:12do
- 36:12this
- 36:13more
- 36:13efficiently.
- 36:14So
- 36:14absolutely.
- 36:14From
- 36:15spreadsheets
- 36:15to
- 36:15even
- 36:16ages,
- 36:16right
- 36:16when
- 36:16I,
- 36:16when
- 36:17I
- 36:17pick
- 36:17up
- 36:17the
- 36:17phone
- 36:17and
- 36:17I
- 36:18call
- 36:18someone
- 36:18and
- 36:19I
- 36:19ask
- 36:19them,
- 36:19hey,
- 36:20you
- 36:20know,
- 36:20where's
- 36:20my.
- 36:20Or
- 36:21there's
- 36:21some
- 36:21basic
- 36:22information
- 36:22that
- 36:22we
- 36:22can
- 36:23use
- 36:24AI
- 36:24to
- 36:25actually
- 36:25ensure
- 36:26that
- 36:26that
- 36:26agent
- 36:27that's
- 36:27servicing
- 36:28the
- 36:28customer
- 36:28for
- 36:28a
- 36:29basic
- 36:29question
- 36:30can,
- 36:30you
- 36:30know,
- 36:31AI
- 36:31can
- 36:31augment
- 36:32that
- 36:32and
- 36:32that
- 36:32same
- 36:33agent
- 36:33can
- 36:33actually
- 36:33go
- 36:33to
- 36:34the
- 36:34more
- 36:34complex
- 36:35and
- 36:35more
- 36:36strategic
- 36:36things
- 36:37that
- 36:37I
- 36:37need
- 36:37them
- 36:37to
- 36:37do
- 36:37for
- 36:38me.
- 36:38Thanks,
- 36:38Omar.
- 36:39Thank
- 36:39you.
- 36:40Absolutely.
- 36:41Thank
- 36:41you.
- 36:41Headline
- 36:42number
- 36:42four
- 36:42Adobe
- 36:43says
- 36:43that
- 36:44Pinterest
- 36:44is
- 36:44emerging
- 36:45as
- 36:46a
- 36:46search
- 36:46engine.
- 36:47According
- 36:47to
- 36:47Chain
- 36:47Storage,
- 36:48new
- 36:49Adobe
- 36:49Express
- 36:50data
- 36:50reveals
- 36:51consumers
- 36:51are
- 36:51finding
- 36:52new
- 36:52uses
- 36:53for
- 36:53Pinterest.
- 36:54About
- 36:552
- 36:55in
- 36:555
- 36:55U.S.
- 36:56consumers,
- 36:56or
- 36:5739%
- 36:58to
- 36:58be
- 36:58exact,
- 36:59recently
- 36:59surveyed
- 37:00by
- 37:00Adobe
- 37:00Express
- 37:01have
- 37:01used
- 37:01Pinterest
- 37:02as
- 37:02a
- 37:02search
- 37:03engine.
- 37:03Survey
- 37:04data
- 37:04reveals
- 37:04that
- 37:04Gen
- 37:05Z
- 37:05respondents
- 37:05in
- 37:05particular
- 37:06are
- 37:06driving
- 37:06this
- 37:07trend
- 37:08at
- 37:0847%,
- 37:10followed
- 37:10by
- 37:10millennials
- 37:11at
- 37:1139%,
- 37:12Gen
- 37:12X
- 37:13at
- 37:1337%
- 37:14and
- 37:14baby
- 37:14boomers
- 37:15at
- 37:1525%
- 37:17of
- 37:17respondents.
- 37:18More
- 37:18than
- 37:18one
- 37:19third
- 37:19of
- 37:19respondents
- 37:20also
- 37:2036%
- 37:21said
- 37:21they
- 37:21start
- 37:22searches
- 37:22on
- 37:22Pinterest
- 37:22in
- 37:23instead
- 37:23of
- 37:23Google
- 37:24with
- 37:24Gen
- 37:24Z
- 37:25again
- 37:25being
- 37:26the
- 37:26Most
- 37:26likely
- 37:26at
- 37:2739%.
- 37:28Fascinating.
- 37:29And
- 37:296
- 37:29in
- 37:3010
- 37:31respondents
- 37:32said
- 37:32Pinterest
- 37:33search
- 37:33results
- 37:33feel
- 37:34more
- 37:34tailored
- 37:34to
- 37:34them
- 37:35than
- 37:35Google
- 37:36results,
- 37:36including
- 37:3771%
- 37:38of
- 37:38Gen
- 37:39Z
- 37:39respondents.
- 37:40And
- 37:41we
- 37:41had
- 37:42cheap,
- 37:42we
- 37:42had
- 37:43Chat
- 37:43GPT
- 37:43last
- 37:44week
- 37:44and
- 37:44now
- 37:44Pinterest.
- 37:45Should
- 37:45Google
- 37:46be
- 37:46even
- 37:46more
- 37:46scared
- 37:47this
- 37:47week?
- 37:47I
- 37:47mean
- 37:48this
- 37:48is
- 37:48some
- 37:48really
- 37:49interesting
- 37:49data.
- 37:49What's
- 37:50your
- 37:50read
- 37:50on
- 37:50this
- 37:50headline?
- 37:51Yeah,
- 37:51and
- 37:51let's
- 37:51not
- 37:52forget
- 37:52that
- 37:52Meta
- 37:52announced
- 37:53their,
- 37:53you
- 37:54know,
- 37:54search
- 37:54competitor
- 37:55with
- 37:55ChatGPT
- 37:56this
- 37:56last
- 37:56week
- 37:57too.
- 37:57So
- 37:57yes,
- 37:57I
- 37:58would
- 37:58say
- 37:58this
- 37:58is
- 37:59something
- 37:59that
- 38:00everyone
- 38:01needs.
- 38:02Every
- 38:02platform
- 38:02right
- 38:03now
- 38:03needs
- 38:03to
- 38:03be
- 38:04thinking
- 38:04about
- 38:04the
- 38:05role
- 38:05that
- 38:05they
- 38:05play
- 38:06in
- 38:06new
- 38:06search
- 38:07behaviors.
- 38:08And
- 38:08I
- 38:08think
- 38:08Pinterest
- 38:09has
- 38:09an
- 38:09especially
- 38:10important
- 38:10role
- 38:10to
- 38:11play
- 38:11because
- 38:11I
- 38:12think
- 38:12that
- 38:13what
- 38:13we're
- 38:13finding
- 38:14especially
- 38:14with
- 38:14younger,
- 38:15the
- 38:15younger
- 38:15demographic
- 38:16is
- 38:17was
- 38:17clear
- 38:18in
- 38:18some
- 38:18of
- 38:18the
- 38:18stats
- 38:18that
- 38:19you
- 38:19just
- 38:19gave.
- 38:19Chris
- 38:19us
- 38:20image
- 38:20based
- 38:21search
- 38:21is
- 38:22growing
- 38:22in
- 38:23popularity.
- 38:23This
- 38:24is
- 38:24how
- 38:24people
- 38:24are.
- 38:25They're
- 38:25discovering
- 38:26products.
- 38:27And
- 38:27now
- 38:27we
- 38:27heard
- 38:28Sean
- 38:28Scott
- 38:28from
- 38:28Google
- 38:29again
- 38:29at
- 38:30at
- 38:30Shop
- 38:30Talk
- 38:31just
- 38:31a
- 38:31few
- 38:31weeks
- 38:31ago
- 38:31said
- 38:32that
- 38:3220%
- 38:33of
- 38:33image
- 38:34based
- 38:34searches
- 38:35are
- 38:35are
- 38:35commerce
- 38:36related
- 38:37so
- 38:37they
- 38:37result
- 38:37in
- 38:38a
- 38:38commerce
- 38:38based
- 38:38purchase.
- 38:39And
- 38:39I
- 38:39think
- 38:39that
- 38:39Pinterest
- 38:40is
- 38:40playing
- 38:40a
- 38:41really
- 38:41important
- 38:41role
- 38:41here.
- 38:42I
- 38:42contacted
- 38:43two
- 38:43people
- 38:44who
- 38:44are
- 38:45in
- 38:45their
- 38:45designers
- 38:46and
- 38:46stylists
- 38:47and
- 38:47they
- 38:48are
- 38:48Using
- 38:49Pinterest
- 38:49all
- 38:50the
- 38:50time,
- 38:50exclusively
- 38:51for
- 38:51search.
- 38:51I
- 38:52don't
- 38:52personally
- 38:52with
- 38:53my
- 38:53own
- 38:53search
- 38:53behavior,
- 38:54but
- 38:54they
- 38:55said,
- 38:55they
- 38:55said
- 38:55similar
- 38:56things
- 38:56to
- 38:57what
- 38:57you
- 38:57are
- 38:57calling
- 38:58out
- 38:58here.
- 38:58It's
- 38:59more
- 38:59tailored
- 38:59to
- 38:59them.
- 39:00It
- 39:00gives
- 39:00them
- 39:01visual
- 39:01representation
- 39:02of
- 39:02the
- 39:02things
- 39:02that
- 39:02they're
- 39:03searching,
- 39:03which
- 39:03again
- 39:04I
- 39:04think
- 39:04is
- 39:04so
- 39:06contrary
- 39:06to
- 39:07how
- 39:07we've
- 39:07all
- 39:08searched
- 39:08in
- 39:08the
- 39:08past.
- 39:08It's
- 39:09always
- 39:09been
- 39:09text
- 39:10based
- 39:10search
- 39:10and
- 39:11now
- 39:11that
- 39:11we
- 39:11have
- 39:12tools
- 39:12like
- 39:12Lens,
- 39:13like,
- 39:14you
- 39:14know,
- 39:14search
- 39:15image
- 39:15based
- 39:15search
- 39:16finders
- 39:16on
- 39:16sites
- 39:17like
- 39:17Wayfair
- 39:17or
- 39:18on
- 39:18Pinterest,
- 39:18you're
- 39:19able
- 39:19to
- 39:19search
- 39:20in
- 39:20this
- 39:20new
- 39:20way.
- 39:21And
- 39:21for
- 39:21a
- 39:21lot
- 39:22of
- 39:22people
- 39:22it's
- 39:22merging
- 39:23those
- 39:23worlds
- 39:24of
- 39:24discovery
- 39:25and
- 39:25search
- 39:26together
- 39:27and,
- 39:27and
- 39:27giving
- 39:28you
- 39:28a
- 39:28new
- 39:28way
- 39:28to
- 39:28do
- 39:28that.
- 39:29So
- 39:29I,
- 39:29I
- 39:30think
- 39:30that
- 39:30this
- 39:30is
- 39:30actually
- 39:31bigger
- 39:32news
- 39:32and,
- 39:33and
- 39:33probably
- 39:34one
- 39:34of
- 39:34the,
- 39:35the
- 39:35bigger
- 39:35moves
- 39:36from
- 39:36Pinterest.
- 39:36I
- 39:36know
- 39:37they've
- 39:37been
- 39:37trying
- 39:37to
- 39:37do
- 39:37this
- 39:38for
- 39:38a
- 39:38long
- 39:38time,
- 39:39but
- 39:39I
- 39:39think
- 39:39that
- 39:39it's
- 39:40going
- 39:40to
- 39:40be
- 39:40a
- 39:40big
- 39:41move
- 39:41for
- 39:41them
- 39:41as
- 39:42they
- 39:42kind
- 39:42of
- 39:42stake
- 39:42their
- 39:43claim
- 39:43as
- 39:43being
- 39:44the
- 39:44go
- 39:44to
- 39:45for
- 39:45visual
- 39:46based
- 39:46search
- 39:47when
- 39:47you're
- 39:47looking
- 39:48to
- 39:48find
- 39:48a
- 39:48product
- 39:49or
- 39:49find
- 39:50similar
- 39:50products
- 39:51to
- 39:51something
- 39:52that
- 39:52you
- 39:52see
- 39:52out
- 39:53in
- 39:53the
- 39:53world.
- 39:53Ben,
- 39:54what,
- 39:54what
- 39:54did
- 39:54you
- 39:54agree
- 39:55with?
- 39:55What
- 39:55do
- 39:55you
- 39:55disagree
- 39:56with?
- 39:56What
- 39:56would
- 39:56you
- 39:56add
- 39:56to
- 39:56what
- 39:57Ben
- 39:57said
- 39:57or
- 39:57to
- 39:58what
- 39:58angel
- 39:58said?
- 39:59So
- 40:00on
- 40:01substance,
- 40:01I
- 40:01comp.
- 40:02I
- 40:02completely
- 40:02agree,
- 40:03Anne.
- 40:03I
- 40:03completely.
- 40:04I
- 40:04think,
- 40:04you
- 40:04know,
- 40:05the
- 40:05fragmentation
- 40:05of
- 40:06search
- 40:06is
- 40:06one
- 40:06of
- 40:07the
- 40:07big
- 40:07trends
- 40:08that
- 40:08retailers
- 40:08and
- 40:08brands
- 40:09need
- 40:09to
- 40:09be
- 40:09paying
- 40:09attention
- 40:10to
- 40:10right
- 40:11now.
- 40:11It
- 40:11was
- 40:12one
- 40:12of
- 40:12our
- 40:12big
- 40:12trends
- 40:13in
- 40:13the
- 40:13shop
- 40:14retail
- 40:14site
- 40:14guys
- 40:15that
- 40:15are
- 40:15prepared
- 40:16for
- 40:16our
- 40:16Vegas
- 40:16show
- 40:16back
- 40:17in
- 40:17March.
- 40:17And,
- 40:18and
- 40:18I
- 40:18agree
- 40:18that
- 40:19Pinterest
- 40:19are
- 40:19doing
- 40:20some
- 40:20really
- 40:20good
- 40:20work
- 40:21in
- 40:21this
- 40:21space.
- 40:21I
- 40:21think
- 40:21there's
- 40:22been
- 40:22some
- 40:22more
- 40:22recent
- 40:22announcements
- 40:23just
- 40:23this
- 40:23week
- 40:24about
- 40:24some
- 40:24of
- 40:25the
- 40:25AI
- 40:25tools
- 40:25that
- 40:25they're
- 40:26building
- 40:26in.
- 40:26So
- 40:28really
- 40:28great.
- 40:29And
- 40:29this
- 40:29is
- 40:30something
- 40:30that's
- 40:30got
- 40:30real
- 40:30world
- 40:30implications
- 40:31of,
- 40:32you
- 40:32know,
- 40:32understanding
- 40:33how
- 40:34to,
- 40:34and
- 40:34where
- 40:34to
- 40:35influence
- 40:35shoppers
- 40:36and
- 40:36how
- 40:37to
- 40:37help
- 40:37them
- 40:37discover
- 40:38products
- 40:38is
- 40:38huge
- 40:39and
- 40:39it
- 40:39leads
- 40:40to
- 40:40where
- 40:40you
- 40:40invest
- 40:40your
- 40:41marketing
- 40:41dollars.
- 40:42So
- 40:42I
- 40:43think
- 40:43it's
- 40:43a
- 40:43big
- 40:43trend.
- 40:44I
- 40:44want
- 40:44to
- 40:44understand,
- 40:47but
- 40:48I'm
- 40:48gonna
- 40:48have
- 40:48to
- 40:48go
- 40:48on
- 40:48a
- 40:49rant.
- 40:49Can
- 40:49I,
- 40:49can
- 40:49I
- 40:49have
- 40:49a
- 40:50rant?
- 40:50Yeah,
- 40:50please
- 40:50do.
- 40:51All
- 40:51right.
- 40:52Because
- 40:52I've
- 40:52got
- 40:53to
- 40:53give,
- 40:53I
- 40:54want
- 40:54to
- 40:54give
- 40:54a
- 40:54slap
- 40:54on
- 40:55the
- 40:55wrists
- 40:55for
- 40:55Adobe
- 40:56Express,
- 40:56their
- 40:57PR
- 40:57team
- 40:57on
- 40:58this,
- 40:58the
- 40:58journalists
- 40:59who've
- 40:59done
- 40:59it.
- 41:00This
- 41:00is
- 41:00not
- 41:01good
- 41:01research.
- 41:02This
- 41:02is
- 41:03so,
- 41:04I
- 41:04mean,
- 41:05whenever
- 41:06you
- 41:06have
- 41:06did
- 41:06research,
- 41:07he's
- 41:07got
- 41:07to
- 41:07pass
- 41:07the
- 41:07sniff
- 41:08test
- 41:08really
- 41:08quickly.
- 41:09And
- 41:09the
- 41:10headline
- 41:10is
- 41:1036%
- 41:11of
- 41:11consumers
- 41:12start
- 41:12their
- 41:12search
- 41:13on
- 41:13Pinterest
- 41:13instead
- 41:14Google.
- 41:15That's
- 41:15just
- 41:16not
- 41:16right.
- 41:17Yeah,
- 41:18like,
- 41:18come
- 41:18on,
- 41:18come
- 41:18on,
- 41:19just
- 41:20stand
- 41:20up
- 41:20in
- 41:20your
- 41:20office,
- 41:21get
- 41:2110
- 41:21people.
- 41:22Where
- 41:22do
- 41:22you
- 41:22start
- 41:22your
- 41:23search?
- 41:23Put
- 41:23your
- 41:23hands
- 41:23up.
- 41:24If
- 41:24it's
- 41:24Google
- 41:24or
- 41:24Pinterest,
- 41:25you
- 41:25can
- 41:25disprove
- 41:26that
- 41:26one.
- 41:26So
- 41:27the
- 41:27analyst,
- 41:28I
- 41:28have
- 41:28dug
- 41:28into
- 41:28it.
- 41:29This
- 41:29is
- 41:29a
- 41:29survey
- 41:30based
- 41:30on
- 41:30just
- 41:31800
- 41:31people
- 41:32on
- 41:32one
- 41:32day
- 41:33in
- 41:33March.
- 41:34That's
- 41:34not
- 41:35enough
- 41:35to
- 41:35draw
- 41:35conclusions
- 41:36on.
- 41:36There's
- 41:36no
- 41:36details
- 41:36on
- 41:37geographic
- 41:37representation.
- 41:38And
- 41:39then
- 41:40the
- 41:40numbers
- 41:40that
- 41:41they
- 41:41quote
- 41:41are
- 41:41actually
- 41:41only
- 41:42for
- 41:42people
- 41:42who've
- 41:43said
- 41:43yes,
- 41:43they
- 41:43do
- 41:44use
- 41:44Pinterest.
- 41:45So
- 41:45actually
- 41:46this
- 41:4636%
- 41:47stat
- 41:47is
- 41:47only
- 41:4736%
- 41:48of
- 41:48the
- 41:49nine
- 41:49of
- 41:49the
- 41:4939%.
- 41:50We're
- 41:50getting
- 41:50really
- 41:50geeky.
- 41:51But
- 41:51even
- 41:52then
- 41:53I'm
- 41:53not
- 41:53buying
- 41:53it.
- 41:54So
- 41:55look,
- 41:56I
- 41:56think
- 41:57there's
- 41:57a
- 41:57really
- 41:57important
- 41:58story
- 41:58here.
- 41:59I've
- 42:00got
- 42:00the
- 42:00privilege
- 42:00in
- 42:00my
- 42:01role
- 42:01of
- 42:01getting
- 42:01to
- 42:02assess
- 42:02and
- 42:02coordinate
- 42:03work
- 42:03with
- 42:03research
- 42:04companies
- 42:05about
- 42:05the
- 42:05topics
- 42:06that
- 42:06we
- 42:06put
- 42:06on
- 42:06show.
- 42:06I
- 42:07would
- 42:07not
- 42:07put
- 42:07this
- 42:07research
- 42:08on
- 42:08our
- 42:08stage.
- 42:09This,
- 42:09this,
- 42:09there's
- 42:10some
- 42:10great,
- 42:11really
- 42:12great,
- 42:12innovative
- 42:13consumer
- 42:14research
- 42:14out
- 42:14there.
- 42:17And
- 42:17unfortunately
- 42:18this
- 42:18falls
- 42:18short
- 42:18of
- 42:18it.
- 42:20It's
- 42:20such
- 42:20an
- 42:21important
- 42:21topic.
- 42:21That's
- 42:22why
- 42:22it's
- 42:22kind
- 42:22of
- 42:22wound
- 42:22me
- 42:22up.
- 42:23So
- 42:24I,
- 42:24anyway,
- 42:24rant
- 42:25over
- 42:26unless,
- 42:26please
- 42:27disagree
- 42:27with
- 42:27me.
- 42:28But
- 42:28I,
- 42:28I,
- 42:29I
- 42:29don't
- 42:29buy
- 42:29the
- 42:29numbers
- 42:30at
- 42:30all.
- 42:30No,
- 42:30I,
- 42:31I'm
- 42:31seeing
- 42:31Hallelujah.
- 42:32I
- 42:32wanna,
- 42:32I'll
- 42:33say
- 42:33why
- 42:33I
- 42:33don't
- 42:33want
- 42:33to
- 42:33go
- 42:33back
- 42:34to
- 42:34Ed
- 42:34to
- 42:34see
- 42:34if
- 42:34she
- 42:34wants
- 42:35to
- 42:35reframe
- 42:35her
- 42:35points.
- 42:35But
- 42:36like,
- 42:36like,
- 42:36yeah,
- 42:37I
- 42:37mean,
- 42:37hallelujah,
- 42:38this
- 42:38is
- 42:38why
- 42:38we
- 42:38started
- 42:39this
- 42:39show
- 42:39is
- 42:39to
- 42:40pick
- 42:40apart
- 42:40what
- 42:41is
- 42:41real
- 42:41and
- 42:41not
- 42:41real
- 42:42in
- 42:42the
- 42:42media
- 42:42from
- 42:43the
- 42:43perspective
- 42:43of,
- 42:44of
- 42:44the
- 42:44three
- 42:44of
- 42:45us
- 42:45really,
- 42:45as
- 42:45examples
- 42:46of
- 42:46people
- 42:46that
- 42:47have
- 42:47done
- 42:47and
- 42:47lived
- 42:47this,
- 42:47you
- 42:48on
- 42:48the
- 42:48research
- 42:48side,
- 42:48us
- 42:49on
- 42:49the
- 42:49retailer
- 42:49side.
- 42:50And
- 42:50100.
- 42:51Like,
- 42:51I
- 42:51don't
- 42:51even
- 42:51know
- 42:52how
- 42:52they're
- 42:52defining
- 42:52search
- 42:53because
- 42:53when
- 42:53was
- 42:53the
- 42:53last
- 42:54time
- 42:54I
- 42:54went
- 42:54to
- 42:54Pinterest
- 42:54for
- 42:55general
- 42:55information,
- 42:56like,
- 42:56who
- 42:56was
- 42:56president
- 42:57in
- 42:571962?
- 42:58Like,
- 42:58I'm
- 42:58not
- 42:58going
- 42:59to
- 42:59Pinterest
- 42:59for
- 42:59that.
- 42:59And
- 43:00that's
- 43:00part
- 43:00of
- 43:00a
- 43:00search
- 43:01query.
- 43:01So
- 43:01like,
- 43:01I
- 43:01don't
- 43:02understand
- 43:02that.
- 43:02And
- 43:03then
- 43:03the
- 43:03other
- 43:03point,
- 43:03Ben,
- 43:04I'll,
- 43:04I'll,
- 43:04I'll,
- 43:04I'll
- 43:04take
- 43:05your
- 43:05rat
- 43:05and,
- 43:05and
- 43:06see,
- 43:06I'll
- 43:06call
- 43:06the
- 43:06rat
- 43:07and,
- 43:07and
- 43:07meet
- 43:07it
- 43:08at
- 43:08where
- 43:08it
- 43:08was.
- 43:08But
- 43:09like,
- 43:10getting
- 43:10people
- 43:10to
- 43:10search
- 43:11on
- 43:11Pinterest
- 43:11is
- 43:11one
- 43:12thing,
- 43:12but
- 43:12getting
- 43:12them
- 43:12to
- 43:12conduct
- 43:13commerce
- 43:13is
- 43:13another
- 43:14thing.
- 43:14And
- 43:14we've
- 43:14heard,
- 43:15I've
- 43:15heard
- 43:15on
- 43:16stage
- 43:16many
- 43:16times
- 43:17at
- 43:17shop
- 43:17talk
- 43:18and
- 43:18other
- 43:18conferences
- 43:18is
- 43:18pictures
- 43:19positioning
- 43:19themselves
- 43:20to
- 43:20do
- 43:20that.
- 43:21And
- 43:21even
- 43:21the
- 43:21article
- 43:22says
- 43:22the
- 43:22retailers
- 43:23don't
- 43:23know
- 43:23how
- 43:23to
- 43:23use
- 43:23it
- 43:24for
- 43:24that.
- 43:24And
- 43:24so
- 43:24that's
- 43:25still
- 43:25a
- 43:25fundamental
- 43:26problem.
- 43:26But
- 43:26I
- 43:27am
- 43:27buying
- 43:27100,
- 43:28like
- 43:28you
- 43:28said,
- 43:28into
- 43:29search
- 43:29changing
- 43:30and
- 43:30people
- 43:30need
- 43:31to
- 43:31think
- 43:31about
- 43:31it
- 43:31because
- 43:32I
- 43:32mentioned
- 43:32the
- 43:32Kentucky
- 43:33Derby
- 43:33at
- 43:33the
- 43:33outset.
- 43:33I
- 43:33said
- 43:34this
- 43:34to
- 43:34Anne
- 43:34yesterday.
- 43:35We
- 43:35were
- 43:35sitting
- 43:35back
- 43:36at
- 43:36the
- 43:36end
- 43:36of
- 43:36our
- 43:36weekend
- 43:36and
- 43:37I
- 43:37said
- 43:37to
- 43:37my
- 43:37buddies,
- 43:37I
- 43:37said,
- 43:38you
- 43:38know
- 43:38who
- 43:38won
- 43:38the
- 43:39weekend?
- 43:39Chat
- 43:40freaking
- 43:40GPT.
- 43:41We
- 43:41were
- 43:41using
- 43:42chat
- 43:42GPT
- 43:43every
- 43:43single
- 43:44day,
- 43:44every
- 43:45single
- 43:45hour
- 43:45to
- 43:46do
- 43:46everything.
- 43:47It
- 43:47was
- 43:47wild.
- 43:48And
- 43:48I've
- 43:48never
- 43:48seen
- 43:49adoption
- 43:49to
- 43:49that
- 43:50point
- 43:50so
- 43:50quickly
- 43:51happen.
- 43:52And
- 43:52so
- 43:52yes,
- 43:52that's,
- 43:53that's
- 43:53absolutely
- 43:54gonna,
- 43:54going
- 43:54to
- 43:55continue
- 43:55to
- 43:55change
- 43:55the
- 43:55landscape
- 43:56here.
- 43:56But
- 43:56Anne,
- 43:56what
- 43:56do
- 43:56you
- 43:56think?
- 43:57Are
- 43:57you
- 43:57revising
- 43:57your,
- 43:58your
- 43:58bullishness
- 43:59on
- 43:59Pinterest
- 43:59at
- 44:00all
- 44:00given.
- 44:01Not
- 44:01in
- 44:01a
- 44:01shopping
- 44:02context.
- 44:03Not
- 44:03in
- 44:03a
- 44:03shopping
- 44:04context
- 44:04at
- 44:04all.
- 44:05Because
- 44:05I
- 44:05think
- 44:05that
- 44:06you're
- 44:06talking,
- 44:06I
- 44:07totally
- 44:07agree
- 44:07with
- 44:08what
- 44:08you
- 44:08guys
- 44:08are
- 44:08saying
- 44:08from
- 44:09a
- 44:09search
- 44:09perspective.
- 44:10Like
- 44:10if
- 44:10I'm
- 44:11going
- 44:11to
- 44:11find
- 44:11out
- 44:12who
- 44:12the
- 44:12president
- 44:12was
- 44:13in,
- 44:13you
- 44:13know,
- 44:141923,
- 44:16like,
- 44:16yes,
- 44:16I'm
- 44:16not
- 44:17going
- 44:17to
- 44:17go
- 44:17to
- 44:17Pinterest
- 44:18for
- 44:18that
- 44:18search.
- 44:18But
- 44:18I
- 44:18think
- 44:19if
- 44:19you're
- 44:19talking
- 44:19about
- 44:20intent
- 44:21to
- 44:21purchase
- 44:22or
- 44:22intent
- 44:23to
- 44:23inspire
- 44:24a
- 44:24commerce
- 44:25based
- 44:25purchase,
- 44:25I
- 44:26do
- 44:26think
- 44:26that
- 44:26Pinterest
- 44:27has
- 44:27a
- 44:27role
- 44:28to
- 44:28play
- 44:28here
- 44:29that
- 44:29we
- 44:29have
- 44:30to
- 44:30give
- 44:30credit
- 44:30to.
- 44:31I
- 44:31do
- 44:31think
- 44:32that
- 44:32there
- 44:32are
- 44:32people
- 44:33who
- 44:33are
- 44:33going
- 44:33to
- 44:34Pinterest
- 44:34for
- 44:34these
- 44:34searches.
- 44:36We
- 44:36may
- 44:37not
- 44:37be
- 44:37of
- 44:37that
- 44:38group
- 44:38that's
- 44:39doing
- 44:39that,
- 44:39but
- 44:39I
- 44:39do
- 44:40think
- 44:40that
- 44:40it's
- 44:40important
- 44:41for
- 44:41brands
- 44:41to
- 44:42recognize,
- 44:42even
- 44:42when
- 44:43you're
- 44:43going
- 44:43to
- 44:43chatgpt
- 44:44or
- 44:44Perplexity
- 44:45or
- 44:46Gemini
- 44:46to
- 44:46conduct
- 44:47searches
- 44:47for
- 44:48product
- 44:48or
- 44:48you're
- 44:49using
- 44:49Lens
- 44:49for
- 44:49a
- 44:49search
- 44:50for
- 44:50product,
- 44:51they
- 44:51are
- 44:52returning
- 44:53Pinterest
- 44:53results
- 44:54in
- 44:54those
- 44:54searches.
- 44:55So
- 44:55I
- 44:55think
- 44:55there,
- 44:55there
- 44:56is
- 44:56a
- 44:56connection
- 44:56point
- 44:57here.
- 44:57I
- 44:57think
- 44:57it's
- 44:57just,
- 44:58just
- 44:58not
- 44:59all
- 44:59search
- 44:59is
- 44:59going
- 45:00in
- 45:00that
- 45:00direction.
- 45:01And
- 45:01that's
- 45:01why
- 45:01I
- 45:01was,
- 45:02I
- 45:02was
- 45:02really
- 45:02focused
- 45:03in
- 45:03at
- 45:03the
- 45:03beginning
- 45:04of
- 45:04this
- 45:04conversation
- 45:04on
- 45:05the
- 45:05ways
- 45:06that
- 45:06search
- 45:06is
- 45:06changing
- 45:07with
- 45:07image
- 45:07based
- 45:08search
- 45:08being
- 45:08a,
- 45:09a
- 45:09core
- 45:09function
- 45:10that
- 45:10Pinterest
- 45:11can
- 45:11provide
- 45:12here.
- 45:12Yeah,
- 45:13and,
- 45:13and
- 45:13I,
- 45:13look,
- 45:13I,
- 45:14I
- 45:14really
- 45:14agree
- 45:14and
- 45:14this
- 45:14is
- 45:15what,
- 45:15this
- 45:15is
- 45:15what
- 45:15wound
- 45:16me
- 45:16up
- 45:16about
- 45:16that
- 45:16press
- 45:17release
- 45:17because
- 45:17you're
- 45:18absolutely
- 45:18right
- 45:18and
- 45:18you,
- 45:19and
- 45:19it's
- 45:19so
- 45:19important
- 45:20for
- 45:20everybody
- 45:20to
- 45:20understand
- 45:21how
- 45:21this
- 45:21is
- 45:21changing.
- 45:24I
- 45:24think
- 45:25data
- 45:25that
- 45:25I've
- 45:26seen
- 45:26that
- 45:26I
- 45:26would
- 45:26more
- 45:26buy
- 45:27into
- 45:27says,
- 45:28yeah,
- 45:28okay,
- 45:29look
- 45:29across
- 45:29the
- 45:30whole
- 45:30search
- 45:30environment,
- 45:31Google
- 45:32dominates
- 45:33and
- 45:33search
- 45:33engines
- 45:34dominate,
- 45:34but
- 45:34commerce
- 45:35is
- 45:35different.
- 45:36So
- 45:36yes,
- 45:37search
- 45:38engines
- 45:38are
- 45:38really
- 45:39important
- 45:39Google
- 45:40dominates,
- 45:41but
- 45:41then
- 45:41retailer
- 45:42owned
- 45:42properties
- 45:42both
- 45:43online
- 45:44and
- 45:44in
- 45:44store.
- 45:45That's
- 45:45how
- 45:45people
- 45:45discover
- 45:46products
- 45:47are
- 45:47really
- 45:47important.
- 45:48And
- 45:48within
- 45:48that
- 45:49market,
- 45:50Amazon
- 45:50Search
- 45:51completely
- 45:52dominates.
- 45:53And
- 45:53then
- 45:54you've
- 45:54got
- 45:54social
- 45:54media
- 45:55and
- 45:55social
- 45:55media
- 45:56is
- 45:5610
- 45:57to
- 45:5720%
- 45:58and
- 45:58it's
- 45:58growing
- 45:58and
- 45:59it's
- 45:59changing.
- 46:00But
- 46:00within
- 46:00that
- 46:00Meta
- 46:01still
- 46:01dominates.
- 46:02That's
- 46:02why
- 46:02Meta
- 46:02and
- 46:03Amazon
- 46:03and
- 46:03Google
- 46:03have
- 46:04got
- 46:04such
- 46:04huge
- 46:05advertising
- 46:05businesses.
- 46:06But
- 46:07the
- 46:08social
- 46:08media
- 46:08bits
- 46:09for
- 46:09useful
- 46:09search
- 46:10is
- 46:10growing.
- 46:10We've
- 46:11seen
- 46:11it
- 46:11through
- 46:11TikTok,
- 46:12we've
- 46:12talked
- 46:12about
- 46:12that
- 46:12before
- 46:13and
- 46:13Pinterest
- 46:14is
- 46:14absolutely
- 46:15part
- 46:15of
- 46:15that.
- 46:16What
- 46:17then
- 46:17becomes
- 46:17really
- 46:18interesting
- 46:19is
- 46:19to
- 46:19think
- 46:20how
- 46:20do
- 46:20you
- 46:20influence
- 46:21that
- 46:21if
- 46:21some
- 46:21of
- 46:21your
- 46:22traditional
- 46:22marketing
- 46:23tools
- 46:24and
- 46:24your
- 46:25sponsorship
- 46:25aren't
- 46:25available?
- 46:26And
- 46:26that's
- 46:27exactly
- 46:27what
- 46:27Perplexity
- 46:28told
- 46:28us
- 46:28in
- 46:29their
- 46:29keynote
- 46:30at
- 46:30Shop
- 46:30Talk
- 46:31Spring
- 46:31said.
- 46:32We
- 46:32are
- 46:33not
- 46:33providing
- 46:34the
- 46:34ability
- 46:35to
- 46:36influence
- 46:36search
- 46:37results
- 46:37commercially.
- 46:38We
- 46:38want
- 46:38it
- 46:38to
- 46:38be
- 46:38organic.
- 46:40And
- 46:40that
- 46:40has
- 46:40been
- 46:41paying.
- 46:42To
- 46:42influence
- 46:43search
- 46:43results
- 46:43is
- 46:43the
- 46:43number
- 46:44one
- 46:44bit
- 46:44of
- 46:44digital
- 46:45marketing.
- 46:45So
- 46:46you
- 46:46remove
- 46:47that.
- 46:48We
- 46:48still
- 46:48don't
- 46:48know
- 46:48what
- 46:48that
- 46:49market
- 46:49looks
- 46:49like.
- 46:50So
- 46:50that,
- 46:50that,
- 46:51you
- 46:51know,
- 46:52I
- 46:52think
- 46:52it's
- 46:52fascinating
- 46:53and
- 46:53search
- 46:54is
- 46:54changing
- 46:55so
- 46:55quickly
- 46:56and
- 46:56our
- 46:56ability
- 46:56to,
- 46:57to
- 46:57influence
- 46:57is
- 46:58changing
- 46:58so
- 46:58quickly
- 46:59with
- 46:59it.
- 46:59Well,
- 46:59and
- 47:00I
- 47:00would
- 47:00argue
- 47:01even
- 47:01Ben,
- 47:01that
- 47:01Google's
- 47:02not
- 47:02in
- 47:02a
- 47:02position
- 47:03to
- 47:03do
- 47:03that
- 47:03yet
- 47:03either.
- 47:04Like
- 47:04Google's
- 47:04still
- 47:05so
- 47:05focused
- 47:05on
- 47:05returning
- 47:06the
- 47:06right
- 47:06search
- 47:06results
- 47:07that
- 47:07they're
- 47:07still
- 47:08working
- 47:08to
- 47:08get,
- 47:08get
- 47:09to
- 47:09the
- 47:09level
- 47:09where
- 47:10commerce
- 47:10is
- 47:10integrated
- 47:11into
- 47:11the
- 47:11Google
- 47:12search
- 47:12too.
- 47:13So
- 47:13I
- 47:13think
- 47:13that's
- 47:14where
- 47:14we
- 47:14get
- 47:14to
- 47:15this
- 47:15is
- 47:15fair
- 47:15game
- 47:16search,
- 47:16Search
- 47:17for
- 47:17commerce
- 47:17is
- 47:18fair
- 47:18game
- 47:18right
- 47:18now.
- 47:19And
- 47:19everybody
- 47:20who
- 47:20is
- 47:20any,
- 47:21you
- 47:21know,
- 47:22any
- 47:22search
- 47:22engine,
- 47:22any
- 47:23social
- 47:23platform,
- 47:24any
- 47:24brand,
- 47:26you
- 47:26all
- 47:26need
- 47:27to
- 47:27be
- 47:27really
- 47:27thinking
- 47:28about
- 47:29how
- 47:29you're
- 47:29getting
- 47:29involved
- 47:30and
- 47:30what
- 47:31unique
- 47:31proposition
- 47:32you
- 47:32have
- 47:32to
- 47:32a
- 47:33consumer
- 47:33to
- 47:33come
- 47:33to
- 47:34you
- 47:34first,
- 47:34first
- 47:34for
- 47:35search.
- 47:35I
- 47:35didn't
- 47:36even
- 47:36talk
- 47:36about
- 47:36the
- 47:36agentic
- 47:37AI
- 47:37angle
- 47:37in
- 47:37that
- 47:38whole
- 47:38discussion
- 47:38either,
- 47:38which
- 47:39just
- 47:39adds
- 47:40a
- 47:40whole
- 47:40nother
- 47:40layer
- 47:41to
- 47:41the
- 47:41discussion,
- 47:41which
- 47:42we
- 47:42don't
- 47:42have
- 47:42time
- 47:42for
- 47:42today.
- 47:43But
- 47:43we
- 47:43talked
- 47:43a
- 47:43little
- 47:43bit
- 47:44about
- 47:44it
- 47:44last
- 47:44week.
- 47:44I
- 47:44mean,
- 47:45your
- 47:46head
- 47:46just
- 47:46starts
- 47:46to
- 47:46spin
- 47:47in
- 47:47terms
- 47:47of
- 47:47where
- 47:47this
- 47:48all
- 47:48goes,
- 47:48right?
- 47:49Absolutely.
- 47:50All
- 47:50right,
- 47:50let's
- 47:50go
- 47:50to
- 47:50headline
- 47:51number
- 47:51five.
- 47:51Lowe's
- 47:52has
- 47:52rolled
- 47:52out
- 47:53an
- 47:53AI
- 47:53assistant
- 47:54for
- 47:54Store
- 47:54Associates
- 47:55according
- 47:55to
- 47:55Chain
- 47:55Storage.
- 47:56Again,
- 47:57Lowe's
- 47:57is
- 47:57introducing
- 47:58Milo
- 47:59Companion,
- 48:00an
- 48:00AI
- 48:00enabled
- 48:01employee
- 48:01app
- 48:02developed
- 48:02in
- 48:02partnership
- 48:02with
- 48:03OpenAI.
- 48:03The
- 48:04app
- 48:04provides
- 48:04access
- 48:05to
- 48:05product
- 48:05details,
- 48:06project
- 48:06advice
- 48:06and
- 48:07inventory
- 48:07information,
- 48:08and
- 48:08also
- 48:08speeds
- 48:09up
- 48:09the
- 48:09employee
- 48:10onboarding
- 48:10process.
- 48:11According
- 48:11to
- 48:12Lowe's,
- 48:12the
- 48:12launch
- 48:13of
- 48:13Milo
- 48:13Companion
- 48:14to
- 48:14all
- 48:14associates
- 48:14across
- 48:15its
- 48:15more
- 48:16than
- 48:161700
- 48:17stores
- 48:17marks
- 48:17the
- 48:18first
- 48:18time
- 48:18a
- 48:18retailer
- 48:19has
- 48:19successfully
- 48:19implemented
- 48:20this
- 48:20type
- 48:21of
- 48:21technology
- 48:21at
- 48:22scale.
- 48:22Milo
- 48:23Companion
- 48:23uses
- 48:24generative
- 48:24AI
- 48:24to
- 48:24let
- 48:25associates
- 48:25obtain
- 48:26answers
- 48:26to
- 48:27customer
- 48:27inquiries
- 48:28using
- 48:28natural
- 48:29conversational
- 48:30prompts,
- 48:30including
- 48:31voice
- 48:31to
- 48:31text
- 48:31for
- 48:32faster
- 48:32hands
- 48:32free
- 48:33use.
- 48:33The
- 48:33prompts
- 48:34can
- 48:34include
- 48:34inquiries
- 48:35like
- 48:35what
- 48:36kind
- 48:36of
- 48:36fertilizer
- 48:37works
- 48:37best
- 48:37for
- 48:37Bermuda
- 48:38grass?
- 48:38Or
- 48:39how
- 48:39can
- 48:39I
- 48:39fix
- 48:39a
- 48:39leaky
- 48:40faucet
- 48:40and
- 48:41receive
- 48:41actionable
- 48:42information
- 48:42on
- 48:42the
- 48:42handheld
- 48:43devices
- 48:43that
- 48:44they
- 48:44already
- 48:44use.
- 48:45Ben,
- 48:47you
- 48:47get
- 48:47this
- 48:48question
- 48:48and
- 48:48it
- 48:49is
- 48:49also
- 48:49the
- 48:49A
- 48:49and
- 48:49M
- 48:49put
- 48:50you
- 48:50on
- 48:50the
- 48:50spot
- 48:50question
- 48:51they
- 48:52want
- 48:52to
- 48:52know.
- 48:53Ben,
- 48:53if
- 48:54Lowe's
- 48:54customers
- 48:55can
- 48:55now
- 48:55access
- 48:56the
- 48:56same
- 48:56AI
- 48:57assistant
- 48:57as
- 48:57in
- 48:58Store
- 48:58Associates,
- 48:59do
- 48:59you
- 48:59think
- 48:59they'll
- 48:59eventually
- 49:00just
- 49:00turn
- 49:00to
- 49:01their
- 49:01phones
- 49:01for
- 49:02In
- 49:02Store
- 49:02home
- 49:03improvement
- 49:03Asks?
- 49:05I
- 49:06think
- 49:06it's
- 49:06a
- 49:06really
- 49:06good
- 49:07question
- 49:09and
- 49:09I
- 49:09think
- 49:09it's
- 49:10okay
- 49:10that
- 49:10it
- 49:11doesn't
- 49:11have
- 49:11to
- 49:11be
- 49:11an
- 49:11either
- 49:12or,
- 49:12and
- 49:12I
- 49:12think
- 49:13both
- 49:13are
- 49:13absolutely
- 49:14fine.
- 49:14So
- 49:15I
- 49:15really
- 49:16like
- 49:16this.
- 49:16This
- 49:16is
- 49:16a
- 49:16great
- 49:17use
- 49:17case
- 49:17for
- 49:18AI.
- 49:18Why
- 49:18is
- 49:19it
- 49:19a
- 49:19great
- 49:19use
- 49:19case
- 49:19for
- 49:20AI?
- 49:21There
- 49:21are
- 49:21certain
- 49:21categories
- 49:22where
- 49:23you
- 49:24a
- 49:24higher
- 49:25level
- 49:25of
- 49:25customer
- 49:26service
- 49:26is
- 49:26really
- 49:27helpful,
- 49:27but
- 49:27when
- 49:28you
- 49:28walk
- 49:28into
- 49:28the
- 49:28store,
- 49:28you've
- 49:29got
- 49:29no
- 49:29idea
- 49:30if
- 49:30the
- 49:30person
- 49:30you're
- 49:30speaking
- 49:31to
- 49:31has
- 49:31been
- 49:32in
- 49:32this
- 49:33category
- 49:33selling
- 49:33these
- 49:34products
- 49:34for
- 49:3420
- 49:34years
- 49:35or
- 49:35was
- 49:35just
- 49:35recruited
- 49:36last
- 49:36week
- 49:36and
- 49:37knows
- 49:37less
- 49:37about
- 49:37it
- 49:37than
- 49:38you
- 49:38do.
- 49:38So
- 49:39providing
- 49:40tools
- 49:40to
- 49:40help
- 49:41that
- 49:41consistency
- 49:42of
- 49:42experience
- 49:43is
- 49:43great.
- 49:44And
- 49:44you
- 49:44know
- 49:44what,
- 49:45if
- 49:45actually
- 49:45you're
- 49:45stood
- 49:45in
- 49:46front
- 49:46of
- 49:46the
- 49:46fixture
- 49:46and
- 49:46you
- 49:47just
- 49:47want
- 49:47to
- 49:47do
- 49:47that
- 49:48same
- 49:48query
- 49:48on
- 49:48your
- 49:48phone,
- 49:49that's
- 49:50okay.
- 49:51It's
- 49:52like
- 49:52the
- 49:52checkout
- 49:53versus
- 49:53self
- 49:53checkout
- 49:54option.
- 49:54Sometimes
- 49:55introverts
- 49:55just
- 49:55like
- 49:55to
- 49:56walk
- 49:56around
- 49:56the
- 49:56store
- 49:56without
- 49:56talking
- 49:57to
- 49:57anybody
- 49:57and
- 49:58that's
- 49:58okay
- 49:58as
- 49:58well.
- 49:59So
- 49:59let's
- 49:59not
- 49:59see
- 49:59it
- 49:59as
- 50:00a
- 50:00negative.
- 50:00Yeah,
- 50:01I
- 50:01think
- 50:01it's
- 50:01fine.
- 50:02You're
- 50:02democratizing
- 50:03the
- 50:03data
- 50:03and
- 50:03you're
- 50:04providing
- 50:04a
- 50:04better
- 50:05quality
- 50:05of
- 50:05response
- 50:06to
- 50:06everybody
- 50:07regardless
- 50:07of
- 50:08how
- 50:08they
- 50:08want
- 50:08to
- 50:08access
- 50:09it.
- 50:09And
- 50:09I
- 50:09think
- 50:10for
- 50:10that,
- 50:10great.
- 50:11Well
- 50:11done,
- 50:11Loz.
- 50:12Yeah,
- 50:12I
- 50:12agree.
- 50:13I'm
- 50:13going
- 50:13to
- 50:14knock
- 50:14the
- 50:14reporting
- 50:15on
- 50:15this
- 50:15one
- 50:15a
- 50:15little
- 50:15bit
- 50:15too
- 50:16because
- 50:16I
- 50:16feel
- 50:16like,
- 50:17like
- 50:17it's,
- 50:18it's
- 50:18just
- 50:18highlighting
- 50:19that
- 50:20particular
- 50:20use
- 50:20case
- 50:21of
- 50:21how
- 50:21to
- 50:21fix
- 50:22a
- 50:22leaky
- 50:22faucet
- 50:23and
- 50:23not
- 50:24what
- 50:24I
- 50:24think
- 50:24Lowe's
- 50:25set
- 50:25out
- 50:25like.
- 50:26I
- 50:26think
- 50:26Lowe's
- 50:26deserves
- 50:27more
- 50:27credit
- 50:27for
- 50:27what
- 50:27they
- 50:28set
- 50:28out
- 50:28to
- 50:28partner
- 50:29with
- 50:29ChatGPT
- 50:30to
- 50:30create
- 50:31with
- 50:31this
- 50:31Milo
- 50:32assistant,
- 50:32which
- 50:33really
- 50:33after
- 50:34talking
- 50:34to
- 50:34a
- 50:34Lowe's
- 50:35executive
- 50:35earlier
- 50:35this
- 50:35year
- 50:36who
- 50:36worked
- 50:36on
- 50:36this
- 50:36project,
- 50:37which
- 50:37really
- 50:38was
- 50:38about
- 50:38how
- 50:38do
- 50:38we
- 50:39use
- 50:39this
- 50:39for
- 50:39onboarding,
- 50:40how
- 50:40do
- 50:40we
- 50:40help
- 50:41our,
- 50:41our
- 50:41associates
- 50:42in
- 50:42the
- 50:42store
- 50:42who
- 50:43just,
- 50:43just
- 50:43started
- 50:44their
- 50:44summer
- 50:44job
- 50:44at
- 50:44Lowe's,
- 50:45understand
- 50:46very
- 50:46quickly,
- 50:47like
- 50:47what
- 50:47time
- 50:47does
- 50:48our
- 50:48shipment
- 50:48get
- 50:48in,
- 50:49how
- 50:49quick,
- 50:49you
- 50:49know,
- 50:49what's
- 50:50our
- 50:50warranty
- 50:50like
- 50:51on
- 50:51these
- 50:51power
- 50:51tools
- 50:52so
- 50:52that
- 50:52they
- 50:52can
- 50:52quickly
- 50:53have
- 50:53that
- 50:53knowledge.
- 50:54And
- 50:54then
- 50:54Lowe's
- 50:54was
- 50:54using
- 50:55that
- 50:55to
- 50:55help
- 50:56them
- 50:56better
- 50:56train
- 50:57associates
- 50:57in
- 50:57the
- 50:58future.
- 50:58Like
- 50:58they're
- 50:58using
- 50:59that
- 50:59data
- 50:59in
- 50:59that
- 51:00way.
- 51:00And
- 51:00I
- 51:01agree.
- 51:01I
- 51:01think
- 51:02the
- 51:02idea
- 51:03that
- 51:04as
- 51:04a
- 51:04consumer,
- 51:05I'm
- 51:05going
- 51:05to
- 51:05go
- 51:05up
- 51:05to
- 51:06the
- 51:0616
- 51:06year
- 51:07old
- 51:07for
- 51:07their
- 51:07first
- 51:07summer
- 51:08job
- 51:08at
- 51:08Lowe's
- 51:08and
- 51:09be
- 51:09like,
- 51:09how
- 51:09do
- 51:09I
- 51:09fix
- 51:09this
- 51:10leaky
- 51:10faucet?
- 51:10You'll
- 51:11know
- 51:11real
- 51:11quick
- 51:11whether
- 51:12or
- 51:12not
- 51:12you're
- 51:12getting
- 51:12the
- 51:13expert
- 51:13there
- 51:14or
- 51:14somebody
- 51:14who's
- 51:15just
- 51:15going
- 51:15to
- 51:15collectively
- 51:15look
- 51:16at
- 51:16ChatGPT
- 51:16or
- 51:17this
- 51:17Milo
- 51:17assistant
- 51:18with
- 51:18you
- 51:18on
- 51:18it.
- 51:19But
- 51:19I
- 51:20think
- 51:20there's
- 51:20still
- 51:20value
- 51:21here
- 51:22in
- 51:22what
- 51:22Milo
- 51:23was
- 51:23set
- 51:23out
- 51:23to
- 51:24do.
- 51:24But
- 51:24Chris,
- 51:24do
- 51:24you
- 51:25agree
- 51:25with
- 51:25that
- 51:25or
- 51:26are
- 51:26you,
- 51:26are
- 51:27you
- 51:27still,
- 51:28are
- 51:28you
- 51:28thinking
- 51:28that
- 51:29you're
- 51:29not
- 51:29going
- 51:29to,
- 51:29you'd
- 51:30look
- 51:30this
- 51:30up
- 51:30yourself?
- 51:31I
- 51:31think
- 51:31100%
- 51:32I
- 51:32look,
- 51:32I'd
- 51:32look
- 51:33this
- 51:33up
- 51:33myself,
- 51:33but
- 51:34I
- 51:34think
- 51:34there's
- 51:34still
- 51:34value
- 51:35in
- 51:35it.
- 51:35You
- 51:35know,
- 51:36like
- 51:36if,
- 51:36if
- 51:36I
- 51:36don't
- 51:36know
- 51:36how
- 51:36to
- 51:37fix
- 51:37a
- 51:37leaky
- 51:38faucet,
- 51:38I
- 51:38don't
- 51:38want
- 51:38to
- 51:39stand
- 51:39there
- 51:39as
- 51:39a
- 51:39sales
- 51:39associate
- 51:40get,
- 51:40you
- 51:40know,
- 51:41chat
- 51:41GPTs
- 51:42that
- 51:42for
- 51:42an
- 51:42answer
- 51:42for
- 51:42me
- 51:43when
- 51:43I
- 51:43could
- 51:43just
- 51:43do
- 51:43that
- 51:43myself.
- 51:44That
- 51:44just
- 51:44makes,
- 51:45that
- 51:45makes
- 51:45no
- 51:45sense.
- 51:46So,
- 51:46so,
- 51:46and
- 51:47again,
- 51:47in
- 51:47addition
- 51:47to
- 51:48media
- 51:48though,
- 51:48I
- 51:48think,
- 51:49I
- 51:49think
- 51:50Lowe's
- 51:50PR
- 51:50deserves
- 51:51some,
- 51:52some,
- 51:52some
- 51:52tarnish
- 51:53here
- 51:53on,
- 51:54on
- 51:54their,
- 51:54on,
- 51:54on
- 51:55them
- 51:55as
- 51:55well.
- 51:55And,
- 51:55and
- 51:55I
- 51:56like
- 51:56Lowe's
- 51:56pr.
- 51:56We've
- 51:57worked
- 51:57with
- 51:57them
- 51:57a
- 51:57lot
- 51:57of
- 51:57times.
- 51:58But
- 51:58like,
- 51:59like
- 51:59Chase
- 52:00Rage
- 52:00didn't
- 52:00get
- 52:00the
- 52:00line
- 52:01about
- 52:01the
- 52:01fertilizer
- 52:02and
- 52:02the
- 52:02leaky
- 52:02faucet
- 52:03on
- 52:03their
- 52:03own.
- 52:03That
- 52:03was
- 52:03fed
- 52:04to
- 52:04them
- 52:04through
- 52:04like
- 52:04their
- 52:05communications
- 52:05team.
- 52:06And
- 52:06so
- 52:06they're,
- 52:06they're
- 52:06picking
- 52:07up
- 52:07and
- 52:07running
- 52:07with
- 52:07it.
- 52:08And
- 52:08so,
- 52:08so,
- 52:08and
- 52:08that's
- 52:09where
- 52:09the
- 52:09disservice
- 52:09comes
- 52:10in
- 52:10I
- 52:10think
- 52:10for
- 52:10the,
- 52:11the
- 52:11retail
- 52:11industry
- 52:11overall,
- 52:12because
- 52:12they're
- 52:12looking
- 52:12at
- 52:13this,
- 52:13they're
- 52:13seeing
- 52:13those
- 52:13use
- 52:14cases
- 52:14and
- 52:14then
- 52:14some
- 52:14people
- 52:15are
- 52:15probably
- 52:15going,
- 52:15oh,
- 52:15do
- 52:16we
- 52:16need
- 52:16tools
- 52:17to
- 52:17arm
- 52:17our
- 52:17sales
- 52:18associates
- 52:18to
- 52:18make
- 52:18them
- 52:19better
- 52:19at
- 52:19their
- 52:19jobs?
- 52:20Probably
- 52:20not
- 52:21in
- 52:21this
- 52:21way
- 52:21because
- 52:22at
- 52:22the
- 52:22end
- 52:22of
- 52:22the
- 52:22day
- 52:22we
- 52:23already
- 52:23know
- 52:23people
- 52:23go
- 52:24into
- 52:24the
- 52:24stores
- 52:24and
- 52:24think
- 52:25that
- 52:25they
- 52:25know
- 52:25more
- 52:25than
- 52:26the
- 52:26associate
- 52:26anyway
- 52:27because
- 52:27they
- 52:27probably
- 52:27been
- 52:27in
- 52:28the
- 52:28job
- 52:28for
- 52:28like
- 52:28two
- 52:28weeks.
- 52:29Right.
- 52:29So
- 52:29that
- 52:29phenomenon
- 52:30is
- 52:30still
- 52:30going
- 52:30to
- 52:30be
- 52:30there.
- 52:31But
- 52:31from
- 52:31a,
- 52:32from
- 52:32a
- 52:32training
- 52:33perspective,
- 52:34it's
- 52:34important.
- 52:35Even
- 52:35as
- 52:35a
- 52:35Great
- 52:36tool
- 52:36to
- 52:36assist
- 52:36the
- 52:37high
- 52:37consideration
- 52:38sale
- 52:38where,
- 52:39you
- 52:39know,
- 52:39like,
- 52:39you're.
- 52:39You're
- 52:40having
- 52:40to
- 52:40walk
- 52:40people
- 52:40through
- 52:41a
- 52:41flooring
- 52:41installation
- 52:42as
- 52:42an
- 52:42example
- 52:42or
- 52:43something
- 52:43like
- 52:43that.
- 52:43Like,
- 52:44that
- 52:44can
- 52:44then
- 52:45prompt
- 52:45the
- 52:45sales
- 52:45associate
- 52:46for
- 52:46like,
- 52:46these
- 52:46are
- 52:46the
- 52:46questions
- 52:47you
- 52:47need
- 52:47to
- 52:47ask
- 52:47based
- 52:48on
- 52:48the
- 52:48responses
- 52:48that
- 52:49you're
- 52:49hearing
- 52:49from
- 52:49them
- 52:49to
- 52:50understand
- 52:50more
- 52:51about
- 52:51who
- 52:51they
- 52:51are.
- 52:52Or
- 52:52you
- 52:52can
- 52:52pipe
- 52:52the
- 52:52loyalty
- 52:53program
- 52:53into
- 52:53those
- 52:54employee
- 52:54devices
- 52:54too
- 52:55and
- 52:55get
- 52:55all
- 52:56the
- 52:56benefits
- 52:56from
- 52:56the
- 52:56questions
- 52:57that
- 52:57you
- 52:57can
- 52:57ask
- 52:57in
- 52:57a
- 52:58highly
- 52:58assisted
- 52:58sale.
- 52:59That
- 52:59stuff
- 53:00matters.
- 53:00But,
- 53:00but,
- 53:01but
- 53:01the
- 53:01way
- 53:01the
- 53:01story
- 53:01is
- 53:01positioned,
- 53:02there's.
- 53:02There's
- 53:02no
- 53:03way.
- 53:03There's,
- 53:04there's
- 53:04no
- 53:04way
- 53:04I'm
- 53:04asking
- 53:05somebody.
- 53:05I'm
- 53:05just
- 53:05gonna
- 53:06chat
- 53:06GPT
- 53:06whatever
- 53:07fertilizer
- 53:07I
- 53:07need
- 53:08for
- 53:08my
- 53:08Bermuda
- 53:08grass,
- 53:09you
- 53:09know?
- 53:09Right.
- 53:09I
- 53:10mean,
- 53:10or
- 53:10you'd
- 53:10have
- 53:10looked
- 53:11it
- 53:11up.
- 53:11Like,
- 53:11you'd
- 53:11have
- 53:11looked
- 53:12up
- 53:12how
- 53:12to
- 53:12fix
- 53:12your
- 53:12leaky
- 53:13faucet
- 53:13and
- 53:13made
- 53:14the
- 53:14list
- 53:14before
- 53:14you
- 53:15go
- 53:15into.
- 53:16Yeah,
- 53:17right.
- 53:18For
- 53:18something
- 53:18simple
- 53:19like
- 53:19that.
- 53:19100%,
- 53:20yes.
- 53:21All
- 53:21right,
- 53:21well,
- 53:21let's
- 53:22go
- 53:22on
- 53:23to
- 53:23the
- 53:23lightning
- 53:23round,
- 53:24you
- 53:24guys.
- 53:24Ben,
- 53:25question
- 53:25number
- 53:25one
- 53:25is
- 53:26for
- 53:26you.
- 53:26A
- 53:27recent
- 53:27article
- 53:27in
- 53:28Food
- 53:28Dive
- 53:28warned
- 53:28of
- 53:29the
- 53:29elimination
- 53:29of
- 53:29some
- 53:30of
- 53:30our
- 53:30most
- 53:30nostalgic
- 53:31childhood
- 53:32foods
- 53:32due
- 53:32to
- 53:32regulatory
- 53:33changes
- 53:34in
- 53:34ingredients
- 53:34and
- 53:35inflation,
- 53:35among
- 53:35other
- 53:36things.
- 53:37What
- 53:37nostalgic
- 53:38food
- 53:38would
- 53:38you
- 53:38be
- 53:39most
- 53:39sad
- 53:39to
- 53:40see
- 53:40wiped
- 53:40off
- 53:40of
- 53:41grocery
- 53:41store
- 53:42shelves?
- 53:42Or
- 53:42perhaps
- 53:43it's
- 53:43already
- 53:43been
- 53:43wiped
- 53:44off
- 53:44of
- 53:44shelves
- 53:45in
- 53:45the
- 53:45UK
- 53:46because
- 53:46you're
- 53:46much
- 53:47further
- 53:47along
- 53:47than
- 53:47we
- 53:47are
- 53:47in.
- 53:48The
- 53:48U.S.
- 53:49i
- 53:49know
- 53:49it's.
- 53:50It's
- 53:50still
- 53:50there,
- 53:51and
- 53:51it's
- 53:51still
- 53:51there
- 53:51in
- 53:51the
- 53:52US
- 53:53Lots
- 53:53of
- 53:53nostalgia
- 53:54for
- 53:54the.
- 53:55So
- 53:55in
- 53:55the.
- 53:55In
- 53:56the
- 53:56UK
- 53:56we
- 53:56come
- 53:57Kellogg's
- 53:57Variety
- 53:58Pack.
- 53:58I
- 53:58think
- 53:59in
- 53:59the
- 53:59US
- 53:59they're
- 53:59called
- 54:00Fun
- 54:00Pack.
- 54:00You
- 54:01know,
- 54:01you
- 54:01get
- 54:01eight
- 54:01little
- 54:02different
- 54:02types
- 54:02of
- 54:02Kellogg's
- 54:03cereals.
- 54:04So
- 54:04there
- 54:05was
- 54:05like
- 54:05a
- 54:05birthday
- 54:05treat,
- 54:06and
- 54:06it
- 54:06was
- 54:06the
- 54:07only
- 54:07time
- 54:07that
- 54:07I
- 54:08ever
- 54:08got
- 54:08sugary
- 54:09or
- 54:09chocolatey
- 54:09breakfast
- 54:10cereals.
- 54:11So
- 54:12love
- 54:12those.
- 54:13And
- 54:14my
- 54:14girls
- 54:15still
- 54:15love
- 54:15those
- 54:16to
- 54:16today,
- 54:16so
- 54:17we
- 54:17still
- 54:17have
- 54:17them.
- 54:18My
- 54:18oldest
- 54:18is
- 54:19needed
- 54:1918.
- 54:19And
- 54:20yet
- 54:20we
- 54:20still
- 54:20have
- 54:20variety
- 54:21packs
- 54:21for
- 54:21birthdays.
- 54:22So,
- 54:22yeah,
- 54:22lots
- 54:23of
- 54:23nostalgia
- 54:23for
- 54:24those.
- 54:24Oh,
- 54:25my
- 54:25gosh,
- 54:25I
- 54:25love
- 54:25that.
- 54:26I
- 54:26thought
- 54:26you
- 54:26were
- 54:26gonna
- 54:26say
- 54:27Curly
- 54:27Whirly.
- 54:28That
- 54:28was
- 54:28the
- 54:28first
- 54:28gift
- 54:29that
- 54:29you
- 54:29gave
- 54:29us,
- 54:29Ben,
- 54:30was
- 54:30a
- 54:30Curly
- 54:30Whirly
- 54:31that
- 54:31we,
- 54:32Chris
- 54:32and
- 54:32I
- 54:32got
- 54:32to
- 54:33enjoy,
- 54:33thanks
- 54:33to
- 54:34you.
- 54:34But,
- 54:34But
- 54:35Kellogg's
- 54:35Variety
- 54:35Pack.
- 54:36All
- 54:36right.
- 54:36Keep
- 54:36making
- 54:37it
- 54:37Kellogg's.
- 54:38Nicely
- 54:39done.
- 54:39All
- 54:39right,
- 54:39Number
- 54:40number
- 54:40two,
- 54:40it's
- 54:41National
- 54:41Teacher
- 54:42Appreciation
- 54:42this
- 54:43week
- 54:43here
- 54:43in
- 54:43the
- 54:43United
- 54:44States.
- 54:44Ben,
- 54:44who
- 54:45is
- 54:45one
- 54:45teacher
- 54:45in
- 54:46your
- 54:46life
- 54:46that
- 54:46you
- 54:46would
- 54:46like
- 54:47to
- 54:47give
- 54:47a
- 54:47nod
- 54:47of
- 54:48thanks
- 54:48to
- 54:48on
- 54:49this
- 54:49podcast.
- 54:50Oh,
- 54:50man.
- 54:51I'd
- 54:51like
- 54:51to
- 54:51give
- 54:52a
- 54:52nod
- 54:52to
- 54:52Mr.
- 54:53Sheehan.
- 54:53And
- 54:53Mr.
- 54:54Sheehan
- 54:54was
- 54:54my
- 54:55grade
- 54:56seven
- 54:57to
- 54:57nine
- 54:58business
- 54:59and
- 54:59economics
- 55:00teacher.
- 55:01So
- 55:01at
- 55:02a
- 55:02small
- 55:02school
- 55:03in
- 55:03sort
- 55:03of
- 55:03rural
- 55:04Yorkshire,
- 55:05completely
- 55:05opened
- 55:06my
- 55:06eyes
- 55:06to
- 55:06the
- 55:06world
- 55:07of
- 55:07commerce
- 55:07and
- 55:07finance.
- 55:08And
- 55:08I've
- 55:08been
- 55:08fascinated
- 55:09ever
- 55:09since.
- 55:09So,
- 55:10yeah,
- 55:11thanks,
- 55:11Mr.
- 55:11Sheeran.
- 55:12I
- 55:12appreciate
- 55:12you.
- 55:13Oh,
- 55:14my
- 55:14God,
- 55:14that's
- 55:15amazing.
- 55:15Mr.
- 55:16Sheehan.
- 55:16Changing
- 55:17lives
- 55:17one
- 55:17kid
- 55:18at
- 55:18a
- 55:18time.
- 55:18Question
- 55:19number
- 55:19three,
- 55:19Ben.
- 55:20According
- 55:20to
- 55:21JOR
- 55:21CEO
- 55:22Kristen
- 55:22Sevilla
- 55:23in
- 55:23a
- 55:23recent
- 55:23payments
- 55:24article,
- 55:2576%
- 55:25of
- 55:25retailers
- 55:26outside
- 55:26the
- 55:27US
- 55:27will
- 55:27not
- 55:27shop
- 55:28U.
- 55:28S
- 55:28brands
- 55:29because
- 55:29they
- 55:30can
- 55:30no
- 55:30longer
- 55:30do
- 55:31so
- 55:31profitably.
- 55:32What
- 55:32is
- 55:32one
- 55:33clothing
- 55:33item
- 55:34that
- 55:34you
- 55:34would
- 55:34smuggle
- 55:35back
- 55:35to
- 55:35the
- 55:36UK
- 55:36to
- 55:36sell
- 55:36out
- 55:37of
- 55:37your
- 55:37boot
- 55:37and
- 55:38make
- 55:38a
- 55:38killing
- 55:38off
- 55:39of?
- 55:39I
- 55:40love
- 55:40the
- 55:40use
- 55:41of
- 55:41boot,
- 55:41raven
- 55:41and
- 55:42trunk.
- 55:42Thank
- 55:42you.
- 55:42And
- 55:43look,
- 55:44I'm
- 55:44not
- 55:44going
- 55:44to
- 55:45go
- 55:45down
- 55:45the
- 55:45rabbit
- 55:45hole.
- 55:46I'm
- 55:46calling
- 55:46BS
- 55:47on
- 55:47that
- 55:47stat.
- 55:47That
- 55:47as
- 55:47well.
- 55:48But
- 55:48let's
- 55:48not.
- 55:48Let's
- 55:49not
- 55:49go
- 55:49there.
- 55:49Let's
- 55:50not
- 55:50go
- 55:50there.
- 55:50I
- 55:50mean,
- 55:51yeah,
- 55:51the
- 55:52world
- 55:52where
- 55:52you
- 55:52can't
- 55:53get
- 55:53Nike
- 55:53or
- 55:53CKR
- 55:54Ralph
- 55:54or
- 55:54Converse
- 55:55on
- 55:55New
- 55:55Balance
- 55:55outside
- 55:56the
- 55:56US
- 55:57we're
- 55:57okay.
- 55:58But
- 55:59if
- 55:59I
- 55:59could,
- 56:00I've
- 56:01got
- 56:01a.
- 56:01I've
- 56:01got
- 56:01a
- 56:01wardrobe
- 56:02full
- 56:02of
- 56:02North
- 56:03Face
- 56:03stuff
- 56:03that
- 56:03I
- 56:03wear
- 56:03when
- 56:04I
- 56:04go
- 56:04hiking.
- 56:04So
- 56:05I
- 56:05would
- 56:05bring
- 56:05a
- 56:05suitcase
- 56:06load
- 56:06of
- 56:06North
- 56:07Face
- 56:07stuff
- 56:07for
- 56:07me
- 56:07to
- 56:08keep
- 56:08me
- 56:08going.
- 56:09And
- 56:09then
- 56:10maybe
- 56:10with
- 56:10some.
- 56:11Some
- 56:11new.
- 56:11New
- 56:11Balancers.
- 56:12And
- 56:12then
- 56:12I
- 56:12have
- 56:13a
- 56:13suitcase
- 56:13for
- 56:13a
- 56:13classic
- 56:13Nike
- 56:14sneakers
- 56:15that
- 56:15I
- 56:15could
- 56:15sell
- 56:16as
- 56:16well.
- 56:16Because
- 56:16there'd
- 56:17be.
- 56:17If
- 56:17you
- 56:17could
- 56:18no
- 56:18longer
- 56:18get
- 56:18Nike
- 56:18sneakers
- 56:19outside
- 56:19of
- 56:19the
- 56:19US
- 56:20you
- 56:20could
- 56:20make.
- 56:20I'd
- 56:20make
- 56:21a
- 56:21killing
- 56:21on
- 56:21those.
- 56:21You
- 56:22would.
- 56:22That
- 56:22would
- 56:22be.
- 56:23That
- 56:23would
- 56:23be
- 56:23a
- 56:23great
- 56:23strategy.
- 56:24Ben.
- 56:25Ben's.
- 56:25Ben's
- 56:26bargain
- 56:26boot.
- 56:27That's
- 56:27what.
- 56:27That's
- 56:27what's
- 56:28happening.
- 56:28Bargain
- 56:28boot.
- 56:29I
- 56:29like
- 56:29that.
- 56:29Triple
- 56:29B.
- 56:30Yeah.
- 56:30That's
- 56:30great.
- 56:31And
- 56:31who
- 56:31knew
- 56:31we
- 56:31had
- 56:32a
- 56:32hiker
- 56:32on
- 56:32the
- 56:32podcast?
- 56:33Dad,
- 56:33for
- 56:33those
- 56:33longtime
- 56:34listeners,
- 56:34you
- 56:34know
- 56:35how
- 56:35big
- 56:35of
- 56:35a
- 56:35fan
- 56:35I
- 56:36am
- 56:36of
- 56:36hiking.
- 56:36All
- 56:36right,
- 56:37Ben,
- 56:37last
- 56:37one
- 56:38who
- 56:39won
- 56:39the
- 56:39match
- 56:40gala.
- 56:41Oh,
- 56:41my
- 56:42God.
- 56:42So
- 56:42this
- 56:42was
- 56:42a
- 56:43hot
- 56:43topic
- 56:43in
- 56:44the
- 56:44Shop
- 56:44Talk
- 56:45office
- 56:45yesterday,
- 56:46a
- 56:47conversation
- 56:47I
- 56:48very
- 56:48quickly
- 56:48realized
- 56:49I
- 56:49could
- 56:49add
- 56:49no
- 56:49value
- 56:50to
- 56:50whatsoever.
- 56:52But
- 56:52I
- 56:52did
- 56:52listen.
- 56:54So
- 56:54my
- 56:54colleagues
- 56:55Rebecca
- 56:55and
- 56:55Josephine
- 56:56today
- 56:56are
- 56:57running
- 56:57content
- 56:57for
- 56:58our
- 56:58new
- 56:58luxury
- 56:58show,
- 56:59and
- 56:59they
- 57:00were
- 57:00raving
- 57:00about
- 57:01Lana
- 57:02Del
- 57:02Rey's
- 57:02look,
- 57:03which.
- 57:03Which
- 57:03was
- 57:03from
- 57:04Valentino.
- 57:05Now,
- 57:05I
- 57:06think
- 57:06there
- 57:06might
- 57:06be
- 57:06some
- 57:07ballad,
- 57:07some
- 57:07bias
- 57:08going
- 57:08on
- 57:08because
- 57:09Andrea
- 57:09Caffeine
- 57:10from
- 57:10Valentina
- 57:10is
- 57:11one
- 57:11of
- 57:11our
- 57:11really
- 57:11engaged
- 57:11ad
- 57:12board
- 57:12members.
- 57:12So
- 57:13that
- 57:13might
- 57:13have
- 57:14swung
- 57:14it,
- 57:15but
- 57:15you
- 57:16know,
- 57:16I'm
- 57:16gonna
- 57:16go
- 57:17with
- 57:17them
- 57:17as
- 57:17I
- 57:18I
- 57:18know
- 57:18nothing
- 57:19in
- 57:19this
- 57:19space.
- 57:19So
- 57:20Lana
- 57:20Del
- 57:20Rey
- 57:21is
- 57:21what
- 57:21they've
- 57:21told
- 57:21me
- 57:22to
- 57:22say.
- 57:23Wow,
- 57:23my
- 57:23mine
- 57:24was
- 57:24Diana
- 57:24Ross
- 57:25because
- 57:25when
- 57:25was
- 57:25the
- 57:25last
- 57:25time
- 57:26Diana
- 57:26Ross
- 57:26was
- 57:26in
- 57:27the
- 57:27news?
- 57:27But
- 57:27Ed,
- 57:27what's
- 57:28yours?
- 57:28You're
- 57:28the
- 57:28fashionista
- 57:29of
- 57:29the
- 57:29three
- 57:29of
- 57:29us.
- 57:30I
- 57:30mean
- 57:31there
- 57:31was
- 57:31a
- 57:31lot
- 57:31to
- 57:32love.
- 57:32I
- 57:32think
- 57:33dochis
- 57:33look
- 57:33look
- 57:34was
- 57:34amazing,
- 57:35the
- 57:35Louis
- 57:35Vuitton
- 57:36short
- 57:36set.
- 57:37But
- 57:37I
- 57:37think
- 57:37the
- 57:38person
- 57:38that
- 57:38for
- 57:39me
- 57:39won
- 57:39like
- 57:40theme
- 57:40wise
- 57:41it
- 57:41was
- 57:42Janelle
- 57:43Monae
- 57:43that
- 57:43like
- 57:44the
- 57:44reveal
- 57:45of
- 57:45her
- 57:45outfit
- 57:46was
- 57:46so
- 57:46good
- 57:46and
- 57:47man,
- 57:47I
- 57:47love
- 57:47the
- 57:48Met
- 57:48Gala.
- 57:49So
- 57:49good.
- 57:50Very
- 57:51nice.
- 57:51All
- 57:51right,
- 57:51Happy
- 57:52birthday
- 57:52today
- 57:52to
- 57:52Eddie
- 57:53Bryant,
- 57:54Brecken
- 57:54Meyer
- 57:54and
- 57:54to
- 57:55the
- 57:55woman
- 57:55who
- 57:56who
- 57:56wrote
- 57:57to
- 57:57me
- 57:57what
- 57:57is
- 57:57still
- 57:58the
- 57:58most
- 57:58raw
- 57:59and
- 57:59real
- 57:59movie
- 58:00about
- 58:00life
- 58:00in
- 58:00high
- 58:01school,
- 58:01Amy
- 58:02Heckerling,
- 58:02who
- 58:02gave
- 58:03us
- 58:03Fast
- 58:03Times
- 58:04at
- 58:04Ridgemont
- 58:04High.
- 58:05And
- 58:05remember,
- 58:05if
- 58:06you
- 58:06can
- 58:06only
- 58:06read
- 58:06or
- 58:06listen
- 58:06to
- 58:07one
- 58:07podcast
- 58:07in
- 58:08the
- 58:08business
- 58:08or
- 58:08retail,
- 58:09read
- 58:09or
- 58:10listen
- 58:10to
- 58:10one
- 58:10retail
- 58:10blog
- 58:11in
- 58:11the
- 58:11business.
- 58:11I
- 58:11should
- 58:12say
- 58:12make
- 58:12it
- 58:12Omniton,
- 58:13the
- 58:13only
- 58:13retail
- 58:13media
- 58:14outlet
- 58:14run
- 58:14by
- 58:14two
- 58:14former
- 58:15executives
- 58:15from
- 58:15a
- 58:15current
- 58:16top
- 58:1610
- 58:16US
- 58:16retailer.
- 58:17Our
- 58:17Fast
- 58:18Five
- 58:18podcast
- 58:18is
- 58:18the
- 58:18quickest,
- 58:19fastest
- 58:19rundown
- 58:20of
- 58:20all
- 58:20the
- 58:20week's
- 58:20top
- 58:20news.
- 58:21And
- 58:21our
- 58:21daily
- 58:21newsletter,
- 58:22the
- 58:22Retail
- 58:22Daily
- 58:23Minute,
- 58:23tells
- 58:23you
- 58:23all
- 58:24you
- 58:24need
- 58:24to
- 58:24know
- 58:24each
- 58:24day
- 58:25or
- 58:25to
- 58:25stay
- 58:25on
- 58:25top
- 58:26of
- 58:26your
- 58:26game
- 58:26as
- 58:26a
- 58:26retail
- 58:27executive
- 58:27and
- 58:27also
- 58:28regularly
- 58:28feature
- 58:28special
- 58:29content
- 58:29that
- 58:29is
- 58:29exclusive
- 58:30to
- 58:30us
- 58:31that
- 58:31Ann
- 58:31and
- 58:31I
- 58:31take
- 58:32a
- 58:32lot
- 58:32of
- 58:32pride
- 58:32in
- 58:32doing
- 58:33just
- 58:33for
- 58:33you.
- 58:33Thanks
- 58:33as
- 58:34always
- 58:34for
- 58:34listening
- 58:34in.
- 58:34Please
- 58:35remember
- 58:35to
- 58:35like
- 58:35and
- 58:35leave
- 58:35us
- 58:35a
- 58:36review
- 58:36wherever
- 58:36you
- 58:36happen
- 58:36to
- 58:37listen
- 58:37to
- 58:37your
- 58:37podcast
- 58:38or
- 58:38on
- 58:38YouTube,
- 58:39you
- 58:39can
- 58:39follow
- 58:39us
- 58:39today
- 58:39by
- 58:40simply
- 58:40going
- 58:40to
- 58:40YouTube.com
- 58:41omnitalkretail
- 58:43Ben,
- 58:43if
- 58:44people
- 58:44want
- 58:44to
- 58:44get
- 58:44in
- 58:44touch
- 58:45with
- 58:45you
- 58:45in
- 58:45any
- 58:45way,
- 58:46shape
- 58:46or
- 58:46form,
- 58:46if
- 58:46they
- 58:47want
- 58:47to
- 58:47snag
- 58:47tickets
- 58:48to
- 58:48Shop
- 58:48Talk
- 58:48Europe,
- 58:49what's
- 58:49the
- 58:49best
- 58:49way
- 58:50for
- 58:50them
- 58:50to
- 58:50do
- 58:50that?
- 58:51So
- 58:51I
- 58:51can
- 58:51always
- 58:52be
- 58:52reached
- 58:52on
- 58:52LinkedIn
- 58:53such
- 58:53as
- 58:53benmiller,
- 58:54shoptalk,
- 58:54and
- 58:55shoptalkeurope.com
- 58:57for
- 58:57the
- 58:57last
- 58:58few
- 58:58remaining
- 58:59tickets
- 59:00for
- 59:00Shop
- 59:00Tour
- 59:00Europe.
- 59:01And
- 59:01if
- 59:01you're
- 59:01gonna
- 59:02come,
- 59:02especially
- 59:02if
- 59:02you're
- 59:02a
- 59:02retailer
- 59:03brand,
- 59:03make
- 59:03sure
- 59:04you
- 59:04signed
- 59:04up
- 59:04by
- 59:04the
- 59:05end
- 59:05of
- 59:05this
- 59:05week
- 59:06because
- 59:06that's
- 59:06our
- 59:07deadline
- 59:07for
- 59:07the
- 59:07cut
- 59:07for
- 59:08the
- 59:08meetings
- 59:08program.
- 59:10That's
- 59:10right.
- 59:10That's
- 59:11right.
- 59:11Great
- 59:11drop,
- 59:12Ben.
- 59:12All
- 59:12right.
- 59:12Well,
- 59:12Ben,
- 59:13thanks
- 59:13so
- 59:13much
- 59:13for
- 59:14being
- 59:14with
- 59:14us.
- 59:14We
- 59:14love
- 59:15the
- 59:15conversation,
- 59:15love
- 59:16the
- 59:16rant,
- 59:16love
- 59:17the
- 59:17debate.
- 59:17This
- 59:17show
- 59:18got
- 59:18a
- 59:18little
- 59:18more
- 59:18salty
- 59:19than
- 59:19usual.
- 59:19As
- 59:19I
- 59:19said
- 59:19at
- 59:20the
- 59:20top
- 59:20of
- 59:20the
- 59:20show.
- 59:21So
- 59:21until
- 59:21next
- 59:22week,
- 59:22on
- 59:22behalf
- 59:22of
- 59:23all
- 59:23of
- 59:23us
- 59:23at
- 59:23Omni
- 59:23Talk
- 59:24Retail,
- 59:24as
- 59:24always,
- 59:25be
- 59:25careful
- 59:25out
- 59:25there.