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- 0:00Hello
- 0:00everyone,
- 0:00this
- 0:00is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:01Retail.
- 0:01I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton.
- 0:02And
- 0:02I'm
- 0:03Anne
- 0:03Mazinga.
- 0:03And
- 0:04we
- 0:04are
- 0:04coming
- 0:04to
- 0:04you
- 0:04live
- 0:04from
- 0:05the
- 0:05Fusion
- 0:05Group's
- 0:06booth
- 0:06at
- 0:06the
- 0:06Consumer
- 0:07Goods
- 0:07Forum
- 0:08in
- 0:08Amsterdam.
- 0:09Come
- 0:09on
- 0:09by,
- 0:10Say
- 0:10hello
- 0:10and
- 0:11thanks
- 0:11to
- 0:11the
- 0:11Fusion
- 0:12Group
- 0:12for
- 0:12helping
- 0:12to
- 0:12make
- 0:12our
- 0:13coverage
- 0:13of
- 0:13the
- 0:13Consumer
- 0:14Goods
- 0:14Forum
- 0:15possible.
- 0:15Now,
- 0:15standing
- 0:16between
- 0:16us
- 0:16is
- 0:17Vipul
- 0:17Chawa,
- 0:18the
- 0:18CEO
- 0:18of
- 0:19the
- 0:19Fair
- 0:19Price
- 0:20Group.
- 0:20Vipul,
- 0:20thanks
- 0:21for
- 0:21being
- 0:21with
- 0:21us.
- 0:22Thanks
- 0:22for
- 0:22having
- 0:22me,
- 0:23guys.
- 0:23Well,
- 0:24Vipul,
- 0:24let's
- 0:25maybe
- 0:25start
- 0:25at
- 0:25the
- 0:25beginning.
- 0:26Tell
- 0:26us
- 0:26a
- 0:26little
- 0:26bit
- 0:27about.
- 0:27We
- 0:27know
- 0:27you've
- 0:27been
- 0:27a
- 0:28retailer
- 0:28for
- 0:28a
- 0:28while.
- 0:29Tell
- 0:30us
- 0:30about
- 0:30your
- 0:30career
- 0:31and
- 0:31also
- 0:31about
- 0:31Fair
- 0:32Price
- 0:32for
- 0:32any
- 0:33people
- 0:33in
- 0:33our
- 0:33audience
- 0:33listening
- 0:34who
- 0:34might
- 0:34not
- 0:35be
- 0:35familiar
- 0:35with
- 0:35the
- 0:35brand.
- 0:36Absolutely.
- 0:36Well,
- 0:36thanks
- 0:37for
- 0:37having
- 0:37me,
- 0:37guys.
- 0:38So
- 0:38I
- 0:39spent
- 0:3920
- 0:39years
- 0:39with
- 0:40Unilever.
- 0:40I
- 0:41spent
- 0:41another
- 0:4111
- 0:42years
- 0:42with
- 0:42Yum
- 0:42Brands,
- 0:43you
- 0:43know,
- 0:43brands
- 0:43which
- 0:44KFC
- 0:44and
- 0:44Pizza
- 0:45Hut
- 0:45and
- 0:46the
- 0:46last
- 0:47few
- 0:47years
- 0:47in
- 0:47the
- 0:48Fair
- 0:48Price
- 0:48Group
- 0:49which
- 0:49is
- 0:49a
- 0:49multi
- 0:50format
- 0:50retailer
- 0:51in
- 0:51Singapore.
- 0:52Predominantly
- 0:53in
- 0:53Singapore.
- 0:54We
- 0:54have
- 0:54a
- 0:54little
- 0:54exposure
- 0:55outside
- 0:55of
- 0:55it,
- 0:55but
- 0:55largely,
- 0:56I
- 0:56would
- 0:56say
- 0:56Singapore
- 0:57multi
- 0:58format.
- 0:58We've
- 0:59got
- 0:59all
- 1:00the
- 1:00big
- 1:00box
- 1:00formats
- 1:01you
- 1:01can
- 1:01think
- 1:01of.
- 1:01Supermarkets,
- 1:02hypermarkets,
- 1:03convenience
- 1:04stores,
- 1:04pharmacies.
- 1:05We
- 1:06have
- 1:06an
- 1:06E
- 1:06commerce
- 1:07business,
- 1:07we
- 1:08have
- 1:08an
- 1:09own
- 1:09brands,
- 1:09private
- 1:10label
- 1:10business,
- 1:11a
- 1:11loyalty
- 1:11program,
- 1:12a
- 1:13food
- 1:13services
- 1:13business.
- 1:14And
- 1:15then
- 1:15more
- 1:15recently
- 1:16about
- 1:16two
- 1:16and
- 1:17a
- 1:17half,
- 1:17well
- 1:17almost
- 1:17three
- 1:18years
- 1:18ago
- 1:18we
- 1:18started
- 1:18a
- 1:19digital
- 1:19only
- 1:19bank.
- 1:21A
- 1:21bank?
- 1:21Digital
- 1:21only
- 1:22bank?
- 1:22Yeah.
- 1:23So
- 1:24we
- 1:24thought
- 1:24we
- 1:24didn't
- 1:24have
- 1:24enough
- 1:25work
- 1:25to
- 1:25do
- 1:25so
- 1:25we
- 1:25started
- 1:25a
- 1:26bank.
- 1:28Didn't
- 1:28have
- 1:28enough
- 1:28hats
- 1:28to
- 1:28wear.
- 1:29So
- 1:29that's
- 1:29what
- 1:30I
- 1:30support
- 1:30in
- 1:31Singapore.
- 1:31Wow.
- 1:31All
- 1:32right,
- 1:32so
- 1:32what
- 1:32brings
- 1:32you
- 1:32to
- 1:32cgf?
- 1:33Have
- 1:33you
- 1:34been
- 1:34here
- 1:34before?
- 1:34What
- 1:34brings
- 1:35you
- 1:35this
- 1:35time?
- 1:36Yeah,
- 1:36no,
- 1:36We've
- 1:37been
- 1:37members
- 1:37of
- 1:37CGF
- 1:38for
- 1:38a
- 1:38long
- 1:38time
- 1:38as
- 1:39a
- 1:39company
- 1:39and
- 1:39it
- 1:40was
- 1:40a
- 1:40privilege
- 1:40to
- 1:40be
- 1:41able
- 1:41to
- 1:41join
- 1:41the
- 1:41board
- 1:41three
- 1:42years
- 1:42ago.
- 1:42Okay.
- 1:44What
- 1:45brings
- 1:45us
- 1:45here
- 1:46really
- 1:46is
- 1:47it's
- 1:47an
- 1:48incredible
- 1:48opportunity
- 1:49to
- 1:50interact
- 1:50with
- 1:51like
- 1:51minded
- 1:52retailers.
- 1:53And
- 1:53retailers
- 1:54are
- 1:54predominantly
- 1:55quite
- 1:55lonely
- 1:56and
- 1:57usually
- 1:57single
- 1:57country
- 1:58operations.
- 1:59So
- 1:59the
- 1:59fact
- 1:59that
- 1:59we
- 1:59have
- 2:00the
- 2:00ability
- 2:00to
- 2:01meet
- 2:01each
- 2:01other
- 2:01and
- 2:01talk
- 2:02to
- 2:02each
- 2:02other
- 2:02and
- 2:02sometimes
- 2:03struggle
- 2:03together
- 2:03on
- 2:04issues
- 2:04that
- 2:05we
- 2:05are
- 2:05facing
- 2:05is
- 2:06very
- 2:06powerful.
- 2:07Also,
- 2:08I
- 2:08think
- 2:08retailers
- 2:09do
- 2:09need
- 2:09to
- 2:10have
- 2:10more
- 2:10friends.
- 2:11So
- 2:12it's
- 2:12an
- 2:12opportunity
- 2:13for
- 2:13us
- 2:13to
- 2:13make
- 2:13friends
- 2:14and
- 2:14of
- 2:15course
- 2:15our
- 2:15dear
- 2:15manufacturer
- 2:16CPG
- 2:17friends
- 2:17who
- 2:17do
- 2:18also
- 2:18turn
- 2:18up
- 2:18to
- 2:18these
- 2:18meetings.
- 2:19So
- 2:19it's
- 2:20an
- 2:20opportunity
- 2:20I
- 2:20think
- 2:20to
- 2:21get
- 2:21a
- 2:21lot
- 2:22of
- 2:22best
- 2:22practice
- 2:23learning
- 2:23and
- 2:23sharing,
- 2:24but
- 2:24also
- 2:25to
- 2:25know
- 2:26who
- 2:26to
- 2:26pick
- 2:26up
- 2:27the
- 2:27phone
- 2:27and
- 2:28talk
- 2:28to
- 2:28when
- 2:29you're
- 2:29struggling
- 2:29on
- 2:30an
- 2:30issue
- 2:30back
- 2:30in
- 2:30your
- 2:30own
- 2:31country
- 2:31and
- 2:31markets.
- 2:32And
- 2:32I
- 2:32think
- 2:32those
- 2:32two
- 2:33reasons
- 2:33are
- 2:34what
- 2:34brings
- 2:34us
- 2:34back
- 2:34to
- 2:35the
- 2:35CGF
- 2:35again
- 2:35and
- 2:36again
- 2:36with
- 2:36our
- 2:36team.
- 2:36So
- 2:37we
- 2:37bring
- 2:37a
- 2:37pretty
- 2:37large
- 2:37team
- 2:38because
- 2:39we
- 2:39want
- 2:39to,
- 2:39you
- 2:39know,
- 2:40we
- 2:40want
- 2:40to
- 2:40learn.
- 2:41Yeah,
- 2:41well,
- 2:42it
- 2:42makes
- 2:42sense.
- 2:42It
- 2:43seems
- 2:43like
- 2:43you
- 2:43get
- 2:43along
- 2:44swimmingly
- 2:44with
- 2:45some
- 2:45of
- 2:45the
- 2:45other
- 2:45people
- 2:45on
- 2:46the
- 2:46board
- 2:46that
- 2:46we've
- 2:47met
- 2:47with
- 2:47in
- 2:47the
- 2:47past.
- 2:49Well,
- 2:49I
- 2:50have
- 2:50a
- 2:50question
- 2:51specifically
- 2:52about
- 2:52Fair
- 2:52Price
- 2:53Group.
- 2:54You
- 2:54already
- 2:54gave
- 2:54one
- 2:55answer,
- 2:55that
- 2:55you
- 2:56started
- 2:56a
- 2:56whole
- 2:56bank
- 2:57industry,
- 2:57but
- 2:59how
- 2:59are
- 2:59you
- 2:59working
- 2:59to
- 3:00accommodate
- 3:00kind
- 3:01of
- 3:01the
- 3:01growing
- 3:01digital
- 3:02needs
- 3:02of
- 3:03the
- 3:03consumer
- 3:04right
- 3:04now?
- 3:05Yeah,
- 3:05so
- 3:05we,
- 3:05you
- 3:06know,
- 3:06in
- 3:06the
- 3:06Fair
- 3:06Price
- 3:07Group,
- 3:07as
- 3:07we
- 3:07look
- 3:07at
- 3:08our
- 3:08customers,
- 3:09just
- 3:09to
- 3:09give
- 3:09you
- 3:09a
- 3:09little
- 3:10bit
- 3:10of
- 3:10context,
- 3:10Singapore
- 3:11is
- 3:11a
- 3:11small
- 3:12country
- 3:12with
- 3:12about
- 3:13little
- 3:13less
- 3:13than
- 3:136
- 3:14million
- 3:14people.
- 3:14Okay,
- 3:15so
- 3:15it's
- 3:15a
- 3:16small
- 3:16country,
- 3:16it's
- 3:16an
- 3:16island.
- 3:17And
- 3:18that,
- 3:19you
- 3:19know,
- 3:19men,
- 3:19women,
- 3:20children.
- 3:20So
- 3:206
- 3:21million
- 3:21people
- 3:22in
- 3:22total,
- 3:231
- 3:23million
- 3:23customers
- 3:24interact
- 3:24with
- 3:24our
- 3:25brand
- 3:25every
- 3:25day.
- 3:26So
- 3:26we
- 3:27have
- 3:27a
- 3:27fairly
- 3:27ubiquitous
- 3:28presence
- 3:28in
- 3:28the
- 3:29country.
- 3:29And
- 3:29that's
- 3:29digital,
- 3:30grocery
- 3:30and
- 3:31in
- 3:31store.
- 3:31Yeah,
- 3:32across.
- 3:32Across
- 3:33our
- 3:33spectrum.
- 3:33So
- 3:34grocery,
- 3:34digital,
- 3:35in
- 3:35store,
- 3:36food
- 3:36services,
- 3:36and
- 3:36so
- 3:36on.
- 3:39So
- 3:40a
- 3:40million
- 3:40every
- 3:40day.
- 3:41A
- 3:41million
- 3:41customers
- 3:42or
- 3:421:6
- 3:43interacts
- 3:43with
- 3:43us
- 3:43every
- 3:43day.
- 3:44So
- 3:44we
- 3:45have
- 3:45a
- 3:45fairly
- 3:47presence.
- 3:48Now
- 3:487
- 3:48in
- 3:4910
- 3:50have
- 3:50a
- 3:51digital
- 3:51interaction
- 3:52with
- 3:52us,
- 3:53which
- 3:54means
- 3:54that
- 3:54the
- 3:54whole
- 3:55digital
- 3:55penetration
- 3:56of
- 3:56the
- 3:56country
- 3:57is
- 3:57becoming
- 3:57quite
- 3:58significant.
- 3:58But
- 3:59then
- 3:59when
- 3:59you
- 3:59drill
- 3:59down
- 4:00a
- 4:00little
- 4:00further,
- 4:00when
- 4:00you
- 4:01look
- 4:01at
- 4:01habits,
- 4:01you
- 4:01will
- 4:01find
- 4:02a
- 4:02customer
- 4:02of
- 4:02Fairprice
- 4:03would
- 4:03typically
- 4:03come
- 4:04into
- 4:04our
- 4:04physical
- 4:04store
- 4:05three
- 4:05times
- 4:06and
- 4:06use
- 4:06our
- 4:07digital
- 4:07store
- 4:07once.
- 4:09But
- 4:09yet
- 4:097
- 4:10in
- 4:1010
- 4:10interactions
- 4:11have
- 4:12a
- 4:12digital
- 4:12component
- 4:13in
- 4:13them.
- 4:13And
- 4:13the
- 4:13digital
- 4:13component
- 4:14could
- 4:14be
- 4:15you
- 4:15came
- 4:15to
- 4:15a
- 4:16store
- 4:16but
- 4:16paid
- 4:16through
- 4:17the
- 4:17app.
- 4:17Okay.
- 4:18You
- 4:18used
- 4:19our
- 4:19scan
- 4:19and
- 4:19go
- 4:20program,
- 4:20you
- 4:20used
- 4:20our
- 4:21self
- 4:21checkout
- 4:21program,
- 4:23you
- 4:23interacted
- 4:24with
- 4:24our
- 4:24loyalty
- 4:24program,
- 4:25etc.
- 4:26So
- 4:26the
- 4:26whole
- 4:26omnichannel
- 4:27behavior
- 4:28is
- 4:28becoming
- 4:28very
- 4:29real
- 4:29in
- 4:30our
- 4:30business
- 4:30and
- 4:30we're
- 4:31realizing
- 4:31that
- 4:32there's
- 4:32a
- 4:32lot
- 4:32of
- 4:32power
- 4:33in
- 4:33it.
- 4:33And
- 4:33as
- 4:34customers
- 4:34move
- 4:34to
- 4:35the
- 4:35omnichannel
- 4:36engagement,
- 4:36their
- 4:37spends
- 4:38increase
- 4:39and
- 4:39our
- 4:40understanding
- 4:40of
- 4:41their
- 4:41behavior
- 4:41gets
- 4:42so
- 4:42much
- 4:42better.
- 4:43So
- 4:44that's
- 4:44a
- 4:44huge
- 4:44opportunity
- 4:45for
- 4:45us
- 4:45and
- 4:45we're
- 4:46investing
- 4:46behind
- 4:47it
- 4:47big
- 4:47time.
- 4:47Got
- 4:48it.
- 4:48Got
- 4:48it.
- 4:48I'm
- 4:48curious
- 4:48too.
- 4:49Are
- 4:50there
- 4:50any
- 4:50technologies
- 4:50you
- 4:51would
- 4:51call
- 4:51out
- 4:51for
- 4:51the
- 4:51audience
- 4:52here,
- 4:53back
- 4:53home,
- 4:53or
- 4:53either
- 4:54at
- 4:54the
- 4:54conference
- 4:55that
- 4:56you
- 4:56found
- 4:56particular
- 4:56success
- 4:57with,
- 4:57or
- 4:57are
- 4:57there
- 4:57any
- 4:58technologies
- 4:58that
- 4:58you're
- 4:58particularly
- 4:59excited
- 4:59about
- 5:00going
- 5:00forward
- 5:00to
- 5:00help
- 5:01improve
- 5:01things?
- 5:02Yeah,
- 5:02so
- 5:02we
- 5:02are
- 5:03currently
- 5:03working
- 5:03on
- 5:04what
- 5:04we
- 5:04call
- 5:04a
- 5:04store
- 5:05of
- 5:05the
- 5:05future
- 5:05project.
- 5:06And
- 5:06we
- 5:07looked
- 5:07at
- 5:07the
- 5:07customer
- 5:08pain
- 5:08points
- 5:09and
- 5:09I'M
- 5:09going
- 5:09to
- 5:09describe
- 5:10the
- 5:10store
- 5:10of
- 5:10the
- 5:10future
- 5:11and
- 5:11if
- 5:11you
- 5:11come
- 5:11to
- 5:12Singapore
- 5:12in
- 5:12August,
- 5:13you
- 5:13can
- 5:13experience
- 5:13it
- 5:14yourself
- 5:14because
- 5:14we're
- 5:14building
- 5:14it.
- 5:15So
- 5:15the
- 5:15customer
- 5:16pain
- 5:16points
- 5:16are.
- 5:17Customer
- 5:17comes
- 5:17to
- 5:17our
- 5:18store
- 5:18and
- 5:18is
- 5:19looking
- 5:19around
- 5:19for
- 5:20where
- 5:21to
- 5:21find
- 5:22eggs
- 5:22or
- 5:22milk
- 5:23or
- 5:24a
- 5:24certain
- 5:24type
- 5:24of
- 5:25biscuit
- 5:25or
- 5:25whatever
- 5:25it
- 5:26is.
- 5:26So
- 5:26searching
- 5:27for
- 5:27products
- 5:27is
- 5:28a
- 5:28customer
- 5:28pain
- 5:28point.
- 5:29When
- 5:29you
- 5:29come
- 5:29to
- 5:29a
- 5:29store,
- 5:30then
- 5:30they
- 5:31want
- 5:31to
- 5:31make
- 5:31sure
- 5:32they
- 5:32get
- 5:32the
- 5:32right
- 5:32promotional
- 5:33ideas
- 5:33and
- 5:34activities
- 5:34so
- 5:35they
- 5:35don't
- 5:35want
- 5:35to
- 5:35miss
- 5:35out
- 5:36on
- 5:36a
- 5:36promotional
- 5:36activity.
- 5:37That's
- 5:37the
- 5:38second
- 5:38pain
- 5:38point.
- 5:39The
- 5:39third
- 5:39pain
- 5:40point
- 5:40is
- 5:41as
- 5:41you're
- 5:42going
- 5:42through
- 5:42the
- 5:42store,
- 5:43if
- 5:43I
- 5:43buy
- 5:44this,
- 5:44will
- 5:44I
- 5:44also
- 5:44get
- 5:45a
- 5:45benefit
- 5:45on
- 5:45something
- 5:46else?
- 5:46And
- 5:47the
- 5:47fourth
- 5:47is
- 5:48at
- 5:48checkout.
- 5:49I
- 5:49don't
- 5:49want
- 5:49to
- 5:49queue
- 5:50up.
- 5:50I
- 5:50want
- 5:51to
- 5:51be
- 5:51able
- 5:51to
- 5:51get
- 5:51out
- 5:51as
- 5:52fast
- 5:52as
- 5:52I
- 5:52can.
- 5:53So
- 5:54here's
- 5:54how
- 5:54we
- 5:54are
- 5:54now
- 5:54describing
- 5:55the
- 5:55journey
- 5:56going
- 5:56forward.
- 5:56A
- 5:56customer
- 5:57will
- 5:57walk
- 5:57into
- 5:57our
- 5:57store.
- 5:58They'll
- 5:58take
- 5:59the
- 5:59trolley.
- 6:00There
- 6:00is
- 6:00an
- 6:00equivalent
- 6:00of
- 6:01an
- 6:01iPad
- 6:01on
- 6:01the
- 6:01trolley.
- 6:02If
- 6:02you
- 6:03scan
- 6:03your.
- 6:04Your
- 6:04Fair
- 6:04Price
- 6:05app,
- 6:05we
- 6:05know
- 6:06your
- 6:06purchase
- 6:06history,
- 6:07so
- 6:07we
- 6:07know
- 6:08what
- 6:08you
- 6:08buy.
- 6:09So
- 6:09we
- 6:09can
- 6:09start
- 6:09prompting
- 6:10you,
- 6:10saying,
- 6:10we
- 6:10know
- 6:11you
- 6:11buy.
- 6:113
- 6:11out
- 6:11of
- 6:124
- 6:12occasions
- 6:12you
- 6:12buy,
- 6:13let's
- 6:13make
- 6:13it
- 6:13up
- 6:13eggs,
- 6:14right?
- 6:15So
- 6:15then
- 6:15you
- 6:16say,
- 6:16where
- 6:16do
- 6:16I
- 6:16find
- 6:16the
- 6:17eggs?
- 6:17You
- 6:17press
- 6:18a
- 6:18button,
- 6:18the
- 6:18trolley
- 6:19will
- 6:19navigate
- 6:20you
- 6:20like
- 6:20Google
- 6:21Maps
- 6:21to
- 6:22where
- 6:22the
- 6:22eggs
- 6:22are
- 6:22in
- 6:22the
- 6:23store,
- 6:23right?
- 6:23And
- 6:24just
- 6:24to
- 6:24make
- 6:24sure
- 6:24you
- 6:24don't
- 6:25miss
- 6:25it,
- 6:25when
- 6:25you
- 6:25arrive
- 6:25in
- 6:26front
- 6:26of
- 6:26the
- 6:26eggs,
- 6:26the
- 6:27electronic
- 6:27shelf
- 6:28level
- 6:28will
- 6:28start
- 6:28blinking
- 6:28lights
- 6:29up,
- 6:29saying,
- 6:29you
- 6:30arrived,
- 6:30right?
- 6:31As
- 6:31you
- 6:31walk
- 6:31through
- 6:32the
- 6:32store,
- 6:32you
- 6:32will
- 6:33also
- 6:33be
- 6:33guided
- 6:33on
- 6:34various
- 6:34promotional
- 6:35activities
- 6:35that
- 6:35are
- 6:35happening
- 6:36so
- 6:36that
- 6:36you
- 6:36don't
- 6:36miss
- 6:36anything.
- 6:37So
- 6:37that's
- 6:38the
- 6:38second.
- 6:38The
- 6:39third
- 6:39is
- 6:39once
- 6:39you
- 6:40bought,
- 6:40let's
- 6:40say,
- 6:40eggs,
- 6:41maybe
- 6:41you
- 6:41want
- 6:41to
- 6:41buy
- 6:42bread.
- 6:42So
- 6:42let's
- 6:43tell
- 6:43you
- 6:43where
- 6:43the
- 6:43bread
- 6:43is,
- 6:44let's
- 6:44tell
- 6:44you
- 6:44where
- 6:44the
- 6:45milk
- 6:45is,
- 6:45and
- 6:45so
- 6:45on.
- 6:46So
- 6:46that's.
- 6:46And
- 6:47the
- 6:47last
- 6:47is
- 6:47you
- 6:48do
- 6:48not
- 6:48have
- 6:48to
- 6:48go
- 6:48to
- 6:49a
- 6:49checkout
- 6:49counter.
- 6:50You
- 6:50can
- 6:50check
- 6:50out
- 6:50on
- 6:51your
- 6:51trolley
- 6:51and
- 6:52goodbye.
- 6:53So
- 6:54the
- 6:54store
- 6:54of
- 6:54the
- 6:54future
- 6:55is
- 6:56through.
- 6:56The
- 6:56customer
- 6:57journey
- 6:58is
- 6:58something
- 6:58that
- 6:59we're
- 6:59going
- 6:59to
- 6:59pilot
- 6:59in
- 7:00a
- 7:00couple
- 7:00of
- 7:00months.
- 7:01So
- 7:01that's
- 7:01one
- 7:01part
- 7:02of
- 7:02the
- 7:02application
- 7:03of
- 7:03technology,
- 7:03making
- 7:04the
- 7:04experience
- 7:05easier
- 7:05for
- 7:05our
- 7:06customers.
- 7:06Right.
- 7:07The
- 7:07second
- 7:07is
- 7:08our
- 7:08store,
- 7:09our
- 7:09store
- 7:10managers.
- 7:11Our
- 7:11belief
- 7:12is
- 7:12that
- 7:12the
- 7:13customer
- 7:13experience
- 7:13will
- 7:14never
- 7:14exceed
- 7:15that
- 7:15of
- 7:15your
- 7:16own
- 7:16team
- 7:16member.
- 7:17So
- 7:17if
- 7:17your
- 7:17team
- 7:17member
- 7:17finds
- 7:18it
- 7:18clunky,
- 7:18how
- 7:19will
- 7:19the
- 7:19customer
- 7:19find
- 7:20it?
- 7:20Easy.
- 7:20That's
- 7:20really
- 7:21good.
- 7:21We're
- 7:21working
- 7:22on
- 7:22a
- 7:22program
- 7:23which
- 7:23is
- 7:23Genai
- 7:24enabled
- 7:24called
- 7:25Grocer
- 7:25Genie,
- 7:26where
- 7:26it's
- 7:26basically
- 7:27a
- 7:27genie
- 7:28in
- 7:28your
- 7:28pocket.
- 7:29A
- 7:29store
- 7:29manager
- 7:30now
- 7:30can
- 7:30use
- 7:30this
- 7:31to
- 7:31figure
- 7:31out
- 7:32who's
- 7:32come
- 7:32to
- 7:32work,
- 7:34where
- 7:34they
- 7:34need
- 7:34to
- 7:35assign
- 7:35staff,
- 7:35where
- 7:36they
- 7:36need
- 7:36to
- 7:36move
- 7:36people
- 7:37around,
- 7:37has
- 7:37there
- 7:38been
- 7:38a
- 7:38spillage
- 7:38on
- 7:38the
- 7:38floor,
- 7:39let's
- 7:39fix
- 7:39it,
- 7:39etc.
- 7:40So
- 7:40the
- 7:40grocer
- 7:40genie
- 7:41and
- 7:41the
- 7:41third
- 7:42is
- 7:42vision
- 7:42AI.
- 7:43We're
- 7:43going
- 7:43to
- 7:43put
- 7:44cameras
- 7:44in
- 7:44our
- 7:44store
- 7:45which
- 7:45will
- 7:45help
- 7:46tell
- 7:46our
- 7:47store
- 7:47managers
- 7:47and
- 7:47then
- 7:48our
- 7:48supply
- 7:48chain,
- 7:49are
- 7:49we
- 7:49running
- 7:49out
- 7:49of
- 7:49apples
- 7:50or
- 7:50oranges
- 7:51or
- 7:51milk
- 7:52or
- 7:52whatever
- 7:52it
- 7:52is.
- 7:52So
- 7:53all
- 7:53of
- 7:53this
- 7:53stuff,
- 7:54interestingly,
- 7:54these
- 7:54technologies
- 7:55are
- 7:55all
- 7:55available
- 7:56in
- 7:56the
- 7:56world,
- 7:57but
- 7:57putting
- 7:57them
- 7:57all
- 7:58together
- 7:58into
- 7:59one
- 7:59experience
- 8:00is
- 8:00what
- 8:00we
- 8:01are
- 8:01going
- 8:01to
- 8:01test
- 8:01out
- 8:01as
- 8:02what
- 8:02we
- 8:02call
- 8:02the
- 8:02store
- 8:03of
- 8:03the
- 8:03future
- 8:04by
- 8:04August.
- 8:04So
- 8:04if
- 8:04you
- 8:05guys
- 8:05want
- 8:05to
- 8:05swing
- 8:05by
- 8:05Singapore
- 8:06in
- 8:06August,
- 8:06come
- 8:07and
- 8:07take
- 8:07a
- 8:07look
- 8:07at
- 8:07that
- 8:07store.
- 8:08Singapore
- 8:08in
- 8:09August
- 8:09sounds
- 8:09hot.
- 8:10It
- 8:11is
- 8:11hot.
- 8:12It's
- 8:12hot.
- 8:12It's
- 8:13hot.
- 8:13Stories
- 8:14of
- 8:14the
- 8:14year.
- 8:14Yes,
- 8:15for
- 8:15sure.
- 8:15Store
- 8:16of
- 8:16the
- 8:16future.
- 8:16That's
- 8:16our
- 8:16specialty.
- 8:17And
- 8:17we
- 8:17got
- 8:17to
- 8:18go
- 8:18check
- 8:18that
- 8:18out.
- 8:18Okay,
- 8:18so
- 8:19one
- 8:19quick
- 8:19question.
- 8:20How
- 8:20much
- 8:20of
- 8:21how
- 8:21much
- 8:22are
- 8:22you
- 8:22using
- 8:22AI
- 8:23in
- 8:24your
- 8:24store
- 8:24of
- 8:24the
- 8:24future?
- 8:25So
- 8:25everything
- 8:25that
- 8:26I
- 8:26described
- 8:26to
- 8:27you
- 8:27is
- 8:27powered
- 8:28by
- 8:28AI?
- 8:28For
- 8:29example,
- 8:29the
- 8:29trolley
- 8:30that
- 8:30I
- 8:30talked
- 8:30about
- 8:31is
- 8:31a
- 8:32self
- 8:32learning.
- 8:32It'll
- 8:33keep
- 8:33learning
- 8:33with
- 8:33experience.
- 8:34So
- 8:35where
- 8:36to
- 8:36stack
- 8:36the
- 8:36products,
- 8:37where
- 8:37to
- 8:37run
- 8:38the
- 8:38promotional
- 8:38programs
- 8:39which
- 8:39are
- 8:40working
- 8:40better
- 8:40than
- 8:40the
- 8:41others,
- 8:41the
- 8:41whole
- 8:42checkout.
- 8:42So
- 8:42everything
- 8:43that
- 8:43I
- 8:43described
- 8:44is
- 8:44powered
- 8:45by
- 8:45Genai.
- 8:46And
- 8:46what
- 8:46about
- 8:47customer
- 8:47facing?
- 8:49Will
- 8:49that
- 8:49store
- 8:49include
- 8:50any
- 8:50customer
- 8:51facing
- 8:51AI
- 8:51applications?
- 8:53Everything
- 8:53that
- 8:53I
- 8:54described
- 8:54actually
- 8:54is
- 8:55customer
- 8:55facing.
- 8:56Okay,
- 8:56so
- 8:56like
- 8:56when
- 8:56I'm
- 8:57searching
- 8:57for
- 8:57something
- 8:58it's
- 8:58gonna
- 8:58be
- 8:58using,
- 8:59I
- 8:59could
- 8:59search
- 8:59like
- 9:00in
- 9:00a,
- 9:00in
- 9:01a
- 9:01large
- 9:01language
- 9:01search.
- 9:02Absolutely.
- 9:03And
- 9:04if
- 9:04you
- 9:04have
- 9:04other
- 9:04questions,
- 9:04for
- 9:05example,
- 9:05you
- 9:05want
- 9:05to
- 9:05figure
- 9:06out
- 9:06how
- 9:06many
- 9:06calories
- 9:07on
- 9:07the
- 9:07products
- 9:07that
- 9:08you're
- 9:08buying
- 9:09or
- 9:09where
- 9:09it
- 9:09has
- 9:10come
- 9:10from,
- 9:10all
- 9:10of
- 9:11that
- 9:11can
- 9:11ask
- 9:11those
- 9:12types
- 9:12of
- 9:12questions.
- 9:12Those
- 9:13kind
- 9:13of
- 9:13questions.
- 9:13That's,
- 9:14that's
- 9:14really
- 9:14interesting.
- 9:14And
- 9:15is
- 9:15the,
- 9:15what
- 9:16was
- 9:16it
- 9:16the
- 9:16genie?
- 9:17What
- 9:17was
- 9:17the
- 9:17name?
- 9:18Grocery
- 9:18Genie.
- 9:19Is,
- 9:19is
- 9:19that
- 9:19just
- 9:19in
- 9:19the
- 9:20store
- 9:20of
- 9:20the
- 9:20future
- 9:20too
- 9:20or
- 9:20are
- 9:21you
- 9:21looking
- 9:21at
- 9:21that
- 9:21chain
- 9:21wide
- 9:22as
- 9:22well?
- 9:22Are
- 9:22you
- 9:22looking
- 9:22at
- 9:23it
- 9:23there
- 9:23first
- 9:23to
- 9:23then
- 9:24look
- 9:24at
- 9:24chain?
- 9:24Obviously
- 9:24we'll
- 9:25put
- 9:25all
- 9:25of
- 9:25these
- 9:25in
- 9:25the
- 9:25store
- 9:26of
- 9:26the
- 9:26future
- 9:26because
- 9:26we
- 9:27want
- 9:27to
- 9:27test
- 9:28your
- 9:29like
- 9:29a
- 9:29concept
- 9:29store
- 9:30and
- 9:30then
- 9:30based
- 9:31on
- 9:31our
- 9:31learnings,
- 9:32we'll
- 9:33roll
- 9:33it
- 9:33out.
- 9:33Wow.
- 9:33Very
- 9:34cool.
- 9:34Very
- 9:34cool.
- 9:34God
- 9:35near
- 9:35and
- 9:35dear
- 9:35to
- 9:35our
- 9:35own
- 9:36heart.
- 9:36Vipul.
- 9:37All
- 9:37right,
- 9:38so
- 9:38that's
- 9:38the
- 9:38story
- 9:39of
- 9:39the
- 9:39future.
- 9:39But
- 9:39like
- 9:39you
- 9:40said
- 9:40at
- 9:40the
- 9:40outset,
- 9:40you
- 9:40have
- 9:41a
- 9:41lot
- 9:41of
- 9:41different
- 9:41formats.
- 9:42So
- 9:43how
- 9:43do
- 9:43you
- 9:43decide
- 9:44and
- 9:44portion
- 9:44your
- 9:45time
- 9:45and
- 9:45keep
- 9:45operational,
- 9:47you
- 9:47know,
- 9:47control
- 9:47or
- 9:48rigor
- 9:48around
- 9:49everything
- 9:49that's
- 9:49going
- 9:49on
- 9:50in
- 9:50your
- 9:50organization?
- 9:50Well,
- 9:51you
- 9:51know,
- 9:51we
- 9:51have
- 9:51a
- 9:52good
- 9:52team
- 9:52and
- 9:53so
- 9:53obviously
- 9:53the
- 9:53team
- 9:54does.
- 9:55It's
- 9:55very
- 9:55dedicated.
- 9:56It's
- 9:56got
- 9:56a
- 9:56great
- 9:56mix
- 9:57of
- 9:57fresh
- 9:57thinking
- 9:58as
- 9:58well
- 9:58as
- 9:58experience.
- 10:00We
- 10:00are
- 10:00increasingly
- 10:01using
- 10:02both
- 10:02method
- 10:04experience
- 10:04and
- 10:05AI
- 10:06to
- 10:06improve
- 10:07our
- 10:07know
- 10:07how
- 10:08and
- 10:08understanding
- 10:08of
- 10:08our
- 10:09own
- 10:09operations.
- 10:10I
- 10:11described
- 10:11the
- 10:11front
- 10:11facing
- 10:12part,
- 10:13the
- 10:13rear
- 10:13facing
- 10:13which
- 10:14is
- 10:14the
- 10:14roll
- 10:15cages,
- 10:15the
- 10:16availability
- 10:17of
- 10:17supply
- 10:19from
- 10:19our
- 10:19DCs
- 10:20into
- 10:20our
- 10:20store.
- 10:21We're
- 10:21even
- 10:21testing
- 10:22an
- 10:22autonomous
- 10:23electric
- 10:24vehicle
- 10:24which
- 10:25goes
- 10:25every
- 10:25midnight
- 10:26from
- 10:26one
- 10:26of
- 10:26our
- 10:26DCs
- 10:27to
- 10:27the
- 10:27other
- 10:28carrying
- 10:28stuff.
- 10:30So
- 10:30all
- 10:31of
- 10:31that
- 10:31is
- 10:31working
- 10:31in
- 10:31the
- 10:32background
- 10:32to
- 10:33make
- 10:33things
- 10:33easy
- 10:33for
- 10:33our
- 10:34customers.
- 10:34I
- 10:34was
- 10:34going
- 10:34to
- 10:35ask
- 10:35you
- 10:35how
- 10:35sustainability
- 10:36plays
- 10:37a
- 10:37role
- 10:37in
- 10:37your
- 10:37store
- 10:38of
- 10:38the
- 10:38future.
- 10:39It's
- 10:39a.
- 10:39So
- 10:39electric
- 10:40vehicles
- 10:40obviously
- 10:41being
- 10:41one
- 10:42way,
- 10:42but
- 10:42what
- 10:42other
- 10:42ways
- 10:43are
- 10:43you
- 10:43including
- 10:43that
- 10:44as
- 10:44part
- 10:44of
- 10:44the
- 10:45store
- 10:45of
- 10:45the
- 10:45future
- 10:46focus?
- 10:46Is
- 10:47there
- 10:47a
- 10:47genie
- 10:47for
- 10:47that?
- 10:49That's
- 10:49just
- 10:50pure
- 10:50hard
- 10:50work.
- 10:51No.
- 10:51So
- 10:52you
- 10:52know,
- 10:52the
- 10:52whole
- 10:52sustainability
- 10:53piece
- 10:53for
- 10:53us,
- 10:54we
- 10:54are
- 10:54very
- 10:54focused
- 10:54on
- 10:54scope
- 10:55one
- 10:55and
- 10:55two,
- 10:56so
- 10:56refrigerants,
- 10:57electric
- 10:58vehicles,
- 10:59sourcing
- 11:00green
- 11:00energy,
- 11:01etc.
- 11:02And
- 11:02we
- 11:02have
- 11:03a
- 11:03very
- 11:03clear
- 11:03plan
- 11:04to
- 11:05bring
- 11:05down
- 11:0650%
- 11:07by
- 11:072030,
- 11:08net
- 11:09zero
- 11:09by
- 11:092045.
- 11:10We've
- 11:11articulated
- 11:11that
- 11:11plan.
- 11:12We
- 11:12publish
- 11:12it
- 11:13every
- 11:13year.
- 11:13We
- 11:13do
- 11:13a
- 11:14self
- 11:14governing.
- 11:15We
- 11:15do
- 11:15a
- 11:15report
- 11:15which
- 11:16we
- 11:16publish
- 11:16for
- 11:17public
- 11:17scrutiny
- 11:18every
- 11:18year
- 11:18called
- 11:19our
- 11:19sustainability
- 11:19report
- 11:20as
- 11:20part,
- 11:21which
- 11:21is
- 11:22issued
- 11:22in
- 11:22conjunction
- 11:23with
- 11:23our
- 11:23financial
- 11:24performance.
- 11:25So
- 11:25that's
- 11:25how
- 11:25we
- 11:26are
- 11:26focused
- 11:26on
- 11:26sustainability.
- 11:27It's
- 11:28the
- 11:28only
- 11:28way
- 11:28to
- 11:28do
- 11:28it.
- 11:28All
- 11:28right,
- 11:29well,
- 11:29let's
- 11:29get
- 11:29you
- 11:29out
- 11:29of
- 11:29here
- 11:29on
- 11:30this
- 11:30because
- 11:30I
- 11:30think
- 11:30Ed
- 11:30and
- 11:30I
- 11:31both
- 11:31thoroughly
- 11:31enjoyed
- 11:31this
- 11:32interview
- 11:32and
- 11:32thoroughly
- 11:32enjoy
- 11:33you.
- 11:33So
- 11:33I'm
- 11:34curious,
- 11:34what
- 11:34is,
- 11:35what
- 11:35is
- 11:35one
- 11:36lesson
- 11:36that
- 11:36you've
- 11:36learned
- 11:37in
- 11:37your
- 11:37career
- 11:38that
- 11:38you
- 11:38think
- 11:38every
- 11:39retail
- 11:39CEO
- 11:40should
- 11:40know
- 11:40or
- 11:41take
- 11:41to
- 11:41heart?
- 11:45I
- 11:45don't
- 11:45know
- 11:45if
- 11:46everybody
- 11:46should
- 11:46take.
- 11:46It
- 11:47as
- 11:47little
- 11:47as
- 11:47possible.
- 11:49Don't
- 11:50wear
- 11:50a
- 11:50tie
- 11:50to
- 11:50work.
- 11:50No,
- 11:51I'm
- 11:51just
- 11:51kidding.
- 11:52So
- 11:52I
- 11:52think
- 11:54growing
- 11:54up
- 11:54in
- 11:54India,
- 11:56I
- 11:56found
- 11:57when
- 11:58I
- 11:58moved
- 11:58to
- 11:59the
- 11:59Western
- 11:59world,
- 11:59moved
- 11:59to
- 12:00the
- 12:00US
- 12:00and
- 12:00uk,
- 12:01I
- 12:01realized
- 12:02that
- 12:03many
- 12:03of
- 12:03us
- 12:04take
- 12:04resources
- 12:05for
- 12:05granted.
- 12:07And
- 12:07when
- 12:07you
- 12:07have
- 12:08more
- 12:08resource
- 12:09than
- 12:09you
- 12:09need,
- 12:09firstly
- 12:10you
- 12:10never
- 12:10know
- 12:10it.
- 12:10You
- 12:11take
- 12:11it
- 12:11for
- 12:11granted,
- 12:11but
- 12:12you
- 12:12don't
- 12:12really
- 12:13think
- 12:13particularly
- 12:14creatively.
- 12:15One
- 12:15lesson
- 12:15I
- 12:15learned
- 12:16early
- 12:16in
- 12:16life
- 12:16was
- 12:17that
- 12:17as
- 12:17long
- 12:17as
- 12:18your
- 12:18ambition
- 12:18is
- 12:19greater
- 12:19than
- 12:19your
- 12:19resource,
- 12:20chances
- 12:20are
- 12:21you're
- 12:21going
- 12:21to
- 12:21be
- 12:21creative
- 12:22in
- 12:22your
- 12:22solutions.
- 12:22So
- 12:23you
- 12:23know
- 12:23this
- 12:23a
- 12:24greater
- 12:24than
- 12:24R
- 12:25is
- 12:26a
- 12:26little
- 12:26formula
- 12:27I
- 12:27use
- 12:27for
- 12:27myself
- 12:27and
- 12:28I
- 12:28use
- 12:28to
- 12:28have
- 12:29conversations
- 12:29with
- 12:29my
- 12:29team.
- 12:30We
- 12:30now
- 12:30we
- 12:30have
- 12:31a
- 12:31more
- 12:31sophisticated
- 12:31program
- 12:32there
- 12:32called
- 12:32Growth
- 12:33Mindset,
- 12:33which
- 12:33is
- 12:34what
- 12:34Carol
- 12:34Dweck
- 12:34teaches
- 12:35at
- 12:35Stanford.
- 12:36So
- 12:37we've
- 12:37been
- 12:37embedding
- 12:38Growth
- 12:38Mindset
- 12:38into
- 12:39the
- 12:39company
- 12:39for
- 12:39the
- 12:40last
- 12:40few
- 12:40years.
- 12:40We've
- 12:41trained
- 12:41about
- 12:412,000
- 12:42odd
- 12:42people
- 12:42in
- 12:42growth
- 12:43Mindset.
- 12:43So
- 12:43that's
- 12:44something
- 12:44that
- 12:44we
- 12:44are
- 12:44doing
- 12:45in
- 12:45this
- 12:46space.
- 12:46That's
- 12:46really
- 12:47great.
- 12:47Thank
- 12:47you,
- 12:47man.
- 12:47Thank
- 12:48you
- 12:48for
- 12:48that.
- 12:48Thank
- 12:49you
- 12:49so
- 12:49much.
- 12:49Vipul,
- 12:50thank
- 12:50you
- 12:50for
- 12:50taking
- 12:51the
- 12:51time
- 12:51with
- 12:51us.
- 12:52Thank
- 12:52you
- 12:52again
- 12:52to
- 12:53Vuzion
- 12:53Group
- 12:53for
- 12:54making
- 12:54all
- 12:54the
- 12:54coverage
- 12:55at
- 12:55Consumer
- 12:55Goods
- 12:56Forum
- 12:56possible.
- 12:57And
- 12:57until
- 12:58our
- 12:58next
- 12:59interview,
- 13:00be
- 13:00careful
- 13:00out
- 13:01there.