Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Castorama's Robert Wicha On Why Technology Alone Doesn't Create Value | Global DIY Summit 2026
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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:00This
- 0:01is
- 0:01omnitalk
- 0:01retail.
- 0:02I
- 0:02am
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Walton,
- 0:02coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:03once
- 0:03again
- 0:03from
- 0:04the
- 0:04Vuzion
- 0:04Podcast
- 0:05studio
- 0:05at
- 0:05the
- 0:06DIY
- 0:06Summit
- 0:07in
- 0:08sunny
- 0:08Amsterdam.
- 0:09Now,
- 0:09I'm
- 0:09pleased
- 0:10to
- 0:10introduce
- 0:11to
- 0:11you
- 0:11my
- 0:11next
- 0:12guest,
- 0:12Robert
- 0:13Vika,
- 0:13the
- 0:13commercial
- 0:14director
- 0:14at
- 0:14Castorama
- 0:15Poland.
- 0:16Robert,
- 0:17welcome
- 0:17to
- 0:17omnitalk.
- 0:18Thank
- 0:18you,
- 0:19Chris.
- 0:19Welcome.
- 0:20Yeah,
- 0:20so
- 0:21I'm
- 0:21super
- 0:21excited
- 0:22to
- 0:22talk
- 0:22to
- 0:22you.
- 0:22You're
- 0:22my
- 0:23first
- 0:23Polish
- 0:23retailer
- 0:24I've
- 0:24ever
- 0:24had
- 0:24on
- 0:24this
- 0:24podcast.
- 0:25Yes,
- 0:26yes.
- 0:26And
- 0:26believe
- 0:27it
- 0:27or
- 0:27not,
- 0:27my
- 0:27family
- 0:27is
- 0:28Polish.
- 0:29Really?
- 0:29Yes.
- 0:29Didn't
- 0:30know
- 0:30that.
- 0:30Yes,
- 0:30yes.
- 0:31So,
- 0:31yeah,
- 0:32you
- 0:32never
- 0:32know
- 0:32with
- 0:32the
- 0:32last
- 0:32name
- 0:32Walton,
- 0:33but
- 0:33I'm
- 0:33more
- 0:33Polish
- 0:34than
- 0:34anything
- 0:34else,
- 0:35which
- 0:35probably
- 0:35won't
- 0:35surprise
- 0:36a
- 0:36lot
- 0:36of
- 0:36people
- 0:37in
- 0:37my
- 0:37audience.
- 0:38But
- 0:38tell
- 0:38us
- 0:39about
- 0:39yourself,
- 0:40first
- 0:40of
- 0:40all,
- 0:40your
- 0:40career,
- 0:41your
- 0:41background,
- 0:41and
- 0:42also
- 0:42about
- 0:42Castorama,
- 0:43because
- 0:43I'm
- 0:43sure
- 0:43there's
- 0:44many
- 0:44people
- 0:44in
- 0:44the
- 0:44US
- 0:45that
- 0:45aren't
- 0:45familiar
- 0:46with
- 0:46it.
- 0:47So
- 0:47Castorama
- 0:48is
- 0:49the
- 0:49leader
- 0:50in
- 0:51market
- 0:51in
- 0:52Poland.
- 0:52So
- 0:53we
- 0:53are
- 0:53leading
- 0:53the
- 0:53market.
- 0:54Not
- 0:54only
- 0:54DIY,
- 0:55but
- 0:55we
- 0:56are
- 0:56quite
- 0:56big
- 0:56company
- 0:57with
- 0:57over
- 0:58£2
- 0:58billion
- 0:59of
- 0:59revenue
- 1:01each
- 1:01year.
- 1:01So
- 1:02we've
- 1:02got
- 1:03109
- 1:03stores,
- 1:04and
- 1:05we
- 1:06work
- 1:06with
- 1:0712,000
- 1:08colleagues
- 1:08in
- 1:09stores.
- 1:09So
- 1:10we
- 1:10are
- 1:10quite
- 1:10big
- 1:10company
- 1:11leading
- 1:11the
- 1:11market
- 1:12in
- 1:12Poland,
- 1:12as
- 1:12I
- 1:12said.
- 1:13So
- 1:13we
- 1:13are
- 1:13part
- 1:13of
- 1:14Kingfisher
- 1:14Group.
- 1:14Kingfisher
- 1:15Group,
- 1:16few
- 1:17banners.
- 1:17So
- 1:18BNQ
- 1:18UK
- 1:18and
- 1:19Ireland,
- 1:20Screwfix,
- 1:21Kasuama,
- 1:21France,
- 1:22Brico
- 1:23Iberia
- 1:23and
- 1:23Kassama
- 1:24in
- 1:24Poland
- 1:24as
- 1:25well.
- 1:25So
- 1:25we
- 1:26are
- 1:26part
- 1:26of
- 1:26Kingfisher
- 1:27with
- 1:27over
- 1:282,000
- 1:29stores.
- 1:30Yes.
- 1:30Okay.
- 1:31Yes.
- 1:31And
- 1:31we've
- 1:32had
- 1:32a
- 1:33number
- 1:33of
- 1:33representatives
- 1:34from
- 1:34Kingfisher
- 1:34over
- 1:34the
- 1:34years
- 1:35on
- 1:35our
- 1:35program,
- 1:35especially
- 1:36from
- 1:36some
- 1:36of
- 1:36those
- 1:36companies
- 1:37you
- 1:37mentioned,
- 1:37too.
- 1:37All
- 1:38right,
- 1:38so
- 1:38let's
- 1:38go.
- 1:38Let's
- 1:39go.
- 1:39Let's
- 1:39dig
- 1:39into
- 1:40that
- 1:40a
- 1:40little
- 1:40bit.
- 1:40The
- 1:40Kingfisher
- 1:41relationship,
- 1:41too,
- 1:42particularly.
- 1:42So
- 1:43you
- 1:43launched
- 1:43your
- 1:43marketplace
- 1:44in
- 1:44January
- 1:44of
- 1:452025.
- 1:45Yes.
- 1:46Correct.
- 1:46You
- 1:47were
- 1:47the
- 1:47fourth
- 1:47banner
- 1:48under
- 1:48Kingfisher
- 1:49to
- 1:49do
- 1:49so,
- 1:49if
- 1:49I'm
- 1:49not
- 1:50mistaken.
- 1:50What
- 1:51specific
- 1:51level
- 1:52did
- 1:52you
- 1:52learn
- 1:52from
- 1:53those
- 1:53that
- 1:53went
- 1:53before
- 1:54you
- 1:54prior
- 1:55to
- 1:55launching
- 1:55the
- 1:55marketplace
- 1:56in
- 1:56Poland?
- 1:57So
- 1:58I
- 1:58think
- 1:58that
- 1:59we've
- 1:59got
- 1:59quite
- 2:00good
- 2:00lessons
- 2:00already
- 2:01done
- 2:01by
- 2:01our
- 2:01colleagues
- 2:02in
- 2:02other
- 2:03countries.
- 2:03So
- 2:03we
- 2:03share
- 2:03the
- 2:04information,
- 2:04everything.
- 2:04So
- 2:05I
- 2:05think
- 2:05that
- 2:05the
- 2:06most
- 2:06important
- 2:06thing
- 2:06that
- 2:07we
- 2:08operate
- 2:08in
- 2:08marketplace
- 2:09on
- 2:10very
- 2:10trusted
- 2:11merchants.
- 2:12And
- 2:13my
- 2:14understanding
- 2:14of
- 2:14marketplace
- 2:15in
- 2:15Poland
- 2:15is
- 2:16like
- 2:16extension
- 2:16of
- 2:17our
- 2:17brand
- 2:17as
- 2:17well.
- 2:18So
- 2:18we
- 2:19covered
- 2:19that.
- 2:19We
- 2:19integrated
- 2:20marketplace
- 2:21into
- 2:21the
- 2:21customer
- 2:21journey.
- 2:22We.
- 2:22Which
- 2:22is
- 2:22fantastic
- 2:23for
- 2:23customers
- 2:24and
- 2:24giving
- 2:25them
- 2:25the
- 2:25more
- 2:25choices,
- 2:26more
- 2:26possibility
- 2:27to.
- 2:28Exactly.
- 2:29Make
- 2:30better
- 2:30homes,
- 2:31better
- 2:31garden,
- 2:32better
- 2:32lives.
- 2:33So
- 2:33that's,
- 2:34I
- 2:34think,
- 2:34the
- 2:35most
- 2:35important
- 2:36Thing.
- 2:36So
- 2:36integration
- 2:37to
- 2:37customer
- 2:37journey
- 2:38under
- 2:39the
- 2:39umbrella
- 2:39of
- 2:39customer
- 2:40curated
- 2:41offer,
- 2:42like
- 2:42an
- 2:42extension.
- 2:43I
- 2:43can
- 2:44give
- 2:44the
- 2:44example.
- 2:45If
- 2:45in
- 2:45brick
- 2:46and
- 2:46mode
- 2:46and
- 2:46digital
- 2:47We've
- 2:47got
- 2:47the
- 2:48one
- 2:48battery
- 2:48platform
- 2:49for
- 2:49power
- 2:49tools
- 2:49like
- 2:50Bosch,
- 2:50for
- 2:50example,
- 2:50DeWalt,
- 2:51so
- 2:52we
- 2:52can
- 2:52not
- 2:53put
- 2:53all
- 2:53items
- 2:54on
- 2:54the
- 2:54same
- 2:55battery
- 2:56platform
- 2:57into
- 2:58our
- 2:58brick
- 2:58and
- 2:59mortar
- 2:59stores.
- 2:59So
- 2:59that's
- 3:00for
- 3:00customer
- 3:01kind
- 3:01of
- 3:01extension
- 3:01extensions.
- 3:02Exactly.
- 3:03And
- 3:04how's
- 3:04it
- 3:04been
- 3:04going
- 3:04so
- 3:04far?
- 3:05Are
- 3:05you
- 3:05happy
- 3:05with
- 3:05the
- 3:05results?
- 3:06Yeah,
- 3:06we
- 3:06are
- 3:06very
- 3:06happy
- 3:07with
- 3:07the
- 3:07results.
- 3:07So
- 3:07we
- 3:08would
- 3:08like
- 3:08to
- 3:08make,
- 3:09you
- 3:09know,
- 3:09it's
- 3:09like
- 3:10not
- 3:10to
- 3:11make
- 3:11the
- 3:11maximum
- 3:12scale
- 3:13is
- 3:13like
- 3:14curated
- 3:15scale
- 3:15is
- 3:16like
- 3:17very
- 3:17beneficial
- 3:18for
- 3:18customers
- 3:18and
- 3:19for
- 3:19our
- 3:19partners.
- 3:20So
- 3:21that
- 3:21my
- 3:21understanding
- 3:22of
- 3:22market
- 3:22as
- 3:22well.
- 3:23We
- 3:23are
- 3:23very
- 3:23successful
- 3:23on
- 3:23that.
- 3:24Yeah,
- 3:24it's
- 3:25going
- 3:25very
- 3:25well.
- 3:25And
- 3:25how
- 3:25do
- 3:25you
- 3:26balance.
- 3:26Yeah,
- 3:26so
- 3:27that
- 3:27is
- 3:27a
- 3:27key
- 3:27point
- 3:27for
- 3:27the
- 3:28US
- 3:28audience
- 3:28too.
- 3:28You're
- 3:29taking
- 3:29a
- 3:29curated
- 3:29approach
- 3:30to
- 3:30the
- 3:30marketplace.
- 3:31How
- 3:31do
- 3:31you
- 3:32balance
- 3:32that
- 3:32curation?
- 3:33Like
- 3:33what
- 3:33effort
- 3:34goes
- 3:34into
- 3:34that?
- 3:35And
- 3:36how
- 3:36do
- 3:36you
- 3:37make
- 3:37sure
- 3:37that
- 3:37you
- 3:37maintain
- 3:38the
- 3:38brand
- 3:38integrity
- 3:39of
- 3:39Castorama
- 3:40as
- 3:40you're
- 3:41trying
- 3:41to
- 3:41decide
- 3:42which
- 3:42vendors
- 3:43and
- 3:44suppliers
- 3:44to
- 3:44bring
- 3:45into
- 3:45the
- 3:45marketplace?
- 3:46So
- 3:46the
- 3:46marketplace
- 3:47is
- 3:47the
- 3:47open
- 3:48platform
- 3:48for
- 3:48everybody,
- 3:49but
- 3:50there
- 3:50is
- 3:50ongoing
- 3:51discussion.
- 3:51So
- 3:51we
- 3:51invite
- 3:52the
- 3:52merchants
- 3:52as
- 3:53well.
- 3:53So
- 3:54just
- 3:54to
- 3:54give
- 3:55under
- 3:55the
- 3:55customer
- 3:56umbrella
- 3:56because
- 3:57we
- 3:57are
- 3:57very
- 3:57trusted
- 3:57brand
- 3:58in
- 3:58Poland.
- 3:58We
- 3:58are
- 3:58leading
- 3:59not
- 3:59only
- 3:59in
- 4:00sales,
- 4:00but
- 4:00we
- 4:00are
- 4:00leading
- 4:01as
- 4:01well
- 4:01in
- 4:02customer
- 4:02perception,
- 4:03prices
- 4:04and
- 4:04so
- 4:05on.
- 4:05So
- 4:05we're
- 4:05very
- 4:05proud
- 4:05of
- 4:06that.
- 4:06So
- 4:07we
- 4:07integrate
- 4:08the
- 4:08marketplace
- 4:08into
- 4:09customer
- 4:09journey.
- 4:10So
- 4:11that's
- 4:11like
- 4:12the
- 4:12customers
- 4:13are
- 4:13aware
- 4:13about
- 4:14the
- 4:14fact
- 4:14that
- 4:14they
- 4:14buy
- 4:15online,
- 4:16not
- 4:16directly
- 4:17from
- 4:17customer,
- 4:18but
- 4:18for
- 4:18them
- 4:20we
- 4:20build
- 4:21a
- 4:21kind
- 4:21of
- 4:21trust.
- 4:22So
- 4:22this
- 4:22is
- 4:23the
- 4:23trust
- 4:23which
- 4:23is
- 4:23very
- 4:23important.
- 4:24So
- 4:24that's
- 4:24why
- 4:25the
- 4:26most
- 4:26important
- 4:26question
- 4:27for
- 4:27us
- 4:28and
- 4:28solution
- 4:29we're
- 4:29giving
- 4:29to
- 4:29our
- 4:29customers
- 4:30is
- 4:30that
- 4:31we
- 4:31are
- 4:31reliable.
- 4:32We
- 4:33got
- 4:33the
- 4:33trust
- 4:34of
- 4:34the
- 4:34customers,
- 4:34they
- 4:35trust
- 4:35us
- 4:35and
- 4:36we
- 4:36provide
- 4:36technical
- 4:36solutions
- 4:37and
- 4:37tool
- 4:37solutions
- 4:38as
- 4:38well
- 4:39to
- 4:39make
- 4:40their
- 4:40journey
- 4:40very
- 4:41easy
- 4:41on
- 4:41marketplace
- 4:42and
- 4:42giving
- 4:42him
- 4:43the
- 4:43solution
- 4:43affordable
- 4:44democratization
- 4:46of
- 4:46the
- 4:46price
- 4:47understood
- 4:47as
- 4:48the
- 4:48availability
- 4:49and
- 4:50accessibility
- 4:51and
- 4:51affordability
- 4:52of
- 4:52the
- 4:52offer.
- 4:53Right.
- 4:53So
- 4:53trust
- 4:54is
- 4:54very
- 4:54important.
- 4:54So
- 4:54along
- 4:55those
- 4:55lines,
- 4:55you
- 4:55know,
- 4:56retail
- 4:56media
- 4:56is
- 4:56becoming
- 4:57more
- 4:57and
- 4:57more
- 4:57important
- 4:58of
- 4:58a
- 4:58topic
- 4:58at
- 4:59every
- 4:59conference
- 4:59I
- 4:59go
- 5:00to.
- 5:00And
- 5:00when
- 5:01I
- 5:01think
- 5:01about
- 5:01retail
- 5:01media
- 5:02and
- 5:02the
- 5:02relationship
- 5:02with
- 5:02diy,
- 5:03one
- 5:03of
- 5:03the
- 5:03things
- 5:03I'm
- 5:03learning
- 5:04at
- 5:04this
- 5:04conference
- 5:04is
- 5:04DIY
- 5:05is
- 5:05heavily
- 5:06a
- 5:06content
- 5:07fueled
- 5:07business.
- 5:08So
- 5:08how
- 5:08do
- 5:08you
- 5:09look
- 5:09at
- 5:09your
- 5:09retail
- 5:09media
- 5:10strategy
- 5:10in
- 5:10terms
- 5:10of
- 5:11maintaining
- 5:12that
- 5:12trust,
- 5:13in
- 5:13terms
- 5:13of
- 5:14how
- 5:14it's
- 5:15being
- 5:15perceived
- 5:15by
- 5:16the
- 5:16customer?
- 5:17Yeah,
- 5:17it's
- 5:17a
- 5:17very
- 5:18good
- 5:18question.
- 5:18Thank
- 5:18you.
- 5:18But
- 5:19first
- 5:19of
- 5:19all,
- 5:20for
- 5:20me,
- 5:21I
- 5:21think
- 5:22that
- 5:22retail
- 5:23media,
- 5:23there's
- 5:23no
- 5:24doubt
- 5:24they
- 5:24should
- 5:25help
- 5:26our
- 5:27customers
- 5:27in
- 5:28making
- 5:28the
- 5:28choice,
- 5:29but
- 5:29should
- 5:30as
- 5:30well
- 5:30help
- 5:30our
- 5:30partners.
- 5:31So
- 5:31for
- 5:31me,
- 5:32the
- 5:33retail
- 5:33media
- 5:34is
- 5:34not
- 5:34the
- 5:34way
- 5:34we
- 5:35monetize
- 5:36the
- 5:36traffic
- 5:36on
- 5:37the
- 5:37websites
- 5:37and
- 5:38so
- 5:38on,
- 5:38but
- 5:38it's
- 5:38even
- 5:39more
- 5:39important
- 5:40from
- 5:40the
- 5:40perspective
- 5:41that
- 5:41we
- 5:41build
- 5:42the
- 5:42good
- 5:43cooperation
- 5:44with
- 5:44customers
- 5:45and
- 5:45with
- 5:45our
- 5:46partners.
- 5:46So
- 5:47it's
- 5:47not
- 5:47only
- 5:48the
- 5:48monetization,
- 5:49it's
- 5:50how
- 5:50we
- 5:50can
- 5:51bring
- 5:51the
- 5:51value
- 5:51for
- 5:52the
- 5:52customers
- 5:53and
- 5:53for
- 5:53partners.
- 5:55That's
- 5:56for
- 5:56me
- 5:56exactly.
- 5:57The
- 5:57retail
- 5:57media
- 5:57is.
- 5:58So
- 5:58we've
- 5:59been
- 6:00hearing
- 6:01yesterday,
- 6:02I
- 6:02think
- 6:02that
- 6:02was
- 6:03very
- 6:03good
- 6:03session
- 6:04on
- 6:04retail
- 6:04media.
- 6:05And
- 6:06the
- 6:07pace
- 6:07of
- 6:07growth
- 6:07of
- 6:08retail
- 6:08media
- 6:08in
- 6:08Poland
- 6:08is
- 6:09just
- 6:09amazing.
- 6:09But
- 6:10it's
- 6:10the
- 6:10same
- 6:10everywhere.
- 6:11Everywhere.
- 6:11Yeah,
- 6:11we
- 6:12have
- 6:12to
- 6:12use
- 6:12it,
- 6:13we
- 6:14have
- 6:14to
- 6:14use
- 6:14it.
- 6:14But
- 6:15as
- 6:15I
- 6:15said,
- 6:15not
- 6:16only
- 6:16to
- 6:16make
- 6:16money,
- 6:17but
- 6:17to
- 6:17bring
- 6:18to
- 6:18the
- 6:18customers
- 6:20some
- 6:20value
- 6:20and
- 6:20to
- 6:21our
- 6:21partners.
- 6:21Right,
- 6:21right.
- 6:22And
- 6:22I
- 6:22think
- 6:23retail
- 6:23media
- 6:23is
- 6:23potentially
- 6:24even
- 6:24easier
- 6:24than
- 6:24the
- 6:25marketplace
- 6:25discussion
- 6:26because
- 6:27yeah,
- 6:27you
- 6:27can
- 6:28be
- 6:28very
- 6:28clear
- 6:28in
- 6:28who's
- 6:29producing
- 6:29what
- 6:29and
- 6:29how
- 6:30you
- 6:30want
- 6:30to
- 6:30talk
- 6:30about
- 6:30it.
- 6:31So
- 6:32the
- 6:32other
- 6:32thing
- 6:32on
- 6:32the
- 6:32retail
- 6:33media
- 6:33side,
- 6:33you've
- 6:33been
- 6:33kind
- 6:33of
- 6:34a
- 6:34champion
- 6:34of
- 6:35standardized
- 6:36data
- 6:36quality
- 6:36and
- 6:37measurement
- 6:37across
- 6:37the
- 6:38retail
- 6:38media
- 6:38landscape.
- 6:39What
- 6:39is
- 6:40it
- 6:40that
- 6:40makes
- 6:41the
- 6:41data
- 6:41quality
- 6:42standardization
- 6:43efforts
- 6:44so
- 6:44different
- 6:45difficult
- 6:46for
- 6:46the
- 6:47industry
- 6:47as
- 6:47a
- 6:47whole?
- 6:48I
- 6:48think
- 6:49that's,
- 6:50that's,
- 6:51that
- 6:51that's
- 6:52very
- 6:52tough
- 6:52topic.
- 6:53So
- 6:54the
- 6:54data
- 6:54quality
- 6:55should
- 6:56be
- 6:56just
- 6:56excellent
- 6:57because
- 6:57if
- 6:57we
- 6:58embrace
- 6:58what's
- 6:58going
- 6:59to
- 6:59be
- 6:59in
- 6:59the
- 6:59future,
- 7:00it's
- 7:00becoming
- 7:01even
- 7:01more
- 7:02important.
- 7:02And
- 7:03as
- 7:03the
- 7:03piece
- 7:03of
- 7:03work
- 7:04we
- 7:04have
- 7:04all
- 7:05around
- 7:05the
- 7:06diy,
- 7:06but
- 7:06only
- 7:07in
- 7:07retail
- 7:07in
- 7:07general,
- 7:08we
- 7:08have
- 7:08to
- 7:08do,
- 7:09there's
- 7:09no
- 7:09other
- 7:09options.
- 7:10Because
- 7:10if
- 7:11we
- 7:11think
- 7:11that
- 7:12and
- 7:12we
- 7:12see
- 7:13that
- 7:13exactly
- 7:14where
- 7:14we
- 7:14are
- 7:15going
- 7:15and
- 7:16we
- 7:16gonna
- 7:16develop
- 7:17some,
- 7:17you
- 7:17know,
- 7:19agentic
- 7:19commerce,
- 7:22some
- 7:22sales
- 7:22we're
- 7:22gonna
- 7:23do
- 7:23by
- 7:23the
- 7:23agents
- 7:24and
- 7:24so
- 7:24on,
- 7:24the
- 7:24data
- 7:25quality
- 7:25is
- 7:25even
- 7:26more
- 7:26important
- 7:27because
- 7:27how
- 7:28to
- 7:28become
- 7:28more
- 7:28visible
- 7:30for
- 7:30the
- 7:30every
- 7:30tools
- 7:31in
- 7:31the
- 7:31world
- 7:31for
- 7:31the
- 7:31AI
- 7:32to
- 7:32make
- 7:32to,
- 7:33you
- 7:33know,
- 7:33to
- 7:33synthesize
- 7:34the
- 7:34choice
- 7:34for
- 7:34the
- 7:35customers.
- 7:35And
- 7:36that's
- 7:36exactly
- 7:36very
- 7:37good
- 7:37question.
- 7:37So
- 7:37there's
- 7:38a
- 7:38lot
- 7:38of
- 7:38tensions
- 7:38on
- 7:39that.
- 7:39So
- 7:39there's
- 7:39a
- 7:40lot
- 7:40of
- 7:40thought
- 7:40we
- 7:40put
- 7:41to
- 7:41the
- 7:42data
- 7:42quality
- 7:43should
- 7:43be
- 7:44enough
- 7:44to
- 7:44be
- 7:44visible
- 7:45for
- 7:45everybody,
- 7:46for
- 7:46the
- 7:46customers
- 7:46and
- 7:47so
- 7:47on.
- 7:47So
- 7:48that's
- 7:48about
- 7:48the
- 7:49consistency
- 7:49of
- 7:49data,
- 7:50it's
- 7:50about
- 7:51daily
- 7:52improvement
- 7:52of
- 7:53data
- 7:53content,
- 7:54product
- 7:54specification.
- 7:55So
- 7:55we
- 7:56engage
- 7:56a
- 7:56lot
- 7:56of
- 7:56vendors
- 7:57as
- 7:57well,
- 7:57we
- 7:58build
- 7:58the
- 7:58platform
- 7:58to
- 7:59share
- 7:59the
- 7:59data,
- 8:00to
- 8:00have
- 8:00very
- 8:01fast
- 8:01track
- 8:02to
- 8:02improve
- 8:02our
- 8:03data
- 8:03in
- 8:03terms
- 8:04of
- 8:04content
- 8:04and
- 8:04so
- 8:04on
- 8:05and
- 8:05Then
- 8:06we
- 8:06use
- 8:06the
- 8:06tools.
- 8:06Technology
- 8:07is
- 8:07there,
- 8:08but
- 8:09technology
- 8:10is
- 8:10done
- 8:11for
- 8:11the
- 8:11people,
- 8:12for
- 8:12the
- 8:12human.
- 8:13So
- 8:14that's
- 8:14important
- 8:15how
- 8:15we
- 8:15combine
- 8:16all
- 8:16data
- 8:16we
- 8:17have
- 8:17and
- 8:17then
- 8:17how
- 8:18we
- 8:18combine
- 8:18that
- 8:19with
- 8:19the
- 8:19human
- 8:20expertise
- 8:20and
- 8:21so
- 8:21on.
- 8:22So
- 8:22data
- 8:22is
- 8:23absolutely
- 8:24the
- 8:24big
- 8:24focus
- 8:25for
- 8:25now.
- 8:26Robert,
- 8:26what
- 8:26makes
- 8:26a
- 8:27standardization
- 8:27so
- 8:28hard
- 8:28across
- 8:28the
- 8:29industry?
- 8:29Is
- 8:29it
- 8:29just
- 8:30that
- 8:30retailers
- 8:31all
- 8:31have
- 8:31different
- 8:31ways
- 8:32of
- 8:32doing
- 8:32it?
- 8:34That's
- 8:34very
- 8:34good
- 8:35question.
- 8:35That's
- 8:36very
- 8:36good
- 8:36question.
- 8:37So
- 8:37I
- 8:37think
- 8:37that
- 8:38it's
- 8:38so
- 8:38hard
- 8:39because
- 8:39it's
- 8:40a
- 8:40lot
- 8:40of
- 8:40information.
- 8:40You
- 8:41have
- 8:41to
- 8:41gather
- 8:41just
- 8:42about
- 8:42one
- 8:42product.
- 8:44There
- 8:44are
- 8:44some
- 8:45information
- 8:45to
- 8:45gather
- 8:46because
- 8:46the
- 8:46legislation
- 8:47obliges
- 8:48you
- 8:48to
- 8:48do
- 8:48it.
- 8:48But
- 8:49from
- 8:49the
- 8:49other
- 8:49hand,
- 8:50to
- 8:51really
- 8:51go
- 8:52through
- 8:52the
- 8:53whole
- 8:53data
- 8:54you
- 8:54have,
- 8:55everybody
- 8:55is
- 8:55thinking
- 8:56that
- 8:57if
- 8:57I
- 8:57have
- 8:57more
- 8:58data,
- 8:59I
- 8:59will
- 8:59be
- 8:59better
- 8:59than
- 9:00the
- 9:00others.
- 9:00But
- 9:01that's
- 9:02not
- 9:02the
- 9:02best
- 9:03statement.
- 9:03The
- 9:03best
- 9:04statement
- 9:04is
- 9:04how
- 9:04I
- 9:04can
- 9:05use
- 9:05the
- 9:05data,
- 9:06how
- 9:06I
- 9:06can
- 9:06sensitize
- 9:07the
- 9:07data.
- 9:07I
- 9:08put
- 9:08them
- 9:08visible
- 9:09for
- 9:09everybody,
- 9:09for
- 9:10the
- 9:10customers,
- 9:10that's
- 9:11the
- 9:11biggest
- 9:11issue.
- 9:12And
- 9:12to
- 9:12do
- 9:12it
- 9:13you
- 9:13need
- 9:13some
- 9:13consistency.
- 9:15So
- 9:15the
- 9:15way
- 9:15how
- 9:15the
- 9:16customers,
- 9:16they
- 9:16compare,
- 9:17the
- 9:17lawnmowers,
- 9:18for
- 9:18example,
- 9:19they
- 9:19have
- 9:20the
- 9:20same
- 9:20data
- 9:21from
- 9:22everybody,
- 9:23so
- 9:23from
- 9:24every
- 9:24player.
- 9:25So
- 9:26that's
- 9:26difficult
- 9:27part
- 9:27of
- 9:27that
- 9:28to
- 9:28have
- 9:29consistency
- 9:30between
- 9:30the
- 9:31hierarchy,
- 9:32product,
- 9:32product
- 9:33specification,
- 9:35data
- 9:35flow
- 9:35and
- 9:36so
- 9:36on.
- 9:36That's
- 9:36the
- 9:36biggest
- 9:37challenge.
- 9:37Yeah,
- 9:37that's
- 9:38a
- 9:38great
- 9:38nugget
- 9:38too.
- 9:39I've
- 9:39never
- 9:39thought
- 9:39about
- 9:39that
- 9:40until
- 9:40you
- 9:40just
- 9:40said
- 9:40that.
- 9:41Which
- 9:41is
- 9:41like
- 9:42the
- 9:42retail
- 9:42industry
- 9:43in
- 9:43total
- 9:43just
- 9:43deals
- 9:44with
- 9:44so
- 9:44many
- 9:45people
- 9:45and
- 9:45constituencies
- 9:46and
- 9:47trying
- 9:47to
- 9:48put
- 9:48data
- 9:49in
- 9:49front
- 9:49of
- 9:50the
- 9:50consumer.
- 9:50At
- 9:51the
- 9:51end
- 9:51of
- 9:51the
- 9:51day,
- 9:51like
- 9:51you've
- 9:52got
- 9:52suppliers,
- 9:53you've
- 9:53got
- 9:53the
- 9:53retailers
- 9:54themselves
- 9:54putting
- 9:54data
- 9:54on
- 9:55top
- 9:55of
- 9:55the
- 9:55product
- 9:55data.
- 9:56So
- 9:56it
- 9:57just
- 9:57gets
- 9:57very
- 9:57complicated
- 9:58very
- 9:58quickly.
- 9:59All
- 9:59right,
- 9:59so
- 10:00let's
- 10:00get
- 10:00you
- 10:00out
- 10:00of
- 10:00here
- 10:01on
- 10:01this.
- 10:01And
- 10:02I
- 10:02appreciate
- 10:02you
- 10:02spending
- 10:02time
- 10:02with
- 10:03us,
- 10:03but
- 10:03I
- 10:03know
- 10:03you're
- 10:03very
- 10:04busy
- 10:04at
- 10:04this
- 10:04conference.
- 10:06The
- 10:06theme
- 10:06of
- 10:06the
- 10:07summit
- 10:07is
- 10:07accelerating
- 10:08in
- 10:08a
- 10:08new
- 10:08global,
- 10:09building
- 10:10collective
- 10:10awareness
- 10:11for
- 10:11a
- 10:11fast
- 10:11changing
- 10:12world.
- 10:12So
- 10:13I'm
- 10:13curious,
- 10:14Poland,
- 10:15in
- 10:15many
- 10:15ways
- 10:15it's
- 10:16one
- 10:16of
- 10:16Europe's
- 10:16most
- 10:16dynamic
- 10:17home
- 10:17improvement
- 10:18markets.
- 10:18What
- 10:19are
- 10:19two
- 10:19or
- 10:19three
- 10:20ways
- 10:20that
- 10:20you
- 10:20think
- 10:20Castorama
- 10:21consistently
- 10:22sets
- 10:23itself
- 10:23apart
- 10:24in
- 10:24the
- 10:24market?
- 10:25Another
- 10:25good
- 10:26question,
- 10:27and
- 10:27I'm
- 10:27happy
- 10:28to
- 10:28share
- 10:28with
- 10:28you
- 10:28that
- 10:29there's
- 10:29the
- 10:29big
- 10:29part
- 10:30of
- 10:30technology.
- 10:31So
- 10:31how
- 10:31to
- 10:31embrace
- 10:31the
- 10:32technological
- 10:32change?
- 10:32Because
- 10:34the
- 10:34world
- 10:34is
- 10:35going
- 10:35very
- 10:35fast.
- 10:36This
- 10:36world
- 10:36is
- 10:36fragile,
- 10:37we
- 10:37know
- 10:37it.
- 10:37So
- 10:38every
- 10:38presentation,
- 10:39there's
- 10:39the
- 10:39fragility,
- 10:39complexity,
- 10:40it's
- 10:40not
- 10:41linear
- 10:41and
- 10:41so
- 10:41on.
- 10:42That's
- 10:42very
- 10:43complex
- 10:43word.
- 10:44But
- 10:44how
- 10:44to
- 10:45find
- 10:45consistency
- 10:46in
- 10:46this,
- 10:47that's
- 10:47the
- 10:48most
- 10:48difficult
- 10:48part.
- 10:49But
- 10:49I
- 10:49think
- 10:50that
- 10:52our
- 10:52objective
- 10:53is
- 10:53just
- 10:53to
- 10:53make
- 10:54the
- 10:54DIY
- 10:55closer
- 10:56to
- 10:56customers.
- 10:57How
- 10:58we
- 10:58might
- 10:58be
- 10:58sure
- 10:59that
- 10:59the
- 10:59customers
- 11:01take
- 11:01the
- 11:02right
- 11:02decision,
- 11:03how
- 11:03we
- 11:04might
- 11:04help
- 11:05our
- 11:05customers
- 11:06to
- 11:06make
- 11:06the
- 11:07right
- 11:07decision,
- 11:07to
- 11:08make
- 11:08the
- 11:08right
- 11:08choices.
- 11:08And
- 11:09there's
- 11:09one
- 11:09part
- 11:09of
- 11:09that.
- 11:10So
- 11:10facilitate,
- 11:11take
- 11:11the
- 11:11bargain
- 11:12from
- 11:12the,
- 11:12from
- 11:13the
- 11:13customer
- 11:14shoulders
- 11:15and
- 11:15just
- 11:16we're
- 11:17going
- 11:17to
- 11:17do
- 11:17that
- 11:17for
- 11:17you.
- 11:18So
- 11:18that's
- 11:18why
- 11:19the
- 11:19DIY
- 11:19now
- 11:20is
- 11:20not
- 11:20only
- 11:20the
- 11:20products,
- 11:21it's
- 11:21as
- 11:21well
- 11:21services,
- 11:22which
- 11:22is
- 11:22very
- 11:22important.
- 11:23End
- 11:23to
- 11:23end
- 11:23services.
- 11:24Keep
- 11:24hearing
- 11:24that.
- 11:25Exactly.
- 11:25And
- 11:26we
- 11:26work
- 11:26on
- 11:26that.
- 11:27How
- 11:27to,
- 11:27you
- 11:28know,
- 11:28bring
- 11:30the
- 11:30complexity
- 11:32on
- 11:32us
- 11:33and
- 11:33on
- 11:33customers.
- 11:34That's
- 11:34the
- 11:34one
- 11:34thing
- 11:34technology
- 11:35is
- 11:35supporting
- 11:35us.
- 11:36But
- 11:36the
- 11:36most
- 11:37important
- 11:37thing,
- 11:38we
- 11:38very
- 11:38struggle
- 11:39every
- 11:39day
- 11:39to
- 11:40be
- 11:41digital
- 11:42driven
- 11:42company,
- 11:43multichannel
- 11:44company,
- 11:45to
- 11:45make
- 11:46very
- 11:46consistent
- 11:47customer
- 11:47journey
- 11:47within
- 11:48different
- 11:48channels.
- 11:50We
- 11:50need
- 11:50technology.
- 11:51But
- 11:51technology
- 11:52alone
- 11:52doesn't
- 11:53bring
- 11:53value.
- 11:54That
- 11:54I
- 11:55think
- 11:55that
- 11:55is
- 11:55very,
- 11:55very
- 11:56strong
- 11:56statement.
- 11:57But
- 11:58technology
- 11:58alone
- 11:59doesn't
- 11:59bring
- 11:59any
- 12:00value.
- 12:00It
- 12:01should
- 12:01be
- 12:01humanized.
- 12:02It
- 12:02should
- 12:02be
- 12:03made
- 12:03and
- 12:04done
- 12:05by
- 12:05the
- 12:05human,
- 12:06for
- 12:06the
- 12:06human.
- 12:07I
- 12:07think
- 12:08that's
- 12:08different.
- 12:10I
- 12:10think.
- 12:10And
- 12:11we
- 12:12work
- 12:12hard
- 12:14to
- 12:14walk
- 12:14the
- 12:15talk
- 12:15every
- 12:15day.
- 12:15Yeah,
- 12:16right,
- 12:16right,
- 12:16yeah.
- 12:17And
- 12:17it's
- 12:17very
- 12:17consistent
- 12:18with
- 12:18what
- 12:18we've
- 12:18been
- 12:18hearing
- 12:18at
- 12:18almost
- 12:19every
- 12:19retail
- 12:19conference
- 12:20too,
- 12:20which
- 12:20is
- 12:20like
- 12:21the
- 12:21AI.
- 12:22Particularly
- 12:23with
- 12:23the
- 12:23advent
- 12:23of
- 12:23AI,
- 12:24the
- 12:24key
- 12:24thing
- 12:24to
- 12:25think
- 12:25about
- 12:25with
- 12:25AI
- 12:25is
- 12:25how
- 12:25do
- 12:26you
- 12:26make
- 12:26the
- 12:27experience
- 12:28with
- 12:28your
- 12:28consumer
- 12:28even
- 12:29more
- 12:29personalized
- 12:30versus
- 12:31less
- 12:31personalized
- 12:32through
- 12:32the
- 12:32technology.
- 12:33So.
- 12:33Well,
- 12:33Robert,
- 12:34thank
- 12:34you
- 12:34so
- 12:34much.
- 12:34You're
- 12:35welcome.
- 12:35My
- 12:35pleasure.
- 12:35I
- 12:36appreciate
- 12:36you
- 12:36stopping
- 12:36by
- 12:36and
- 12:37it's
- 12:37great
- 12:37to
- 12:37learn
- 12:38about
- 12:38Polish
- 12:38DIY
- 12:39retailing.
- 12:40So
- 12:40I
- 12:40love
- 12:40this.
- 12:40I'm
- 12:41like
- 12:41a
- 12:41kid
- 12:41in
- 12:41the
- 12:41candy
- 12:42store.
- 12:42And
- 12:42thanks
- 12:42to
- 12:43Vuzion
- 12:43and
- 12:43the
- 12:43DIY
- 12:44Summit
- 12:44for
- 12:45enabling
- 12:45us
- 12:45to
- 12:45come
- 12:46and
- 12:46share
- 12:46all
- 12:46these
- 12:47wonderful
- 12:47interviews
- 12:47with
- 12:47all
- 12:48these
- 12:48great
- 12:48executives
- 12:49with
- 12:49you
- 12:49all
- 12:49week
- 12:49long.
- 12:50And
- 12:50as
- 12:50always,
- 12:51be
- 12:51careful
- 12:51out
- 12:52there.