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- 1:13transportation
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- 1:22more,
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- 1:23infios.com
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- 1:32aim
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- 1:32early
- 1:33stage
- 1:33consumer
- 1:33businesses
- 1:34succeed
- 1:35through
- 1:35investment
- 1:35and
- 1:36operational
- 1:36support.
- 1:37Learn
- 1:37more@ocampo
- 1:39capital.com
- 1:41hello,
- 1:41you
- 1:42are
- 1:42listening
- 1:42to
- 1:43Omnitalk's
- 1:44Retail
- 1:44Fast
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- 1:52Podcasts.
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- 1:53Retail
- 1:53Fast
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- 1:55hope
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- 1:57most
- 1:57importantly,
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- 1:59week
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- 2:00the
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- 2:02can
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- 2:02Omnitok
- 2:03Retail
- 2:03Podcast
- 2:04Network
- 2:04alongside
- 2:05our
- 2:05Retail
- 2:05Daily
- 2:06minute,
- 2:06which
- 2:06brings
- 2:06you
- 2:07a
- 2:07curated
- 2:07selection
- 2:08of
- 2:08the
- 2:08most
- 2:08important
- 2:09retail
- 2:09headlines
- 2:10every
- 2:10morning
- 2:11and
- 2:11our
- 2:11Retail
- 2:12Technology
- 2:12Spotlight
- 2:12series,
- 2:13which
- 2:13goes
- 2:13deep
- 2:13each
- 2:14week
- 2:14on
- 2:14the
- 2:14latest
- 2:14retail
- 2:15technology
- 2:15Trends.
- 2:16Today
- 2:16is
- 2:17September
- 2:1717,
- 2:182025.
- 2:19I'm
- 2:19one
- 2:19of
- 2:20your
- 2:20hosts,
- 2:20Anne
- 2:20Mazinga.
- 2:21And
- 2:21I'm
- 2:21Chris
- 2:21Walton.
- 2:21And
- 2:22we're
- 2:22here
- 2:22live
- 2:23from
- 2:23the
- 2:24Musion
- 2:24Group
- 2:24booth
- 2:25in
- 2:25Paris
- 2:26at
- 2:26NRF
- 2:27Europe
- 2:27to
- 2:28bring
- 2:28you
- 2:28all
- 2:28the
- 2:29top
- 2:29headlines
- 2:29from
- 2:30the
- 2:30past
- 2:30week
- 2:30making
- 2:30waves
- 2:31in
- 2:31the
- 2:31world
- 2:31of
- 2:31omnichannel
- 2:32retailing.
- 2:33But
- 2:33Chris,
- 2:34before
- 2:34we
- 2:34get
- 2:34to
- 2:35the
- 2:35headlines,
- 2:36we're
- 2:36here
- 2:36in
- 2:36Paris.
- 2:37We
- 2:37are.
- 2:37It's
- 2:37so
- 2:38it's
- 2:38so
- 2:38energetic.
- 2:39I'm
- 2:39loving
- 2:39it
- 2:39here.
- 2:39It
- 2:40is.
- 2:40It's
- 2:40beautiful
- 2:40here.
- 2:41It
- 2:41slept
- 2:41in
- 2:42like
- 2:42three
- 2:42days.
- 2:42Yes.
- 2:43So
- 2:43you'll
- 2:44be
- 2:44able
- 2:44to
- 2:44tell
- 2:44very
- 2:45few
- 2:45people
- 2:45on
- 2:45the
- 2:45podcast
- 2:46listening.
- 2:47But
- 2:47because
- 2:48I
- 2:48asked
- 2:48you
- 2:48this
- 2:48in
- 2:48Amsterdam
- 2:49and
- 2:49we
- 2:49are
- 2:50in
- 2:50the
- 2:51food
- 2:51capital
- 2:51of
- 2:51the
- 2:51world,
- 2:52I
- 2:52have
- 2:52to
- 2:52ask
- 2:52you
- 2:53now,
- 2:53what's
- 2:53the
- 2:53best
- 2:54thing
- 2:54you've
- 2:54eaten
- 2:54so
- 2:55far
- 2:55in
- 2:55Paris?
- 2:56Oh,
- 2:56it's
- 2:57without
- 2:57a
- 2:57doubt.
- 2:58I
- 2:58teased
- 2:59it
- 2:59last
- 2:59weekend.
- 3:00We
- 3:00arrived
- 3:01on
- 3:01Sunday
- 3:01and
- 3:01the
- 3:02first
- 3:02place
- 3:02I
- 3:02went
- 3:02to,
- 3:03I
- 3:03looked
- 3:03it
- 3:03up.
- 3:03I
- 3:03looked
- 3:03up,
- 3:04ah.
- 3:04I'm
- 3:05gonna
- 3:05make
- 3:05sure
- 3:05I
- 3:05get
- 3:05it
- 3:05right
- 3:06too,
- 3:06because
- 3:06it's
- 3:06very
- 3:07hard
- 3:07for
- 3:07me
- 3:07to
- 3:07say,
- 3:07ah,
- 3:09meuvelu
- 3:10eh,
- 3:10me
- 3:11vel.
- 3:12Literally
- 3:13every
- 3:14French
- 3:14speaking
- 3:14person
- 3:14that
- 3:15listens
- 3:15to
- 3:15this
- 3:15podcast
- 3:16fringed,
- 3:17vomited
- 3:17a
- 3:17little
- 3:18bit.
- 3:18Yeah.
- 3:18But
- 3:18I
- 3:19went
- 3:19and
- 3:19got
- 3:19the
- 3:19pastry
- 3:20that
- 3:20I
- 3:20wanted.
- 3:20It's
- 3:20like
- 3:20a
- 3:20raisin
- 3:21sweet
- 3:21bread.
- 3:22Got
- 3:22two
- 3:22of
- 3:23them,
- 3:23ate
- 3:23them
- 3:24both.
- 3:25I
- 3:25think
- 3:25I
- 3:25got
- 3:26stung
- 3:26by
- 3:26a
- 3:26hornet
- 3:27too,
- 3:27because
- 3:27there
- 3:27were
- 3:27all
- 3:27these.
- 3:28Yeah,
- 3:29there
- 3:29was
- 3:29like
- 3:29a
- 3:29lot
- 3:29of.
- 3:29Did
- 3:30you
- 3:30see
- 3:30that?
- 3:30Yeah,
- 3:30there
- 3:30were
- 3:31a
- 3:31lot
- 3:31of
- 3:31bees
- 3:31in
- 3:31there.
- 3:31I
- 3:31think
- 3:31I
- 3:32got
- 3:32stung.
- 3:32I
- 3:33got
- 3:33stung
- 3:33pretty
- 3:33bad.
- 3:34Okay.
- 3:34But
- 3:35yeah,
- 3:35so
- 3:35that's
- 3:36what
- 3:36I
- 3:36did.
- 3:36What
- 3:37was
- 3:37your.
- 3:37What
- 3:37was
- 3:37your
- 3:38favorite
- 3:38bite?
- 3:38Mine
- 3:38is
- 3:39a
- 3:39chocolate
- 3:40bretzel
- 3:42au
- 3:42chocolate.
- 3:43Okay.
- 3:43I
- 3:44tried
- 3:44to
- 3:44bring
- 3:44one
- 3:44for
- 3:44you
- 3:44this
- 3:45morning.
- 3:45Oh,
- 3:45wow,
- 3:45that
- 3:46was
- 3:46nice
- 3:46of
- 3:46you.
- 3:47This
- 3:47is
- 3:47the
- 3:47bakery.
- 3:47I
- 3:48can't
- 3:48pronounce
- 3:49it.
- 3:49It's
- 3:49right
- 3:49by
- 3:50our
- 3:50hotel
- 3:50and
- 3:51it
- 3:51is
- 3:51the
- 3:51most
- 3:52wonderful.
- 3:52So
- 3:52I
- 3:52brought
- 3:52you
- 3:52a
- 3:53pan
- 3:53of
- 3:53chocolati.
- 3:54Thank
- 3:54you.
- 3:55But
- 3:55which
- 3:55will
- 3:55come
- 3:56in.
- 3:56Come
- 3:56in
- 3:56later.
- 3:57Yeah.
- 3:57All
- 3:58right.
- 3:58This
- 3:58thing
- 3:58is
- 3:59like
- 3:59a.
- 4:00It's
- 4:00a
- 4:00pretzel.
- 4:01You
- 4:01know,
- 4:02pretzels.
- 4:02It's
- 4:02in
- 4:02the
- 4:02shape
- 4:03of
- 4:03a
- 4:03pretzel.
- 4:04It
- 4:04has
- 4:05sea
- 4:05salt
- 4:05and
- 4:05chocolate
- 4:06inside
- 4:07of
- 4:07like
- 4:08the
- 4:08dough
- 4:09is
- 4:09more
- 4:09like
- 4:09a
- 4:09cinnamon
- 4:10roll.
- 4:11They
- 4:11were
- 4:11sold
- 4:11out
- 4:11this
- 4:12morning
- 4:12already
- 4:12at
- 4:137am
- 4:13when
- 4:14they
- 4:14opened
- 4:14like
- 4:146,
- 4:15somebody
- 4:15came
- 4:15in
- 4:15and
- 4:15bought
- 4:16them
- 4:16all.
- 4:16So
- 4:16I'm
- 4:16gonna
- 4:16have
- 4:16to
- 4:17keep
- 4:17searching,
- 4:17but
- 4:17I
- 4:17will
- 4:18find
- 4:18you
- 4:18one.
- 4:19The
- 4:19Bretzel.
- 4:19I'll
- 4:20chuck.
- 4:20That
- 4:20sounds
- 4:20amazing.
- 4:21That's.
- 4:21You
- 4:21know,
- 4:21it
- 4:21makes
- 4:21me
- 4:22wonder
- 4:22too.
- 4:22And
- 4:22why
- 4:22haven't
- 4:22we
- 4:23called
- 4:23the
- 4:23beer
- 4:23pretzel
- 4:24the
- 4:24Beerle
- 4:24or
- 4:25something
- 4:25like
- 4:25that
- 4:25in
- 4:25the
- 4:25U.S.
- 4:26like,
- 4:26why
- 4:26do
- 4:27we
- 4:27call
- 4:27it
- 4:27the
- 4:27beer
- 4:27pretzel?
- 4:28Why
- 4:28don't
- 4:28we
- 4:28get
- 4:28a
- 4:28little
- 4:28more
- 4:28creative
- 4:29with
- 4:29that?
- 4:30Why
- 4:30do
- 4:30the
- 4:30French
- 4:31need
- 4:31to
- 4:31own
- 4:31the
- 4:31Bretzel?
- 4:32Why
- 4:32can't
- 4:32the
- 4:32Americans
- 4:33get
- 4:33it?
- 4:33Get
- 4:33on
- 4:33it.
- 4:34Come
- 4:34with.
- 4:34Very
- 4:34loud.
- 4:35Let's
- 4:36get
- 4:36the
- 4:36beer
- 4:36going,
- 4:36folks.
- 4:37Hey,
- 4:37we're
- 4:38all
- 4:38friends
- 4:38here.
- 4:39Maybe
- 4:40until
- 4:40we
- 4:41get
- 4:42like
- 4:42pummeled.
- 4:43All
- 4:43right,
- 4:43all
- 4:43right.
- 4:43Well,
- 4:44let's
- 4:44get
- 4:44to
- 4:44today's
- 4:45headlines.
- 4:46Today
- 4:46in
- 4:47this
- 4:47week's
- 4:47Fast5,
- 4:48we've
- 4:48got
- 4:48news
- 4:48on
- 4:49Walgreens
- 4:49going
- 4:49after
- 4:50party
- 4:50supplies.
- 4:51Starbucks
- 4:51using
- 4:52Vision
- 4:52AI
- 4:52to
- 4:53monitor
- 4:53in
- 4:53store
- 4:54inventory.
- 4:54Pacsun
- 4:55announcing
- 4:55the
- 4:56formation
- 4:56of
- 4:56an
- 4:56industry
- 4:57first
- 4:57youth
- 4:57council
- 4:58and
- 4:58the
- 4:59growing
- 4:59preference
- 4:59of
- 4:59AI
- 5:00search
- 5:00engines
- 5:01over
- 5:01Google.
- 5:01But
- 5:01we
- 5:02begin
- 5:02today
- 5:03live
- 5:03from
- 5:04NRF
- 5:04Paris
- 5:05at
- 5:05the
- 5:05Fusion
- 5:05Group's
- 5:06podcast
- 5:06studio
- 5:07with
- 5:07news
- 5:07on
- 5:08Kroger.
- 5:08Ann
- 5:08that's
- 5:09right,
- 5:09headline
- 5:09number
- 5:10one,
- 5:10Kroger
- 5:11is
- 5:11reviewing
- 5:12its
- 5:12automated
- 5:13e
- 5:13commerce
- 5:13fulfillment
- 5:14network.
- 5:14According
- 5:14to
- 5:14GroceryDive,
- 5:15Kroger
- 5:15is
- 5:16conducting
- 5:16a
- 5:16quote,
- 5:17full
- 5:17site
- 5:17by
- 5:18site
- 5:18analysis,
- 5:19end
- 5:19quote,
- 5:19of
- 5:20its
- 5:20automated
- 5:20order
- 5:20fulfillment
- 5:21network
- 5:21as
- 5:21it
- 5:21looks
- 5:22to
- 5:22improve
- 5:22profitability
- 5:23and
- 5:23reduce
- 5:24costs.
- 5:24Interim
- 5:25CEO
- 5:25Ron
- 5:25Sargent
- 5:26said
- 5:26Thursday
- 5:26during
- 5:27the
- 5:27grocer's
- 5:27second
- 5:28quarter
- 5:28earnings
- 5:29call.
- 5:29Sargent
- 5:30said
- 5:30that
- 5:30the
- 5:30supermarket
- 5:31operator
- 5:31intends
- 5:31to
- 5:32focus
- 5:32on
- 5:32store
- 5:32level
- 5:33fulfillment
- 5:33as
- 5:33it
- 5:34strives
- 5:34to
- 5:34provide
- 5:35grocery
- 5:35delivery
- 5:36services
- 5:37faster
- 5:37and
- 5:38more
- 5:38efficiently.
- 5:39Instead,
- 5:39developed
- 5:40in
- 5:40partnership
- 5:40with
- 5:41UK
- 5:41based
- 5:41automatic
- 5:42sorry
- 5:42automation
- 5:43specialist
- 5:44Ocado,
- 5:44Kroger's
- 5:45automated
- 5:45e
- 5:45commerce
- 5:46network
- 5:46features
- 5:47robotic
- 5:47warehouses
- 5:48that
- 5:48connect
- 5:48to
- 5:49smaller
- 5:49facilities
- 5:50known
- 5:50as
- 5:50spokes.
- 5:52Quote,
- 5:52where
- 5:52we
- 5:53have
- 5:53been
- 5:53strong,
- 5:54where
- 5:54we
- 5:54have
- 5:54seen
- 5:55strong
- 5:55demand
- 5:55in
- 5:55high
- 5:55density
- 5:56areas,
- 5:56these
- 5:57facilities
- 5:57deliver
- 5:57better
- 5:58results
- 5:58than
- 5:58those
- 5:59facilities
- 5:59where
- 5:59density
- 6:00is
- 6:00lower
- 6:00and
- 6:00customer
- 6:01adoption
- 6:02has
- 6:02been
- 6:02slower,
- 6:03end
- 6:03quote.
- 6:03Sargent
- 6:04said
- 6:04about
- 6:04the
- 6:04network,
- 6:05adding,
- 6:05quote
- 6:05we
- 6:06are
- 6:06taking
- 6:06a
- 6:06hard
- 6:07look
- 6:07at
- 6:07some
- 6:07of
- 6:07our
- 6:07automated
- 6:08facilities,
- 6:09end
- 6:09quote.
- 6:10Chris,
- 6:11what
- 6:11are
- 6:11your
- 6:12insights
- 6:12here
- 6:12on
- 6:13Kroger's
- 6:13purported
- 6:14site
- 6:14by
- 6:14site
- 6:14analysis
- 6:15of
- 6:15its
- 6:15automated
- 6:16e
- 6:16commerce
- 6:17fulfillment
- 6:17network?
- 6:18Oh,
- 6:18my
- 6:18insights?
- 6:19That's
- 6:19a
- 6:19new
- 6:19question.
- 6:19We
- 6:20haven't
- 6:20had
- 6:20that
- 6:20before.
- 6:21All
- 6:21right,
- 6:22well,
- 6:22you
- 6:22know
- 6:23my
- 6:23thoughts
- 6:23in
- 6:23general
- 6:24for
- 6:24this.
- 6:24I
- 6:24think
- 6:24this
- 6:25is
- 6:25the
- 6:25right
- 6:25move.
- 6:25Yeah,
- 6:26I
- 6:26do.
- 6:26I
- 6:26think,
- 6:27you
- 6:27know,
- 6:27Ron
- 6:27Sargent,
- 6:28you
- 6:28know,
- 6:28the
- 6:28interim
- 6:29CEO,
- 6:29he
- 6:29appears
- 6:30to
- 6:30be
- 6:30making
- 6:30the
- 6:30tough
- 6:30decisions,
- 6:31he's
- 6:31making
- 6:31the
- 6:31tough
- 6:32calls.
- 6:32He
- 6:33isn't
- 6:33gonna.
- 6:33You
- 6:33know,
- 6:34one
- 6:34of
- 6:34the
- 6:34first
- 6:34things
- 6:34you
- 6:34learn
- 6:35about
- 6:35in
- 6:35business
- 6:35school
- 6:35is
- 6:35like
- 6:36you
- 6:36don't
- 6:36ever
- 6:36want
- 6:36to
- 6:37fall
- 6:37into
- 6:37the
- 6:37sunk
- 6:37cost
- 6:38trap,
- 6:38like
- 6:38the
- 6:38fact
- 6:38you've
- 6:39spent
- 6:39billions
- 6:39of
- 6:39dollars
- 6:40on
- 6:40something
- 6:40that
- 6:40you're
- 6:40gonna
- 6:40keep
- 6:41doubling
- 6:41down
- 6:41on
- 6:41it
- 6:41until
- 6:42it
- 6:42works.
- 6:42So
- 6:43he's
- 6:43trying
- 6:43to
- 6:43avoid
- 6:43that.
- 6:44That's
- 6:44my
- 6:44first
- 6:45takeaway.
- 6:45My
- 6:45other
- 6:45takeaway
- 6:46is
- 6:47that,
- 6:47you
- 6:47know,
- 6:47this
- 6:48is
- 6:48kind
- 6:48of
- 6:48how
- 6:48we
- 6:48figured
- 6:49things
- 6:49were
- 6:49going
- 6:49to
- 6:49play
- 6:50out.
- 6:50Yeah.
- 6:50You
- 6:50know,
- 6:50if
- 6:51you
- 6:51look
- 6:51back
- 6:51at
- 6:51our
- 6:51coverage
- 6:52for
- 6:52the
- 6:52past,
- 6:52God,
- 6:53I
- 6:53don't
- 6:53know,
- 6:53five,
- 6:54six,
- 6:54seven
- 6:54years
- 6:55since
- 6:55we
- 6:55started
- 6:55talking
- 6:56about
- 6:56micro
- 6:56fulfillment,
- 6:57we
- 6:57always
- 6:57had
- 6:58questions
- 6:58about
- 6:59whether
- 6:59or
- 6:59not
- 6:59the
- 6:59large
- 7:00centralized
- 7:01automated
- 7:01facilities
- 7:02would
- 7:03play
- 7:03out
- 7:03across
- 7:03America
- 7:04Yeah,
- 7:04and
- 7:04it
- 7:04sounds
- 7:05like
- 7:05they
- 7:05may
- 7:05not
- 7:05be.
- 7:06And
- 7:06it
- 7:06sounds
- 7:06like
- 7:06where
- 7:07they
- 7:07are
- 7:07working
- 7:07is
- 7:07where
- 7:08there's
- 7:08urban
- 7:09density,
- 7:09where
- 7:09you
- 7:10can.
- 7:10Where
- 7:10it's
- 7:10similar
- 7:10to
- 7:11what
- 7:11you
- 7:11see
- 7:11in
- 7:11London,
- 7:12where
- 7:12Ocado
- 7:13is
- 7:13successful.
- 7:14So
- 7:14in
- 7:14some
- 7:14ways
- 7:15I'm
- 7:15not
- 7:15surprised
- 7:15by
- 7:16this,
- 7:16but
- 7:16those
- 7:16are
- 7:17my
- 7:17thoughts
- 7:17right
- 7:17now.
- 7:17But
- 7:18I'm
- 7:18curious.
- 7:18I'm
- 7:19interviewing
- 7:19Ocado
- 7:20CEO
- 7:20Tim
- 7:20Steiner
- 7:21on
- 7:21stage.
- 7:21I
- 7:21haven't
- 7:22actually
- 7:22met
- 7:22him
- 7:23yet
- 7:23or
- 7:23talked
- 7:23about
- 7:24what
- 7:25our
- 7:25discussion
- 7:25topic
- 7:26is
- 7:26going
- 7:26to
- 7:26be,
- 7:26but
- 7:26I'm
- 7:26hoping
- 7:27to
- 7:27at
- 7:27least
- 7:27get
- 7:27some
- 7:28insight
- 7:28into
- 7:29how
- 7:29they're
- 7:29thinking
- 7:30about
- 7:31Kroger,
- 7:31the
- 7:32landscape
- 7:32for
- 7:33automation
- 7:33in
- 7:33the
- 7:33US
- 7:33but
- 7:34really
- 7:34broadly
- 7:34too,
- 7:35because
- 7:35I
- 7:35think
- 7:35they're
- 7:35in
- 7:3614
- 7:36countries
- 7:37and
- 7:37I
- 7:37gotta
- 7:38imagine
- 7:38there's
- 7:38a
- 7:38lot
- 7:38of
- 7:39similarities
- 7:40in
- 7:40terms
- 7:40of
- 7:40what
- 7:41works
- 7:41across
- 7:41those
- 7:41countries
- 7:42as
- 7:42well
- 7:42as
- 7:42differences
- 7:43that
- 7:43we
- 7:43can
- 7:43learn
- 7:44about
- 7:44as
- 7:44U.S.
- 7:45grocers
- 7:45and
- 7:45consumers
- 7:46too.
- 7:46So
- 7:47that's
- 7:47my
- 7:47takeaway.
- 7:48Yeah,
- 7:48I
- 7:49think
- 7:49you
- 7:49hit
- 7:49on
- 7:49a
- 7:49lot
- 7:49of
- 7:50important
- 7:50points.
- 7:50One
- 7:51being
- 7:51we
- 7:52know
- 7:52that
- 7:53in
- 7:53the
- 7:53US
- 7:54Especially,
- 7:55stores
- 7:55are
- 7:56still
- 7:56important
- 7:57fulfillment
- 7:57centers
- 7:58when
- 7:58it
- 7:58comes
- 7:58to
- 7:58doing
- 7:59last
- 7:59mile
- 8:00efficiently
- 8:02and
- 8:02really
- 8:03being
- 8:03cost
- 8:03effective.
- 8:04That's
- 8:04cheaper,
- 8:04right?
- 8:05It
- 8:05is.
- 8:05And
- 8:05that's
- 8:05why
- 8:06I
- 8:06think
- 8:06you
- 8:06see
- 8:07even
- 8:07retailers
- 8:07like
- 8:08Target
- 8:08expanding
- 8:09their
- 8:09footprints
- 8:09in
- 8:10stores
- 8:10and
- 8:10expanding
- 8:11their
- 8:11back
- 8:11rooms
- 8:11so
- 8:11that
- 8:11they
- 8:11can
- 8:12do
- 8:12more
- 8:12in
- 8:12store
- 8:12fulfillment.
- 8:13Even
- 8:13Kroger
- 8:13is
- 8:14talking
- 8:14about
- 8:14some
- 8:15of
- 8:15their
- 8:15new
- 8:15concepts,
- 8:16where
- 8:16they're
- 8:16going
- 8:16to,
- 8:16you
- 8:17know,
- 8:17give
- 8:17more
- 8:17space
- 8:18in
- 8:18the
- 8:18back
- 8:18room.
- 8:19Although
- 8:20I
- 8:20don't
- 8:20think
- 8:20that
- 8:21takes
- 8:21away
- 8:22from
- 8:22the
- 8:23role
- 8:23that
- 8:23these
- 8:23fulfillment
- 8:24centers
- 8:24play.
- 8:24But
- 8:24I
- 8:25think
- 8:25Ron
- 8:25Sargent
- 8:25is
- 8:26smartly
- 8:26kind
- 8:26of
- 8:26going
- 8:27through
- 8:27and
- 8:27looking
- 8:27at
- 8:28what.
- 8:28Where
- 8:28do
- 8:29these
- 8:29make
- 8:29sense?
- 8:30Because
- 8:30they
- 8:30do
- 8:30make
- 8:31sense.
- 8:31Walmart's
- 8:31building
- 8:32another.
- 8:32You
- 8:33know,
- 8:33they're
- 8:33building
- 8:34facilities
- 8:34where
- 8:34they're
- 8:35automating
- 8:35some
- 8:35of
- 8:35these
- 8:36processes
- 8:36too.
- 8:36But
- 8:37I
- 8:37think
- 8:37it's
- 8:37just
- 8:37really
- 8:38reevaluating
- 8:39smartly
- 8:39as
- 8:39Sargent
- 8:40is
- 8:40the
- 8:40nodes
- 8:40in
- 8:41the
- 8:41network
- 8:41and
- 8:41what
- 8:42makes
- 8:42sense
- 8:42and
- 8:43what,
- 8:43what
- 8:44buildings
- 8:45are
- 8:45fulfilling,
- 8:45which
- 8:46operations.
- 8:47But
- 8:47I'm
- 8:47curious
- 8:48about
- 8:48this
- 8:48because
- 8:48what
- 8:48this
- 8:49really
- 8:49makes
- 8:49me
- 8:49think
- 8:50about
- 8:50more
- 8:50than
- 8:50anything
- 8:51is
- 8:51the
- 8:52challenge
- 8:52that
- 8:52Amazon
- 8:53has
- 8:53in
- 8:53front
- 8:53of
- 8:53them.
- 8:54Okay.
- 8:55With.
- 8:55With
- 8:56delivery,
- 8:56especially
- 8:57as
- 8:57they're
- 8:57starting
- 8:57to
- 8:58get
- 8:58more
- 8:58into
- 8:58grocery.
- 8:59Because
- 8:59if
- 8:59Kroger's
- 9:00having
- 9:00problems
- 9:01with
- 9:01this
- 9:01and
- 9:01Kroger
- 9:01has
- 9:022,800
- 9:03store
- 9:03locations
- 9:03across
- 9:04the
- 9:04U.S.
- 9:05what
- 9:05does
- 9:05this
- 9:05mean
- 9:06for
- 9:06the
- 9:06continued
- 9:07expansion
- 9:07of
- 9:07Amazon
- 9:08with
- 9:08no
- 9:08stores?
- 9:09Yes,
- 9:10they
- 9:10have
- 9:10fulfillment
- 9:11centers,
- 9:11but
- 9:11we're
- 9:12seeing
- 9:12from
- 9:12this
- 9:12that
- 9:12Kroger
- 9:13is
- 9:13having
- 9:13a
- 9:13lot
- 9:14of
- 9:14difficulty
- 9:14with
- 9:15these
- 9:15fulfillment
- 9:15centers.
- 9:16How
- 9:16is
- 9:16Amazon
- 9:17going
- 9:17to
- 9:17do
- 9:17this
- 9:17better
- 9:18with
- 9:18no
- 9:19physical
- 9:19locations?
- 9:20Yeah,
- 9:20it's
- 9:20a
- 9:21tough
- 9:21challenge.
- 9:21I
- 9:21mean,
- 9:21that
- 9:21was
- 9:22part
- 9:22of
- 9:22the,
- 9:22that
- 9:22was,
- 9:23that's
- 9:23a
- 9:23good
- 9:23point
- 9:23because
- 9:23that
- 9:24was
- 9:24part
- 9:24of
- 9:24the
- 9:24premise
- 9:24of
- 9:24these
- 9:25Kroger
- 9:25fulfillment
- 9:25centers
- 9:26too,
- 9:26is
- 9:26that
- 9:26they
- 9:26could
- 9:26go
- 9:26into
- 9:27markets
- 9:27where
- 9:27they
- 9:27don't
- 9:27even
- 9:28have
- 9:28stores.
- 9:29Right.
- 9:29And
- 9:29see
- 9:30and
- 9:30get
- 9:30them
- 9:30to
- 9:30work
- 9:30and
- 9:31get
- 9:31them
- 9:31to
- 9:31deliver
- 9:31products.
- 9:32And
- 9:32it
- 9:32doesn't
- 9:33seem
- 9:33like
- 9:33that's
- 9:33been
- 9:34working
- 9:34the
- 9:34way
- 9:34that
- 9:35they
- 9:35had
- 9:35hoped.
- 9:35So
- 9:35that's
- 9:36an
- 9:36interesting
- 9:36point.
- 9:36Yeah.
- 9:36Just
- 9:37another
- 9:37challenge
- 9:37for
- 9:37Amazon's
- 9:38grocery
- 9:38strategy.
- 9:39All
- 9:39right,
- 9:40headline
- 9:40number
- 9:40two,
- 9:41Walgreens
- 9:41is
- 9:41dedicating
- 9:42in
- 9:42store
- 9:42space
- 9:43to
- 9:43party
- 9:43supplies
- 9:44and
- 9:45expanding
- 9:45its
- 9:46assortment
- 9:46in
- 9:46the
- 9:46category
- 9:47according
- 9:47to
- 9:47retail
- 9:47dive.
- 9:48Walgreens
- 9:49is
- 9:49expanding
- 9:49its
- 9:50party
- 9:50supply
- 9:50lineup
- 9:51in
- 9:51stores
- 9:51and
- 9:52online.
- 9:52And
- 9:54online,
- 9:54the
- 9:54retailer
- 9:55now
- 9:55has
- 9:55dedicated
- 9:56in
- 9:56store
- 9:56space
- 9:56for
- 9:57party
- 9:57supplies
- 9:57with
- 9:57nearly
- 9:58five
- 9:58times
- 9:59more
- 10:00than
- 10:00before.
- 10:00Not
- 10:00nine
- 10:01times
- 10:01like
- 10:01Ferris
- 10:01Bueller,
- 10:02but
- 10:02five
- 10:02times.
- 10:03Some
- 10:03of
- 10:03the
- 10:03retailer's
- 10:04party
- 10:04items
- 10:04are
- 10:04also
- 10:05available
- 10:05for
- 10:0530
- 10:05minute
- 10:06pickup
- 10:06or
- 10:07even
- 10:07one
- 10:07hour
- 10:07delivery
- 10:08should
- 10:08you
- 10:08need
- 10:08that
- 10:08helium
- 10:09balloon.
- 10:09And
- 10:10because
- 10:10the
- 10:10expanded
- 10:11assortment
- 10:11includes
- 10:11helium
- 10:12balloons,
- 10:13cake
- 10:13toppers,
- 10:14party
- 10:14plates,
- 10:14napkins,
- 10:15banners,
- 10:15foil
- 10:16backdrops
- 10:17and
- 10:17decorative
- 10:17centerpieces.
- 10:18And
- 10:19some
- 10:19of
- 10:19the
- 10:19items,
- 10:20Ann,
- 10:20are
- 10:20starting
- 10:20at
- 10:20$1.99.
- 10:21Can
- 10:21you
- 10:21believe
- 10:22this?
- 10:22All
- 10:22right.
- 10:22What
- 10:23a
- 10:23steal.
- 10:23I
- 10:23know,
- 10:23right?
- 10:24The
- 10:24move
- 10:24comes
- 10:25after
- 10:25Party
- 10:25City
- 10:25filed
- 10:26for
- 10:26Chapter
- 10:2611
- 10:27bankruptcy
- 10:27a
- 10:28second
- 10:28time
- 10:28and
- 10:29then
- 10:29announced
- 10:29the
- 10:29closure
- 10:30of
- 10:30nearly
- 10:31700
- 10:31locations.
- 10:32And
- 10:33as
- 10:33you
- 10:33can
- 10:33tell
- 10:33by
- 10:34the
- 10:34increased
- 10:35enthusiasm.
- 10:36Yes.
- 10:36In
- 10:36my
- 10:36voice
- 10:37as
- 10:37I
- 10:37read
- 10:37that
- 10:37headline.
- 10:38This
- 10:39is
- 10:39also
- 10:39the
- 10:39A
- 10:39and
- 10:39M
- 10:39Put
- 10:40yout
- 10:40on
- 10:40the
- 10:40Spot
- 10:40question.
- 10:41All
- 10:41right,
- 10:42all
- 10:42right,
- 10:42here
- 10:42it
- 10:42is.
- 10:43And
- 10:43I
- 10:43quote,
- 10:44after
- 10:44Party
- 10:44City's
- 10:45Chapter
- 10:4511
- 10:46filing
- 10:46and
- 10:47liquidation,
- 10:48is
- 10:48there
- 10:48still
- 10:48enough
- 10:48to
- 10:49go
- 10:49around
- 10:49that
- 10:49physical
- 10:50retail.
- 10:50Physical
- 10:51retail.
- 10:51Ann
- 10:52needs
- 10:52new
- 10:52players
- 10:53to
- 10:53pick
- 10:53up
- 10:53the
- 10:53slack
- 10:54and
- 10:54introduce
- 10:55these
- 10:55categories.
- 10:56End
- 10:56quote.
- 10:57Yes,
- 10:57yes,
- 10:58I
- 10:58do
- 10:58think
- 10:58so.
- 10:59And
- 10:59not
- 10:59all
- 11:00retail
- 11:00players,
- 11:00let
- 11:01me.
- 11:01Make
- 11:01note
- 11:01of
- 11:01that.
- 11:02But
- 11:02Chris,
- 11:03have
- 11:04you
- 11:04ever
- 11:04found
- 11:04yourself,
- 11:05like
- 11:05on
- 11:05a
- 11:06Christmas
- 11:06morning
- 11:07thinking,
- 11:08I
- 11:09need
- 11:09some
- 11:09things,
- 11:10I
- 11:11need
- 11:11to
- 11:11get
- 11:11plates
- 11:12because
- 11:12we
- 11:12don't
- 11:13have
- 11:13enough
- 11:13plates.
- 11:14I
- 11:14need
- 11:15some
- 11:16kind
- 11:16of.
- 11:16I
- 11:16have
- 11:16had
- 11:16a
- 11:16plate
- 11:17emergency.
- 11:17Yes,
- 11:17yes.
- 11:18You
- 11:19know
- 11:19what's
- 11:19open
- 11:19on
- 11:19Christmas?
- 11:20Not
- 11:20a
- 11:20hell
- 11:21of
- 11:21a
- 11:21lot.
- 11:21Not
- 11:21a
- 11:21hell
- 11:21of
- 11:22a
- 11:22lot.
- 11:22But
- 11:22you
- 11:22know
- 11:22what
- 11:22is
- 11:22open?
- 11:23Walgreens,
- 11:2324
- 11:24hours.
- 11:24Walgreens,
- 11:2524
- 11:25hours
- 11:25stores.
- 11:26Which
- 11:26is,
- 11:26I
- 11:27think,
- 11:27why
- 11:28this
- 11:28move
- 11:28is
- 11:28so
- 11:29brilliant.
- 11:30Not
- 11:31only
- 11:31is
- 11:31this
- 11:32an
- 11:32area
- 11:32where
- 11:33I
- 11:33think
- 11:33people
- 11:33are
- 11:33already
- 11:34going,
- 11:34you
- 11:34already
- 11:35know
- 11:35that
- 11:36if,
- 11:36if
- 11:36it's
- 11:36a,
- 11:36especially
- 11:37in
- 11:37a
- 11:37holiday
- 11:37emergency
- 11:38situation
- 11:39where
- 11:39you
- 11:39need
- 11:39these
- 11:40types
- 11:40of
- 11:40products,
- 11:41Walgreens
- 11:41is
- 11:41available.
- 11:42They're
- 11:42going
- 11:42to
- 11:42be
- 11:43open.
- 11:44And
- 11:44I
- 11:44also
- 11:44Think
- 11:45that
- 11:45this
- 11:45is
- 11:45going
- 11:46to
- 11:46increase
- 11:46the
- 11:46basket
- 11:47for
- 11:47some
- 11:48of
- 11:48those
- 11:48shoppers.
- 11:48They're
- 11:48not
- 11:49just
- 11:49going
- 11:49to
- 11:49be
- 11:49going
- 11:49there
- 11:50to
- 11:50get
- 11:50the
- 11:50party
- 11:50supplies.
- 11:51They're
- 11:51going
- 11:51to
- 11:51be
- 11:51picking
- 11:52up
- 11:52extra
- 11:52sodas
- 11:53or
- 11:53maybe
- 11:53they're
- 11:53picking
- 11:53up,
- 11:54like,
- 11:54little
- 11:54toys
- 11:55or
- 11:55candy
- 11:56or
- 11:56something
- 11:56to
- 11:56put
- 11:57in
- 11:57these
- 11:57party
- 11:57bags.
- 11:58Like,
- 11:58I
- 11:58think
- 11:58this
- 11:58is
- 11:59a
- 11:59very,
- 12:00very
- 12:00smart,
- 12:01strategic
- 12:01move
- 12:02for
- 12:02Walgreens.
- 12:03And
- 12:03even
- 12:03as
- 12:03I've
- 12:04been
- 12:04walking,
- 12:04I
- 12:04was
- 12:04in
- 12:04New
- 12:05York
- 12:05last
- 12:05week.
- 12:05We
- 12:06were
- 12:06in
- 12:06Paris
- 12:06this
- 12:06week.
- 12:07Even
- 12:07as
- 12:07you
- 12:07walk
- 12:07in
- 12:08these
- 12:08little
- 12:08city
- 12:08versions
- 12:09of,
- 12:09you
- 12:10know,
- 12:10Carrefour
- 12:10or
- 12:11whatever
- 12:11Monoprix
- 12:12might
- 12:12be,
- 12:13they
- 12:13have
- 12:14significant
- 12:15party
- 12:16supply
- 12:16areas
- 12:16and
- 12:17they
- 12:17are
- 12:17wiped
- 12:17out.
- 12:18And
- 12:18the
- 12:18French
- 12:18know
- 12:18how
- 12:18to
- 12:19party.
- 12:19That
- 12:19shouldn't
- 12:19be
- 12:19a
- 12:19surprise.
- 12:20I
- 12:20know,
- 12:20but
- 12:20it's
- 12:20like,
- 12:21everybody
- 12:21needs
- 12:22these
- 12:22products.
- 12:22This
- 12:23makes
- 12:23sense.
- 12:24Birthday
- 12:24candles.
- 12:25Like,
- 12:25you're
- 12:26all
- 12:26in
- 12:26on
- 12:26this
- 12:26move.
- 12:26I
- 12:27am
- 12:27100%
- 12:28in.
- 12:28I
- 12:28think
- 12:28this
- 12:28is
- 12:29so
- 12:29smart.
- 12:30And
- 12:30I
- 12:30do
- 12:31think,
- 12:31to
- 12:31answer
- 12:31A
- 12:32and
- 12:32M's
- 12:32question,
- 12:33that
- 12:33this
- 12:33is
- 12:33100%
- 12:34one
- 12:35retail
- 12:36retailer
- 12:37that
- 12:37should
- 12:37be
- 12:37picking
- 12:38up
- 12:38the
- 12:38slack.
- 12:39Okay,
- 12:39okay,
- 12:39okay.
- 12:40And.
- 12:40Well,
- 12:40I'm
- 12:41going
- 12:41to
- 12:41respectfully.
- 12:43Respectfully
- 12:44agree
- 12:44with
- 12:45you.
- 12:46I'm
- 12:46going
- 12:46to
- 12:46agree
- 12:46with
- 12:46you
- 12:47on
- 12:47this
- 12:47one.
- 12:47Yes.
- 12:47You
- 12:48had
- 12:48me
- 12:48worried.
- 12:48Yeah.
- 12:48No,
- 12:49a
- 12:49lot
- 12:49of
- 12:49respectfully
- 12:50is.
- 12:50I
- 12:50can
- 12:50tell
- 12:50how
- 12:50A
- 12:51and
- 12:51M
- 12:51is
- 12:51thinking
- 12:51about
- 12:51this
- 12:52based
- 12:52on
- 12:52how
- 12:52they
- 12:52asked
- 12:52that
- 12:52question.
- 12:53I'm
- 12:54kind
- 12:54of
- 12:54surmising
- 12:54that.
- 12:55But
- 12:55no,
- 12:55I
- 12:55think,
- 12:55you
- 12:56know,
- 12:56first
- 12:56of
- 12:56all,
- 12:57the
- 12:57party
- 12:57city
- 12:58business
- 12:58is
- 12:58the
- 12:58nothing
- 12:58to
- 12:58sneeze
- 12:59at.
- 12:59I
- 12:59looked
- 12:59it
- 12:59up.
- 13:00It
- 13:00was
- 13:00$2
- 13:00billion.
- 13:01Yeah.
- 13:01Consistently.
- 13:02That's
- 13:02a
- 13:02lot
- 13:03of.
- 13:03That's
- 13:03a
- 13:03lot
- 13:03of
- 13:03change.
- 13:03That's
- 13:04a
- 13:04lot
- 13:04of
- 13:04party
- 13:04supply.
- 13:05Those
- 13:05helium
- 13:05balloons
- 13:06are
- 13:06not
- 13:06cheap.
- 13:06Have
- 13:07you
- 13:07bought
- 13:07one?
- 13:07They're
- 13:07like
- 13:0812,
- 13:08$15
- 13:09for,
- 13:09like
- 13:09a
- 13:10balloon.
- 13:10I
- 13:10try
- 13:11not
- 13:11to
- 13:11buy
- 13:11them
- 13:11as
- 13:12often
- 13:12as
- 13:12possible,
- 13:12to
- 13:13be
- 13:13honest,
- 13:13but
- 13:14I
- 13:14have
- 13:15had
- 13:15to
- 13:15buy
- 13:15them.
- 13:15Yes.
- 13:16And
- 13:16they
- 13:16are.
- 13:16Yeah,
- 13:16they
- 13:17are.
- 13:17There's
- 13:18a
- 13:18margin
- 13:18in
- 13:18those
- 13:18helium
- 13:19balloons,
- 13:19you
- 13:19know,
- 13:20but
- 13:21I
- 13:21think
- 13:21I.
- 13:21For
- 13:22a
- 13:22couple
- 13:22other
- 13:23reasons,
- 13:23I
- 13:23think
- 13:23it's
- 13:23a
- 13:23great
- 13:23addition,
- 13:24too.
- 13:24So,
- 13:25one,
- 13:25I
- 13:25think
- 13:25it's
- 13:26a
- 13:26solid
- 13:26incremental
- 13:27item.
- 13:28Right.
- 13:28For
- 13:28the
- 13:28floor
- 13:28pad.
- 13:29Right.
- 13:29Yeah.
- 13:29And,
- 13:30you
- 13:30know,
- 13:30I
- 13:30go
- 13:30through
- 13:30Walgreens
- 13:31all
- 13:31the
- 13:31time.
- 13:31I'm
- 13:31like,
- 13:31there's
- 13:31so
- 13:32much
- 13:32slow
- 13:32moving
- 13:33stuff
- 13:33in
- 13:33here.
- 13:33Like,
- 13:34you
- 13:34could
- 13:34dedicate
- 13:34more
- 13:35space
- 13:35to
- 13:35stuff
- 13:35that
- 13:35you
- 13:35need,
- 13:36like
- 13:36on
- 13:36the
- 13:36occasions
- 13:36that
- 13:37you're
- 13:37talking
- 13:37about.
- 13:37Then
- 13:37the
- 13:37other
- 13:38thing
- 13:38I
- 13:38thought
- 13:38about
- 13:38too,
- 13:38is
- 13:38they
- 13:39have
- 13:39that
- 13:39whole
- 13:39service
- 13:39counter.
- 13:40Yeah.
- 13:40Which
- 13:40is
- 13:40an
- 13:41element
- 13:41of
- 13:41a
- 13:41Walgreens
- 13:41experience
- 13:42that
- 13:42not
- 13:42a
- 13:42lot
- 13:42of
- 13:43other
- 13:43retailers
- 13:43have.
- 13:44Sure.
- 13:44You
- 13:44can
- 13:45get
- 13:45your
- 13:45passport
- 13:45photos,
- 13:46you
- 13:46can
- 13:46get
- 13:46real
- 13:47photos
- 13:47developed.
- 13:47Pick
- 13:48up
- 13:48packages.
- 13:48You
- 13:48can
- 13:48turn
- 13:48your
- 13:49packages.
- 13:49Pick
- 13:49up
- 13:49packages.
- 13:50So
- 13:50why
- 13:50can't
- 13:50you
- 13:50put
- 13:51here
- 13:51helium
- 13:51behind
- 13:51there?
- 13:52Yeah,
- 13:52totally
- 13:52easy.
- 13:53Right?
- 13:53And
- 13:53it
- 13:53gives
- 13:53the
- 13:54people
- 13:54something
- 13:54to
- 13:54do
- 13:55when
- 13:55they're
- 13:55bored,
- 13:55you
- 13:55know,
- 13:56just
- 13:56like.
- 13:57Right,
- 13:57because
- 13:57the
- 13:57Walgreens
- 13:58employees
- 13:58don't
- 13:58have
- 13:58enough
- 13:58to
- 13:59do.
- 13:59Right.
- 13:59You
- 13:59know,
- 13:59shout
- 14:00out
- 14:00to
- 14:00them.
- 14:00Those
- 14:00guys
- 14:00work
- 14:01hard.
- 14:01But
- 14:02anyway,
- 14:02the
- 14:02other
- 14:02point
- 14:03I'd
- 14:03make,
- 14:04and
- 14:04this
- 14:04is
- 14:05inside
- 14:05baseball,
- 14:05folks.
- 14:06This
- 14:06is
- 14:06why
- 14:06you
- 14:06listen
- 14:07to
- 14:07Omnitalk
- 14:08Retail.
- 14:09Because
- 14:09we
- 14:10know
- 14:10that
- 14:11the
- 14:11new
- 14:11chief
- 14:11merchant
- 14:12at
- 14:13Walgreens,
- 14:13which
- 14:13was
- 14:14not
- 14:14in
- 14:14most
- 14:14of
- 14:14the
- 14:14head.
- 14:15I
- 14:15didn't
- 14:15see
- 14:15it
- 14:15once
- 14:15in
- 14:16the
- 14:16headlines
- 14:16actually.
- 14:16Really?
- 14:17The
- 14:17new
- 14:17chief
- 14:17merchant
- 14:18for
- 14:18Walgreens
- 14:19is
- 14:19formerly
- 14:20of
- 14:20Party
- 14:20City
- 14:20and
- 14:21formerly
- 14:21a
- 14:21colleague
- 14:21of
- 14:22ours
- 14:22at
- 14:22Target,
- 14:22Tracy
- 14:23Kolder.
- 14:24So
- 14:24my
- 14:24hunch
- 14:24is
- 14:25she
- 14:25knows
- 14:25a
- 14:25little
- 14:26something
- 14:26about
- 14:26party
- 14:26supplies
- 14:27and
- 14:27how
- 14:27to
- 14:28tack
- 14:28this
- 14:29opportunity.
- 14:29So
- 14:29if
- 14:29anyone's
- 14:30gonna
- 14:30do
- 14:30it,
- 14:30it's
- 14:31probably
- 14:31her.
- 14:31Yeah.
- 14:32Now,
- 14:32caveat.
- 14:32Of
- 14:32course.
- 14:33She
- 14:33could
- 14:33be
- 14:33like,
- 14:33okay,
- 14:33maybe
- 14:33I
- 14:34know
- 14:34this
- 14:34category,
- 14:34that's
- 14:34why
- 14:34I'm
- 14:34going
- 14:35into
- 14:35it.
- 14:35But
- 14:35I
- 14:35don't
- 14:36think
- 14:36so.
- 14:36I
- 14:36know
- 14:37her
- 14:37pretty
- 14:37well.
- 14:37I
- 14:37think
- 14:37she
- 14:38thinks
- 14:38there's
- 14:38some
- 14:38low
- 14:38hanging
- 14:38fruit
- 14:39here.
- 14:39So
- 14:39kudos
- 14:40to
- 14:40her
- 14:40for
- 14:40going
- 14:40after
- 14:40and
- 14:40getting
- 14:41it.
- 14:41And
- 14:41it
- 14:41sounds
- 14:41like
- 14:41the
- 14:42use
- 14:42cases
- 14:42like
- 14:42you
- 14:42described
- 14:43are
- 14:43there,
- 14:43Tracy.
- 14:44We're
- 14:44all
- 14:44in.
- 14:45So
- 14:46we'll
- 14:46start
- 14:46buying
- 14:47our
- 14:47helium
- 14:47balloons
- 14:48as
- 14:48soon
- 14:48as
- 14:49they're
- 14:49available
- 14:49at
- 14:49our
- 14:49local
- 14:50Walgreens.
- 14:50I
- 14:50reached
- 14:50out
- 14:50to
- 14:51her
- 14:51to
- 14:51see
- 14:51if
- 14:51she's
- 14:51at
- 14:51grocery
- 14:51shop.
- 14:52She's
- 14:52not
- 14:52going
- 14:52to
- 14:52be
- 14:52there,
- 14:52unfortunately,
- 14:53but
- 14:53hopefully
- 14:53maybe
- 14:53we
- 14:53get
- 14:53somebody
- 14:54else
- 14:54from
- 14:54her
- 14:54team
- 14:54to
- 14:54speak
- 14:54with
- 14:55us.
- 14:55All
- 14:55right.
- 14:55I
- 14:55love
- 14:56it.
- 14:56Okay,
- 14:57let's
- 14:57go
- 14:57to
- 14:57headline
- 14:57number
- 14:58three,
- 14:58Chris.
- 14:58Starbucks
- 14:59is
- 14:59deploying
- 14:59computer
- 15:00vision
- 15:00technology
- 15:00to
- 15:01help
- 15:01the
- 15:01chain
- 15:01track
- 15:02its
- 15:02in
- 15:02store
- 15:02stock
- 15:03and
- 15:03possibly
- 15:04even
- 15:04to
- 15:04automate
- 15:05some
- 15:05ordering.
- 15:06According
- 15:06to
- 15:06Supply
- 15:06Chain
- 15:07Dive,
- 15:07the
- 15:07tech
- 15:08developed
- 15:08in
- 15:08conjunction
- 15:09with
- 15:09Nomad
- 15:09Go
- 15:10is
- 15:10currently.
- 15:11Yeah,
- 15:11Nomad
- 15:12Go,
- 15:12it's
- 15:13great
- 15:13name.
- 15:13Yeah.
- 15:14It's
- 15:14currently
- 15:15live
- 15:15across
- 15:16thousands
- 15:16of
- 15:17coffee
- 15:17houses
- 15:17and
- 15:18will
- 15:18be
- 15:18in
- 15:19use
- 15:19across
- 15:20the
- 15:20chain's
- 15:20entire
- 15:20North
- 15:21American
- 15:21company
- 15:21operated
- 15:22store
- 15:22system
- 15:22by
- 15:23the
- 15:23end
- 15:23of
- 15:23September,
- 15:24according
- 15:24to
- 15:25Deb
- 15:25Hall
- 15:26Lefebvre.
- 15:27I'm
- 15:27going
- 15:27to
- 15:27go
- 15:27with
- 15:28Lefebvre.
- 15:28This
- 15:28is
- 15:29my
- 15:29favorite
- 15:29name
- 15:29of
- 15:29any
- 15:30name.
- 15:30It's
- 15:30like,
- 15:30it's
- 15:30like
- 15:31Brett
- 15:31Favre.
- 15:31Yeah.
- 15:32In
- 15:32something
- 15:33about
- 15:33Mary.
- 15:33Yeah,
- 15:34I
- 15:34know
- 15:34you
- 15:34mentioned
- 15:35that.
- 15:35Yeah.
- 15:35Like
- 15:36how
- 15:36do
- 15:36you.
- 15:36Yeah,
- 15:37well,
- 15:37debfevre.
- 15:38Deb,
- 15:38you
- 15:39know
- 15:39how
- 15:39to
- 15:39get
- 15:39in
- 15:39touch
- 15:39with
- 15:40us.
- 15:41She
- 15:41is
- 15:41Starbucks
- 15:42chief
- 15:42technology
- 15:43officers
- 15:43and
- 15:44she
- 15:44says
- 15:44that
- 15:44in
- 15:44cafes
- 15:45using
- 15:45the
- 15:46artificial
- 15:46intelligence
- 15:47systems,
- 15:48quote,
- 15:49inventory
- 15:49is
- 15:49now
- 15:50counted
- 15:50eight
- 15:50times
- 15:51more
- 15:51frequently,
- 15:52giving
- 15:52us
- 15:53real
- 15:53time
- 15:53visibility
- 15:53and
- 15:54enabling
- 15:54faster,
- 15:55more
- 15:55precise
- 15:56replenishment.
- 15:56End
- 15:57quote.
- 15:57A
- 15:57publicity
- 15:58video
- 15:58shared
- 15:59with
- 15:59the
- 15:59announcement
- 15:59shows
- 15:59workers
- 16:00scanning
- 16:00fridges
- 16:00and
- 16:01stockrooms
- 16:01with
- 16:01the
- 16:01cameras
- 16:02on
- 16:02store
- 16:03tablets
- 16:03which
- 16:03automatically
- 16:04tabulate
- 16:04and
- 16:05the
- 16:05amount
- 16:05and
- 16:06type
- 16:06of
- 16:06ingredients
- 16:07on
- 16:08hand.
- 16:08Chris,
- 16:09are
- 16:09you
- 16:09for
- 16:10or
- 16:10against
- 16:10Starbucks
- 16:11experimenting
- 16:12with
- 16:12computer
- 16:12vision
- 16:13to
- 16:13help
- 16:13track
- 16:14store
- 16:14inventory?
- 16:15Oh,
- 16:15I'm
- 16:15100%
- 16:16for
- 16:16this,
- 16:16yeah.
- 16:17100.
- 16:17Explain
- 16:18why.
- 16:18Well,
- 16:18it's
- 16:19very
- 16:19simple
- 16:19and
- 16:20because
- 16:20Starbucks
- 16:21needs
- 16:21to
- 16:21find
- 16:21a
- 16:21way
- 16:22to
- 16:22free
- 16:22up
- 16:22its
- 16:22staff
- 16:23to
- 16:23actually
- 16:23fill
- 16:24orders.
- 16:24Right.
- 16:25And
- 16:25so
- 16:25if
- 16:26they're
- 16:26going
- 16:26to
- 16:26try
- 16:26to
- 16:26experiment
- 16:27with
- 16:27this
- 16:27through
- 16:27the
- 16:27future
- 16:28of
- 16:28automated
- 16:28ordering,
- 16:29yeah,
- 16:29I'm
- 16:29all
- 16:29in.
- 16:29Because
- 16:30the
- 16:30most
- 16:30telling
- 16:30system
- 16:31to
- 16:31me
- 16:31in
- 16:31the
- 16:31article
- 16:32was
- 16:32actually
- 16:32buried
- 16:33at
- 16:33the
- 16:33end.
- 16:33I'm
- 16:33guessing
- 16:34you
- 16:34saw
- 16:34it
- 16:34too,
- 16:35where
- 16:36they
- 16:36talked
- 16:36about
- 16:36how
- 16:37Starbucks
- 16:37recently
- 16:38revealed
- 16:39that
- 16:39they're
- 16:39testing
- 16:40something
- 16:40called
- 16:40the
- 16:40smart
- 16:41queue
- 16:41ordering
- 16:42sequencing
- 16:42platform,
- 16:43which
- 16:43is
- 16:43hard
- 16:43to
- 16:43say.
- 16:44The
- 16:44smart
- 16:44queue
- 16:44ordering
- 16:45sequencing
- 16:45platform.
- 16:46And
- 16:46here's
- 16:46what
- 16:47Nicol
- 16:47Brian
- 16:47Nichols,
- 16:48the
- 16:48CEO
- 16:48of
- 16:48Starbucks
- 16:49said
- 16:49and
- 16:49I
- 16:49want
- 16:49to
- 16:49make
- 16:49sure
- 16:49I
- 16:49get
- 16:50this
- 16:50right,
- 16:50so
- 16:50I'm
- 16:50going
- 16:50to
- 16:50read
- 16:50it
- 16:51out
- 16:51loud.
- 16:51So
- 16:52he
- 16:52said,
- 16:52quote,
- 16:53since
- 16:53testing
- 16:53the
- 16:54algorithm,
- 16:54it
- 16:55has
- 16:55driven,
- 16:55quote,
- 16:55a
- 16:56double
- 16:56digit
- 16:56improvement
- 16:57in
- 16:57cafe
- 16:57orders
- 16:58and
- 16:58handed
- 16:58off
- 16:58in
- 16:59under
- 16:59four
- 16:59minutes
- 17:00with
- 17:0080%
- 17:01of
- 17:01in
- 17:01cafe
- 17:02orders
- 17:02now
- 17:02meeting
- 17:02that
- 17:03target,
- 17:03end
- 17:03quote.
- 17:04Where
- 17:04the
- 17:04algorithm
- 17:04is
- 17:05being
- 17:05tested.
- 17:05Okay,
- 17:06so
- 17:07think
- 17:07about
- 17:07what
- 17:07that
- 17:07statement
- 17:07means.
- 17:08And
- 17:08that
- 17:08means
- 17:08that
- 17:0920%
- 17:10of
- 17:10the
- 17:10orders,
- 17:11yes,
- 17:11where
- 17:11this
- 17:12is
- 17:12showing
- 17:12a
- 17:13massive
- 17:13improvement,
- 17:14are
- 17:14still
- 17:15not
- 17:15meeting
- 17:15the
- 17:15customer
- 17:16service
- 17:16expectation
- 17:17of
- 17:17under
- 17:17four
- 17:17minutes.
- 17:17That's
- 17:19ridiculous.
- 17:19That
- 17:20means
- 17:20you
- 17:20have
- 17:20a
- 17:20massive
- 17:21problem
- 17:21and
- 17:22you
- 17:22have
- 17:22no
- 17:22idea
- 17:22what
- 17:22the
- 17:23dispersion
- 17:23of
- 17:23these,
- 17:24that
- 17:24of
- 17:24that
- 17:24is
- 17:24either
- 17:25like
- 17:25are
- 17:25some
- 17:25people
- 17:25waiting
- 17:2610,
- 17:2615
- 17:26minutes?
- 17:27Right?
- 17:27I
- 17:27mean
- 17:28I've
- 17:28been
- 17:28putting
- 17:28my
- 17:28orders
- 17:29in.
- 17:29It's
- 17:29taken
- 17:29a
- 17:29long
- 17:29time,
- 17:30many,
- 17:30many
- 17:30times.
- 17:31So,
- 17:31so
- 17:31that
- 17:31is
- 17:32just
- 17:32crazy
- 17:32to
- 17:32me.
- 17:33And
- 17:33so
- 17:33yes,
- 17:34anything
- 17:34that
- 17:35possibly
- 17:35chips
- 17:36away
- 17:36at
- 17:36that
- 17:36frees
- 17:37up
- 17:37employees
- 17:38to
- 17:38make
- 17:39coffees
- 17:39more
- 17:39quickly.
- 17:40Yeah,
- 17:41all
- 17:41in.
- 17:41Yeah,
- 17:41I
- 17:42agree,
- 17:42I
- 17:42agree.
- 17:43It's
- 17:43not
- 17:43automated
- 17:44coffee
- 17:44makers
- 17:44yet,
- 17:45which
- 17:45I
- 17:45would
- 17:45still
- 17:45like
- 17:46to
- 17:46see.
- 17:46But
- 17:46like
- 17:47you
- 17:47said,
- 17:47anything
- 17:48that
- 17:48frees
- 17:48up
- 17:48time
- 17:49for
- 17:49the
- 17:49baristas
- 17:50to
- 17:50be
- 17:50more
- 17:50focused
- 17:51on
- 17:51getting
- 17:51in
- 17:52front
- 17:52of
- 17:52customers
- 17:53and
- 17:53making
- 17:54coffee
- 17:54more
- 17:54quickly,
- 17:55the
- 17:55better.
- 17:55The
- 17:56second
- 17:56part
- 17:56of
- 17:56this
- 17:57is
- 17:57I
- 17:57didn't
- 17:58realize
- 17:59what
- 17:59a
- 18:00problem
- 18:00Starbucks
- 18:01had
- 18:01with
- 18:01out
- 18:01of
- 18:02stocks
- 18:02until
- 18:03this
- 18:04article
- 18:04and
- 18:05started
- 18:05like
- 18:06going
- 18:06into
- 18:06that,
- 18:06I've.
- 18:07Never
- 18:07actually
- 18:07encountered
- 18:08that.
- 18:08That
- 18:08to
- 18:08me
- 18:09is
- 18:09a
- 18:09huge
- 18:09problem
- 18:10because
- 18:10when
- 18:11I
- 18:11think
- 18:11about
- 18:11the
- 18:11future
- 18:12success
- 18:12of
- 18:12Starbucks,
- 18:13it's
- 18:13not
- 18:13whether
- 18:13or
- 18:13not
- 18:13there's
- 18:14a
- 18:14coffee
- 18:14house
- 18:15that
- 18:15I
- 18:15can
- 18:15sit
- 18:15in
- 18:15and
- 18:16work
- 18:16or
- 18:16not.
- 18:17Starbucks
- 18:18is
- 18:18sold
- 18:19100%
- 18:19on
- 18:20reliability.
- 18:21The
- 18:21reliability
- 18:22that
- 18:22whether
- 18:22I'm
- 18:22in
- 18:22Beijing
- 18:23or
- 18:23Boston,
- 18:24I
- 18:24can
- 18:24get
- 18:24exactly
- 18:25the
- 18:25same
- 18:25drink
- 18:26that
- 18:26I
- 18:26am
- 18:26expecting
- 18:27every
- 18:27single
- 18:27time.
- 18:28And
- 18:28if
- 18:28they
- 18:28don't
- 18:29have
- 18:29the
- 18:29products
- 18:29in
- 18:30stock,
- 18:30I'm
- 18:30gonna
- 18:30stop
- 18:31going
- 18:31to
- 18:31Starbucks
- 18:32for
- 18:32that.
- 18:32Like
- 18:32I'm
- 18:32gonna.
- 18:32Does
- 18:32that
- 18:33ever
- 18:33happen
- 18:33to
- 18:33you
- 18:33though?
- 18:34Yes,
- 18:34for
- 18:34sure.
- 18:34Really?
- 18:35Oat
- 18:35milk
- 18:35is
- 18:35out
- 18:36of
- 18:36stock
- 18:36or
- 18:38like
- 18:38I
- 18:38like
- 18:38a
- 18:38vanilla
- 18:39bean
- 18:39powder
- 18:40and
- 18:40that's.
- 18:40There's
- 18:41like
- 18:41a
- 18:41lot
- 18:41of
- 18:41instances
- 18:42or
- 18:42food,
- 18:42other
- 18:43things
- 18:43too,
- 18:43like
- 18:43where
- 18:44those
- 18:44products
- 18:44are
- 18:45not
- 18:45in
- 18:45stock.
- 18:45And
- 18:46I
- 18:46think
- 18:46if,
- 18:46if
- 18:47you
- 18:47can't
- 18:47hit
- 18:48on
- 18:48reliably
- 18:49reliability
- 18:50Starbucks,
- 18:51that's
- 18:51where
- 18:51you're
- 18:51going
- 18:51to
- 18:52start
- 18:52losing
- 18:52people
- 18:53to
- 18:53the
- 18:53other
- 18:54local
- 18:54coffee
- 18:54houses
- 18:55or
- 18:55to
- 18:55somewhere
- 18:55else
- 18:56where
- 18:56they
- 18:56are
- 18:57having
- 18:57a
- 18:57better
- 18:57experience
- 18:58or
- 18:58they're
- 18:58getting
- 18:59that
- 18:59fast
- 18:59coffee
- 19:00that
- 19:00they
- 19:00want
- 19:00or
- 19:00the
- 19:01coffee
- 19:01house
- 19:01experience
- 19:01that
- 19:02they
- 19:02want.
- 19:02So
- 19:02to
- 19:02me,
- 19:03you
- 19:04know,
- 19:04before
- 19:04mobile
- 19:05orders,
- 19:05before
- 19:05coffee
- 19:06house
- 19:06experience
- 19:07enhancements,
- 19:07you
- 19:08have
- 19:08to
- 19:08make
- 19:08sure
- 19:09that
- 19:10this
- 19:10is
- 19:10in
- 19:11your
- 19:11products
- 19:11are
- 19:11in
- 19:12stock
- 19:12and
- 19:12people
- 19:12can
- 19:12get
- 19:13what
- 19:13they're
- 19:13looking
- 19:13for
- 19:13when
- 19:13they
- 19:14go
- 19:14to
- 19:14you.
- 19:14That's
- 19:14interesting.
- 19:15I
- 19:15never
- 19:15thought
- 19:15about
- 19:15that.
- 19:15I've
- 19:16never
- 19:16actually
- 19:16had
- 19:16that
- 19:16experience.
- 19:17But
- 19:17I
- 19:17also.
- 19:17But
- 19:18the
- 19:18other
- 19:18side
- 19:18of
- 19:18the
- 19:18coin
- 19:18too
- 19:19is
- 19:19like
- 19:19there's
- 19:19actually
- 19:20the
- 19:20efficiency
- 19:20of
- 19:20the
- 19:21inventory
- 19:21from
- 19:21deploying
- 19:22tools
- 19:22like
- 19:22this
- 19:22too,
- 19:22which
- 19:23frees
- 19:23up
- 19:23your
- 19:23working
- 19:23capital,
- 19:24then
- 19:24potentially
- 19:24put
- 19:25it
- 19:25back
- 19:25into
- 19:25store
- 19:26labor
- 19:26as
- 19:26well.
- 19:27So
- 19:27there's
- 19:27that
- 19:27side
- 19:27of
- 19:27it
- 19:28as
- 19:28well.
- 19:28So
- 19:28either
- 19:28way
- 19:29it
- 19:29seems
- 19:29like
- 19:29a
- 19:30win.
- 19:30Win.
- 19:30All
- 19:31right.
- 19:31Headline
- 19:31number
- 19:31four.
- 19:32This
- 19:32one's
- 19:32interesting.
- 19:33Paxon
- 19:34announced
- 19:35announced
- 19:36this
- 19:36past
- 19:36week
- 19:36that
- 19:37it
- 19:37has
- 19:37formed
- 19:37an
- 19:38industry
- 19:38First
- 19:39Youth
- 19:39Advisory
- 19:40Council.
- 19:41According
- 19:41to
- 19:41a
- 19:42pacsun
- 19:42press
- 19:43release,
- 19:43unlike
- 19:43traditional
- 19:44ambassador
- 19:45programs,
- 19:45the
- 19:46pacsun
- 19:46Youth
- 19:47Advisory
- 19:47Council,
- 19:47the
- 19:48YAC
- 19:48as
- 19:49I'm
- 19:49calling
- 19:49it,
- 19:50selected
- 19:50members.
- 19:51Wait.
- 19:52The
- 19:52Youth
- 19:52Advisory
- 19:53Council.
- 19:53I'm
- 19:53sorry.
- 19:53Grants
- 19:54selected
- 19:54members
- 19:55direct
- 19:55access
- 19:55to
- 19:56PacSun's
- 19:57strategic
- 19:57decision
- 19:57making
- 19:58processes
- 19:59and
- 19:59a
- 20:00spot
- 20:00at
- 20:00the
- 20:00leadership
- 20:00table.
- 20:01The
- 20:01council
- 20:02is
- 20:02intentionally
- 20:03structured
- 20:03with
- 20:03young
- 20:04people
- 20:04who
- 20:04regularly
- 20:04meet
- 20:05with
- 20:05PacSun
- 20:05executives
- 20:06to
- 20:06share
- 20:07their
- 20:07perspectives
- 20:07on
- 20:07the
- 20:08same
- 20:08topics
- 20:08reviewed
- 20:09at
- 20:09leadership
- 20:09meetings,
- 20:10while
- 20:10also
- 20:11contributing
- 20:11new
- 20:11ideas
- 20:12that
- 20:12reflect
- 20:13the
- 20:13values
- 20:13and
- 20:13priorities
- 20:14of
- 20:14their
- 20:14generation.
- 20:15Ann?
- 20:16Yes.
- 20:17I'm
- 20:17gonna
- 20:17put
- 20:18it
- 20:18bluntly.
- 20:18Are
- 20:19you
- 20:19buying
- 20:19or
- 20:19selling
- 20:20the
- 20:20industry's
- 20:20first
- 20:21youth
- 20:21advisory
- 20:22council?
- 20:23I'm
- 20:23100%
- 20:24buying.
- 20:24I
- 20:24figured
- 20:25you
- 20:25would.
- 20:25I
- 20:25think
- 20:25this
- 20:26is
- 20:26a
- 20:26really
- 20:27smart
- 20:27move
- 20:28for
- 20:28a
- 20:28few
- 20:28reasons.
- 20:29One
- 20:30bcg,
- 20:31we've
- 20:32worked
- 20:32with
- 20:32them,
- 20:32Burns
- 20:32Communication
- 20:33Group.
- 20:33They
- 20:33put
- 20:33this
- 20:34event
- 20:34on
- 20:34at
- 20:35Most
- 20:35conferences
- 20:36that
- 20:36you're
- 20:36going
- 20:36to,
- 20:37called
- 20:37the
- 20:37Z
- 20:37Suite,
- 20:38it's
- 20:38where
- 20:38they
- 20:38take
- 20:39a
- 20:39panel
- 20:39of
- 20:40gen
- 20:40zers
- 20:41and
- 20:41they
- 20:41put
- 20:41them
- 20:41up
- 20:41in
- 20:42front
- 20:42of
- 20:42retailers
- 20:42and
- 20:43just
- 20:43open
- 20:43it
- 20:44up
- 20:44to
- 20:44questions.
- 20:44How
- 20:44are
- 20:45you
- 20:45shopping?
- 20:45What
- 20:46are
- 20:46you,
- 20:46what
- 20:46means
- 20:47are
- 20:48you
- 20:48looking
- 20:48to
- 20:49help
- 20:49just
- 20:50with
- 20:50product
- 20:50discovery,
- 20:51like
- 20:51where
- 20:51are
- 20:51you
- 20:51going?
- 20:51Like
- 20:52any
- 20:52question
- 20:52that
- 20:52you
- 20:52want.
- 20:53And
- 20:53those
- 20:53rooms
- 20:54are
- 20:54packed
- 20:54every
- 20:55single
- 20:55time
- 20:55because
- 20:55every
- 20:56retailer
- 20:57and
- 20:57every
- 20:58solutions
- 20:59provider,
- 21:00Google's
- 21:00looking
- 21:00for
- 21:01this
- 21:01type
- 21:01of
- 21:01insight
- 21:02to
- 21:02really
- 21:02understand
- 21:03what
- 21:03this
- 21:04next
- 21:04generation
- 21:04is
- 21:05looking
- 21:05for.
- 21:06Second
- 21:06point,
- 21:07we've
- 21:08also
- 21:08started
- 21:08to
- 21:08see
- 21:09this
- 21:09trend
- 21:09in
- 21:09the
- 21:10fashion
- 21:10industry
- 21:11where
- 21:12publications,
- 21:13fashion
- 21:13publications
- 21:14are
- 21:14hiring
- 21:14influencers
- 21:15now
- 21:15as
- 21:16editors.
- 21:16And
- 21:17the
- 21:17reason
- 21:17that
- 21:17they're
- 21:17doing
- 21:18that
- 21:18is
- 21:18because
- 21:19they
- 21:19one
- 21:19have
- 21:19the
- 21:20insight
- 21:20of
- 21:20what
- 21:20they
- 21:21know
- 21:21their
- 21:21loyal,
- 21:22engaged
- 21:22followers
- 21:23are
- 21:23paying
- 21:23attention
- 21:24to.
- 21:24But
- 21:25then
- 21:25the
- 21:25other
- 21:25side
- 21:26of
- 21:26that
- 21:26is
- 21:26that
- 21:27they
- 21:27also
- 21:27can
- 21:27put
- 21:28out
- 21:28that
- 21:28content,
- 21:29that
- 21:29editorial
- 21:30from
- 21:30that
- 21:30publication
- 21:31to
- 21:31their
- 21:32engaged
- 21:32followers
- 21:33and
- 21:33that
- 21:33cycle
- 21:34continues.
- 21:34And
- 21:34that's
- 21:35no
- 21:35different
- 21:36than
- 21:36what
- 21:36pacsun
- 21:37is
- 21:37doing
- 21:37here
- 21:37with
- 21:38this
- 21:38advisory
- 21:38council
- 21:39because
- 21:40they're
- 21:40taking
- 21:41well
- 21:41known
- 21:41influencers
- 21:42who
- 21:42are,
- 21:43you
- 21:43know,
- 21:43who
- 21:43have
- 21:44a
- 21:45devoted
- 21:45following.
- 21:46They're
- 21:46getting
- 21:46insights
- 21:47into
- 21:47how
- 21:47to
- 21:48develop
- 21:48that
- 21:48right
- 21:48product
- 21:49for
- 21:49the
- 21:50rest
- 21:50of
- 21:50their
- 21:51demographic
- 21:52and
- 21:52then
- 21:52they're
- 21:52also
- 21:53putting
- 21:53that
- 21:53content
- 21:54out
- 21:54and
- 21:55I
- 21:55think.
- 21:55And
- 21:55they're
- 21:55putting
- 21:56that
- 21:56product
- 21:56out
- 21:56in
- 21:57front
- 21:57of
- 21:57their
- 21:57followers.
- 21:58So
- 21:58to
- 21:58me
- 21:58this
- 21:58is
- 21:59a
- 21:59brilliant,
- 22:00brilliant
- 22:00move
- 22:00and
- 22:01they're
- 22:01giving
- 22:01some
- 22:01great
- 22:01mentorship
- 22:02opportunities.
- 22:03Like
- 22:03side
- 22:03note,
- 22:04that's
- 22:04great.
- 22:05How
- 22:05wonderful
- 22:05would
- 22:06it
- 22:06be
- 22:06to
- 22:06be,
- 22:06you
- 22:07know,
- 22:07a
- 22:07young
- 22:0918
- 22:09year
- 22:09old,
- 22:1020
- 22:10something
- 22:11and
- 22:11you
- 22:11get
- 22:12to
- 22:12be
- 22:12part
- 22:12of
- 22:12this
- 22:12council?
- 22:13Yeah,
- 22:13yeah,
- 22:14no,
- 22:14yeah,
- 22:15okay.
- 22:16I,
- 22:17I
- 22:18disagree
- 22:18with
- 22:18you
- 22:18on
- 22:18the
- 22:18first
- 22:19part.
- 22:19Agree
- 22:19with
- 22:19you
- 22:19on
- 22:19the
- 22:20second
- 22:20part.
- 22:20I
- 22:20think
- 22:21the
- 22:21first
- 22:21part,
- 22:22I
- 22:22think
- 22:23that's
- 22:23fine.
- 22:23I
- 22:23mean,
- 22:24yeah,
- 22:24I've
- 22:24been
- 22:25at
- 22:25those,
- 22:25I've
- 22:25been
- 22:25at
- 22:25those
- 22:25events,
- 22:26I've
- 22:26been
- 22:26in
- 22:26those
- 22:26rooms.
- 22:27Like
- 22:27lots
- 22:28of
- 22:28companies
- 22:28are
- 22:28doing
- 22:29that.
- 22:29I
- 22:29don't
- 22:29think
- 22:29that's
- 22:30competitively
- 22:30differentiated.
- 22:31I
- 22:31think
- 22:31it's
- 22:32easy
- 22:32to
- 22:32do
- 22:32too.
- 22:33And
- 22:33I've
- 22:33been
- 22:33at
- 22:33things
- 22:34where
- 22:34they've
- 22:34said
- 22:34they're
- 22:34going
- 22:34to
- 22:34do
- 22:35that
- 22:35and
- 22:35then
- 22:35the
- 22:35executives
- 22:36just
- 22:36pencil
- 22:36whip
- 22:36it
- 22:37and
- 22:37me
- 22:37with
- 22:37the
- 22:37executives
- 22:38meet
- 22:38with
- 22:38these
- 22:38people
- 22:38for
- 22:3930
- 22:39minutes
- 22:39and
- 22:39they
- 22:39go
- 22:39about
- 22:40their
- 22:40day
- 22:40and
- 22:40don't
- 22:41really
- 22:41take
- 22:41anything
- 22:41back
- 22:42that
- 22:42improves
- 22:42the
- 22:42business.
- 22:43So
- 22:44when
- 22:44I
- 22:44first
- 22:44read
- 22:44the
- 22:44headline
- 22:45I
- 22:45was
- 22:45like,
- 22:45oh
- 22:45man,
- 22:46if
- 22:46that's
- 22:46what
- 22:46this
- 22:46is,
- 22:47I'm
- 22:47not
- 22:47buying
- 22:47into
- 22:48this
- 22:48at
- 22:48all.
- 22:48Right.
- 22:48But
- 22:49your
- 22:49second
- 22:49point
- 22:49I
- 22:50think
- 22:50is
- 22:50really
- 22:50important
- 22:51because
- 22:51this
- 22:51is
- 22:52seemingly
- 22:53unique.
- 22:53As
- 22:53I
- 22:53read
- 22:53into
- 22:54the
- 22:54headline,
- 22:54you
- 22:55look
- 22:55at
- 22:55the
- 22:55list
- 22:55of
- 22:55who's
- 22:56on
- 22:56this
- 22:56advisory
- 22:56board?
- 22:57It
- 22:57is
- 22:57a
- 22:58who's
- 22:58who,
- 22:58at
- 22:58least
- 22:59seemingly
- 22:59so
- 22:59based
- 23:00on
- 23:00the
- 23:00backgrounds
- 23:01that
- 23:01they're
- 23:01sharing.
- 23:01Yeah,
- 23:01the
- 23:02staff,
- 23:02bona
- 23:02fide
- 23:03influencer.
- 23:04And
- 23:04so
- 23:04to
- 23:04me,
- 23:05this
- 23:05is
- 23:05less
- 23:05of
- 23:05like
- 23:06an
- 23:06advisory
- 23:06council,
- 23:06depending
- 23:07on
- 23:07how
- 23:07they
- 23:07set
- 23:07it
- 23:08up.
- 23:08I
- 23:08may
- 23:08be
- 23:08giving
- 23:08them
- 23:09too
- 23:09much
- 23:09credit
- 23:09here,
- 23:10but
- 23:10I'm
- 23:11kind
- 23:11of
- 23:11doubting.
- 23:11I'm
- 23:11not.
- 23:12It's
- 23:12more
- 23:12to
- 23:12me
- 23:13like
- 23:13an
- 23:13advisory
- 23:14board,
- 23:14like
- 23:15of
- 23:15a
- 23:15startup
- 23:15where
- 23:15you're
- 23:16bringing
- 23:16these
- 23:16people
- 23:16in,
- 23:17you're
- 23:17potentially
- 23:18getting
- 23:18them
- 23:18equally
- 23:18yoked
- 23:19to
- 23:19the
- 23:19success
- 23:19of
- 23:20PacSun.
- 23:20Right.
- 23:21They
- 23:21have
- 23:21their
- 23:21influencer
- 23:22channels
- 23:22too,
- 23:22so
- 23:22they're
- 23:22gonna
- 23:23want
- 23:23to
- 23:23promote
- 23:23PacSun.
- 23:24And
- 23:24so
- 23:25I
- 23:25think
- 23:25about
- 23:25this
- 23:25kind
- 23:25of
- 23:25as
- 23:26maybe
- 23:26a
- 23:26new
- 23:26wave
- 23:26model
- 23:27to
- 23:27get
- 23:28a
- 23:28different
- 23:28representation
- 23:29on
- 23:29customers,
- 23:30kind
- 23:30of
- 23:30your
- 23:30board,
- 23:31your
- 23:32boards
- 23:32in
- 23:32general.
- 23:32Because,
- 23:33like,
- 23:33when
- 23:33you
- 23:33think
- 23:33about
- 23:33the
- 23:34money
- 23:34you're
- 23:34putting
- 23:34towards,
- 23:35like
- 23:35the
- 23:36old
- 23:36white
- 23:36guy
- 23:36on
- 23:37the
- 23:37board
- 23:37from
- 23:38options
- 23:38and
- 23:38things,
- 23:39you
- 23:39could
- 23:39probably
- 23:39spend
- 23:40the
- 23:40same
- 23:40amount
- 23:41to
- 23:41these
- 23:41people
- 23:41who
- 23:42could
- 23:42actually
- 23:42help
- 23:42drive
- 23:43the
- 23:43business
- 23:43as
- 23:44well.
- 23:44And
- 23:44that's
- 23:45what
- 23:45I
- 23:45think
- 23:45is
- 23:45really
- 23:45unique
- 23:46about
- 23:46it.
- 23:46Right.
- 23:46I
- 23:47also
- 23:47think
- 23:47that
- 23:47Brie
- 23:48Olson,
- 23:48the
- 23:48CEO
- 23:49over
- 23:49at
- 23:49PacSun,
- 23:50gets
- 23:50a
- 23:50lot
- 23:50of,
- 23:51should
- 23:51get
- 23:51a
- 23:52lot
- 23:52of
- 23:52kudos
- 23:52for
- 23:52this
- 23:53move.
- 23:53She
- 23:53is
- 23:53consistently
- 23:54an
- 23:54out
- 23:54of
- 23:55the
- 23:55box
- 23:55thinker
- 23:55and
- 23:56I
- 23:56built
- 23:56a
- 23:57culture
- 23:57at
- 23:57her
- 23:58organization
- 23:59that
- 23:59supports
- 24:00things
- 24:00like
- 24:00this
- 24:01being
- 24:01successful.
- 24:02Will
- 24:02this,
- 24:02would
- 24:02this
- 24:03work
- 24:03at
- 24:03any
- 24:04other
- 24:04retailer?
- 24:05You
- 24:06got
- 24:06to
- 24:06have
- 24:06the
- 24:06culture,
- 24:07you
- 24:07got
- 24:07to
- 24:07have
- 24:07the
- 24:07fit.
- 24:07I
- 24:08think
- 24:08Bri
- 24:08has
- 24:08done
- 24:08a
- 24:08tremendous
- 24:09job
- 24:09of
- 24:09making
- 24:10sure
- 24:10that
- 24:11she's
- 24:11got
- 24:11that
- 24:12in
- 24:12place
- 24:12so
- 24:12that
- 24:13they
- 24:13can
- 24:13actually
- 24:13take
- 24:14from
- 24:14this
- 24:14council
- 24:15and
- 24:15learn
- 24:15something
- 24:16and
- 24:16do
- 24:16something
- 24:16with
- 24:17it,
- 24:17versus
- 24:17just
- 24:17being
- 24:17like,
- 24:18okay,
- 24:18we
- 24:18met
- 24:18with
- 24:19you
- 24:19for
- 24:1930
- 24:19minutes,
- 24:20we're
- 24:20gone.
- 24:20Although
- 24:20I
- 24:20would
- 24:21push
- 24:21that
- 24:21a
- 24:21little
- 24:21bit,
- 24:21I
- 24:21think
- 24:22it
- 24:22should
- 24:22be
- 24:23able
- 24:23to
- 24:23work
- 24:23at
- 24:23every
- 24:23retailer.
- 24:24If
- 24:24it
- 24:25doesn't,
- 24:26that's
- 24:26because
- 24:26of
- 24:26your
- 24:27culture
- 24:27not
- 24:27being
- 24:27able
- 24:28to
- 24:28make
- 24:28money.
- 24:28And
- 24:29that's
- 24:29another
- 24:29issue
- 24:29that
- 24:29you
- 24:30gotta
- 24:30solve
- 24:30because
- 24:31as
- 24:31you're
- 24:31trying
- 24:31to
- 24:31get
- 24:31younger,
- 24:32as
- 24:32the
- 24:32generations
- 24:32are
- 24:33growing
- 24:33and
- 24:33the
- 24:34spending
- 24:34power
- 24:34shifting,
- 24:35you
- 24:35have
- 24:35to
- 24:35figure
- 24:36this
- 24:36out
- 24:36for
- 24:36sure.
- 24:36So
- 24:36if
- 24:37you
- 24:37can't
- 24:37make
- 24:37an
- 24:37idea
- 24:37like
- 24:38this
- 24:38work,
- 24:39you
- 24:39kind
- 24:39of
- 24:39suck.
- 24:40And
- 24:40your
- 24:40culture
- 24:40needs
- 24:41to
- 24:41change.
- 24:41You
- 24:41need
- 24:41to
- 24:42fix
- 24:42your
- 24:42culture
- 24:42first
- 24:43so
- 24:43that
- 24:43idea
- 24:43is
- 24:43like,
- 24:44this
- 24:44can
- 24:44work.
- 24:44That's
- 24:45where
- 24:45the
- 24:45focus
- 24:45needs
- 24:45to
- 24:45be.
- 24:46All
- 24:47right,
- 24:47let's
- 24:47go
- 24:47to
- 24:47headline
- 24:47number
- 24:48five.
- 24:48A
- 24:48new
- 24:48survey
- 24:49has
- 24:49revealed,
- 24:49Chris,
- 24:50that
- 24:50almost
- 24:51half
- 24:51of
- 24:51AI
- 24:51search
- 24:52tool
- 24:52users
- 24:53prefer
- 24:53them
- 24:54to
- 24:54Google.
- 24:54According
- 24:55to
- 24:55ChainStorage,
- 24:56a
- 24:56new
- 24:57report
- 24:57from
- 24:57the
- 24:57SEO
- 24:58agency,
- 24:58Ethical
- 25:00Google
- 25:00remains
- 25:01the
- 25:01dominant
- 25:01search
- 25:01platform
- 25:02with
- 25:0286%
- 25:03of
- 25:03survey
- 25:03respondents
- 25:04in
- 25:04the
- 25:04US
- 25:05and
- 25:05the
- 25:06United
- 25:06Kingdom
- 25:06are
- 25:07using
- 25:07it
- 25:07to
- 25:07find
- 25:08information.
- 25:08However,
- 25:09AI
- 25:10powered
- 25:10search
- 25:10tools
- 25:11are
- 25:11widely
- 25:11adopted,
- 25:12with
- 25:1281%
- 25:13of
- 25:13participants
- 25:14using
- 25:14them
- 25:14in
- 25:14the
- 25:15past
- 25:15three
- 25:15months.
- 25:16Younger
- 25:17consumers,
- 25:1863%
- 25:19of
- 25:19Gen
- 25:20Z
- 25:20and
- 25:2068%
- 25:21of
- 25:21millennials
- 25:22use
- 25:22AI
- 25:23tools
- 25:23frequently,
- 25:24compared
- 25:24to
- 25:25less
- 25:25than
- 25:25half
- 25:2646%
- 25:27of
- 25:27baby
- 25:27boomers.
- 25:28Almost
- 25:2945%
- 25:29of
- 25:30those
- 25:30surveyed
- 25:31say
- 25:31that
- 25:31AI
- 25:32tools
- 25:32provide
- 25:32a
- 25:33superior
- 25:33experience
- 25:34to
- 25:34Google
- 25:34in
- 25:34terms
- 25:35of
- 25:35speed
- 25:35and
- 25:35clarity,
- 25:36with
- 25:3615%
- 25:37saying
- 25:37it
- 25:37is,
- 25:38quote,
- 25:38much
- 25:39better
- 25:39than
- 25:40and
- 25:4129%
- 25:42saying
- 25:42it
- 25:42is
- 25:43slightly
- 25:43better.
- 25:45I
- 25:45got
- 25:45one
- 25:45more.
- 25:47Nearly
- 25:4760%.
- 25:48Nearly
- 25:4960%
- 25:50of
- 25:50respondents
- 25:51told
- 25:51Ethical
- 25:51that
- 25:52they
- 25:52use
- 25:52AI
- 25:52tools
- 25:53to
- 25:53research
- 25:53products
- 25:54or
- 25:54services
- 25:55before
- 25:55buying.
- 25:5660%
- 25:56though,
- 25:57that's
- 25:57a
- 25:57lot.
- 25:58Yes.
- 25:58Chris,
- 25:59are
- 25:59you
- 25:59surprised
- 25:59that
- 25:59almost
- 26:00half
- 26:00of
- 26:00AI
- 26:01search
- 26:01tool
- 26:01users
- 26:02prefer
- 26:03them
- 26:03to
- 26:03Google
- 26:04and
- 26:04AI
- 26:04search
- 26:05tools
- 26:05as
- 26:05we're
- 26:05talking
- 26:05about
- 26:06it?
- 26:06ChatGPT
- 26:07perplexity.
- 26:09Yeah,
- 26:09Gemini.
- 26:10Whatever
- 26:11you
- 26:11want
- 26:11to.
- 26:11Whatever.
- 26:12Whatever
- 26:13your
- 26:13flavor
- 26:13is.
- 26:13Whatever
- 26:14your
- 26:14flavor
- 26:14is,
- 26:15yes.
- 26:16I'm
- 26:16not
- 26:16surprised.
- 26:17Yeah.
- 26:17Are
- 26:17you
- 26:17surprised?
- 26:18No,
- 26:18no,
- 26:18I'm
- 26:18not
- 26:19surprised.
- 26:19Not
- 26:19at
- 26:19all.
- 26:20And
- 26:20I
- 26:20mean,
- 26:21just
- 26:21about
- 26:21the
- 26:21times
- 26:21my
- 26:22mother
- 26:22and
- 26:22my
- 26:22wife
- 26:23and
- 26:23my
- 26:23friends
- 26:23use
- 26:23it.
- 26:24Like,
- 26:24I'm
- 26:24not
- 26:24surprised
- 26:24by
- 26:25this
- 26:25at
- 26:25all.
- 26:25My
- 26:25big
- 26:26question
- 26:26for
- 26:26me,
- 26:27and
- 26:27I'm
- 26:27curious
- 26:27about
- 26:27this
- 26:28because
- 26:28I've
- 26:28seen
- 26:28a
- 26:28lot
- 26:28of
- 26:29people
- 26:29start
- 26:29to
- 26:29poo
- 26:29poo
- 26:30this
- 26:30on
- 26:31LinkedIn,
- 26:31particularly
- 26:32some
- 26:32people
- 26:32that
- 26:32I
- 26:32really
- 26:33respect.
- 26:33I'm
- 26:33not
- 26:33going
- 26:33to
- 26:33call
- 26:34them
- 26:34out
- 26:34here
- 26:35because
- 26:35I
- 26:35want
- 26:35to
- 26:35actually
- 26:35talk
- 26:35to
- 26:35them
- 26:36first
- 26:36before
- 26:36I
- 26:36do,
- 26:37but
- 26:37they've
- 26:37been
- 26:37poo
- 26:38poohing
- 26:38the
- 26:38movement
- 26:38towards
- 26:39agentic
- 26:39AI.
- 26:39And
- 26:39so
- 26:40what
- 26:40I
- 26:40think
- 26:40is
- 26:40really
- 26:40interesting
- 26:40about
- 26:40this
- 26:41is
- 26:41the
- 26:41agentic
- 26:42AI
- 26:42movement.
- 26:42We're
- 26:42not
- 26:42even
- 26:43in
- 26:43any
- 26:43one
- 26:43of
- 26:44that
- 26:44yet.
- 26:44And
- 26:45that
- 26:45potentially
- 26:46is
- 26:46still
- 26:46going
- 26:46to
- 26:47happen.
- 26:47So
- 26:47depending
- 26:48on
- 26:48how
- 26:48that
- 26:48takes
- 26:49off,
- 26:49this
- 26:49will
- 26:50amplify
- 26:50those
- 26:51numbers
- 26:51even
- 26:51more
- 26:52as
- 26:52people
- 26:52get
- 26:53acclimated
- 26:53to
- 26:54what
- 26:54that
- 26:54is,
- 26:54how
- 26:55it
- 26:55works,
- 26:55and
- 26:55what
- 26:55it
- 26:56can
- 26:56do
- 26:56for
- 26:56you.
- 26:57Right.
- 26:57So
- 26:59I'm
- 26:59buying
- 26:59this
- 27:00headline.
- 27:00I
- 27:00think
- 27:00it's
- 27:00very
- 27:01important.
- 27:01It's
- 27:01very,
- 27:01very
- 27:02disruptive
- 27:02and
- 27:02it's
- 27:02only
- 27:03going
- 27:03to
- 27:03become
- 27:03more
- 27:03disruptive.
- 27:04And
- 27:04to
- 27:04all
- 27:05the
- 27:05naysayers
- 27:05out
- 27:05there,
- 27:05I'd
- 27:06say
- 27:06I
- 27:06wouldn't
- 27:06discount
- 27:07this
- 27:07so
- 27:07fast.
- 27:07No,
- 27:08I
- 27:08think
- 27:08you're
- 27:08kind
- 27:08of
- 27:08risking
- 27:09things
- 27:09a
- 27:09little
- 27:09bit
- 27:09there.
- 27:10I'd
- 27:10be
- 27:10hedging
- 27:11on
- 27:11this.
- 27:11Yeah,
- 27:12well,
- 27:12and
- 27:12you
- 27:12can't
- 27:13even
- 27:13transact
- 27:13in
- 27:14some
- 27:14of
- 27:14these
- 27:14yet.
- 27:15Like,
- 27:15that's
- 27:15the
- 27:15thing
- 27:16too.
- 27:16Like
- 27:16they're
- 27:16already
- 27:17getting
- 27:17this
- 27:17much
- 27:17traffic
- 27:18when
- 27:18you
- 27:18can't
- 27:18even
- 27:19just
- 27:19click
- 27:19and
- 27:19buy
- 27:20in
- 27:20all
- 27:20of
- 27:20them
- 27:20yet.
- 27:21So
- 27:21I
- 27:21think
- 27:21as
- 27:21you
- 27:22as
- 27:22that,
- 27:22that
- 27:23process
- 27:23becomes
- 27:24more
- 27:25fluid
- 27:25and
- 27:25you
- 27:26can
- 27:26do
- 27:26that
- 27:26without
- 27:27having
- 27:27to
- 27:27leave
- 27:28that,
- 27:28that
- 27:28search
- 27:29engine.
- 27:29I
- 27:29think
- 27:30that's
- 27:30really
- 27:31where
- 27:31things
- 27:31are
- 27:31going
- 27:31to
- 27:32continue
- 27:32to
- 27:32light
- 27:32up.
- 27:33The
- 27:33other
- 27:34thing,
- 27:34and
- 27:34I'm
- 27:34teasing,
- 27:35we
- 27:35have
- 27:35an
- 27:35amazing
- 27:36podcast
- 27:37coming
- 27:37up
- 27:37with
- 27:37David
- 27:38Dorff
- 27:39next
- 27:39week
- 27:39of
- 27:39Amazon
- 27:40the
- 27:40Other
- 27:41Time.
- 27:41The
- 27:42Other
- 27:42Time
- 27:42I
- 27:42want
- 27:43to
- 27:43look
- 27:43back
- 27:43at
- 27:43this
- 27:43data,
- 27:44Chris,
- 27:44is
- 27:44after
- 27:44the
- 27:45holidays,
- 27:45because
- 27:46I'm
- 27:46curious
- 27:47now
- 27:47that
- 27:47we've
- 27:47had
- 27:48ChatGPT
- 27:49or
- 27:50large
- 27:50language
- 27:51search
- 27:51in
- 27:52all
- 27:52of
- 27:52our
- 27:52lives
- 27:52for
- 27:53over
- 27:53a
- 27:53year,
- 27:54pretty
- 27:54widely
- 27:55adopted.
- 27:55Oh,
- 27:56yeah.
- 27:56Now
- 27:56I'm
- 27:57curious
- 27:57to
- 27:57see
- 27:57how
- 27:58much
- 27:58this
- 27:58increases
- 27:59after
- 28:00the
- 28:00holidays
- 28:00when
- 28:00and
- 28:01during
- 28:01gift
- 28:01giving
- 28:02season.
- 28:02Because
- 28:03I
- 28:03would
- 28:03be,
- 28:03I
- 28:03would
- 28:04venture
- 28:04to
- 28:04guess
- 28:04that
- 28:04we're
- 28:05going
- 28:05to
- 28:05start
- 28:05to
- 28:05see
- 28:05even
- 28:06more
- 28:06adoption
- 28:07as
- 28:07more
- 28:07people
- 28:08start
- 28:08to
- 28:08use
- 28:08this
- 28:09because
- 28:09it's
- 28:09so
- 28:10valuable.
- 28:11You
- 28:11just,
- 28:11it's
- 28:12so
- 28:12it's
- 28:12a
- 28:12much
- 28:12better
- 28:13experience.
- 28:14You
- 28:14get
- 28:14much
- 28:15better
- 28:15results.
- 28:15The
- 28:16only
- 28:16missing
- 28:16link
- 28:17for
- 28:17me
- 28:17right
- 28:17now
- 28:17is
- 28:17that
- 28:18transacting
- 28:19in
- 28:19the
- 28:19market.
- 28:19Yeah.
- 28:19And
- 28:19that's
- 28:20going
- 28:20to
- 28:20come
- 28:20now,
- 28:20whether
- 28:21the
- 28:21agentic
- 28:21part,
- 28:22how
- 28:22that
- 28:22plays
- 28:22into
- 28:22it
- 28:22and
- 28:23how
- 28:23that
- 28:23disruptive.
- 28:23That
- 28:24is.
- 28:24Yes.
- 28:24But
- 28:24that's
- 28:24a
- 28:24great
- 28:24point.
- 28:25Yeah.
- 28:25Like,
- 28:25you
- 28:25know,
- 28:26holiday
- 28:26shopping,
- 28:27e
- 28:27commerce
- 28:27always
- 28:28increases
- 28:28during
- 28:29the
- 28:29holidays.
- 28:29Every
- 28:30year,
- 28:30the
- 28:30percentage
- 28:30of
- 28:31commerce
- 28:31that
- 28:31goes
- 28:31to
- 28:31e
- 28:32commerce
- 28:32always
- 28:32goes
- 28:33up.
- 28:33Well,
- 28:33even
- 28:33Ryan
- 28:34Hamburger
- 28:34yesterday
- 28:35from
- 28:35Instacart
- 28:35who
- 28:35we
- 28:36interviewed,
- 28:36I
- 28:36mean,
- 28:37are
- 28:37you
- 28:37thinking
- 28:37about
- 28:38it?
- 28:38One
- 28:38thing
- 28:38that
- 28:38occurred
- 28:39to
- 28:39me
- 28:39there
- 28:39is
- 28:39it's
- 28:39like
- 28:40they
- 28:40are
- 28:40already
- 28:40thinking,
- 28:41if
- 28:41you
- 28:41aren't
- 28:42thinking
- 28:42about
- 28:43how
- 28:43you're
- 28:44going
- 28:44to
- 28:44prepare
- 28:45for
- 28:45a
- 28:45world
- 28:45where
- 28:46agents
- 28:46are
- 28:46shopping
- 28:46on
- 28:47behalf
- 28:47of
- 28:47your
- 28:47customers
- 28:48and
- 28:48customers
- 28:49are
- 28:49still
- 28:49shopping,
- 28:50you,
- 28:50you're
- 28:50going
- 28:51to
- 28:51be
- 28:51in
- 28:51a
- 28:51whole
- 28:51heap
- 28:52of
- 28:52trouble,
- 28:52I
- 28:52think
- 28:53come,
- 28:53you
- 28:53know,
- 28:53even
- 28:54six
- 28:54months
- 28:54or
- 28:55a
- 28:55year
- 28:55from
- 28:55now,
- 28:55you
- 28:56know.
- 28:56And
- 28:56newsflash,
- 28:57there's,
- 28:57in
- 28:57my
- 28:57opinion,
- 28:58there's
- 28:58no
- 28:58surprise
- 28:58that
- 28:59Instacart
- 28:59CEO
- 29:00Chris
- 29:00Rogers
- 29:00was
- 29:00out
- 29:01in
- 29:01the
- 29:01media
- 29:01this
- 29:01week
- 29:02saying
- 29:02that
- 29:02retailers
- 29:03need
- 29:03to
- 29:03keep
- 29:04their
- 29:04prices
- 29:04the
- 29:05same
- 29:05in
- 29:05store
- 29:05as
- 29:05they
- 29:06are
- 29:06on
- 29:06Instacart.
- 29:07And
- 29:07why
- 29:07is
- 29:07that?
- 29:07Because
- 29:07of
- 29:08the
- 29:08eventuality
- 29:08of
- 29:09agentic
- 29:09AI
- 29:10coming.
- 29:10Because
- 29:10they're
- 29:11going
- 29:11to
- 29:11get
- 29:11stripped
- 29:11away
- 29:12if
- 29:12they
- 29:12don't
- 29:12do
- 29:13that.
- 29:13So
- 29:13they're
- 29:13preparing
- 29:14for
- 29:14that
- 29:14eventuality,
- 29:15at
- 29:15least
- 29:15as
- 29:16part
- 29:16of
- 29:16the
- 29:16reasoning
- 29:16for
- 29:16that.
- 29:17Right.
- 29:18Okay,
- 29:18Chris,
- 29:18let's
- 29:19go
- 29:19to
- 29:19the
- 29:19lightning
- 29:19round.
- 29:20This
- 29:20is
- 29:20a
- 29:20French
- 29:21edition.
- 29:21French
- 29:22edition.
- 29:22Okay.
- 29:24Croissant.
- 29:25Bonjour,
- 29:25mon
- 29:25ami.
- 29:27Bonjour.
- 29:28Croissant
- 29:28or
- 29:29pain
- 29:29au
- 29:30chocolat.
- 29:31Ooh.
- 29:31Oh,
- 29:31pan.
- 29:32I
- 29:32go
- 29:32with
- 29:32the
- 29:32pan
- 29:32a
- 29:33chocolat.
- 29:33I
- 29:33know
- 29:33for
- 29:33sure.
- 29:34Which
- 29:34I
- 29:34brought
- 29:34you.
- 29:34Yeah,
- 29:34which
- 29:34you
- 29:35brought
- 29:35me.
- 29:35You
- 29:35can
- 29:35have.
- 29:35You
- 29:36can
- 29:36have
- 29:36right
- 29:36after
- 29:36this
- 29:37episode.
- 29:37You
- 29:37do
- 29:37so
- 29:37well.
- 29:38All
- 29:38right,
- 29:38and
- 29:38next
- 29:38one.
- 29:40Langoustines.
- 29:41Yeah.
- 29:41Or
- 29:41escargot.
- 29:42For
- 29:42sure.
- 29:43Escargot.
- 29:43No
- 29:43way.
- 29:44Oh,
- 29:44a
- 29:44thousand.
- 29:45No
- 29:45way.
- 29:46The
- 29:46salty
- 29:46sea
- 29:47versus
- 29:47the
- 29:47dirt
- 29:47of
- 29:47the
- 29:47earth.
- 29:48I
- 29:48think
- 29:48langoustines
- 29:49and
- 29:49lobster
- 29:49are
- 29:50very
- 29:50overrated.
- 29:51Oh,
- 29:51no,
- 29:51not
- 29:52if
- 29:52you
- 29:52have
- 29:52a
- 29:52good
- 29:52one.
- 29:53The
- 29:53best.
- 29:54The
- 29:54variability
- 29:55may
- 29:55be
- 29:55higher.
- 29:56Well,
- 29:56I
- 29:56don't
- 29:56know.
- 29:56I've
- 29:56had
- 29:56some
- 29:57bad
- 29:57snails
- 29:57too,
- 29:57but,
- 29:58like,
- 29:58the
- 29:59best
- 29:59lobster
- 30:00is
- 30:00freaking
- 30:00amazing.
- 30:02See,
- 30:02I
- 30:02mean,
- 30:03it's
- 30:03okay,
- 30:03but
- 30:04I
- 30:04think
- 30:04escargot
- 30:05is,
- 30:05like,
- 30:05such
- 30:05a
- 30:06unique.
- 30:06Given
- 30:06your
- 30:07choice,
- 30:07I
- 30:07think
- 30:08somebody
- 30:08could
- 30:08slip,
- 30:08like,
- 30:09a
- 30:09shrimp
- 30:09in
- 30:09there
- 30:10or
- 30:10something,
- 30:10and
- 30:10you
- 30:11would
- 30:11not
- 30:11be
- 30:11able
- 30:11to
- 30:12notice.
- 30:14Okay.
- 30:15Bonafide
- 30:15legacy,
- 30:16though.
- 30:16But
- 30:17not
- 30:17a
- 30:17shrimp,
- 30:17but
- 30:17okay.
- 30:17Okay.
- 30:18I'm
- 30:18just
- 30:18saying,
- 30:19like,
- 30:19I
- 30:19think
- 30:19that
- 30:19you
- 30:20could.
- 30:20You
- 30:20could
- 30:20be
- 30:20told,
- 30:21that's
- 30:21a
- 30:21langoustine,
- 30:22and
- 30:22be
- 30:22like,
- 30:22yeah,
- 30:22this
- 30:22is
- 30:22good.
- 30:23It's
- 30:23just
- 30:23a
- 30:23big
- 30:23prawn.
- 30:24Yeah.
- 30:24Yeah.
- 30:24Right.
- 30:24Okay.
- 30:25Okay.
- 30:27Paris
- 30:27Metro
- 30:28or
- 30:28London
- 30:28tube?
- 30:29Oh,
- 30:29God.
- 30:29You
- 30:29know
- 30:29the
- 30:30answer
- 30:30to
- 30:30that.
- 30:30London
- 30:31Tube,
- 30:31100%.
- 30:32For
- 30:33so
- 30:33many
- 30:33reasons,
- 30:33but
- 30:33because
- 30:34it's
- 30:34also
- 30:34the
- 30:35greatest
- 30:35example
- 30:36of
- 30:36user
- 30:36experience
- 30:37design
- 30:37in
- 30:37the
- 30:37history
- 30:37of
- 30:38the
- 30:38world.
- 30:38Because
- 30:38the
- 30:38map
- 30:38is
- 30:39not
- 30:39actually
- 30:39drawn
- 30:39to
- 30:40where
- 30:40the
- 30:40actual
- 30:40tube
- 30:41stops
- 30:41are,
- 30:42which
- 30:42I
- 30:42just
- 30:42find
- 30:42fascinating.
- 30:43That's
- 30:43why
- 30:43it
- 30:43was
- 30:43on
- 30:44the
- 30:44back
- 30:44of
- 30:44the
- 30:45Fast5
- 30:45podcast
- 30:45for
- 30:46so
- 30:46long
- 30:46in
- 30:47the
- 30:47background
- 30:47of
- 30:48our
- 30:48videos.
- 30:49I
- 30:49was
- 30:49at
- 30:49dinner
- 30:50last
- 30:50night,
- 30:50and
- 30:50there
- 30:50was
- 30:51a
- 30:51Frenchman
- 30:52who
- 30:52said
- 30:53the
- 30:53difference
- 30:53between
- 30:53the
- 30:54London
- 30:54tube
- 30:54and
- 30:54the
- 30:55Paris
- 30:55Metro
- 30:55is
- 30:56that
- 30:56if
- 30:56you
- 30:56bump
- 30:57into
- 30:57somebody
- 30:57on
- 30:58the
- 30:58London
- 30:58tube,
- 30:59both
- 30:59people
- 30:59will
- 31:00apologize.
- 31:00And
- 31:00if
- 31:01you
- 31:01bump
- 31:01into.
- 31:02If
- 31:02I
- 31:02bump
- 31:03into
- 31:03you
- 31:04on
- 31:04the.
- 31:05On
- 31:05the
- 31:05French
- 31:05Metro
- 31:06train,
- 31:07I
- 31:07would
- 31:07be
- 31:07mad
- 31:07at
- 31:07you
- 31:08for
- 31:08being
- 31:08too
- 31:08close
- 31:09to
- 31:09me.
- 31:09So
- 31:10that's
- 31:10simply
- 31:11the
- 31:12difference
- 31:12between
- 31:13these
- 31:13two
- 31:14modes
- 31:14of
- 31:14transport.
- 31:15Now,
- 31:15I
- 31:15will
- 31:15say
- 31:15I
- 31:15haven't
- 31:15ridden
- 31:16the
- 31:16French
- 31:16metro
- 31:17as
- 31:17often
- 31:17as
- 31:17the
- 31:18London
- 31:18tube
- 31:18either,
- 31:18so
- 31:19I
- 31:19got
- 31:19to
- 31:19give
- 31:19it
- 31:19more
- 31:19of
- 31:19a
- 31:19try,
- 31:19but.
- 31:20All
- 31:20right,
- 31:20and
- 31:20last
- 31:21one.
- 31:21This
- 31:21one's
- 31:21a
- 31:21good
- 31:22one.
- 31:22Yes.
- 31:22Napoleon
- 31:24or
- 31:24Genghis
- 31:25Khan?
- 31:26Favorite
- 31:26emperor.
- 31:27I
- 31:27picked
- 31:27Genghis
- 31:28Khan.
- 31:28Really
- 31:28like
- 31:29that
- 31:29song
- 31:29more
- 31:30the
- 31:30Mike
- 31:30Snow
- 31:30song,
- 31:31you
- 31:31know,
- 31:31like,
- 31:31I
- 31:31get
- 31:32a
- 31:32little
- 31:32bit
- 31:32Genghis
- 31:33Khan.
- 31:33You'll
- 31:33recognize
- 31:34it.
- 31:34I'll
- 31:34play
- 31:34it
- 31:34for
- 31:34you
- 31:35later.
- 31:35Yes,
- 31:36that's.
- 31:36That's
- 31:36going
- 31:36Genghis,
- 31:37huh?
- 31:37I'm
- 31:37just
- 31:38going
- 31:38Genghis
- 31:38Khan
- 31:38because
- 31:39I
- 31:39have
- 31:39no.
- 31:39I
- 31:39don't
- 31:40have
- 31:40enough
- 31:40historical
- 31:41knowledge
- 31:41on
- 31:42both
- 31:42of
- 31:42their
- 31:42reigns
- 31:43to
- 31:44properly.
- 31:45I
- 31:45just
- 31:45Read
- 31:45War
- 31:45and
- 31:46Peace.
- 31:46So
- 31:46I
- 31:46was
- 31:46like,
- 31:47it's
- 31:47all
- 31:47about
- 31:47Napoleon.
- 31:48Okay,
- 31:49so
- 31:49you're
- 31:49picking
- 31:49Napoleon?
- 31:50I
- 31:50think
- 31:50I'd
- 31:50pick
- 31:50Napoleon.
- 31:51Plus,
- 31:52he's
- 31:52got,
- 31:52like,
- 31:52you
- 31:52know,
- 31:53like,
- 31:53food
- 31:53named
- 31:53after
- 31:54him.
- 31:54What
- 31:54about
- 31:54Genghis
- 31:55Khan?
- 31:55Like,
- 31:55why
- 31:56would.
- 31:56Why
- 31:56wouldn't
- 31:56you
- 31:57pick
- 31:57Genghis
- 31:57Khan?
- 31:57I
- 31:58don't
- 31:58know.
- 31:58I
- 31:58mean,
- 31:58it's
- 31:59probably
- 31:59because
- 31:59he
- 31:59doesn't
- 31:59have
- 31:59any
- 31:59food
- 32:00named
- 32:00after
- 32:00him
- 32:00that
- 32:00I
- 32:00can
- 32:01think
- 32:01of.
- 32:01So
- 32:02songs
- 32:02and
- 32:02food.
- 32:02This
- 32:03is
- 32:03how
- 32:03we're.
- 32:03Yeah,
- 32:04that
- 32:04sounds
- 32:04about
- 32:04right
- 32:05for
- 32:05our
- 32:05personalities.
- 32:06All
- 32:06right,
- 32:07well,
- 32:07that
- 32:07wraps
- 32:07us
- 32:08up
- 32:08for
- 32:08today.
- 32:08Happy
- 32:09birthday
- 32:09today
- 32:10to
- 32:11Kyle
- 32:12Chandler.
- 32:13Kyle
- 32:13Chandler?
- 32:13I
- 32:14know
- 32:14you
- 32:14like
- 32:14Kyle
- 32:14Chandler.
- 32:14Bass
- 32:15Lerman.
- 32:15You
- 32:16know
- 32:16Kyle
- 32:16Chandler's
- 32:17Friday
- 32:17Night
- 32:17Lights?
- 32:18No,
- 32:18do
- 32:18I
- 32:19know
- 32:19him?
- 32:19The
- 32:19coach
- 32:19at
- 32:20Friday
- 32:20Night
- 32:20Lights?
- 32:20Yeah,
- 32:21you
- 32:21know
- 32:21him.
- 32:21Oh,
- 32:21yeah.
- 32:22Oh,
- 32:22yeah.
- 32:23Okay,
- 32:23now,
- 32:24I
- 32:24didn't
- 32:24know
- 32:24that
- 32:24was
- 32:24his
- 32:24name.
- 32:25Wow,
- 32:25you
- 32:25really
- 32:25know
- 32:25him.
- 32:26All
- 32:26right.
- 32:26Okay.
- 32:27Baz
- 32:27Luhrmann.
- 32:28And
- 32:28because
- 32:28we're
- 32:28in
- 32:29Paris,
- 32:29to
- 32:30Daniel
- 32:30Huddlestone,
- 32:31who
- 32:32played
- 32:32little
- 32:32Gavroche
- 32:33in
- 32:33the
- 32:342012
- 32:34movie
- 32:35version
- 32:35of
- 32:35Les
- 32:36Miserables
- 32:37starring
- 32:37Hugh
- 32:38Jackman.
- 32:39And
- 32:39remember,
- 32:39if
- 32:39you
- 32:40can
- 32:40only
- 32:40read
- 32:40or
- 32:40listen
- 32:40to
- 32:40one
- 32:41retail
- 32:41blog
- 32:41in
- 32:41the
- 32:41business,
- 32:42Make
- 32:42It
- 32:42Omnitok
- 32:43the
- 32:43only
- 32:43retail
- 32:43media
- 32:44outlet
- 32:44run
- 32:44by
- 32:44two
- 32:45former
- 32:45executives
- 32:45from
- 32:46a
- 32:46current
- 32:46top
- 32:4610
- 32:46US
- 32:47retailer.
- 32:47Our
- 32:48Fast
- 32:48Five
- 32:48podcast
- 32:49is
- 32:49the
- 32:49quickest,
- 32:49fastest
- 32:49rundown
- 32:50of
- 32:50all
- 32:50the
- 32:51week's
- 32:51top
- 32:51news
- 32:51in
- 32:51our
- 32:51daily
- 32:52newsletter.
- 32:52The
- 32:52Retail
- 32:52Daily
- 32:53Minute
- 32:53tells
- 32:54you
- 32:54all
- 32:54you
- 32:54need
- 32:54to
- 32:54know
- 32:55each
- 32:55day
- 32:55to
- 32:55stay
- 32:56on
- 32:56top
- 32:56of
- 32:56your
- 32:56game
- 32:56as
- 32:57a
- 32:57retail
- 32:57executive.
- 32:57And
- 32:58also
- 32:58regularly
- 32:58features
- 32:59special
- 32:59content
- 33:00that
- 33:00is
- 33:00exclusive
- 33:01to
- 33:01us
- 33:01and
- 33:01that
- 33:01Ann
- 33:01and
- 33:02I
- 33:02take
- 33:02pride
- 33:02in
- 33:02doing
- 33:03just
- 33:03for
- 33:03you.
- 33:03Thanks
- 33:04as
- 33:04always
- 33:04for
- 33:04listening
- 33:04in.
- 33:05Please
- 33:05remember
- 33:05to
- 33:05like
- 33:05and
- 33:05leave
- 33:06us
- 33:06a
- 33:06review
- 33:06wherever
- 33:07you
- 33:07happen
- 33:07to
- 33:07listen
- 33:07to
- 33:07your
- 33:08podcast
- 33:08or
- 33:08on
- 33:08YouTube.
- 33:09You
- 33:09can
- 33:09foster
- 33:10name
- 33:10by
- 33:10simply
- 33:10going
- 33:10to
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- 33:12omnitalkretail
- 33:13so
- 33:14until
- 33:14next
- 33:14week,
- 33:14and
- 33:14on
- 33:15behalf
- 33:15of
- 33:15all
- 33:15of
- 33:15us
- 33:16at
- 33:16omnitalk,
- 33:16on
- 33:17behalf
- 33:17of
- 33:17Ann,
- 33:17myself,
- 33:19be
- 33:19careful
- 33:20out
- 33:20there.