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- 0:00Fabletics
- 0:01is
- 0:01going
- 0:01all
- 0:01in
- 0:02on
- 0:02rfid.
- 0:02According
- 0:03to
- 0:03our
- 0:03friends
- 0:03over
- 0:04at
- 0:04Retail
- 0:04Touchpoints,
- 0:05Fabletics
- 0:05has
- 0:06launched
- 0:06the
- 0:06G
- 0:07Store
- 0:08software
- 0:08as
- 0:08a
- 0:08service
- 0:09retail
- 0:09solution
- 0:10from
- 0:10Gray
- 0:10orange
- 0:11in
- 0:11over
- 0:12100
- 0:13stores.
- 0:13The
- 0:14G
- 0:14Store
- 0:14app's
- 0:15integrated
- 0:15analytics,
- 0:16powered
- 0:16by
- 0:16overhead
- 0:17and
- 0:17handheld
- 0:18RFID
- 0:18readers,
- 0:19can
- 0:19identify
- 0:19items
- 0:20abandoned
- 0:20in
- 0:20dressing
- 0:21rooms,
- 0:21placed
- 0:21in
- 0:21the
- 0:22wrong
- 0:22section,
- 0:22or
- 0:23simply
- 0:23running
- 0:24low
- 0:24on
- 0:24the
- 0:24sales
- 0:24floor.
- 0:25In
- 0:25the
- 0:25stores
- 0:26where
- 0:26the
- 0:26solution
- 0:26has
- 0:26been
- 0:27deployed,
- 0:27Fabletics
- 0:28has
- 0:28achieved
- 0:2895
- 0:29to
- 0:2997%
- 0:30fill
- 0:30rates,
- 0:31completely
- 0:32eliminated
- 0:32manual
- 0:33cycle
- 0:33counts
- 0:34and
- 0:34boosted
- 0:34per
- 0:34location
- 0:35sales
- 0:35by
- 0:36up
- 0:36to
- 0:3620%.
- 0:37Fabletics
- 0:38is
- 0:38adding
- 0:38the
- 0:38solution
- 0:38to
- 0:3920
- 0:39locations
- 0:40per
- 0:40month.
- 0:40And
- 0:41in
- 0:41the
- 0:41next
- 0:41phase,
- 0:41Gray
- 0:42Orange
- 0:42will
- 0:42work
- 0:42with
- 0:43the
- 0:43retailer
- 0:43to
- 0:43enable
- 0:44more
- 0:44efficient
- 0:45store
- 0:45to
- 0:45store
- 0:46transfers
- 0:46through
- 0:46G
- 0:46Store,
- 0:47helping
- 0:48ensure
- 0:48each
- 0:48item
- 0:49is
- 0:49positioned
- 0:49in
- 0:49the
- 0:50location
- 0:50where
- 0:50it's
- 0:51most
- 0:51likely
- 0:51to
- 0:52sell.
- 0:53All
- 0:53right.
- 0:53We
- 0:53here
- 0:54at
- 0:54Omnitalk
- 0:54have
- 0:54long
- 0:55espoused
- 0:55RFID
- 0:56on
- 0:56this
- 0:56show.
- 0:57Are
- 0:57there
- 0:57any
- 0:58counterpoints,
- 0:59Mr.
- 1:00Ben
- 1:00Miller,
- 1:01as
- 1:01to
- 1:01why
- 1:01retailers,
- 1:02especially
- 1:02apparel
- 1:03retailers,
- 1:04should
- 1:04not
- 1:05be
- 1:05invested
- 1:06in
- 1:06rfid?
- 1:08Great
- 1:08question.
- 1:09And
- 1:09it's,
- 1:10I'm
- 1:11really
- 1:11pleased
- 1:11to
- 1:11say,
- 1:11for
- 1:12everyone
- 1:12who's
- 1:12going
- 1:12to
- 1:12be
- 1:12in
- 1:13Chicago
- 1:13in
- 1:13a
- 1:13couple
- 1:13of
- 1:14weeks,
- 1:14Mira
- 1:15Bhatia,
- 1:15who's
- 1:16president
- 1:16and
- 1:17chief
- 1:17operating
- 1:17officer
- 1:18of
- 1:18Atabletics,
- 1:19is
- 1:19going
- 1:20to
- 1:20be
- 1:20there
- 1:20and
- 1:20is
- 1:20going
- 1:21to
- 1:21be
- 1:21on
- 1:21a
- 1:21conversation
- 1:22which
- 1:22is
- 1:22all
- 1:23about
- 1:24what
- 1:24can
- 1:25the
- 1:25C
- 1:25suite
- 1:25learn
- 1:26from
- 1:26Frontline
- 1:27from
- 1:27the
- 1:27retail
- 1:28stores.
- 1:29And
- 1:29this
- 1:30gets
- 1:30to
- 1:30the
- 1:30heart
- 1:30of
- 1:31that
- 1:31because
- 1:32yes,
- 1:32on
- 1:32paper,
- 1:34what
- 1:34you
- 1:34can
- 1:34do
- 1:34with
- 1:34rfid,
- 1:35particularly
- 1:35in
- 1:35apparel,
- 1:36is
- 1:37fantastic.
- 1:40What
- 1:40are
- 1:40the
- 1:41challenges?
- 1:42I
- 1:42mean,
- 1:42the
- 1:42first
- 1:42challenge,
- 1:43number
- 1:43one
- 1:43was
- 1:44unit
- 1:44cost
- 1:44of
- 1:44the
- 1:44tags
- 1:45and
- 1:45that's
- 1:45been
- 1:45coming
- 1:45down
- 1:46in
- 1:46the
- 1:46business
- 1:46case.
- 1:47So
- 1:47I
- 1:47think
- 1:47that's
- 1:48less
- 1:48of
- 1:48a
- 1:48hurdle
- 1:49than
- 1:49it
- 1:49has
- 1:49been.
- 1:50But
- 1:50the
- 1:51second
- 1:51one
- 1:51is
- 1:51there's
- 1:52absolutely
- 1:52no
- 1:52point
- 1:52in
- 1:53doing
- 1:53this
- 1:53if
- 1:53you
- 1:53don't
- 1:53have
- 1:54the
- 1:54ability
- 1:54to
- 1:55process
- 1:56the
- 1:56information
- 1:57to
- 1:57take
- 1:58all
- 1:58of
- 1:58these
- 1:58data
- 1:58points
- 1:59and
- 1:59turn
- 1:59it
- 1:59into
- 2:00something
- 2:00that
- 2:00is
- 2:00actionable.
- 2:01And
- 2:02then
- 2:02thirdly,
- 2:02you've
- 2:03got
- 2:03to
- 2:03make
- 2:03sure
- 2:03that
- 2:03your
- 2:04in
- 2:04store
- 2:04staff
- 2:05have
- 2:05the
- 2:05tools,
- 2:06the
- 2:06colleagues
- 2:07have
- 2:07the
- 2:07ability
- 2:08to
- 2:08be
- 2:08able
- 2:08to
- 2:08see
- 2:09the
- 2:09data
- 2:09and
- 2:10to
- 2:10be
- 2:10able
- 2:10to
- 2:10take
- 2:10action
- 2:11from
- 2:11it.
- 2:11So
- 2:12there's
- 2:12no
- 2:12point
- 2:12having
- 2:13RFID
- 2:13saying
- 2:14that
- 2:14this
- 2:14item
- 2:15is
- 2:15over
- 2:15here
- 2:16if
- 2:16you,
- 2:16if
- 2:17your
- 2:18team
- 2:18in
- 2:18store
- 2:19don't
- 2:19have
- 2:19the
- 2:20handheld
- 2:21devices
- 2:21or
- 2:21the
- 2:22apps
- 2:22that
- 2:22they
- 2:22need
- 2:23to
- 2:23be
- 2:23able
- 2:23to
- 2:24see
- 2:24that
- 2:24spot
- 2:24the
- 2:25problem
- 2:25and
- 2:26takes
- 2:26action
- 2:26on
- 2:27it.
- 2:27So
- 2:28for
- 2:28me,
- 2:29making
- 2:29RFID
- 2:30happen,
- 2:31and
- 2:31this
- 2:31has
- 2:31been
- 2:31one
- 2:31of
- 2:32the
- 2:32challenges
- 2:32about
- 2:32scaling
- 2:33it
- 2:33is
- 2:33how
- 2:34do
- 2:34you
- 2:34also
- 2:34scale
- 2:35the
- 2:35technology
- 2:36and
- 2:36the
- 2:36capabilities
- 2:37to
- 2:37help
- 2:38your
- 2:38store
- 2:38associates
- 2:39run
- 2:39their
- 2:39Stores
- 2:40better
- 2:40where
- 2:40we've
- 2:41seen
- 2:41retailers
- 2:41who've
- 2:41been
- 2:42able
- 2:42to
- 2:42crack
- 2:42that.
- 2:43And
- 2:43we
- 2:43talked
- 2:44about
- 2:44Walmart
- 2:44earlier.
- 2:44There
- 2:45is
- 2:45no,
- 2:46it's
- 2:46not
- 2:47a
- 2:47coincidence
- 2:47that
- 2:47they're
- 2:48rolling
- 2:48out
- 2:48their
- 2:48My
- 2:48Walmart
- 2:49app
- 2:49to
- 2:49their
- 2:49team
- 2:50at
- 2:50the
- 2:50same
- 2:50time
- 2:50they're
- 2:50rolling
- 2:50out
- 2:51their
- 2:52RFID
- 2:53technology,
- 2:54where
- 2:54you've
- 2:55got
- 2:55the
- 2:55two
- 2:55working
- 2:55together,
- 2:56yet
- 2:56you
- 2:56can
- 2:56unlock
- 2:57the
- 2:57benefits.
- 2:57And
- 2:58I
- 2:58think
- 2:58that's
- 2:58the
- 2:58conversation
- 2:58we
- 2:58want
- 2:59to
- 2:59have
- 2:59with
- 2:59Mira,
- 2:59is
- 3:00how
- 3:00do
- 3:00you
- 3:00take
- 3:00this
- 3:01investment
- 3:01and
- 3:02make
- 3:02sure
- 3:02that
- 3:02the
- 3:02install
- 3:03team
- 3:03can
- 3:03make
- 3:03it
- 3:03work?
- 3:04That's
- 3:04the
- 3:04Watch
- 3:04out.
- 3:06Well,
- 3:06I
- 3:07was
- 3:07just
- 3:07out
- 3:07at
- 3:07the
- 3:08Fabletics
- 3:08flagship
- 3:09store
- 3:09two
- 3:09days
- 3:09ago,
- 3:10so
- 3:10I
- 3:10got
- 3:10to
- 3:10see
- 3:11this
- 3:11live.
- 3:12And
- 3:13I
- 3:13think
- 3:13you're
- 3:13absolutely
- 3:14right,
- 3:14Ben.
- 3:15It
- 3:16is
- 3:16critical
- 3:16that
- 3:16you
- 3:16have
- 3:17all
- 3:17of
- 3:17the
- 3:17tools
- 3:18to
- 3:18make
- 3:18this
- 3:18successful.
- 3:19And
- 3:19I
- 3:19think
- 3:19that's
- 3:20what
- 3:20the
- 3:20G
- 3:20Store
- 3:21platform
- 3:21is
- 3:21enabling
- 3:22here.
- 3:23They
- 3:23have
- 3:23the
- 3:23handheld
- 3:24devices,
- 3:24they
- 3:24have
- 3:24the
- 3:25overhead
- 3:25arrays
- 3:26that
- 3:26are
- 3:26doing
- 3:26all
- 3:27the
- 3:27inventory
- 3:27counts.
- 3:28And
- 3:28the
- 3:28stat
- 3:28that
- 3:29I
- 3:29will
- 3:29leave
- 3:29people
- 3:29with.
- 3:30And
- 3:30there's
- 3:30more
- 3:31to
- 3:31come.
- 3:31We've
- 3:31got
- 3:31a
- 3:31video
- 3:32on
- 3:32the
- 3:32way.
- 3:32But
- 3:33the
- 3:33stat
- 3:34that
- 3:34I'll
- 3:34leave
- 3:34you
- 3:34with
- 3:34is
- 3:3518
- 3:35minutes.
- 3:36So
- 3:36when
- 3:36you're
- 3:36talking
- 3:37about
- 3:37ROI,
- 3:3818
- 3:39minutes
- 3:39is
- 3:40all
- 3:40it
- 3:40took
- 3:41the
- 3:41store
- 3:42associate,
- 3:42Neela,
- 3:43the
- 3:43store
- 3:43manager,
- 3:44to
- 3:44do
- 3:44an
- 3:45entire
- 3:45store's
- 3:46worth
- 3:46of
- 3:46inventory
- 3:47in
- 3:4718
- 3:48minutes.
- 3:48Back
- 3:48of
- 3:49house,
- 3:49front
- 3:49of
- 3:49house.
- 3:50She
- 3:50knew
- 3:50exactly
- 3:51how
- 3:51many
- 3:51units
- 3:52were
- 3:52in
- 3:52the,
- 3:53in
- 3:53the
- 3:53store
- 3:53at
- 3:53that
- 3:53time,
- 3:54what
- 3:55units,
- 3:55Maybe,
- 3:56you
- 3:56know,
- 3:56one
- 3:57tool
- 3:57versus
- 3:57another
- 3:58tool
- 3:58didn't
- 3:59connect.
- 3:59So
- 3:59with
- 4:00that
- 4:00platform,
- 4:00she's
- 4:00able
- 4:01to
- 4:01get
- 4:01that
- 4:01done.
- 4:02And
- 4:02the
- 4:02cost
- 4:03savings
- 4:03there.
- 4:04It
- 4:04would
- 4:04have
- 4:04taken
- 4:05multiple
- 4:05associates,
- 4:06it
- 4:07would
- 4:07have
- 4:07taken
- 4:07contractors
- 4:08in.
- 4:09They'd
- 4:09have
- 4:09to
- 4:10pay
- 4:10for,
- 4:10in
- 4:10addition
- 4:10to
- 4:11that
- 4:11to
- 4:11make
- 4:12that
- 4:12inventory
- 4:13happen.
- 4:14And
- 4:14it
- 4:14would
- 4:14have
- 4:15only
- 4:15been
- 4:15done
- 4:15twice
- 4:15a
- 4:16year.
- 4:16So
- 4:16I
- 4:16think
- 4:16it's
- 4:16really
- 4:16important
- 4:17also
- 4:17to
- 4:18be
- 4:18thinking
- 4:18about,
- 4:19yes,
- 4:19there's
- 4:19the
- 4:20upfront
- 4:20investment
- 4:21for
- 4:21a
- 4:21platform
- 4:21like
- 4:22G
- 4:22Store
- 4:22for
- 4:23RFID
- 4:24labels,
- 4:24but,
- 4:25but
- 4:25where
- 4:25are
- 4:25you
- 4:25going
- 4:26to
- 4:26get
- 4:26cost
- 4:26savings
- 4:27from
- 4:27the
- 4:27rest
- 4:27of
- 4:27the
- 4:27organization
- 4:28to
- 4:28help
- 4:29make
- 4:29up
- 4:29for
- 4:29that?
- 4:30And
- 4:30then
- 4:30the
- 4:31last
- 4:31point
- 4:31I'd
- 4:31say
- 4:31is
- 4:32you
- 4:33have
- 4:33to
- 4:33make
- 4:33sure
- 4:33that
- 4:33you're
- 4:34continuously
- 4:34evaluating
- 4:35this
- 4:35technology.
- 4:36I
- 4:36think
- 4:36there's
- 4:36still
- 4:37a
- 4:37lot
- 4:37of
- 4:37people
- 4:37and
- 4:38I'm
- 4:38excited
- 4:38that
- 4:38you'll
- 4:39be
- 4:39talking
- 4:39about
- 4:39this
- 4:39at
- 4:39Shop
- 4:40Talk
- 4:40fall.
- 4:40Ben.
- 4:40There's
- 4:41still
- 4:41a
- 4:41lot
- 4:41of
- 4:41people
- 4:41who
- 4:42looked
- 4:42at
- 4:42RFID
- 4:43tags
- 4:43several
- 4:44years
- 4:44ago
- 4:44and
- 4:45are
- 4:45saying
- 4:45it's
- 4:45too
- 4:46expensive,
- 4:46can't
- 4:47see
- 4:47the
- 4:47quick
- 4:47roi.
- 4:48And
- 4:49that
- 4:49has
- 4:49to
- 4:49change.
- 4:50You
- 4:50have
- 4:50to
- 4:50start
- 4:50looking
- 4:51at
- 4:51it
- 4:51and
- 4:51start
- 4:51to
- 4:51looking
- 4:52at,
- 4:52look
- 4:52at
- 4:52the
- 4:53advantages
- 4:54beyond
- 4:54just
- 4:54inventory
- 4:55visibility
- 4:55that
- 4:56the,
- 4:56this
- 4:56kind
- 4:56of
- 4:57platform
- 4:57is
- 4:57affording
- 4:58you.
- 4:58But
- 4:58Chris,
- 4:59I'll
- 4:59give
- 4:59you
- 4:59the
- 4:59last
- 4:59word
- 5:00here.
- 5:01What
- 5:01do
- 5:01you
- 5:01think?
- 5:01Is
- 5:02there
- 5:02any
- 5:02reason
- 5:02why
- 5:03retailers,
- 5:04especially
- 5:04apparel
- 5:05retailers,
- 5:05should
- 5:05not
- 5:06be
- 5:06moving
- 5:06forward
- 5:06with
- 5:07rfid?
- 5:08Nope,
- 5:09not
- 5:09a
- 5:09one.
- 5:10Not
- 5:10a
- 5:10one.
- 5:11Honestly,
- 5:11apparel
- 5:11retailers
- 5:12especially.
- 5:12Because
- 5:14the
- 5:14way
- 5:14I
- 5:15think
- 5:15about
- 5:15this
- 5:15is
- 5:15this
- 5:15is
- 5:16the
- 5:16equivalent
- 5:16to
- 5:16what
- 5:17you're
- 5:17trying
- 5:17to
- 5:17do
- 5:17with
- 5:18robotics
- 5:18in
- 5:18grocery
- 5:19stores.
- 5:20Because
- 5:20computer
- 5:21vision
- 5:21in
- 5:21apparel
- 5:22is
- 5:22still
- 5:22tricky.
- 5:23And
- 5:23so
- 5:23that's
- 5:23why
- 5:24the
- 5:24robots
- 5:24are
- 5:24now
- 5:25learning
- 5:25how
- 5:25to
- 5:25read
- 5:25RFID
- 5:26in
- 5:26these
- 5:26environments
- 5:27too,
- 5:27to
- 5:27make
- 5:27it
- 5:28even
- 5:28simpler
- 5:28for
- 5:28them.
- 5:28But
- 5:29it's
- 5:29the
- 5:29whole
- 5:29idea
- 5:29of
- 5:30getting
- 5:30the
- 5:30smart
- 5:30store
- 5:31and
- 5:31the
- 5:31data.
- 5:31And
- 5:31so
- 5:31the
- 5:32analogy
- 5:32I
- 5:32would
- 5:32use
- 5:32is,
- 5:33and
- 5:33I
- 5:33wrote
- 5:33about
- 5:34it,
- 5:34actually
- 5:34I
- 5:34dropped
- 5:34the
- 5:34article
- 5:35this
- 5:35morning.
- 5:36Is
- 5:36the
- 5:36is
- 5:37Apple
- 5:37and
- 5:37gps.
- 5:38When
- 5:38it
- 5:38rolled
- 5:38out
- 5:38gps.
- 5:39As
- 5:39soon
- 5:39as
- 5:39Apple
- 5:40released
- 5:40geopositioning
- 5:41data
- 5:42into
- 5:42its
- 5:42ecosystem,
- 5:43the
- 5:43world
- 5:44changed
- 5:44and
- 5:44we've
- 5:44never
- 5:44looked
- 5:45back.
- 5:45And
- 5:45the
- 5:45same
- 5:45thing
- 5:45is
- 5:46about
- 5:46to
- 5:46happen
- 5:46with
- 5:46rfid,
- 5:47particularly
- 5:48in
- 5:48apparel.
- 5:49And
- 5:49the
- 5:49reason
- 5:49that's
- 5:49important
- 5:50is
- 5:50what
- 5:51you
- 5:51guys
- 5:51have
- 5:51highlighted,
- 5:51what
- 5:52I
- 5:52called
- 5:52an
- 5:52article,
- 5:52the
- 5:52service
- 5:53margin
- 5:53paradox.
- 5:54You
- 5:54know,
- 5:55if
- 5:55you
- 5:55want
- 5:55to
- 5:55have
- 5:55great
- 5:55service,
- 5:56you
- 5:56better
- 5:56have
- 5:56great
- 5:56margins
- 5:57on
- 5:57your
- 5:57products.
- 5:57And
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- 5:58services
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- 5:58the,
- 5:59you
- 5:59know,
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- 6:00you
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- 6:04up.
- 6:04So
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- 6:05margin
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- 6:06whatever
- 6:06customer
- 6:07service
- 6:07level
- 6:07you
- 6:08have.
- 6:08So
- 6:08you've
- 6:09got
- 6:09to
- 6:09find
- 6:09ways
- 6:10as
- 6:10retailers
- 6:11to
- 6:11work
- 6:11that
- 6:11out.
- 6:12And
- 6:12this
- 6:12type
- 6:13of
- 6:13technology
- 6:13affords
- 6:14you
- 6:14the
- 6:14ability
- 6:14to
- 6:14do
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- 6:15it
- 6:15gives
- 6:15you
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- 6:15inventory
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- 6:16you
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- 6:16Ann.
- 6:17But
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- 6:18so
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- 6:19data
- 6:20points
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- 6:21we've
- 6:21also
- 6:21started
- 6:22to
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- 6:24stores
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- 6:24So
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- 6:26cases
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- 6:26all
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- 6:27That's
- 6:27why
- 6:27I
- 6:27think,
- 6:27you
- 6:27know,
- 6:28rfid,
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- 6:29it's,
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- 6:30coming
- 6:30and
- 6:31I
- 6:31think
- 6:31it's
- 6:32time
- 6:32to
- 6:32jump
- 6:32on
- 6:32board.
- 6:32Everybody.