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- 0:00In
- 0:00its
- 0:00earnings
- 0:00call
- 0:01last
- 0:01Wednesday,
- 0:02Elf
- 0:02Beauty's
- 0:02CEO
- 0:03announced
- 0:03plans
- 0:04to
- 0:04expand
- 0:04with
- 0:05Dollar
- 0:05General
- 0:05stores.
- 0:06Quote
- 0:07we're
- 0:07pleased
- 0:07to
- 0:07announce
- 0:08we'll
- 0:08be
- 0:08expanding,
- 0:09we'll
- 0:10be
- 0:10expanding
- 0:10Elf
- 0:11to
- 0:11a
- 0:11subset
- 0:11of
- 0:12Dollar
- 0:12General
- 0:12stores
- 0:13in
- 0:13November,
- 0:14E
- 0:14L
- 0:14F
- 0:14Beauty
- 0:14CEO
- 0:15Tarang
- 0:15P.
- 0:16Amin
- 0:16said
- 0:17during
- 0:17the
- 0:17brand's
- 0:182025
- 0:18Q2
- 0:19earnings
- 0:19call
- 0:20on
- 0:20Wednesday.
- 0:21And
- 0:21as
- 0:21restated
- 0:22by
- 0:22Glossy
- 0:23Quote,
- 0:23Dollar
- 0:23General
- 0:24has
- 0:24a
- 0:24stated
- 0:25strategy
- 0:25of
- 0:25serving
- 0:26the
- 0:26underserved,
- 0:26with
- 0:2780%
- 0:27of
- 0:28its
- 0:28stores
- 0:28serving
- 0:29markets
- 0:29of
- 0:3020,000
- 0:30people
- 0:30or
- 0:30less.
- 0:31With
- 0:31this
- 0:32launch,
- 0:32we
- 0:32hold
- 0:32true
- 0:32to
- 0:32our
- 0:33mission
- 0:33to
- 0:33democratize
- 0:34access
- 0:35for
- 0:35consumers
- 0:36who
- 0:36otherwise
- 0:36wouldn't
- 0:37have
- 0:37the
- 0:37best
- 0:38of
- 0:38beauty,
- 0:38particularly
- 0:39in
- 0:39rural
- 0:40areas
- 0:40which
- 0:41have
- 0:41traditionally
- 0:42been
- 0:42served
- 0:43by
- 0:43only
- 0:43the
- 0:44major
- 0:44legacy
- 0:45brands.
- 0:45And
- 0:46yes,
- 0:46how
- 0:46will
- 0:47Elf
- 0:47Beauty's
- 0:47expansion
- 0:48into
- 0:48$
- 0:49General
- 0:49impact
- 0:50the
- 0:50beauty
- 0:50retail
- 0:51landscape?
- 0:52What
- 0:52is
- 0:52your
- 0:52take
- 0:52on
- 0:53this
- 0:53headline?
- 0:54This
- 0:54is
- 0:55a
- 0:55massive
- 0:55opportunity
- 0:56for
- 0:56E
- 0:56L
- 0:56F
- 0:56and
- 0:57I
- 0:57cannot
- 0:57wait
- 0:58to
- 0:58to
- 0:58see
- 0:59what
- 1:00this
- 1:00test
- 1:01proves
- 1:02out
- 1:02for
- 1:02them
- 1:03because
- 1:03I
- 1:03think
- 1:03that
- 1:04you
- 1:04traditionally
- 1:05look
- 1:05at
- 1:05the
- 1:05Dollar
- 1:06Store
- 1:06market
- 1:06and
- 1:07it's
- 1:07the
- 1:07legacy
- 1:08brands
- 1:08that
- 1:08are
- 1:08in
- 1:09there,
- 1:09the
- 1:09Maybellines,
- 1:10the
- 1:10COVID
- 1:11Girls,
- 1:11it's
- 1:12middle
- 1:12of
- 1:12the
- 1:12road
- 1:12product
- 1:13and
- 1:13for
- 1:13those
- 1:13who
- 1:14aren't
- 1:14familiar
- 1:14with
- 1:14E
- 1:14L
- 1:15F,
- 1:15it's
- 1:15really
- 1:16this
- 1:16elevated
- 1:17beauty
- 1:17product.
- 1:17If
- 1:18you
- 1:18look
- 1:18online,
- 1:19this
- 1:19product
- 1:20wins
- 1:20consistently
- 1:21time
- 1:22after
- 1:22time
- 1:22wins
- 1:22awards
- 1:23for
- 1:23being
- 1:24best
- 1:24in
- 1:24beauty
- 1:25and
- 1:25it
- 1:25really
- 1:26is
- 1:27that
- 1:28upper
- 1:29lower
- 1:30end
- 1:30tier,
- 1:30like
- 1:30the
- 1:31top
- 1:31of
- 1:31the
- 1:31lower
- 1:31end
- 1:32tier
- 1:32pricing.
- 1:33But
- 1:34you
- 1:34get
- 1:34really
- 1:35great
- 1:35higher
- 1:36quality
- 1:36products
- 1:36than
- 1:37you
- 1:37do
- 1:37with
- 1:37a
- 1:37lot
- 1:37of
- 1:37the
- 1:38legacy
- 1:38brands.
- 1:38And
- 1:38so
- 1:39I
- 1:39think,
- 1:39you
- 1:39know
- 1:40what
- 1:40really,
- 1:41what
- 1:41really
- 1:41was
- 1:41an
- 1:42eye
- 1:42opener
- 1:42for
- 1:42me
- 1:42when
- 1:42I
- 1:43heard
- 1:43this
- 1:43was
- 1:44an
- 1:45experience
- 1:45I
- 1:45had
- 1:45recently
- 1:46where
- 1:46my
- 1:46kids,
- 1:46they
- 1:47wanted
- 1:47to
- 1:47go
- 1:47to
- 1:48the
- 1:48five
- 1:48below
- 1:49dollar
- 1:49store
- 1:50and
- 1:51I
- 1:51was
- 1:51surprised
- 1:52when
- 1:52I
- 1:52was
- 1:52in
- 1:52there
- 1:52with
- 1:52them
- 1:53like
- 1:53they
- 1:53started
- 1:53carrying
- 1:54some
- 1:54of
- 1:54these
- 1:54products
- 1:55and
- 1:55I
- 1:55was
- 1:56surprised
- 1:56that
- 1:56you
- 1:57know,
- 1:57typically
- 1:57I
- 1:58would
- 1:58just
- 1:58let
- 1:58them
- 1:59run
- 1:59free
- 1:59and
- 2:00like
- 2:00they
- 2:00would
- 2:00pick
- 2:00out
- 2:00their
- 2:00stuff
- 2:01and
- 2:01we'd
- 2:01go
- 2:01check
- 2:02out.
- 2:02But
- 2:02I
- 2:02was
- 2:03actually
- 2:03surprised
- 2:03that
- 2:04I
- 2:04was,
- 2:04I
- 2:04was
- 2:05in
- 2:05the
- 2:05beauty
- 2:05section
- 2:06just
- 2:06checking
- 2:06it
- 2:06out
- 2:07and
- 2:07sure
- 2:07enough,
- 2:07you
- 2:08know,
- 2:08they
- 2:08have
- 2:08some
- 2:08of
- 2:08these
- 2:09products
- 2:09that
- 2:09ordinarily
- 2:10I'd
- 2:10have
- 2:10to
- 2:10go
- 2:10to
- 2:11a
- 2:11Walmart
- 2:11to
- 2:11get
- 2:12or
- 2:12I'd
- 2:12have
- 2:12to
- 2:12go
- 2:12to
- 2:12a
- 2:12Target
- 2:13to
- 2:13get
- 2:13and
- 2:14now
- 2:14I
- 2:14could
- 2:15get
- 2:15those
- 2:15products
- 2:15in
- 2:16that
- 2:16same
- 2:16place.
- 2:17So
- 2:17I
- 2:17think
- 2:17as
- 2:18Dollar
- 2:18General
- 2:18especially
- 2:19is
- 2:19continuing
- 2:20this
- 2:20massive
- 2:21expansion,
- 2:22to
- 2:22be
- 2:22able
- 2:22to
- 2:22have
- 2:23yet
- 2:23another
- 2:23product
- 2:24for
- 2:24me
- 2:24to
- 2:24pick
- 2:24up
- 2:25while
- 2:25I'm
- 2:26on
- 2:26that
- 2:26Dollar
- 2:27Store
- 2:27trip
- 2:28could
- 2:29prevent
- 2:29me
- 2:30potentially
- 2:30from
- 2:30having
- 2:31to
- 2:31make
- 2:31another
- 2:31trip
- 2:31to
- 2:31a
- 2:32Target
- 2:32or
- 2:32Walmart
- 2:32and
- 2:33could
- 2:33start
- 2:33to
- 2:33steal
- 2:34share
- 2:34from
- 2:34some
- 2:34of
- 2:34those
- 2:34stores.
- 2:35So
- 2:35I
- 2:35love
- 2:36this
- 2:36move.
- 2:36I
- 2:36think
- 2:37tons
- 2:37of
- 2:37opportunity,
- 2:38especially
- 2:39in
- 2:39some
- 2:39of
- 2:39these
- 2:39rural
- 2:40areas
- 2:40where
- 2:40again,
- 2:41like
- 2:41you
- 2:41said
- 2:41in
- 2:42the
- 2:42intro,
- 2:42there's
- 2:43not
- 2:43access
- 2:43to
- 2:44these
- 2:44high
- 2:44quality
- 2:44beauty
- 2:45products,
- 2:45especially
- 2:45at
- 2:46this
- 2:46price
- 2:46point.
- 2:46So
- 2:46I
- 2:47love
- 2:47it.
- 2:48Right,
- 2:48so,
- 2:48and
- 2:49let's
- 2:49play
- 2:49a
- 2:49game
- 2:49here.
- 2:49So
- 2:49let's
- 2:50say,
- 2:50let's
- 2:50say
- 2:50like
- 2:5010
- 2:51years
- 2:51from
- 2:51now,
- 2:52ELF
- 2:53has
- 2:53expanded
- 2:53across
- 2:54the
- 2:54country
- 2:54in
- 2:54Dollar
- 2:54General
- 2:55stores.
- 2:55They've
- 2:55expanded
- 2:56their
- 2:56beauty
- 2:56lines
- 2:57in
- 2:57general
- 2:57across
- 2:58Dollar
- 2:58General
- 2:58Stores.
- 2:59Who
- 2:59wins
- 2:59and
- 3:00who
- 3:00loses
- 3:01in
- 3:01that?
- 3:01I
- 3:01mean,
- 3:02I
- 3:02guess
- 3:02we
- 3:02know
- 3:02who
- 3:02wins,
- 3:03who
- 3:03loses
- 3:03in
- 3:04that.
- 3:04If
- 3:04in
- 3:05that
- 3:05eventuality,
- 3:06should
- 3:06that
- 3:06happen
- 3:06in
- 3:07your
- 3:07mind
- 3:07in
- 3:07the
- 3:07landscape?
- 3:08I
- 3:09mean,
- 3:09I
- 3:09think
- 3:09that
- 3:09you
- 3:10start
- 3:10to
- 3:10look
- 3:10at
- 3:11the
- 3:12product
- 3:12set,
- 3:13the
- 3:13exclusivity
- 3:14that
- 3:14some
- 3:15of
- 3:15these
- 3:15dollar
- 3:15stores
- 3:15are
- 3:15getting
- 3:16with
- 3:16some
- 3:16of
- 3:16these
- 3:16brands.
- 3:17And
- 3:17I
- 3:17think,
- 3:17like
- 3:17I
- 3:18said,
- 3:18I
- 3:18mean,
- 3:18I
- 3:18think
- 3:18you
- 3:19start
- 3:19to
- 3:19look
- 3:19at
- 3:19Walmart
- 3:20and
- 3:20Target,
- 3:20really,
- 3:21really
- 3:21starting
- 3:22to
- 3:22be
- 3:23Walmart.
- 3:24Even,
- 3:25even,
- 3:25you
- 3:26know,
- 3:26and
- 3:26potentially
- 3:27even
- 3:27Amazon
- 3:28for
- 3:28some
- 3:28of
- 3:28these
- 3:28same
- 3:28day
- 3:29purchases.
- 3:29Like,
- 3:29you
- 3:30know,
- 3:30beauty
- 3:30is
- 3:30still
- 3:31not
- 3:31a
- 3:31place
- 3:32where
- 3:32I
- 3:32think
- 3:32a
- 3:32lot
- 3:32of
- 3:32people
- 3:33are
- 3:34going
- 3:34to
- 3:34Amazon
- 3:35first
- 3:35for
- 3:35these
- 3:35products.
- 3:36But
- 3:37yeah,
- 3:37I
- 3:37mean
- 3:37you've
- 3:38got
- 3:38a
- 3:38great
- 3:38quality
- 3:39product
- 3:39here.
- 3:39You're
- 3:39saving
- 3:40yourself
- 3:40a
- 3:40trip.
- 3:41And
- 3:41I
- 3:41think,
- 3:42you
- 3:42know,
- 3:42we've,
- 3:43we're
- 3:43starting
- 3:43to
- 3:43see
- 3:43so
- 3:44many
- 3:44more
- 3:44categories
- 3:45and
- 3:45so
- 3:45many
- 3:45more
- 3:45reasons
- 3:46to
- 3:46shop
- 3:46the
- 3:46dollar
- 3:47concept
- 3:47both
- 3:48from
- 3:48a
- 3:49product
- 3:49availability
- 3:50perspective
- 3:50and
- 3:50from
- 3:51a
- 3:51price
- 3:51point
- 3:52that,
- 3:52that
- 3:52yeah,
- 3:53I
- 3:53think,
- 3:53I
- 3:53think
- 3:53we
- 3:54could
- 3:54start
- 3:54to
- 3:54see
- 3:55some
- 3:55share
- 3:55stolen
- 3:56from,
- 3:56from
- 3:56a
- 3:56Walmart.
- 3:58But
- 3:58what
- 3:58about
- 3:58you?
- 3:59That's.
- 4:00Yeah,
- 4:01no,
- 4:01I
- 4:01mean
- 4:01I,
- 4:02I
- 4:02don't
- 4:02disagree
- 4:02with
- 4:03you,
- 4:03but
- 4:03I
- 4:03think,
- 4:03I
- 4:03think,
- 4:03I
- 4:04think
- 4:04about
- 4:04it
- 4:04a
- 4:04little
- 4:04bit
- 4:04differently.
- 4:05I
- 4:05think
- 4:05if
- 4:05you're
- 4:05Walmart,
- 4:06I
- 4:06think
- 4:06you're
- 4:06okay
- 4:07because
- 4:07you
- 4:07are
- 4:07bolstered
- 4:08by
- 4:08the
- 4:08grocery
- 4:08trip.
- 4:09You
- 4:09might
- 4:09lose
- 4:09a
- 4:09little
- 4:10bit
- 4:10of
- 4:10your
- 4:10business
- 4:10in
- 4:10the
- 4:11category,
- 4:12but
- 4:12if
- 4:12you're
- 4:12the
- 4:13beneficiary
- 4:13of
- 4:13an
- 4:14auxiliary
- 4:15trip,
- 4:15like
- 4:15your
- 4:15point
- 4:15about
- 4:16the
- 4:16trip
- 4:16is
- 4:16really
- 4:16interesting.
- 4:17So
- 4:17by
- 4:17that
- 4:18I
- 4:18mean
- 4:18if
- 4:18you're
- 4:18a
- 4:18Target
- 4:19or
- 4:19an
- 4:19ulta,
- 4:20this
- 4:20move
- 4:21I
- 4:21think
- 4:21hurts
- 4:21you
- 4:22big
- 4:22time
- 4:22over
- 4:23time.
- 4:23And
- 4:24it
- 4:24all
- 4:24goes
- 4:24back
- 4:25to
- 4:25me
- 4:25to
- 4:25that
- 4:25age
- 4:26old
- 4:26action.
- 4:26We've
- 4:26discussed
- 4:27and
- 4:27debated
- 4:27on
- 4:27this
- 4:28show
- 4:28a
- 4:28lot
- 4:29and
- 4:29involves
- 4:29Clayton
- 4:30Christian's
- 4:30theory
- 4:30of
- 4:31low
- 4:31end
- 4:31disruptions.
- 4:32That
- 4:32customers
- 4:33who
- 4:33do
- 4:33not
- 4:33need
- 4:34the
- 4:34full
- 4:34performance
- 4:35valued
- 4:35by
- 4:36customers
- 4:36at
- 4:36the
- 4:36high
- 4:36end
- 4:37of
- 4:37the
- 4:37market
- 4:37will
- 4:38therefore
- 4:38always
- 4:39go
- 4:39where
- 4:39their
- 4:39needs
- 4:39are
- 4:40met
- 4:40at
- 4:40the
- 4:40lowest
- 4:40cost
- 4:41to
- 4:41them.
- 4:41And
- 4:41so
- 4:42Dollar
- 4:42General
- 4:42is
- 4:43serving
- 4:43that
- 4:43need
- 4:44in
- 4:44this
- 4:44case.
- 4:45And
- 4:45so
- 4:45that
- 4:45cost
- 4:46could
- 4:46be
- 4:46the
- 4:46low
- 4:46cost
- 4:47of
- 4:47the
- 4:47items
- 4:47at
- 4:48Dollar
- 4:48General
- 4:48or
- 4:49the
- 4:49fact
- 4:49that
- 4:49as
- 4:49you
- 4:49mentioned,
- 4:50that
- 4:50you
- 4:50no
- 4:51longer
- 4:51need
- 4:51to
- 4:51take
- 4:51that
- 4:52extra
- 4:52chip
- 4:52to
- 4:52a
- 4:52Target
- 4:52or
- 4:53Ulta.
- 4:53And
- 4:54the
- 4:54other
- 4:54part
- 4:54about
- 4:54this
- 4:54and
- 4:55I
- 4:55think
- 4:55is
- 4:55really
- 4:55interesting
- 4:56if
- 4:56we
- 4:56step
- 4:56back,
- 4:57Target
- 4:58particularly
- 4:59has
- 4:59a
- 4:59ton
- 4:59of
- 4:59risk
- 5:00here
- 5:00in
- 5:00the
- 5:00long
- 5:00run
- 5:01because
- 5:02you
- 5:02have
- 5:02a
- 5:03one
- 5:03stop
- 5:04mass
- 5:04merchant
- 5:05competitor
- 5:06that
- 5:06basically
- 5:07is
- 5:07Walmart
- 5:08so
- 5:08far
- 5:08to
- 5:08date.
- 5:09But
- 5:09with
- 5:09this
- 5:09elf
- 5:10beauty
- 5:10news,
- 5:11you've
- 5:11got
- 5:11dollar
- 5:12generals
- 5:12pushing
- 5:12to
- 5:13food
- 5:13as
- 5:13well.
- 5:13You've
- 5:14got
- 5:14their
- 5:14pop
- 5:15shelf
- 5:15concept
- 5:16expanding.
- 5:17That
- 5:17day
- 5:17could
- 5:17be
- 5:17coming
- 5:18soon
- 5:18when
- 5:18there's
- 5:18a
- 5:19dollar
- 5:19store
- 5:19one
- 5:20stop
- 5:20shop
- 5:20concept
- 5:21here
- 5:21in
- 5:21the
- 5:21next
- 5:22five
- 5:22to
- 5:22ten
- 5:22years
- 5:23and,
- 5:24and
- 5:24that
- 5:25when
- 5:25that
- 5:25happens,
- 5:26Target's
- 5:27not
- 5:27going
- 5:27to
- 5:27know
- 5:27what
- 5:27hit
- 5:27it,
- 5:28I
- 5:28think.
- 5:28And
- 5:28that's
- 5:28why
- 5:28this
- 5:29is
- 5:29a
- 5:29really
- 5:29interesting
- 5:30headline
- 5:30too.
- 5:31Yeah,
- 5:31I
- 5:31don't,
- 5:32I
- 5:32don't
- 5:32think
- 5:32you
- 5:32can
- 5:33just
- 5:33put
- 5:33Target
- 5:33in
- 5:33that
- 5:34category
- 5:34though,
- 5:34Chris.
- 5:35I
- 5:35still
- 5:35think
- 5:35Walmart's
- 5:36at
- 5:36risk
- 5:36too,
- 5:37especially
- 5:37when
- 5:37you
- 5:37look
- 5:37at
- 5:38the,
- 5:39because
- 5:39of
- 5:39the
- 5:40footprint
- 5:40like
- 5:41where
- 5:41people
- 5:41are
- 5:41going
- 5:41to
- 5:42get
- 5:42and
- 5:42especially
- 5:43if
- 5:43they
- 5:43do
- 5:43start
- 5:44to
- 5:44have
- 5:44groceries
- 5:44that
- 5:45are
- 5:45available.
- 5:45Like
- 5:46even
- 5:46the
- 5:46people
- 5:46that
- 5:47still
- 5:47have
- 5:47to
- 5:47drive
- 5:4825
- 5:48minutes
- 5:48to
- 5:49a
- 5:49Walmart,
- 5:49if
- 5:49they
- 5:49can
- 5:49go
- 5:50to
- 5:50their
- 5:50dollar
- 5:50store
- 5:51that's
- 5:51on
- 5:52their
- 5:52main
- 5:52street
- 5:52in
- 5:52town,
- 5:53that
- 5:53could
- 5:53start
- 5:53to
- 5:54steal
- 5:54share
- 5:54too
- 5:54I
- 5:55think.
- 5:56But
- 5:57I
- 5:57think
- 5:58your
- 5:58points
- 5:59are
- 5:59solid
- 5:59in
- 5:59that
- 6:00the
- 6:01Dollar
- 6:01store
- 6:01is
- 6:02coming
- 6:02for
- 6:02the
- 6:02mass
- 6:03merchant
- 6:03and
- 6:04our
- 6:04economy
- 6:05especially
- 6:05right
- 6:06now
- 6:06is
- 6:07absolutely
- 6:07ready
- 6:08for
- 6:08a
- 6:08lower
- 6:09price
- 6:09option.
- 6:10Yeah,
- 6:11the
- 6:11dollar
- 6:11store
- 6:11one
- 6:11stop
- 6:12shop
- 6:12is
- 6:12an
- 6:12untapped
- 6:13idea,
- 6:13you
- 6:13know,
- 6:14and
- 6:14what
- 6:15does
- 6:15that
- 6:15look
- 6:15like
- 6:15and
- 6:16how
- 6:16big
- 6:16is
- 6:16it
- 6:17and
- 6:17what
- 6:17products
- 6:17are
- 6:18in
- 6:18it?
- 6:18Like
- 6:18that's
- 6:19what's
- 6:19happening
- 6:19here
- 6:19in
- 6:20our
- 6:20minds,
- 6:20I
- 6:21think.
- 6:21Yeah,
- 6:21great
- 6:22discussion.