Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Loblaw's Lauren Steinberg On Multi-Agent AI, In-Store Screens & The Search Revolution in Grocery
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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone.
- 0:01Welcome
- 0:01to
- 0:02Omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:03This
- 0:03is
- 0:03Anne
- 0:03Mazinga
- 0:04and
- 0:04I'm
- 0:04Chris
- 0:05Walton.
- 0:05And
- 0:06we
- 0:06are
- 0:06here
- 0:06live
- 0:07from
- 0:07the
- 0:07Fusion
- 0:07group
- 0:08booth,
- 0:08number
- 0:091663
- 0:10at
- 0:10Grocery
- 0:11Shop
- 0:112025.
- 0:13And
- 0:13we
- 0:13have
- 0:14a
- 0:14wonderful
- 0:15guest
- 0:15for
- 0:15you
- 0:16today.
- 0:16We
- 0:16have
- 0:17the
- 0:17privilege
- 0:17of
- 0:18talking
- 0:18to
- 0:19the
- 0:19EVP
- 0:20and
- 0:20chief
- 0:20digital
- 0:20officer
- 0:21at
- 0:21Loblaw,
- 0:22Lauren
- 0:23Steinberg.
- 0:24Lauren,
- 0:25welcome
- 0:25to
- 0:26the
- 0:26show.
- 0:26Thanks
- 0:27for
- 0:27having
- 0:27me.
- 0:27Thank
- 0:28you.
- 0:28Yeah,
- 0:28it's
- 0:28great
- 0:29to
- 0:29finally
- 0:29meet
- 0:29you.
- 0:29I'm
- 0:30excited
- 0:30about
- 0:30this.
- 0:30Yes.
- 0:31So
- 0:31tell,
- 0:32but
- 0:32tell
- 0:32us
- 0:32about
- 0:32yourself,
- 0:33your
- 0:33background.
- 0:33We
- 0:33always
- 0:33like
- 0:34first
- 0:34guests
- 0:34to
- 0:34tell
- 0:34us
- 0:35about
- 0:35themselves.
- 0:35You
- 0:36know,
- 0:36how
- 0:36they
- 0:36got
- 0:36into
- 0:36retail,
- 0:37what
- 0:37they've
- 0:37done
- 0:37in
- 0:37retail.
- 0:38And
- 0:38also
- 0:38about
- 0:39Loblaw
- 0:39too,
- 0:39for
- 0:39maybe
- 0:40those
- 0:40in
- 0:40the
- 0:40US
- 0:40that
- 0:40maybe
- 0:41aren't
- 0:41as
- 0:41familiar
- 0:41with
- 0:41them
- 0:42up
- 0:42north.
- 0:42Yeah,
- 0:43well,
- 0:43first
- 0:43of
- 0:43all,
- 0:43retail
- 0:44is
- 0:44in
- 0:44my
- 0:44blood.
- 0:44Is
- 0:45it
- 0:45how
- 0:45far
- 0:45back?
- 0:46We're
- 0:46taught
- 0:47over
- 0:47100
- 0:47years,
- 0:48really.
- 0:49My
- 0:50great
- 0:50grandmother
- 0:51started
- 0:51what
- 0:52once
- 0:52at
- 0:53one
- 0:53point
- 0:53was
- 0:54one
- 0:55of
- 0:55the
- 0:55largest
- 0:55grocers
- 0:56in
- 0:56Canada.
- 0:57What?
- 0:57Yeah,
- 0:58we.
- 0:58It
- 0:58was
- 0:58called
- 0:58Steinberg's.
- 0:59It
- 0:59was
- 0:59based
- 1:00in.
- 1:00In
- 1:00Quebec,
- 1:01which
- 1:01is
- 1:01where
- 1:01I'm
- 1:01from,
- 1:02Montreal,
- 1:03for
- 1:03those
- 1:03that
- 1:03know.
- 1:04And
- 1:05yeah,
- 1:05my
- 1:05grandfather
- 1:06and
- 1:06his
- 1:06brothers
- 1:07built
- 1:07it
- 1:07into
- 1:07like
- 1:07a,
- 1:08you
- 1:08know,
- 1:08a
- 1:08billion
- 1:09dollar,
- 1:09Multi.
- 1:09Billion
- 1:10dollar
- 1:10grocery
- 1:10business.
- 1:11Eventually
- 1:12it
- 1:12was
- 1:12dissolved
- 1:13in
- 1:13like
- 1:13the
- 1:1390s
- 1:13and
- 1:14Loblaw,
- 1:14where
- 1:14I
- 1:15now
- 1:15work,
- 1:16took
- 1:16on
- 1:16about
- 1:1733.3%
- 1:19of
- 1:19it.
- 1:20And
- 1:20actually
- 1:20Loblaw
- 1:21still
- 1:21owns
- 1:21the
- 1:21IP
- 1:22for
- 1:22Steinberg's
- 1:23today,
- 1:23which
- 1:23is
- 1:23super
- 1:23cool.
- 1:24I
- 1:24recently
- 1:24found
- 1:24that
- 1:25out.
- 1:25So
- 1:25groceries
- 1:26in
- 1:26my
- 1:26blood,
- 1:26literally.
- 1:28But
- 1:28no,
- 1:28I've
- 1:29been.
- 1:29I
- 1:29love
- 1:29retail.
- 1:30I
- 1:30think
- 1:30I've
- 1:30always
- 1:31been
- 1:32adjacent
- 1:32or
- 1:32directly
- 1:33in
- 1:33it.
- 1:33I
- 1:34started
- 1:34my
- 1:34career
- 1:35really
- 1:35building
- 1:36websites,
- 1:37designing
- 1:37and
- 1:37building
- 1:38websites.
- 1:38I
- 1:39parlayed
- 1:39that
- 1:39into
- 1:40managing
- 1:41websites,
- 1:41driving
- 1:42demand
- 1:42to
- 1:42those
- 1:42websites.
- 1:43So
- 1:43really
- 1:43e
- 1:43commerce
- 1:44marketing
- 1:45and
- 1:45then
- 1:45eventually
- 1:45just
- 1:46went
- 1:47all
- 1:47in.
- 1:47Started,
- 1:48you
- 1:48know,
- 1:48building
- 1:49and
- 1:49growing
- 1:50e
- 1:51commerce
- 1:51businesses.
- 1:51Over
- 1:52the
- 1:52last
- 1:5212
- 1:52years,
- 1:52I've
- 1:53been
- 1:53doing
- 1:53that,
- 1:53or
- 1:5313
- 1:53years
- 1:54I've
- 1:54been
- 1:54doing
- 1:54that.
- 1:54At
- 1:54Loblaw,
- 1:55where
- 1:55we
- 1:56do
- 1:56online
- 1:56grocery
- 1:57is
- 1:57the
- 1:58largest
- 1:58share
- 1:58of
- 1:58our
- 1:58business,
- 1:59about
- 1:59two
- 1:59and
- 2:00a
- 2:00half
- 2:00billion.
- 2:01We
- 2:01run
- 2:02online
- 2:02beauty,
- 2:03apparel,
- 2:05pharmacy,
- 2:05prescription,
- 2:07you
- 2:07name
- 2:08it.
- 2:08We're
- 2:08building
- 2:09the
- 2:09digital
- 2:09platforms
- 2:10for
- 2:10Canada's
- 2:10largest
- 2:11loyalty
- 2:11program,
- 2:11PC
- 2:11Optimum.
- 2:12So
- 2:13I'm
- 2:13like
- 2:14a
- 2:14little
- 2:14of
- 2:14everything.
- 2:15I
- 2:15do
- 2:15nothing
- 2:16really,
- 2:16really
- 2:16great.
- 2:16I
- 2:17do
- 2:17a
- 2:17little
- 2:18of
- 2:18everything
- 2:19well,
- 2:20enough
- 2:20to
- 2:21really
- 2:21be
- 2:21one
- 2:21of
- 2:22the
- 2:22biggest
- 2:22and
- 2:23the
- 2:23best
- 2:23in
- 2:23Canada.
- 2:23Enough
- 2:23to
- 2:23be
- 2:24dangerous?
- 2:24Yes,
- 2:24enough
- 2:24to
- 2:25be
- 2:25dangerous.
- 2:25And
- 2:26how
- 2:26many
- 2:26provinces
- 2:27across
- 2:27Canada
- 2:28is
- 2:28Loblaws?
- 2:29Loblaw
- 2:29is
- 2:30everywhere.
- 2:31We're
- 2:31the
- 2:31largest
- 2:32national
- 2:32grocer.
- 2:33Okay.
- 2:33We've
- 2:34got,
- 2:35we've
- 2:35got
- 2:352400
- 2:36retail
- 2:36locations.
- 2:37And
- 2:37that's
- 2:38if
- 2:38you
- 2:38know,
- 2:38Canada.
- 2:38I
- 2:38mean,
- 2:39that's
- 2:39a
- 2:39lot.
- 2:39Yes,
- 2:40we're
- 2:40about
- 2:4110
- 2:41minutes
- 2:41from
- 2:4190%
- 2:42of
- 2:42Canadians
- 2:42is
- 2:42what
- 2:43we
- 2:43say.
- 2:44And
- 2:45yeah,
- 2:45we're
- 2:45kind
- 2:45of
- 2:46serving
- 2:46every
- 2:46need.
- 2:47We've
- 2:47got
- 2:4717
- 2:48different
- 2:48grocery
- 2:48banners,
- 2:49so
- 2:49Loblaw
- 2:50Zeris
- 2:50Fortino
- 2:51Superstore
- 2:51no
- 2:51frills,
- 2:52which
- 2:52is
- 2:52our
- 2:53hard
- 2:53discount
- 2:53banner.
- 2:53So
- 2:54people
- 2:54know
- 2:54us
- 2:54in
- 2:54different
- 2:55ways.
- 2:55Okay.
- 2:55But
- 2:56the
- 2:56unifier
- 2:56would
- 2:57be
- 2:57PC
- 2:57Optimum,
- 2:57our
- 2:58loyalty
- 2:58program
- 2:58and
- 2:58our
- 2:59PC
- 2:59control
- 2:59brand
- 3:00products
- 3:00that
- 3:00show
- 3:00up
- 3:00in
- 3:00every
- 3:01one
- 3:01of
- 3:01our
- 3:01stores.
- 3:01Okay.
- 3:02Well,
- 3:02I
- 3:02imagine
- 3:03because
- 3:03groceries
- 3:04in
- 3:04your
- 3:04blood,
- 3:05that's
- 3:05how
- 3:06you
- 3:06manage
- 3:06to
- 3:06oversee
- 3:07everything
- 3:08that's
- 3:08under
- 3:09your
- 3:09portfolio,
- 3:10that
- 3:10you
- 3:10have
- 3:10so
- 3:11much
- 3:11passion
- 3:11for
- 3:12it
- 3:12and
- 3:12family
- 3:13history.
- 3:13But
- 3:14how
- 3:14would
- 3:14you
- 3:14say
- 3:15that
- 3:15you
- 3:15break
- 3:15up
- 3:16your
- 3:16time
- 3:16in,
- 3:16you
- 3:17know,
- 3:17in
- 3:172025,
- 3:18like,
- 3:18where
- 3:18are
- 3:18your
- 3:18key
- 3:19areas
- 3:19of
- 3:19focus?
- 3:20So
- 3:20like
- 3:20we
- 3:21said,
- 3:21I
- 3:21manage
- 3:21kind
- 3:22of.
- 3:22I
- 3:22look
- 3:22at
- 3:22it
- 3:22as
- 3:22a
- 3:23Venn
- 3:23diagram.
- 3:24Yeah,
- 3:24I
- 3:24love
- 3:25a
- 3:25good
- 3:25Venn
- 3:25diagram.
- 3:26If
- 3:26you
- 3:26had
- 3:26a
- 3:26whiteboard
- 3:26here,
- 3:27I'd
- 3:27be,
- 3:27I'd
- 3:27be
- 3:27doodling
- 3:28it.
- 3:29Digital,
- 3:30which
- 3:30is
- 3:30encompassing
- 3:31E
- 3:31commerce,
- 3:32retail
- 3:33media
- 3:33and
- 3:33loyalty.
- 3:34And
- 3:34if
- 3:34you
- 3:34look
- 3:34at
- 3:34the
- 3:35three,
- 3:35a
- 3:36lot
- 3:36of
- 3:36the
- 3:36times
- 3:36in
- 3:36organizations
- 3:37like
- 3:37ours,
- 3:37they
- 3:38bundle
- 3:38things
- 3:38together
- 3:39because
- 3:39of
- 3:39a
- 3:39leader
- 3:40or
- 3:40a
- 3:40time
- 3:40and
- 3:40a
- 3:41place.
- 3:41This
- 3:41is
- 3:42very
- 3:42strategic
- 3:42in
- 3:43nature.
- 3:43E
- 3:44commerce
- 3:44needs
- 3:44retail
- 3:45media
- 3:45to
- 3:45be
- 3:45profitable.
- 3:46Our
- 3:46retail
- 3:47media
- 3:47business
- 3:47needs
- 3:47loyalty
- 3:48for
- 3:48the
- 3:48data
- 3:48around
- 3:49targeting
- 3:49and
- 3:50precision,
- 3:51targeting
- 3:51and
- 3:51measurement.
- 3:52And
- 3:52then
- 3:52loyalty
- 3:53really
- 3:53needs
- 3:53digital
- 3:54more
- 3:55and
- 3:55more
- 3:55because
- 3:55actually
- 3:56digitally
- 3:57engaged
- 3:57loyalty
- 3:57member
- 3:58spends
- 3:582x
- 3:59stays
- 4:003x
- 4:00longer
- 4:02and
- 4:02they're
- 4:02just
- 4:02far
- 4:02more
- 4:03sticky
- 4:03in
- 4:03your
- 4:03ecosystem.
- 4:04And
- 4:04so
- 4:04the
- 4:04three
- 4:04of
- 4:04those
- 4:05combined
- 4:05allows
- 4:06me
- 4:06to
- 4:06kind
- 4:07of
- 4:07spend
- 4:07my
- 4:07time
- 4:08in
- 4:08any
- 4:08which
- 4:08one,
- 4:08but
- 4:09also
- 4:09drive
- 4:09meaningful
- 4:10value
- 4:10for
- 4:10the
- 4:10other.
- 4:11I
- 4:11would
- 4:11say
- 4:12I
- 4:12spend
- 4:12the
- 4:12least
- 4:12amount
- 4:13of
- 4:13my
- 4:13time
- 4:13these
- 4:14days
- 4:14on
- 4:14E
- 4:14commerce
- 4:15because
- 4:15I've
- 4:15got
- 4:15some
- 4:15incredible
- 4:17leaders
- 4:18now
- 4:19kind
- 4:19of,
- 4:19you
- 4:19know,
- 4:19scaling.
- 4:20We've
- 4:20scaled
- 4:21significantly.
- 4:22You
- 4:22know,
- 4:23we've
- 4:24got
- 4:24some
- 4:24pretty
- 4:24solid
- 4:25infrastructure.
- 4:26And
- 4:26so
- 4:27I
- 4:27probably
- 4:27spend
- 4:27the
- 4:28most
- 4:28amount
- 4:28of
- 4:28my
- 4:28time
- 4:29on
- 4:29retail
- 4:30media
- 4:31just
- 4:31because
- 4:31I
- 4:32haven't
- 4:32replaced
- 4:32the
- 4:33person
- 4:33who
- 4:33left
- 4:33two
- 4:34years
- 4:34ago
- 4:34when
- 4:34I
- 4:34inherited
- 4:35it.
- 4:36And
- 4:36you
- 4:37know,
- 4:37I
- 4:37think
- 4:37it's
- 4:38also
- 4:38so
- 4:38new
- 4:38to
- 4:38me.
- 4:38I've
- 4:39always,
- 4:39you
- 4:39know,
- 4:39I've
- 4:39always
- 4:40done
- 4:40E
- 4:40commerce.
- 4:40I've
- 4:40always
- 4:41built
- 4:41digital
- 4:41platforms.
- 4:42I've
- 4:42always,
- 4:42you
- 4:42know,
- 4:43been
- 4:43participating
- 4:43in
- 4:44loyalty.
- 4:44We
- 4:44built
- 4:44that
- 4:44loyalty
- 4:45platform
- 4:45when
- 4:45I
- 4:46was
- 4:46just
- 4:46running
- 4:46digital.
- 4:47So
- 4:48very
- 4:48involved
- 4:48there.
- 4:48Retail
- 4:49media
- 4:49is
- 4:49like
- 4:50such
- 4:50an
- 4:50emerging
- 4:50new
- 4:51space.
- 4:51I
- 4:51know
- 4:51in
- 4:52some
- 4:52cases
- 4:52people
- 4:52think
- 4:52it's
- 4:53mature.
- 4:53It's
- 4:54not.
- 4:54I
- 4:54Think
- 4:54it's
- 4:54rapidly
- 4:55changing
- 4:56and
- 4:56yeah,
- 4:57I'm
- 4:57like
- 4:57not
- 4:57a
- 4:57salesperson.
- 4:58I've
- 4:58never
- 4:58done
- 4:58that
- 4:58kind
- 4:59of
- 4:59stuff
- 4:59so
- 4:59I'm
- 4:59kind
- 4:59of
- 4:59a
- 4:59fish
- 5:00out
- 5:00of
- 5:00water
- 5:00there.
- 5:00But
- 5:00I
- 5:01love
- 5:01it
- 5:02and
- 5:02I
- 5:03love
- 5:03taking
- 5:03what
- 5:03I
- 5:04can
- 5:04do
- 5:05with
- 5:05the
- 5:05rest
- 5:05of
- 5:05my
- 5:05portfolio
- 5:06like
- 5:06using
- 5:06loyalty
- 5:07for
- 5:07that
- 5:07stuff,
- 5:08building
- 5:09you
- 5:09know,
- 5:09great
- 5:09digital
- 5:10like
- 5:10ad
- 5:11products
- 5:11with
- 5:11our
- 5:11digital
- 5:12team
- 5:12for
- 5:13you
- 5:13know,
- 5:13retail
- 5:13media.
- 5:14Right.
- 5:14Super
- 5:14cool.
- 5:15Well
- 5:15so
- 5:15let's,
- 5:15let's
- 5:16talk
- 5:16about
- 5:16retail
- 5:16media
- 5:16then.
- 5:17Okay.
- 5:18What
- 5:18do
- 5:18you
- 5:18see
- 5:18as
- 5:18the
- 5:18value
- 5:19prop?
- 5:19Because
- 5:19you
- 5:19said
- 5:20it's
- 5:20early
- 5:20and
- 5:20we
- 5:20agree
- 5:21with
- 5:21that
- 5:21100%.
- 5:22What
- 5:22is
- 5:22the
- 5:23value
- 5:23proposition
- 5:23of
- 5:24retail
- 5:24media
- 5:24at
- 5:24Loblaw
- 5:25and
- 5:25how
- 5:26do
- 5:26you
- 5:26see
- 5:26it
- 5:26evolving
- 5:27and
- 5:27how
- 5:27do
- 5:27you
- 5:27plan
- 5:27to
- 5:28differentiate
- 5:28it
- 5:29in
- 5:29the
- 5:29long
- 5:29term?
- 5:30I
- 5:31mean
- 5:31it's
- 5:32not
- 5:32dissimilar
- 5:33from
- 5:33you
- 5:33know,
- 5:33the
- 5:33value
- 5:33prop
- 5:34elsewhere
- 5:34of
- 5:35we're
- 5:35really
- 5:35just
- 5:36trying
- 5:36to
- 5:36connect
- 5:37brands
- 5:37with
- 5:38customers
- 5:39in
- 5:39new
- 5:40and
- 5:41interesting
- 5:41ways
- 5:42while
- 5:42not
- 5:43disrupting
- 5:43the
- 5:44core
- 5:44retail
- 5:45experience,
- 5:45rather
- 5:45enhancing
- 5:46it.
- 5:46Right,
- 5:46right.
- 5:47And
- 5:47I
- 5:47think,
- 5:48I
- 5:48mean
- 5:48we're
- 5:48built
- 5:49like
- 5:49the
- 5:50growth
- 5:50of
- 5:50these
- 5:50CPGs
- 5:51is
- 5:51growth
- 5:51for
- 5:52us.
- 5:52Right.
- 5:52And
- 5:53so
- 5:53that
- 5:53is
- 5:53really
- 5:53important
- 5:54to
- 5:54us.
- 5:54I
- 5:54think
- 5:54our
- 5:55focus
- 5:55right
- 5:55now
- 5:55is
- 5:56building
- 5:57high
- 5:57performing
- 5:57ad
- 5:58products
- 5:59across
- 5:59our
- 5:59ecosystem
- 6:00and
- 6:00unlocking
- 6:01measurement,
- 6:01just
- 6:01giving
- 6:02marketers
- 6:03and
- 6:03CPG
- 6:04certainty.
- 6:05I'm,
- 6:05I
- 6:06told
- 6:06you,
- 6:06I
- 6:06think
- 6:06I
- 6:06mentioned
- 6:06like
- 6:07I
- 6:07did,
- 6:07you
- 6:07know,
- 6:07online
- 6:07marketing
- 6:08very
- 6:08early
- 6:09on.
- 6:09So
- 6:10I've
- 6:10always
- 6:10been
- 6:11lower
- 6:12funnel
- 6:12marketing.
- 6:12I've
- 6:13always
- 6:13been
- 6:13or
- 6:13maybe
- 6:13even
- 6:14to
- 6:14all
- 6:15funnel
- 6:15but
- 6:15really
- 6:16focused
- 6:16on
- 6:16performance.
- 6:17Every
- 6:17dollar
- 6:18matters
- 6:18and
- 6:19I
- 6:19appreciate
- 6:20that.
- 6:20That's
- 6:20the
- 6:20pain
- 6:21that
- 6:21a
- 6:21lot
- 6:21of
- 6:21these
- 6:21CPGs
- 6:22go
- 6:22through.
- 6:23And
- 6:23so
- 6:23for
- 6:23us
- 6:23it
- 6:24really
- 6:24is
- 6:24just
- 6:25using
- 6:25kind
- 6:26of
- 6:26the
- 6:26force
- 6:26of
- 6:27our
- 6:27store
- 6:27network
- 6:28and
- 6:28our
- 6:29like
- 6:29we
- 6:29have
- 6:2940,
- 6:3040,
- 6:30almost
- 6:3045%
- 6:32online
- 6:32grocery
- 6:32market
- 6:33share
- 6:33in
- 6:33Canada
- 6:33where
- 6:33I
- 6:34think
- 6:34the
- 6:34rest
- 6:34of
- 6:34our
- 6:34business
- 6:34about
- 6:3530,
- 6:3535.
- 6:36So
- 6:36we
- 6:36over
- 6:36index
- 6:37and
- 6:37so
- 6:37we
- 6:37have,
- 6:38you
- 6:38know,
- 6:38if
- 6:38you're
- 6:38growing
- 6:38in
- 6:39E
- 6:39commerce
- 6:39with
- 6:39us,
- 6:39you're
- 6:40growing
- 6:40your
- 6:40total
- 6:41share.
- 6:41That's
- 6:41where
- 6:41you
- 6:41want
- 6:41to
- 6:41be,
- 6:42be
- 6:42growing.
- 6:43Right.
- 6:43And
- 6:43so
- 6:43I
- 6:43think
- 6:44that
- 6:44you
- 6:44know,
- 6:44that's
- 6:44really
- 6:44our
- 6:45focus
- 6:45is
- 6:45just
- 6:45better
- 6:46performing
- 6:46ad
- 6:47products
- 6:47and
- 6:47getting
- 6:48closer
- 6:48to
- 6:49points
- 6:49of
- 6:49decision.
- 6:50Well,
- 6:50with
- 6:512,400
- 6:51stores
- 6:52though,
- 6:52there's
- 6:53still
- 6:53this
- 6:53need
- 6:54to
- 6:54connect
- 6:54the
- 6:55E
- 6:55commerce
- 6:55and
- 6:56what
- 6:56you're
- 6:57doing
- 6:57in
- 6:57store
- 6:58for
- 6:58your
- 6:58consumers.
- 6:59Using
- 6:59your
- 6:59Venn
- 7:00diagram,
- 7:00how
- 7:01do
- 7:01you,
- 7:01how
- 7:01do
- 7:01you
- 7:02think
- 7:02about
- 7:02kind
- 7:02of
- 7:03the
- 7:03next
- 7:03several
- 7:04years
- 7:04here
- 7:05of
- 7:05really
- 7:06that,
- 7:06that
- 7:06integration
- 7:07and
- 7:07how
- 7:08does
- 7:08retail
- 7:08media
- 7:09play
- 7:09into
- 7:09that?
- 7:10How
- 7:10does
- 7:10personalization
- 7:11for
- 7:11your
- 7:11loyalty
- 7:12consumers
- 7:12play
- 7:13into
- 7:13that?
- 7:13Like
- 7:14what
- 7:14are
- 7:14some
- 7:15of
- 7:15those
- 7:15strategic
- 7:16guideposts
- 7:16for
- 7:16you
- 7:17for
- 7:17integrating
- 7:18in
- 7:18store
- 7:19and
- 7:19digital.
- 7:20I
- 7:20mean,
- 7:21I
- 7:21think
- 7:21customers
- 7:22are
- 7:22finding
- 7:22ways
- 7:22to
- 7:22do
- 7:22it
- 7:23on
- 7:23their
- 7:23own.
- 7:23Interesting,
- 7:24right?
- 7:24I
- 7:24think
- 7:25for
- 7:25us
- 7:25it's
- 7:25really
- 7:25like
- 7:26just
- 7:26about
- 7:27making
- 7:28that
- 7:28easier
- 7:29for
- 7:29them.
- 7:29Like,
- 7:30I
- 7:30saw
- 7:30a
- 7:30customer
- 7:31taking
- 7:32a
- 7:32photo
- 7:32of
- 7:32one
- 7:33of
- 7:33our
- 7:33aisles
- 7:33and
- 7:34asking
- 7:34ChatGPT,
- 7:35where
- 7:35is
- 7:36this
- 7:36thing?
- 7:36Yeah.
- 7:37That
- 7:37they
- 7:37couldn't
- 7:37find.
- 7:37Like,
- 7:38that's
- 7:38the
- 7:38level
- 7:38of
- 7:39technology
- 7:39that
- 7:39we're,
- 7:40you
- 7:40know,
- 7:40I
- 7:40don't
- 7:40want
- 7:40to
- 7:40say
- 7:41competing
- 7:41against,
- 7:41but
- 7:41that
- 7:42we're
- 7:42dealing
- 7:42with
- 7:42that
- 7:42customers
- 7:43are
- 7:43getting
- 7:43used
- 7:43to.
- 7:43And
- 7:43so
- 7:44it's
- 7:44like,
- 7:44how
- 7:44do
- 7:44you
- 7:44bring
- 7:45that
- 7:45intelligence
- 7:46into
- 7:47your
- 7:47experiences
- 7:48and
- 7:49then
- 7:49augment
- 7:49that
- 7:50with
- 7:50coupons
- 7:51and
- 7:52product
- 7:52boosting
- 7:53and,
- 7:54you
- 7:54know,
- 7:54more,
- 7:55more
- 7:55like
- 7:55better,
- 7:55you
- 7:56know,
- 7:56richer
- 7:57product
- 7:57details
- 7:58and
- 7:58you
- 7:59know,
- 7:59so
- 7:59on
- 7:59and
- 7:59so
- 7:59forth.
- 7:59So
- 8:00I
- 8:00think
- 8:00for
- 8:00us,
- 8:00like
- 8:01a,
- 8:01I
- 8:01want
- 8:01to
- 8:02bring,
- 8:02you
- 8:02know,
- 8:02better
- 8:03utility
- 8:04in
- 8:05our
- 8:05digital
- 8:06apps
- 8:07into
- 8:07our
- 8:07stores.
- 8:08No
- 8:08question
- 8:08about
- 8:08it.
- 8:08I
- 8:08think
- 8:09that's
- 8:09a
- 8:09great
- 8:09way
- 8:09to
- 8:09funnel
- 8:10demand
- 8:11into
- 8:11your
- 8:11E
- 8:12commerce
- 8:12proposition.
- 8:13And
- 8:13once
- 8:13you
- 8:13do
- 8:14that,
- 8:14you've
- 8:14got,
- 8:14you
- 8:14know,
- 8:14a
- 8:15stickier
- 8:15customer.
- 8:16And
- 8:16then
- 8:17two,
- 8:17I
- 8:17think
- 8:17it's,
- 8:18you
- 8:18know,
- 8:18we've
- 8:18got
- 8:19to
- 8:19continue
- 8:19to
- 8:19invest
- 8:19in
- 8:20our
- 8:20digital
- 8:20experience.
- 8:21Like
- 8:21I
- 8:21was
- 8:21talking
- 8:21on
- 8:22stage
- 8:22earlier
- 8:22about
- 8:22search,
- 8:23like
- 8:23searches
- 8:23for
- 8:24me,
- 8:24keeps
- 8:25me
- 8:25up
- 8:25at
- 8:25night,
- 8:26wakes
- 8:26me
- 8:27up
- 8:27in
- 8:27the
- 8:27morning,
- 8:27excited.
- 8:28I
- 8:29mean,
- 8:29you
- 8:29know,
- 8:30almost
- 8:30over
- 8:3045%
- 8:31of
- 8:32add
- 8:32to
- 8:32carts
- 8:33on
- 8:33online
- 8:33grocery
- 8:33happen
- 8:34through
- 8:34our
- 8:34search.
- 8:36So
- 8:36it's
- 8:36meaningful.
- 8:36You
- 8:37make
- 8:37a
- 8:37small
- 8:37improvement
- 8:38there.
- 8:38That's
- 8:39big,
- 8:39you
- 8:39know,
- 8:39big,
- 8:40big,
- 8:40big
- 8:41change
- 8:41for
- 8:41us.
- 8:41And
- 8:42I
- 8:42think,
- 8:42you
- 8:42know,
- 8:43answer
- 8:43engines
- 8:44like
- 8:44ChatGPT
- 8:44and
- 8:44Perplexity,
- 8:45they're
- 8:45changing
- 8:46expectations.
- 8:47So
- 8:47you
- 8:47need
- 8:47more
- 8:48semantic,
- 8:48more
- 8:48conversational.
- 8:50And
- 8:50they're
- 8:50also,
- 8:50you
- 8:51know,
- 8:51more
- 8:51commerce
- 8:51is
- 8:51going
- 8:52to
- 8:52happen
- 8:52in
- 8:52those
- 8:52spaces.
- 8:53So
- 8:53how
- 8:53are
- 8:53you
- 8:53showing
- 8:54up
- 8:54there?
- 8:54How
- 8:54are
- 8:54you
- 8:54differentiating
- 8:55between
- 8:55yourself
- 8:56and
- 8:56those
- 8:56guys?
- 8:57Like
- 8:57I
- 8:57was
- 8:57saying
- 8:57earlier,
- 8:58like,
- 8:59you
- 8:59know,
- 8:59you'll
- 8:59Google
- 9:00your
- 9:00symptoms
- 9:01but
- 9:01you're
- 9:01still
- 9:01gonna
- 9:02go
- 9:02to
- 9:02a
- 9:02doctor.
- 9:02Yeah.
- 9:03And
- 9:03so
- 9:03like
- 9:03each
- 9:04thing
- 9:04has
- 9:05value,
- 9:05each
- 9:06thing
- 9:06has,
- 9:06you
- 9:06know,
- 9:07purpose.
- 9:08How
- 9:08do
- 9:08we
- 9:08make
- 9:08sure
- 9:09that
- 9:09we've
- 9:10got,
- 9:10we're
- 9:10hanging
- 9:10on
- 9:10to
- 9:11our
- 9:11value
- 9:11proposition
- 9:13really
- 9:13tightly
- 9:14and,
- 9:15you
- 9:15know,
- 9:15let
- 9:15those
- 9:16guys
- 9:16do
- 9:16what
- 9:16they're
- 9:16good
- 9:16at.
- 9:17So
- 9:17Laura,
- 9:17I'm
- 9:17curious
- 9:18too.
- 9:18Like,
- 9:19I
- 9:19don't
- 9:19want
- 9:20to
- 9:20read
- 9:20between
- 9:20the
- 9:20lines
- 9:20too
- 9:21much,
- 9:21but
- 9:21like,
- 9:21how
- 9:22do
- 9:22you,
- 9:23how
- 9:23do
- 9:23you
- 9:23think
- 9:24about
- 9:24some
- 9:24of
- 9:24the,
- 9:25the,
- 9:25I
- 9:25don't
- 9:25want
- 9:25to
- 9:25call
- 9:26them
- 9:26new
- 9:26because
- 9:26they're
- 9:26not
- 9:26really
- 9:26new,
- 9:27but
- 9:27some
- 9:27of
- 9:27the
- 9:27in
- 9:28store
- 9:28media
- 9:28channels
- 9:29that
- 9:29are
- 9:29developing
- 9:30more
- 9:31quickly
- 9:31in
- 9:31some
- 9:31retailers
- 9:32than
- 9:32others.
- 9:32So
- 9:32like
- 9:33digital
- 9:33screens,
- 9:34in
- 9:34store
- 9:35audio,
- 9:35how
- 9:36do
- 9:36you
- 9:36play?
- 9:37Do
- 9:37you.
- 9:37How
- 9:37do
- 9:38you
- 9:38think
- 9:38about
- 9:38those?
- 9:38Like,
- 9:38do
- 9:39you
- 9:39think
- 9:39you
- 9:39love
- 9:40them?
- 9:40Yeah,
- 9:41we
- 9:41don't
- 9:41have
- 9:41enough
- 9:41of
- 9:41them.
- 9:41We're
- 9:42going
- 9:42to
- 9:42do
- 9:42half
- 9:42of
- 9:42them.
- 9:43So
- 9:43I
- 9:43think.
- 9:43Okay.
- 9:43In
- 9:44Europe,
- 9:44and
- 9:45maybe
- 9:45I
- 9:45don't
- 9:45know
- 9:45about
- 9:45the
- 9:45state
- 9:46so
- 9:46much,
- 9:46but
- 9:46in
- 9:47Europe
- 9:47they
- 9:48started
- 9:48in
- 9:48store
- 9:49and
- 9:49they've
- 9:49slowly
- 9:50kind
- 9:50of
- 9:50broadened
- 9:51their
- 9:51spectrum
- 9:51to
- 9:51DSPs
- 9:52and
- 9:53you
- 9:53know,
- 9:543P.
- 9:54Like
- 9:55marketing,
- 9:57we
- 9:57did
- 9:57the
- 9:57opposite.
- 9:58I
- 9:58think
- 9:58the
- 9:58first
- 9:58step
- 9:59that
- 9:59we
- 9:59made
- 9:59in
- 9:59retail
- 9:59media
- 10:00was
- 10:00we
- 10:00acquired
- 10:00a
- 10:00DSP
- 10:02now
- 10:03called
- 10:03mediaisle,
- 10:04you
- 10:04know,
- 10:04similar
- 10:05to
- 10:05the
- 10:05trade
- 10:05desk,
- 10:05where
- 10:06we
- 10:06kind
- 10:06of
- 10:06run
- 10:06a
- 10:06lot
- 10:06of
- 10:06our
- 10:07business.
- 10:07Of
- 10:07course
- 10:07we
- 10:07did,
- 10:08you
- 10:08know,
- 10:09rmp,
- 10:10so
- 10:10like
- 10:10sponsored
- 10:11search
- 10:11on
- 10:11our
- 10:11sites
- 10:11and
- 10:11whatnot.
- 10:12And
- 10:12now
- 10:12we're
- 10:13starting
- 10:13to
- 10:13get
- 10:13into
- 10:13stores.
- 10:14That
- 10:14is
- 10:15where
- 10:1590%
- 10:16of
- 10:16our
- 10:16transactions
- 10:16are
- 10:17happening.
- 10:17That
- 10:17is
- 10:17where
- 10:18you're
- 10:18making
- 10:18that
- 10:19final
- 10:19decision.
- 10:20Maybe
- 10:20not
- 10:20every
- 10:20decision,
- 10:21but
- 10:21that
- 10:21final
- 10:21decision.
- 10:21And
- 10:22so
- 10:22I
- 10:22think
- 10:22pairing
- 10:22it
- 10:23with
- 10:23obviously
- 10:23upper
- 10:23funnel
- 10:24or,
- 10:24you
- 10:25know,
- 10:251P
- 10:26and
- 10:263P
- 10:26off
- 10:28outside
- 10:28of
- 10:28store
- 10:29marketing
- 10:29is
- 10:29helpful.
- 10:30We've
- 10:30got
- 10:30about
- 10:31a
- 10:31thousand
- 10:32screens
- 10:33in
- 10:33our
- 10:33stores
- 10:33today.
- 10:33They're
- 10:34largely
- 10:34on
- 10:34the
- 10:34peripheral.
- 10:35So
- 10:35you
- 10:36see
- 10:36them
- 10:36on
- 10:36your
- 10:36way
- 10:36in,
- 10:37but
- 10:37you
- 10:38don't
- 10:38see
- 10:38them
- 10:38again
- 10:38until
- 10:39you're
- 10:39on
- 10:39your
- 10:39way
- 10:39out.
- 10:39Okay.
- 10:40And
- 10:41we're
- 10:41going
- 10:41to
- 10:41be
- 10:41changing
- 10:41that.
- 10:42We're
- 10:42going
- 10:42to
- 10:42be
- 10:42launching.
- 10:42We're
- 10:43probably
- 10:43going
- 10:43to
- 10:43more
- 10:43than
- 10:4310x
- 10:44that
- 10:44number.
- 10:45And
- 10:45the
- 10:45difference
- 10:46is
- 10:46it's
- 10:46not
- 10:46more
- 10:47on
- 10:47the
- 10:47periphery.
- 10:47We're
- 10:47going
- 10:48to
- 10:48have
- 10:48end
- 10:48caps,
- 10:48we're
- 10:49going
- 10:49to
- 10:49have
- 10:49in
- 10:49aisle
- 10:50and
- 10:50that's
- 10:50going
- 10:50to,
- 10:50you
- 10:51know,
- 10:51have
- 10:51a
- 10:51lot
- 10:51of.
- 10:52There's
- 10:52gonna
- 10:53have,
- 10:53there's
- 10:53gonna
- 10:53be
- 10:53a
- 10:53lot
- 10:53of
- 10:53intelligence
- 10:54within
- 10:54those.
- 10:54I
- 10:54think
- 10:54that's
- 10:55what
- 10:55marketers
- 10:55want.
- 10:55They
- 10:55just
- 10:56want
- 10:56more
- 10:56options.
- 10:56And
- 10:56the
- 10:56reality
- 10:57is
- 10:57like,
- 10:57what
- 10:57I've
- 10:58learned
- 10:58from
- 10:58retail
- 10:58media,
- 10:59which
- 10:59is
- 10:59not
- 10:59dissimilar
- 11:00from
- 11:00kind
- 11:01of
- 11:01the
- 11:01early
- 11:01experience
- 11:02of
- 11:02building
- 11:02e
- 11:02commerce
- 11:03products
- 11:03for
- 11:04everyone.
- 11:04Yes,
- 11:05to
- 11:05serve
- 11:06everyone
- 11:06is
- 11:06hard.
- 11:07Like
- 11:07we're
- 11:07a
- 11:07grocer.
- 11:08You
- 11:08serve
- 11:08everyone.
- 11:09And
- 11:09so
- 11:09it's
- 11:09like,
- 11:09who's
- 11:10your
- 11:10core
- 11:10customer?
- 11:10It's
- 11:11like
- 11:11everyone
- 11:11is
- 11:11our
- 11:11core
- 11:12customer.
- 11:12How
- 11:12do
- 11:12you
- 11:12prioritize?
- 11:13How
- 11:13do
- 11:13you
- 11:13build
- 11:13for
- 11:13that?
- 11:13Right.
- 11:13It's
- 11:14not
- 11:14different
- 11:14for
- 11:14retail
- 11:15media.
- 11:15It's
- 11:15really,
- 11:15really
- 11:16hard
- 11:16because
- 11:17I
- 11:17don't
- 11:17want
- 11:17to
- 11:17say
- 11:17any
- 11:17like
- 11:18CPG
- 11:18names.
- 11:18We're
- 11:18like,
- 11:19but
- 11:19what
- 11:19this
- 11:19guy
- 11:19wants
- 11:20is
- 11:20different
- 11:20from
- 11:20what
- 11:20this
- 11:21person
- 11:21wants.
- 11:22And
- 11:22what,
- 11:23you
- 11:23know,
- 11:23what,
- 11:23what,
- 11:23how
- 11:24they,
- 11:24how
- 11:24one
- 11:24measures
- 11:25success
- 11:25is
- 11:25different
- 11:25from
- 11:26how
- 11:26another
- 11:26does.
- 11:27And
- 11:27so
- 11:27I
- 11:27think
- 11:27you
- 11:27do
- 11:27need
- 11:28to
- 11:28diversify,
- 11:29but
- 11:29not
- 11:30in
- 11:30a
- 11:30way
- 11:30that
- 11:30over
- 11:31Complicates
- 11:32or
- 11:32you're
- 11:32chasing
- 11:33too
- 11:33many
- 11:33things.
- 11:33You
- 11:33have
- 11:33to
- 11:34find
- 11:34what
- 11:34the,
- 11:34you
- 11:34know,
- 11:34what
- 11:35you.
- 11:35You
- 11:35have
- 11:35to
- 11:35have
- 11:35a
- 11:35lot
- 11:36of
- 11:36conviction.
- 11:36What
- 11:36do
- 11:37you
- 11:37think
- 11:37will
- 11:37really
- 11:37work?
- 11:38We've
- 11:38seen
- 11:39early
- 11:39indicators
- 11:39that
- 11:40In
- 11:40Store
- 11:40performs
- 11:41for
- 11:41us
- 11:41when
- 11:42paired
- 11:42with.
- 11:43With
- 11:44other
- 11:44types
- 11:44of
- 11:45advertisements,
- 11:45both
- 11:46our
- 11:46own
- 11:46and
- 11:46others.
- 11:47And
- 11:47so
- 11:47it's
- 11:48like,
- 11:48cool,
- 11:48like,
- 11:48let's
- 11:49find
- 11:49the
- 11:49right
- 11:49partner.
- 11:49Let's
- 11:50do
- 11:50that
- 11:50really
- 11:50well.
- 11:50We
- 11:50don't
- 11:51have
- 11:51to
- 11:51build
- 11:51everything,
- 11:51which
- 11:52we
- 11:52do
- 11:52a
- 11:52lot.
- 11:52We,
- 11:53you
- 11:53know,
- 11:53we're.
- 11:53Look,
- 11:54we.
- 11:54We
- 11:54found
- 11:54a
- 11:55partner
- 11:55to
- 11:55help
- 11:55us
- 11:55scale
- 11:56In
- 11:56Store
- 11:56media.
- 11:56We've
- 11:57got
- 11:57radio
- 11:58In
- 11:58Store
- 11:59audio.
- 11:59One
- 11:59of
- 11:59the
- 11:59cool
- 12:00things
- 12:00that
- 12:00we
- 12:00did
- 12:00early
- 12:00on
- 12:01was
- 12:01sync
- 12:01screens
- 12:02and
- 12:02audio
- 12:03together,
- 12:03which
- 12:03I
- 12:04love.
- 12:04Like,
- 12:04little
- 12:04things
- 12:04like
- 12:05that,
- 12:05you
- 12:05know.
- 12:05So,
- 12:06yeah,
- 12:07I
- 12:07think
- 12:07there's
- 12:07like.
- 12:07And
- 12:07you
- 12:08don't
- 12:08really
- 12:08need
- 12:08to,
- 12:08like,
- 12:08buy
- 12:09these,
- 12:09you
- 12:09know,
- 12:09I
- 12:09don't
- 12:09know.
- 12:10I'm
- 12:10looking
- 12:10at
- 12:10a
- 12:10bunch
- 12:10of
- 12:11vendors.
- 12:11I
- 12:11don't
- 12:11want
- 12:11to
- 12:11say
- 12:11you
- 12:11don't
- 12:12need
- 12:12to
- 12:12buy
- 12:12software
- 12:12for
- 12:12it.
- 12:13We're
- 12:13lucky
- 12:13that
- 12:13we,
- 12:14you
- 12:14know,
- 12:14we've
- 12:14built
- 12:14a
- 12:14lot
- 12:15of
- 12:15infrastructure,
- 12:15that
- 12:15we
- 12:16have
- 12:16a
- 12:16lot
- 12:16of
- 12:16extensibility.
- 12:17But
- 12:18I
- 12:18think,
- 12:18you
- 12:18know,
- 12:19no
- 12:19experiment
- 12:20is
- 12:20wasted.
- 12:21I
- 12:21think
- 12:21that's
- 12:21kind
- 12:21of
- 12:21our
- 12:21mentality.
- 12:22Okay,
- 12:22cool.
- 12:23All
- 12:24right,
- 12:24so
- 12:24let's
- 12:24get
- 12:24you
- 12:24out
- 12:25of
- 12:25here
- 12:25on
- 12:25this
- 12:25then.
- 12:25So
- 12:25we're
- 12:25at
- 12:26Grocery
- 12:26Shop.
- 12:26It's
- 12:26a
- 12:26tech
- 12:27conference.
- 12:27You
- 12:27just
- 12:28alluded
- 12:28to
- 12:28some
- 12:28tech.
- 12:29Yeah.
- 12:30What
- 12:30technology
- 12:31really
- 12:31gets
- 12:32you
- 12:32excited
- 12:32about
- 12:33as
- 12:33you
- 12:33think
- 12:33to
- 12:34the
- 12:34future,
- 12:34as
- 12:34you
- 12:35try
- 12:35to
- 12:35think
- 12:35about
- 12:35your
- 12:35job,
- 12:36all
- 12:36your
- 12:36many
- 12:36hats.
- 12:37In
- 12:37the
- 12:37Venn
- 12:37diagram,
- 12:37which
- 12:38ones
- 12:38are
- 12:38you
- 12:38most
- 12:38excited
- 12:38about?
- 12:39I
- 12:39mean,
- 12:39obviously
- 12:40I'm
- 12:40going
- 12:40to
- 12:40say
- 12:40AI.
- 12:41Any.
- 12:41Any
- 12:41particular
- 12:42type?
- 12:43I
- 12:43mean,
- 12:43I
- 12:43think
- 12:43agentic,
- 12:44which
- 12:44we've
- 12:44kind
- 12:44of
- 12:44been
- 12:45doing
- 12:45for
- 12:46some
- 12:46time.
- 12:47I
- 12:47think
- 12:47conversational
- 12:48for
- 12:48search.
- 12:49Like
- 12:49I
- 12:49said,
- 12:49search
- 12:49is
- 12:50so
- 12:50important
- 12:50to
- 12:50us,
- 12:51but
- 12:52I
- 12:52think
- 12:52AI
- 12:52for
- 12:53personalization,
- 12:54there's
- 12:54a
- 12:54little
- 12:54bit
- 12:54of
- 12:55everything.
- 12:55So
- 12:55for
- 12:56example,
- 12:56our
- 12:56personalization
- 12:57efforts,
- 12:58we
- 12:58kind
- 12:58of
- 12:58combine
- 12:59all
- 12:59of
- 12:59our
- 12:59behavioral
- 13:00and
- 13:00transactional
- 13:01customer
- 13:01data,
- 13:02and
- 13:02we
- 13:02use
- 13:03an
- 13:03LLM
- 13:03to
- 13:04prompt
- 13:05that
- 13:05raw
- 13:05data
- 13:05and
- 13:06develop
- 13:06a
- 13:06really
- 13:07rich
- 13:07customer
- 13:08profile
- 13:10that
- 13:10outlines
- 13:11dietary
- 13:11preferences,
- 13:12lifestyle
- 13:12preferences,
- 13:13demographic
- 13:13information.
- 13:14And
- 13:14we
- 13:15use
- 13:15that
- 13:15to
- 13:15run
- 13:15through
- 13:16several
- 13:16different.
- 13:17So
- 13:18that's
- 13:18the
- 13:18LLM
- 13:19part
- 13:19of
- 13:19AI.
- 13:20And
- 13:20then
- 13:20we
- 13:20run
- 13:20that
- 13:20through
- 13:21a
- 13:21bunch
- 13:21of
- 13:21agents,
- 13:22what
- 13:22we
- 13:22call
- 13:22merch
- 13:23agents,
- 13:23to
- 13:23say,
- 13:23okay,
- 13:24well,
- 13:24if
- 13:24this
- 13:24is
- 13:24what
- 13:25this
- 13:25person
- 13:25is
- 13:25like,
- 13:26here's
- 13:26the
- 13:26type
- 13:27of
- 13:27product
- 13:27they
- 13:27would
- 13:27like.
- 13:28And
- 13:28then
- 13:28you
- 13:28tie
- 13:28that
- 13:29type
- 13:29of
- 13:29product
- 13:29to
- 13:29actual
- 13:30SKUs,
- 13:30and
- 13:31then
- 13:31you
- 13:31connect
- 13:31that
- 13:32SKU
- 13:32to
- 13:33actual,
- 13:33like,
- 13:33products
- 13:34in
- 13:34our
- 13:34stores.
- 13:34And
- 13:35then
- 13:35you
- 13:35layer
- 13:35in
- 13:36your
- 13:36preferences.
- 13:36So
- 13:37if
- 13:37you're
- 13:37a
- 13:37vegetarian
- 13:38then
- 13:38we're
- 13:38not
- 13:38going
- 13:39to
- 13:39show
- 13:39you
- 13:39that
- 13:39meat
- 13:39version.
- 13:40Like
- 13:40it's
- 13:40all
- 13:40those
- 13:41things,
- 13:41AI
- 13:41powers
- 13:42all
- 13:42of
- 13:42that.
- 13:42It's
- 13:43different
- 13:43types
- 13:43of
- 13:43AI,
- 13:43it's
- 13:43LLMs,
- 13:44it's
- 13:44agentic,
- 13:45it's
- 13:46you
- 13:46know,
- 13:46content
- 13:47creation
- 13:47on
- 13:47the
- 13:47fly.
- 13:48So
- 13:48like
- 13:48image
- 13:49generation
- 13:49that's
- 13:49automatically
- 13:50created
- 13:51on
- 13:51the
- 13:51go.
- 13:52So
- 13:52I
- 13:52mean
- 13:53I
- 13:53like
- 13:53just
- 13:54our
- 13:54personalization
- 13:54efforts
- 13:55uses
- 13:55like
- 13:55four
- 13:55or
- 13:55five
- 13:56different
- 13:56types
- 13:56of
- 13:56AI.
- 13:58And
- 13:58I
- 13:58mean
- 13:59I
- 13:59think
- 14:00there's
- 14:00a
- 14:00little
- 14:00bit
- 14:00of
- 14:00hype
- 14:01in
- 14:01there.
- 14:01Obviously
- 14:01like
- 14:01agentic
- 14:02AI
- 14:02we
- 14:02were,
- 14:03that's
- 14:03just,
- 14:03you
- 14:04know,
- 14:04different
- 14:06like
- 14:06AI
- 14:06talking
- 14:07to
- 14:07each
- 14:07other
- 14:07and
- 14:07hand
- 14:07off,
- 14:08handoff,
- 14:08hand
- 14:08off.
- 14:08We've
- 14:08been
- 14:09doing
- 14:09that
- 14:09for
- 14:09some
- 14:09time.
- 14:09We
- 14:10now
- 14:10call
- 14:10it
- 14:10agentic.
- 14:11Acting
- 14:11on
- 14:11its
- 14:11own
- 14:11as
- 14:11a,
- 14:12acting
- 14:12on
- 14:12its
- 14:12own
- 14:12or
- 14:12connecting
- 14:13the
- 14:13dots
- 14:13between
- 14:13a
- 14:14bunch
- 14:14of
- 14:14different,
- 14:14you
- 14:14know,
- 14:15algorithms
- 14:15and,
- 14:17and
- 14:17whatnot.
- 14:17But
- 14:18I
- 14:18mean
- 14:18I
- 14:18think,
- 14:18yeah,
- 14:19that
- 14:19kind
- 14:19of
- 14:19stuff
- 14:19is
- 14:20so
- 14:20interesting
- 14:20to
- 14:20me.
- 14:20We're
- 14:21lucky
- 14:21because
- 14:21we
- 14:21have
- 14:22a
- 14:22really
- 14:22composable
- 14:24built
- 14:24in
- 14:24house
- 14:25technology
- 14:25infrastructure.
- 14:27So
- 14:27like
- 14:27I
- 14:27was
- 14:28talking
- 14:28about
- 14:28on
- 14:28stage
- 14:28earlier,
- 14:29like
- 14:29OpenAI
- 14:29announces
- 14:30they're
- 14:30doing,
- 14:31you
- 14:31know,
- 14:32commerce
- 14:32with
- 14:32Shopify.
- 14:33The
- 14:33reality
- 14:33is
- 14:33if
- 14:34you
- 14:34actually
- 14:34read
- 14:34into
- 14:35it
- 14:35and
- 14:35you
- 14:35go
- 14:35to
- 14:35their
- 14:35website
- 14:36and
- 14:36you
- 14:36look
- 14:36at
- 14:36all
- 14:36the
- 14:36documentation,
- 14:37anyone
- 14:38can
- 14:38launch
- 14:39commerce
- 14:39on
- 14:39those
- 14:40platforms.
- 14:40They
- 14:40launch
- 14:40with
- 14:41Etsy,
- 14:41they've
- 14:41given,
- 14:42you
- 14:42know,
- 14:42everyone
- 14:42access
- 14:43to
- 14:43acp.
- 14:43If
- 14:44you've
- 14:44got
- 14:44the
- 14:44right
- 14:44infrastructure,
- 14:45if
- 14:45you've
- 14:45got
- 14:45the
- 14:45right
- 14:46APIs
- 14:46and
- 14:46product
- 14:46feeds,
- 14:47you
- 14:47can
- 14:47just
- 14:48go,
- 14:48you
- 14:48can
- 14:48go
- 14:48and
- 14:48build
- 14:48your
- 14:49use
- 14:49cases
- 14:49and
- 14:50start
- 14:50doing
- 14:50that
- 14:50too,
- 14:50which
- 14:50is
- 14:51what
- 14:51we're
- 14:51doing.
- 14:51And
- 14:51I
- 14:51think
- 14:51it
- 14:52is
- 14:52having
- 14:52that
- 14:52flexibility.
- 14:53Yeah,
- 14:53for
- 14:53sure.
- 14:53I
- 14:54think,
- 14:54yeah,
- 14:54we
- 14:54got,
- 14:54you
- 14:55know,
- 14:55we've
- 14:55got
- 14:55a
- 14:55few
- 14:55use
- 14:56cases
- 14:56of
- 14:56like
- 14:56turning
- 14:56recipes
- 14:57into
- 14:57carts,
- 14:58you
- 14:58know,
- 14:58buying
- 14:59our
- 14:59apparel
- 15:00and
- 15:00beauty
- 15:00right
- 15:00then
- 15:00and
- 15:01there,
- 15:01you
- 15:02know.
- 15:02So
- 15:02I
- 15:02think
- 15:03there's
- 15:03like
- 15:03a
- 15:03lot
- 15:03that
- 15:03we
- 15:03can
- 15:04test.
- 15:04You
- 15:04know,
- 15:05we
- 15:05like
- 15:05to
- 15:05place
- 15:06a
- 15:06lot
- 15:06of
- 15:06bets.
- 15:06We
- 15:06never
- 15:06go,
- 15:07we
- 15:07never
- 15:08do
- 15:08massive
- 15:09bets.
- 15:09Like
- 15:09we,
- 15:09we
- 15:10didn't
- 15:10build
- 15:10a
- 15:10massive
- 15:11CFC
- 15:11before
- 15:11we
- 15:12launched
- 15:12online
- 15:12grocery.
- 15:13We,
- 15:13you
- 15:13know,
- 15:13we,
- 15:14we
- 15:14very
- 15:14quickly,
- 15:15as
- 15:15soon
- 15:15as
- 15:15we
- 15:15could
- 15:15got
- 15:15out
- 15:16of
- 15:16monoliths,
- 15:16you
- 15:17know,
- 15:17to
- 15:17run
- 15:17our
- 15:17business
- 15:18as
- 15:18much
- 15:18as
- 15:18we
- 15:18can
- 15:18have
- 15:19extensibility
- 15:20and
- 15:20flexibility
- 15:21in
- 15:21our
- 15:21systems
- 15:22so
- 15:22that
- 15:22we
- 15:22can
- 15:22experiment.
- 15:23I
- 15:23remember
- 15:23when
- 15:23like,
- 15:24I
- 15:24remember
- 15:24when
- 15:24the
- 15:24metaverse
- 15:25came
- 15:25out
- 15:25and
- 15:25we
- 15:25were
- 15:25all
- 15:25like,
- 15:26metaverse
- 15:26is
- 15:26the
- 15:26future.
- 15:27It's
- 15:27like,
- 15:27yeah,
- 15:28we
- 15:28touch
- 15:28our
- 15:28toe
- 15:28in
- 15:29that
- 15:29but
- 15:29not
- 15:30too
- 15:30deep.
- 15:30We
- 15:30didn't
- 15:30jump
- 15:31in.
- 15:31And
- 15:32that's
- 15:32why,
- 15:32you
- 15:32know,
- 15:32we
- 15:32weren't
- 15:33kind
- 15:33of
- 15:33left
- 15:33in.
- 15:34No
- 15:35one's
- 15:35buying
- 15:35groceries
- 15:35in
- 15:36the
- 15:36metaverse
- 15:36yet,
- 15:36as
- 15:37far
- 15:37as
- 15:37I
- 15:37know.
- 15:38And
- 15:38so,
- 15:39yeah,
- 15:39I
- 15:39think
- 15:39that's
- 15:39like,
- 15:39super
- 15:39important.
- 15:40Interesting.
- 15:40That's
- 15:41awesome.
- 15:41Wow,
- 15:41Great.
- 15:42Well,
- 15:43Lauren,
- 15:43thank
- 15:44you
- 15:44so
- 15:44much
- 15:44for
- 15:45spending
- 15:45the
- 15:45time
- 15:45with
- 15:46us
- 15:46today,
- 15:46for
- 15:46sharing
- 15:47with
- 15:47our
- 15:47audience.
- 15:48I
- 15:48mean,
- 15:48you
- 15:49are
- 15:49so
- 15:49much
- 15:49further
- 15:50ahead
- 15:50in
- 15:51with
- 15:51that
- 15:51strategy,
- 15:52I
- 15:52think,
- 15:52than
- 15:52a
- 15:52lot
- 15:53of
- 15:53the
- 15:53people
- 15:53that
- 15:53we've
- 15:53been
- 15:53hearing
- 15:54from
- 15:54at
- 15:54this
- 15:54show.
- 15:55So
- 15:55it's
- 15:55really
- 15:55a
- 15:56testament
- 15:56to
- 15:56how
- 15:56people
- 15:57should
- 15:57be
- 15:57thinking
- 15:57about
- 15:58their
- 15:58strategies
- 15:59for
- 16:00especially
- 16:00AI
- 16:01based
- 16:02search.
- 16:02Oh,
- 16:02yeah,
- 16:03you
- 16:03don't
- 16:03need
- 16:04much
- 16:04too,
- 16:04by
- 16:05the
- 16:05way.
- 16:05We
- 16:05have
- 16:05a
- 16:06team
- 16:06of
- 16:06like
- 16:0710
- 16:07people
- 16:07in
- 16:07AI.
- 16:09More
- 16:10than
- 16:10half
- 16:10of
- 16:10them
- 16:10are
- 16:10co
- 16:10ops,
- 16:11so
- 16:11it
- 16:12can
- 16:12be
- 16:12done
- 16:12with
- 16:12very
- 16:13little.
- 16:14You
- 16:14just
- 16:14got
- 16:14to
- 16:15enable.
- 16:15So.
- 16:15Well,
- 16:17there
- 16:18you
- 16:18have
- 16:18it.
- 16:18You
- 16:18heard
- 16:18it
- 16:19here
- 16:19first,
- 16:19is
- 16:19right.
- 16:20You
- 16:20don't
- 16:20need
- 16:20to
- 16:20ask
- 16:20for
- 16:20resources.
- 16:21Lauren's
- 16:21gonna
- 16:21have
- 16:22her
- 16:22own
- 16:22show
- 16:22pretty
- 16:23soon.
- 16:23She's
- 16:23got
- 16:23it
- 16:24down.
- 16:24I've
- 16:24got
- 16:24enough.
- 16:26Big,
- 16:26big
- 16:27thank
- 16:27you
- 16:27again
- 16:28to
- 16:28Lauren,
- 16:29to
- 16:29the
- 16:29Fusion
- 16:30group,
- 16:30for
- 16:30helping
- 16:30us
- 16:30bring
- 16:31you
- 16:31all
- 16:31of
- 16:31our
- 16:31coverage
- 16:32here
- 16:32from
- 16:32grocery
- 16:33shop.
- 16:33Stay
- 16:33tuned
- 16:34for
- 16:34more.
- 16:34And
- 16:34until
- 16:35our
- 16:35next
- 16:35interview,
- 16:35be
- 16:36careful
- 16:36out
- 16:36there.