Latest / Omni Talk Retail / Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Levi’s Claim That Data Helped It Capitalize On The Baggy Jeans Trend
Transcript
- 0:00Levi's
- 0:00reportedly
- 0:01crunched
- 0:01the
- 0:01data
- 0:02to
- 0:02jump
- 0:02on
- 0:02the
- 0:03baggy
- 0:03jeans
- 0:03trend.
- 0:04According
- 0:04to
- 0:04the
- 0:04Wall
- 0:04street
- 0:05journal,
- 0:05in
- 0:052020,
- 0:06Levi
- 0:07signed
- 0:07a
- 0:07deal
- 0:07with
- 0:07Google
- 0:08Cloud
- 0:08and
- 0:08began
- 0:09gathering
- 0:09data
- 0:10points
- 0:10from
- 0:10purchases,
- 0:11web
- 0:11browsing,
- 0:12retail
- 0:12partner
- 0:13sales
- 0:13and
- 0:13its
- 0:14loyalty
- 0:14program
- 0:14into
- 0:15a
- 0:15Google
- 0:15database
- 0:16and
- 0:16running
- 0:16daily
- 0:17machine
- 0:17learning
- 0:17algorithms
- 0:18designed
- 0:19to
- 0:19identify
- 0:19and
- 0:19predict
- 0:20purchase
- 0:20trends.
- 0:21Jesus
- 0:22Christ.
- 0:22And
- 0:23how
- 0:23many.
- 0:23How
- 0:24many
- 0:24buzzwords
- 0:24were
- 0:25in
- 0:25that
- 0:25last
- 0:25sentence?
- 0:26A
- 0:26lot.
- 0:26For
- 0:26the
- 0:26last
- 0:27time,
- 0:27Levi's
- 0:28chief
- 0:28Digital.
- 0:29For
- 0:29the
- 0:29first
- 0:29time.
- 0:29Not
- 0:30the
- 0:30last
- 0:30time,
- 0:30man.
- 0:30The.
- 0:30For
- 0:31the
- 0:31first
- 0:31time,
- 0:32Levi's
- 0:32Chief
- 0:32Digital
- 0:33Officer
- 0:33Jason
- 0:33Gowins
- 0:34told
- 0:34the
- 0:34Journal,
- 0:35Levi's
- 0:35was
- 0:35able
- 0:36to
- 0:36continuously
- 0:36pull
- 0:37together
- 0:37data
- 0:37from
- 0:38110
- 0:39countries,
- 0:39not
- 0:39100
- 0:39and
- 0:40110
- 0:41countries,
- 0:41and
- 0:4250,000
- 0:43points
- 0:43of
- 0:44distribution,
- 0:44only
- 0:451100
- 0:46of
- 0:46which
- 0:47were
- 0:47Levi's
- 0:48own
- 0:48stores.
- 0:49Hmm.
- 0:49As
- 0:50a
- 0:50result,
- 0:50the
- 0:50new
- 0:50data
- 0:51system
- 0:51helped
- 0:51the
- 0:51company
- 0:52understand
- 0:52that
- 0:53Baggy
- 0:53and
- 0:53Loose
- 0:54silhouettes
- 0:55weren't
- 0:55just
- 0:55for
- 0:55the
- 0:55TikTok
- 0:56generation.
- 0:57They
- 0:57were
- 0:57for
- 0:57everyone.
- 0:58As
- 0:58a
- 0:58result,
- 0:59Levi's
- 0:59dove
- 1:00into
- 1:00marketing
- 1:00campaigns
- 1:01like
- 1:01Live
- 1:02Loose,
- 1:02got
- 1:02to
- 1:02like
- 1:03that
- 1:03campaign,
- 1:03and
- 1:04began
- 1:04evangelizing
- 1:05on
- 1:05the
- 1:05trendiness
- 1:06of
- 1:06roomier
- 1:07fits
- 1:08to
- 1:08its
- 1:08retail
- 1:09partners.
- 1:09And
- 1:10yes,
- 1:11are
- 1:11you
- 1:11buying
- 1:12or
- 1:12selling
- 1:12the
- 1:13impact
- 1:13of
- 1:13data
- 1:14that
- 1:14Levi's
- 1:15claims
- 1:15it
- 1:15has
- 1:15had
- 1:16on
- 1:16its
- 1:16business?
- 1:17My
- 1:18God,
- 1:18there's
- 1:18so
- 1:18many
- 1:18merchandising
- 1:19questions
- 1:20in
- 1:20this.
- 1:20I
- 1:20feel
- 1:20like
- 1:21I'm
- 1:21just
- 1:21getting
- 1:21slaughtered
- 1:22and
- 1:22they're
- 1:22going
- 1:22right
- 1:22to
- 1:22me.
- 1:23So
- 1:23I'm
- 1:24interested
- 1:25to
- 1:25hear
- 1:25where
- 1:25you
- 1:25land
- 1:26on
- 1:26this,
- 1:26Chris.
- 1:26But.
- 1:26But
- 1:27look,
- 1:27I'm
- 1:28buying
- 1:28because
- 1:29the
- 1:29price
- 1:29is
- 1:29low.
- 1:29You're
- 1:30buying.
- 1:30I'm
- 1:31buying
- 1:31because
- 1:31the
- 1:31price
- 1:31is
- 1:32low.
- 1:32And
- 1:32things
- 1:32can
- 1:33only
- 1:33go
- 1:33up
- 1:33from
- 1:33here.
- 1:34Not
- 1:34because
- 1:34I
- 1:35think
- 1:35this
- 1:35baggy
- 1:35jeans
- 1:36example
- 1:37is
- 1:37like
- 1:37the
- 1:37case
- 1:37study
- 1:38I
- 1:38would
- 1:38choose
- 1:39to
- 1:39represent
- 1:40investing
- 1:41in
- 1:41this
- 1:41kind
- 1:41of
- 1:41data.
- 1:42But
- 1:42I
- 1:43think
- 1:43you
- 1:43and
- 1:43I
- 1:43have
- 1:44heard
- 1:44repeatedly
- 1:44over
- 1:45the
- 1:45course
- 1:45of
- 1:45the
- 1:45last
- 1:45several
- 1:46weeks
- 1:46at
- 1:46all
- 1:46these
- 1:46conferences
- 1:47that
- 1:47the
- 1:47number
- 1:47one
- 1:47thing
- 1:47that
- 1:48the
- 1:48retail
- 1:48CEOs
- 1:49and
- 1:49executives
- 1:50that
- 1:50we've
- 1:50been
- 1:50interviewing
- 1:51have
- 1:51been
- 1:51saying
- 1:52that
- 1:52they're
- 1:52investing
- 1:53in
- 1:53is
- 1:54data
- 1:54to
- 1:54support
- 1:55decision
- 1:55making
- 1:56for
- 1:56them,
- 1:56including
- 1:56in
- 1:57merchandising
- 1:57scenarios.
- 1:58I
- 1:58think
- 1:59you
- 1:59also
- 1:59have
- 2:00to
- 2:00be
- 2:00investing
- 2:00in
- 2:00AI
- 2:01tools
- 2:01to
- 2:02kind
- 2:02of
- 2:02aggregate
- 2:02this
- 2:02data
- 2:03to
- 2:03really
- 2:04bring
- 2:04that
- 2:05to
- 2:05something
- 2:05that
- 2:06the
- 2:06buying
- 2:06and
- 2:06merchandising
- 2:07teams
- 2:07at
- 2:08Levi's
- 2:08in
- 2:08this
- 2:09case,
- 2:09can
- 2:10really
- 2:10utilize
- 2:11and
- 2:11help
- 2:12inform
- 2:12some
- 2:12of
- 2:13the
- 2:13decisions
- 2:13they're
- 2:13making.
- 2:14But
- 2:14much
- 2:14like
- 2:15the
- 2:15Walmart
- 2:16story
- 2:16that
- 2:16we
- 2:16were
- 2:16talking
- 2:17about
- 2:17earlier
- 2:17within
- 2:17home
- 2:18testing,
- 2:18I
- 2:18still
- 2:19think
- 2:19that
- 2:19that's
- 2:20going
- 2:20to
- 2:20be
- 2:20the
- 2:20thing
- 2:21that
- 2:21you
- 2:21have
- 2:21to
- 2:21invest
- 2:22in,
- 2:22but
- 2:22you
- 2:22still
- 2:22need
- 2:23this.
- 2:23The
- 2:23art
- 2:24of
- 2:24the
- 2:24Merchandising
- 2:25here,
- 2:25like,
- 2:25you
- 2:25still
- 2:26need.
- 2:26A
- 2:26good
- 2:26merchant
- 2:27would
- 2:27know
- 2:27that
- 2:27the
- 2:27baggage
- 2:28jeans
- 2:28trend
- 2:28is
- 2:29coming.
- 2:29A
- 2:29good
- 2:30merchant
- 2:30understands
- 2:31that.
- 2:31But
- 2:32I
- 2:32think
- 2:32what's
- 2:32cool
- 2:33about
- 2:33this
- 2:33is
- 2:33that
- 2:34I
- 2:34think
- 2:34you
- 2:34start
- 2:34to
- 2:35position
- 2:35Levi's
- 2:36in
- 2:36a
- 2:37more
- 2:37competitive
- 2:37space
- 2:38against
- 2:38some
- 2:38of
- 2:38the
- 2:39fast
- 2:39fashion
- 2:40players
- 2:40out
- 2:40there,
- 2:41like
- 2:41Shein
- 2:41and
- 2:41Timu,
- 2:42who
- 2:42are
- 2:42taking
- 2:42aggregated
- 2:43data
- 2:44on
- 2:44their
- 2:44platforms.
- 2:45How
- 2:45much
- 2:45time,
- 2:46like,
- 2:46what
- 2:46people
- 2:46are
- 2:46searching,
- 2:47how
- 2:47much
- 2:47time
- 2:47they're
- 2:48spending
- 2:48engaging
- 2:48with,
- 2:49you
- 2:49know,
- 2:49games
- 2:50or,
- 2:51or
- 2:51shopping
- 2:51experiences
- 2:52for
- 2:52certain
- 2:53products
- 2:53in
- 2:53the
- 2:53app
- 2:53and
- 2:54then
- 2:54using
- 2:54that
- 2:54data
- 2:54to
- 2:55determine
- 2:55how
- 2:55much
- 2:55of
- 2:55products
- 2:56they
- 2:56make,
- 2:56what
- 2:57trends
- 2:57are
- 2:57kind
- 2:57of
- 2:57coming
- 2:58down
- 2:58the
- 2:58pipeline.
- 2:59I
- 2:59think
- 3:00there's,
- 3:00there's
- 3:01a
- 3:01use
- 3:01case
- 3:01for
- 3:02this.
- 3:02I
- 3:02think
- 3:02this
- 3:03is
- 3:03just
- 3:03an
- 3:03early
- 3:03stage
- 3:04and
- 3:04maybe
- 3:04not
- 3:04the
- 3:04best
- 3:05example
- 3:05for
- 3:05it,
- 3:06but
- 3:06I
- 3:07have
- 3:07a
- 3:07feeling
- 3:07that
- 3:08you're
- 3:08going
- 3:08to,
- 3:08you're
- 3:09going
- 3:09to
- 3:09take
- 3:09this
- 3:09in
- 3:09a
- 3:09completely
- 3:10different
- 3:10direction.
- 3:11Chris.
- 3:13Well,
- 3:14you're
- 3:14not
- 3:14buying.
- 3:14You're
- 3:15not
- 3:15buying.
- 3:15I
- 3:15got
- 3:15to
- 3:15tell
- 3:16you,
- 3:16you
- 3:16know
- 3:17me
- 3:17really,
- 3:17really
- 3:18well
- 3:18at
- 3:18this
- 3:18point.
- 3:19You
- 3:19could
- 3:19probably
- 3:19tell
- 3:19from
- 3:19how
- 3:20I
- 3:20did
- 3:20the.
- 3:20I'm,
- 3:21I'm.
- 3:21No,
- 3:21I'm
- 3:21not
- 3:21buying
- 3:21this.
- 3:22I'm
- 3:22selling
- 3:22this
- 3:22hard.
- 3:23In
- 3:23fact,
- 3:23like,
- 3:23I
- 3:24think
- 3:24back,
- 3:24this
- 3:24is
- 3:24like,
- 3:25why,
- 3:25why
- 3:25I
- 3:26personally
- 3:26got
- 3:26into
- 3:26the
- 3:27business
- 3:27that
- 3:27we're
- 3:27in
- 3:27is,
- 3:28is
- 3:28to
- 3:28call,
- 3:29call
- 3:29PS
- 3:30on
- 3:30headlines
- 3:30like
- 3:30this.
- 3:31I'm.
- 3:31I'm
- 3:31selling
- 3:31this
- 3:31so
- 3:32hard.
- 3:33This,
- 3:33this
- 3:33story
- 3:33to
- 3:34me
- 3:34is
- 3:34an
- 3:34example
- 3:35of
- 3:35claiming
- 3:36text
- 3:37impact
- 3:37for
- 3:38something
- 3:38that
- 3:38lines
- 3:38up
- 3:39after
- 3:39the
- 3:39fact,
- 3:40after
- 3:40it's
- 3:40happened.
- 3:40Okay,
- 3:41the
- 3:41begging.
- 3:42You're
- 3:43just
- 3:43doing
- 3:43this
- 3:44on
- 3:44Levi,
- 3:44like,
- 3:44for
- 3:45this
- 3:45Levi's.
- 3:45Yeah,
- 3:46on
- 3:46the
- 3:46claim,
- 3:46on
- 3:46the
- 3:47claim
- 3:47that
- 3:47Levi's
- 3:48is
- 3:48attributing
- 3:48their
- 3:49success
- 3:49on
- 3:49the
- 3:49baggy
- 3:50jeans
- 3:50trend
- 3:50to
- 3:50their
- 3:51partnership
- 3:51with
- 3:51Google
- 3:51Cloud.
- 3:52I
- 3:52just
- 3:52think
- 3:52it's
- 3:52total
- 3:53baloney.
- 3:53I
- 3:53mean,
- 3:54and
- 3:54seriously,
- 3:54the
- 3:54baggy
- 3:55jeans
- 3:55trend,
- 3:55you
- 3:56didn't
- 3:56see
- 3:56that
- 3:56coming?
- 3:57I
- 3:57saw
- 3:58that
- 3:58coming.
- 3:58You
- 3:59know,
- 3:59like,
- 3:59I
- 3:59mean,
- 4:00and
- 4:00you're
- 4:00telling
- 4:01me,
- 4:01like,
- 4:01you
- 4:01even
- 4:01mentioned
- 4:02all
- 4:02the
- 4:02fashion
- 4:02merchants
- 4:03at
- 4:03Levi's
- 4:04went
- 4:04to
- 4:04data
- 4:04from
- 4:05Google
- 4:05Cloud
- 4:05to
- 4:06tell
- 4:06them
- 4:06that
- 4:06baggy
- 4:06jeans
- 4:07trend
- 4:07was
- 4:07calming.
- 4:08Come
- 4:09on,
- 4:09I
- 4:09wasn't
- 4:10born
- 4:10yesterday.
- 4:11And,
- 4:12and,
- 4:12and,
- 4:13but,
- 4:13you
- 4:13know,
- 4:14my
- 4:14last,
- 4:14I'd
- 4:14say
- 4:14is,
- 4:15good
- 4:15job
- 4:15by
- 4:15you,
- 4:16Jason
- 4:16Gowans,
- 4:16for
- 4:16trying
- 4:17to
- 4:17make
- 4:17Levi's
- 4:17sound
- 4:18much
- 4:18cooler
- 4:18from
- 4:18a
- 4:19tech
- 4:19standpoint
- 4:19than
- 4:19it
- 4:20probably
- 4:20is.
- 4:20And,
- 4:20and
- 4:20for
- 4:21my
- 4:21friends
- 4:21there,
- 4:21like,
- 4:22I've
- 4:22heard
- 4:22very,
- 4:23very
- 4:23different
- 4:24varying
- 4:25degrees
- 4:25of
- 4:26how,
- 4:26how
- 4:27tech
- 4:28forward
- 4:28Levi's
- 4:29is
- 4:29and
- 4:29how,
- 4:29and
- 4:30how
- 4:30much
- 4:30they
- 4:30struggle
- 4:31on
- 4:31the
- 4:31tech
- 4:31side
- 4:31of
- 4:31things.
- 4:32So,
- 4:32so
- 4:32maybe
- 4:33so.
- 4:33I,
- 4:33I
- 4:33just
- 4:33think
- 4:34this
- 4:34is
- 4:34taking
- 4:34a
- 4:34victory
- 4:35lap
- 4:35for
- 4:35something
- 4:35that
- 4:36is
- 4:36just
- 4:36nicely
- 4:37correlated
- 4:37with
- 4:37your
- 4:38sales
- 4:38performance.
- 4:38That's
- 4:39what
- 4:39I'd
- 4:39say.
- 4:39So.
- 4:40So
- 4:40to
- 4:40clarify,
- 4:41then,
- 4:41I
- 4:42think
- 4:42so
- 4:42you're
- 4:42saying
- 4:43you're
- 4:43selling
- 4:44the,
- 4:45the
- 4:45claim
- 4:45that
- 4:45Levi's
- 4:46is
- 4:46making.
- 4:46You're
- 4:47not
- 4:47selling
- 4:47the
- 4:47idea
- 4:48that
- 4:48companies
- 4:49should
- 4:49be
- 4:49investing
- 4:49in
- 4:50this
- 4:50type
- 4:50of
- 4:50technology
- 4:51to
- 4:51aggregate
- 4:52data
- 4:52to
- 4:53supply
- 4:53their
- 4:53merchants
- 4:54with,
- 4:54and
- 4:54that
- 4:54there
- 4:54could
- 4:54be
- 4:55a
- 4:55positive
- 4:55outcome
- 4:56from
- 4:56that?
- 4:57Yes.
- 4:58Right?
- 4:58Yes.
- 4:58A
- 4:58hundred
- 4:58percent.
- 4:59Yes.
- 4:59Okay,
- 5:00here's.
- 5:00I
- 5:00think
- 5:00we're
- 5:00on
- 5:01the
- 5:01same
- 5:01page.
- 5:01I
- 5:02think
- 5:02we're
- 5:02on
- 5:02the
- 5:02same
- 5:02page.
- 5:03Yes.
- 5:03Here's
- 5:03how
- 5:03I'm
- 5:04guessing
- 5:04this
- 5:04conversation
- 5:05actually
- 5:05went
- 5:05down.
- 5:05If
- 5:06I
- 5:06had,
- 5:06if
- 5:06I
- 5:06had,
- 5:07you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07a
- 5:07bird's
- 5:08eye
- 5:08view
- 5:08in
- 5:08a
- 5:08Macy's,
- 5:09if
- 5:09I
- 5:09was
- 5:09a
- 5:09fly
- 5:09in
- 5:09the
- 5:09wall
- 5:10or
- 5:10not
- 5:10Macy's
- 5:10in
- 5:11Levi's,
- 5:11if
- 5:11I
- 5:11was
- 5:11a
- 5:11fly
- 5:12on
- 5:12the
- 5:12wall
- 5:12in
- 5:12Levi's,
- 5:13like
- 5:13the
- 5:14fast.
- 5:14The,
- 5:14the,
- 5:15the
- 5:15merchants
- 5:15are
- 5:16like
- 5:16doing
- 5:16their
- 5:16line
- 5:16review.
- 5:16They're
- 5:17like,
- 5:17biggie
- 5:17Baggy
- 5:18Jeans
- 5:18is
- 5:18going
- 5:18to
- 5:18be
- 5:18the
- 5:18trend
- 5:19this
- 5:19year.
- 5:19We're
- 5:19going
- 5:19to
- 5:19buy
- 5:19into
- 5:20it
- 5:20big.
- 5:20And
- 5:20then
- 5:21some
- 5:21computer
- 5:21walk
- 5:22in
- 5:22the
- 5:22sides
- 5:22like,
- 5:22yep,
- 5:23our
- 5:23data
- 5:23says
- 5:23that,
- 5:23that,
- 5:24let's
- 5:24do
- 5:24that.
- 5:24And
- 5:24then
- 5:25they're
- 5:25like,
- 5:25okay,
- 5:25fine,
- 5:25yeah,
- 5:26let's
- 5:26take
- 5:26credit
- 5:26for
- 5:26it.
- 5:27That's
- 5:27how
- 5:27it
- 5:27works.
- 5:27You
- 5:28know
- 5:28that.
- 5:28Well,
- 5:28that's.
- 5:29That's
- 5:29a
- 5:29funny
- 5:30thing
- 5:30about
- 5:30retail.
- 5:31I
- 5:31mean,
- 5:31there's
- 5:31there's
- 5:32only
- 5:32still
- 5:32so
- 5:33much
- 5:33art
- 5:33and
- 5:33sci,
- 5:34you
- 5:34know,
- 5:34so
- 5:35much
- 5:35science
- 5:35that
- 5:35goes
- 5:36into
- 5:36the
- 5:36art
- 5:36of
- 5:36just
- 5:36having
- 5:37to
- 5:37make
- 5:37bet.
- 5:37I
- 5:38mean,
- 5:38Levi's
- 5:38has
- 5:38to
- 5:39make
- 5:39some
- 5:39pretty
- 5:39big
- 5:39fricking
- 5:40bets
- 5:40pretty
- 5:41darn
- 5:41early
- 5:41too.
- 5:42So,
- 5:42like,
- 5:43I
- 5:43don't
- 5:43know,
- 5:43I
- 5:44just,
- 5:44I
- 5:44don't.
- 5:44I'm
- 5:45not
- 5:45buying
- 5:45it.
- 5:45Maybe
- 5:45a
- 5:46little
- 5:46bit,
- 5:46but
- 5:46not
- 5:46buying
- 5:47it.
- 5:47All
- 5:47right,
- 5:48all
- 5:48right,
- 5:48fair.
- 5:49Well,
- 5:49we
- 5:49kind
- 5:50of
- 5:50agree
- 5:51not.
- 5:51But
- 5:51not
- 5:51on
- 5:52the
- 5:52Baggy
- 5:52Jeans
- 5:52case
- 5:53study.
- 5:53That's
- 5:54where
- 5:54we'll
- 5:54leave
- 5:54this.
- 5:55Oh,
- 5:55yeah.
- 5:56Data.
- 5:56100%
- 5:56data
- 5:57is
- 5:57the
- 5:57foundation
- 5:58of
- 5:58good
- 5:58retailing
- 5:58going
- 5:59forward.
- 5:59Yes,
- 6:00yes.