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- 0:00And
- 0:00partnering
- 0:00with
- 0:00Shein
- 0:01gives
- 0:01them
- 0:01immediate
- 0:02access
- 0:02to
- 0:03160
- 0:03markets,
- 0:04which
- 0:05is
- 0:05hard
- 0:05to
- 0:05achieve
- 0:06on
- 0:06their
- 0:06own.
- 0:07So
- 0:08and
- 0:08I
- 0:08would
- 0:08say
- 0:09also
- 0:09that
- 0:10especially
- 0:10for
- 0:10this
- 0:11price
- 0:11entry,
- 0:11fast
- 0:12fashion
- 0:12manufacturers,
- 0:14Shein
- 0:14is
- 0:15a
- 0:15very
- 0:16good
- 0:16match.
- 0:21Let's
- 0:21Talk
- 0:22Marketplace.
- 0:22The
- 0:23Marketplace
- 0:23podcast
- 0:24with
- 0:24Ingrid
- 0:25Lohmer
- 0:25and
- 0:25Vana
- 0:26V.
- 0:26Dichtu.
- 0:30Hello
- 0:30everyone
- 0:30and
- 0:31welcome
- 0:31back
- 0:31to
- 0:31another
- 0:32episode
- 0:32of
- 0:32let's
- 0:33Talk
- 0:33Marketplace.
- 0:33I'm
- 0:34Ingrid
- 0:34and
- 0:34as
- 0:34always
- 0:35I'm
- 0:35joined
- 0:35by
- 0:35Valerie.
- 0:36And
- 0:37today
- 0:37we
- 0:37have
- 0:37another
- 0:38Marketplace
- 0:38news
- 0:39update
- 0:39for
- 0:39you.
- 0:40After
- 0:40all,
- 0:40summer
- 0:41was
- 0:41quite
- 0:41slow
- 0:41and
- 0:42news
- 0:42wise,
- 0:42but
- 0:42September
- 0:43has
- 0:43been
- 0:43rather
- 0:44busy
- 0:44for
- 0:45the
- 0:45Marketplace
- 0:45world.
- 0:46Lots
- 0:46of
- 0:46things
- 0:46were
- 0:46happening.
- 0:47So
- 0:48we'll
- 0:48walk
- 0:48you
- 0:48through
- 0:48the
- 0:49most
- 0:49important
- 0:49news
- 0:49today.
- 0:51Yeah,
- 0:51absolutely.
- 0:52So
- 0:52I
- 0:52think
- 0:53about
- 0:53just
- 0:53like
- 0:53last
- 0:54week
- 0:54while
- 0:54we
- 0:54were
- 0:55in
- 0:55Cologne
- 0:55for
- 0:56our
- 0:56own
- 0:57Marketplace
- 0:57Universe
- 0:58Connect
- 0:58event
- 0:59and
- 1:00while
- 1:00the
- 1:01DMX
- 1:01go
- 1:02and
- 1:02you
- 1:03have
- 1:03been
- 1:03this
- 1:03week
- 1:03in
- 1:04Berlin.
- 1:05So
- 1:05before
- 1:06we
- 1:06jump
- 1:06into
- 1:06the
- 1:07headlines,
- 1:07and
- 1:08I
- 1:08know
- 1:09so
- 1:09many
- 1:09other
- 1:09events
- 1:10are
- 1:10already
- 1:10planned
- 1:11and,
- 1:11and,
- 1:11and
- 1:12yeah,
- 1:14yeah,
- 1:14yeah,
- 1:14yeah.
- 1:15Event
- 1:15is
- 1:15Event
- 1:16Fall
- 1:16is
- 1:16really
- 1:16coming,
- 1:17coming
- 1:17along.
- 1:18Event
- 1:18Fall
- 1:18is
- 1:18on
- 1:20and
- 1:20we
- 1:20are
- 1:20also
- 1:21preparing
- 1:21for
- 1:21our
- 1:22event
- 1:23Marketplace
- 1:24Universal
- 1:24Connect
- 1:25on
- 1:25the
- 1:2520th
- 1:26of
- 1:26October
- 1:27in
- 1:27Munich
- 1:28and
- 1:28being
- 1:29on
- 1:29stage
- 1:29at
- 1:29the
- 1:29Newcomer
- 1:30Summit.
- 1:30So
- 1:30a
- 1:31lot
- 1:31of
- 1:31things
- 1:31going
- 1:32on
- 1:32and
- 1:32we're
- 1:32quite
- 1:32excited.
- 1:34But
- 1:34before
- 1:35we
- 1:35jump
- 1:35into
- 1:35the
- 1:35headlines,
- 1:36I
- 1:36have
- 1:36to
- 1:36ask,
- 1:37last
- 1:38week
- 1:38you
- 1:38were
- 1:39in
- 1:39Berlin
- 1:39for
- 1:39the
- 1:40ebay
- 1:40awards.
- 1:41So
- 1:41how
- 1:41was
- 1:41it?
- 1:42That
- 1:42was
- 1:42a
- 1:42great
- 1:43evening,
- 1:43really.
- 1:44Ebay
- 1:44chose
- 1:45a
- 1:46stunning
- 1:46location
- 1:47for
- 1:47the
- 1:48ebay
- 1:48awards
- 1:48this
- 1:49year.
- 1:49The
- 1:50whole
- 1:50energy
- 1:50was
- 1:51great
- 1:51and
- 1:52I
- 1:53think
- 1:53the
- 1:53evening
- 1:53showed
- 1:54very
- 1:54good
- 1:54how
- 1:54much
- 1:55ebay
- 1:55values
- 1:56their
- 1:56seller
- 1:56community.
- 1:57You
- 1:57know,
- 1:58there
- 1:58were
- 1:58inspiring
- 1:59stories
- 1:59from
- 2:00entrepreneurs,
- 2:01there
- 2:01was
- 2:01a
- 2:01brass
- 2:01band
- 2:02which
- 2:02is
- 2:02always,
- 2:03you
- 2:03know,
- 2:03it's
- 2:03always
- 2:03a
- 2:04key,
- 2:04a
- 2:04win
- 2:05for
- 2:05me
- 2:05and
- 2:06even
- 2:06an
- 2:07inspirational
- 2:07keynote
- 2:08speaker.
- 2:08And
- 2:09yeah,
- 2:09there
- 2:09was
- 2:10a
- 2:10lot
- 2:10of
- 2:10ebay
- 2:11spirit
- 2:12in
- 2:12the
- 2:12room.
- 2:12And
- 2:13of
- 2:13course
- 2:13I
- 2:13could
- 2:13meet
- 2:14and
- 2:14remet
- 2:14a
- 2:15lot
- 2:15of
- 2:15people
- 2:15from
- 2:15the
- 2:16whole
- 2:16German
- 2:16ebay
- 2:17verse,
- 2:17which
- 2:17is
- 2:17always
- 2:18fun.
- 2:18But
- 2:19I
- 2:19think
- 2:20the
- 2:20best
- 2:20part
- 2:20for
- 2:20me
- 2:20was
- 2:21when
- 2:21I
- 2:21was
- 2:22allowed
- 2:23to
- 2:23hand
- 2:23over
- 2:23the
- 2:24award
- 2:24for
- 2:24the
- 2:25best
- 2:25social
- 2:25oriented
- 2:27company
- 2:27to
- 2:28Mike
- 2:28Rife
- 2:28from
- 2:29IFB
- 2:29Green
- 2:29and
- 2:30Social
- 2:30it.
- 2:31And
- 2:31that
- 2:32is
- 2:32a
- 2:32great
- 2:32company,
- 2:33really,
- 2:33and
- 2:33a
- 2:34story
- 2:34that
- 2:34I
- 2:34hadn't
- 2:34heard
- 2:35before,
- 2:36which
- 2:36always
- 2:37happens
- 2:37to
- 2:37me
- 2:37when
- 2:38I
- 2:38go
- 2:38to
- 2:38the
- 2:38ebay
- 2:39awards.
- 2:39I
- 2:39always
- 2:40meet
- 2:40new
- 2:40people
- 2:40and
- 2:41new
- 2:41interesting
- 2:41stories
- 2:41that
- 2:42I
- 2:42haven't
- 2:42heard
- 2:42before.
- 2:42And
- 2:43this
- 2:43one
- 2:43is
- 2:43great
- 2:44because
- 2:44the
- 2:44IFB
- 2:45is
- 2:45an
- 2:45established
- 2:46and
- 2:46very
- 2:47profitable
- 2:47company
- 2:48with
- 2:48like
- 2:4820
- 2:49offices
- 2:49in
- 2:50six
- 2:50countries
- 2:50and
- 2:50they
- 2:51have
- 2:51seven
- 2:51employees
- 2:52and
- 2:52nearly
- 2:53half,
- 2:56and
- 2:57nearly
- 2:57half
- 2:57of
- 2:57these
- 2:58employees
- 2:58are
- 2:59people
- 2:59with
- 2:59disabilities.
- 3:00Wow.
- 3:00Yeah,
- 3:01and
- 3:01that's
- 3:02really
- 3:02inspiring
- 3:03considering
- 3:04that
- 3:04in
- 3:04Germany
- 3:04we
- 3:05have
- 3:05a
- 3:05law
- 3:05that
- 3:06companies
- 3:07with
- 3:07more
- 3:07than
- 3:0720
- 3:08employees
- 3:08have
- 3:09to
- 3:09employ
- 3:10people
- 3:10with
- 3:10disabilities.
- 3:11And
- 3:11about
- 3:1240%
- 3:12of
- 3:13German
- 3:13companies
- 3:13just
- 3:14don't
- 3:14do
- 3:14that.
- 3:15They
- 3:15just
- 3:16don't
- 3:16comply.
- 3:17And
- 3:17they
- 3:17only
- 3:18have
- 3:18to
- 3:18employ
- 3:195%
- 3:20of
- 3:20their
- 3:20workforce,
- 3:21have
- 3:21to
- 3:21be
- 3:22people
- 3:22with
- 3:22disabilities.
- 3:23And
- 3:23then
- 3:24someone
- 3:24like
- 3:24AFB
- 3:25comes
- 3:25along
- 3:25and
- 3:25they
- 3:25go
- 3:26like,
- 3:26yeah,
- 3:26we
- 3:26have
- 3:2650,
- 3:27no
- 3:27problem.
- 3:28So
- 3:29that
- 3:29was
- 3:29great.
- 3:30Yeah,
- 3:31Sounds
- 3:31really
- 3:31like
- 3:31a
- 3:31fantastic
- 3:32evening
- 3:32and
- 3:33a
- 3:33good
- 3:33reminder
- 3:33that
- 3:33community
- 3:34is
- 3:34still
- 3:34the
- 3:34heart
- 3:35of
- 3:35marketplaces.
- 3:36And
- 3:36this
- 3:37is
- 3:37also
- 3:37what
- 3:37we
- 3:37see
- 3:37when
- 3:38we
- 3:38go
- 3:38to
- 3:38events.
- 3:39Right.
- 3:39Like
- 3:41we
- 3:41were
- 3:41in
- 3:41Cologne
- 3:42and
- 3:42then
- 3:42we
- 3:42meet
- 3:42the
- 3:43people
- 3:43there,
- 3:43which
- 3:43we
- 3:44met
- 3:44again
- 3:44in
- 3:44Berlin
- 3:45and
- 3:47which
- 3:47we
- 3:47will
- 3:47meet
- 3:47again
- 3:48in.
- 3:48In
- 3:48Munich
- 3:49and.
- 3:50And
- 3:50so
- 3:51on
- 3:51and
- 3:51so
- 3:51on.
- 3:52So.
- 3:53Yeah.
- 3:54But
- 3:54I
- 3:55would
- 3:55say,
- 3:55as
- 3:56we
- 3:56are
- 3:56here
- 3:56for
- 3:56the
- 3:56news
- 3:57today,
- 3:57let's
- 3:58dive
- 3:58into
- 3:58the
- 3:58September
- 3:59news
- 4:00because
- 4:00a
- 4:01lot
- 4:01has
- 4:01happened
- 4:01and
- 4:01we
- 4:01skipped
- 4:02the
- 4:02August.
- 4:02Session,
- 4:03so
- 4:04there
- 4:05was
- 4:05not
- 4:05really
- 4:06anything
- 4:06on
- 4:06August.
- 4:07So.
- 4:07Okay,
- 4:08so
- 4:08everyone
- 4:09was
- 4:09really
- 4:09doing
- 4:09holiday,
- 4:10it
- 4:10seems.
- 4:10So
- 4:11my
- 4:12colleague
- 4:12Christiane
- 4:13and
- 4:13me
- 4:13were
- 4:13looking
- 4:13for
- 4:13news
- 4:14over
- 4:14the
- 4:14summer
- 4:14for
- 4:15the
- 4:15first
- 4:15newsletter.
- 4:16We
- 4:16both
- 4:16were
- 4:17like,
- 4:17but
- 4:17something
- 4:18had
- 4:18have
- 4:18happened
- 4:19over
- 4:19the
- 4:19our
- 4:20holidays.
- 4:20You
- 4:20know,
- 4:21there
- 4:21must
- 4:21have
- 4:22been
- 4:22something
- 4:23searching
- 4:23on
- 4:23the
- 4:24whole
- 4:24Internet,
- 4:24but
- 4:25I
- 4:25think
- 4:25everyone
- 4:25was
- 4:26on
- 4:26holiday.
- 4:27Yeah,
- 4:27they
- 4:27prepared
- 4:27everything
- 4:28now
- 4:28for
- 4:28the
- 4:28Strong
- 4:29Autumn
- 4:29and
- 4:31Q4.
- 4:32I
- 4:32mean,
- 4:33it's
- 4:33really,
- 4:33really
- 4:34on
- 4:34now.
- 4:36Yeah,
- 4:36the
- 4:36hot
- 4:36season.
- 4:38The
- 4:38hot
- 4:38ecom
- 4:39season.
- 4:41Yeah.
- 4:42Right,
- 4:42so
- 4:42let's
- 4:43dive
- 4:43into
- 4:43it.
- 4:44I
- 4:45think
- 4:45the
- 4:45first
- 4:45news
- 4:46piece
- 4:46that
- 4:46I
- 4:46wanted
- 4:47to
- 4:47discuss
- 4:47with
- 4:47you
- 4:47was
- 4:48on
- 4:48Buy,
- 4:50that's
- 4:50a
- 4:50UK
- 4:50marketplace,
- 4:51and
- 4:51they
- 4:52just
- 4:52announced
- 4:52that
- 4:53they
- 4:53have
- 4:53officially
- 4:54launched
- 4:54in
- 4:55the
- 4:55eu,
- 4:56which
- 4:56is
- 4:57quite
- 4:57a
- 4:57step
- 4:57actually,
- 4:58because,
- 4:59you
- 4:59know,
- 4:59so
- 5:00far
- 5:00they
- 5:00have
- 5:00been
- 5:01on
- 5:01Buy
- 5:01is
- 5:01one
- 5:01of
- 5:02those
- 5:02marketplaces
- 5:02that
- 5:02has
- 5:03been
- 5:03positioning
- 5:03itself
- 5:04as
- 5:04a
- 5:05fair
- 5:05marketplace,
- 5:07putting
- 5:07sellers
- 5:07first
- 5:08and
- 5:08not
- 5:08competing
- 5:09with
- 5:09them.
- 5:09Bit
- 5:09like
- 5:09ebay,
- 5:10actually.
- 5:11What
- 5:11like
- 5:11kind
- 5:12of
- 5:12categories
- 5:13is
- 5:13on
- 5:13Buy?
- 5:13Selling.
- 5:14They
- 5:14are
- 5:16basically
- 5:16a
- 5:16general,
- 5:16generalistic
- 5:17marketplace.
- 5:18But
- 5:18the
- 5:18strongest
- 5:19category
- 5:19is
- 5:19definitely
- 5:20electronics.
- 5:21Okay.
- 5:21I
- 5:21think
- 5:22this
- 5:22is.
- 5:22This
- 5:22is
- 5:22where
- 5:22I
- 5:23also
- 5:23put
- 5:23them
- 5:23on
- 5:23the
- 5:23electronics
- 5:24mark
- 5:26quadrant.
- 5:26And
- 5:26also
- 5:27in
- 5:27the
- 5:27UK
- 5:27quadrant,
- 5:28they
- 5:28are
- 5:29in
- 5:29the
- 5:29electronic
- 5:29section
- 5:30because
- 5:30that
- 5:31is
- 5:31their
- 5:31strongest
- 5:31feat.
- 5:32But
- 5:32they
- 5:32are
- 5:32active
- 5:33in
- 5:33the
- 5:33other
- 5:33and
- 5:34all
- 5:34other
- 5:34categories
- 5:35as
- 5:35well.
- 5:36I
- 5:36think
- 5:36you
- 5:36can
- 5:36dismiss
- 5:37them
- 5:37in
- 5:37fashion,
- 5:37but
- 5:38everywhere
- 5:38else
- 5:38they
- 5:38are
- 5:39an
- 5:39interesting
- 5:39player.
- 5:41Yeah.
- 5:41And
- 5:42in
- 5:42the
- 5:42UK
- 5:42they
- 5:43are
- 5:43already
- 5:44quite
- 5:44well
- 5:44known
- 5:45and
- 5:45quite
- 5:45strong,
- 5:46so.
- 5:46And
- 5:47I
- 5:47also
- 5:47wonder
- 5:47how
- 5:48do
- 5:48they
- 5:48play
- 5:49to
- 5:49carve
- 5:49out
- 5:50a
- 5:51space
- 5:51in
- 5:51the
- 5:51markets
- 5:52dominated
- 5:52by
- 5:52Amazon,
- 5:53Bull
- 5:53Aliko
- 5:54or
- 5:54even
- 5:54strong
- 5:55local
- 5:55players
- 5:55like
- 5:56C
- 5:56Discount
- 5:57in
- 5:57France
- 5:57or
- 5:57Kaufland
- 5:59in
- 5:59Germany,
- 6:00but
- 6:00also
- 6:00Eastern
- 6:00Europe
- 6:01and
- 6:01Southern
- 6:01Europe.
- 6:02So
- 6:02sellers
- 6:03already
- 6:03have
- 6:03like
- 6:04so
- 6:04many
- 6:04channels
- 6:04and
- 6:05unbuy
- 6:05will
- 6:05need
- 6:05a
- 6:06very
- 6:06strong
- 6:06message
- 6:06to
- 6:07convince
- 6:07them
- 6:07to
- 6:07invest
- 6:08time
- 6:08and
- 6:08resources.
- 6:09Right?
- 6:09Yeah,
- 6:09absolutely.
- 6:11I
- 6:11think
- 6:11one
- 6:11thing
- 6:12in
- 6:12their
- 6:12favor
- 6:13is
- 6:14that
- 6:14sellers
- 6:15are
- 6:15looking
- 6:15for
- 6:15alternatives,
- 6:16which
- 6:17we
- 6:17also
- 6:18recognize
- 6:19when
- 6:19we
- 6:19are
- 6:19doing
- 6:20webinars
- 6:20on
- 6:21competitors
- 6:22like
- 6:22Boel
- 6:22or
- 6:22in
- 6:22Kaufland.
- 6:23And
- 6:23people
- 6:24are
- 6:24interested
- 6:24and
- 6:25people
- 6:25are
- 6:25looking
- 6:25for
- 6:25new
- 6:26opportunities
- 6:27and
- 6:28new
- 6:28marketplaces,
- 6:29especially
- 6:29marketplaces
- 6:30that
- 6:30are
- 6:30now
- 6:30expanding
- 6:31because
- 6:31that
- 6:31means
- 6:32they,
- 6:32they,
- 6:32they
- 6:33are
- 6:33pushing
- 6:33forward,
- 6:33they
- 6:34are
- 6:34looking
- 6:34for
- 6:34sellers,
- 6:35they
- 6:35are
- 6:35trying
- 6:36their
- 6:36best
- 6:36to
- 6:36get
- 6:36sellers
- 6:37and
- 6:38yeah,
- 6:40are
- 6:40offering
- 6:41them
- 6:41competitive
- 6:43conditions
- 6:44for
- 6:44selling
- 6:45and
- 6:45stuff
- 6:45like
- 6:45that.
- 6:45So
- 6:45that's
- 6:46true.
- 6:47Yeah,
- 6:47I
- 6:47think
- 6:47they
- 6:47do
- 6:48have
- 6:49a
- 6:49possibility
- 6:50and
- 6:50the
- 6:50marketplace
- 6:51itself
- 6:51is
- 6:52interesting.
- 6:52They
- 6:53have
- 6:53a
- 6:53lot
- 6:53of,
- 6:54a
- 6:54lot
- 6:54of
- 6:54power,
- 6:55a
- 6:55lot
- 6:55of
- 6:56money
- 6:56behind
- 6:57the
- 6:57expansion
- 6:58as
- 6:58well.
- 6:58So
- 6:59yeah,
- 6:59could
- 6:59be
- 7:00interesting.
- 7:00That's,
- 7:00that
- 7:01seems
- 7:01interesting.
- 7:01And
- 7:01yes,
- 7:02that's
- 7:02also
- 7:02what
- 7:02I
- 7:02feel
- 7:03is
- 7:03like
- 7:04so
- 7:04many
- 7:04brands
- 7:05are
- 7:05looking
- 7:05for
- 7:05additional
- 7:06expansion
- 7:07markets
- 7:08and
- 7:08marketplaces
- 7:10because
- 7:10some
- 7:10of
- 7:10them
- 7:10are
- 7:11coming
- 7:11to
- 7:11us
- 7:11and
- 7:11saying
- 7:11like,
- 7:12hey,
- 7:12you
- 7:13know,
- 7:13we
- 7:13are
- 7:13like
- 7:13here,
- 7:13here,
- 7:14here
- 7:14and
- 7:14here,
- 7:14and
- 7:15where
- 7:16can
- 7:16we
- 7:16go
- 7:16else?
- 7:18Okay,
- 7:18let's
- 7:19go
- 7:19to
- 7:19our
- 7:19webinar,
- 7:20etc.
- 7:21And
- 7:22yeah,
- 7:23maybe
- 7:23that's
- 7:23also
- 7:24a
- 7:24good
- 7:24point
- 7:25to
- 7:26send
- 7:27you
- 7:27to
- 7:27our
- 7:27webinars
- 7:28because
- 7:28we
- 7:29have
- 7:29several
- 7:30webinars
- 7:30planned
- 7:31this
- 7:31autumn
- 7:32with
- 7:33different
- 7:33marketplaces.
- 7:34The
- 7:34one
- 7:34with
- 7:34Bull
- 7:35you
- 7:35can
- 7:36watch
- 7:36as
- 7:36a
- 7:36recording,
- 7:37but
- 7:37we
- 7:37also
- 7:38do
- 7:38one
- 7:38with
- 7:38mediamark
- 7:39Saturn,
- 7:39one
- 7:40with
- 7:40Kaufland,
- 7:41one
- 7:41with
- 7:41about
- 7:42you
- 7:42and
- 7:43we
- 7:44will.
- 7:44Link
- 7:47the
- 7:48link
- 7:50registration
- 7:51website.
- 7:52So
- 7:52you
- 7:52can
- 7:53register
- 7:54for
- 7:54the
- 7:55webinars
- 7:56or
- 7:56you
- 7:56can
- 7:56watch
- 7:57the
- 7:57recordings.
- 7:57Yes,
- 7:58yeah,
- 7:58absolutely.
- 7:59And
- 7:59I
- 7:59would
- 7:59say
- 8:00let's
- 8:00move
- 8:00on
- 8:01to
- 8:01Poland
- 8:02mainly
- 8:04because.
- 8:05Moving
- 8:05on
- 8:05to
- 8:05Allegro.
- 8:06Sorry,
- 8:07like,
- 8:07yeah,
- 8:08actually,
- 8:08yeah,
- 8:09Poland
- 8:09is
- 8:10much
- 8:10dominated
- 8:11by
- 8:11Allegro,
- 8:12the
- 8:12marketplace,
- 8:13and
- 8:14they're.
- 8:15Their
- 8:15Q2
- 8:15results
- 8:16just
- 8:16came
- 8:17out.
- 8:17So
- 8:17what
- 8:17caught
- 8:18your
- 8:18eye,
- 8:18Ingrid?
- 8:20Well,
- 8:20Allegro
- 8:21continues
- 8:21to
- 8:21grow
- 8:22steadily,
- 8:22which
- 8:22is
- 8:23quite
- 8:23a
- 8:23feat
- 8:24in
- 8:24itself
- 8:24because
- 8:25especially
- 8:25in
- 8:26Poland,
- 8:26Allegro
- 8:26is
- 8:27already
- 8:27so
- 8:27dominant
- 8:28and
- 8:28so
- 8:28big.
- 8:30They
- 8:31have,
- 8:32I
- 8:32think
- 8:32a
- 8:32GMV
- 8:33of
- 8:33around
- 8:3312
- 8:33billion
- 8:34Euro.
- 8:35And
- 8:35the
- 8:36group
- 8:36GMV
- 8:36has
- 8:36again
- 8:37grown
- 8:37by
- 8:38now
- 8:389%.
- 8:40Also,
- 8:40active
- 8:40buyers
- 8:41are
- 8:41up
- 8:41and.
- 8:43And
- 8:43the
- 8:43new
- 8:44platform
- 8:44in
- 8:44the
- 8:45Czech
- 8:45Republic,
- 8:46Allegro
- 8:46cset
- 8:47is
- 8:47starting
- 8:48to
- 8:48get
- 8:48some
- 8:48traction.
- 8:50So
- 8:50looking
- 8:51good,
- 8:51basically.
- 8:52Okay,
- 8:53so,
- 8:53yeah,
- 8:53well,
- 8:54it
- 8:54actually
- 8:54shows
- 8:55that
- 8:55Aliko
- 8:55has
- 8:56the
- 8:56ambition
- 8:56to
- 8:56become
- 8:57more
- 8:57than
- 8:57just
- 8:57Poland's
- 8:58number
- 8:58one.
- 8:58I
- 8:59mean,
- 8:59that's
- 8:59what
- 8:59we
- 8:59already
- 9:00knew,
- 9:01but
- 9:01they
- 9:01were
- 9:01really
- 9:01aiming
- 9:02to
- 9:02be
- 9:02a
- 9:02true
- 9:02central
- 9:03Eastern
- 9:03European
- 9:04champion.
- 9:06I
- 9:06mean,
- 9:06they
- 9:07tried
- 9:07also
- 9:07to
- 9:07be
- 9:08central
- 9:08European,
- 9:09but
- 9:10I
- 9:10would
- 9:10put
- 9:10them
- 9:11More
- 9:11into
- 9:11the
- 9:11central
- 9:11Eastern
- 9:12European
- 9:12corner.
- 9:14It's
- 9:14not
- 9:14a
- 9:14corner.
- 9:14It's
- 9:15like
- 9:15huge.
- 9:16And
- 9:17yeah,
- 9:17but
- 9:17I
- 9:17would
- 9:18also
- 9:18say
- 9:18it's
- 9:18not
- 9:19an
- 9:19easy
- 9:19path.
- 9:20In
- 9:20the
- 9:20Czech
- 9:20Republic,
- 9:21for
- 9:21example,
- 9:21they
- 9:21face
- 9:22players
- 9:22like
- 9:22He
- 9:22Rica
- 9:23who
- 9:23are
- 9:24deeply
- 9:24entrenched.
- 9:25So.
- 9:26Yeah,
- 9:26yeah,
- 9:27that's
- 9:27true.
- 9:27Yeah.
- 9:28And
- 9:28I
- 9:28think
- 9:29if
- 9:29we
- 9:29look
- 9:29at
- 9:30the
- 9:30numbers
- 9:30in
- 9:30more
- 9:31detail,
- 9:31things
- 9:32are
- 9:32also
- 9:32really
- 9:32showing
- 9:33that
- 9:33it's
- 9:34not
- 9:34that
- 9:34easy
- 9:34for
- 9:34Allegro
- 9:35as
- 9:35they
- 9:36might
- 9:36like
- 9:36to.
- 9:37Yeah,
- 9:37like
- 9:37you
- 9:38to
- 9:38believe,
- 9:38because
- 9:39they
- 9:40show
- 9:40that
- 9:40the
- 9:41GMV
- 9:41in
- 9:41Poland
- 9:41has
- 9:42grown
- 9:42by
- 9:429.8%
- 9:44while
- 9:44the
- 9:44group
- 9:44as
- 9:45a
- 9:45whole,
- 9:46including
- 9:46the
- 9:46international
- 9:47parts,
- 9:47has
- 9:47grown
- 9:48by
- 9:489%.
- 9:49So
- 9:50the
- 9:50marketplace
- 9:50is
- 9:50growing
- 9:51stronger
- 9:52on
- 9:52its
- 9:52home
- 9:53turf,
- 9:54even
- 9:54though
- 9:54they
- 9:54already
- 9:55have
- 9:55a
- 9:55huge
- 9:55penetration
- 9:56rate
- 9:56there.
- 9:57And
- 9:57they
- 9:57are
- 9:58growing
- 9:58stronger
- 9:58in
- 9:58Poland
- 9:59than
- 9:59in
- 9:59the
- 9:59new
- 9:59market.
- 10:00So
- 10:00maybe
- 10:01the
- 10:01international
- 10:01expansion
- 10:02isn't
- 10:02going
- 10:03so
- 10:03well
- 10:04as
- 10:04they
- 10:04would
- 10:04have
- 10:05liked
- 10:05it.
- 10:07And
- 10:07also
- 10:07interesting
- 10:08when
- 10:08they
- 10:09shared
- 10:09the
- 10:10results,
- 10:10right.
- 10:11They
- 10:11were
- 10:11like,
- 10:12yeah,
- 10:12we
- 10:13share
- 10:13some
- 10:13growth
- 10:14rates,
- 10:14but
- 10:15mainly
- 10:16we
- 10:16share
- 10:16some
- 10:16text
- 10:16that
- 10:17we
- 10:17have
- 10:17grown.
- 10:18Yeah,
- 10:19but
- 10:20not
- 10:20exactly
- 10:21like,
- 10:21not
- 10:21exact
- 10:22numbers.
- 10:22Yeah,
- 10:22that's
- 10:23true.
- 10:23So.
- 10:23Yeah,
- 10:24so.
- 10:25So,
- 10:25yeah,
- 10:25Allegro
- 10:26is
- 10:26an
- 10:26unavoidable
- 10:27marketplace
- 10:28in
- 10:28Poland,
- 10:28but
- 10:29even
- 10:29for
- 10:29the
- 10:29local
- 10:29champions
- 10:31like
- 10:31them,
- 10:32expansion
- 10:32is
- 10:32not
- 10:33that
- 10:33easy.
- 10:34So.
- 10:34Yeah,
- 10:35but
- 10:35speaking
- 10:36of
- 10:36great
- 10:36local
- 10:36champions,
- 10:37before
- 10:37we
- 10:38continue
- 10:38with
- 10:38the
- 10:39next
- 10:39new
- 10:39spite,
- 10:40let's
- 10:41have
- 10:41a
- 10:41quick
- 10:41look
- 10:41at
- 10:42our
- 10:42partner
- 10:43bull.
- 10:50Did
- 10:50you
- 10:50know
- 10:50that
- 10:50in
- 10:51the
- 10:51Netherlands,
- 10:51Sinterklaas
- 10:52is
- 10:53on
- 10:53December
- 10:535th
- 10:54is
- 10:54actually
- 10:55more
- 10:55important
- 10:55than
- 10:56Christmas
- 10:56Eve
- 10:57for
- 10:57sellers,
- 10:58this
- 10:58means
- 10:58the
- 10:58holiday
- 10:59season
- 10:59starts
- 11:00much
- 11:00earlier
- 11:00and
- 11:01the
- 11:01Boel
- 11:01sales
- 11:02go
- 11:02up
- 11:02by
- 11:0370%
- 11:05during
- 11:05this
- 11:05period.
- 11:06To
- 11:07help
- 11:07sellers
- 11:07make
- 11:07the
- 11:08most
- 11:08of
- 11:08this,
- 11:08BOL
- 11:09has
- 11:09clearly
- 11:10has
- 11:10offered
- 11:11some
- 11:11clear
- 11:11guidelines
- 11:12on
- 11:12pricing,
- 11:12promotions
- 11:13and
- 11:13delivery
- 11:14SPE
- 11:14with
- 11:15logistics
- 11:15via
- 11:15bol.
- 11:16For
- 11:16example,
- 11:16you
- 11:16can
- 11:16offer
- 11:17next
- 11:17day
- 11:17delivery
- 11:18a
- 11:18real
- 11:18conversion
- 11:19driver
- 11:19since
- 11:2040%
- 11:20of
- 11:21all
- 11:21purchases
- 11:21happen
- 11:22after
- 11:225pm
- 11:24and.
- 11:24Don'T
- 11:24forget
- 11:25the
- 11:25deadlines.
- 11:26October
- 11:273rd
- 11:27for
- 11:27Sinterklaas
- 11:28and
- 11:29Black
- 11:29Friday
- 11:29promotions,
- 11:30October
- 11:3117th
- 11:32for
- 11:32Christmas
- 11:33plus
- 11:34November
- 11:347th
- 11:35for
- 11:35Christmas
- 11:36advertising.
- 11:37So
- 11:37if
- 11:38you're
- 11:38too
- 11:38late,
- 11:38you
- 11:38will
- 11:39miss
- 11:39the
- 11:39real
- 11:39peak.
- 11:40Want
- 11:40to
- 11:40dive
- 11:40deeper?
- 11:41Then
- 11:41check
- 11:42out
- 11:42our
- 11:42webinar.
- 11:43Start
- 11:43selling
- 11:43on
- 11:43Boolean
- 11:44Marketplace.
- 11:44Faster,
- 11:45easier,
- 11:45smarter.
- 11:46We
- 11:46will
- 11:46link
- 11:46the
- 11:47recording
- 11:47in
- 11:47the
- 11:47show
- 11:47notes
- 11:48or
- 11:48listen
- 11:48Back
- 11:49to
- 11:49our
- 11:49episode
- 11:5097
- 11:51with
- 11:51Alex
- 11:52Jorabcu
- 11:52from
- 11:52Boel.
- 11:53You'll
- 11:53find
- 11:53all
- 11:54the
- 11:54links
- 11:54in
- 11:54the
- 11:54show
- 11:54notes.
- 12:02Great.
- 12:02And
- 12:03now
- 12:03let's
- 12:03talk
- 12:04about
- 12:04Amazon,
- 12:05my
- 12:06former
- 12:06employer,
- 12:08one
- 12:08of
- 12:08mine.
- 12:09They
- 12:09had
- 12:09their
- 12:10seller
- 12:10conference
- 12:10accelerate
- 12:11in
- 12:11September
- 12:12in
- 12:12the
- 12:13US
- 12:13where
- 12:14they
- 12:14always
- 12:15unveil
- 12:16something
- 12:16big
- 12:16and
- 12:17they
- 12:17didn't
- 12:17disappoint
- 12:18this
- 12:18year.
- 12:18Didn't
- 12:19they?
- 12:19I
- 12:19mean,
- 12:19agentic
- 12:20AI
- 12:21for
- 12:21sellers
- 12:22sounds
- 12:23pretty
- 12:23cool.
- 12:23Yeah,
- 12:24I
- 12:24think
- 12:24that's
- 12:24a
- 12:24big
- 12:24shift.
- 12:25The
- 12:25AI
- 12:26that
- 12:27they
- 12:27are
- 12:27offering
- 12:27now
- 12:27isn't
- 12:28just
- 12:28giving
- 12:28advice.
- 12:29It's
- 12:29actively
- 12:30creating
- 12:31sales
- 12:31strategies,
- 12:32so
- 12:32to
- 12:33speak.
- 12:33It
- 12:33can
- 12:34warm
- 12:34sellers
- 12:34about
- 12:35overstock
- 12:35fees
- 12:36or
- 12:36suggest
- 12:37price
- 12:37adjustments,
- 12:38optimize
- 12:39inventory,
- 12:40even
- 12:40generate
- 12:41new
- 12:41product
- 12:41variations
- 12:42and
- 12:42marketing
- 12:43campaigns.
- 12:44So
- 12:44basically
- 12:45it's
- 12:45sort
- 12:46of
- 12:46a
- 12:46copilot
- 12:47for
- 12:47selling
- 12:47maybe,
- 12:48or
- 12:49even
- 12:49a
- 12:49manager
- 12:50for
- 12:50every
- 12:50seller.
- 12:52Yeah,
- 12:52that
- 12:52sounds
- 12:52pretty
- 12:53powerful
- 12:54but
- 12:54also
- 12:54a
- 12:54little
- 12:54scary
- 12:56because
- 12:56Amazon
- 12:57was
- 12:57always
- 12:57about
- 12:58like
- 12:58hands
- 12:58off
- 12:58the
- 12:58wheel
- 12:59and
- 13:00it
- 13:00was
- 13:00not
- 13:00always
- 13:01in
- 13:01every
- 13:01corner
- 13:02very
- 13:02successful.
- 13:03But
- 13:04overall,
- 13:05yeah,
- 13:05sellers
- 13:06might
- 13:06benefit
- 13:07from
- 13:07automation.
- 13:08But
- 13:09if
- 13:09Amazon's
- 13:09AI
- 13:10starts
- 13:10dictating
- 13:11price
- 13:11strategies
- 13:12or
- 13:12inventory
- 13:13rules,
- 13:14how
- 13:14much
- 13:14independence
- 13:15do
- 13:15they
- 13:15really
- 13:15have
- 13:16left?
- 13:16Yeah,
- 13:17well,
- 13:17that's
- 13:17the
- 13:18question,
- 13:18you
- 13:18know,
- 13:18I
- 13:19mean
- 13:19on
- 13:19the
- 13:19one
- 13:19hand,
- 13:19small
- 13:20and
- 13:20medium
- 13:20sellers
- 13:21might
- 13:22love
- 13:22it
- 13:22because
- 13:23it's
- 13:23basically
- 13:24an
- 13:24enterprise
- 13:24price
- 13:25grade
- 13:25tool
- 13:26for
- 13:26free,
- 13:27but
- 13:28I
- 13:28think
- 13:29it's,
- 13:29as
- 13:29you
- 13:29said,
- 13:30it
- 13:30can
- 13:30also
- 13:30feel
- 13:31quite
- 13:31uncomfortable
- 13:32because
- 13:32the
- 13:33question
- 13:33is
- 13:33really
- 13:34how
- 13:34much
- 13:34influence
- 13:35does
- 13:35Amazon
- 13:35sell,
- 13:36does
- 13:36AI
- 13:36have?
- 13:37And
- 13:38is,
- 13:38is
- 13:38it
- 13:38really
- 13:39on
- 13:39the
- 13:39side
- 13:39of
- 13:39the
- 13:40seller,
- 13:40so
- 13:40to
- 13:41speak,
- 13:41or
- 13:42on
- 13:42the
- 13:42side
- 13:42of
- 13:42the
- 13:43marketplace?
- 13:43So
- 13:44yeah,
- 13:44but
- 13:45yeah,
- 13:45a
- 13:45strange
- 13:47transparency
- 13:47you
- 13:48need.
- 13:48Yes,
- 13:48that's
- 13:49something
- 13:49we
- 13:50had
- 13:50in
- 13:50the
- 13:50past
- 13:51was,
- 13:51was
- 13:51often
- 13:52that,
- 13:52oh,
- 13:53we
- 13:53have
- 13:53a
- 13:53great
- 13:53tool
- 13:54and
- 13:54then,
- 13:55then
- 13:55like
- 13:55people
- 13:56were
- 13:56like,
- 13:56yeah,
- 13:56but
- 13:56it's
- 13:57not
- 13:57tax
- 13:57compliant
- 13:58or
- 13:58how,
- 13:59like
- 13:59how
- 13:59do
- 13:59we
- 13:59get
- 14:00this
- 14:00list?
- 14:00Because
- 14:00we
- 14:01need
- 14:01to
- 14:01know
- 14:01where
- 14:02exactly
- 14:02our
- 14:03stuff
- 14:04in
- 14:04which
- 14:04logistic
- 14:05hub
- 14:05is
- 14:05in
- 14:06which
- 14:06country.
- 14:06So
- 14:07there
- 14:07are
- 14:07like
- 14:08so
- 14:08many
- 14:09more
- 14:09nitty
- 14:09gritty
- 14:10details
- 14:11which
- 14:11are
- 14:12often,
- 14:13I
- 14:14would
- 14:14say
- 14:14in
- 14:14the
- 14:14first
- 14:15round,
- 14:15beta
- 14:16version,
- 14:17not
- 14:17yet
- 14:17reflected,
- 14:18which
- 14:18causes
- 14:18a
- 14:19lot
- 14:19of
- 14:19like
- 14:19headache
- 14:20tickets.
- 14:21And.
- 14:23Yeah,
- 14:24that
- 14:24caused
- 14:24a
- 14:25lot
- 14:25of
- 14:25nerves
- 14:25for
- 14:25sellers
- 14:26because
- 14:27they're
- 14:27like,
- 14:27okay,
- 14:28you
- 14:28can
- 14:28use
- 14:28it
- 14:28now.
- 14:28And
- 14:29then
- 14:29you
- 14:29think
- 14:29like
- 14:30I
- 14:30should
- 14:31have
- 14:31waited
- 14:31a
- 14:31bit
- 14:32until
- 14:32like
- 14:33the
- 14:33first.
- 14:35Yeah,
- 14:39until
- 14:39the
- 14:39first
- 14:40life,
- 14:40like
- 14:41bigger
- 14:42fails
- 14:42are
- 14:43released
- 14:44and
- 14:45yeah,
- 14:46solved.
- 14:47Yeah,
- 14:48yeah,
- 14:48we'll
- 14:49see.
- 14:49But
- 14:50it's,
- 14:50it's
- 14:50definitely,
- 14:51that's
- 14:52a
- 14:52great
- 14:53next
- 14:54step.
- 14:54Definitely.
- 14:55Absolutely.
- 14:56Yeah,
- 14:56yeah,
- 14:56yeah.
- 14:57Talking
- 14:57about
- 14:57AI,
- 14:59Amazon
- 14:59isn't
- 15:00the
- 15:00only
- 15:00one
- 15:00betting
- 15:00on
- 15:01this.
- 15:01Miracle
- 15:02also
- 15:03had
- 15:03a
- 15:03big
- 15:04event
- 15:04last
- 15:04week,
- 15:04the
- 15:05NFL
- 15:05Paris.
- 15:06And
- 15:06there
- 15:06they
- 15:07introduced
- 15:07their
- 15:07AI
- 15:08transformer.
- 15:09And
- 15:10that
- 15:10is
- 15:10a
- 15:10tool
- 15:10that
- 15:10can
- 15:11prepare
- 15:11product
- 15:12data
- 15:12for
- 15:13AI
- 15:13search.
- 15:15So
- 15:15basically
- 15:16Miracle
- 15:17wants
- 15:17to
- 15:17make
- 15:17sure
- 15:17that
- 15:18the
- 15:18millions
- 15:18of
- 15:18products
- 15:19listed
- 15:19on
- 15:19their
- 15:20partner
- 15:20marketplaces,
- 15:21it's
- 15:22a,
- 15:22I
- 15:22don't
- 15:22know,
- 15:23I
- 15:23think
- 15:23it
- 15:23goes
- 15:23in
- 15:23the
- 15:24hundreds
- 15:24by
- 15:24now
- 15:24that
- 15:25marketplaces
- 15:25that
- 15:26run
- 15:26on
- 15:26Miracle
- 15:27and
- 15:27all
- 15:27of
- 15:27the
- 15:27products
- 15:28Listed
- 15:29on
- 15:29these
- 15:29marketplaces
- 15:30can
- 15:30now
- 15:30be
- 15:30structured
- 15:31in
- 15:31a
- 15:31way
- 15:31that
- 15:32AI
- 15:32agents
- 15:33can
- 15:33understand,
- 15:34compare
- 15:34and
- 15:35transact
- 15:36with.
- 15:37So,
- 15:38for
- 15:38example,
- 15:38if
- 15:38you
- 15:39tell
- 15:39an
- 15:39AI,
- 15:39find
- 15:40me
- 15:40the
- 15:40best,
- 15:40I
- 15:41don't
- 15:41know,
- 15:41cordless
- 15:42drill
- 15:42under
- 15:43€100
- 15:44or
- 15:44something
- 15:44like
- 15:44that,
- 15:44then
- 15:45the
- 15:45AI
- 15:46pulls
- 15:46directly
- 15:47from
- 15:47the
- 15:47marketplace
- 15:48catalogs
- 15:48of
- 15:49these
- 15:49Miracle
- 15:49marketplaces
- 15:51and
- 15:51through
- 15:52this
- 15:52Miracle
- 15:53makes
- 15:53their
- 15:54marketplaces
- 15:56relevant
- 15:56to
- 15:57AI
- 15:58search.
- 15:59AI
- 16:00searches,
- 16:00which
- 16:01is
- 16:01quite
- 16:02a.
- 16:02Quite
- 16:02an
- 16:02idea.
- 16:03Yeah,
- 16:04well,
- 16:04that's
- 16:04pretty
- 16:04clever
- 16:05because
- 16:05if
- 16:05search
- 16:06really
- 16:06shifts
- 16:07from
- 16:07Google
- 16:07and
- 16:07Amazon
- 16:08to
- 16:08AI
- 16:08assistants,
- 16:11who's.
- 16:11Yeah.
- 16:12Or.
- 16:12Yeah,
- 16:13I
- 16:13mean,
- 16:13Amazon
- 16:13has
- 16:14its
- 16:14own
- 16:15AI
- 16:15assistant
- 16:16already,
- 16:16Rufus.
- 16:16Right.
- 16:17But
- 16:18I
- 16:18think
- 16:19that
- 16:19those
- 16:19marketplaces
- 16:20whose
- 16:20data
- 16:20is
- 16:21clean
- 16:21and
- 16:21structured
- 16:22will
- 16:22win.
- 16:23And
- 16:23it's
- 16:23also
- 16:24not
- 16:24about
- 16:24just
- 16:24the
- 16:25marketplaces
- 16:26whose
- 16:26data
- 16:26is
- 16:27clean,
- 16:27because
- 16:27usually,
- 16:29yes,
- 16:29the
- 16:30data
- 16:30of
- 16:30the
- 16:31marketplace
- 16:31is
- 16:31important,
- 16:32but
- 16:32like
- 16:32the
- 16:34brands,
- 16:34sellers,
- 16:35etc.
- 16:35They
- 16:36are
- 16:36serving
- 16:36them
- 16:36with
- 16:37the
- 16:37data
- 16:37of
- 16:38their
- 16:38own
- 16:38products.
- 16:39So
- 16:39this
- 16:39is
- 16:40also
- 16:40about
- 16:41sellers,
- 16:42but
- 16:42in
- 16:42this
- 16:43case
- 16:43with
- 16:44Miracle,
- 16:44more
- 16:44about
- 16:44infrastructure.
- 16:46And
- 16:46in
- 16:46the
- 16:47long
- 16:47term,
- 16:47it
- 16:47could
- 16:48decide
- 16:48which
- 16:48marketplace
- 16:49stays
- 16:49relevant.
- 16:50So
- 16:51who
- 16:51is
- 16:51readable
- 16:52for
- 16:52AI
- 16:52agent
- 16:53who's
- 16:53like
- 16:53open
- 16:53for
- 16:54it
- 16:54and
- 16:55sharing
- 16:55the
- 16:55data
- 16:56to
- 16:56be.
- 16:57To.
- 16:57To
- 16:58offer
- 16:58the
- 16:58products
- 16:59from
- 16:59the
- 16:59sellers
- 17:01and
- 17:02that
- 17:02they
- 17:02are
- 17:04in
- 17:04the
- 17:04results
- 17:04from
- 17:05the
- 17:05AI
- 17:05agents.
- 17:06Yeah.
- 17:07It
- 17:07could
- 17:07also
- 17:07be
- 17:08an
- 17:08answer
- 17:08to
- 17:08the
- 17:08question
- 17:09that
- 17:09our
- 17:10guest
- 17:10Stefan
- 17:11Wenzel
- 17:11based
- 17:11a
- 17:12few
- 17:12episodes
- 17:12ago,
- 17:13and
- 17:13he
- 17:13basically
- 17:14said
- 17:14that
- 17:14AI
- 17:15search
- 17:16could
- 17:16make
- 17:17marketplaces
- 17:18redundant
- 17:19in
- 17:19a
- 17:19way
- 17:19because
- 17:20the
- 17:20AI
- 17:20is
- 17:21going
- 17:21to
- 17:21search
- 17:21directly
- 17:22and
- 17:22they
- 17:22don't
- 17:22care
- 17:22about
- 17:23marketplaces
- 17:23or
- 17:24about
- 17:24aggregators
- 17:25or
- 17:25product
- 17:25aggregators
- 17:26of
- 17:26any
- 17:26kind.
- 17:27Yeah,
- 17:27but
- 17:28if
- 17:28the
- 17:28marketplace
- 17:29is.
- 17:29Because
- 17:30it's.
- 17:30It's
- 17:31huge
- 17:31and
- 17:31it's
- 17:31got
- 17:31the
- 17:31money,
- 17:32is
- 17:32able
- 17:32to
- 17:33develop
- 17:34tools
- 17:34like
- 17:34this,
- 17:34like
- 17:35Miracle
- 17:35is
- 17:36now
- 17:36doing,
- 17:36then
- 17:37they
- 17:37will
- 17:37be
- 17:37the
- 17:37first
- 17:38ones
- 17:38that
- 17:38are
- 17:39relevant
- 17:39to
- 17:40the
- 17:40AI.
- 17:41And,
- 17:42and
- 17:42this
- 17:42is
- 17:42something
- 17:42that
- 17:43smaller
- 17:43sellers
- 17:44at
- 17:44the
- 17:44moment
- 17:45at
- 17:45least
- 17:45can't
- 17:46do
- 17:46by
- 17:46themselves.
- 17:47So.
- 17:48Yeah,
- 17:48might
- 17:48give
- 17:48them
- 17:49a
- 17:49head
- 17:49start.
- 17:49Definitely.
- 17:51Yeah.
- 17:52Very,
- 17:52very
- 17:53cool.
- 17:54What
- 17:54else?
- 17:55Yeah,
- 17:56let's
- 17:56talk
- 17:57Shimu,
- 17:58I
- 17:58think,
- 17:58because.
- 18:01All
- 18:02the
- 18:02ones
- 18:04missed
- 18:05that
- 18:05one.
- 18:05Yeah.
- 18:06The
- 18:06latest
- 18:06transparency
- 18:07reports
- 18:08are
- 18:08out
- 18:09and
- 18:10from
- 18:10September
- 18:11we
- 18:11will
- 18:11also
- 18:12share
- 18:12some
- 18:12more
- 18:12insights
- 18:13on
- 18:13that
- 18:13on
- 18:13our
- 18:14LinkedIn.
- 18:15But
- 18:15so
- 18:15tell
- 18:16me,
- 18:16how
- 18:16big
- 18:16are
- 18:17the
- 18:17Chinese
- 18:17players
- 18:18now?
- 18:18Ingrid?
- 18:19Yeah,
- 18:19the
- 18:20latest
- 18:20numbers
- 18:20shows
- 18:21that
- 18:21temu
- 18:22has
- 18:23now
- 18:24115.7
- 18:26million
- 18:27European
- 18:27users
- 18:28per
- 18:28month
- 18:29in
- 18:29the
- 18:30first
- 18:30half
- 18:30year
- 18:31of
- 18:31this
- 18:31year.
- 18:32So
- 18:32that's
- 18:32a
- 18:33growth
- 18:33of
- 18:34+
- 18:3512.5%
- 18:36compared
- 18:37to
- 18:38the
- 18:38second
- 18:39half
- 18:39of
- 18:402024.
- 18:42That's
- 18:42quite
- 18:42huge.
- 18:42Yeah,
- 18:44yeah.
- 18:44And
- 18:44especially
- 18:45which
- 18:45I
- 18:45found
- 18:46interesting
- 18:46in
- 18:46France,
- 18:47they
- 18:48grew
- 18:49by
- 18:49nearly
- 18:49plus
- 18:5020%
- 18:52and
- 18:52they
- 18:52are
- 18:52really
- 18:53pushing
- 18:53back
- 18:53in
- 18:54every
- 18:54major
- 18:54European
- 18:55market.
- 18:56Yeah.
- 18:57And
- 18:58oh,
- 18:58and
- 18:58in
- 18:59Germany,
- 18:59Timo
- 19:00and
- 19:00Shein
- 19:00are
- 19:00now
- 19:00basically
- 19:01tied.
- 19:02So
- 19:0219.3
- 19:03million
- 19:04users
- 19:04for
- 19:04Timo
- 19:05and
- 19:0519.9
- 19:06for
- 19:06Shane.
- 19:07That's
- 19:08really
- 19:08crazy.
- 19:09And
- 19:10it's.
- 19:11Yeah.
- 19:12So
- 19:12interesting
- 19:13considering
- 19:13Sheen
- 19:14has
- 19:14been
- 19:14building
- 19:15in
- 19:15Europe
- 19:15for
- 19:16years
- 19:16and
- 19:16Timo
- 19:17only
- 19:17entered
- 19:18recently.
- 19:18I
- 19:19mean
- 19:19it's
- 19:19also
- 19:19years,
- 19:19but
- 19:21really
- 19:21pushing
- 19:21hard
- 19:22in
- 19:22the
- 19:22past
- 19:23two
- 19:23years.
- 19:24Timo
- 19:25is
- 19:25just
- 19:25two
- 19:25years
- 19:26and
- 19:26I
- 19:26think
- 19:26she.
- 19:26And
- 19:27is
- 19:27now
- 19:27five
- 19:27or
- 19:28so
- 19:28in
- 19:28Europe.
- 19:29Yeah.
- 19:30Yeah.
- 19:30And
- 19:30it
- 19:30shows
- 19:31how
- 19:31powerful
- 19:31Timo's
- 19:32marketing
- 19:32machine
- 19:33is
- 19:33and
- 19:33how
- 19:34receptive
- 19:36consumers
- 19:37are
- 19:38to
- 19:38ultra
- 19:39cheap
- 19:39products.
- 19:39Delivered
- 19:40fast,
- 19:40but
- 19:41delivered
- 19:41fast,
- 19:42I
- 19:42would
- 19:42say.
- 19:42Nah,
- 19:43sometimes
- 19:43so.
- 19:44Sometimes
- 19:44so.
- 19:44Yeah,
- 19:45but
- 19:45that's,
- 19:45that's
- 19:45something
- 19:46that
- 19:46Timo
- 19:46is
- 19:46working
- 19:47on
- 19:47at
- 19:47the
- 19:47moment,
- 19:47you
- 19:47know,
- 19:48trying
- 19:48to
- 19:49aggregate
- 19:49more
- 19:49and
- 19:50more
- 19:50European
- 19:51sellers.
- 19:53That's
- 19:53what
- 19:53I
- 19:53heard
- 19:53in,
- 19:53in
- 19:54Berlin
- 19:54as
- 19:54well.
- 19:54Like
- 19:54every
- 19:55seller
- 19:55that
- 19:55I
- 19:55was
- 19:56talking
- 19:56to
- 19:56told
- 19:56me,
- 19:56ah,
- 19:57Shane
- 19:57has
- 19:57already
- 19:58approached
- 19:58me.
- 19:58Oh,
- 19:58they
- 19:58really,
- 19:59they're
- 19:59really
- 20:01insistent,
- 20:01you
- 20:01know,
- 20:02calling
- 20:02me
- 20:03twice
- 20:03a
- 20:03week.
- 20:04And
- 20:04what
- 20:04I
- 20:05also
- 20:05heard
- 20:05from
- 20:05actually
- 20:05from
- 20:05Caroline
- 20:06Langer.
- 20:08Okay.
- 20:09Because
- 20:09he
- 20:09said,
- 20:10sorry,
- 20:10no
- 20:11Timu.
- 20:11And
- 20:12yeah.
- 20:12Caroline
- 20:13Langer
- 20:13told
- 20:13me,
- 20:14you
- 20:14know,
- 20:14our
- 20:14podcast
- 20:15guest,
- 20:15the
- 20:16lady
- 20:16with
- 20:16the
- 20:16seats,
- 20:17that,
- 20:18that
- 20:18they
- 20:18had
- 20:19been
- 20:20contacted
- 20:20by
- 20:20Timo
- 20:21after
- 20:21she
- 20:21was
- 20:21on
- 20:21our
- 20:22podcast
- 20:23and
- 20:24now
- 20:24she's
- 20:24actually
- 20:24considering
- 20:25starting
- 20:26there
- 20:27because
- 20:27she
- 20:27was,
- 20:28she
- 20:28would
- 20:28be
- 20:29like
- 20:29the
- 20:29first
- 20:30seller
- 20:30of
- 20:30Seeds
- 20:31on
- 20:31the
- 20:32whole
- 20:32platform.
- 20:32So
- 20:33that
- 20:33might
- 20:33be
- 20:33an
- 20:33interesting
- 20:34opportunity
- 20:35for
- 20:35her.
- 20:36And
- 20:36what
- 20:36she
- 20:36told
- 20:37me
- 20:37is
- 20:37that
- 20:38they
- 20:38are
- 20:38not
- 20:38only
- 20:39insistent,
- 20:40but
- 20:40they
- 20:40are
- 20:40also
- 20:41very,
- 20:41very
- 20:42helpful.
- 20:43You
- 20:43know,
- 20:43so
- 20:43she
- 20:44had
- 20:44a
- 20:44question
- 20:44to
- 20:44her
- 20:45account
- 20:45manager
- 20:45and
- 20:46she,
- 20:46and
- 20:46she
- 20:47wrote
- 20:47to
- 20:47him
- 20:48on
- 20:48a
- 20:48Saturday
- 20:48evening
- 20:49and
- 20:49she
- 20:49was
- 20:50answered
- 20:50in,
- 20:50in
- 20:51just
- 20:5115
- 20:51minutes.
- 20:52Wow.
- 20:53Stuff
- 20:53like
- 20:53that.
- 20:53So
- 20:53they
- 20:54are
- 20:54really,
- 20:54really.
- 20:57Yeah.
- 20:57Trying
- 20:58to,
- 20:58to
- 20:58woo
- 20:59the
- 20:59sellers.
- 21:02Yeah,
- 21:02I
- 21:02already
- 21:03told
- 21:03her
- 21:03that
- 21:03if
- 21:03she
- 21:04has
- 21:04started
- 21:04on
- 21:04Sheen,
- 21:05she
- 21:05has
- 21:05to
- 21:05come
- 21:05back
- 21:05to
- 21:06the
- 21:06podcast.
- 21:09What's
- 21:09up
- 21:09with
- 21:09me?
- 21:10You
- 21:11are
- 21:11not.
- 21:11Maybe
- 21:12I'm
- 21:12not
- 21:12really.
- 21:13Yeah,
- 21:14yeah.
- 21:14Not
- 21:14100
- 21:15fit
- 21:16at
- 21:16the
- 21:16moment.
- 21:16So
- 21:16sorry
- 21:17for
- 21:17that.
- 21:17So
- 21:17after
- 21:18she
- 21:18started
- 21:19you
- 21:19can
- 21:19just.
- 21:19You
- 21:20can
- 21:20just
- 21:20say
- 21:20she.
- 21:21So
- 21:21yeah,
- 21:22you
- 21:22will
- 21:22always
- 21:22be
- 21:2350.
- 21:27Right.
- 21:27I'm
- 21:28already
- 21:28talking
- 21:28a
- 21:29lot
- 21:29about
- 21:29she.
- 21:30Is
- 21:30she
- 21:30in?
- 21:30Let's
- 21:31just,
- 21:32you
- 21:32know,
- 21:32let's
- 21:32just
- 21:33talk
- 21:33about
- 21:33she
- 21:33in.
- 21:35Because
- 21:36they,
- 21:36they
- 21:36did
- 21:36something
- 21:37interesting
- 21:38this,
- 21:38this
- 21:38month
- 21:39as
- 21:39well
- 21:39because
- 21:40they
- 21:40have
- 21:40launched
- 21:41their
- 21:41accelerator
- 21:42program
- 21:43which
- 21:43is
- 21:43a
- 21:43program
- 21:44to,
- 21:44for
- 21:44companies
- 21:45to
- 21:45join
- 21:45in
- 21:46and
- 21:48where
- 21:48they
- 21:48basically
- 21:49make
- 21:49it
- 21:50make
- 21:50their
- 21:51on
- 21:52demand
- 21:52manufacturing
- 21:54logistics
- 21:55platform
- 21:55available
- 21:56to
- 21:56other
- 21:57companies.
- 21:57So
- 21:58that's
- 21:58their
- 21:58accelerator
- 21:59and
- 21:59they
- 21:59have
- 21:59now
- 21:59started
- 22:00that
- 22:00one
- 22:00in
- 22:00France,
- 22:01in
- 22:01the
- 22:01UK
- 22:02and
- 22:02in
- 22:02China.
- 22:03And
- 22:03Pimkey
- 22:04is
- 22:04one
- 22:05of
- 22:05the
- 22:05first
- 22:05European
- 22:06companies
- 22:06to
- 22:06join.
- 22:07So
- 22:08you
- 22:08as
- 22:08my
- 22:08fashion
- 22:09queen,
- 22:09what's
- 22:09going
- 22:10on
- 22:10here?
- 22:10Yeah,
- 22:11well
- 22:11this
- 22:11is
- 22:11quite
- 22:12a
- 22:12story.
- 22:13So
- 22:13Pimkey
- 22:14is
- 22:14a
- 22:14fast
- 22:15fashion
- 22:15vertical
- 22:16manufacturer.
- 22:16You
- 22:16can
- 22:17compare
- 22:17them
- 22:17to,
- 22:17I
- 22:17don't
- 22:18know
- 22:18or
- 22:18they
- 22:18or
- 22:19New
- 22:19Yorker.
- 22:23They
- 22:23have
- 22:23agreed
- 22:24to
- 22:24join
- 22:24Shein's
- 22:25accelerator,
- 22:26which
- 22:26means
- 22:26they
- 22:27use
- 22:27Shein's
- 22:27on
- 22:27demand
- 22:28manufacturing,
- 22:28logistics
- 22:29and
- 22:29global
- 22:30platform
- 22:30to
- 22:30sell
- 22:31online.
- 22:32And
- 22:32right
- 22:33now
- 22:33Pimke's
- 22:34online
- 22:34business
- 22:34makes
- 22:35up
- 22:35less
- 22:35than
- 22:355%
- 22:36of
- 22:36its
- 22:36revenue.
- 22:37Well,
- 22:38usually
- 22:38for
- 22:38those
- 22:39fast
- 22:40fashion
- 22:42manufacturers
- 22:43they
- 22:44are
- 22:44often
- 22:45lower
- 22:46price
- 22:47category.
- 22:48It's
- 22:49pretty
- 22:50difficult
- 22:50for
- 22:50them
- 22:51to
- 22:51create
- 22:52a
- 22:52profitable
- 22:53e
- 22:53commerce
- 22:54business.
- 22:55So
- 22:55this
- 22:55is
- 22:55not
- 22:55a.
- 22:57I
- 22:57would
- 22:58say
- 22:58this
- 22:58is
- 22:58not
- 22:59quite
- 22:59unusual
- 22:59to
- 23:00have
- 23:00just
- 23:005%.
- 23:01Sometimes
- 23:01they
- 23:01even
- 23:02say
- 23:02no
- 23:03to
- 23:04online
- 23:05business
- 23:06at
- 23:06all.
- 23:07So
- 23:08their
- 23:08CEO
- 23:09Sali
- 23:09Halasi,
- 23:10who
- 23:10bought
- 23:11the
- 23:11chain
- 23:11in
- 23:11early
- 23:112023,
- 23:13wants
- 23:13to
- 23:13raise
- 23:14that
- 23:14to
- 23:1430%
- 23:15within
- 23:16three
- 23:16years.
- 23:17And
- 23:17partnering
- 23:17with
- 23:18Shein
- 23:18gives
- 23:18them
- 23:19immediate
- 23:19access
- 23:19to
- 23:20160
- 23:20markets
- 23:21which
- 23:22is
- 23:22hard
- 23:22to
- 23:22achieve
- 23:23on
- 23:23their
- 23:23own.
- 23:24So
- 23:25and
- 23:25I
- 23:25would
- 23:25say
- 23:26also
- 23:26that
- 23:27especially
- 23:27for
- 23:28this
- 23:28price
- 23:28entry,
- 23:29fast
- 23:29fashion
- 23:30manufacturers,
- 23:31she
- 23:31in
- 23:31is
- 23:32a
- 23:32very
- 23:33good
- 23:33match.
- 23:34Yeah,
- 23:34that's
- 23:34what
- 23:35I
- 23:35would
- 23:35say
- 23:35actually.
- 23:35And
- 23:36if
- 23:36I
- 23:36remember
- 23:37correctly,
- 23:37Pimke
- 23:38has
- 23:38been
- 23:38tried
- 23:38struggling
- 23:39over
- 23:39the
- 23:39last
- 23:39years.
- 23:40So
- 23:40they
- 23:40have
- 23:41to
- 23:41do
- 23:41something.
- 23:42So
- 23:42this
- 23:42does
- 23:43sound
- 23:43like
- 23:43a
- 23:44bold
- 23:44turnaround
- 23:45strategy.
- 23:46But
- 23:46there
- 23:47was
- 23:47also
- 23:47a
- 23:47lot
- 23:47of
- 23:47controversy
- 23:48around
- 23:48this,
- 23:48wasn't
- 23:49it?
- 23:49Exactly.
- 23:50The
- 23:50former
- 23:51owners,
- 23:51the
- 23:51Moulies
- 23:52family,
- 23:52are
- 23:53actually
- 23:53suing.
- 23:54So
- 23:54they
- 23:54are
- 23:55really
- 23:56huge.
- 23:56We
- 23:56just
- 23:57like
- 23:57look
- 23:57into
- 23:58like
- 23:58who
- 23:58is
- 23:58belonging
- 23:58to
- 23:59the
- 23:59Moulies
- 23:59family,
- 24:00like.
- 24:00Basically
- 24:01everyone
- 24:01in
- 24:01France.
- 24:03It's
- 24:03really
- 24:03crazy.
- 24:04See
- 24:04everyone.
- 24:05And
- 24:06then
- 24:06sometimes
- 24:06we
- 24:06were
- 24:07like
- 24:07oops.
- 24:09But
- 24:10yeah,
- 24:10when
- 24:10they
- 24:10sold
- 24:11Pimkey
- 24:11in
- 24:122023,
- 24:12they
- 24:13gave
- 24:13the
- 24:13company
- 24:13140
- 24:14million
- 24:14euro
- 24:15in
- 24:15capital,
- 24:16but
- 24:16under
- 24:16the
- 24:16condition
- 24:17that
- 24:17it
- 24:17would
- 24:17remain
- 24:18independent.
- 24:19And
- 24:19they
- 24:20now
- 24:20argue
- 24:21that
- 24:21this
- 24:21partnership
- 24:22with
- 24:22Shein
- 24:22violates
- 24:23that
- 24:23agreement
- 24:24and
- 24:24they
- 24:25want
- 24:25the
- 24:25money
- 24:25back.
- 24:26So
- 24:26Hanasi,
- 24:26the
- 24:27current
- 24:27CEO
- 24:27says
- 24:28there
- 24:28is
- 24:28no
- 24:28legal
- 24:29basis
- 24:29for
- 24:29the
- 24:29lawsuit,
- 24:30that
- 24:30this
- 24:31corporation
- 24:31is
- 24:31simply
- 24:32part
- 24:32of
- 24:32Pimky's
- 24:33restructuring
- 24:33and
- 24:33should
- 24:34even
- 24:34create
- 24:34jobs.
- 24:35Jobs.
- 24:35But
- 24:35legally
- 24:36and
- 24:36emotionally
- 24:37it's
- 24:38a
- 24:38highly
- 24:39charged
- 24:39situation.
- 24:40Quite
- 24:41interesting.
- 24:41I
- 24:42think
- 24:42this
- 24:42is
- 24:42something
- 24:42that
- 24:43we
- 24:43should
- 24:43look
- 24:43into
- 24:43a
- 24:44bit
- 24:44more.
- 24:45Also,
- 24:45obviously
- 24:46you
- 24:46don't
- 24:46mess
- 24:46with
- 24:47the
- 24:47Moliere
- 24:48family.
- 24:50Okay.
- 24:51I
- 24:51mean
- 24:51I
- 24:51can
- 24:52understand
- 24:52that
- 24:52she
- 24:53in
- 24:53itself
- 24:53is
- 24:53not,
- 24:54you
- 24:54know,
- 24:54controversy
- 24:55free.
- 24:56Yeah,
- 24:57absolutely.
- 24:58I
- 24:58mean
- 24:59she
- 24:59faces
- 24:59ongoing,
- 25:00ongoing
- 25:01criticism
- 25:01over
- 25:02labor
- 25:02conditions,
- 25:03environmental
- 25:04impact
- 25:04and
- 25:04protection,
- 25:05product
- 25:05quality
- 25:05In
- 25:06France,
- 25:06some
- 25:06commentators
- 25:07even
- 25:07called
- 25:08the
- 25:08Pimkisha
- 25:09in
- 25:09partnership
- 25:09an
- 25:10alliance
- 25:11of
- 25:11shame.
- 25:13I
- 25:13mean,
- 25:13yeah,
- 25:14friends
- 25:14are
- 25:15very
- 25:15proud.
- 25:17Yeah.
- 25:18But
- 25:18that
- 25:18shows
- 25:19how
- 25:19sensitive
- 25:19the
- 25:19fashion
- 25:20industry
- 25:20is
- 25:20to
- 25:21reputational
- 25:22issues.
- 25:23And
- 25:23Sheen
- 25:24is
- 25:24actually
- 25:26a
- 25:26topic
- 25:27for
- 25:27reputation
- 25:28in
- 25:28the
- 25:28fashion
- 25:28industry.
- 25:29It
- 25:29is.
- 25:29And
- 25:30aligning
- 25:30with
- 25:30Sheen
- 25:31might
- 25:31bring
- 25:32Pimkey
- 25:32new
- 25:33sales
- 25:33channels,
- 25:33but
- 25:33it
- 25:33could
- 25:34also
- 25:34damage
- 25:34their
- 25:34brand
- 25:35image
- 25:35further.
- 25:36But
- 25:36to
- 25:36be
- 25:36very
- 25:36honest,
- 25:39like,
- 25:39that's
- 25:40my
- 25:4050
- 25:40cent.
- 25:41Pimkey's
- 25:42reputation
- 25:43is
- 25:44really.
- 25:44They
- 25:45are
- 25:45a
- 25:45price
- 25:46entry,
- 25:46fast
- 25:46fashion
- 25:47manufacturer.
- 25:48So
- 25:49reputation
- 25:49for
- 25:50Pimkey.
- 25:51Yeah,
- 25:51yeah.
- 25:52If
- 25:52we
- 25:52would
- 25:52talk
- 25:53about,
- 25:53I
- 25:54don't
- 25:54know,
- 25:55like
- 25:55premium
- 25:56fashion
- 25:56brand,
- 25:56I
- 25:57would
- 25:57say
- 25:57like,
- 25:57okay,
- 25:58yeah,
- 25:58that's
- 25:58a
- 25:58thing.
- 25:58And
- 25:59this
- 25:59is
- 25:59also
- 25:59what
- 26:00I
- 26:00get
- 26:00when
- 26:00I
- 26:01talk
- 26:01with
- 26:01fashion
- 26:02brands
- 26:02also
- 26:02from
- 26:02our
- 26:03marketplace
- 26:03leader
- 26:04circle.
- 26:04They're
- 26:05like
- 26:05Sheen
- 26:06Tae
- 26:06Moo.
- 26:07Yeah.
- 26:07So.
- 26:08But
- 26:08it's
- 26:09also
- 26:09interesting
- 26:09because
- 26:10on
- 26:10the
- 26:10other
- 26:11hand,
- 26:11because
- 26:11it's
- 26:12also
- 26:12a
- 26:12new
- 26:12market
- 26:13and
- 26:14much
- 26:15potential.
- 26:15I
- 26:15mean,
- 26:16we,
- 26:16we've
- 26:16already
- 26:16talked
- 26:17about
- 26:17the
- 26:17numbers,
- 26:17right.
- 26:18And
- 26:18the
- 26:18growth
- 26:18rates
- 26:19and
- 26:19who
- 26:19else
- 26:20has
- 26:20this
- 26:20right
- 26:20now?
- 26:21Yeah,
- 26:21absolutely.
- 26:22And,
- 26:23and
- 26:23I
- 26:23always,
- 26:23always
- 26:24find
- 26:24that
- 26:24funny.
- 26:24You
- 26:24know
- 26:25this.
- 26:25Oh,
- 26:25labor
- 26:26conditions
- 26:26and
- 26:27environmental
- 26:28impact
- 26:29and
- 26:29stuff
- 26:29like
- 26:29that.
- 26:29It's
- 26:30like,
- 26:30come
- 26:30on,
- 26:30don't
- 26:30tell
- 26:30me
- 26:31that
- 26:31all
- 26:31the
- 26:31European
- 26:32fast
- 26:32fashion
- 26:33producers
- 26:35are
- 26:35all,
- 26:35I
- 26:36don't
- 26:36know,
- 26:37paying
- 26:37all
- 26:37their
- 26:38labors
- 26:39really
- 26:39great
- 26:40wages
- 26:40and
- 26:41never
- 26:43have
- 26:43any
- 26:44environmental
- 26:45impact.
- 26:45I
- 26:45mean,
- 26:45come
- 26:46on.
- 26:46Yeah,
- 26:47I
- 26:47mean,
- 26:47not
- 26:47really.
- 26:49I
- 26:49mean,
- 26:49there
- 26:50are
- 26:50like
- 26:50some
- 26:51pros
- 26:51and
- 26:51cons.
- 26:51It's
- 26:52a
- 26:52huge
- 26:52topic.
- 26:53Yes.
- 26:54But
- 26:54in
- 26:54the
- 26:54end,
- 26:55also
- 26:55the
- 26:55other
- 26:56fast
- 26:56fashion
- 26:56players
- 26:57are
- 26:57producing
- 26:57in
- 26:57China
- 26:58or
- 26:58also
- 26:59premium
- 26:59brands.
- 27:00I
- 27:00mean,
- 27:00China
- 27:00got
- 27:01like
- 27:01so
- 27:01much,
- 27:02much
- 27:03and
- 27:03so
- 27:03much
- 27:04better
- 27:04in
- 27:05manufacturing
- 27:06fashion.
- 27:07They
- 27:07are
- 27:07so
- 27:07much
- 27:08specialized
- 27:08in
- 27:09so
- 27:09many
- 27:09different
- 27:09things
- 27:10that
- 27:10you
- 27:10cannot
- 27:10produce
- 27:11it
- 27:11somewhere
- 27:11else.
- 27:11Anyway,
- 27:12I
- 27:12mean,
- 27:12I'm
- 27:12a,
- 27:13I
- 27:13studied
- 27:13fashion
- 27:14textile
- 27:14management.
- 27:15So
- 27:16I'm
- 27:16really
- 27:17deep
- 27:17into
- 27:17this
- 27:18and.
- 27:18Yeah,
- 27:19so
- 27:19but
- 27:19this
- 27:19is
- 27:20a
- 27:20completely
- 27:20different
- 27:21story.
- 27:22But
- 27:23let
- 27:23us
- 27:23come
- 27:23back
- 27:24to
- 27:24the
- 27:24Pimkey
- 27:24case.
- 27:26There
- 27:26has
- 27:26been
- 27:26also
- 27:27struggling
- 27:28financially.
- 27:29So.
- 27:31Last
- 27:31year
- 27:31a
- 27:32French
- 27:32court
- 27:32granted
- 27:33them
- 27:33restructuring
- 27:34protection.
- 27:35They
- 27:35weren't
- 27:35insolvent
- 27:36yet,
- 27:36but
- 27:37they
- 27:37clearly
- 27:37needed
- 27:38a
- 27:38radical
- 27:38turnaround
- 27:39plan.
- 27:39And
- 27:39from
- 27:40that
- 27:40perspective,
- 27:40partnering
- 27:41with
- 27:41Shein
- 27:41looks
- 27:42like
- 27:42a
- 27:42survival
- 27:43strategy.
- 27:44So
- 27:44the
- 27:44logic
- 27:44is
- 27:45better
- 27:45to
- 27:46grow
- 27:46quickly
- 27:46online
- 27:47with
- 27:47Shein's
- 27:48infrastructure
- 27:48than
- 27:49risk
- 27:49fading
- 27:50away
- 27:50altogether.
- 27:51Yeah.
- 27:52Yeah.
- 27:52Balancing
- 27:53act
- 27:53really.
- 27:53So
- 27:54short
- 27:54time
- 27:55survival
- 27:55to
- 27:56she
- 27:56in
- 27:57and
- 27:58I
- 27:58don't
- 27:58know,
- 27:58I
- 27:58mean,
- 27:59maybe
- 28:00not
- 28:00even
- 28:00short
- 28:00time
- 28:01short
- 28:02term.
- 28:02After
- 28:02all,
- 28:02Shein
- 28:03has
- 28:03been
- 28:03around
- 28:03for
- 28:04now
- 28:04nearly
- 28:04a
- 28:05decade
- 28:05and
- 28:05in
- 28:06Europe
- 28:06around
- 28:07six
- 28:07years.
- 28:07So
- 28:08this
- 28:08is
- 28:11for
- 28:12the
- 28:12lower
- 28:12entry
- 28:13price
- 28:14segment.
- 28:14This
- 28:15is
- 28:15a
- 28:15player
- 28:15that
- 28:15won't
- 28:16go
- 28:16away
- 28:16again.
- 28:17So
- 28:17I
- 28:17think
- 28:17it's
- 28:18a
- 28:18good
- 28:18idea.
- 28:20Exactly.
- 28:21And
- 28:21I
- 28:21think
- 28:21also
- 28:22what
- 28:23makes
- 28:23this
- 28:23case
- 28:23so
- 28:24interesting
- 28:24for
- 28:24the
- 28:24entire
- 28:25industry
- 28:25is
- 28:26Pimpy
- 28:26may
- 28:27be
- 28:27a
- 28:27test
- 28:27case
- 28:27for
- 28:28whether
- 28:28European
- 28:28brands
- 28:29can
- 28:29or
- 28:29should
- 28:29align
- 28:30with
- 28:30Shein.
- 28:31And
- 28:31if
- 28:31that
- 28:31works,
- 28:32others
- 28:32may
- 28:33follow.
- 28:33But
- 28:33it
- 28:34backfires.
- 28:35So
- 28:35legally
- 28:36or
- 28:37reputationally,
- 28:38it
- 28:39will
- 28:39serve
- 28:39as
- 28:40a
- 28:40warning.
- 28:40So
- 28:40I
- 28:41mean
- 28:41overall
- 28:42we
- 28:42will
- 28:42see
- 28:43how
- 28:43it
- 28:43will
- 28:44backfire,
- 28:44if
- 28:44it
- 28:45will
- 28:45backfire.
- 28:46And
- 28:47for,
- 28:47I
- 28:48mean,
- 28:49in
- 28:49the
- 28:49end,
- 28:50as
- 28:50a
- 28:50fashion
- 28:50brand,
- 28:51you
- 28:51still
- 28:51have
- 28:51to
- 28:51decide
- 28:52is
- 28:52it
- 28:52matching
- 28:53your
- 28:53target
- 28:53group
- 28:54or
- 28:54not,
- 28:54is
- 28:54it,
- 28:55is
- 28:55it
- 28:55adding
- 28:56up
- 28:56to
- 28:56each
- 28:56other?
- 28:56But
- 28:57in
- 28:57this
- 28:57case,
- 28:57I
- 28:58would
- 28:58say
- 28:58it's
- 28:58actually
- 28:59a
- 28:59pretty
- 28:59good
- 28:59match.
- 29:00Yeah.
- 29:02Yeah.
- 29:03So
- 29:03I
- 29:03guess
- 29:03these
- 29:04were
- 29:04the
- 29:04most
- 29:04important
- 29:05news
- 29:06for
- 29:07September.
- 29:08So
- 29:08we
- 29:08had
- 29:09one
- 29:09buy
- 29:10expanding
- 29:10in
- 29:10the
- 29:11UAEU
- 29:12and
- 29:12Allegro
- 29:12continuing
- 29:13to
- 29:13grow
- 29:13and
- 29:15AI
- 29:15news
- 29:16from
- 29:16Amazon
- 29:16and
- 29:16Miracle
- 29:17and
- 29:18yeah,
- 29:18Timo
- 29:19growing
- 29:19like
- 29:19crazy
- 29:20and
- 29:20yeah.
- 29:20And
- 29:21she
- 29:21in
- 29:21doing
- 29:21interesting
- 29:22things
- 29:22with
- 29:22pimkey.
- 29:24So
- 29:24a
- 29:24lot
- 29:24of
- 29:25things
- 29:25going
- 29:25on
- 29:25in
- 29:25just
- 29:26in
- 29:26September.
- 29:27Yeah,
- 29:27it
- 29:28really
- 29:28is.
- 29:28And
- 29:28it
- 29:28shows
- 29:29that
- 29:29the
- 29:29marketplace
- 29:29landscape
- 29:30in
- 29:30Europe
- 29:30is
- 29:31more
- 29:31dynamic
- 29:32than
- 29:32ever.
- 29:33So
- 29:33we
- 29:33have
- 29:33new
- 29:33challengers,
- 29:35strong
- 29:35regional
- 29:36leaders,
- 29:36big
- 29:36tech
- 29:37pushing
- 29:37AI
- 29:38and
- 29:38fast
- 29:38fashion
- 29:39players
- 29:40reinventing
- 29:40their
- 29:41models.
- 29:41Yeah.
- 29:42And
- 29:42I
- 29:42guess
- 29:42that's
- 29:43it
- 29:43for
- 29:43today's
- 29:43episode
- 29:44of
- 29:44let's
- 29:44Talk
- 29:44Marketplace.
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- 29:46joining
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- 30:02next
- 30:02time.
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