hello and welcome back to the latest 0:00:01.469,0:00:07.550 edition of the army talk Fast Five it is 0:00:04.230,0:00:10.139 November what is it guys November 5015 0:00:07.550,0:00:11.849 2019 we are excited we are here as 0:00:10.139,0:00:14.219 always in our third house podcast studio 0:00:11.849,0:00:15.780 I am joined by Carter Jensen and and 0:00:14.219,0:00:16.440 Mozingo on my left how are you guys 0:00:15.780,0:00:18.840 doing today 0:00:16.440,0:00:22.250 great mr. Miami Vice on the other side 0:00:18.840,0:00:24.240 of the table here I got a new haircut 0:00:22.250,0:00:25.800 everybody's if you're not if you're not 0:00:24.240,0:00:28.410 watching the video his shirt is buttoned 0:00:25.800,0:00:30.390 down four buttons oh my god so much 0:00:28.410,0:00:33.390 you're not you should will be or 0:00:30.390,0:00:40.020 actually you won't be a warning not to 0:00:33.390,0:00:42.329 watch YouTube I know I got a lot of I 0:00:40.020,0:00:43.890 got a lot of requests for haircuts after 0:00:42.329,0:00:46.110 the last few videos the last couple 0:00:43.890,0:00:47.010 weeks so I took care of that and so 0:00:46.110,0:00:48.809 every site but it's been a big week 0:00:47.010,0:00:51.000 we've had a lot of fun some cool 0:00:48.809,0:00:54.180 articles this week we visit the McKenzie 0:00:51.000,0:00:55.949 store and we wrote about that and kind 0:00:54.180,0:00:57.510 of just how it didn't really live up to 0:00:55.949,0:00:59.039 our expectations Carter I know you went 0:00:57.510,0:01:00.920 there yeah I channeled my inner dad like 0:00:59.039,0:01:03.750 I really got my actual like shopping 0:01:00.920,0:01:05.040 mindset on so myself and Charlie went 0:01:03.750,0:01:07.110 over the McKenzie store we spend a good 0:01:05.040,0:01:08.340 half hour in there kind of experiencing 0:01:07.110,0:01:10.140 each one of the things that they had put 0:01:08.340,0:01:11.580 up there and Kris I know your article 0:01:10.140,0:01:13.320 just came out this last week and I could 0:01:11.580,0:01:15.900 not agree more with the way that you 0:01:13.320,0:01:17.340 approached the analysis of it oh thanks 0:01:15.900,0:01:19.170 man yeah what you like about it what do 0:01:17.340,0:01:20.850 you agree with well I've always been a 0:01:19.170,0:01:22.950 big fan of this is gonna sound trivial 0:01:20.850,0:01:24.390 and miniscule but like that I've always 0:01:22.950,0:01:26.250 been a big fan of the tap to have to 0:01:24.390,0:01:27.960 learn more kind of thing and and the 0:01:26.250,0:01:29.340 issue is is that I didn't see the 0:01:27.960,0:01:31.079 benefit from it and so every time we 0:01:29.340,0:01:33.479 look at retail technology we're always 0:01:31.079,0:01:35.610 trying to figure out like does this make 0:01:33.479,0:01:37.320 my life easier is this going to elevate 0:01:35.610,0:01:38.850 the shopping experience and though the 0:01:37.320,0:01:40.799 technology was really slick there were 0:01:38.850,0:01:43.740 not a ton of barriers I didn't fully 0:01:40.799,0:01:45.479 grasp how or why that type of experience 0:01:43.740,0:01:48.119 would elevate the reason why I'm in 0:01:45.479,0:01:49.470 store so we could talk with us for hours 0:01:48.119,0:01:50.820 yeah Chris your articles out which I 0:01:49.470,0:01:52.290 think is a perfect depiction of what 0:01:50.820,0:01:54.030 that whole thing is and I'm excited to 0:01:52.290,0:01:56.399 see how this story kind of continues to 0:01:54.030,0:01:57.600 unfold as well what else they put in 0:01:56.399,0:01:59.189 there what else they do that space 0:01:57.600,0:02:00.630 absolutely is a cool idea I give them a 0:01:59.189,0:02:02.610 lot of credit for doing it it's the 0:02:00.630,0:02:03.540 first time I think anybody has the first 0:02:02.610,0:02:05.009 time you got to give them a lot of 0:02:03.540,0:02:07.290 latitude we'll see what they do totally 0:02:05.009,0:02:08.310 the next time yeah it's been it's been 0:02:07.290,0:02:10.020 an interesting week on a lot of fronts 0:02:08.310,0:02:11.640 we've had a lot of interesting people in 0:02:10.020,0:02:13.200 here this week in third house we had the 0:02:11.640,0:02:13.920 target chief creative officer in here 0:02:13.200,0:02:16.049 this week 0:02:13.920,0:02:17.730 we had Mall of America leadership in 0:02:16.049,0:02:20.250 here this week - which was a ton of fun 0:02:17.730,0:02:22.769 the big sponsor of ours as well and then 0:02:20.250,0:02:24.269 we also had our fabric formerly known as 0:02:22.769,0:02:25.739 common sense robotics in here checking 0:02:24.269,0:02:28.230 out the space - so one of the cool 0:02:25.739,0:02:30.359 up-and-coming companies in the 0:02:28.230,0:02:31.769 hyperlocal micro fulfillment space I 0:02:30.359,0:02:33.150 feel like my desk is gonna get lost you 0:02:31.769,0:02:34.680 guys keep packing people in here and 0:02:33.150,0:02:38.840 soon enough he was gonna forget about my 0:02:34.680,0:02:38.840 little space Oh Carter will never forget 0:02:40.879,0:02:48.569 the guy what's the guy in office space 0:02:43.230,0:02:51.389 Milton there's always a perfect excuse 0:02:48.569,0:02:53.010 me and shoptalk this week man shoptalk 0:02:51.389,0:02:55.019 drops the hammer with like one of the 0:02:53.010,0:02:58.680 hugest announcements of recent memory 0:02:55.019,0:03:00.840 and I'm so excited we got to interview 0:02:58.680,0:03:03.569 Zia Daniel Wigner she's the chief 0:03:00.840,0:03:05.970 content officer for shop Talk to talk to 0:03:03.569,0:03:09.810 her firsthand about it and I was excited 0:03:05.970,0:03:11.879 once we read about it shop Talk I don't 0:03:09.810,0:03:15.150 know yeah the shop Talk announces all 0:03:11.879,0:03:17.400 women speakers and the coolest thing I 0:03:15.150,0:03:19.590 think about what we talked to Zia about 0:03:17.400,0:03:21.919 was that you know she doesn't care what 0:03:19.590,0:03:23.940 you have to do to get a female 0:03:21.919,0:03:25.769 representative if you have to have an 0:03:23.940,0:03:27.180 investor if you have to have a client 0:03:25.769,0:03:29.280 speak on your behalf it's brilliant like 0:03:27.180,0:03:31.049 no excuses they're gonna do whatever 0:03:29.280,0:03:33.810 they have to to start to make some 0:03:31.049,0:03:34.980 change in the industry and the last 24 0:03:33.810,0:03:36.599 hours since the announcement just 0:03:34.980,0:03:38.310 watching what's been going on and 0:03:36.599,0:03:40.440 LinkedIn and what Zia shared with us 0:03:38.310,0:03:42.269 yesterday about you know even companies 0:03:40.440,0:03:44.190 saying they're gonna try to elevate 0:03:42.269,0:03:46.560 someone's position so they can speak on 0:03:44.190,0:03:50.129 their behalf of it that was amazing 0:03:46.560,0:03:52.530 crazy so yeah the change is still well 0:03:50.129,0:03:54.209 on its way I'm really excited to see who 0:03:52.530,0:03:55.290 the lineup ends up being in March yeah 0:03:54.209,0:03:57.090 and for those interested in those 0:03:55.290,0:03:58.709 willing to help us out on this - we are 0:03:57.090,0:04:00.359 actually gonna jump on this - because 0:03:58.709,0:04:01.650 we've been talking about this cause for 0:04:00.359,0:04:04.919 a really long time I think it started 0:04:01.650,0:04:06.209 going back to NRF 2018 yeah where we 0:04:04.919,0:04:07.949 were very unhappy with how that 0:04:06.209,0:04:10.079 experience went from this perspective 0:04:07.949,0:04:12.359 and so we're gonna do our part to help 0:04:10.079,0:04:14.729 and so today we also announced that Anna 0:04:12.359,0:04:17.010 and I for all of our featured podcasts 0:04:14.729,0:04:19.289 from shop Talk 2020 we - will only 0:04:17.010,0:04:20.609 feature women in our podcast we're 0:04:19.289,0:04:22.620 excited about it we think it's the right 0:04:20.609,0:04:24.450 thing to do yes and hey be the change 0:04:22.620,0:04:26.099 you want to happen all right you guys 0:04:24.450,0:04:27.389 ready to get to the top stories if do it 0:04:26.099,0:04:28.710 do it all right of course 0:04:27.389,0:04:31.409 let's give a shout-out to our sponsor 0:04:28.710,0:04:32.999 tree goat rego helps grocers unlock the 0:04:31.409,0:04:34.949 true beauty of brick-and-mortar 0:04:32.999,0:04:37.199 retailing by designing a magical 0:04:34.949,0:04:40.439 checkout free experience using computer 0:04:37.199,0:04:42.029 vision and a I together with Tesco Trego 0:04:40.439,0:04:44.669 is now building the largest checkout 0:04:42.029,0:04:46.590 free store ever built and holla and 0:04:44.669,0:04:50.550 where are we going in a week we're going 0:04:46.590,0:04:52.650 to Tel Aviv right wait that's cool but 0:04:50.550,0:04:55.319 let's rewind 15 seconds Chris could you 0:04:52.650,0:04:59.099 spell the word holla holla 0:04:55.319,0:05:02.250 hol oh absolutely no idea that is okay 0:04:59.099,0:05:03.810 close that slide the fact you guys are 0:05:02.250,0:05:05.009 going to Tel Aviv is incredibly cool 0:05:03.810,0:05:06.300 yeah I know it's super cool we're going 0:05:05.009,0:05:09.080 to Tel Aviv we're gonna meet with Trego 0:05:06.300,0:05:11.520 we're gonna interview some people 0:05:09.080,0:05:12.990 leaders in their company for a podcast 0:05:11.520,0:05:14.069 and some video segments we're doing 0:05:12.990,0:05:15.659 we're really excited about we're 0:05:14.069,0:05:17.969 thrilled be sure to let everybody know 0:05:15.659,0:05:19.259 when that content airs as well and while 0:05:17.969,0:05:20.759 they're gone I'll be in charge with 3rd 0:05:19.259,0:05:31.229 house so party everyday whoever wants to 0:05:20.759,0:05:32.939 come all right let's hit story number 0:05:31.229,0:05:34.289 one all right this was a big one this 0:05:32.939,0:05:36.419 week there are a lot of cool stores this 0:05:34.289,0:05:39.300 week a lot of nuances it to them all as 0:05:36.419,0:05:41.339 well first story is that Nike has 0:05:39.300,0:05:43.110 officially broken up with Amazon 0:05:41.339,0:05:44.879 according to Fortune Nike is going to 0:05:43.110,0:05:47.580 stop selling its sneakers and apparel 0:05:44.879,0:05:51.120 directly on Amazon's website ending a 0:05:47.580,0:05:53.219 pilot program that began in 2017 here is 0:05:51.120,0:05:55.199 Nike statement quote as part of Nikes 0:05:53.219,0:05:56.460 focus on elevating consumer experiences 0:05:55.199,0:05:58.529 through more direct personal 0:05:56.460,0:06:00.180 relationships we have made the decision 0:05:58.529,0:06:03.899 to complete our current pilot with 0:06:00.180,0:06:07.409 Amazon retail unquote what do you guys 0:06:03.899,0:06:09.060 think so this has been the buzz of the 0:06:07.409,0:06:11.189 internet this week yes so there's 0:06:09.060,0:06:12.810 there's the there's a few like common 0:06:11.189,0:06:14.460 points that are going on you know 0:06:12.810,0:06:16.770 throughout LinkedIn and I've sourced a 0:06:14.460,0:06:19.199 few of them so yeah this idea that Nikes 0:06:16.770,0:06:20.789 initial foray into this was back in 2017 0:06:19.199,0:06:23.520 and the main reason they went about it 0:06:20.789,0:06:25.110 was to try to get control of really the 0:06:23.520,0:06:26.789 counterfeit and third-party goods that 0:06:25.110,0:06:28.889 were coming across that platform so 0:06:26.789,0:06:30.419 their idea was if we jump into the mix 0:06:28.889,0:06:32.069 we might have better control over all of 0:06:30.419,0:06:32.969 these third-party sellers who are 0:06:32.069,0:06:35.699 selling our brand 0:06:32.969,0:06:37.169 nanus lay on the cheap but just kind of 0:06:35.699,0:06:39.779 on the sly we probably the right word to 0:06:37.169,0:06:40.770 say it and ultimately sales on Amazon 0:06:39.779,0:06:42.030 were never actually 0:06:40.770,0:06:44.699 that great we don't have any hard 0:06:42.030,0:06:46.470 numbers about that but the reports often 0:06:44.699,0:06:48.240 will say that you know really it didn't 0:06:46.470,0:06:50.159 really make a big dent in Nikes business 0:06:48.240,0:06:52.710 and as people who are familiar with that 0:06:50.159,0:06:54.659 line of products they weren't putting 0:06:52.710,0:06:55.560 their best products on Amazon either 0:06:54.659,0:06:56.190 they were putting the very 0:06:55.560,0:06:58.319 run-of-the-mill 0:06:56.190,0:06:59.819 things you might need overnight a quick 0:06:58.319,0:07:00.330 wait you should get a JC Penney's back 0:06:59.819,0:07:02.280 in the day 0:07:00.330,0:07:04.169 totally and here's the deal at the end 0:07:02.280,0:07:05.610 of the day it's about consider it I I 0:07:04.169,0:07:07.409 would say it's about consumer experience 0:07:05.610,0:07:09.780 right so Nike is looking at their entire 0:07:07.409,0:07:11.460 retail portfolio and saying hey we work 0:07:09.780,0:07:13.650 with I think it's like 30,000 plus 0:07:11.460,0:07:15.810 retailers who on that list is actually 0:07:13.650,0:07:17.370 conveying the experience that we want 0:07:15.810,0:07:19.530 with the consumer and what they're 0:07:17.370,0:07:21.870 realizing is that Amazon is so far away 0:07:19.530,0:07:23.039 from what Nikes trying to do amazon's 0:07:21.870,0:07:25.349 all about convenience and price we talk 0:07:23.039,0:07:26.819 about it all the time is that about Nike 0:07:25.349,0:07:29.370 is there's that one Nike wants to be and 0:07:26.819,0:07:31.440 it's not and so why would Mikey allow 0:07:29.370,0:07:33.960 their product and their brand to be 0:07:31.440,0:07:35.880 steward by Amazon if it's not being done 0:07:33.960,0:07:36.539 correctly and I think in the world we 0:07:35.880,0:07:38.759 live in today 0:07:36.539,0:07:40.949 a brand and the brand experience that 0:07:38.759,0:07:42.360 they create is huge and it's ultimately 0:07:40.949,0:07:44.430 all they have is what they've been 0:07:42.360,0:07:46.050 investing in their entire life and so 0:07:44.430,0:07:47.580 the announcement came with the idea that 0:07:46.050,0:07:48.810 they're also investing heavily into 0:07:47.580,0:07:51.449 their comm and their app strategy 0:07:48.810,0:07:53.190 looking for those avenues to go right to 0:07:51.449,0:07:59.759 the consumer and not let these retailers 0:07:53.190,0:08:03.210 get in the middle specifically Amazon 2% 0:07:59.759,0:08:04.860 yeah I mean Nike is a lifestyle brand I 0:08:03.210,0:08:06.509 think that's the key thing to point out 0:08:04.860,0:08:09.569 I think I've been seeing the same kind 0:08:06.509,0:08:11.190 of things Carter on LinkedIn and just 0:08:09.569,0:08:14.520 comments posted on Twitter too but 0:08:11.190,0:08:15.870 people are this isn't a solution for 0:08:14.520,0:08:17.520 everyone this is a very unique 0:08:15.870,0:08:21.449 experience because Nike has done an 0:08:17.520,0:08:23.250 excellent job of making it as a brand a 0:08:21.449,0:08:25.770 destination for people and for that 0:08:23.250,0:08:28.860 lifestyle people use the Nike app to 0:08:25.770,0:08:30.630 transact to find new product it's the 0:08:28.860,0:08:32.370 one thing Chris you say in your talk you 0:08:30.630,0:08:34.349 know 85% of the time when when you 0:08:32.370,0:08:36.300 you're looking for your pair of Nike 0:08:34.349,0:08:37.709 shoes you're going to Amazon and Google 0:08:36.300,0:08:39.329 to find something I would argue that 0:08:37.709,0:08:40.800 Nike is one of the key that's different 0:08:39.329,0:08:42.750 yeah I would argue that Nike is one of 0:08:40.800,0:08:44.790 the few brands where 15% of the time 0:08:42.750,0:08:46.560 you're going to the Nike+ app whether 0:08:44.790,0:08:48.420 it's because you're using it for work 0:08:46.560,0:08:50.880 out to a workout and then you're gonna 0:08:48.420,0:08:52.740 shop after or it's pinging you when you 0:08:50.880,0:08:53.770 get to this stores that app is so well 0:08:52.740,0:08:55.930 done 0:08:53.770,0:08:57.580 that I think that it makes total sense I 0:08:55.930,0:08:59.770 would argue like Lululemon might be the 0:08:57.580,0:09:01.480 only other place that I can think of off 0:08:59.770,0:09:03.730 the top of my head where this would make 0:09:01.480,0:09:05.380 sense pulling everything off of Amazon 0:09:03.730,0:09:06.730 and going direct to consumer how many 0:09:05.380,0:09:09.550 times you guys using the knife a week 0:09:06.730,0:09:13.690 just out of curiosity any of the apps by 0:09:09.550,0:09:15.820 the way uh once a week are you I don't 0:09:13.690,0:09:17.740 use it as much you know I think and and 0:09:15.820,0:09:19.300 like I don't want to say I'm an outlier 0:09:17.740,0:09:20.560 because I guess I am probably one of 0:09:19.300,0:09:23.050 their demographics are targeting for 0:09:20.560,0:09:25.080 some way shape or form sure you know I 0:09:23.050,0:09:28.930 think the other thing too is that they 0:09:25.080,0:09:31.240 arguably have you know the best retail 0:09:28.930,0:09:33.340 app and the best excuse to use apps and 0:09:31.240,0:09:34.750 mobile within retail and I still think 0:09:33.340,0:09:36.700 they're figuring it out they're trying 0:09:34.750,0:09:38.380 to figure out how do we leverage mobile 0:09:36.700,0:09:41.740 and retail and is it even applicable 0:09:38.380,0:09:42.910 like can we just not even you know and I 0:09:41.740,0:09:45.190 think as a challenge that a lot of 0:09:42.910,0:09:47.560 brands are facing Nike has just that 0:09:45.190,0:09:48.700 kind of leading edge simply because so 0:09:47.560,0:09:50.590 many people have their apps so the 0:09:48.700,0:09:51.970 barrier of downloads out there and they 0:09:50.590,0:09:53.560 had the resources you know and I think 0:09:51.970,0:09:55.330 they're putting it towards that and then 0:09:53.560,0:09:57.820 the day we might determine or Nike might 0:09:55.330,0:09:59.530 determine you know I speak as we is like 0:09:57.820,0:10:01.150 retailers in general but Nike might 0:09:59.530,0:10:03.160 determine that Mobile has no place in 0:10:01.150,0:10:04.720 retail specifically for that experience 0:10:03.160,0:10:06.670 but I think they're trying to figure 0:10:04.720,0:10:08.380 that out yeah I mean we heard I remember 0:10:06.670,0:10:09.700 I remember Nike on stages shall talk you 0:10:08.380,0:10:10.870 know I think it's 2018 I was really 0:10:09.700,0:10:12.190 impressed just in terms of how they're 0:10:10.870,0:10:13.420 thinking about all the assets in their 0:10:12.190,0:10:15.010 portfolio from their mobile app 0:10:13.420,0:10:16.450 development to everything you know one 0:10:15.010,0:10:17.950 of our buddies Carl bootay had a really 0:10:16.450,0:10:19.360 good summary of this whole thing on 0:10:17.950,0:10:20.650 LinkedIn if you have a chance to check 0:10:19.360,0:10:22.690 that out or to look that up I highly 0:10:20.650,0:10:24.400 encourage it but yeah I mean I'm on that 0:10:22.690,0:10:26.020 app I'm on the app daily believe it or 0:10:24.400,0:10:27.550 not you guys and I don't even buy stuff 0:10:26.020,0:10:29.500 I just go to look at it and check it out 0:10:27.550,0:10:31.540 I just find it interesting but here's 0:10:29.500,0:10:33.370 the thing for me with this story at the 0:10:31.540,0:10:34.810 end of the day I think the only reason 0:10:33.370,0:10:36.640 we're really talking about it is because 0:10:34.810,0:10:38.500 it's Nike and Amazon when I look at what 0:10:36.640,0:10:40.150 we do and we focus on education and 0:10:38.500,0:10:41.830 talking about the industry I don't 0:10:40.150,0:10:43.840 actually think there's that much here to 0:10:41.830,0:10:46.060 this story because so few companies are 0:10:43.840,0:10:47.230 like Nike steel feed companies can do 0:10:46.060,0:10:48.850 this you mentioned a few and like 0:10:47.230,0:10:50.170 Lululemon maybe could do it but the end 0:10:48.850,0:10:52.900 of State this doesn't really tell me 0:10:50.170,0:10:54.610 much or sync signal to me much it just 0:10:52.900,0:10:56.050 means that Nike has a brand in a 0:10:54.610,0:10:57.580 position to be able to try to do 0:10:56.050,0:10:58.990 something like this but it's not 0:10:57.580,0:11:00.760 necessarily broadly applicable to 0:10:58.990,0:11:02.590 everyone so in a lot of ways I'm just 0:11:00.760,0:11:03.910 kind of like yeah alright whatever 0:11:02.590,0:11:06.370 do what you want to do yeah a shout to 0:11:03.910,0:11:07.529 Carl I think Carl's article was or his 0:11:06.370,0:11:08.910 post was when that some 0:11:07.529,0:11:10.889 up those points really well and I 0:11:08.910,0:11:12.959 thought that was such a great summary of 0:11:10.889,0:11:14.879 points that really kind of outlined what 0:11:12.959,0:11:15.509 this whole thing means and why they 0:11:14.879,0:11:17.759 really did it 0:11:15.509,0:11:19.649 speaking of Karl he also made a 0:11:17.759,0:11:21.029 prediction about Story number two of 0:11:19.649,0:11:26.670 Carl's getting a lot of shoutouts this 0:11:21.029,0:11:30.089 week Wow Carl yeah Holi baba singles day 0:11:26.670,0:11:31.649 it was on months right next year what 0:11:30.089,0:11:34.290 day was it was it like eleven eleven 0:11:31.649,0:11:35.790 there's 11 11 next year we will be in 0:11:34.290,0:11:37.319 China for that event that's what I'm 0:11:35.790,0:11:39.480 making that predict we are trying to do 0:11:37.319,0:11:42.180 it AK we had a chance this year which 0:11:39.480,0:11:45.059 couldn't swing it yes so according to 0:11:42.180,0:11:47.309 fortune and one of many sources the 0:11:45.059,0:11:51.209 Chinese e-commerce giant said that its 0:11:47.309,0:11:56.370 platforms sold thirty eight point four 0:11:51.209,0:11:58.319 billion with a B dollars in sales on a 0:11:56.370,0:12:00.779 singles day so they did a few things 0:11:58.319,0:12:04.529 they had you could do pre-orders that 0:12:00.779,0:12:06.809 would be transacted on the on singles 0:12:04.529,0:12:08.399 day they made it their first billion 0:12:06.809,0:12:14.879 dollars in sales in just sixty eight 0:12:08.399,0:12:16.230 seconds and yes first ten billion in 0:12:14.879,0:12:18.000 half an hour 0:12:16.230,0:12:20.459 everything from electronic gadgets to 0:12:18.000,0:12:23.309 fashion items this year they were really 0:12:20.459,0:12:26.430 big on the live streaming Kim Kardashian 0:12:23.309,0:12:29.089 even debuted her fragrance line via live 0:12:26.430,0:12:32.610 stream on team all among several others 0:12:29.089,0:12:35.939 and also Taylor Swift in Asian pop icon 0:12:32.610,0:12:37.680 Jem who Chris love's performed and 0:12:35.939,0:12:39.629 everything was live stream from Ali 0:12:37.680,0:12:41.160 Baba's headquarters now what I before we 0:12:39.629,0:12:43.350 getting this why is Taylor Swift like 0:12:41.160,0:12:44.730 the live stream that everyone does like 0:12:43.350,0:12:46.500 what was that all about cuz she's a 0:12:44.730,0:12:48.149 businesswoman and she knows how it goes 0:12:46.500,0:12:49.649 down really knows how it works okay so 0:12:48.149,0:12:51.240 question we got it I have to diverge it 0:12:49.649,0:12:53.339 so I got to go out on a tangent so 0:12:51.240,0:12:55.800 Taylor Swift like for you guys like 0:12:53.339,0:12:57.629 staying power like are we talking 0:12:55.800,0:12:59.399 Madonna here are we talking this flames 0:12:57.629,0:13:02.790 out like what what are you thinking here 0:12:59.399,0:13:05.699 for sure Madonna is really yeah she's 0:13:02.790,0:13:08.339 good because she's she's not just a 0:13:05.699,0:13:10.050 singer and performer and songwriter also 0:13:08.339,0:13:12.870 a businesswoman that is the key point 0:13:10.050,0:13:15.870 like she's been I had a big business 0:13:12.870,0:13:19.139 strategy I almost had bidness business 0:13:15.870,0:13:21.480 strategy since since day one and man can 0:13:19.139,0:13:22.890 that lady execute yeah 0:13:21.480,0:13:24.870 Carter do you think this if she's an 0:13:22.890,0:13:26.460 icon she's an is an icon and like 0:13:24.870,0:13:28.380 imagine when her first album came out I 0:13:26.460,0:13:30.570 think it was the early what 2000s 0:13:28.380,0:13:32.340 probably yeah right like and she has 0:13:30.570,0:13:34.680 figured out a way is that far back to 0:13:32.340,0:13:36.930 evolves her I mean she was a country 0:13:34.680,0:13:38.520 artist yeah all of her lifestyle or her 0:13:36.930,0:13:40.170 evolved her not lifestyle but ultimately 0:13:38.520,0:13:42.540 became her lifestyle into a commercial 0:13:40.170,0:13:44.040 property I dare you not to like bounce a 0:13:42.540,0:13:44.730 little bit every time she has a new 0:13:44.040,0:13:46.110 feather catchy 0:13:44.730,0:13:47.550 I don't comment on what I don't 0:13:46.110,0:13:48.990 understand that's like a rule in my life 0:13:47.550,0:13:50.610 so I'm just going to let this one go but 0:13:48.990,0:13:52.710 but anyway back to I buy just that's 0:13:50.610,0:13:54.780 just so fast she is like the live stream 0:13:52.710,0:13:57.090 she did for Amazon she did for Alibaba 0:13:54.780,0:13:58.560 like you know Kohl's is gonna sign her 0:13:57.090,0:14:01.560 next I don't know but like what so what 0:13:58.560,0:14:03.540 else I think my favorite thing about 0:14:01.560,0:14:05.760 singles day is that Jack Ma comes out 0:14:03.540,0:14:08.970 like yesterday and he's like not 0:14:05.760,0:14:12.630 satisfied 38 billion not enough for me 0:14:08.970,0:14:14.460 if it was on a Monday weather was bad I 0:14:12.630,0:14:17.100 need people not to be working for a 0:14:14.460,0:14:19.680 singles day and then it's like what what 0:14:17.100,0:14:22.830 exactly is in his perfect mind like what 0:14:19.680,0:14:23.910 amount of money will satisfy him that is 0:14:22.830,0:14:26.220 crazy to me 0:14:23.910,0:14:30.060 but yes I mean not much to say there 0:14:26.220,0:14:32.010 it's just unbelievable yeah I mean I 0:14:30.060,0:14:33.690 think the cool thing for me was or not 0:14:32.010,0:14:35.040 sweet I thought Carter was gonna have 0:14:33.690,0:14:37.920 something to say so I was waiting but I 0:14:35.040,0:14:39.540 I I the thing for me though was actually 0:14:37.920,0:14:41.370 I thought it was really palpable this 0:14:39.540,0:14:44.370 year just how important kind of a live 0:14:41.370,0:14:45.570 stream social commerce aspect was effect 0:14:44.370,0:14:47.280 I was gonna say I mean the live stream 0:14:45.570,0:14:49.290 side of things was absolutely huge and I 0:14:47.280,0:14:51.510 think they figured out a way to bridge 0:14:49.290,0:14:53.930 the idea of live stream into Commerce 0:14:51.510,0:14:56.040 which is something that I think is is 0:14:53.930,0:14:57.480 hasn't always been easy and I think 0:14:56.040,0:14:59.010 we've seen a lot of brands test that a 0:14:57.480,0:15:01.410 lot of brands play in different waters 0:14:59.010,0:15:02.520 with that but I think in this execution 0:15:01.410,0:15:03.630 they've been ill figure out like Kim 0:15:02.520,0:15:05.390 Kardashian coming out with that new 0:15:03.630,0:15:07.680 product line and then generating 0:15:05.390,0:15:09.120 hundreds of millions of dollars and I 0:15:07.680,0:15:10.980 don't know the exact stats for that but 0:15:09.120,0:15:12.720 like generating just huge amounts of 0:15:10.980,0:15:13.860 sales like once we can figure this out 0:15:12.720,0:15:15.510 and I think you know Facebook's try to 0:15:13.860,0:15:17.280 Amazon's tried it and for some reason 0:15:15.510,0:15:19.850 like I feel that those stories have come 0:15:17.280,0:15:22.260 and gone and I've yet to see a us-based 0:15:19.850,0:15:23.700 execution of live stream direct to 0:15:22.260,0:15:25.140 commerce that has had such a large 0:15:23.700,0:15:26.280 impact like we're seeing here why 0:15:25.140,0:15:28.110 haven't we seen this on Black Friday I 0:15:26.280,0:15:29.820 mean you had Levi's doing it you had all 0:15:28.110,0:15:31.770 birds doing it you had what you just 0:15:29.820,0:15:34.560 mentioned like why why haven't 0:15:31.770,0:15:38.640 we did see it on weigh day you can't 0:15:34.560,0:15:40.170 forget about that that was like your 0:15:38.640,0:15:42.300 stepbrothers version no it was like 0:15:40.170,0:15:46.470 swore to live stream it was kind of just 0:15:42.300,0:15:48.930 like faux live stream and you know what 0:15:46.470,0:15:50.780 was so light it was so like infomercial 0:15:48.930,0:15:55.800 II - that's the thing I think there's a 0:15:50.780,0:15:57.960 there's a platform barrier jackets 0:15:55.800,0:15:59.220 dancing around and it was fun but but 0:15:57.960,0:16:00.990 the question is so here's the here's the 0:15:59.220,0:16:03.030 question is for another day is once 0:16:00.990,0:16:05.730 Amazon starts taking a larger chunk out 0:16:03.030,0:16:07.170 of let's say like the NFL right like 0:16:05.730,0:16:09.660 what is the commerce model that can be 0:16:07.170,0:16:11.190 layered on top of that did you see did 0:16:09.660,0:16:13.980 you see he's now rumored to be buying an 0:16:11.190,0:16:15.450 NFL franchise - Matt Bowen like that's 0:16:13.980,0:16:18.750 crazy in addition to everything they're 0:16:15.450,0:16:20.100 doing from a TV perspective or live 0:16:18.750,0:16:21.600 rights perspective I should say that's a 0:16:20.100,0:16:24.000 better way well speaking of platforms 0:16:21.600,0:16:26.130 and accessibility Facebook right we 0:16:24.000,0:16:27.870 can't not talk about Facebook ultimately 0:16:26.130,0:16:29.280 Facebook is taking on venmo with a new 0:16:27.870,0:16:31.350 payments tool that can be used across 0:16:29.280,0:16:32.730 their family of applications so here's 0:16:31.350,0:16:34.680 the deal the new service is called 0:16:32.730,0:16:37.110 Facebook pay it's launching on the core 0:16:34.680,0:16:38.910 of Facebook and the messenger apps to 0:16:37.110,0:16:40.350 start but will later also appear in 0:16:38.910,0:16:42.840 things like Instagram what's happened 0:16:40.350,0:16:44.400 the entire family of Facebook apps so 0:16:42.840,0:16:45.600 Facebook already has allowed people to 0:16:44.400,0:16:47.040 send money ultimately through the 0:16:45.600,0:16:48.630 Facebook Messenger app but with this 0:16:47.040,0:16:50.490 Facebook pay usually bill to send money 0:16:48.630,0:16:52.590 to other people via Facebook and 0:16:50.490,0:16:55.200 ultimately accept payments etc etc etc 0:16:52.590,0:16:57.000 so this comes on the heels obviously of 0:16:55.200,0:16:58.320 the whole Libre scandal of their idea of 0:16:57.000,0:17:00.240 in credit in you know putting a new 0:16:58.320,0:17:01.620 currency into place but ultimately what 0:17:00.240,0:17:03.870 they're doing is they're layering on 0:17:01.620,0:17:05.250 more and more value onto these platforms 0:17:03.870,0:17:06.630 that everyone has on their device so 0:17:05.250,0:17:09.510 let's just look at messenger for example 0:17:06.630,0:17:11.070 right so Apple iMessage facebook 0:17:09.510,0:17:12.660 Messenger you have a couple of their 0:17:11.070,0:17:14.340 competitors in the mix by the end of the 0:17:12.660,0:17:15.930 day people are packing or companies are 0:17:14.340,0:17:18.810 packing as much value as they possibly 0:17:15.930,0:17:21.180 can into these applications in order to 0:17:18.810,0:17:23.010 let's say be the exclusive provider for 0:17:21.180,0:17:24.390 everything you might need right so now 0:17:23.010,0:17:26.790 why would I ever leave Facebook 0:17:24.390,0:17:28.080 Messenger when I can pay Chris with that 0:17:26.790,0:17:30.030 I can connect with Chris I can send him 0:17:28.080,0:17:31.860 a map I can figure out what movie we're 0:17:30.030,0:17:33.690 going to later we can order food all via 0:17:31.860,0:17:34.860 the messenger app and then the day we're 0:17:33.690,0:17:36.540 seeing more and more things stacked 0:17:34.860,0:17:38.370 within specifically messaging apps but 0:17:36.540,0:17:39.840 ultimately apps in general as Facebook 0:17:38.370,0:17:42.510 looks to continue to add value to their 0:17:39.840,0:17:43.680 entire stack so it's interesting and I 0:17:42.510,0:17:45.030 think there's other commerce features 0:17:43.680,0:17:47.160 that will come in in 0:17:45.030,0:17:48.750 well with this but I think it's just the 0:17:47.160,0:17:51.120 start understanding really kind of the 0:17:48.750,0:17:53.190 transaction and me holding a balance and 0:17:51.120,0:17:55.560 Facebook I think opens this new world of 0:17:53.190,0:17:57.630 Commerce that we have yet to see yeah 0:17:55.560,0:18:00.000 Carter it's like you said in this slide 0:17:57.630,0:18:01.650 you know Chris has one of your slides in 0:18:00.000,0:18:03.570 his presentation too like they're just 0:18:01.650,0:18:05.190 moving further along the horizontal line 0:18:03.570,0:18:08.070 of social commerce they're getting more 0:18:05.190,0:18:11.190 into providing that experience in app 0:18:08.070,0:18:13.410 and what I'm actually more interested in 0:18:11.190,0:18:15.600 like this Facebook pay is great it's 0:18:13.410,0:18:17.940 it's coming to the u.s. what's apps been 0:18:15.600,0:18:19.710 doing this for years in China and other 0:18:17.940,0:18:21.390 countries but I think what's really 0:18:19.710,0:18:24.510 gonna be interesting here is what 0:18:21.390,0:18:27.360 happens once it applies to Instagram now 0:18:24.510,0:18:30.600 one reason being once you can transact 0:18:27.360,0:18:34.080 in Instagram with that this Facebook 0:18:30.600,0:18:36.750 payment or transactions there I mean 0:18:34.080,0:18:39.060 you're now looking at likes going away 0:18:36.750,0:18:41.970 on Instagram an attribution for brands 0:18:39.060,0:18:43.320 to influencers directly for sales that 0:18:41.970,0:18:46.320 they're making now if the troll 0:18:43.320,0:18:47.880 transaction not only does data is all 0:18:46.320,0:18:49.440 the data owned by Facebook of that 0:18:47.880,0:18:51.330 entire transaction from start to finish 0:18:49.440,0:18:54.090 but then you also have brands that we 0:18:51.330,0:18:56.010 vying for that data to know whether or 0:18:54.090,0:18:57.810 not like an influencer that they've paid 0:18:56.010,0:18:59.280 several thousands of dollars to where 0:18:57.810,0:19:01.350 their product or whatever if that's a 0:18:59.280,0:19:03.360 successful campaign so I think that's 0:19:01.350,0:19:05.580 really where you know once they they 0:19:03.360,0:19:07.260 release this to Instagram I think that's 0:19:05.580,0:19:10.050 being used by more of the next 0:19:07.260,0:19:12.150 generation for direct messaging and 0:19:10.050,0:19:13.620 communication so I think that's where 0:19:12.150,0:19:15.780 this is really gonna take effect I don't 0:19:13.620,0:19:17.550 think that Facebook Messenger is really 0:19:15.780,0:19:19.290 the launching point I think we've we've 0:19:17.550,0:19:20.580 yet to see where this is gonna go yeah 0:19:19.290,0:19:22.710 that's a great point Carter put your 0:19:20.580,0:19:24.270 prognostication hat on here you know 0:19:22.710,0:19:28.170 Emma the interns gone so we're gonna 0:19:24.270,0:19:29.910 have you covered both feel young but 0:19:28.170,0:19:32.880 you're very apt to do your very able to 0:19:29.910,0:19:34.530 do that um where does where does 0:19:32.880,0:19:35.730 commerce go like are we talking is it 0:19:34.530,0:19:37.350 going to be text-based 0:19:35.730,0:19:39.180 is it gonna be some hybrid with voice 0:19:37.350,0:19:40.920 and that's this QC and I'm doing this 0:19:39.180,0:19:42.660 kind of as a key segue to the next story 0:19:40.920,0:19:45.150 too but curious if you had to make a 0:19:42.660,0:19:46.560 prediction where is this all going well 0:19:45.150,0:19:48.930 you have to you have to what is the next 0:19:46.560,0:19:52.230 commerce I'm half Carter yeah it's a 0:19:48.930,0:19:54.120 very broad sit down for a second I think 0:19:52.230,0:19:55.860 you have to separate things between 0:19:54.120,0:19:57.960 commodity Goods and actual kind of like 0:19:55.860,0:19:58.860 aspirational goods right so we know 0:19:57.960,0:20:00.270 brands like am 0:19:58.860,0:20:02.040 or platforms like Amazon I've been 0:20:00.270,0:20:03.780 incredibly good at commodity goods I 0:20:02.040,0:20:05.760 need new white t-shirts and paper towels 0:20:03.780,0:20:08.610 a new charging cord for my cellphone 0:20:05.760,0:20:10.650 awesome but if they've fallen flat where 0:20:08.610,0:20:12.240 Instagram is picking up bait like taken 0:20:10.650,0:20:14.220 really kind of baton where you look at 0:20:12.240,0:20:16.799 style and fashion the things you didn't 0:20:14.220,0:20:18.420 need you knew looking at new gadgets for 0:20:16.799,0:20:20.130 whatever hobby like there's an entire 0:20:18.420,0:20:23.220 new category that Instagram has been 0:20:20.130,0:20:25.710 able to take ahold of now I would argue 0:20:23.220,0:20:27.840 that the idea of integrating some of the 0:20:25.710,0:20:29.429 more commerce features that amazon has 0:20:27.840,0:20:30.360 owned in the past like payments and 0:20:29.429,0:20:32.429 fulfillment and things like that 0:20:30.360,0:20:34.620 Facebook has a capability to layer that 0:20:32.429,0:20:37.650 in without a ton of let's say new user 0:20:34.620,0:20:38.910 barriers so I think Amazon is gonna 0:20:37.650,0:20:40.140 continue to dominate in terms of 0:20:38.910,0:20:41.970 commodity goods they got the fulfillment 0:20:40.140,0:20:43.500 Network etc but I don't think there's 0:20:41.970,0:20:45.270 anyone in the world who knows us better 0:20:43.500,0:20:47.220 than Facebook as much we would like to 0:20:45.270,0:20:48.929 admit that or not harder per se and I 0:20:47.220,0:20:51.150 think they have the engine that they can 0:20:48.929,0:20:53.760 continue to elevate and kind of ramp up 0:20:51.150,0:20:55.470 to deliver exactly what we need when we 0:20:53.760,0:20:57.240 need it on a platform that we already 0:20:55.470,0:20:58.650 love and that's Instagram so you look at 0:20:57.240,0:21:00.720 visual shop and you look at video you 0:20:58.650,0:21:02.220 look at text you look at images and then 0:21:00.720,0:21:04.980 you look at being able to use Facebook 0:21:02.220,0:21:06.419 pay to quickly buy that new gadget or 0:21:04.980,0:21:06.750 dress or shirt or whatever you might 0:21:06.419,0:21:08.790 need 0:21:06.750,0:21:11.460 ultimately I think they're figuring out 0:21:08.790,0:21:12.720 how do you go from inspiration and 0:21:11.460,0:21:14.250 delivering you exactly what you need all 0:21:12.720,0:21:15.600 the way through it arriving at your door 0:21:14.250,0:21:17.400 and I think they're pretty darn close to 0:21:15.600,0:21:19.860 doing that the question is how does it 0:21:17.400,0:21:21.840 evolve so it'll be interesting to see 0:21:19.860,0:21:23.820 how they do that and do they have a 0:21:21.840,0:21:25.559 right to be in commodity goods I don't 0:21:23.820,0:21:26.730 know do they want to be maybe not 0:21:25.559,0:21:28.980 yeah maybe they'll leave the paper 0:21:26.730,0:21:31.320 towels to Amazon but I think at the end 0:21:28.980,0:21:33.600 of the day Instagram has been this 0:21:31.320,0:21:35.130 conduit to perfectly delivered goods 0:21:33.600,0:21:37.200 that you never knew you needed and I 0:21:35.130,0:21:38.760 would argue that Instagram is much more 0:21:37.200,0:21:40.530 of a mall experience a retailer 0:21:38.760,0:21:42.330 experience in terms of like what's 0:21:40.530,0:21:44.790 taking on or taking out physical retail 0:21:42.330,0:21:47.070 then Amazon has ever been yeah I don't 0:21:44.790,0:21:49.470 disagree with yeah that's a great segue 0:21:47.070,0:21:51.270 to so an tickets to the next angle of 0:21:49.470,0:21:52.770 this whole story cuz there's a there was 0:21:51.270,0:21:54.929 another big thing that happened this 0:21:52.770,0:21:58.860 week it's along these exact same lines 0:21:54.929,0:22:00.960 right so Walmart has officially 0:21:58.860,0:22:03.510 partnered with Apple to make Walmart 0:22:00.960,0:22:07.620 voice ordering available on Siri 0:22:03.510,0:22:10.350 according to the Walmart newsroom people 0:22:07.620,0:22:12.990 can now ask Siri directly from their 0:22:10.350,0:22:14.970 smart speaker to add item 0:22:12.990,0:22:18.480 so they're Walmart grocery carts so it's 0:22:14.970,0:22:20.760 as simple as I need more ketchup add to 0:22:18.480,0:22:22.470 Walmart and you will have that in your 0:22:20.760,0:22:24.090 basket and you can have the option then 0:22:22.470,0:22:26.520 of going to pick it up or having it 0:22:24.090,0:22:29.220 delivered directly to your door so it 0:22:26.520,0:22:32.159 works with iPhone iPad Apple watch Mac 0:22:29.220,0:22:35.970 home pod and even in the car with car 0:22:32.159,0:22:37.500 play so pretty big deal what are you 0:22:35.970,0:22:39.210 curious what you guys think I love this 0:22:37.500,0:22:41.010 actually this might be bait one of the 0:22:39.210,0:22:43.710 biggest stories here I mean the Facebook 0:22:41.010,0:22:45.870 page thing is cool but like I think when 0:22:43.710,0:22:46.830 you start the I kudos of Walmart - we've 0:22:45.870,0:22:48.600 hit Walmart 0:22:46.830,0:22:50.250 we've blotted them a lot we've also 0:22:48.600,0:22:51.450 harangue them a lot but like I really 0:22:50.250,0:22:52.620 like that they're trying to do this 0:22:51.450,0:22:53.909 Carter I can't wait to hear what you're 0:22:52.620,0:22:56.070 gonna say on this cuz I have absolutely 0:22:53.909,0:22:57.299 no idea but I think this is great I mean 0:22:56.070,0:23:00.149 I think when you start thinking about 0:22:57.299,0:23:01.919 like the air pods and you've got those 0:23:00.149,0:23:03.840 in your ear and they can coordinate with 0:23:01.919,0:23:05.880 your phone and you can start to do this 0:23:03.840,0:23:07.500 type of activity in the moment and 0:23:05.880,0:23:09.630 Walmart has the kind of fulfillment 0:23:07.500,0:23:12.419 network set up to make it happen if the 0:23:09.630,0:23:13.980 voice technology is good it's a really 0:23:12.419,0:23:15.510 good way to get over those hurdles that 0:23:13.980,0:23:17.250 shopping for groceries online is really 0:23:15.510,0:23:18.510 hard because hunting and pecking and 0:23:17.250,0:23:20.370 searching for all those things you want 0:23:18.510,0:23:21.779 is difficult if voice can get to the 0:23:20.370,0:23:24.270 point where you can just say really 0:23:21.779,0:23:26.399 simply and easily hey I want this I want 0:23:24.270,0:23:28.140 that I want you know put it in my cart 0:23:26.399,0:23:29.460 and you can do it all with some headset 0:23:28.140,0:23:30.720 in your ear or something like that it 0:23:29.460,0:23:32.070 connects with your phone you can pay or 0:23:30.720,0:23:34.409 you can pave with your voice whatever it 0:23:32.070,0:23:36.240 is there's something there and I've seen 0:23:34.409,0:23:38.070 a lot of nuances to this technology 0:23:36.240,0:23:39.929 lately just coming through the lab where 0:23:38.070,0:23:42.299 I'm like okay yeah there's something 0:23:39.929,0:23:45.419 coming in this space and it's cool to 0:23:42.299,0:23:46.950 see Walmart do it yeah I think the segue 0:23:45.419,0:23:49.409 into this was perfect right because you 0:23:46.950,0:23:51.120 look at commodity goods right in the 0:23:49.409,0:23:52.320 moment and this is Amazon try to at 0:23:51.120,0:23:53.640 their - button they tried to with that 0:23:52.320,0:23:56.100 wand they've tried to do it a lot of 0:23:53.640,0:23:58.230 times and I think they're on a similar 0:23:56.100,0:24:00.929 with with Alexa they're able to do 0:23:58.230,0:24:02.190 similar things you know you need new 0:24:00.929,0:24:03.809 paper towels when you run out of paper 0:24:02.190,0:24:05.309 towels you know that you forgot the 0:24:03.809,0:24:07.320 ketchup when you were driving home to 0:24:05.309,0:24:08.730 the barbecue what you know in the moment 0:24:07.320,0:24:11.159 that's when you are realizing these 0:24:08.730,0:24:12.210 needs and before you dad to the zoo list 0:24:11.159,0:24:13.860 and then ultimately you would go 0:24:12.210,0:24:14.940 transplant to-do list into Walmart or 0:24:13.860,0:24:16.440 tranche that to-do list as you're 0:24:14.940,0:24:18.149 actually shopping in the actual retailer 0:24:16.440,0:24:20.039 here they're just eliminating that step 0:24:18.149,0:24:22.110 altogether they're there in the moment 0:24:20.039,0:24:23.909 of need to replenish the commodity goods 0:24:22.110,0:24:26.490 that you need now are you gonna use this 0:24:23.909,0:24:28.470 to shop for the next shirt for the form 0:24:26.490,0:24:29.640 outing on Friday heck no never and 0:24:28.470,0:24:31.080 that's what I'm saying when you read 0:24:29.640,0:24:33.990 this like that's why I was generals 0:24:31.080,0:24:35.220 landscape of Commerce like that type of 0:24:33.990,0:24:38.220 world's gonna be owned by Instagram 0:24:35.220,0:24:39.630 visually focused platforms etc yep this 0:24:38.220,0:24:41.520 type of world is gonna be owned by the 0:24:39.630,0:24:42.900 Amazons and now Walmart's are targets of 0:24:41.520,0:24:44.610 the world looking to figure out how do 0:24:42.900,0:24:46.679 you minimize barrier and friction and 0:24:44.610,0:24:48.270 the distance between that need state and 0:24:46.679,0:24:49.679 actual fulfillment and I think 0:24:48.270,0:24:53.750 ultimately if we keep going on this path 0:24:49.679,0:24:56.070 I'm also I'm I am confused why 0:24:53.750,0:24:57.809 auto-replenishment hasn't taken off more 0:24:56.070,0:25:00.900 because as much as we hate it 0:24:57.809,0:25:04.800 we are very regimented in our routines 0:25:00.900,0:25:07.020 as humans like I need paper towels every 0:25:04.800,0:25:07.679 three months I need new t-shirts every 0:25:07.020,0:25:10.170 12 months 0:25:07.679,0:25:12.540 I need etc these brands should know that 0:25:10.170,0:25:14.429 as retailers should know that and I cuz 0:25:12.540,0:25:15.870 I'd be curious what you like I give you 0:25:14.429,0:25:17.490 my take on I'm looking at the next step 0:25:15.870,0:25:18.630 here yeah you might take on that I mean 0:25:17.490,0:25:19.740 I wanna don't wanna lose your other 0:25:18.630,0:25:21.870 point though - because you're right like 0:25:19.740,0:25:23.520 the first part of what you said I'm 0:25:21.870,0:25:25.679 using vision Amazon's visual search 0:25:23.520,0:25:27.720 capability to do what this is ultimately 0:25:25.679,0:25:29.220 approximating shit that is much more 0:25:27.720,0:25:29.820 friction field than ultimately where 0:25:29.220,0:25:31.020 this can go 0:25:29.820,0:25:33.480 totally that's why I think this is 0:25:31.020,0:25:34.800 really interesting I want to get an ax 0:25:33.480,0:25:36.380 for sure want to hear your take on this 0:25:34.800,0:25:39.540 - but like to answer your other point 0:25:36.380,0:25:41.400 the whole like let me just replenish you 0:25:39.540,0:25:42.630 without thinking about it like first of 0:25:41.400,0:25:44.700 all retailers can't do that in their 0:25:42.630,0:25:46.080 stores well there's just too much 0:25:44.700,0:25:48.059 variability in the process and think 0:25:46.080,0:25:50.730 about how you are as a human even though 0:25:48.059,0:25:53.010 you have routines things change right 0:25:50.730,0:25:54.300 and that changes the order frequency at 0:25:53.010,0:25:56.640 which you need things and so therefore 0:25:54.300,0:25:58.170 whenever you try these things and all of 0:25:56.640,0:26:00.150 us have done all of us have been there 0:25:58.170,0:26:01.920 you end up with way more rolls of toilet 0:26:00.150,0:26:03.330 paper than you need or way more tubes a 0:26:01.920,0:26:05.610 toothpaste or way more hasn't been 0:26:03.330,0:26:06.960 perfected yeah you it's it's very very 0:26:05.610,0:26:08.309 difficult and I think if I looked at 0:26:06.960,0:26:09.870 myself at a case study it hasn't worked 0:26:08.309,0:26:11.130 even for the most rudimentary thing and 0:26:09.870,0:26:12.630 I think I go back to your point - 0:26:11.130,0:26:14.309 cardova like do you even need it cuz 0:26:12.630,0:26:16.380 you're right what ends up happening at 0:26:14.309,0:26:18.150 least that I've seen is you're walking 0:26:16.380,0:26:21.540 through your house and you're like holy 0:26:18.150,0:26:23.490 crap my deodorant slow Siri give me 0:26:21.540,0:26:25.470 another thing a deodorant that actually 0:26:23.490,0:26:27.330 is kind of easier because then I don't 0:26:25.470,0:26:28.650 have this additional issue and you know 0:26:27.330,0:26:30.240 all the hard works happening in the 0:26:28.650,0:26:32.160 background yeah and you know what things 0:26:30.240,0:26:33.960 cost so let's not forget that not 0:26:32.160,0:26:36.120 everybody can replenish things every 0:26:33.960,0:26:38.130 three months like have it coming all the 0:26:36.120,0:26:40.169 time - so I think that'll work if you're 0:26:38.130,0:26:41.970 on a budget any any time you could give 0:26:40.169,0:26:43.889 customer's choice and you can fulfill 0:26:41.970,0:26:45.600 that choice within a matter of hours 0:26:43.889,0:26:47.070 whether it's driving to the local 0:26:45.600,0:26:49.230 Walmart or it's having it delivered to 0:26:47.070,0:26:52.350 your door I think that's that's the the 0:26:49.230,0:26:53.399 best benefit from this yeah it's at that 0:26:52.350,0:26:55.080 point it's kind of like you said with 0:26:53.399,0:26:56.730 the McKinsey 10 car it's like sometimes 0:26:55.080,0:26:58.649 the simplest answers are just the best 0:26:56.730,0:27:00.749 answers not the ones that require the 0:26:58.649,0:27:02.909 most algorithms to process and figure 0:27:00.749,0:27:04.350 out what or the fanciest new technology 0:27:02.909,0:27:05.940 or just because your iPhone can do it 0:27:04.350,0:27:07.799 doesn't mean I suppose yes I think this 0:27:05.940,0:27:11.600 is a Trojan horse I'm gonna come in with 0:27:07.799,0:27:13.679 my whoa whoa we need to get an actual 0:27:11.600,0:27:15.480 Trojan horse what do you mean Georgian 0:27:13.679,0:27:17.639 horse Amazon's opening grocery stores 0:27:15.480,0:27:19.710 next year you guys they will know every 0:27:17.639,0:27:21.659 single thing that I buy at Walmart and 0:27:19.710,0:27:23.700 now they can come back and be like hey 0:27:21.659,0:27:25.529 you're hearing yeah okay I got it yeah 0:27:23.700,0:27:26.580 like versus Trojan horse well Trojan 0:27:25.529,0:27:28.470 horse is like you know the thing you 0:27:26.580,0:27:33.239 like bring know Amazon is the Trojan 0:27:28.470,0:27:35.669 horse it's a Trojan horse yeah got it in 0:27:33.239,0:27:37.830 your house right now Walmart has no 0:27:35.669,0:27:39.869 other they have to go do this if they 0:27:37.830,0:27:41.970 want to have any like if they want the 0:27:39.869,0:27:43.289 market share for grocery delivery hang 0:27:41.970,0:27:44.850 on isn't that why though they released 0:27:43.289,0:27:46.649 it on Apple owned products and they 0:27:44.850,0:27:48.269 haven't released this feature on Amazon 0:27:46.649,0:27:49.799 own products well that's why I think so 0:27:48.269,0:27:51.090 brilliant too because I agree with you 0:27:49.799,0:27:53.369 that you're like it could be a Trojan 0:27:51.090,0:27:55.499 horse and glad we cleared cleared up 0:27:53.369,0:27:59.100 exactly what that was because like yes 0:27:55.499,0:28:02.460 you could do it with Alexa mm-hmm but 0:27:59.100,0:28:04.470 Alexa doesn't come with you yet and who 0:28:02.460,0:28:06.269 knows that LX every ever will given that 0:28:04.470,0:28:08.399 Apple is much better from an experienced 0:28:06.269,0:28:10.679 design standpoint well we are when you 0:28:08.399,0:28:13.649 look at the new pop yeah they are trying 0:28:10.679,0:28:17.369 but will it ever get there who knows I 0:28:13.649,0:28:19.919 don't know I think that this is a must 0:28:17.369,0:28:21.440 do for Walmart don't blame them but like 0:28:19.919,0:28:23.999 but it doesn't matter it doesn't matter 0:28:21.440,0:28:26.429 somebody's tracking what's happening 0:28:23.999,0:28:28.950 whether it's your Alexa device or it's 0:28:26.429,0:28:30.899 your Apple device Carter's right that is 0:28:28.950,0:28:32.580 only Apple that they've announced here 0:28:30.899,0:28:34.859 but well we need to do is we need to try 0:28:32.580,0:28:37.259 this I would like us to try this because 0:28:34.859,0:28:39.179 I want to see if they're actually able 0:28:37.259,0:28:40.559 to go from voice to accurate orders 0:28:39.179,0:28:42.749 because if it doesn't work at least 0:28:40.559,0:28:44.340 there's a there's a cut-off around 90 95 0:28:42.749,0:28:46.259 percent of the time and if it's not 0:28:44.340,0:28:47.970 successful people won't use it and I 0:28:46.259,0:28:49.919 think that's what I'm really curious of 0:28:47.970,0:28:52.139 can Walmart make it work although and 0:28:49.919,0:28:53.639 that's the now versus the future run can 0:28:52.139,0:28:54.809 it work but ya know so it's 0:28:53.639,0:28:56.879 okay so that's it so you think I'm just 0:28:54.809,0:29:00.749 scared of Amazon which is still 0:28:56.879,0:29:02.879 referring of a module hattis yeah I mean 0:29:00.749,0:29:03.839 that is gonna shake it all up that is 0:29:02.879,0:29:07.019 amazing 0:29:03.839,0:29:09.209 oh my god okay all right speaking of 0:29:07.019,0:29:12.570 well this one is not a Trojan horse but 0:29:09.209,0:29:14.070 this is one as sad very very sad it's 0:29:12.570,0:29:15.539 definitely not a red herring either I 0:29:14.070,0:29:17.399 don't think this is maybe more of a 0:29:15.539,0:29:20.729 canary in the coalmine even know what 0:29:17.399,0:29:22.709 red herring is I'm just standing over 0:29:20.729,0:29:25.440 here okay definitely a canary in the 0:29:22.709,0:29:29.969 coal mine I think unfortunately but yes 0:29:25.440,0:29:32.489 GAAP CEO art Peck has stepped down the 0:29:29.969,0:29:35.579 15-year he served there for 15 years and 0:29:32.489,0:29:37.320 he was renamed CEO in 2015 there was no 0:29:35.579,0:29:39.119 reason given for his departure and the 0:29:37.320,0:29:41.219 son of the founders Robert Fischer will 0:29:39.119,0:29:42.299 take over so hard story for me I think 0:29:41.219,0:29:44.309 for those you know that don't me well 0:29:42.299,0:29:46.769 spent my early part of my career at the 0:29:44.309,0:29:48.690 gap have a ton of fond memories for the 0:29:46.769,0:29:50.489 experience quite possible is probably 0:29:48.690,0:29:51.989 the most formative part of my entire 0:29:50.489,0:29:53.429 retail career I think I learned more 0:29:51.989,0:29:56.339 there in the four years I spent probably 0:29:53.429,0:29:57.989 than I did in the 15 years I spent a 0:29:56.339,0:29:59.579 target like it was just there were just 0:29:57.989,0:30:01.379 so many amazing people there from Mickey 0:29:59.579,0:30:03.929 Drexler to so many mentors I had there 0:30:01.379,0:30:06.329 as well it's sad to see it's a brand 0:30:03.929,0:30:08.070 that I wish could come back and I'm 0:30:06.329,0:30:09.389 curious I wish I wish Emma the intern 0:30:08.070,0:30:11.879 was here today and I'll have to ask her 0:30:09.389,0:30:14.279 this when when she returns but what does 0:30:11.879,0:30:15.440 the gap even mean to you guys anymore at 0:30:14.279,0:30:20.159 this point 0:30:15.440,0:30:22.200 no go ahead I I don't I mean baby 0:30:20.159,0:30:23.940 clothes we're crushing gap baby clothes 0:30:22.200,0:30:25.139 right now yeah like I mean that's kind 0:30:23.940,0:30:29.070 of the first time I've interact with the 0:30:25.139,0:30:31.979 brand in 15 years well I think gap has 0:30:29.070,0:30:33.929 lost its identity it doesn't it used to 0:30:31.979,0:30:35.879 have a point of view and it doesn't 0:30:33.929,0:30:37.979 anymore and there's a lot of other 0:30:35.879,0:30:41.339 companies that are out there going after 0:30:37.979,0:30:43.769 doing basics better for less money and 0:30:41.339,0:30:46.289 they just they don't have they lost 0:30:43.769,0:30:49.019 their way a little bit and I think that 0:30:46.289,0:30:51.599 what if I were in charge of the gap 0:30:49.019,0:30:54.029 comeback plan I think I would explore 0:30:51.599,0:30:57.119 doing like a white label store of gap 0:30:54.029,0:30:59.940 product with a smaller scale product and 0:30:57.119,0:31:01.619 giving it a point of view so that and 0:30:59.940,0:31:04.469 not telling people it was gap but just 0:31:01.619,0:31:06.119 coming out with like this is X brand or 0:31:04.469,0:31:07.320 whatever and now it's coming out and 0:31:06.119,0:31:09.500 still like sourcing 0:31:07.320,0:31:11.850 same materials but just trying to like 0:31:09.500,0:31:14.400 reimagine what that point of view could 0:31:11.850,0:31:17.250 be and I think it would do really well I 0:31:14.400,0:31:19.860 think there's a use case for good 0:31:17.250,0:31:21.540 quality basics but right now it doesn't 0:31:19.860,0:31:23.970 mean anything and and it's more 0:31:21.540,0:31:26.010 associated with being 60% off all the 0:31:23.970,0:31:27.660 time than it is anything of value yeah 0:31:26.010,0:31:29.580 that's what really frustrates me like 0:31:27.660,0:31:30.810 incarnate I'm not surprised you said it 0:31:29.580,0:31:32.760 doesn't mean anything to you but like 0:31:30.810,0:31:34.950 what really frustrates me is like back 0:31:32.760,0:31:38.220 in its heyday mm-hmm it was a great 0:31:34.950,0:31:39.600 place to go for just good quality basics 0:31:38.220,0:31:41.370 that you know you could wear to work 0:31:39.600,0:31:43.560 that you could know you know you could 0:31:41.370,0:31:45.960 wear on like a Saturday out you at night 0:31:43.560,0:31:48.600 or during the day and I actually don't 0:31:45.960,0:31:50.220 know where that place is anymore would 0:31:48.600,0:31:52.800 you say though the strategy deviated for 0:31:50.220,0:31:55.110 that or were they always that I think 0:31:52.800,0:31:57.870 somewhere along the line they've lost 0:31:55.110,0:31:59.220 that and because I think there's a gap 0:31:57.870,0:32:00.720 in the market right now for that and 0:31:59.220,0:32:03.560 that's what I mean it's like but who 0:32:00.720,0:32:06.360 picked it up pun intended 0:32:03.560,0:32:08.460 pretty good in my raw so you're saying 0:32:06.360,0:32:11.960 that's true like I I don't know where 0:32:08.460,0:32:14.010 that is who is that and why the canoe 0:32:11.960,0:32:16.260 why haven't we figured that out 0:32:14.010,0:32:18.930 so you're saying start over and yeah I'm 0:32:16.260,0:32:21.990 seeing that because I think I think the 0:32:18.930,0:32:25.380 gap there is a gap it's either going to 0:32:21.990,0:32:27.450 a big-box retailer discounters Amazon 0:32:25.380,0:32:29.310 essentials or your Target or Walmart to 0:32:27.450,0:32:31.170 get your basic tees or you're going the 0:32:29.310,0:32:33.720 other end where you're doing high-end 0:32:31.170,0:32:35.880 like James per say t-shirts that you're 0:32:33.720,0:32:37.740 spending $60 on you know like that 0:32:35.880,0:32:40.260 that's what what there is there's no 0:32:37.740,0:32:42.480 in-between ground but gap you can't 0:32:40.260,0:32:44.220 justify paying $20 for a gap shirt 0:32:42.480,0:32:46.350 anymore like and you know and no one 0:32:44.220,0:32:50.460 expects to do that they expect to get a 0:32:46.350,0:32:52.170 $24 gap shirt for 598 and and four of 0:32:50.460,0:32:54.570 those whenever they're on sale like 0:32:52.170,0:32:56.130 that's what gap means oh yeah I think 0:32:54.570,0:32:58.920 the perception of the brand I think 0:32:56.130,0:33:01.170 there is a market though for the $19.99 0:32:58.920,0:33:03.330 or $14.99 t-shirt that's gonna last more 0:33:01.170,0:33:04.800 than three washes right look at H&M I 0:33:03.330,0:33:06.450 mean they're they've got to come back 0:33:04.800,0:33:07.620 they've got a collection that's been 0:33:06.450,0:33:08.880 coming out they've been doing really 0:33:07.620,0:33:12.180 well and that's where they're hitting 0:33:08.880,0:33:14.700 the price point but the quality there I 0:33:12.180,0:33:16.650 would say is not as good as what GAAP 0:33:14.700,0:33:17.790 used to be or maybe still is but no one 0:33:16.650,0:33:18.960 knows because they're not chopping they 0:33:17.790,0:33:20.000 know I definitely of speaking about it 0:33:18.960,0:33:21.800 more from a male 0:33:20.000,0:33:23.930 shopping perspective to which I know you 0:33:21.800,0:33:25.040 know so that's kind of because because 0:33:23.930,0:33:26.930 that's what it you know has always meant 0:33:25.040,0:33:28.610 to me to in terms of me being a shopper 0:33:26.930,0:33:31.880 there but do you still remember all the 0:33:28.610,0:33:33.440 men's pant sizes oh my god yes I can 0:33:31.880,0:33:35.690 remember actual like item numbers for 0:33:33.440,0:33:37.190 the jeans it's pretty crazy you should 0:33:35.690,0:33:38.990 cut those orders by hand so it was a 0:33:37.190,0:33:40.970 long time ago but it's amazing now you 0:33:38.990,0:33:42.740 remember those things nah it's crazy I 0:33:40.970,0:33:44.540 was at Target returning something this 0:33:42.740,0:33:51.230 weekend they're like let me get that DP 0:33:44.540,0:33:52.910 see I was like alright well that closes 0:33:51.230,0:33:55.100 us up man we threw a lot of analogies 0:33:52.910,0:33:58.640 there seemed like we were pushing water 0:33:55.100,0:34:01.160 uphill even at times whoa holla again 0:33:58.640,0:34:03.290 Carter but we got some fun things on tap 0:34:01.160,0:34:05.240 for the rest of the week Carter is going 0:34:03.290,0:34:08.030 to help me set up a new computer I got a 0:34:05.240,0:34:10.010 new computer this week yeah okay pumped 0:34:08.030,0:34:12.110 you got a new computer a new brand new 0:34:10.010,0:34:13.460 MacBook and you haven't opened it when 0:34:12.110,0:34:15.800 it's arrived it's been sitting here for 0:34:13.460,0:34:17.690 over a week killing its are absolutely 0:34:15.800,0:34:20.389 insane that you're right I've waited six 0:34:17.690,0:34:22.490 days productivity of ami talk is about 0:34:20.389,0:34:23.600 like triple yeah I thought we were 0:34:22.490,0:34:25.100 productive before way it's like a 0:34:23.600,0:34:27.950 computer but I don't have to wait to 0:34:25.100,0:34:29.540 type the letter C anyway thanks as 0:34:27.950,0:34:31.490 always for supporting us if you're out 0:34:29.540,0:34:33.740 there please 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