Live From Shoptalk | Walmart's CPO Jon Alferness On Empowering Associates & Enhancing CX With AI
Podcast: Omni Talk RetailPublished On: Wed Mar 20 2024
Description: In this exclusive Omni Talk interview from Shoptalk, sponsored by Meta, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Jon Alferness, Walmart's Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer. Alferness shares insights on his role overseeing a wide range of areas, including e-commerce, associate tools, merchant tools, financial services, and health and wellness. Discover how Walmart is leveraging data and AI to create seamless customer journeys and empower associates through initiatives like me@walmart, a unified platform consolidating various tools and technologies. Alferness discusses the impact of AR technology on inventory visibility and the role of generative AI in processing associate feedback and enhancing search experiences. Learn about Walmart's approach to product management, prioritization, and ROI, as Alferness emphasizes the importance of cross-functional collaboration between engineering, design, and business teams. He also shares his thoughts on the hype surrounding generative AI and its potential to revolutionize the retail industry. Alferness concludes by outlining Walmart's priorities for 2024, including the expansion of AI-powered search capabilities, improved product detail pages, and the development of "next best action" recommendations for associates. #JonAlferness #Walmart #ChiefProductOfficer #Shoptalk #MetaOmniTalk #Ecommerce #AssociateTools #MerchantTools #FinancialServices #HealthAndWellness #CustomerJourneys #ProductManagement #Engineering #Design #Prioritization #Data #ROI #Me@Walmart #ARTechnology #InventoryVisibility #GenerativeAI #AssociateFeedback #SearchExperience #ProductDetailPages #NextBestAction #CES
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