Episode 56

Ecommerce expert Meenakshi Lala: From fashion to flowers

Meenakshi Lala
Meenakshi Lala
CEO

In this episode we talked about:

  • What Meenakshi could bring from fashion retail to the floral industry
  • The challenges involved in managing a perishable product with an intricate supply chain
  • How predictive analytics are able to remould how UrbanStems manages stock levels to stay aligned with the market and avoid wastage
  • Targeting high-end customers to build a premium brand and what is required to position yourself in that space
  • The benefits that AI has brought to the customer experience—from ad click to unboxing, a seamless customer journey is the goal

Episode highlights:

[00:00] Intro

[01:33] Cracking ecommerce in the floral industry

[04:25] Real-time integration of live TV and ecommerce

[04:25] UrbanStems’ supply chain

[07:20] Flower power during the pandemic

[10:18] Transitioning from COO to CEO

[13:26] Rethinking customer service with AI

[16:25] Forecasting floral demand using data

[19:10] Creating a seamless customer journey

[21:37] Outro

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