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Retail Fast Five

Omni Talk Retail

The Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast is your weekly dose of retail industry insights and trends in a quick and digestible format. Hosted by industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, this podcast delivers the top five news stories each week that are shaping the digital and physical retail landscape. Each episode breaks down the most important developments in retail, from the latest innovations in technology to consumer behavior shifts, emerging market trends, and beyond. Whether you"re a

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01:01:06

Amazon’s D.C. Blowback, Caper Carts & Why A...

Retail Fast Five ·

2025/04/30

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital,Infios, andClearDemand, A&M’s Jeff Dwyer and Luis De Lencquesaing joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Amazon’s tariff pricing fracas with the White House (Source)Schnucks expanding its Caper Cart deployment (Source)ChatGPT potentially integrating with Shopify (Source)Pepsico accelerating its transition to natural ingredients (Source)And closed with a look at if local

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41:59

Walmart Gas, Circle K & Why Target’s Floral Brand May...

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2025/04/23

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital,Infios, andClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Walmart’s gas station expansion strategy (Source)Quorso’s intelligent store management platform rollout with Circle K Europe (Source)Target’s new floral owned brand (Source)Trove’s acquisition of reverse.supply (Source)And closed with a look at why Walmart’s 40 store beauty bar test could herald even more sales growth in

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45:51

Walmart’s Trend-to-Product AI, Sam’s Club’s Expansion...

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2025/04/17

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital,Infios, andClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Ulta Beauty’s decision to pause its Target shop-in-shop expansion (Source)Walmart’s new Trend-to-Product AI tool to speed up product development (Source)Sam’s Club’s expansion plans (Source)DoorDash’s AI enhancements to help its quick-service restaurant partners (Source)And closed with a look at what Hy-Vee’s decision to

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54:55

Old Navy Hits The Radar, San Diego Bans Digital-Only...

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2025/04/09

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital,Infios, andClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Best Buy storefronts and where influencer commerce will go next (Source)Instacart’s introduction of “Will Call” Delivery (Source)Old Navy rolling out Radar’s RFID solution to 1,200 stores (Source)San Diego banning digital-only grocery store coupons (Source)And closed with a look at just how game-changing Amazon’s

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35:46

Amazon Haul, Best Buy Social+ & Edibles.com

Retail Fast Five ·

2025/03/26

🎧 Retail Fast Five | March 26, 2025 – Live from Shoptalk 2025This week, Chris and Anne are back together live at Shoptalk 2025, bringing you exclusive insight and on-the-ground energy. This week's episode, sponsored by theA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo CapitalandInfios, kicks off with a behind-the-scenes look at their interviews with CVS, Wayfair, and Purina (03:15), followed by their five big retail stories of the week:Best Buy Launches Social Plus – A new retail

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46:52

Kroger’s Sunk Cost Trap, Ulta’s Mirakl & Why Klarna’s...

Retail Fast Five ·

2025/03/19

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo CapitalandInfios, Chris and Anne discussed:Kroger’s surprising decision to create a standalone e-commerce unit (Source)Ulta’s launch of a digital marketplace with Mirakl (Source)Wayfair’s plans to open a second large format store in Atlanta (Source)Klarna becoming Walmart’s exclusive BNPL provider (Source)And closed with a look at Wonder’s acquisition spree and if its “super

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55:38

CVS “Mini-Stores,” Google Shopping & Loblaw’s Plan To...

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2025/03/12

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo CapitalandInfios, A&M’s David Schneidman and Chris Creyts joined Chris and Anne to discuss:CVS Health’s rollout of “mini-stores,” i.e. smaller stores with pharmacies but a limited retail selection (Source)Loblaw identifying U.S. made products at shelf with a new tariff symbol (Source)Google Shopping’s new AI search features (Source)Reckitt’s claims that it has reduced

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43:39

Alexa+, Publix & Why There’s More Than Meets The Eye...

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2025/03/05

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,andOcampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:All the wrinkles surrounding Target and Warby Parker’s new partnership (Source)The launch of Alexa+ (Source)The deceptive pricing lawsuit against Publix (Source)Furniture.com’s unique take on omnichannel commerce (Source)And closed with an examination of Walmart Unlimited, Walmart’s new video game shopping experience (Source)There’s all

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45:21

Good-Bye Joann, Hello Adidas Buy With Prime & Welcome...

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2025/02/26

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,andOcampo Capital, Anne remoted in from eTail West, Chris was back home in Minneapolis, and together they discussed:Adidas offering Amazon Buy with Prime via its website and app (Source)Joann no longer being in the fabric of our lives (Source)Sprouts launching its first-ever loyalty program (Source)Kroger and Schnucks enhancing their quick delivery offerings via Instacart (Source)And

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54:53

Amazon’s Italian Beauty Store, Wayfair’s Muse &...

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2025/02/19

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,andOcampo Capital, A&M’s David Brown and Lisa Collier joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Amazon’s new beauty store in Italy (Source)Scheels adding 460 and $11 million worth of digital screens into its stores (Source)Dick’s new varsity influencer program (Source)Wayfair’s new AI-powered shopping tool, Muse (Source)And closed with a look at why in the world Amazon would test letting

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50:11

Aldi, GapVintage & Why The “Next Best Action” Is An...

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2025/02/12

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed:The many angles to Aldi’s decision to sell back some of the stores it previously purchased from Southeastern Grocers (Source)How bullish they both are on Gap’s new vintage clothing play (Source)Why EG America’s new partnership with Quorso heralds a new age of store management technology (Source)If Save A Lot should

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52:38

Crypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart...

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2025/02/05

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital, andScratch Event DJs, Shoptalk’s VP of Original Content & Strategy, Ben Miller, joined Chris and Anneto discuss:CVS Health’s new app rollout (Source)Beyond buying back BuyBuy Baby (Source)Walgreens’ plans to close down 47 of its in-store health clinics in Illinois (Source)IKEA’s decision to expand its secondhand furniture marketplace in Europe (Source)And closed

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49:28

Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay...

Retail Fast Five ·

2025/01/29

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital, andScratch Event DJs, Chris and Annediscussed:The appointment of Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel to head up Amazon’s grocery strategy (Source)Whether CPGs will jump at the chance to pay Walmart to test products with Walmart’s actual customers (Source)If Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol could be getting ahead of himself with his plans for ceramic mugs (Source)The veracity of

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57:01

Walmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And...

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2025/01/22

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital, andScratch Event DJs, A&M’s Kelly Carey and John Clear joined Chris and Anneto discuss:Walmart’s new Symbotic relationship, aka its new robot deal (Source)The veracity of Target’s claims that it has cut its production lead times down from 7 months to 8 weeks (Source)Whether the American consumer really needs smaller Burlington stores (Source)Sephora’s plans to

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45:24

Amazon Ads, Best Buy’s Marketplace & Macy’s...

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2025/01/15

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital, andScratch Event DJs, Chris and Annediscussed:Macy’s shuttering some of its small format stores (Source)Amazon's $11 Billion AI investment in the great state of Georgia (Source)Best Buy launching a new marketplace with Mirakl (Source)Amazon allowing online retailers to use its advertising tools (Source)And closed with a look at the 1 + 1 = 3 partnership between eBay

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46:47

Walmart Expands ESLs To All Stores, DoorDash Teams...

Retail Fast Five ·

2025/01/08

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Simbe,Mirakl,Ocampo Capital, andScratch Event DJs, Chris and Annediscussed:Walmart accelerating its rollout of digital shelf labels to all stores (Source)Cantaloupe’s innovations in smart vending for grocery stores (Source)Simbe augmenting its Tally Robot with fixed-positioned sensors (Source)DoorDash and Ibotta teaming up to offer DoorDash users better pricing (Source)And closed by debating

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01:02:46

The 2024 Omni Talk Retail Awards Show

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/12/18

In this special year end edition of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by theA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital,A&M’s Chad Lusk and David Ritter join Chris and Anne to look back on 2024 and to salute everything that stood out in retail this past year.Who will win retailer of the year? CEO of the year? And which retail headline would you most want turned into a feature film?You will just have to tune into find out!Music by hooksounds.com

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51:09

Amazon Auto, Porch Pirate Insurance & Why There May...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/12/11

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, Chris and Annediscussed:Amazon’s momentous launch of Amazon Auto (Source)Why Tractor Supply Company may be the retailer to watch over the next decade (Source)PorchPals new insurance offering for victims of package theft (Source)Whether Dollar General’s slowdown of its fresh expansion signals underlying issues with its grocery strategy (Source)And closed

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40:42

Walmart Streams Dolly Live, Cyber Week & The Rise Of...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/12/04

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, Chris and Annediscussed:The implications of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Week data (Source)Walmart’s aggressive push into livestreaming, culminating with Dolly Parton live on Cyber Monday (Source)OpenAI’s evaluation of chatbot advertising (Source)Digimarc partnering with Picadeli to reduce price look up fraud at the salad bar (Source)And closed

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46:40

Kohl’s Has A New CEO, Perplexity Goes Shopping & The...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/11/27

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, Chris and Annediscussed:Whom to blame for the WSJ calling Target “dull” (Source)Kohl’s recent disappointing quarter and its new CEO hire (Source)Qurate’s rebranding and strategic push into livestreaming and social media (Source)TikTok quietly testing product links in posts (Source)And closed with a look at how significant Perplexity introducing a new

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