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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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41:31

Starbucks Teams Up With DoorDash, Wonder Buys Grubhub...

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2024/11/20

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:Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app (Source)Amazon shutting down a secret fertility tracking project (Source)REI’s latest attempts to thwart “serial returners” (Source)Retailers, like Zara, experimenting with radio emitting threads to combat theft (Source)And closed with a look at whether we should

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43:39

Walmart’s New Mobile Locks, Instacart’s Big Week &...

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2024/11/13

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:Walmart testing a new technology in its stores that would let people open security locks for products with mobile devices (Source)The E.l.f. Beauty expansion into Dollar General (Source)The flurry of announcements from Instacart this past week on everything from Caper Carts to Carrot Tags (Source)Lowe’s debuting a new home

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37:45

Walmart+ Is 50% Off, Starbucks Sketches Its...

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2024/11/06

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 Annediscuss:Walmart discounting its Walmart+ membership by 50% for the holidays (Source)The jaw dropping value of DoorDash and Lyft’s new partnership (Source)OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Search (Source)The Children’s Place’s decision to sell products via Shein (Source)And closed with an examination of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s recently

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42:03

Amazon’s Temu Rivalry, 7-Eleven & Why Goldman Sachs...

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2024/10/30

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 Annediscuss:Amazonsetting aggressive price targets for its rival online store to Temu and Shein (Source)7-Eleven’s“New Standard” format which it plans open across 600 new stores (Source)Simbe’s$50 million Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Source)Wayfair’snew paid subscription loyalty program (Source)And closed with a

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57:35

Walmart Same-Day Rx Delivery, Bed Bath’s Return & WTF...

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2024/10/23

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, A&M’s Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts, joined Chris and Anne to discuss:The wide-ranging significance of Walmart offering same-day prescription delivery and making it free for Walmart+ members (Source)Amazon’s new “Amazon Grocery” store in Chicago and how it fits into Amazon’s growing ever more confusing grocery strategy (Source)If U.S

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42:48

Google Shopping, Grabango & Why Amazon May Have Just...

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2024/10/16

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 Anne took to the Windy City to discuss:Grabango calling it quits and what it means for the future of Just Walk Out-like tech (Source)Exciting new AI updates from Google Shopping (Source)Amazon’s decision to unify its e-commerce efforts across Amazon.com, Amazon Fresh, and Whole Foods (Source)JD Sports new reJD resale effort (Source)And closed

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29:55

Sam’s Club’s New Store, Kroger’s Disney ‘Boost’ & Why...

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2024/10/09

This week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, was recorded live in front of an audience at Groceryshop. This week Chris and Anne discussed:Sam’s Club’s bold new store concept (Source)Instacart adding gamification to its Caper smart cart (Source)An Amazon and Whole Foods executive reportedly calling Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology “cumbersome” (Source)Google adding new visual search shopping features

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52:22

Walmart’s High Income Demo, Klarna’s Bold Move & Why...

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2024/10/02

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, Shoptalk’s Joe Laszlo joined Chris and Anne to discuss:The high income demographic tailwind behind Walmart’s back (Source)If Costco and Sam’s Club are the shopping choice of a new generation (Source)DoorDash's suite of new business solutions (Source)Giant Eagle’s partnership with Flybuy to cut delivery driver wait times (Source)And closed with a debate

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47:41

The First-Ever Amazon & Walmart Fast Five Takeover

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2024/09/25

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital,Walmart and Amazon takeover the headlines in their ongoing innovation duel, as Chris and Anne discussed:Walmart starting its holiday promotions earlier than ever, with a digital twist (Source)Amazon’s new Shark Tank-style TV show, “Buy It Now”(Source)Walmart’s latest e-commerce innovation, aka “Shop with Friends” (Source)Amazon’s new AI

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45:23

Amazon Rufus Ads, Costco Inventory Search & Why 'De...

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2024/09/18

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital,Chris and Anne discussed:How important ads within Amazon Rufus could be (Source)Costco testing mobile inventory search(Source)The Biden administration putting an end to the de minimis exception (Source)Zara’s plans to sell secondhand apparel in the U.S. (Source)And closed with a look at Amazon’s decision to bring its employees back into the

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53:37

Target CarPlay, High-End Sneakers At Walmart &...

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2024/09/11

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, A&M’s David Schneidman and Brooks Levering, joined Chris and Anne to discuss:If Target wasted its 2024 tech budget on its new CarPlay integration (Source)The likelihood that Dick’s Sporting Goods keeps up its phenomenal Q2 sales growth (Source)Just how special Walmart’s new partnership with StockX is or is not (Source)Simon’s introduction of

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49:56

IKEA Preowned, Nordstrom’s Supply Chain Gains & What...

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2024/09/04

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital,Shoptalk and Groceryshop VP of Original Content and Strategy, Ben Miller, stopped by to discuss with Chris and Anne:The four new Amazon Fresh store openingsand whether Amazon Fresh still is a concept deserving of grocers’ attention (Source)Whether they would “buy or sell” (pun intended)IKEA’s new Preowned peer-to-peer used goods marketplace(Source)Netto

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39:11

Walmart+ Whoppers, Chick-fil-A’s 4 Drive Thrus & Why...

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2024/08/28

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 Anne discussed:Walmart opening up hosted U.S. fulfillment for Chinese goods (Source)Chick-fil-A opening a new “elevated” store with not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 drive thru lanes! (Source)Amazon allowing its FBA sellers to ditch taking physical returns (Source)The ongoing subscription wars between Amazon and Walmart, prompted by Amazon’s new

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01:00:08

DashPass Versus Prime, Walmart’s Drone Pullback & The...

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2024/08/21

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andOcampo Capital, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Adam Thompson, joined Chris and Anne to discuss:The “tall” order that awaits Starbucks’ new CEO (Source)Victoria’s Secret’s new CEO Hillary Super and what her first-year priorities should be (Source)Whether we should all buy or sell Best Buy’s new up-to-the-minute delivery monitoring as a point of differentiation (Source)If

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51:16

Cookies, Amazombies & The Target Chatbot Store...

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2024/07/24

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*tbot” Forbes makes it out to be (Source:Forbes)Best Buy’s push into video (Source:Chain Store Age)Simbe Robotics’ new remote planogram monitoring solution (Source:Grocery Dive)Google’s big Chrome cookie pivot (Source:WSJ)And closed with a look at whether any retailers should let

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42:21

Amazon Lets Rufus Out To Play, Macy’s Ends Its Talks...

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2024/07/17

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, A&M’s Mohit Mohal and Chris Disa, joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Amazon rolling outs it generative AI assistant, “Rufus,” to all shoppers (Source:Chain Store Age)Walmart’s wide lead in retail media (Source:Marketing Dive)Macy’s ending its acquisition talks (Source:Retail Dive)Hy-Vee rolling out ESLs with the VusionGroup (Source:Progressive Grocer)And

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33:13

The Saks & Neiman Marcus Merger, Walmart Commerce...

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2024/07/10

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:The Saks and Neiman Marcus merger and what to expect from Amazon’s involvement in it (Source:NPR)Co-op opting to use “Store Assist” from Walmart Commerce Technologies (Source:PYMNTS)Circle K gamifying employee training via iPads (Source:Chain Store Age)Hy-Vee enabling its online shoppers to pay for their groceries with Venmo

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37:02

Caper Carts, Shoplifting, Tesco QR Codes & Why Amazon...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/07/03

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Amazon’s plans to copycat Shein and Temu (Source:CNBC)Target lowering its in-store theft threshold from $100 to $50 (Source:Bloomberg)Tesco piloting on-pack, scannable QR codes (Source:Grocery Gazette)Tiptop adding the new wrinkle of trade-ins to its BNPL offering (Source:Digital Transaction)And we closed with yet another look at the

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55:59

Target's 'Un-Marketplace,' Netflix House & Whether...

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2024/06/26

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, A&M’s Kelly Carey and Jeff Dwyer joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Whether Target is making a smart move in rolling out generative AI so quickly across its store base (Source:Target Press Release)What Netflix has to get right for its “Netflix House” concept to work (Source:The Verve)Unilever’s new partnership with Microsoft to expand its use of quantum

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43:31

Kohl's Return Drop, TikTok Image Search & The Not So...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/06/19

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from the lovely Marriott in Salt Lake City, and sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Whether Kohl’s new return drop is a sign of an ongoing identity crisis within the retailer (Source:Retail Dive)TikTok going after Google (and Amazon before it) with image search (Source:TechCrunch)Instacart plugging into YouTube shopping ads (Source:Grocery Dive)McDonalds

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