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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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29:55

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

Retail Fast Five ·

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...

Retail Fast Five ·

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 &...

Retail Fast Five ·

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...

Retail Fast Five ·

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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32:45

Walmart Expands ESLs, IKEA Hires Employees For Roblox...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/06/12

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from CommerceNext 2024, and sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Ownit AI,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Walmart rolling out electronic shelf labels to nearly half its U.S. stores (Source:Retail Dive)TJX asking its sales associates to wear body cameras (Source:CNN)Tesco building its own third-party digital marketplace (Source:Retail Gazette)IKEA hiring employees to work inside of Roblox

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33:29

Abercrombie Astounds, Amazon Goes Grubbing & Walmart...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/06/05

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 adding Grubhub food delivery for free to Amazon Prime (Source:Verge)Abercrombie & Fitch’s first billion dollar Q1 (Source:Retail Dive)Takeoff Technologies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Source:Grocery Dive)Walmart’s “trippy” new online storefront, Walmart Realm (Source:Fast Company)And closed with a look at Kohl’s

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44:11

Wayfair’s New Store, Google’s New Fit Tech & More...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/05/29

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:What Wayfair has to get right in the opening of its first large-format store (Source:Chain Store Age)TikTok lowering the thresholds for creators to earn seller commissions (Source:Bloomberg)Walmart adding free pet telehealth to Walmart+ (Source:CNBC)Schnucks partnering with Ibotta (Source:Chain Store Age)And closed with a lively debate on

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48:20

$199 Wegovy, Target Price Cuts & Walmart's Latest...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/05/22

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,Mirakl, andSezzle, A&M’s Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine joined Chris and Anne to discuss:The potential ramifications of Target’s decision to cut prices on roughly 5,000 items (Source:Retail Dive)Walmart’s two new (and much larger) Neighborhood Market grocery stores (Source:Grocery Dive)Gopuff’s decision to price match Aldi in the U.K. (Source:Internet Retailing)Lego’s new plan

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47:17

Walmart Job Cuts, Best Buy’s New App & Something...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/05/15

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discussed:Walmart’s reported job cuts and back-to-office push (Source:WSJ)The first-ever exchange zone in Atlanta from Harbor Lockers (Source:Harbor Lockers Press Release)Best Buy’s new mobile app features (Source:Best Buy Press Release)Diebold Nixdorf bringing automatic age verification to

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40:18

Starbucks' Mobile Order Conundrum, The New Insta Uber...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/05/08

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’s Bay (Source:BNN Bloomberg)Instacart and Uber Eats’ intriguing new partnership (Source:Joint Instacart and Uber Eats Press Release)Walmart’s new in-store AI tools for produce and apparel (Source:CNBC)Happy Returns enabling Shein returns at Forever 21 stores (Source:Supply Chain

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