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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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36:13

Walmart's Health Hub Exit, Best Buy's CNET...

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2024/05/01

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:Walmart’s out-of-nowhere decision to shut down all 51 of its health centers (Source:Bloomberg)Best Buy’s “groundbreaking” new partnership with CNET (Source:Best Buy Press Release)Tesco bringing EagleAI’s gamification to its loyalty program (Source:Tesco Press Release)Walmart launching its first new private label food line in two decades, aka

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42:27

Amazon High Jinks, The Grocery War & Why The Bank Of...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/04/24

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:Walmart’s new BNPL offering (Source:CNBC)Grubhub’s Mercato partnership (Source:Chain Store Age)Amazon’s low cost subscription grocery delivery plan (Source:Reuters)Instagram getting AI-powered search (Source:Daily Star)And closed with a look at the WSJ report last week that Amazon was running a secret operation to gain intel on its rivals

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45:51

Canadian Walmart Stores Of The Future, Gopuff &...

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2024/04/17

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:Walmart Canada’s big store of the future reveal (Source:Canadian Grocer)Gopuff’s debut of “Powered by Gopuff” (Source:Chain Store Age)A NYC Chicken restaurant that has replaced its cashiers with Zoom (Source:404 Media)Aldi retrofitting a store to become checkout-free with Grabango (Source:Chain Store Age)Their perspectives on the Amazon Just

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43:02

Amazon’s Just Walk Out Noise, Target’s Self-Checkout...

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2024/04/10

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:The real reasons why Amazon would pull its Just Walk Out Technology out of its Fresh grocery stores and Whole Foods stores (Source:Payments Dive)Target installing cameras above its self-checkout machines (Source:Bloomberg)Kroger closing its three e-commerce facilities (Source:Grocery Dive)Costco offering Ozempic to some of its members

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56:32

TikTok Search Commissions, Walmart+ Self-Checkout &...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/03/27

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden joined Chris and Anne to discuss:TikTok paying creators commissions based on how well their content shows up in search (Source:The Verge)The serendipitous position Walmart+ affords Walmart in regards to self-checkout (Source:Supermarket News)Nike’s refocus on wholesale (Source:Retail Dive)Shein introducing its “Supply

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38:34

Live from Shoptalk: Macy's New Strategy, Target...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/03/22

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Macy's launching their "Bold New Chapter" strategy (Source: Retail Dive)Target going wholesale with their Cat & Jack line at Hudson's Bay (Source: Retail Dive)Walmart launching another SaaS play for retailers, "Route Optimization" (Source: Investing.com)Whether or not Simon's Southdale Mall

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42:54

Aldi Expands, Wayfair Rebrands & The Early Bird...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/03/13

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, and sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Walmart expanding express delivery into the wee hours of the morning (Source:Chain Store Age)Aldi’s aggressive U.S. expansion plans (Source:Fox Business)Kohl’s new partnership with Babies R Us (Source:CNBC)Michaels bringing its online maker marketplace alive in store (Source:Chain

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50:16

Target’s Big Circle Perk, Wendy’s Surge Pricing...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/03/06

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Wendy’s about face on surge pricing (Source:KTLA-5)Target’s new paid membership program, Circle 360 (Source:CNBC)The RealReal’s store expansion plans (Source:WSJ)Sam’s Club’s new design thinking studio (Source:Chain Store Age)And closed with an examination of whether Whole Foods’ plan to open smaller stores is, first, a good idea, and,

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38:04

Macy's Store Closures, Amazon Scheduled Deliveries &...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/02/28

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:Macy’s bold decision to close 150 stores (Source:CNBC)Why Amazon’s move to offer scheduled grocery delivery could be one of the most important headlines of the year (Source:Chain Store Age)Microsoft decision to fortify its Gen AI position by investing in Mistral AI (Source:Fast Company)Schnucks breaking ground on its smart cart from

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52:25

Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/02/21

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Why in the world Walmart would acquire Vizio (Source:CNBC)Whether Target’s new brand, “dealworthy,” is actually noteworthy (Source:PR Newswire)Starbucks new loyalty partnership with Bank of America (Source:Chain Store Age)Hasbro’s drastic decision to cut 50% of its skus (Source:Retail

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46:59

Receipt Gates At Safeway, Paid Memberships At Target...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/02/14

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Avalara’s Kris Rabideau stopped by for5 Insightful Minuteson 2024 tax changes, and Chris and Anne discussed:The rumors that Target will roll out a paid membership program (Source:Bloomberg)If IKEA’s use of generative AI indicates that generative AI-based search may be more applicable to home furnishings shopping than to other categories (Source:Chain Store

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35:56

Starbucks Overnight, Zac Posen & Amazon’s Rufus Has...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/02/07

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, Chris and Anne were live from Manifest as they discussed:Amazon’s new AI-assistant RufusGrabango’s large scale autonomous store installation with Aldi near ChicagoGap Inc.’s hiring of Zac PosenLowe’s and J. Crew's recent Apple Vision Pro endeavorsAnd closed with a look at Starbucks new late night delivery partnership with GopuffThere’s all that, plus delivery

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54:03

$400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/01/31

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Shoptalk VP of Original Content & Strategy Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss:The rash of recent layoffs across retail and what they mean for how the average retail executive is thinking about 2024Walmart’s big announcement this week that its store managers can make over $400K per yearSome absolutely startling statistics on self-checkout from

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54:28

Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should...

Retail Fast Five ·

2024/01/24

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored bytheA&M Consumer and Retail Group,Wiliot,Avalara,TGW, andSezzle, A&M's Michael Prendergast and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to discuss:If Macy's made the right move rejecting its buyout offer this weekWhether innovation labs, like Walmart's Store No. 8, are ever a good ideaHow Wayfair's CEO can ever get the egg off his face in light of recent leaks and layoffsEstimated the viability of IKEA's new plan and order store

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