Omni Talk Retail

Omni Talk Retail

Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.

Recent Episodes

Dec. 18, 2025

AWS's David Dorf On Why LLMs Have Peaked & What's Coming Next In 2026

In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, David Dorf, Head of Retail Industry Solutions at AWS, joins Omni Talk to cut through the AI hype and reveal what's actually coming for retail in 2026. From LLM limitations to agentic comm...
Dec. 17, 2025

Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s planned “rush” pickup service for one-hour order c...
Dec. 15, 2025

Handheld vs. Overhead RFID Debate: The Final Countdown For More Exact Inventory Counts

Specialty retailers keep asking us: handheld scanners or overhead readers? So we settled it the only way we know how: with a knockdown, dragout debate between two RFID experts. In this Retail Technology Spotlight, Anne Mezzen...
Dec. 13, 2025

THE RETAIL 2026 PREDICTION FORECAST | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group close with bold 2026 predictions sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad predicts OpenAI will launch its o...
Dec. 13, 2025

Most Laughable Headline - What Made No Sense? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most ridiculous retail headlines in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Anne d...
Dec. 13, 2025

Best Partnership - Which Collaboration Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group debate 2025's smartest retail partnerships in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad highlig...