Episodes
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...
Dec. 13, 2025
Best Strategic Turnaround - Who Pivoted Successfully? | Fast Five Shorts
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group recognize 2025's best retail turnarounds in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Both Anne and ...
Dec. 13, 2025
Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group pitch their retail movie ideas in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris envisions "Shein: ...
Dec. 13, 2025
Most Overhyped Technology - What Failed to Deliver? | Fast Five Shorts
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most overhyped retail technologies in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Anne...
Dec. 13, 2025
CEO of the Year - Who Led Best in 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group crown their CEO of the Year in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad surprises with Fidji S...
Dec. 13, 2025
Technology of the Year - What Innovation Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Chris, Anne, and Chad reveal their Technology of the Year picks in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad champions pricing transparency tools like Grocer...
Dec. 13, 2025
Headline of the Year - What Announcement Mattered Most? | Fast Five Shorts
Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Chris, and Anne debate 2025's most significant retail headline sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris picks Walmart's Ch...
Dec. 13, 2025
Retailer of the Year - Who Dominated 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Chris, and Anne debate Retailer of the Year in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad champions Aldi's unpre...
Dec. 10, 2025
Our 2025 Retail Awards Show!
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 teamed up with Chad Lusk from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail...
Dec. 10, 2025
Digital Store Survival Kit: Realities, Roadmaps, & Resources For 2026 | Ask An Expert
Store digitization promises to transform retail operations, but most retailers struggle to move beyond pilots and buzzwords. In this Omni Talk Ask An Expert episode, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Troy Siw...
Dec. 10, 2025
Physical AI: What It Is & How IoT Will Combine With AI To Make Retail Operations Self-Aware | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series episode, Doron Hazan, Director of Data, Product, and AI at Wiliot, joins Omni Talk to discuss the concept of "physical AI" and how it ultimately improve retail operations from the gr...
Dec. 9, 2025
Walmart's Secret B2B Weapon & How Ashley Hubka Is Refining a Business Platform Millions Already Use | 5IM
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Ashley Hubka, Senior Vice President of Walmart Business, joins Chris and Anne to reveal how Walmart is shaping B2B e-commerce for businesses, nonprofits, and government entities. From dis...
Dec. 6, 2025
Lightning Round: Advent Calendars, Slop Bowls & Mariah’s $60M Holiday Reign | Fast Five Shorts
Advent calendars are the hot holiday trend...from Skims to fishing lures to ice cream. Chris reveals his dream: 28 days of Nikes. Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. In ...
Dec. 6, 2025
Amazon Now: The 30-Minute Delivery Service | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is testing "Amazon Now," a new 30-minute delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, repurposing former Amazon Fresh sites into rapid delivery hubs. But is this innovation or desperation? This segment, sponsored by t...
Dec. 6, 2025
Are Smart Glasses Ready for a 2026 Breakthrough? | Fast Five Shorts
McKinsey and Business of Fashion report predicts smart glasses are set for a breakthrough year in 2026, with Ray-Ban Meta glasses already the top-selling product in 60% of EMEA stores. But Chris and Anne aren't buying it. Thi...
Dec. 6, 2025
Walmart's Brilliant Move: Bringing Ads to AI Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart is quietly testing a new ad format called "sponsored prompts" inside its Sparky AI shopping engine and both Chris and Anne agree this is exactly the right move. This segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail G...
Dec. 6, 2025
ChatGPT Shopping Research: Revolution or Just Better Search? | Fast Five Shorts
ChatGPT just launched shopping research that does the product hunting for you, but should retailers be worried or relieved? This segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quo...
Dec. 6, 2025
Black Friday Hits RECORD $11.8 Billion in Online Sales | Fast Five Shorts
Black Friday 2025 just hit $11.8 billion in online sales... up 9.1% from last year. But Chris questions whether AI's 805% traffic surge is actually impressive or concerningly slow compared to other tech adoption curves. This ...
Dec. 3, 2025
AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky | Fast Five
In this Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail stories from Black Friday 2025, includin...
Nov. 29, 2025
Lightning Round: Turkey Day Hot Takes, Black Friday Hauls & Fashion Buzz | Fast Five Shorts
This Lightning Round segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, gets personal with the Omni Talk crew's Thanksgiving and Bl...
Nov. 29, 2025
Bath & Body Works Plans Amazon Launch | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Bath & Body Works' decision to launch on Amazon early next year. W...
Nov. 29, 2025
Richard Dickson's Gap Revival Continues | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , celebrates Gap's 7% comparable sales surge after its viral "Better in ...