Episodes

Retail Daily Minute | Macy's Braces for a Tough 2026, Family Dollar Thinks Small & Bob's Discount Furniture Shines Post-IPO
March 18, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Macy's Braces for a Tough 2026, Family Dollar Thinks Small & Bob's Discount Furniture Shines Post-IPO

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Macy's beats Q4 expectations but issues a cautious 2026 outlook, as CEO Tony Sprin...
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Launches 1-Hour Delivery, Build-A-Bear Hits Walmart Shelves & J.C. Penney Takes the Runway to Paris, Texas
March 17, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Launches 1-Hour Delivery, Build-A-Bear Hits Walmart Shelves & J.C. Penney Takes the Runway to Paris, Texas

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon rolls out new 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options across hundreds of U.S. ci...
Retail Daily Minute | Dollar Tree's Traffic Troubles, Walmart's Rapid Remodel Test & DoorDash's Dot Robot Rolls into Fremont
March 16, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Dollar Tree's Traffic Troubles, Walmart's Rapid Remodel Test & DoorDash's Dot Robot Rolls into Fremont

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Dollar Tree posts a solid Q4 with net sales up 9% to $5.45 billion, but back-to-ba...
Retail Daily Minute | Dollar General Bets on Browsing & Subscriptions, Dick's Revives Foot Locker with Fast Break, and Ulta Takes Beauty to TikTok Shop
March 15, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Dollar General Bets on Browsing & Subscriptions, Dick's Revives Foot Locker with Fast Break, and Ulta Takes Beauty to TikTok Shop

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Dollar General reports a strong Q4 with net sales up 5.9% to $10.9 billion and sam...
Lightning Round: March Madness, Friday the 13th & Viral Penguins | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

Lightning Round: March Madness, Friday the 13th & Viral Penguins | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid fire takes on nihilist penguins...
How Dick’s Sporting Goods Hit #3 On The App Store | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

How Dick’s Sporting Goods Hit #3 On The App Store | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at how Dick’s Sporting Goods unexpectedly surged up the Apple App Store ranking...
The Future Of Warehouse Inventory Is Flying | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

The Future Of Warehouse Inventory Is Flying | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Kroger’s use of autonomous drones inside sub freezing distribution centers. ...
Kroger Elevates 84.51° Leader To Run AI Strategy | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

Kroger Elevates 84.51° Leader To Run AI Strategy | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at Kroger’s decision to create a Chief Data and AI Officer role. Chris Walton a...
Costco Takes A Stand On Tariffs | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

Costco Takes A Stand On Tariffs | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Costco’s pledge to return any tariff refunds directly to members. Chris Walt...
Walmart Is Digitizing 4,600 Store Shelves | Fast Five Shorts
March 14, 2026

Walmart Is Digitizing 4,600 Store Shelves | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Walmart’s plan to expand digital shelf labels across all 4,600 U.S. stores. ...
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Wins Ruling Against Perplexity's Shopping Bots, Expands Shop Direct & De Minimis Lawsuit Gets Green Light
March 11, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Wins Ruling Against Perplexity's Shopping Bots, Expands Shop Direct & De Minimis Lawsuit Gets Green Light

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: A federal court temporarily blocked Perplexity AI's Comet browser agent from makin...
Walmart Goes All-In On DSLs, Costco Makes A Tariff Pledge & Kroger Anoints An AI Chief | Fast Five
March 11, 2026

Walmart Goes All-In On DSLs, Costco Makes A Tariff Pledge & Kroger Anoints An AI Chief | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , Chris and guest host Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services discussed: Walmart expanding its digit...
Retail Daily Minute | Kroger's New CEO 5-Point Plan, Retail Rules ChatGPT Ads & Fabletics Bets on Denim
March 10, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Kroger's New CEO 5-Point Plan, Retail Rules ChatGPT Ads & Fabletics Bets on Denim

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger's new permanent CEO Greg Foran outlines his five growth priorities. Retail ...
Retail Daily Minute | Costco's $470M Personalization Payoff, Albertsons' Stock Up Sale & Kroger's Customer Appreciation Week
March 9, 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Costco's $470M Personalization Payoff, Albertsons' Stock Up Sale & Kroger's Customer Appreciation Week

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Costco's Q2 2026 earnings reveal that AI-powered personalized product recommendati...
Confessions Of Supply Chain Executives | The Agentic AI Wake Up Call
March 9, 2026

Confessions Of Supply Chain Executives | The Agentic AI Wake Up Call

In this episode of Confessions of Supply Chain Executives, host Chris Walton sits down with Omar Akilah, SVP of Product at Infios, and Aadil Kazmi, Head of AI Product Development at Infios, to tackle one of the biggest questi...
Lightning Round: Big Arch Backlash, Scrubs Reboot, DST Debate & Fonda Sandwich | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

Lightning Round: Big Arch Backlash, Scrubs Reboot, DST Debate & Fonda Sandwich | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid fire takes on McDonald’s Big Ar...
IKEA Welcomes Decathlon Into Its Stores | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

IKEA Welcomes Decathlon Into Its Stores | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, dives into IKEA testing a store-in-store concept with sporting goods retailer Decathl...
Walgreens’ New Hybrid Pharmacist Model Explained | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

Walgreens’ New Hybrid Pharmacist Model Explained | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Walgreens’ pilot of a new hybrid pharmacist role. Chris Walton and guests Ca...
Schlotzsky's Is Betting On A New Store Model | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

Schlotzsky's Is Betting On A New Store Model | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Schlotzsky's new brand strategy and redesigned store model. Chris Walton and...
Is AI About To Shrink Corporate Workforces? | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

Is AI About To Shrink Corporate Workforces? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, dives into Jack Dorsey’s claim that AI could dramatically shrink corporate workforces...
Target Takes On Artificial Dyes In Major Grocery Reset | Fast Five Shorts
March 7, 2026

Target Takes On Artificial Dyes In Major Grocery Reset | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, dives into Target removing artificial dyes from cereals across its aisles. Chris Walt...
Target Bans Dyes, AI Takes 4,000 Jobs At Block & IKEA Opens Its Doors To Sporting Goods | Fast Five
March 4, 2026

Target Bans Dyes, AI Takes 4,000 Jobs At Block & IKEA Opens Its Doors To Sporting Goods | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , Chris and special guests Cassie Ryding and Joanna Rangarajan from the A&M Con...
Confessions Of Supply Chain Executives | What Has To Be True For E-Groceries To Be Profitable?
March 2, 2026

Confessions Of Supply Chain Executives | What Has To Be True For E-Groceries To Be Profitable?

In this episode of Confessions of Supply Chain Executives, host Chris Walton sits down with Richard McKenzie, CEO at Veloq, to tackle one of retail’s most persistent questions: When does online grocery finally become profitab...
Lightning Round: Girl Scout Records, Survivor 50, Miracle on Ice & Nerd Nostalgia | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 28, 2026

Lightning Round: Girl Scout Records, Survivor 50, Miracle on Ice & Nerd Nostalgia | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid fire takes on Girl Scout cookie...