Episodes
April 19, 2025
Is Sam’s Club Being Too Optimistic About Its Growth Potential?
In this Omni Talk Retail Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne dive into Sam’s Club’s bold plan to open 15 clubs annually and...
April 19, 2025
Walmart’s AI Fashion Tool | Trend to Product Speeds Up Design by 18 Weeks
In this episode of Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne dive into Walmart’s latest AI-powered innovation: the Trend...
April 19, 2025
Why In The World Would Ulta Pause Its Target Expansion?
In this episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand,Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down Ulta's surprising decisi...
April 17, 2025
Walmart’s Trend-to-Product AI, Sam’s Club’s Expansion & Ulta’s Pregnant Pause At Target | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Ulta Beauty’s decision to pause i...
April 16, 2025
What A True Omnichannel Returns Process Looks Like With TGW’s Stipe Galic | Ask An Expert
In this episode of Omni Talk’s Ask an Expert series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk with Stipe Galic, VP of Business Development & Marketing at TGW, to demystify the complexities of returns in today’s omnichannel retail ...
April 12, 2025
Lightning Round | Burritos, "Best Of" White Lotus Awards, and Tariff Product Hoarding
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Lightning Round of Burrito...
April 12, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Amazon AI Shopping Agents?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: The Pros & Cons of Amazon A...
April 12, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | San Diego Bans Digital-Only Coupons
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: San Diego Banning Digital-On...
April 12, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Instacart Debuts New “Will Call” Delivery Service
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Instacart Debuting A New “W...
April 12, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Is Old Navy’s 1,200 Store Radar RFID Rollout Too Aggressive?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Old Navy’s 1,200 Store Ra...
April 12, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Best Buy Storefronts?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss Whether they're buying or se...
April 10, 2025
How Agentic AI Will Transform Retail Forever With David Dorf Of AWS | 5 Insightful Minutes
David Dorf, Head of Retail Industry Solutions at AWS, joins Omni Talk to break down how Agentic AI—the next evolution beyond generative AI—is poised to reshape the retail industry. From recommendations and virtual analysts to...
April 9, 2025
Old Navy Hits The Radar, San Diego Bans Digital-Only Coupons & Amazon Debuts AI Agents | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Best Buy storefronts and where in...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | A Love Is Blind Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discu...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Target’s “Brown Box Delivery” Pilot?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discu...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Edible Arrangements To Sell . . . Edibles
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discu...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Klarna & Doordash Bring BNPL To Meal Delivery
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discu...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Haul 50% Off During Big Spring Sale
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discu...
March 29, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Best Buy Connects Retail Media With Meta
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five recorded live from Shoptalk 2025 in Vegas and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Infios and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga disc...
March 28, 2025
Shoptalk 2025 Key Takeaways Live Podcast
The Shoptalk 2025 Key Takeaways Podcast is here! Recorded live on stage, this fast-paced episode features Omni Talk's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Shoptalk's content team — Marielle Bobo, Ben Miller, HG O’Connell, and ...
March 28, 2025
Walmart EVP Cedric Clark on Tech, Culture & the Future of Retail | Shoptalk 2025 Interview
In this Shoptalk 2025 special, recorded live from the Shoptalk TV studio, Omni Talk sits down with Cedric Clark, EVP of Stores at Walmart, to unpack the company’s people-led, tech-powered evolution. Cedric dives into Walmart’...
March 27, 2025
Meta Unveils New Omnichannel Ad Platform | JP Chookaszian at Shoptalk 2025
Live from Shoptalk 2025, Meta’s JP Chookaszian joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to unpack one of the show’s biggest announcements—Meta’s new omni-channel ad platform. JP walks us through the macroeconomic shifts driving t...
March 27, 2025
How DoorDash is Powering Omnichannel Excellence with AI & Data | Live at Shoptalk 2025
In this Shoptalk 2025 episode, recorded live from the Meta Podcast Studio,, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga chat with Jessica Lachs, Chief Analytics Officer at DoorDash, about her remarkable rise from startup GM to data leader...
March 27, 2025
How Five Below & Ovative Group Power Omnichannel Commerce | Shoptalk 2025 Insights
In this episode of Omni Talk Retail recorded live from the Meta Podcast Studio at Shoptalk 2025, hosts Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton welcome Five Below’s VP of Digital Marketing, Abhinav Agrawal, and Ovative Group’s SVP of G...