Episodes
Feb. 8, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | What Should We All Make Of IKEA's Secondhand Marketplace?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Feb. 8, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Clinics Inside Of Retail Stores?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Feb. 8, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Is The Third Time The Charm For Buybuy Baby?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Feb. 8, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | There’s An App For That
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Feb. 6, 2025
The Retail Trends (And Retailers) To Watch In 2025 | Ask An Expert
🎙️ Omni Talk Retail Ask An Expert – Featuring Placer.ai’s Ethan Chernofsky Retailers are rethinking their store formats, customer engagement strategies, and location choices—but what does the foot traffic data actually say? P...
Feb. 5, 2025
Crypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart Takes Same-Day Rx Nationwide | 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 , and Scratch Event DJs , Shoptalk’s VP of Original Content & Strategy, Ben Miller, join...
Feb. 3, 2025
How Coborn’s COO David Best Plans to Innovate Grocery Shopping | Live at FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Coborn’s COO David Best on Grocery Innovation 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with David Best, President & COO of Coborn’s, about how the regional grocer is innovating th...
Feb. 3, 2025
How Simbe Robotics is Impacting Grocery Stores with Automated Intelligence Gathering | FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Benjamin Bond on Retail Automation with Simbe Robotics 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with Benjamin Bond, VP of Strategy & Business Development at Simbe Robotics, about ...
Feb. 2, 2025
Hy-Vee’s New CMO on Retail Media, Supplier Strategy & In-Store Tech | Live at FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: A Conversation with Hy-Vee CMO Kathryn Mazza 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga for an exclusive interview with Katherine Maza, newly appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Hy-Vee live from...
Feb. 2, 2025
A Pragmatic Review of Grocery Shopping Trends with Accenture's Karen Fang Grant | FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they sit down with Karen Fang Grant, Managing Director at Accenture, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss how AI, robotics, an...
Feb. 2, 2025
Oliver Wyman's Bobby Gibbs on The Future of Grocery Retail & Walmart’s Digital Domination
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they chat with Bobby Gibbs, Partner at Oliver Wyman, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, about the evolving grocery landscape. From Walm...
Feb. 2, 2025
How Robotics & AI Are Transforming Grocery Retail | Corey Rochkin, Oliver Wyman at FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Corey Rochkin of Oliver Wyman about the latest robotic automation trends in grocery retail live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025...
Feb. 1, 2025
🔹 Inside Lowes Foods’ Digital Strategy: Grocery’s Future with Chad Petersen | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Chad Petersen, SVP of Digital at Lowes Foods, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to dive into the next evolution of groc...
Feb. 1, 2025
🚀 The Future of Grocery: AI, Live Streaming & Store Innovation w/ Deborah Weinswig | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Deborah Weinswig, Founder & CEO of Coresight Research, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI, to explore the biggest retail trend...
Feb. 1, 2025
📊 How Albertsons Media Collective is Shaping the Future of Retail Media | FMI 2025
Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Julian Mintz, VP of Sales at Albertsons Media Collective, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss the rapid evolution of retail media networks, ad measurement standard...
Feb. 1, 2025
🛒 The Future of Grocery: Topco’s Insights on Private Label & Shopper Trends | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Katie Waeltz, VP of Category Management & Market Insights at Topco, to discuss the future of grocery, the shift in consumer behavior ...
Feb. 1, 2025
📦 How SpartanNash is Digitizing Grocery Merchandising with AI & Robotics | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Bennett Morgan, EVP & CMO of SpartanNash, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss how automation, robot...
Feb. 1, 2025
How AI & Automation Are Changing Grocery Retail | Live from FMI 2025
Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Thom Blischok, Chairman and CEO, Dialogic Group, to discuss how automation, AI, and connected stores are reshaping retail live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI. Thom breaks down ...
Feb. 1, 2025
🔹 How AI & Tech Will Transform Grocery | Oliver Wright of Accenture at FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Oliver Wright from Accenture to explore the technological trends transforming the grocery industry and beyond. Discover how AI, autom...
Feb. 1, 2025
🌿 Sprouts' Secrets to Grocery Success | Exclusive Interview from FMI Conference 2025 🌿
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Stan Swinton, VP of Non-Perishable Grocery at Sprouts Farmers Market, live from the Simbe Podcast Booth at FMI 2025, to ex...
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | A "2-Ply" Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A "2-Ply" Lightning Round For...
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Hot Or Extra Hot: Starbucks New Ceramic Mug Rollout?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If The Starbucks Ceramic Mug ...
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Increasing Regional Manager Pay To Potentially Over $600k Per Year
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Increasing Regional M...
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Levi’s Claim That Data Helped It Capitalize On The Baggy Jeans Trend
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling:...