Episodes
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Names Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel Head Of Worldwide Grocery
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: Amazon Naming Whole Foods CEO...
Feb. 1, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart To Allow Suppliers To Test New Products With Walmart Customers
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 Allowing Suppliers To...
Jan. 30, 2025
How AWS & Amazon Ads Are Moving Retail Forward in 2025 | 5IM
In this episode of our 5 Insightful Minutes Series, the Head of Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods Business Development at AWS, Justin Honaman, joins us to discuss the biggest retail trends of 2025. We explore how...
Jan. 29, 2025
Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery | 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 , Chris and Anne discussed: The appointment of Whole Foods CEO J...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | A "Gentle Rollercoaster" 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 are joined by co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Don’t Change The Chanel, Walmart To Sell Luxury Goods Via Rebag
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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Sephora To Redesign Its Entire North American Store Fleet
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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Does The American Consumer Need Smaller Format Burlington 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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Target Cutting Its Production Lead Time
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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 25, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | What Does Walmart Symbotic Deal Signal About Its Approach To Delivery?
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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Jan. 22, 2025
Walmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And Robots All In The Same Week! | 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 , A&M’s Kelly Carey and John Clear joined Chris and Anne to disc...
Jan. 20, 2025
From Margins to Market Share: A 2025 Retail Deep Dive with BMO Managing Director Simeon Siegel
In our latest episode of Omni Talk's Investor Perspectives on Retail and the Consumer, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Simeon Siegel, Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets, to discuss the key trends and challenges...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | A "Let's Dance" 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 "Let's Dance" Lightning Rou...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Ebay To Sell Via Facebook 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 discuss: Ebay Allowing Sales Via Faceb...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Sell Ad Tech To Other Retailers
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: Amazon Selling Ad Tech To Oth...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Best Buy’s New 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 discuss: If They're Pro Or Con: Best B...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Invest $11 Billion Towards Ai In Georgia
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: Amazon Investing $11 Billion...
Jan. 18, 2025
Fast Five Shorts | Macy’s Announces Store Closures
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: Macy’s Announcing Store Closu...
Jan. 16, 2025
How 3 Brands Used AI To Personalize Content At Scale And Won | Ask An Expert
How can retailers and brands harness the power of AI to transform customer experiences? Sara Sullivan, Contentful's Global VP of Solution Engineering, explains how companies like Kraft Heinz, Klarna, and Ruggable are scaling ...
Jan. 16, 2025
Why Returns Are Retail’s Biggest Untapped Opportunity with Blue Yonder's Tim Robinson | 5IM
In this latest episode of our 5 Insightful Minutes Series, Tim Robinson, Corporate Vice President at Blue Yonder, breaks down the findings of their recent consumer returns survey and what they mean for retailers. Key moments ...
Jan. 15, 2025
Amazon Ads, Best Buy’s Marketplace & Macy’s Ever-Changing Strategic Narrative | Fast Five
Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , and Scratch Event DJs , Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s shuttering some of its small format stores ( Source ) Amazon $11 Billion AI investment in the great state ...
Jan. 15, 2025
Tractor Supply VP Michael Diedrich on What It Takes to Drive "Legendary Service"
Chris and Anne kick off Day 3 of NRF 2025 live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio with Michael Diedrich, VP of Store Productivity at Tractor Supply, discussing how the retailer is redefining store productivity while deliveri...
Jan. 15, 2025
Christian Raveaux Discusses REWE Group's Retail Media Evolution | NRF 2025 Insights
In this episode recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at NRF 2025, Omni Talk hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Christian Raveaux, Head of Retail Media Connect at the REWE Group. Key Moments 0:04 –...
Jan. 15, 2025
Walmart EVP Cedric Clark Talks Walmart’s "People-Led, Tech-Powered" Retail Innovations | NRF 2025
Omni Talk Retail welcomes Cedric Clark, EVP of Store Operations at Walmart, for a live NRF 2025 interview from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio to discuss Walmart's latest tech innovations. From digital shelf labels to inventor...