Episodes

Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Walmart’s New Shop With Friends Feature

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Walmart’...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will Amazon’s New ‘Buy It Now’ Program Be Must-See TV?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Amazon’s New ‘Buy It Now’ Program W...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Has Moved Up Its Holiday Promotions

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Moving Up Its Holiday Promotio...
Sept. 26, 2024

Front Porch Insights: Why JD Sports Prioritizes Video Commerce | Ask An Expert

In this episode of OmniTalk’s “Ask an Expert” series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with JD Sports’ EVP and Chief Digital Officer, Arianne Parisi, and Firework’s SVP of Revenue, Billy Cladek, to discuss how video co...
Sept. 26, 2024

Scott Langdoc Five Insightful Minutes

In this episode of our popular 5 Insightful Minutes Podcast Series, Scott Langdoc, Global Head of Grocery, Drug, and Convenience Retail Strategy at Amazon Web Services, dives deep into the key challenges and opportunities sha...
Sept. 25, 2024

The First-Ever Amazon & Walmart Podcast Takeover | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Walmart and Amazon takeover the headlines in their ongo...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A Laminated Croissant Lamp Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Laminated Croissant Lamp Lightning R...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Tells Employees To Return To The Office 5 Days A Week

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Telling Employees To Return To ...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Zara Pre-Owned?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Zara Pre...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What Are The Long-Term Ramifications Of Ending The "De Minimis Exemption"

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: What The Long-Term Ramifications Of En...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Would You Advise Costco To Rollout Mobile Inventory Search?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They Would Advise Costco To Rollout...
Sept. 21, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What Do Ads Within Amazon Rufus Signal For The Future Of Digital Commerce?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga discuss: What Ads Within Amazon Rufus Signal Fo...
Sept. 19, 2024

Mastering Modern Store Transformation With Omnichannel POS | Ask An Expert

In this episode of the Omni Talk Expert Series, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Nikki Baird, VP of Strategy and Product at Aptos, for a deep dive into modern store transformation and the critical role of po...
Sept. 19, 2024

How To Leverage Both Dropshipping And Marketplaces For Retail Success With Mirakl's Alex Hase | 5 Insightful Minutes

Dive into the world of e-commerce as we explore the game-changing intricacies of dropship versus digital marketplace models. Our expert guest, Mirakl's CRO Alex Hase, breaks down the crucial differences and synergies between ...
Sept. 19, 2024

Amazon Rufus & Google AI: How To Prepare For The Biggest Change In E-commerce | Ask An Expert

In this exciting episode of Omni Talk’s “Ask an Expert” series, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Ownit AI co-founders Payman Nejati and Evan Shiue to discuss how Amazon’s Rufus and Google’s AI overviews are ...
Sept. 18, 2024

Amazon Rufus Ads, Costco Inventory Search & Why ‘De Minimis’ Is No Small Thing | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: How important ads within Amaz...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A Best TV Episode Ever Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Talk About Tech Being Seamless To The Customer Walmart Deploys Digimarc Barcodes

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consum...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will ShopSimon Become The Standard By Which We All Shop Online?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consum...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: High-End Kicks For Sale On Walmart.com?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What’s So Special About Dick’s?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consum...
Sept. 14, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Is Integrating Curbside With Carplay A Wise Use Of Target’s Technology Budget?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Sept. 12, 2024

Retail AI Strategies That Actually Turn Data Into Dollars (Lots And Lots Of Them) | Spotlight Series

Join us for our insightful conversation with Morgan Seybert, Chief Business Officer and Head of Retail at Tredence, as we explore the cutting-edge dynamics of AI-driven data analytics in retail, and, most importantly, how ret...
Sept. 11, 2024

Target CarPlay, High-End Sneakers At Walmart & Whether Dick’s Can Keep Up Its Growth | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , A&M’s David Schneidman and Brooks Levering, joined Chris and Anne to ...