Episodes
Sept. 14, 2023
Fast Five | TikTok Shop, Kroger’s Sudden Pause & Why IKEA Shouldn’t Have Listened To Its Customers
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss: Which innovation we like better – Walmart late night delivery or delivery from Wa...
Sept. 12, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Ulta Expands Ship From Store
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Ulta Expanding Ship From Store For the full epi...
Sept. 12, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | JCPenny Invests $1B In Its Turnaround
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: JCPenny Investing $1B In Its Turnaround For the...
Sept. 12, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | John Varvatos Takes The Design Helm At Under Armour
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: John Varvatos Taking The Design Helm At Under A...
Sept. 11, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Shopify And Amazon Buddy Up For Buy With Prime
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Shopify And Amazon Buddying Up For Buy With Pri...
Sept. 11, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Giant Food Checks Receipts And Stops Selling Tide
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Giant Food Checking Receipts And Stopping Sales...
Sept. 7, 2023
Fast Five | JCP Invests $1B, Under Armour Hires A Sexagenarian & Giant Food Stops Selling Tide
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: Called Giant Foods' decision to implement receipt checks and to pull branded merchandise ...
Sept. 5, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Sephora Brings Checkout To Employee Devices
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Sephora Bringing Checkout To Employee Devices ...
Sept. 5, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Macy's And GAP Make Sleepy Collab
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Macy's And GAP Making A Sleepy Collab For the f...
Sept. 5, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Grubhub & Amazon JWOT Head For Campus Domination
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Grubhub & Amazon JWOT Heading For Campus Domina...
Sept. 4, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Forever 21 And SHEIN Partner Up
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Forever 21 And SHEIN Partnering Up For the ful...
Sept. 4, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks Going Scanless
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Going Scanless For the full episode ...
Aug. 31, 2023
Fast Five | A Scanless Starbucks, A Sleepy Gap Colab & Why Amazon May Soon Be The King Of Campus
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne had a wee delight discussing (and sometimes ranting about): How much they would use Starbu...
Aug. 29, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Cuts Private Brands
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Aug. 29, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Trader Joe's Says No Self Checkout EVER!
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail G...
Aug. 29, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Etsy Starts Baby Registry
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail G...
Aug. 28, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Aldi Acquires Winn-Dixie And Harveys
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Gr...
Aug. 28, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Dick's Sporting Goods Shrinkage Problem
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail G...
Aug. 27, 2023
Spotlight Series | The Trends Shaping Last Mile Order Fulfillment With Dematic’s Kim Baudry
Dematic's Market Development Director, Kim Baudry, joins Chris and Anne for the second time in 2023 to discuss the major trends she is seeing as retailers try to bring their fulfillment closer to their end consumers. In this ...
Aug. 24, 2023
Fast Five | Trader Joe’s Hubris, Dick’s Shrinkage & Aldi’s Expansion
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M's Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden joined Anne and Chris to discuss: Dick’s growing theft problem and what, i...
Aug. 15, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Launches JWOT For Apparel
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Launching JWOT For Apparel For the full epis...
Aug. 15, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Lures SMBs To Do Last Mile Delivery With Amazon Hub
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Luring SMBs To Do Last-Mile Delivery With Am...
Aug. 15, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | JD Sports AR Mirror Pilot
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: JD Sports Doing An AR Mirror Pilot For the full epi...
Aug. 14, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Wawa Tests Shelfless Store
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Wawa Testing A Shelfless Store For the full episode...