Episodes

Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga in this dynamic episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series as they explore the future of retail with Jean-Denis Mariani, former Chief Digital Officer at Coty, and Kristy Vannatter, Head of Beauty at Firework.. Discover how video commerce, AI, and user-generated content are reshaping the shopping experience and hear practical advice for implementing these game-changing trends. 0:08 – Introduction and lead-up to NRF with Firework’s innovative offerings 2:03...

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Rockin' Rollerblading Lightning Round For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If The World Need A Super App For Mealtime? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Zara testing embeddable threads that emit radio frequencies to prevent theft. For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: REI Going After ‘Serial Returners’ For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Shutting Down A Secret Fertility Tracker Project For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Offering In-app Delivery Via Doordash For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Chris and Anne welcome Chad Lusk from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group to unpack findings from their latest consumer sentiment survey. They explore how economic factors are reshaping holiday spending, consumer loyalty, and shopping behaviors. Key topics include: [00:30] Consumer Spending Decline: A 9% net decrease in holiday spending. [01:45] Economic Impact on Basics: Why fresh food is losing ground to packaged goods. [02:50] Retail vs. Brand Loyalty: Consumers’ preference for banner loyal...

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, Chris and Anne discussed: Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app (Source) Amazon shutting down a secret fertility tracking project (Source) REI’s latest attempts to thwart “serial returners” (Source) Retailers, like Zara, experimenting with radio emitting threads to combat theft (Source) And closed with a look whet...

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Lululemon v. Vuori Lightning Round For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Opening 8 New Amazon Fresh Stores For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Lowe’s New Digital Home Platform For Loyalty Members For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Carrot Tags, Caper Carts, Oh My! For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: How E.l.f.’s Dollar General Expansion Will Impact Beauty Retailing For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Testing Letting People Open Locked Display Cases With Their Mobile Devices For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart testing a new technology in its stores that would let people open security locks for products with mobile devices (Source) The E.l.f. Beauty expansion into Dollar General (Source) The flurry of announcements from Instacart this past week on everything from Caper Carts to Carrot Tags (Source) Lowe’s debuting a ...

Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky joins Chris and Anne to reveal the 2024 Retail Superlative Awards. Ethan highlights: (4:58) Costco’s title as “Most Likely to Succeed Forever” (8:40) Fitness as the “Segment of the Year” (14:08) "Favorite Data Point of the Year" with surprising insights from eclipse-related foot traffic and home furnishings (17:11) The "Most Important Takeaway of 2024" on cross-shopping and consumer behavior (21:40) Retail Media as the "Buzziest Topic of the Year" (27:11) Just...

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Splash Of Coconut Milk Lightning Round For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Unveiling Its Turnaround Plan For the full episode head here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDYRYCTUsOk&t=0s This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Their Thoughts On The Children’s Place Debuting On Shein For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If they're Buying Or Selling: ChatGPT Search? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Doordash And Lyft Upping The Ante For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart+ Is 50% Off! For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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, Chris and Anne discuss: Walmart discounting its Walmart+ membership by 50% for the holidays (Source) The jaw dropping value of DoorDash and Lyft’s new partnership (Source) OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Search (Source) The Children’s Place’s decision to sell products via Shein (Source) And closed with an examination of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’...