Episodes

5 Insightful Minutes On U.S. Consumer Sentiment With A&M's Chad Lusk
Nov. 22, 2023

5 Insightful Minutes On U.S. Consumer Sentiment With A&M's Chad Lusk

Anne and Chris put the A&M Consumer and Retail Group's Chad Lusk on the 5-minute hot seat as he shares with us the most recent findings from their survey on current consumer sentiment heading into the holidays. Chad outlines ...
Fast Five | Amazon Auto, A Toys R Us Reboot Review, Gap’s Turnaround & Another Kohl’s Hot Mess
Nov. 22, 2023

Fast Five | Amazon Auto, A Toys R Us Reboot Review, Gap’s Turnaround & Another Kohl’s Hot Mess

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Anne and Chris: Got really geeked up about Amazon selling Hyundai online Pulled the caution flag out on a...
Fast Five Shorts | Chipotle Founder's New Robot Restaurant
Nov. 21, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Chipotle Founder's New Robot Restaurant

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Fast Five Shorts | Poshmark's Second Hand Sunday Livestream
Nov. 21, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Poshmark's Second Hand Sunday Livestream

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Fast Five Shorts | Buy With Prime 24/7 Agent Assist
Nov. 21, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Buy With Prime 24/7 Agent Assist

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Ret...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon & Meta Buddy-up For Facebook & Instagram In-App Shopping
Nov. 20, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon & Meta Buddy-up For Facebook & Instagram In-App Shopping

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Fast Five Shorts | Target, Walmart, & The Home Depot Earnings
Nov. 20, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Target, Walmart, & The Home Depot Earnings

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Fast Five | Target & Walmart Earnings, Amazon & Meta & What Burritos & Robots Have In Common
Nov. 16, 2023

Fast Five | Target & Walmart Earnings, Amazon & Meta & What Burritos & Robots Have In Common

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Chris Creyts and Cassie Ryding stopped by to discuss: What to make of this week’s earning reports T...
Spotlight Series | Where Amazon One Palm Pay & Just Walk Out Are Headed Next
Nov. 14, 2023

Spotlight Series | Where Amazon One Palm Pay & Just Walk Out Are Headed Next

Amazon VP AWS Applications, Dilip Kumar, is back for his regular annual appearance to discuss how Amazon continues to think about the evolution of checkout and personal identification. In this podcast, Chris and Anne go deep ...
Fast Five Shorts | DoorDash Urges Customers To Tip Or Prepare To Wait
Nov. 14, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | DoorDash Urges Customers To Tip Or Prepare To Wait

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: DoorDash Urging Customers To Tip Or Prepare To...
Fast Five Shorts | IKEA Cuts Friends & Family Five Percent Loyalty Perk
Nov. 14, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | IKEA Cuts Friends & Family Five Percent Loyalty Perk

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: IKEA Cutting Its Friends & Family Five Percent ...
Fast Five Shorts | SHEIN's $90 Billion US IPO
Nov. 14, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | SHEIN's $90 Billion US IPO

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: SHEIN's $90 Billion US IPO For the full episod...
Fast Five Shorts | Google Shopping Now Does Deals
Nov. 13, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Google Shopping Now Does Deals

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Google Shopping Now Does Deals For the full epi...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Stores Are Going Out Of Style
Nov. 13, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Stores Are Going Out Of Style

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Stores Are Going Out Of Style For the fu...
5 Insightful Minutes | A Singles Day Guide For U.S. Retailers With Tomorrow's Jordan Berke
Nov. 10, 2023

5 Insightful Minutes | A Singles Day Guide For U.S. Retailers With Tomorrow's Jordan Berke

With over 60 million users in the US and topping the app store charts for the most downloaded shopping apps, TEMU and SHEIN are positioned to take serious share from every retailer from dollar stores to Dolce & Gabbana. In Om...
Fast Five | Shein’s IPO, IKEA’s Loyalty About Face & Why Amazon Is Going Out Of ‘Style’
Nov. 8, 2023

Fast Five | Shein’s IPO, IKEA’s Loyalty About Face & Why Amazon Is Going Out Of ‘Style’

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon calling it quits on its Amazon Style fashion store concept Google’s...
Fast Five Shorts | Tommy Bahama Moves From Restaurants Into Resorts
Nov. 7, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Tommy Bahama Moves From Restaurants Into Resorts

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Tommy Bahama Moving From Restaurants Into Resor...
Fast Five Shorts | Instagram And Facebook Trial Ad-Free Subscription
Nov. 7, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Instagram And Facebook Trial Ad-Free Subscription

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Instagram And Facebook Trialing An Ad-Free Su...
Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Launches Real-Time Local Produce Alerts
Nov. 7, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Launches Real-Time Local Produce Alerts

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Schnucks Launching Real-Time Local Produce Aler...
Fast Five Shorts | H&M's AI Design Tool
Nov. 6, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | H&M's AI Design Tool

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: H&M's AI Design Tool For the full episode head ...
Fast Five Shorts | Pharmageddon At Walgreens, CVS, & RITE AID
Nov. 6, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Pharmageddon At Walgreens, CVS, & RITE AID

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Pharmageddon At Walgreens, CVS, & RITE AID For ...
Fast Five | Facebook Goes Ad Free, H&M Brings AI To Design & Pharmageddon Ain’t No Michael Bay Movie
Nov. 1, 2023

Fast Five | Facebook Goes Ad Free, H&M Brings AI To Design & Pharmageddon Ain’t No Michael Bay Movie

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: The recent pharmacy walkouts at CVS and Walgreens H&M enabling customers to des...
Fast Five Shorts | BuyBuy Baby's Store Rollout Success Plan
Oct. 31, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | BuyBuy Baby's Store Rollout Success Plan

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...
Fast Five Shorts | Kroger's RMN Markets Its Sustainability Efforts
Oct. 31, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Kroger's RMN Markets Its Sustainability Efforts

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Reta...