Episodes
June 13, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Foxtrot Expands Store Footprint In Austin, TX
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: Foxtrot Expanding Store Footprint In Austin, TX
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June 12, 2023
Spotlight Series | What Makes A Great Unified Commerce Leader
A first-of-its-kind Unified Commerce Benchmark Index for Specialty Retail has just been released!
The report uncovers what leading retailers are doing to pave the way forward for exceptional in-store and digital customer ex...
June 12, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon May Add Mobile Contracts To Prime Benefits
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 Possibly Adding Mobile Contracts To Prime Ben...
June 12, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Adds New In-Store Ad Features
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: Walmart Adding New In-Store Ad Features
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June 9, 2023
Fast Five | Walmart Radio, Amazon Prime Mobile, ChatGPT Search & The Great Petco Baby Debate Of 2023
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:
- Lauded Amazon for courting mobile carriers to offer potentially free phone service as ...
June 8, 2023
5 Insightful Minutes On Combatting Retail Labor Shortage With A&M's John Clear
Omni Talk Retail's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton sit down with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group's John Clear to talk about how retailers can approach the looming labor shortage and better retain the employees they already h...
June 6, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Pesto Changes Up The Pawn Shop Game With Mastercard
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: Pesto Changing Up The Pawn Shop Game With Mastercard...
June 6, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | DoorDash's Summer Of Dash Pass
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: DoorDash's Summer Of Dash Pass
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June 6, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Ulta Locks Up Fragrances
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: Ulta Locking Up Fragrances
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June 5, 2023
Spotlight Series | Why Sales Tax Collection Is Only Going To Get More Complicated
Avalara's Meg Higgins and BigCommerce's Sharon Gee join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss all the pressures the omnichannel evolution has placed on retailers' abilities to collect tax accurately at a local level.
In ...
June 5, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Instagram Launches Search Marketing API
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: Instagram Launching Search Marketing API
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June 5, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Kroger Brings Cooler Screens To 500 Stores
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: Kroger Bringing Cooler Screens To 500 Stores
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June 1, 2023
Fast Five | Ulta Puts Fragrances Behind Bars While Cooler Screens Prevail At Kroger
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:
- Kicked the tires on Kroger’s 500 store Cooler Screens rollout
- Got jazzed up about In...
May 31, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Adds Age Verification To Amazon One
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 Adding Age Verification To Amazon One
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May 31, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart And Pawp Offer Virtual Veterinary Care
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: Walmart And Pawp Offering Virtual Veterinary Care
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May 31, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Uber Launches Group Grocery Buying In The US
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: Uber Launching Group Grocery Buying In The US
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May 30, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Wakefern Pilots Freeosk In 95 Stores
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: Wakefern Piloting Freeosk In 95 Stores.
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May 30, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Advances MFCs In Stores
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: Walmart Advancing MFCs In Stores
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May 29, 2023
Spotlight Series | Revealing The Untold Truths Of Last-Mile Delivery
Openforce CEO Wendy Greenland joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss all the hidden and messy truths that come with doing last-mile delivery well at scale.
In this podcast, Chris and Anne go deep with Wendy on:
– T...
May 25, 2023
Fast Five | A Walmart Innovation Alert, Something Called A Freeosk & Amazon ID Verification
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:
– Were conflicted, yet optimistic, about Walmart’s new microfulfillment center inside of...
May 24, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Google Adding AI To Search
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...
May 23, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Telly Giving Away Free TVs For Customer Data
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...
May 23, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Anywhere Now Enables In Game Shopping
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...
May 22, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Awards Customers $10 For Pickup At Amazon Hubs
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...