Episodes

May 22, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart, Home Depot, And Target Earnings

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 19, 2023

Fast Five | Free TVs, Walmart’s Earnings Report & Why Amazon Is Now ‘Anywhere’

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 David Ritter and David Brown joined Chris and Anne to debate: – This week’s string of earnings ann...
May 16, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Sephora Partners With Lucky To Help Its Brands Go DTC

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: For the ...
May 16, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Lululemon Attempts To Beat #lululemondupes With New Strategy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Lululemon ...
May 16, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Firework Adds AI Upgrade For Shoppable Video

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Firework A...
May 15, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Shopify Cuts Staff And Offloads Last Mile Partner Deliverr

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Shopify Cu...
May 15, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Deploying 60 Million ESLs With Vusion

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart De...
May 11, 2023

Fast Five | Walmart Bets Big On ESLs, Lululemon Goes After Dupes & Sephora Gets Lucky

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 discussed: – Walmart’s massive push and deployment of electronic shelf labels – Shopify’s...
May 2, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | NYC Launching Packaging Microhubs

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: NYC Launching Packaging Microhubs For the full epis...
May 2, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Why Brands Are Turning Away From Pinterest

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: Why Brands Are Turning Away From Pinterest For the ...
May 2, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Extends Pet Extravaganza Sale To Two Days

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 Extending Pet Extravaganza Sale To Two Days ...
May 1, 2023

Spotlight Series | Why Promotions May Be The Smartest Place To Invest In Data & AI

In the latest episode of our Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, 1010data's Chief Product Officer Jonah Ellin joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss why dedicating data and AI resources to promotional effectiveness m...
May 1, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | North Dakota Convenience Store Enerbase Offers Amazon One Palm

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: North Dakota Convenience Store Enerbase Offering Ama...
May 1, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | IKEA Invests In US With New 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: IKEA Invests In US With New Stores For the full epi...
April 28, 2023

Fast Five | Amazon Pet Day, IKEA’s Billion Dollar Expansion & North Dakotan Palm Reading

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 discussed: - Why IKEA’s U.S. expansion plans highlight how asleep at the wheel Wayfair ha...
April 25, 2023

Ask An Expert | Mastering Product Discovery On Social With Meta’s Karin Tracy

Meta’s Head of Industry for Retail, Fashion and Luxury Karin Tracy joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of their Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to provide her expert opinion on the tactics in the M...
April 25, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Petco Trials In Store Recycling With Trex

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 25, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | ShopRite Testing In Store TV Promos

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 25, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | What Port Strikes Mean For Brands

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 24, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Lululemon Looking To Sell Off Mirror

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 24, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Sells Bonobos

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 21, 2023

Fast Five | Mirror, Mirror On Walmart’s Wall, Why Was Bonobos Such A Bad Idea After All?

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Truett Horne and Jeff Dwyer joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - Walm...
April 18, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | IKEA Democratizing Interior Design With $99 Style Offering

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: IKEA Democratizing Interior Design With $99 Style Of...
April 18, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Quiet Platforms Cuts CEO And Reviews Growth Plan

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: Quiet Platforms Cuts CEO And Reviews Growth Plan Fo...