Episodes

In this episode of the Omni Talk Expert Series, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Nikki Baird, VP of Strategy and Product at Aptos, for a deep dive into modern store transformation and the critical role of point of sale (POS) technology. Nikki shares her vast expertise in retail and explains how retailers can upgrade their store operations by leveraging cloud-based POS solutions that empower associates, enhance customer experiences, and drive profitability. Key Moments: [0:25...

Dive into the world of e-commerce as we explore the game-changing intricacies of dropship versus digital marketplace models. Our expert guest, Mirakl's CRO Alex Hase, breaks down the crucial differences and synergies between these retail approaches. Key moments: 0:30 - Defining dropship vs. marketplace platforms 1:30 - The power of seller-set pricing in marketplaces 2:54 - Why retailers should consider both dropship and marketplace options 4:30 - Debunking the myth: Does marketplace expansi...

In this exciting episode of Omni Talk’s “Ask an Expert” series, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Ownit AI co-founders Payman Nejati and Evan Shiue to discuss how Amazon’s Rufus and Google’s AI overviews are revolutionizing e-commerce. They dive into the potential impact these innovations will have on product searches, consumer behavior, and how retailers can leverage AI to stay competitive. If you’re interested in the future of retail and AI-driven shopping experiences, this e...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed: How important ads within Amazon Rufus could be (Source) Costco testing mobile inventory search (Source) The Biden administration putting an end to the de minimis exception (Source) Zara’s plans to sell secondhand apparel in the U.S. (Source) And closed with a look at Amazon’s decision to bring its emplo...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: A Best TV Episode Ever Lightning Round For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Ch...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: Walmart Deploying Digimarc Barcodes For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chart...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: If ShopSimon Will Become The Standard By Which We All Shop Online? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - ht...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: High-End Kicks For Sale On Walmart.com For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - ...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: What’s So Special About Dick’s? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable...

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Brooks Levering and David Schneidman discuss: If Integrating Curbside With Carplay A Wise Use Of Target’s Technology Budget? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/sdOO6pmTBlw This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: ...

Join us for our insightful conversation with Morgan Seybert, Chief Business Officer and Head of Retail at Tredence, as we explore the cutting-edge dynamics of AI-driven data analytics in retail, and, most importantly, how retailers can actually make money from them. Key moments: [0:54] Introduction to Tredence and Morgan Seybert's background [4:01] The importance of "Last Mile" adoption in analytics [9:41] Tredence's unique approach to retail data analytics [16:32] Strategies for pricing an...

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, A&M’s David Schneidman and Brooks Levering, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: If Target wasted its 2024 tech budget on its new CarPlay integration (Source) The likelihood that Dick’s Sporting Goods keeps up its phenomenal Q2 sales growth (Source) Just how special Walmart’s new partnership with StockX is or is not (Source) Simon’s introduction ...

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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: A Fresh or Frozen Fish Debate Lightning Round For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: How Significant Instacart Waiving Delivery Fees On Next-day Orders Is? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://...

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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: If Nordstrom’s Reported Connection Between Supply Chain And Cx Improvements Is Real? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Charta...

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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: If They're Pro Or Con: Electronic Shelf Labels? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Ikea Preowned? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Ben Miller of Groceryshop and Shoptalk discuss: If We Should Still Pay Attention To Amazon Fresh? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/aoMj89few1E This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.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, Shoptalk and Groceryshop VP of Original Content and Strategy, Ben Miller, stopped by to discuss with Chris and Anne: The four new Amazon Fresh store openings and whether Amazon Fresh still is a concept deserving of grocers’ attention (Source) Whether they would “buy or sell” (pun intended) IKEA’s new Preowned peer-to-peer used goods marketplace ...

Dive into the future of retail logistics with Omni Talk's Ask An Expert Series featuring Blake Neal from TGW Logistics. Uncover how e-commerce trends are revolutionizing supply chains, from ultra-fast delivery to sustainable practices. Key moments in the interview include: 0:08 - Introduction to the Omni Talk expert series 5:42 - The rise of ultra-fast delivery and its impact on supply chains 11:52 - Digital marketplaces and the challenges of returns management 20:23 - Sustainability in ret...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from Scandit’s Empower Event in New York City, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: An Oasis And Olympic Home Remedy Lightning Round For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/AR39eCVRUdU This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from Scandit’s Empower Event in New York City, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Unilever Installing Computer Vision AI Inside 350,000 Freezers Worldwide For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/AR39eCVRUdU This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https:...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from Scandit’s Empower Event in New York City, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Who’s Winning The Retail Subscription War: Amazon Or Walmart? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/AR39eCVRUdU This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from Scandit’s Empower Event in New York City, 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: Amazon Allowing Its Sellers To Ditch Taking Physical Returns? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/AR39eCVRUdU This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy...