Episodes
April 17, 2023
Five Insightful Minutes On Consumer Sentiment With A&M's Jonathan Sharp
A&MCRG’s Jonathan Sharp joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss his company’s latest research on consumer sentiment in just five minutes!
To access A&MCRG's Spring 2023 Consumer Sentiment Survey, head here: https://a...
April 17, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Cuts Ties With Capital 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: Walmart Cutting Ties With Capital One
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April 17, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | GNC Rolls Out New Store Model
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: GNC Rolling Out New Store Model
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April 17, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Charging Fees For Returns To UPS
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 Charging Fees For Returns To UPS
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April 13, 2023
Fast Five | Amazon Return Fees, Walmart’s Capital Offense & A Starbucks Run No One Wants To Make
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
- Why in the world Amazon is going to start charging for returns
- Wha...
April 13, 2023
Ask An Expert | How Retailers Are Using Embedded Finance To Drive Deeper Customer Loyalty
You heard it here first: embedded finance will be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, trends to impact retail customer loyalty over the next decade.
So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Alviere’s Tim Dardis, VP of Sa...
April 11, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart's Pickleball Partnership
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's Pickleball Partnership
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April 11, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Kohl's Attempts A Marketplace, Again
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: Kohl's Attempting A Marketplace, Again
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April 11, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | IKEA Expands "As-Is" Resale Program
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 Expanding "As-Is" Resale Program
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April 10, 2023
Spotlight Series | A Better Way To Make Last-Mile Deliveries With Buncha CEO Bharat Pulgam
Buncha Co-Founder and CEO Bharat Pulgam joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss a smarter way to think about last-mile delivery, i.e. giving customers scheduled weekly neighborhood deliveries at a fraction of the cost...
April 10, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | AEO And Radar Partner For The Future Of Apparel 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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: AEO And Radar Partnering On The Future Of Apparel Sh...
April 10, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart's New Social Commerce Inspired Site
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's New Social Commerce Inspired Site
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April 7, 2023
Fast Five | Walmart Gets In A Pickle, American Eagle Is On The Radar & IKEA Is Fine ‘As-Is’
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
– The pros and cons (mostly pros) of Walmart’s new social media-inspir...
April 4, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Levi's Tapping AI Models For More Diversity
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 4, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Telfar Tests New Pricing Strategy
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 4, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Gap Nixes Its Retail Media Network
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 3, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Choice Market Expanding With Mini, Fully Autonomous 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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Cons...
April 3, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Panera Bread Offering Amazon One Palm For Payment And Loyalty
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...
March 31, 2023
Fast Five | Gap Grounds Its Retail Media Plans, Panera Pilots Palm Pay & Levi’s Loses Its AI Mind
In this week'ss Fast Five Podcast, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan joined Anne and Chris to discuss:
- The interesting loyalty angles behind Panera and Amazon’s new palm pay part...
March 23, 2023
Ask An Expert | Why Investing In Better Allocation Beats Better Planning Every Time
Every retailer has gone down the rabbit hole of trying to improve their sales and inventory planning systems with little to no financial results to show for it.
And that is because the real ROI lies not in better planning bu...
March 21, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Meijer Roles Out Flashfood For SNAP & EBT Customers
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: Meijer Rolling Out Flashfood For SNAP & EBT Customer...
March 21, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Apple Introduces Shopping With Live Video
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: Apple Introducing Shopping With Live Video
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March 21, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | H-E-B Brings In Thumbtack For Groceries & Services In A One Stop Shop
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: H-E-B Bringing In Thumbtack For Groceries & Services...
March 20, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Rewe Opens Largest Autonomous Store Yet With Trigo
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: Rewe Opening Largest Autonomous Store Yet With Trigo...