Episodes

Feb. 6, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Adds Delivery Fee For Groceries

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton, and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Adding A Delivery Fee For Groceries For th...
Feb. 6, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Opens New Format Amazon Fresh Stores In London

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Opening New Format Amazon Fresh Stores In Lon...
Feb. 3, 2023

Fast Five | Prime Grocery Delivery Fees, Project Unlock & The Radical Redesign Of Amazon Fresh

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Found renewed optimism in Amazon Fresh’s newest stores in London - Debated whet...
Jan. 31, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Shutters Amazon Fresh Store In London

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Shuttering Amazon Fresh Store In London For...
Jan. 31, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | TEMU Tops US Shopping App Downloads

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: TEMU Tops US Shopping App Downloads For the full e...
Jan. 30, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Launches Discounted Bulk Buying Program For SMBs & Non-Profits

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Launching Discounted Bulk Buying Program For...
Jan. 30, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Dollar General Deploys Mobile Clinics In Parking Lots

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Dollar General Deploying Mobile Clinics In Parking ...
Jan. 30, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | $5/Month Unlimited RX For Amazon Prime Members

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: $5/Month Unlimited RX For Amazon Prime Members Fo...
Jan. 27, 2023

Fast Five | $5 Drugs, Walmart Business+ & If An Amazon Fresh Closes In London, Does It Make A Noise?

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Exhibited tempered enthusiasm (if there is such a thing) over Amazon’s launch o...
Jan. 24, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Trigo Opens First US Checkout-Free Store With Wakefern

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Con...
Jan. 24, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Rent The Runway Opens Shop On Amazon

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Con...
Jan. 23, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | DoorDash Delivering Starbucks To Your Doorstep

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Con...
Jan. 23, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Partners With Salesforce to Expand Services For Retailers

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Con...
Jan. 19, 2023

Fast Five | Walmart’s ‘Salesforce,’ Rent The Runway’s Desperation & Starbucks Dashed To Your Door

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M's Jonathan Sharp and Michael Prendergast stopped by and joined Anne and Chris to discuss: - T...
Jan. 17, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Arizona Passes Sip N' Stroll Law For Shopping Centers

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Arizona Passes Sip N' Stroll Law For Shopping Cente...
Jan. 17, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Nestlé Taps Alibaba's Cainiao For It's First Smart DTC Fulfillment Center

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Nestlé Taps Alibaba's Cainiao For It's First Smart ...
Jan. 17, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Babies R' Us Returns With American Dream Flagship

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Babies R' Us Returns With American Dream Flagship ...
Jan. 16, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Expands Buy With Prime To All Retailers

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Expands Buy With Prime To All Retailers Fo...
Jan. 16, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Instagram Pulls Shopping Tab

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Instagram Pulls Shopping Tab For the full episode...
Jan. 13, 2023

Fast Five | Instagram Cries Uncle On Shopping, Babies R Us is Reborn & Amazon Extends Buy With Prime

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Argued over whether Instagram removing its shop tab was a good idea - Praised A...
Jan. 12, 2023

Ask An Expert | How Retail Customer Service Will Evolve In 2023

Interactive and unified – those are the two words we would use to describe the evolution of retail customer service in 2023 and beyond. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Talkdesk’s Antonio Gonzalez, Senior Manager of ...
Jan. 9, 2023

Spotlight Series | How To Do Scan-&-Go The Right Way With Shopreme CCO Nico Müller

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Shopreme Chief Customer Officer Nico Müller joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss what it takes to make a scan-and-go checkout system really work. W...
Jan. 9, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Schnuck Markets Expands FlexForce

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Schnuck Markets Expands FlexForce For the full episode he...
Jan. 9, 2023

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Fresh's "Zombie" Stores

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Fresh's "Zombie" Stores For the full episode head ...