Episodes

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, Mirakl and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Schnucks Partnering With Ibotta For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/WRfZZXuntpg 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, Wiliot, Mirakl, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Adding Free Pet Telehealth To Walmart+ For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/WRfZZXuntpg 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, Wiliot, Mirakl, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: TikTok To Make It Easier For Creators To Make Money For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/WRfZZXuntpg 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, Wiliot, Mirakl, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Wayfair Opening Its First Large Format Store! For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/WRfZZXuntpg This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In this quick 5-minute interview, Joanna Ranagarajan, Managing Director at the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, explains how Shein has disrupted the fast fashion industry and discusses what other retailers can learn from the disruption. Learn about Shein’s key strategies, including incorporating consumer feedback into product development, optimizing supply chain agility, and leveraging social media marketing. Discover how Shein’s data-driven approach and rapid go-to-market strategy have enabled ...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: What Wayfair has to get right in the opening of its first large-format store (Source: Chain Store Age) TikTok lowering the thresholds for creators to earn seller commissions (Source: Bloomberg) Walmart adding free pet telehealth to Walmart+ (Source: CNBC) Schnucks partnering with Ibotta (Source: Chain Store Age) And closed wit...

Discover how AI is impacting practically impacting retail inventory planning and allocation through the eyes of Spanish fashion retailer Desigual. Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga from Omni Talk as they interview James Theuerkauf, CEO of Syrup Tech, and Carla Roger Casacuberta, Head of Merchandising at Desigual. Learn how Desigual leveraged Syrup Tech's AI optimization solutions to improve demand forecasting, its omnichannel retail strategies and capabilities, and its overall inventory effi...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine discussed: Hims Offering Wegovy For $199 Per Month For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/38T1iAyglTM This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - http...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine discussed: Lego Tying Sustainability Goals To Employee Bonuses For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/38T1iAyglTM This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Char...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine discussed: If GoPuff Price Matching Aldi Is Sustainable? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/38T1iAyglTM 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, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine discussed: Walmart Expanding Neighborhood Market In More Ways Than One For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/38T1iAyglTM This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/priv...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine discussed: Buying Or Selling: Target’s Price Cuts For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/38T1iAyglTM This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https...

For our money, we cannot think of another technology that unlocks as much value when it is deployed and harnessed across multiple levels of a retail organization in the right way as RFID. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Marshall Kay, Global Director of Retail Transformation Services at Avery Dennison, and Randy Dunn, Director of Business Development at Zebra Technologies, joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to share all the ways the best of the best retailers are utilizing RFID. Chr...

Very few retailers realize that underneath all their years of operating a retail business lies a technological foundation from which others can learn. But not Walmart. Walmart gets it. Enter Walmart Commerce Technologies. Walmart understands this phenomenon as well as anyone, which is why Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Anshu Bhardwaj, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Walmart Global Technology and Walmart Commerce Technologies, joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga fo...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, A&M’s Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The potential ramifications of Target’s decision to cut prices on roughly 5,000 items (Source: Retail Dive) Walmart’s two new (and much larger) Neighborhood Market grocery stores (Source: Grocery Dive) Gopuff’s decision to price match Aldi in the U.K. (Source: Internet Retailing) Leg...

Chris and Anne chat with Chris Stoyles, CEO of Last Yard, about how electronic shelf labels (ESLs), price optimization, and data-driven retail promotions can come together to transform today's in-store retail experiences. Learn how retail data can be used to enhance retail marketing, and streamline retail operations to build shopper trust and drive success. You will also discover just how important accurate pricing, effective merchandising, and agile retail IT are in today's competitive landsca...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: Are They Buying Or Selling: JCP Opening New Stores? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/5NLe5lpZPJ4 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, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: How Automatic Age Verification Comes To Self-checkout, In Of All Places, Germany? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/5NLe5lpZPJ4 This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/p...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: Best Buy's Redesigned Mobile App For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/5NLe5lpZPJ4 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, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: Exchange Zones: Will They Or Won’t They Take Off In The States? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/5NLe5lpZPJ4 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, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: How Big Of A Deal Walmart’s Restructuring Announcement Is For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/5NLe5lpZPJ4 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, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discussed: Walmart’s reported job cuts and back-to-office push (Source: WSJ) The first-ever exchange zone in Atlanta from Harbor Lockers (Source: Harbor Lockers Press Release) Best Buy’s new mobile app features (Source: Best Buy Press Release) Diebold Nixdorf bringing automatic age ...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Mobile Ordering Is The Worst Thing That Could Have Happened To Starbucks? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/XXuGumke8ws 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, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Happy Returns Enabling Shein Returns At Forever 21 Stores For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/XXuGumke8ws This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy