Episodes
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 SiteFor the...
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 VideoFor the...
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...
March 20, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Best Buy & Roku Team Up Swapping TV Exclusive For Best Buy Customer Data
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: Best Buy & Roku Teaming Up Swapping TV Exclusive For...
March 20, 2023
5 Insightful Minutes On Retail Commerce Enablement With Pear Commerce Founder Eric Martell
In our latest 5 Insightful Minutes, Pear Commerce Founder Eric Martell discusses what retail commerce enablement is and why it may be the next great retail innovation that helps CPGs go direct, without actually going direct....
March 16, 2023
Fast Five | What Happens When Best Buy Tells Roku Your Buffalo Wings Aren’t Actually Wings At All?
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:- How crazy it is to think that our first-party shopping data at Best ...
March 14, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Shef C2C Meals Platform Expands With New Funding
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: Shef C2C Meals Platform Expanding With New Funding...
March 14, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Uber Converting Drivers To Shoppers With App Updates
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: Uber Converting Drivers To Shoppers With App Updates...
March 14, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Dollar Tree To Expand Fresh And Private Label Grocery
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: Dollar Tree Expanding Fresh And Private Label Grocer...
March 13, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Closes Several AmazonGo 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: Amazon Closing Several AmazonGo StoresFor the ful...
March 13, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Opens More Health Clinics
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 Opening More Health ClinicsFor the full e...
March 10, 2023
Fast Five | Amazon Go’s Pull Back, Dollar Tree’s Grocery Push & The Walmart Doctor Will See You Now
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:– All there is to love about Walmart’s plan to double its health cente...
March 7, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Men's Warehouse Lures New Customers With Snap Mirror AR Tool
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: Men's Warehouse Lures New Customers With Snap Mirro...
March 7, 2023
Fast Five Shorts | Instacart's "New-ish" Store Offerings For Retailers
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: Instacart's "New-ish" Store Offerings For Retailers...