Episodes
Nov. 18, 2022
Ask An Expert | Microsoft's 5 Retail Technologies To Bet On In 2023
2023 is right around the corner, so who better than Microsoft to tell us on what retail technology trends they would place their bets in the upcoming year!
In the latest Ask An Expert Series Microsoft’s very own David Leibow...
Nov. 15, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Includes In-store Digital Ads Within Its Retail Media Network
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Includes In-store Digital Ads Within Its R...
Nov. 15, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Luxer One’s New Harbor Public Smart Locker System Expanding Nationwide
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Luxer One’s New Harbor Public Smart Locker System...
Nov. 15, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Etsy Adds Visual Search
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Etsy Adds Visual Search
For the full episode he...
Nov. 14, 2022
Spotlight Series | Closing The Forecasting & Allocation Gap With ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetsova
In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetzova joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss how retailers can better align their inventory forecasting and allocation in reco...
Nov. 14, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Partners With Planet Fitness
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Partners With Planet Fitness
For the ful...
Nov. 14, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Levi's Hires Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass As CEO
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Levi's Hires Former Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass As ...
Nov. 11, 2022
Fast Five | Can Michelle Gass Do For Levi’s What She Did For Kohl’s? Let’s Hope Not
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, and recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, Anne and Chris:
- Ranted about...
Nov. 8, 2022
Fast Five Shorts| Abercrombie & Fitch Offers Pick-up At Walgreens, FedEx, and Office Depot
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Abercrombie & Fitch Offers Pick-up At Walgreens, ...
Nov. 8, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks And AmazonGO Employees Filing A Petition For Union Election
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks And AmazonGO Employe...
Nov. 7, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Extends Prime Benefits To Include 100 Million Songs From Amazon Music
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Extends Prime Benefits To Include 100 Mill...
Nov. 7, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Offering Short-term Leases In Its Stores To Small Businesses Via Popable
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Offering Short-term Leases In Its Stores ...
Nov. 7, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Aldi Moves Away From Instacart In Partnership With Spryker
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Aldi Moves Away From Instacart In Partnership Wit...
Nov. 7, 2022
5 Insightful Minutes On Just Walk Out Technology With A&M's John Clear
The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group's John Clear gets hit with tough questions from Omni Talk Retail, as he shares the most important insights from his company's latest white paper on the pros and cons of Just Walk O...
Nov. 3, 2022
Fast Five | Walmart Aids Small Businesses, Aldi Moves On From Instacart, & Amazon Makes Prime Hipper
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne centered their sights on:
- Aldi’s apparent move away from Instacart by way ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Ask An Expert | Designing Great Mobile-First Retail Experiences With Meta’s Alicia LeBeouf
If the pandemic proved anything, it is that a mobile-first retail experience opens up a world of convenience for today’s consumer.
So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Alicia LeBeouf, Head of Industry for Retail & Grocer...
Oct. 25, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Veeve’s “clip-on” Strategy & What It Means For The Future Of Smart Carts
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Shein's Stroke Of Retail Resale Genius
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & ...
Oct. 25, 2022
Special Report | The A&M Consumer & Retail Group Dissects Zara's Newest Flagship Store
The A&M Consumer & Retail Group's June DeFabio and Joanna Rangarajan join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to share their expert consultant opinions on what other retailers should takeaway from Zara's newest flagship store in M...
Oct. 24, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | The Magnitude Of Amazon & The NFL's Black Friday Football
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & ...
Oct. 24, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Can Ice-T Help P&G Retain Customers?
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & ...
Oct. 24, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | What To Make Of The Kroger & Albertsons Merger
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & ...
Oct. 21, 2022
Fast Five | Amazon Drops A Black Friday Bomb, P&G Ups The Ante & Deep Thoughts On Kroger-Albertsons
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Patricia Hong joined Anne and Chris to debate:
- What to make out of the Kroger...
Oct. 18, 2022
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Ends Delivery Robot Pilot As The City Of Chicago Ramps Theirs Up
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Ends Delivery Robot Pilot As The City Of ...