Episodes

Oct. 18, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Goodwill Stands Up Ecommerce Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds.com

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: Goodwill Stands Up Ecommerce Resale Marketplace ...
Oct. 17, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | TikTok Building Its Own E-comm Warehouses

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: TikTok Building Its Own E-comm Warehouses For ...
Oct. 17, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Acquires Alert Innovation, Opens Automated FC, & Lays Off 1,500 Employees

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 Acquires Alert Innovation, Opens Automat...
Oct. 17, 2022

5 Insightful Minutes | What Retailers Can Expect This Holiday With Signifyd's Bennett

Signifyd's SVP of Operations and Corporate Development, Bennett, gets hit with the tough questions once again from Chris and Anne, as he shares his thoughts on what retailers can expect this upcoming holiday season. To acces...
Oct. 14, 2022

Fast Five | Walmart Picks Robots Over People, Goodwill Goes Digital, & TikTok Does Warehousing

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: - Discussed Walmart’s bevy of robot-related news, from the purchase of Aler...
Oct. 11, 2022

Spotlight Series | The Fit Tech At Fleet Feet With Volumental CMO Brent Hollowell

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Volumental's Chief Marketing Officer Brent Hollowell returns to the show to discuss Chris and Anne's experience trying out Volumental's new foot scanner technol...
Oct. 11, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Deliveroo launches first bricks-and-mortar store in partnership with Morrisons

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Deliveroo launches first bricks-and-mortar store in partnership with Morrisons Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode m...
Oct. 11, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made poss...
Oct. 11, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option Catch their full analysis...
Oct. 10, 2022

Spotlight Series | Why Going To Cloud Is Easier Said Than Done With Silk's Derek Swanson

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Silk's Chief Technology Officer Derek Swanson joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss why the idea of just taking your retail operation to the cloud is ...
Oct. 10, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Asda Boosts Omnichannel With Walmart Store Assist

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Asda Boosts Omnichannel With Walmart Store Assist Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors:...
Oct. 10, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Peloton To Sell Bikes, Treads, And Gear At Dick's Sporting Goods

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on:Peloton To Sell Bikes, Treads, And Gear At Dick's Sporting Goods Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by...
Oct. 6, 2022

Fast Five | Walmart One Ups Instacart, Walgreens Goes Robotic, & Anne Wants A Peloton From Dick’s

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: - Expressed mutual joy (and sadness) over Peloton being sold at Dick’s Spor...
Oct. 5, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | IKEA And Tesco Team Up To Offer IKEA Deliveries In Tesco Parking Lots

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: IKEA And Tesco Team Up To Offer IKEA Deliveries ...
Oct. 5, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Trigo Announces EasyStock Computer Vision Capabilities For Retailers

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: Trigo Announcing EasyStock Computer Vision Capab...
Oct. 5, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Kroger Launches eCart Pilot With BrightDrop

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: Kroger Launching eCart Pilot With BrightDrop F...
Oct. 4, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Sephora Launches Same Day Delivery Subscription

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: Sephora Launching Same Day Delivery Subscription...
Oct. 3, 2022

Spotlight Series | Decoding The Smart Store With SES-imagotag’s Philippe Bottine

SES-imagotag's CEO North America Philippe Bottine joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss all the key ingredients that go into building a smart store and why the idea itself is so important to the future of retail. T...
Sept. 30, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Accepting Curbside Returns This Holiday

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 Accepting Curbside Returns This Holiday ...
Sept. 29, 2022

Fast Five | Walmart’s Curbside Overreach, Sephora’s Same-Day Subscription, & Kroger’s New E-Cart

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 go deep on: - Walmart’s (quite aggressive) plans to roll out curbside retur...
Sept. 29, 2022

Ask An Expert | How The Biggest Bets In Retail Are Playing Out With Placer.Ai

Every retailer goes into the year thinking that their strategies are the right ones, so Omni Talk Retail has asked Placer.ai’s VP of Marketing Ethan Chernofsky to break down how the biggest retail strategy bets of the year lo...
Sept. 26, 2022

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Dilip Kumar VP Amazon Web Services Applications

In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Dilip Kumar, Amazon's current VP of Amazon Web Services Appli...
Sept. 26, 2022

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Raghu Mahadevan Chief Digital Officer 7-Eleven

In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Raghu Mahadevan, the Chief Digital Officer at 7-Eleven, to di...
Sept. 23, 2022

Fast Five | Amazon Sets New Prime Record, Walmart Sets Off A Firework, & Instacart Sets Us Ablaze

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: - Discuss the significance of Amazon’s record number of Prime sign ups duri...