Episodes
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...
Sept. 18, 2022
Groceryshop Spotlight | Grocery Tech Trends With Microsoft's Lisa Griego & Ricardo Belmar
Microsoft's Lisa Griego and Ricardo Belmar join Chris and Anne to kickoff Omni Talk Retail's special Groceryshop Spotlight Podcast Series and to highlight the key trends they see shaping grocery over the next year.
Together ...
Sept. 18, 2022
Groceryshop Spotlight | Bringing A Retail Media Network To Life In Store With Cooler Screens
In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Cooler Screens Chief Revenue Officer Lindell Bennett and Microsoft's Director of Industry Solutions for Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods Robin La...
Sept. 18, 2022
Groceryshop Spotlight | Next Generation CPG Pricing At Scale With Flintfox
In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Flintfox's Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer Cath Brands and Microsoft's Director of Worldwide Retail and Consumer Goods Partner Strategy Sue Mc...
Sept. 18, 2022
Groceryshop Spotlight | Improving Inventory Visibility At The Front Of The Funnel With Blue Yonder
In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Blue Yonder's Senior Director of Solutions Strategy Erin Halka and Microsoft’s Director of Retail and Consumer Goods Paula Beckel join Chris and An...
Sept. 18, 2022
Groceryshop Spotlight | Why Clean Data Is Essential For Every Retail Media Network With Amperity
In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Amperity's Head of Product Solutions Matt Hallett and Microsoft’s Sr. Director of Business Strategy for Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Mike Edmo...
Sept. 16, 2022
Fast Five | Starbucks Load Balancing, Nike’s New Fabric, & A WTF-AO Schwarz & Target Partnership
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and and Silk, A&M’s David Ritter and Mohit Mohal joined Anne and Chris to discuss:
- Starbucks’ effor...
Sept. 15, 2022
Ask An Expert | An Inside Take On The Meta Store With Meta's Very Own Eduardo Cruz
Meta made big headlines back in April when it opened its first physical retail store.
So Eduardo Cruz, Director Meta Store Global Operations, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of their Omni Talk...
Sept. 14, 2022
Spotlight Series | The Latest Data On Instacart With 1010data's Frank Riva
In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, 1010data's VP of Marketing Frank Riva gives Chris and Anne a sneak peek into their soon-to-be-released report on Instacart’s performance for the first half of 2...
Sept. 12, 2022
2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Colin Yankee Chief Supply Chain Officer Tractor Supply Company
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 Tractor Supply Company EVP and Chief Supply Chain Officer Col...
Sept. 12, 2022
Spotlight Series | Supercharging A Retail Media Network With Accelerate360 CDO Liz Roche
In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Accelerate360's Chief Data Officer Liz Roche joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss the keys to differentiating content across a Retail Media Network.
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Sept. 9, 2022
Fast Five | Lessons From Bed Bath, Instacart The VC, & Disney+ Rattles Its Commerce Dark Saber
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss:
- All their lessons learned from the many months of...
Sept. 8, 2022
Spotlight Series | The Origin Story Of Zara's Parcel Robot
In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Cleveron Co-Founder Indrek Oolup returns to discuss with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga the ins and outs of installing a fully functional parcel robot for packa...
Sept. 7, 2022
OmniStars Awards Kickoff With Quorso CEO Julian Mills
Quorso CEO Julian Mills joins Chris and Anne to kickoff this year's OmniStars Spotlight Podcast Series.
Together they discuss:
- Why Quorso and Omni Talk Retail created the award
- What inspires Julian and the team at Quors...
Sept. 6, 2022
2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Allison Peterson Best Buy EVP & Chief Customer Officer
In this special OmniStars of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Best Buy's EVP and Chief Customer Officer Allison Peterson to discuss...
Sept. 6, 2022
2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Stefanie Kruse Walgreens VP Digital Commerce & Omnichannel
In this special OmniStars of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Walgreens VP of Digital Commerce and Omnichannel Stefanie Kruse to di...
Sept. 2, 2022
Spotlight Series | Next Generation Warehouse Fulfillment With KNAPP VP Bill Stenger
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss next generation warehouse fulfillment and automation with KNAPP VP Sales Consultancy, Bill Stenger.
Together they discuss:
- KN...
Sept. 1, 2022
Fast Five | Walmart’s Rewards Program, WhatsApp Grocery Shopping, & Instacart Goes Big & Bulky
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga:
- Shared mutual distaste for Walmart’s new rewards p...
Aug. 26, 2022
Fast Five | Peloton To Sell On Amazon, Apple Wants Ads, & Walmart Gets Giggy With It
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga:
- Did some massive Peloton pontification around the...
Aug. 25, 2022
Ask An Expert | The Top Supply Chain Concerns Keeping Retail Executives Up At Night
Supply chain. Supply chain. Supply chain. The topic is certainly top of mind of late, but what about it is really on the minds of your average retail executive?
So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Microsoft’s Director o...
Aug. 19, 2022
Fast Five | Target’s Earnings, Amazon’s QuikTrip, & Walmart’s Paramount Out Of A Molehill
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, A&M’s David Brown and Abhinav Chandra joined Anne and Chris to discuss:
- Their big ...
Aug. 16, 2022
Spotlight Series | The 411 On Embedded Finance With Alviere CEO Yuval Brisker
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Alviere CEO Yuval Brisker to understand why it is only a matter of time before embedded finance, i.e. the idea of retailers becoming their own banks, takes the retail industry by s...
Aug. 12, 2022
Fast Five | Walmart’s Streamy Desires, Amazon Same-Day, & A Nightmare Before Christmas At Kohl’s
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walton and Mezzenga:
- Question whether Walmart partnering with a streaming se...
Aug. 9, 2022
Ask An Expert | The Key To Great Customer Service In 2022 & Beyond With Serta Simmons
Omni Talk Retail, in partnership with Talkdesk, welcomed Chris McShane, the Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Serta Simmons, and Amber Scott, the VP of Customer Experience at Serta Simmons, to provide their expe...