Episodes

Amazon’s Alexa+ Pushes Deeper Into Grocery Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
Jan. 10, 2026

Amazon’s Alexa+ Pushes Deeper Into Grocery Shopping | Fast Five Shorts

In this segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, the team unpacks Amazon’s integration of instant meal shopping into browser...
Kroger Launches New SNAP Discount Program | Fast Five Shorts
Jan. 10, 2026

Kroger Launches New SNAP Discount Program | Fast Five Shorts

This clip from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Kroger’s new discount initiative for SNAP recipients. Chris and Anne d...
Instacart Shuts Down AI Pricing Tests After Consumer Backlash | Fast Five Shorts
Jan. 10, 2026

Instacart Shuts Down AI Pricing Tests After Consumer Backlash | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down Instacart’s decision to shut down its AI-driven pricing tests afte...
How Rohlik Group Achieves Profitability In Online Grocery With Veloq CEO Richard McKenzie | 5IM
Jan. 9, 2026

How Rohlik Group Achieves Profitability In Online Grocery With Veloq CEO Richard McKenzie | 5IM

In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Richard McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer at Veloq (a division of the Rohlik Group), joins Omni Talk to reveal how they've cracked the code on profitable online grocery delivery. From ach...
The Biggest and Boldest NRF Must-See Tech Preview | Ask An Expert
Jan. 8, 2026

The Biggest and Boldest NRF Must-See Tech Preview | Ask An Expert

Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for their second annual NRF must-see tech preview, showcasing five breakthrough retail technologies solving critical operational challenges. From AI employees autonomously negotiating suppl...
Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry | Fast Five
Jan. 7, 2026

Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry | Fast Five

In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , Chris and Anne discussed: Instacart ending its controversial price testing pr...
Lightning Round: Ryan Reynolds at NRF, Puppy Yoga & Rob Reiner's Greatest Hits | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Lightning Round: Ryan Reynolds at NRF, Puppy Yoga & Rob Reiner's Greatest Hits | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, features Chris and Anne tackle the fun side of retail as we head into NRF 2026. Ryan ...
Ashley Furniture Goes All-In on Agentic Commerce | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Ashley Furniture Goes All-In on Agentic Commerce | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Ashley Furniture's groundbreaking partnership with Perplexity that enables c...
Breaking Down Target's New SoHo Concept Store | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Breaking Down Target's New SoHo Concept Store | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, analyzes Target's new permanent Soho store featuring "The Drop" rotating seasonal sty...
Online Grocery Breaks Records Despite Budget Constraints | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Online Grocery Breaks Records Despite Budget Constraints | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, unpacks November's stunning $12.3 billion in online grocery sales—the second time mon...
Are Instacart's Pricing Experiments Inflating Your Grocery Bill? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Are Instacart's Pricing Experiments Inflating Your Grocery Bill? | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Consumer Reports' investigation revealing Instacart's AI-powered pricing exp...
Inside Amazon's Leaked Rush Pickup Service Plans | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 20, 2025

Inside Amazon's Leaked Rush Pickup Service Plans | Fast Five Shorts

This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores Amazon's reported plans to launch a Rush pickup service enabling one-hour or...
AWS's David Dorf On Why LLMs Have Peaked & What's Coming Next In 2026
Dec. 18, 2025

AWS's David Dorf On Why LLMs Have Peaked & What's Coming Next In 2026

In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, David Dorf, Head of Retail Industry Solutions at AWS, joins Omni Talk to cut through the AI hype and reveal what's actually coming for retail in 2026. From LLM limitations to agentic comm...
Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha | Fast Five
Dec. 17, 2025

Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s planned “rush” pickup service for one-hour order c...
Handheld vs. Overhead RFID Debate: The Final Countdown For More Exact Inventory Counts
Dec. 15, 2025

Handheld vs. Overhead RFID Debate: The Final Countdown For More Exact Inventory Counts

Specialty retailers keep asking us: handheld scanners or overhead readers? So we settled it the only way we know how: with a knockdown, dragout debate between two RFID experts. In this Retail Technology Spotlight, Anne Mezzen...
THE RETAIL 2026 PREDICTION FORECAST | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

THE RETAIL 2026 PREDICTION FORECAST | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group close with bold 2026 predictions sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad predicts OpenAI will launch its o...
Most Laughable Headline - What Made No Sense? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Most Laughable Headline - What Made No Sense? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most ridiculous retail headlines in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Anne d...
Best Partnership - Which Collaboration Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Best Partnership - Which Collaboration Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group debate 2025's smartest retail partnerships in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad highlig...
Best Strategic Turnaround - Who Pivoted Successfully? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Best Strategic Turnaround - Who Pivoted Successfully? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group recognize 2025's best retail turnarounds in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Both Anne and ...
Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group pitch their retail movie ideas in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris envisions "Shein: ...
Most Overhyped Technology - What Failed to Deliver? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Most Overhyped Technology - What Failed to Deliver? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most overhyped retail technologies in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Anne...
CEO of the Year - Who Led Best in 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

CEO of the Year - Who Led Best in 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group crown their CEO of the Year in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad surprises with Fidji S...
Technology of the Year - What Innovation Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Technology of the Year - What Innovation Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

Chris, Anne, and Chad reveal their Technology of the Year picks in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chad champions pricing transparency tools like Grocer...
Headline of the Year - What Announcement Mattered Most? | Fast Five Shorts
Dec. 13, 2025

Headline of the Year - What Announcement Mattered Most? | Fast Five Shorts

Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Chris, and Anne debate 2025's most significant retail headline sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris picks Walmart's Ch...