Episodes

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from the World Retail Congress in Paris, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Powered By Gopuff: Smart? Desperate? Or Both? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/CtdgYyYnafs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from the World Retail Congress in Paris, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What’s So Special About Walmart Canada’s Store Of The Future For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/CtdgYyYnafs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privac...

In this exclusive 5 Insightful Minutes interview, Chad Lusk, Managing Director at the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, shares eye-opening insights from their latest consumer sentiment survey. Discover how the economic downturn is impacting consumer spending trends, particularly among high-income households, and learn how retailers can adapt their strategies in marketing, inventory management, and pricing. Key takeaways: Discretionary spending shifts and the prioritization of experiential purchas...

In this exclusive and candid interview with Omni Talk, Dilip Kumar, Amazon's VP of AWS Applications, sets the record straight on the future of the company's groundbreaking Just Walk Out technology and its Amazon Dash Carts. Kumar discusses the decision to pull Just Walk Out from Amazon Fresh stores, explaining how Dash Carts are the foundational platform for larger format grocery stores. He also dives into the role of computer vision, sensor fusion, and retail analytics in shaping the future o...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart Canada’s big store of the future reveal (Source: Canadian Grocer) Gopuff’s debut of “Powered by Gopuff” (Source: Chain Store Age) A NYC Chicken restaurant that has replaced its cashiers with Zoom (Source: 404 Media) Aldi retrofitting a store to become checkout-free with Grabango (Source: Chain Store Age) Their perspective...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A lightning round of questions around Eclipse Soundtracks, JCP Splurges, and More! For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Home Depot Just Spent A Boatload To Acquire SRS For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Costco Hit A Home Run With Ozempic? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What Kroger Shutting Down Its Spoke Facilities Says About E-grocery? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Why Target Wouldn't Want Its Partnership With TruScan To Get Out For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Why Amazon Is Pulling Just Walk Out From Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/6L4-pympUzo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In this episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Podcast Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Billy Cladek, SVP of Revenue at Firework, to discuss the latest trends in retail technology. They explore how video commerce, digital showrooms, and AI chat assistants are revolutionizing e-commerce by creating more authentic, interactive, and human experiences for customers. Discover how shoppable videos, live commerce, and conversational commerce are transforming the virtual store and b...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: The real reasons why Amazon would pull its Just Walk Out Technology out of its Fresh grocery stores and Whole Foods stores (Source: Payments Dive) Target installing cameras above its self-checkout machines (Source: Bloomberg) Kroger closing its three e-commerce facilities (Source: Grocery Dive) Costco offering Ozempic to some of i...

In a stroke of retail conference genius, RetailSpaces asked Omni Talk Retail’s Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton to sit down with two retail industry leaders, David Carey, VP of Design, Construction & Maintenance at Schnucks, and Dan Gavin, VP of National Real Estate at Aldi, to record a live podcast from the conference stage about how these two well-respected retailers drive growth and foster innovation while navigating the challenges of store design, construction, and expansion. Carey shares ins...

In this exclusive interview from recorded live on Shoptalk TV, and brought to you with the help and support of Meta, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga of Omni Talk Retail sit down with Chris Rupp, Chief Customer Officer at Victoria’s Secret, to discuss the brand’s digital transformation and innovative strategies for enhancing the customer experience. With an impressive background spanning roles at Amazon, Microsoft, and Albertsons, Rupp shares insights on Victoria’s Secret’s journey to leverage te...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Benjamin Lowden and Abhinav Chandra discussed: What Amazon's New Same-Day RX Delivery Means For Walgreens, CVS, And Others For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/17eGHgSsPSA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - htt...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Benjamin Lowden and Abhinav Chandra discussed: Which Retailers Would Benefit From Shein’s New “Supply Chain As A Service?” For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/17eGHgSsPSA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - htt...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Benjamin Lowden and Abhinav Chandra discussed: What It Means For Nike As They Go Back To The Well On Wholesaling For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/17eGHgSsPSA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podco...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Benjamin Lowden and Abhinav Chandra discussed: If Walmart Is Adding Self-Checkout Perks To The Growing List Of Walmart + Benefits? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/17eGHgSsPSA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podco...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Benjamin Lowden and Abhinav Chandra discussed: How Scared Google And Amazon Should Be About Tiktok Search Commissions For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/17eGHgSsPSA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://...

SPS Commerce's Nick Schwalbach and Brandon Pierre dive deep into the critical importance of item data accuracy for retailers and brands in today's fast-paced, omnichannel landscape. Discover how gaps in item information can lead to supply chain inefficiencies, missed sales opportunities, and poor customer experiences. Schwalbach and Pierre discuss the challenges retailers face when relying on manual processes and disparate systems like Excel and EDI for managing item data. They emphasize the ne...

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden joined Chris and Anne to discuss: TikTok paying creators commissions based on how well their content shows up in search (Source: The Verge) The serendipitous position Walmart+ affords Walmart in regards to self-checkout (Source: Supermarket News) Nike’s refocus on wholesale (Source: Retail Dive) Shein introducing its “S...

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from the Shoptalk TV Studio sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Dollar General & Target Cutting Back Self-checkout For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/rHpWvSWuZIs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from the Shoptalk TV Studio sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Simon Is Building The Mall Of The Future? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/rHpWvSWuZIs This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy