Episodes

Fast Five Shorts | Sweetgreen Adds Robots To The Make Line
Nov. 29, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Sweetgreen Adds Robots To The Make Line

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: Sweetgreen Adds Robots To The Make LineFor the...
Fast Five Shorts | Intermix Brings Brands To The Outlet
Nov. 29, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Intermix Brings Brands To The Outlet

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: Intermix Brings Brands To The OutletFor the fu...
Fast Five Shorts | Best Buy Launches Virtual Store
Nov. 29, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Best Buy Launches Virtual Store

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: Best Buy Launches Virtual StoreFor the full ep...
Fast Five Shorts | Sam's Club Challenges Costco's $1.50 Dog
Nov. 28, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Sam's Club Challenges Costco's $1.50 Dog

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: Sam's Club Challenges Costco's $1.50 DogFor th...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Moves Up Cyber Monday Deals
Nov. 28, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Moves Up Cyber Monday Deals

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 Moves Up Cyber Monday DealsFor the full ...
Fast Five | The Costco & Sam’s Hot Dog War, Best Buy’s Virtual Store & Amazon’s Early Cyber Monday
Nov. 23, 2022

Fast Five | The Costco & Sam’s Hot Dog War, Best Buy’s Virtual Store & Amazon’s Early Cyber Monday

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 amazingly lauded every headline, including:- Sam’s Club’s decision to cut t...
Fast Five Shorts | Nike Launches Digital Marketplace .Swoosh
Nov. 22, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Nike Launches Digital Marketplace .Swoosh

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 along with special guest hosts Jonathan Sharp and Billy Ch...
Fast Five Shorts | TikTok Pilots In-App Commerce In The US
Nov. 22, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | TikTok Pilots In-App Commerce In The US

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 along with special guest hosts Jonathan Sharp and Billy Ch...
Fast Five Shorts | Victoria's Secret Offering FitTech With Verifyt
Nov. 22, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Victoria's Secret Offering FitTech With Verifyt

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 along with special guest hosts Jonathan Sharp and Billy Ch...
5 Insightful Minutes On Holiday Retailer Survival With A&M's Hemant Kalbag
Nov. 22, 2022

5 Insightful Minutes On Holiday Retailer Survival With A&M's Hemant Kalbag

In our latest 5 Insightful Minutes, the A&M Consumer & Retail Group's Hemant Kalbag shares what strategies retailers should be putting into practice as they head into what could be a very rough Holiday season.To download th...
Fast Five Shorts | GAP Moves Sales To Amazon
Nov. 21, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | GAP Moves Sales To Amazon

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 along with special guest hosts Jonathan Sharp and Billy Ch...
Fast Five Shorts | Target's New Large-Format Stores
Nov. 21, 2022

Fast Five Shorts | Target's New Large-Format Stores

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 along with special guest hosts Jonathan Sharp and Billy Ch...
Fast Five | Target Takes A Tumble, Gap Sells On Amazon, & Nike Just Does It Again
Nov. 18, 2022

Fast Five | Target Takes A Tumble, Gap Sells On Amazon, & Nike Just Does It Again

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&MCRG's Jonathan Sharp and Billy Christensen stopped by to discuss:- Target's new larger...
Ask An Expert | Microsoft's 5 Retail Technologies To Bet On In 2023
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...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Includes In-store Digital Ads Within Its Retail Media Network
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...
Fast Five Shorts | Luxer One’s New Harbor Public Smart Locker System Expanding Nationwide
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...
Fast Five Shorts | Etsy Adds Visual Search
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 SearchFor the full episode he...
Spotlight Series | Closing The Forecasting & Allocation Gap With ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetsova
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...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Partners With Planet Fitness
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 FitnessFor the ful...
Fast Five Shorts | Levi's Hires Kohl's CEO Michelle Gass As CEO
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 ...
Fast Five | Can Michelle Gass Do For Levi’s What She Did For Kohl’s? Let’s Hope Not
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...
Fast Five Shorts| Abercrombie & Fitch Offers Pick-up At Walgreens, FedEx, and Office Depot
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, ...
Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks And AmazonGO Employees Filing A Petition For Union Election
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...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Extends Prime Benefits To Include 100 Million Songs From Amazon Music
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...