Episodes
June 3, 2021
Fast Five | To Instacart, Or Not To Instacart, That Is The Question
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and BrightSign, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga:
- Discuss what the new Walmart and Gap partnership means for a brand th...
June 1, 2021
Spotlight Series | First-Rate, First-Party Data Strategies With NetElixir CEO Udayan Bose
As NetElixir CEO and Founder Udayan Bose says, Chief Marketing Officers and e-commerce marketing teams have been running on a treadmill at 10 mph since the pandemic began. And, now just when they don't need another wrench thr...
May 28, 2021
Fast Five | Bond, Beers, & Amazon Antritrust Lawsuits With Special Guests A&M
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Manhattan Associates, A&M's Kristin Kohler Burrows and Chad Lusk stop by to discuss all the week's top retail news w...
May 26, 2021
Ask An Expert | Resale Made Easy With Recurate CEO Adam Siegel
A few years ago, Adam Siegel came to Omni Talk and said he was leaving his position at RILA to found a startup he believed could revolutionize resale by giving brands a new way for their existing customers to resell the produ...
May 24, 2021
Ask An Expert Series | Key Trends In Agile Store Management Theory & Practice
In the latest Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series interview, Chris Walton speaks with Quorso Founder and CEO Julian Mills about the latest trends in agile store management theory and practice.
Agile store management, first introd...
May 21, 2021
Fast Five | Target, Google, Amazon & Our CAMP-iest Discussion Yet!
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Manhattan Associates, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga debate:
- Target's billion dollar plus move into alcohol deliv...
May 19, 2021
Ask An Expert | Making Malls Shoppable Online 101 With Adeptmind
In 2020, Adeptmind made headlines with plans to make Centennial Mall properties fully shoppable online, and just last month this plan became a reality.
Consumers can now shop over 2.0 million skus across a bevy of retailers ...
May 14, 2021
Fast Five | Walmart May Soon Be In A Load Of Shipt
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Manhattan Associates, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk:
– The reportedly leaked memo that confirms our long held...
May 8, 2021
Women's Retail Collective | A&M Consumer & Retail Group Partner Patricia Hong
If you’ve ever considered a career in management consulting or had a question about the consulting industry, this interview is a must-listen.
Anne Mezzenga sits down with Patrica Hong, a 20-year management consultant vetera...
May 8, 2021
Women's Retail Collective | Athleta President & CEO Mary Beth Laughton
Anne Mezzenga is joined by CEO and President of Athleta, Mary Beth Laughton.
Since Mary Beth became CEO of Athleta, Athleta has become a billion-dollar brand, rolled out inclusive sizing chain-wide, and made several pivots t...
May 7, 2021
Fast Five from Kellogg | Walmart's Minimum Wage Ladder to Nowhere
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Manhattan Associates, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga head to the Kellogg School of Management to talk:
– This year'...
April 30, 2021
Fast Five | Walmart, Wizards, and Gopuffs
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Manhattan Associates, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk:
– Walmart removing its in-store pickup towers and how th...
April 23, 2021
Fast Five | Amazon Hair Salons, Lululemon Resale, and Emma's Last Show
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern go back to the 1990s and talk:
– Lululemon getting into resale (and...
April 15, 2021
Spotlight Series | Reinventing Omnichannel Performance Measurement With NielsenIQ
NielsenIQ recently unveiled its new Omnishopper solution to enhance the industry’s understanding of omnishopping consumer behavior across the U.S. marketplace.
In the latest edition of their Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris...
April 9, 2021
Fast Five | Starbucks Reusable Cups? Make Ours Venti
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern, along with special guest hosts Kristin Kohler Burrows and David Rit...
April 5, 2021
Live Webinar | You Can't Spell Autonomous Shopping Without AI
In the latest Omni Talk Live Production -- You Can't Spell Autonomous Shopping Without AI -- Chris Walton goes deep on the subject of AI and autonomous shopping with executives from NVIDIA, Dell Technologies, and AWM Smart Sh...
April 2, 2021
Fast Five | Nike Can Go As Far As It Wants In Pulling Back Its Distribution
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern:
– Take sides on the landlord vs. retailer sales calculation debate...
March 26, 2021
Fast Five | Amazon One Ups (And Obsoletes) Social Commerce
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk:
– Albertsons rolling out more microfulfillment centers
– Fabl...
March 24, 2021
Ask An Expert | Kristin Kohler Burrows & David Ritter of A&M Consumer and Retail Group
For the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Kristin Kohler Burrows and David Ritter of the A&M Consumer and Retail Group.
David and Kristin love...
March 20, 2021
Women's Retail Collective | Chris Rupp EVP Chief Digital & Customer Officer Albertsons Companies
“Be Mission Driven.” That's the theme of this podcast.
Chris Rupp’s mission is to use technology to make life more convenient for people, and you’ll hear all about how she achieves that goal in this latest episode of the Wom...
March 19, 2021
Fast Five | Curbside Sampling, Stirrups, & the Amazon vs. Walmart Giddy Up
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss:
– Amazon's plan to rollout Amazon Fresh to 28 more stores, whi...
March 11, 2021
Fast Five | Costco, Don't Let The Door Of Progress Hit You On The Way Out
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk:
– Walmart's brilliant one-stop strategy move to roll out ghost ki...
March 8, 2021
Spotlight Series | Reimagining Loyalty With Fetch Rewards CEO Wes Schroll
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Wes Schroll, Founder and CEO Fetch Rewards.
"Adulting," as Wes puts it, and living on his o...
March 8, 2021
Spotlight Series | Smart Cart Confessions With Caper CEO Lindon Gao
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Caper CEO Lindon Gao hot off his company's new smart cart pilot implementation with Kroger (...