Episodes
Dec. 4, 2020
Fast Five | Kohl's Just Got A Lot Prettier
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk:
– How Sephora just gave Kohl's a She's All That-style makeover
– Why Black Friday ...
Nov. 20, 2020
Fast Five | Walmart & Target Earnings Blow The Doors Off Reality
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk:
– Target and Walmart's wild sales results
– TJX reversing course on e-commerce
– I...
Nov. 13, 2020
Fast Five | Target & Ulta Raises More Questions Than It Does Answers
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk:
– Target's new partnership with Ulta
– Alibaba and Singles Day
– J.C. Penney's cou...
Nov. 12, 2020
Spotlight Series | Tony Shan Head of Tmall Americas Talks Tmall's Overseas Fulfillment Program
Any brand considering business in China should watch this interview -- it is a perfect illustration of how to work smarter and not harder.
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga of Omni Talk interview Tony Shan, Head of Tmall Globa...
Nov. 12, 2020
Women's Retail Collective Podcast | Karyn Schoenbart CEO NPD Group & Author of MOM.B.A
Karyn Schoenbart joins Anne Mezzenga to discuss her career, both as CEO of NPD Group and as author of the book MOM.B.A. This podcast is full of great advice, as Karyn shares some incredible lessons learned, including how a la...
Nov. 9, 2020
Special Report | JLL Head of Retail Research James Cook
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga recently combined forces with special guest, James Cook, Director of Retail Research for JLL Americas to provide a breakdown of retail and real estate heading into the holidays.
Tog...
Nov. 6, 2020
Fast Five | Walmart Lab Stores & The Great Meal Kit Debate Of 2020
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern try to take their minds off all the election craziness by turning their attention to the ...
Nov. 3, 2020
Spotlight Series | Happy Returns CEO David Sobie Discusses New FedEx Partnership
One of Omni Talk's all-time favorite guests, David Sobie, CEO Happy Returns, returns to the Omni Talk Spotlight Series to update Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga on a couple of major announcements from his company over the last...
Oct. 30, 2020
Fast Five | Why Shopify Can Do No Wrong With Guest Host Ollie Banks
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Oliver Banks joins Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern to discuss British TV and cinema and all the week's top retail news.
...
Oct. 26, 2020
Spotlight Series | BlackLine Chief Transformation Officer Tammy Coley
You have probably never thought about accounting as a secret weapon, but it is.
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with BlackLine Chief Transformation Officer Tam...
Oct. 20, 2020
Spotlight Series | Stacey Shulman VP IoT Group Intel Corporation
In our latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss all things retail and IoT with Stacey Shulman, VP Internet of Things Group & GM Health and Life Sciences and Emerging Technology...
Oct. 16, 2020
Fast Five | Prime Day Left Us Feeling Like William H. Macy
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern have quite the catharsis surrounding Prime Day and all the week's top retail headlines.
...
Oct. 12, 2020
Spotlight Series | Collaboration & ROI Through Data with Inna Kuznetsova, CEO 1010data
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Inna Kuznetsova, CEO 1010 data about the value of data in creating long-term collaborative partnerships across retailers and suppliers.
A company rooted in the financial sector after ...
Oct. 12, 2020
Women's Retail Collective | The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite @ Retail Innovation Conference
Anne Mezzenga sits down with The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite for a special edition of the Women's Retail Collective Podcast from the Retail Innovation Conference.
Sharon started her retail career in college as an associ...
Oct. 9, 2020
Fast Five | Walmart Starts Selling Insurance For Matt Damon's 50th!
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern go full on Generation Z with a little Baby Boomer sprinkled in at the end.
This week the...
Oct. 6, 2020
Spotlight Series | Making Malls Shoppable Online with Jesse Michael, Managing Director Adeptmind
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Jesse Michael, Managing Director Adeptmind, to discuss all things malls and e-commerce in the latest edition of their ever popular Omni Talk Spotlight Series.
Adeptmind made huge wave...
Oct. 2, 2020
Spotlight Series | The Ins & Outs of Scan-&-Go Retail with Justin Corbell VP Scandit
In the latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Justin Corbell, VP Business Development Scandit, to discuss the future of scan-and-go checkout-free retail and the future of in-store oper...
Oct. 2, 2020
Fast Five | Amazon Reimagines The Five Finger Discount
There were almost too many headlines for this week's Omni Talk Fast Five!
Prime Day is official, Walmart and Levi's have new store designs, and Poshmark is going public -- but none of these stories even made it into the top ...
Sept. 30, 2020
Women's Retail Collective | Mall of America EVP Business Development Jill Renslow
When it comes to the evolution of the mall, Jill Renslow has seen it all.
Jill has spent 23 years at Mall of America leading the national institution through many transformations and partnerships to continue to make it a one...
Sept. 29, 2020
Spotlight Series | Sam's Club Scan & Go at the Pump & More with Chief Product Officer Eddie Garcia
Chris Walton interviews Sam's Club Chief Product Officer Eddie Garcia about Sam's Club's new Scan & Go at the pump functionality, along with all the other innovations Sam's Club has introduced over the past six months, like c...
Sept. 28, 2020
Spotlight Series | Reimagining Shoptalk with Shoptalk CEO Anil Aggarwal
Shoptalk CEO Anil Aggarwal sits down with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to talk innovation and retail in their latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series episode.
Chris and Anne go deep with Anil on the origin of Shoptalk, the state...
Sept. 25, 2020
Fast Five | Warm Fuzzies From Jeff Bezos & Howard The Duck
In this week's Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss more feel good stories in one week than they can ever remember.
They talk Mall of America dedicating ret...
Sept. 19, 2020
Women's Retail Collective | Sephora SVP Merchandising, Color Alison Hahn
In her latest Women's Retail Collective Podcast, Anne Mezzenga interviews Alison Hahn about her career and the lessons she has learned from working at some of the biggest specialty retailers in the world, like Sephora and Gap...
Sept. 18, 2020
Fast Five | Sam's Club Launches Scan & Go At The Pump
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern break down Apple's big fitness subscription news, Sam's Club's Scan & Go at the pump, Ama...