Episodes

Fast Five | Amazon Hair Salons, Lululemon Resale, and Emma's Last Show
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...
Spotlight Series | Reinventing Omnichannel Performance Measurement With NielsenIQ
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...
Fast Five | Starbucks Reusable Cups? Make Ours Venti
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...
Live Webinar | You Can't Spell Autonomous Shopping Without AI
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...
Fast Five | Nike Can Go As Far As It Wants In Pulling Back Its Distribution
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...
Fast Five | Amazon One Ups (And Obsoletes) Social Commerce
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...
Ask An Expert | Kristin Kohler Burrows & David Ritter of A&M Consumer and Retail Group
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...
Women's Retail Collective | Chris Rupp EVP Chief Digital & Customer Officer Albertsons Companies
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...
Fast Five | Curbside Sampling, Stirrups, & the Amazon vs. Walmart Giddy Up
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...
Fast Five | Costco, Don't Let The Door Of Progress Hit You On The Way Out
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...
Spotlight Series | Reimagining Loyalty With Fetch Rewards CEO Wes Schroll
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...
Spotlight Series | Smart Cart Confessions With Caper CEO Lindon Gao
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 (...
Spotlight Series | Reducing Grocery Waste With Flashfood Chief Marketplace Officer Eric Tribe
March 7, 2021

Spotlight Series | Reducing Grocery Waste With Flashfood Chief Marketplace Officer Eric Tribe

In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Eric Tribe, Chief Marketplace Officer Flashfood.Did you know 30-40% of all food ends up in...
Spotlight Series | Badger Technologies & UVDI CEOs Tim Rowland & Peter Veloz
March 6, 2021

Spotlight Series | Badger Technologies & UVDI CEOs Tim Rowland & Peter Veloz

In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Tim Rowland, CEO of Badger Technologies, and Peter Veloz, CEO UltraViolet Devices Inc. (or U...
Fast Five | Nike Gaffes & Cloudy Target Forecasts With A Chance Of Smiley Robots
March 5, 2021

Fast Five | Nike Gaffes & Cloudy Target Forecasts With A Chance Of Smiley Robots

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:– Target's murky yet still enviable competitive position heading ...
Ask An Expert | The State Of Grocery with Jonah Ellin, Chief Product Officer 1010data
March 2, 2021

Ask An Expert | The State Of Grocery with Jonah Ellin, Chief Product Officer 1010data

In the latest episode of Omni Talk’s Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Jonah Ellin, Chief Product Officer at 1010data.There is no question that 2020 was a transformative year for grocery. Co...
Women's Retail Collective |  Farfetch Chief Platform Officer Kelly Kowal
Feb. 26, 2021

Women's Retail Collective | Farfetch Chief Platform Officer Kelly Kowal

"Take The Leap" is the theme of this podcast, and no one has done that better than Kelly Kowal, Chief Platform Officer at Farfetch. Kelly didn't casually enter into a retail career, she dove into one. With courage and a "ca...
Fast Five | Instacart, Instamart, or Instawarehouse?
Feb. 26, 2021

Fast Five | Instacart, Instamart, or Instawarehouse?

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:– The absolute explosion in online grocery, particularly curbside...
Spotlight Series | Driving Revenue Through Fraud Prevention With Indy Guha, CMO Signifyd
Feb. 19, 2021

Spotlight Series | Driving Revenue Through Fraud Prevention With Indy Guha, CMO Signifyd

In the latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Indy Guha, Chief Marketing Officer at Signifyd, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss the topic of fraud prevention and how to think about it not as a cost re...
Fast Five | Amazon Old Spices Up The Small Business Marketplace War
Feb. 19, 2021

Fast Five | Amazon Old Spices Up The Small Business Marketplace War

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:– The latest statistics on and the now burning platform that i...
Ask An Expert | Marrying Tech To Your Business Model with Kevin Swanwick, VP Manhattan Associates
Feb. 13, 2021

Ask An Expert | Marrying Tech To Your Business Model with Kevin Swanwick, VP Manhattan Associates

For the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Kevin Swanwick, Vice President Store Solutions at Manhattan Associates.The correlative relationship between service ...
Fast Five | TikTok Goes The Clock, Walmart
Feb. 11, 2021

Fast Five | TikTok Goes The Clock, Walmart

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:-- Instacart's ever-growing dominance across 25,000+ stores ac...
Fast Five | Jeff Bezos Steps Down & We Serenade Him With Natalie Imbruglia
Feb. 4, 2021

Fast Five | Jeff Bezos Steps Down & We Serenade Him With Natalie Imbruglia

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:– Asos purchasing TopShop– Imagr's new checkout-free implemen...
Spotlight Series | Unlocking the Value of RFID with Marshall Kay & JP Kamel, aka the RFID Sherpas
Feb. 2, 2021

Spotlight Series | Unlocking the Value of RFID with Marshall Kay & JP Kamel, aka the RFID Sherpas

In the latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Marshall Kay and JP Kamel, or as those in the know call them, the RFID Sherpas.RFID is a topic that is rightly back en vogue ...