Episodes

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden discuss: Etsy Starting Baby Registry For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hawXQR5_ADo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privac...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden discuss: Aldi Acquiring Winn-Dixie And Harveys For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hawXQR5_ADo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable....

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden discuss: Dick's Sporting Goods Shrinkage Problem For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hawXQR5_ADo This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartabl...

Dematic's Market Development Director, Kim Baudry, joins Chris and Anne for the second time in 2023 to discuss the major trends she is seeing as retailers try to bring their fulfillment closer to their end consumers. In this podcast, Chris and Anne go deep with Kim on: Why more and more retailers are investing in "sortation centers" Why investment in on-site microfulfillment may be slowing down, particularly in grocery Why many retailers are starting with a software and manual approach to or...

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M's Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden joined Anne and Chris to discuss: Dick’s growing theft problem and what, if anything, the industry can do about it Aldi’s major 400 store expansion plans Etsy’s new baby registry Trader Joe’s claims that it will never put self-checkout machines in its stores And closed with a look at why Amazon would make such drastic cuts to its private labe...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Launching JWOT For Apparel For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/2Q3MmcGlR54 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Luring SMBs To Do Last-Mile Delivery With Amazon Hub For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/2Q3MmcGlR54 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: JD Sports Doing An AR Mirror Pilot For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/2Q3MmcGlR54 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Wawa Testing A Shelfless Store For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/2Q3MmcGlR54 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Nike Opening A Boutique Fitness Concept For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/2Q3MmcGlR54 This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga put the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Chad Lusk on the 5-minute hot seat as they discuss the latest technology trends shaping grocery in-store. To access the reference In-Store Technology: Customer-Facing Retail Tech Report — Grocery Edition head here: https://alvarezandmarsal-crg.com/insight/in-store-technology-customer-facing-retail-tech-report-grocery-edition/ Music by hooksounds.com *Sponsored Content* This podcast uses the following third-party services ...

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: Politely disagreed on whether Nike should be getting into the boutique gym business Tried to understand all the angles and reasons why Wawa would pilot a shelfless store in Philly Threw tremendous shade at JD Sports for piloting in-store AR mirrors Put themselves in the mind of a local florist (as they have always wanted to do) and asked, “Why in the world w...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Gap Selecting Former Mattel Exec Richard Dickson As New CEO For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fzEsJJKP0yc 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Clevon Taking Multi-Parcel Autonomous Delivery To Texas For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fzEsJJKP0yc 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Poshmark Introducing Visual Search With Poshmark Lens For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fzEsJJKP0yc 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Big Amazon Grocery News Or Bust? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fzEsJJKP0yc 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 the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Bed Bath & Beyond's Rebirth With Overstock For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fzEsJJKP0yc This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss: - Overstock going live with its Bed Bath & Beyond rebranding - The ridiculous hyperbole surrounding Amazon's "biggest grocery overhaul since Whole Foods" - Poshmark adding visual search to its mobile app - Clevon embarking on multi-parcel autonomous last-mile delivery in Texas - And closed with some skepticism surrounding Gap's new CEO hire There’s...

In our latest Spotlight Series Podcast, Anne and Chris learn all they can about generative AI from Amanda Saunders, the Senior Manager for Enterprise and Edge AI Product Marketing at NVIDIA. Together they discuss: – What makes generative AI "generative" – The size and the scope to which generative AI will impact retail – The three approaches retailers can take to harness generative AI's value – And, most importantly, real examples and case studies that highlight generative AI in actual pract...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler discuss: Target Allowing All Employees To Wear Shorts For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/r4lIf_4-3fk Music By HookSounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.co...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler discuss: Signet Jewelers Trialing Jewelry Rental For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/r4lIf_4-3fk Music By HookSounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/pri...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler discuss: H&M Selling More Third-Party Products For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/r4lIf_4-3fk Music By HookSounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/priva...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler discuss: Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Throwing Instacart A Caper Cart Lifeline For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/r4lIf_4-3fk Music by hooksounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podc...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler discuss: NRF Predicting A Big Back-to-School For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/r4lIf_4-3fk Music by hooksounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privac...