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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Gap Nixing Its Retail Media Network For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/ Th...

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Choice Market Expanding With Mini, Fully Autonomous Stores For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis...

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 along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Panera Bread Offering Amazon One Palm For Payment And Loyalty For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-le...

In this week'ss Fast Five Podcast, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan joined Anne and Chris to discuss: - The interesting loyalty angles behind Panera and Amazon’s new palm pay partnership - Choice Market’s unique advantage in rolling out autonomous mini-marts - Whether Gap is clairvoyant or foolish in shutting down its retail media efforts - How much to make of Telfar’s new creative pricing scheme - And closed with a look at whether Levi’s has lost it...

Every retailer has gone down the rabbit hole of trying to improve their sales and inventory planning systems with little to no financial results to show for it. And that is because the real ROI lies not in better planning but in better allocation, for where a retailer decides to place its goods in-season, considering all the constraints it must optimize against, has an immediate impact on the bottom line. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Manhattan's Senior Director, Product Strategy, S...

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: Meijer Rolling Out Flashfood For SNAP & EBT Customers For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/17/fast-five-video-what-happens-when-best-buy-tells-roku-your-buffalo-wings-arent-actually-wings-at-all/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Apple Introducing Shopping With Live Video For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/17/fast-five-video-what-happens-when-best-buy-tells-roku-your-buffalo-wings-arent-actually-wings-at-all/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy 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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: H-E-B Bringing In Thumbtack For Groceries & Services In A One Stop Shop For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/17/fast-five-video-what-happens-when-best-buy-tells-roku-your-buffalo-wings-arent-actually-wings-at-all/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://...

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: Rewe Opening Largest Autonomous Store Yet With Trigo For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/17/fast-five-video-what-happens-when-best-buy-tells-roku-your-buffalo-wings-arent-actually-wings-at-all/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.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: Best Buy & Roku Teaming Up Swapping TV Exclusive For Best Buy Customer Data For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/17/fast-five-video-what-happens-when-best-buy-tells-roku-your-buffalo-wings-arent-actually-wings-at-all/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - http...

In our latest 5 Insightful Minutes, Pear Commerce Founder Eric Martell discusses what retail commerce enablement is and why it may be the next great retail innovation that helps CPGs go direct, without actually going direct. *Sponsored Content* 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 Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - How crazy it is to think that our first-party shopping data at Best Buy is that valuable to Roku - Rewe’s now fourth and largest autonomous grocery store, powered by Trigo - H-E-B’s new partnership with Thumbtack that offers their grocery shoppers a range of additional household services - Meijer making Flashfood work for SNAP recipients - A...

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: Shef C2C Meals Platform Expanding With New Funding For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/10/fast-five-video-amazon-gos-pull-back-dollar-trees-grocery-push-the-walmart-doctor-will-see-you-now/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Cha...

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: Uber Converting Drivers To Shoppers With App Updates For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/10/fast-five-video-amazon-gos-pull-back-dollar-trees-grocery-push-the-walmart-doctor-will-see-you-now/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy C...

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: Dollar Tree Expanding Fresh And Private Label Grocery For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/10/fast-five-video-amazon-gos-pull-back-dollar-trees-grocery-push-the-walmart-doctor-will-see-you-now/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.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 Closing Several AmazonGo Stores For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/10/fast-five-video-amazon-gos-pull-back-dollar-trees-grocery-push-the-walmart-doctor-will-see-you-now/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - htt...

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: Walmart Opening More Health Clinics For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/10/fast-five-video-amazon-gos-pull-back-dollar-trees-grocery-push-the-walmart-doctor-will-see-you-now/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https:...

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: – All there is to love about Walmart’s plan to double its health centers by 2024. – Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech, in the wake of more Amazon Go store closures, may be forever relegated to licensing opportunities. – Dollar Tree’s sure-to-win large scale push into grocery. – The scale efficiencies of Uber’s new “Shop and Pay” concept. – A...

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: Men's Warehouse Lures New Customers With Snap Mirror AR Tool For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/02/fast-five-video-amazons-prime-disadvantages-targets-curbside-returns-kohls-pricing-pitfalls/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.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: Instacart's "New-ish" Store Offerings For Retailers For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/02/fast-five-video-amazons-prime-disadvantages-targets-curbside-returns-kohls-pricing-pitfalls/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy 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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Prime's New Same Day Delivery For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/02/fast-five-video-amazons-prime-disadvantages-targets-curbside-returns-kohls-pricing-pitfalls/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://char...

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: Kohl's Testing New Pricing Strategy For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/02/fast-five-video-amazons-prime-disadvantages-targets-curbside-returns-kohls-pricing-pitfalls/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - https://chart...

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: Target Earnings & Expansion Of Curbside Returns For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/02/fast-five-video-amazons-prime-disadvantages-targets-curbside-returns-kohls-pricing-pitfalls/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - h...

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Discussed Target's recent earnings announcement and what we think of Target taking Drive Up Returns to all stores this year. - Begged Kohl's not to follow through on new CEO "Burlington" Tom Kingsbury's claim that Kohl's is reevaluating its pricing strategy. - Wondered whether Amazon's investment in more same-day fulfillment sites signals a chink in i...