Episodes

If the pandemic proved anything, it is that a mobile-first retail experience opens up a world of convenience for today’s consumer. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Alicia LeBeouf, Head of Industry for Retail & Grocery at Meta, joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of their Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to give her experienced perspective on how best to equip retailers and brands within this new digitally-led dynamic. Collectively the three of them go deep on...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Patricia Hong and Chad Lusk discuss: Veeve’s “clip-on” Strategy & What It Means For The Future Of Smart Carts For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/20/fast-five-video-amazon-drops-a-black-friday-bomb-pg-ups-the-ante-deep-thoughts-on-kroge...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Patricia Hong and Chad Lusk discuss: Shein's Stroke Of Retail Resale Genius. For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/20/fast-five-video-amazon-drops-a-black-friday-bomb-pg-ups-the-ante-deep-thoughts-on-kroger-albertsons/ This podcast uses ...

The A&M Consumer & Retail Group's June DeFabio and Joanna Rangarajan join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to share their expert consultant opinions on what other retailers should takeaway from Zara's newest flagship store in Madrid. Together they discuss at length: - Zara's scan-pay-go system - Zara's use of RFID throughout the store, particularly in the design of the fitting rooms - Zara's parcel robot for easy package pickup - And more! Net/net, June and Joanna agree -- the Zara store is one...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Patricia Hong and Chad Lusk discuss: The Magnitude Of Amazon & The NFL's Black Friday Football For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/20/fast-five-video-amazon-drops-a-black-friday-bomb-pg-ups-the-ante-deep-thoughts-on-kroger-albertsons/ ...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Patricia Hong and Chad Lusk discuss: Can Ice-T Help P&G Retain Customers? For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/20/fast-five-video-amazon-drops-a-black-friday-bomb-pg-ups-the-ante-deep-thoughts-on-kroger-albertsons/ This podcast uses the...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga with special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Patricia Hong and Chad Lusk discuss: What To Make Of The Kroger & Albertsons Merger For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/20/fast-five-video-amazon-drops-a-black-friday-bomb-pg-ups-the-ante-deep-thoughts-on-kroger-albertsons/ This podcas...

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Patricia Hong joined Anne and Chris to debate: - What to make out of the Kroger/Albertsons merger - How hyperbolic we should get over Amazon's deal with the NFL to stream the first-ever Black Friday football game in 2023 - Whether Procter & Gamble will have success trying to push consumers back into its higher priced brands amid inflation - Why SHEIN's...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Ends Delivery Robot Pilot As The City Of Chicago Ramps Theirs Up For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/13/fast-five-video-walmart-picks-robots-over-people-goodwill-goes-digital-tiktok-does-warehousing/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://pod...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Hollister Allows Teens To Send Online Carts To Their Parents To Click To Buy For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/13/fast-five-video-walmart-picks-robots-over-people-goodwill-goes-digital-tiktok-does-warehousing/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https:...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Goodwill Stands Up Ecommerce Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds.com For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/13/fast-five-video-walmart-picks-robots-over-people-goodwill-goes-digital-tiktok-does-warehousing/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.c...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: TikTok Building Its Own E-comm Warehouses For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/13/fast-five-video-walmart-picks-robots-over-people-goodwill-goes-digital-tiktok-does-warehousing/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy Chartable - h...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Acquires Alert Innovation, Opens Automated FC, & Lays Off 1,500 Employees For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/13/fast-five-video-walmart-picks-robots-over-people-goodwill-goes-digital-tiktok-does-warehousing/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - h...

Signifyd's SVP of Operations and Corporate Development, Bennett, gets hit with the tough questions once again from Chris and Anne, as he shares his thoughts on what retailers can expect this upcoming holiday season. To access the Signifyd holiday report head here: https://www.signifyd.com/events/crimes-cocktails-holiday-ecommerce-2022/?utm_channel=Paid&utm_medium=content_syndication&utm_source=Red-Archer&utm_campaign=22Q4_AMER_FLD_WBR-Crime-and-Cocktails **Sponsored Content** This podcast use...

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Discussed Walmart’s bevy of robot-related news, from the purchase of Alert Innovation to its new next-generation fulfillment center in Atlanta, i.e. the very same warehouse, where it should also be noted, Walmart recently laid off almost 1,500 people. - Got even more heated than usual arguing over whether TikTok should be building its own e-comm...

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Volumental's Chief Marketing Officer Brent Hollowell returns to the show to discuss Chris and Anne's experience trying out Volumental's new foot scanner technology at the Fleet Feet store in Chicago. Together the three of them discuss: - The value of the foot scanning technology, both for the customer and the associate - Where Volumental plans to take the technology next - And, most importantly, why the idea of fit tech in a mass...

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Deliveroo launches first bricks-and-mortar store in partnership with Morrisons Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors: Microsoft, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, Inc., Sezzle, and Silk here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/06/fast-five-walmart-one-ups-instacart-walgreens-goes-robotic-anne-wants-a-peloton-from-dicks/ This podcast ...

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors: Microsoft, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, Inc., Sezzle, and Silk here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/06/fast-five-walmart-one-ups-instacart-walgreens-goes-robotic-anne-wants-a-peloton-from-dicks/ This podcast uses the ...

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors: Microsoft, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, Inc., Sezzle, and Silk here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/06/fast-five-walmart-one-ups-instacart-walgreens-goes-robotic-anne-wants-...

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Silk's Chief Technology Officer Derek Swanson joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss why the idea of just taking your retail operation to the cloud is much easier said than done. Together the three of them discuss: - The general "three-tier" approach to cloud migrations - What data gravity is and why it is so important - Architecting for peak vs. architecting for the average - And, last but not least, how a virtualizatio...

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Asda Boosts Omnichannel With Walmart Store Assist Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors: Microsoft, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, Inc., Sezzle, and Silk here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/06/fast-five-walmart-one-ups-instacart-walgreens-goes-robotic-anne-wants-a-peloton-from-dicks/ This podcast uses the following third-part...

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on:Peloton To Sell Bikes, Treads, And Gear At Dick's Sporting Goods Catch their full analysis, and the entire #fastfive episode made possible by our sponsors: Microsoft, Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, Inc., Sezzle, and Silk here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/10/06/fast-five-walmart-one-ups-instacart-walgreens-goes-robotic-anne-wants-a-peloton-from-dicks/ This podcast uses the follow...

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Expressed mutual joy (and sadness) over Peloton being sold at Dick’s Sporting Goods - Discussed Walmart selling its tech to Asda and what it bodes for the strength of Instacart’s new business model - Lauded Schnucks for once again setting the pace of grocery innovation with its new flexforce employment option - Praised and “yes, and-ed” Walgreens...

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: IKEA And Tesco Team Up To Offer IKEA Deliveries In Tesco Parking Lots For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/09/29/fast-five-video-walmarts-curbside-overreach-sephoras-same-day-subscription-krogers-new-e-cart/ This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcor...