Episodes

Fast Five Shorts | Marc Lore’s Wonder Set To Open Inside Of Walmart
March 2, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Marc Lore’s Wonder Set To Open Inside Of Walmart

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from eTail West sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Marc Lore’s Wonder S...
Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Debuts Its Smart Cart From Instacart
March 2, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Debuts Its Smart Cart From Instacart

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from eTail West sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Schnucks Debuting It...
Fast Five Shorts | Microsoft Bolsters Its AI Ranks With Mistral AI Investment
March 2, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Microsoft Bolsters Its AI Ranks With Mistral AI Investment

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from eTail West sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Microsoft Bolstering...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Announces Scheduled Grocery Delivery And Pickup
March 2, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Announces Scheduled Grocery Delivery And Pickup

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from eTail West sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Announcing Sc...
Fast Five Shorts | Macy’s To Close 150 Stores
March 2, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Macy’s To Close 150 Stores

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from eTail West sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Macy’s Closing 150 S...
Fast Five | Macy's Store Closures, Amazon Scheduled Deliveries & How Do You Say ChatGPT In French?
Feb. 28, 2024

Fast Five | Macy's Store Closures, Amazon Scheduled Deliveries & How Do You Say ChatGPT In French?

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s bold decision to close 150 stores (Source: CNBC )...
Live From eTail | VP Nick Sarraf On AutoZone's Digital Transformation Journey
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | VP Nick Sarraf On AutoZone's Digital Transformation Journey

Nick Sarraf, VP Digital Transformation & Customer Satisfaction at AutoZone, joins us at eTail West 2024 to discuss his company's omnichannel strategy. Learn how AutoZone is leveraging composable commerce to piece together bes...
Live From eTail | How Sur La Table Embraces Digital Transformation Through Enhanced CX
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | How Sur La Table Embraces Digital Transformation Through Enhanced CX

Rachel Frederick, VP & GM of Ecommerce at Sur La Table, joins us at eTail West 2024 to discuss Sur La Table's omnichannel retail strategy. Learn how they are leveraging artificial intelligence to generate product images and d...
Live From eTail | Sam's Club's VP Shares His Love For Retail Pace & Member Obsession
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | Sam's Club's VP Shares His Love For Retail Pace & Member Obsession

We chat with Sam's Club's VP of Digital Merchandising Jordan Eddie about why he fell in love with retail, the membership model, frictionless shopping rollouts, data-driven decisions, and member obsession. Jordan discusses cur...
Live From eTail | How COS Leverages Tech for Omnichannel Success
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | How COS Leverages Tech for Omnichannel Success

Katie Reeves, Managing Director of COS North America, joins us at eTail West 2024 to discuss how fashion retailers can leverage technology like RFID and data visualization to enable omnichannel experiences. Learn how they've ...
Live From eTail | How Personalized Experiences Can Double Conversion Rates With Vincent Yang
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | How Personalized Experiences Can Double Conversion Rates With Vincent Yang

We chat with Firework founder Vincent Yang about innovations in live stream shopping and shoppable video to create personalized 1:1 shopping experiences that double e-commerce conversion rates. Vincent explains how Firework i...
Live From eTail | Target's Apparel SVP on Partnerships, Supply Chain Speed & Sparking Joy
Feb. 27, 2024

Live From eTail | Target's Apparel SVP on Partnerships, Supply Chain Speed & Sparking Joy

We chat with Target's SVP of Apparel & Accessories Gena Fox about partnerships with brands like DVF, navigating fast-changing trends on TikTok, the importance of supply chain speed, and Target's focus on sparking joy through ...
Spotlight Series | Why Unified Marketing Measurement Is Key to Business Success
Feb. 26, 2024

Spotlight Series | Why Unified Marketing Measurement Is Key to Business Success

Ovative’s Beth McKigney and Troy Neidermire join Chris and Anne for the latest installment of their Retail Technology Spotlight Series to discuss how shifting to unified marketing measurements, like Enterprise Marketing Retur...
Spotlight Series | Digital Attribution Made Easy: Connecting Banking & Retail Through Payments Media
Feb. 26, 2024

Spotlight Series | Digital Attribution Made Easy: Connecting Banking & Retail Through Payments Media

Tom Burgess, the President of SnippMedia, joined Anne and Chris to share his thoughts on how CPGs can attribute in-store retail purchases by leveraging banks’ loyalty programs, and how retailers can also plug these same loyal...
Fast Five Shorts | How Should Retailers Approach Electrification?
Feb. 24, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | How Should Retailers Approach Electrification?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retai...
Fast Five Shorts | A 50% SKU Reduction Is Quite Drastic – What’s The Rationale?
Feb. 24, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A 50% SKU Reduction Is Quite Drastic – What’s The Rationale?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retai...
Fast Five Shorts | Are Bank Loyalty Programs An Untapped Gold Mine For Retail Media Networks?
Feb. 24, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Are Bank Loyalty Programs An Untapped Gold Mine For Retail Media Networks?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retai...
Fast Five Shorts | Is There Anything Noteworthy About Dealworthy?
Feb. 24, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Is There Anything Noteworthy About Dealworthy?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retai...
Fast Five Shorts | Why Would Walmart Acquire Vizio?
Feb. 24, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Why Would Walmart Acquire Vizio?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retai...
Fast Five | Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A New Brand & Walmart Buys A TV Maker
Feb. 21, 2024

Fast Five | Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A New Brand & Walmart Buys A TV Maker

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Why in...
Ask An Expert | Bigger & Smaller? How The Need For Speed Is Impacting Retail Supply Chains
Feb. 21, 2024

Ask An Expert | Bigger & Smaller? How The Need For Speed Is Impacting Retail Supply Chains

Dematic’s Market Development Director Kim Baudry is back once again to help Chris and Anne kick off 2024 as part of their ongoing live Ask An Expert Interview Series on LinkedIn. Chris and Anne go in depth with Kim as she dis...
Spotlight Series | A Candid & Frank Shoptalk 2024 Preview With Krystina Gustafson And Joe Laszlo
Feb. 19, 2024

Spotlight Series | A Candid & Frank Shoptalk 2024 Preview With Krystina Gustafson And Joe Laszlo

Shoptalk's Krystina Gustafson and Joe Laszlo joined Anne and Chris to field pointed questions about this year's Shoptalk 2024 agenda. In this podcast, Chris and Anne put Krystina and Joe on the spot about: How they plan to co...
Fast Five Shorts | What Is The Outlook For Robots In Grocery Stores?
Feb. 17, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What Is The Outlook For Robots In Grocery Stores?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What The Outlook Is For Robots In Grocery Stores...
Fast Five Shorts | Why Is Tanger Outlet Looking More And More Beautiful Everyday?
Feb. 17, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Why Is Tanger Outlet Looking More And More Beautiful Everyday?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Why Tanger Outlet Is Looking More And More Beaut...