Episodes

Fast Five Shorts | Macy’s To Close 150 Stores
Feb. 3, 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 | $400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification
Jan. 31, 2024

Fast Five | $400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification

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, Shoptalk VP of Original Content & Strategy Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss:...
Ask An Expert | The 5 Biggest Questions Facing Retailers In 2024 With Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky
Jan. 30, 2024

Ask An Expert | The 5 Biggest Questions Facing Retailers In 2024 With Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky

Placer.ai’s SVP of Marketing Ethan Chernofsky 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 Ethan as he discu...
Fast Five Shorts | How Should Retailers Merchandise To Generation Alpha?
Jan. 30, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | How Should Retailers Merchandise To Generation Alpha?

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 | Will Plan & Order Stores Work For IKEA?
Jan. 30, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will Plan & Order Stores Work For IKEA?

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 | Can Wayfair's CEO Remove The Egg From His Face?
Jan. 30, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Can Wayfair's CEO Remove The Egg From His Face?

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 | Innovation Labs: Right or Wrong Way To Spur Innovation?
Jan. 29, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Innovation Labs: Right or Wrong Way To Spur Innovation?

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 Retail ...
Fast Five Shorts | Was Macy's Wrong For Rejecting The Buyout Bid?
Jan. 29, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Was Macy's Wrong For Rejecting The Buyout Bid?

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 Retail...
Fast Five | Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face
Jan. 24, 2024

Fast Five | Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face

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 Michael Prendergast and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to discuss: If Ma...
Fast Five Shorts | Sam's Club Applies AI For Receipt Checkout
Jan. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Sam's Club Applies AI For Receipt Checkout

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: Sam's Club Applying AI For Receipt Checkout For t...
Fast Five Shorts | What Impact Will CVS Closures Have On Target?
Jan. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What Impact Will CVS Closures Have On Target?

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 Impact CVS Closures Will Have On Target For ...
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Expands DFW Drone Delivery Pilot
Jan. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Expands DFW Drone Delivery Pilot

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: Walmart Expanding DFW Drone Delivery Pilot For th...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare
Jan. 22, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare

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: Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare For t...
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Deploys GenAI Search Across Site
Jan. 22, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Deploys GenAI Search Across Site

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: Walmart Deploying GenAI Search Across Site For th...
Fast Five | NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On
Jan. 17, 2024

Fast Five | NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On

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: Walmart’s new Gen AI search announcement at CES Amazon i...
Live From NRF 2024 Office Depot's Sr. Director Of Omnichannel Jonas Stillman
Jan. 16, 2024

Live From NRF 2024 Office Depot's Sr. Director Of Omnichannel Jonas Stillman

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Live From NRF 2024 Office Depot's Sr. Director Of Omnichannel Jonas Stillman joins Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. Come st...
Live From NRF 2024 Sam's Club's Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall
Jan. 16, 2024

Live From NRF 2024 Sam's Club's Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail 's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Sam's Club 's Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall talking about their newly launched #seamless receipt check at exit, #personalization, #scanandgo, an...
Live From NRF 2024 Northern Tool + Equipment Chief Marketing Officer Frank Crowson
Jan. 16, 2024

Live From NRF 2024 Northern Tool + Equipment Chief Marketing Officer Frank Crowson

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail 's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Northern Tool + Equipment Chief Marketing Officer Frank Crowson Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. C...
Live From NRF 2024 Captana's Pierre-Marie Rallu and Blue Yonder's Shannon Wu-Lebron
Jan. 16, 2024

Live From NRF 2024 Captana's Pierre-Marie Rallu and Blue Yonder's Shannon Wu-Lebron

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail 's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Captana VP Pierre-Marie Rallu and Blue Yonder 's VP of Retail Shannon Wu-Lebron . Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 co...
Live From NRF 2024 Wegmans Food Markets SVP of Technology and Data Smita Katakwar.
Jan. 16, 2024

Live From NRF 2024 Wegmans Food Markets SVP of Technology and Data Smita Katakwar.

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail 's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Wegmans Food Markets SVP of Technology and Data Smita Katakwar . Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. ...
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Now Offering Mammograms
Jan. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Now Offering Mammograms

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: Walmart Offering Mammograms For the full episode...
Fast Five Shorts | Sizing Up Amazon's AI Fashion Fit Tech
Jan. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Sizing Up Amazon's AI Fashion Fit Tech

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: Sizing Up Amazon's AI Fashion Fit Tech For the f...
Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks Launches Bring Your Own Cup Nationwide
Jan. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks Launches Bring Your Own Cup Nationwide

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: Starbucks Launching Bring Your Own Cup Nationwide...
Live From NRF | Vice President Amazon Just Walk Out Jon Jenkins
Jan. 15, 2024

Live From NRF | Vice President Amazon Just Walk Out Jon Jenkins

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail 's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Amazon #JWOT Vice President Jon Jenkins . Jon Jenkins went into detail on their latest announcement deploying #JWOT for #healthcare workers, their #RF...