Season 7

June 27, 2025

How Mirakl Is Powering the Future of AI Commerce with Chief Data & AI Officer Anne-Claire Baschet

Omni Talk sits down with Mirakl’s Chief Data & AI Officer, Anne-Claire Baschet, live from the Mirakl Summit in NYC to talk all things artificial intelligence and e-commerce. Anne-Claire explains how Mirakl is embedding AI acr...
June 27, 2025

How The Sak Is Winning on Marketplaces with Mirakl | Max Tepper at Mirakl Summit 2025

Max Tepper, Senior Brand Manager at The Sak, joins Omni Talk live from the Mirakl Summit to share how the iconic handbag and accessories brand has transformed into a marketplace powerhouse. Max discusses The Sak’s post-pandem...
June 27, 2025

How Lowe’s Marketplace & AI Strategy Are Accelerating Omnichannel Growth | Joe Cano at Mirakl Summit

Omni Talk is live from the Mirakl Summit with Joe Cano, SVP of Digital at Lowe’s, for an inside look at how Lowe’s is scaling its digital business through a newly launched Mirakl-powered marketplace. Joe breaks down how the m...
June 27, 2025

How Cotopaxi Is Scaling with Purpose Through Marketplaces | Founder Stephan Jacob at Mirakl Summit

Live from the 2025 Mirakl Summit in New York City, Omni Talk’s Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Cotopaxi Founder and Chief Global Officer Stephan Jacob. In this powerful conversation, Stephan shares how Cotopaxi b...
June 27, 2025

How Tapestry is Turning AI Into a Retail Operating System | Avinash Kaushik at CommerceNext 2025

Tapestry’s Avinash Kaushik joins Omni Talk live from CommerceNext 2025 to discuss how AI is transforming marketing from the inside out. In this dynamic conversation, Avinash explains why he believes AI is becoming the new ope...
June 27, 2025

How COS is Winning Over Gen Z Shoppers | Lauren Price at CommerceNext 2025

Live from CommerceNext 2025, Omni Talk’s Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton sit down with Lauren Price, SVP of E-Commerce and Digital Marketing at COS North America, part of the H&M Group. Lauren shares how COS is attracting new ...
June 27, 2025

How Walmart Is Tapping The Creator Economy To Reshape Its Retail Experience Via Social Commerce

Live from CommerceNext 2025, Omni Talk’s Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Sarah Henry, Walmart's VP of Content, Influencer, and Commerce, to explore how Walmart is tapping into the creator economy and reshaping th...
June 26, 2025

Retail Tech Startup of the Month | How Botify Helps Brands Win in Generative Search

In the first edition of Omni Talk’s new monthly series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga team up with AWS’s Daniele Stroppa to spotlight the Retail Tech Startup of the Month—and the inaugural winner is Botify. Learn how Botify ...
June 25, 2025

Walmart, Whatnot & WTF Is H-E-B Doing With Robots? | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: SpartanNash’s merger with C&S Wholesale Grocer...
June 24, 2025

JOOR CEO on Fashion’s Supply Chain Shift, Tariffs, and Retail Tech Trends | Spotlight Series

Join Omni Talk’s Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they sit down with JOOR CEO Kristin Savilia to explore how JOOR is transforming the wholesale fashion landscape. Kristin shares exclusive insights on digitizing the buyer-bra...
June 21, 2025

Lightning Round: Costco Brisket, Corvette Dreams & Cheerios Chaos

Ever wonder what retail experts actually buy at Costco or what cars they dream about driving? This lightning round reveals the personal side of our A&M retail gurus, from brisket smoking tips to the shocking number of Cheerio...
June 21, 2025

The Costco Gas Station Experience You've Always Wanted Is Finally Here

Costco is finally building standalone gas stations to solve their infamous parking lot congestion while expanding member benefits beyond the warehouse. This economics 101 supply-and-demand solution could be the competitive ed...
June 21, 2025

Albertsons' Digital Display Gamble: Retail Media Gold Mine or Expensive Mistake?

Albertsons is betting big on digital displays throughout their stores, but grocery retail has a terrible track record with digital advertising execution. Our experts clash over whether this retail media investment will drive ...
June 21, 2025

Buy Or Sell: H&M Bettting Everything on AI to Beat SHEIN's Fast Fashion Dominance

Can AI save H&M from Shein's explosive growth? H&M invests heavily in predictive and generative AI to compete as Shein leapfrogs to 1.5% market share. Expert analysis reveals why AI alone won't solve H&M's fast fashion proble...
June 21, 2025

End of an Era: Amazon Officially Absorbs Whole Foods Into "One Grocery" Strategy

Amazon restructures grocery leadership under "One Grocery" strategy, merging Whole Foods employees into Amazon systems. Is this long-overdue efficiency or cultural destruction? Expert debate on what this means for grocery com...
June 21, 2025

BREAKING: Walmart's Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Just Changed Retail Forever

Walmart just revolutionized product launches forever! See how they delivered every Nintendo Switch 2 pre-order by 9 AM with FREE Coke and Pringles, leaving Target and Best Buy scrambling to catch up. Expert analysis on why th...
June 20, 2025

Why Post-Purchase Communication Could Become Retail’s Next Big Differentiator | Spotlight Series

In this Spotlight Series interview, Catherine Dummitt, VP of Marketing at Narvar, explains how the post-purchase journey is evolving from a cost center to a powerful “trust center.” With insights from over 42 billion consumer...
June 19, 2025

How Lowe’s Is Reinventing Home Improvement with a Digital Marketplace with VP Michael McCluskey | 5IM

Lowe’s VP of Marketplace, Michael McCluskey, joins us to share why the retailer is diving headfirst into the world of third-party marketplaces. Learn how Lowe’s is creating an “endless aisle” experience, what this means for p...
June 18, 2025

Walmart’s Bait & Switch 2, Costco Gas & More Grocery Sound & Fury From Amazon | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , A&M Brooks Levering and Bryson Waterman joined Chris and Anne to discuss...
June 14, 2025

🛒 Frans Muller on Small-Scale Impact & Big-Picture Retail at CGF 2025 | Ahold Delhaize CEO 🌍

In this special closing interview from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at CGF 2025 in Amsterdam, Frans Muller, CEO of Ahold Delhaize, joins Omni Talk Retail (0:10). He opens with reflections on the value of the Consumer Goods ...
June 14, 2025

Lightning Round: Tesco Club Card Nightclub, Uber Senior Features, Auntie Anne's & Dutch Food

Anne and Chris deliver lightning-fast takes on the week's quirkiest retail headlines, covering everything from Tesco's 90s nightclub pop-up to Uber's senior-friendly app features. The segment showcases their signature blend o...
June 14, 2025

Peloton's New Resale Platform: Smart Business Move or Operational Nightmare?

Peloton launched "Repowered," a resale marketplace for used fitness equipment where sellers retain 70% of the sale price while Peloton and platform provider Archive split the remaining 30%. The platform uses AI for pricing su...
June 14, 2025

Amazon's Humanoid Robots Will Deliver Your Packages - Are You Ready for Robots on Your Doorstep?

Amazon is developing humanoid robots that will ride in Rivian electric vans and deliver packages, currently testing the technology in a San Francisco facility designed like an obstacle course. While the concept represents sig...
June 14, 2025

Dollar General's Kathy Ireland Partnership: Genius Move or 90s Nostalgia Fail?

Dollar General is launching new celebrity home collections including partnerships with Kathy Ireland, and other brands as part of its "Home Valley" expansion across 20,000+ stores. The strategy aims to attract higher-income s...