Season 7

May 18, 2025

LTK Partners With The Bachelor to Launch Shoppable TV | Social Commerce Gets Real

LTK is teaming up with The Bachelor to turn binge-watching into shopping. In this episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne break down how ...
May 15, 2025

LEAD Network CEO Allyson Zimmerman on Gender Equity, Inclusive Retail & The Future of DEI | WRC 2025

Live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at the World Retail Congress 2025, Omni Talk catches up with Allyson Zimmerman, CEO of the LEAD Network. Allison discusses her journey from KFC kitchens to global NGO leadership, how t...
May 15, 2025

Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson on Gen Z, TikTok Commerce & the Future of Retail Innovation | WRC 2025

Broadcasting from the VusionGroup booth at the World Retail Congress, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Pacsun CEO Brieane Olson for a candid and energizing conversation on youth culture, experimentation, and the f...
May 15, 2025

Falabella Chairman Enrique Ostalé on AI, Leadership, and Latin American Retail | Live from WRC

Live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at the World Retail Congress in London, Omni Talk sits down with Enrique Ostalé, Chairman of the Board at Falabella, for a conversation that blends strategy, leadership, and regional r...
May 15, 2025

How Albert Heijn Is Winning with Gen Z and Generative AI | Sjoerd Holleman Live at WRC 2025

Live from the Grand Ballroom Foyer and the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at World Retail Congress 2025, Omni Talk catches up with Sjoerd Holleman, SVP and Executive Board Member of Albert Heijn, to talk digital grocery, personal...
May 15, 2025

Mark Ibbotson on Navigating Retail Chaos | AI, Black Swans & What Comes Next

Omni Talk Retail catches up with Mark Ibbotson, former EVP at Walmart and current VusionGroup advisor, live at World Retail Congress 2025 to break down the state of retail volatility. From economic whiplash to geopolitical bl...
May 15, 2025

Bonprix’s Carolin Klar on 3D Design, AI, and the Human Side of Fashion | WRC 2025

Live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at the World Retail Congress 2025 in London, Omni Talk sits down with Carolin Klar, Executive Board Member at Bonprix, to explore the intersection of fashion, technology, and human ins...
May 15, 2025

NRF’s Matthew Shay on Retail Resilience & Leading Through Macroeconomic Uncertainty | WRC 2025

Omni Talk Retail wraps up World Retail Congress 2025 from the VusionGroup Podcast Studioo with Matthew Shay, President & CEO of the National Retail Federation, in a wide-ranging discussion on the state of global retail. From ...
May 15, 2025

AWS Exec Reveals Agentic AI's Role in the Future of Physical Retail | 5IM

In this episode of 5 Insightful Minutes, AWS's Justin Swagler joins us to explain why physical stores remain critical in today’s digital-first retail landscape. He introduces a compelling framework for the future of retail po...
May 14, 2025

JD Sports CEO Regis Schultz on U.S. Growth, Gen Z, & Lifestyle Retail | World Retail Congress 2025

In this Omni Talk exclusive, recorded live from the VusionGroup Studio, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga speak with Regis Schultz, CEO of JD Sports, from the floor of the World Retail Congress 2025. Regis shares his retail orig...
May 14, 2025

Instacart’s CEO Bolts, Primark Teaches Sewing & Amazon’s Robot Dials Dork To 11 | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Instacart’s CEO resigning to take...
May 14, 2025

DFI CEO Scott Price on Retail’s AI Future, Growth Obstacles & Training the Next Merchants | WRC 2025

In this live World Retail Congress episode, recorded from the VusionGroup Studio, Omni Talk’s Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga catch up with Scott Price, CEO of DFI Retail Group, to explore the sweeping changes in global retail...
May 14, 2025

From Albertsons to Artificial Plants? Suzanne Long on Sustainability, Reinvention & Fauxliage

Live from the VusionGroup booth at World Retail Congress, Omni Talk’s Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk with Suzanne Long, the newly minted founder of Fauxliage and former Chief Sustainability and Transformation Officer at ...
May 13, 2025

Why Retailers Can't Ignore Competitive Intelligence With ClearDemand CPO Rajat Nigam | Spotlight Series

In this deep-dive Omni Talk Spotlight, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Rajat Nigam, Chief Product Officer at ClearDemand, to unpack the critical role of competitive intelligence in modern retail pricing. Formerly...
May 10, 2025

From Nostalgic Cereals to Met Gala Fashion: This Week's Lightning Round Reveals Our Personal Side

This charming lightning round segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, reveals the personalities behind retail analytics as Ben Miller, a UK retail exper...
May 10, 2025

Buy Or Sell: Lowe's AI Assistance For In-store Associate Customer Service?

In this insightful analysis, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, retail experts reveal what Lowe's new AI assistant is really designed to accomplish, beyond ...
May 10, 2025

Pinterest Is A Search Engine?

Pinterest vs. Google: The Visual Search Revolution This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, explores how Pinterest is disrupting traditional search ...
May 10, 2025

All Hail The Year of the Robot: Morrisons Debuts UK's First Human-Sized Grocery Aisle Robots

Morrisons Robotic Revolution: UK's First Human-Sized Grocery Aisle Robots This eye-opening segment explores how Morrisons supermarket is transforming UK grocery operations by deploying the first human-sized aisle robots in th...
May 10, 2025

Walmart's "Store of the Future": Evolution or Revolution?

In this insightful retail analysis, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, experts debate whether Walmart's new Texas Supercenter deserves its "store of the fut...
May 10, 2025

Amazon & Saks: Luxury Retail's Most Asinine Partnership?

In this eye-opening retail industry analysis, our expert panel examines the high-stakes partnership between Amazon and Saks Fifth Avenue that could reshape luxury shopping forever. Key Moments: 0:02 - Introduction to the new ...
May 8, 2025

How AI Will Change Order Management Forever With Infios SVP Omar Akilah | 5IM

In this exclusive 5 Insightful Minutes interview, Omar Akilah, SVP of Product at Infios, joins Omni Talk to explore how AI is impacting retail order management systems. From modular OMS architecture to predictive inventory op...
May 7, 2025

Walmart Stores Of The Future, Morrisons Robots & Why Saks Just Set Omnichannel Back | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Simbe , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and ClearDemand , Shoptalk’s Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Sak...
May 3, 2025

🎸 7-Eleven Emo Fests, Miami Vice Comebacks & Beyoncé Takes Over Omni Talk

In this week’s Lightning Round, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, the Omni Talk crew gets loose with hot takes on 7-Eleven’s emo music festival sponsorship...
May 3, 2025

Schnucks Bets Big on Local Brands — But Will It Work?

Schnucks is rolling out products from its first local brand accelerator, Schnucks Springboard, into 15 stores across Missouri and Illinois. But with rising tariffs and razor-thin margins, will this bold bet on community-roote...