Episodes

Fast Five Shorts | How Long Before We Are All Grocery Shopping Via Smart Carts?
July 5, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | How Long Before We Are All Grocery Shopping Via Smart Carts?

This segment on the Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Infios, Clear Demand, and Ocampo Capital, explores Wegmans' smart cart pilot. Wegmans pilots Instacart's AI-powered ...
Fast Five Shorts | How Should We Think About Walmart’s “Dark Store” Admission?
July 5, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | How Should We Think About Walmart’s “Dark Store” Admission?

This segment on the Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Infios, Clear Demand, and Ocampo Capital, dives into Walmart's dark store pilot program. Walmart is testing dark sto...
Why Most Smart Store Pilots Fail (And How to Build One That Doesn’t) | 5IM
July 3, 2025

Why Most Smart Store Pilots Fail (And How to Build One That Doesn’t) | 5IM

In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, gStore by GregyOrange’s General Manager Troy Sewek joins Omni Talk to share his tried-and-true tips on tech for the world’s smartest stores. From RFID foundations to computer vision innov...
Target Goes Factory-Direct, Walmart Goes Dark & Starbucks Revamps Its Hiring Process | Fast Five
July 2, 2025

Target Goes Factory-Direct, Walmart Goes Dark & Starbucks Revamps Its Hiring Process | 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: Walmart testing dark stores ( Source ) Wegmans...
Inside RetailClub: A Bold New Vision for AI and Retail | Spotlight Series
July 1, 2025

Inside RetailClub: A Bold New Vision for AI and Retail | Spotlight Series

Omni Talk sits down with Krystina Gustafson, co-founder of RetailClub and former Shoptalk content chief, to talk about the new AI Deep Dive Retreat launching this September in Huntington Beach. In this candid conversation, Kr...
Lightning Round: Romance Novels, Soap Wars & French Fry Pizza
June 28, 2025

Lightning Round: Romance Novels, Soap Wars & French Fry Pizza

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, our rapid-fire lightning round covers the week's quirkiest retail stories: Ollipop's 5-...
Amazon's Desperate Grocery Play: Will Bundling Work?
June 28, 2025

Amazon's Desperate Grocery Play: Will Bundling Work?

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Amazon is testing aggressive grocery bundling by showing 100+ food items during regular...
H-E-B Tests Grocery Robots: Innovation or the Next Garmin Dash-Mounted GPS?
June 28, 2025

H-E-B Tests Grocery Robots: Innovation or the Next Garmin Dash-Mounted GPS?

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, conservative grocery giant H-E-B surprises everyone by piloting autonomous delivery rob...
Walmart's New AI Saves Managers 60 Minutes Per Shift
June 28, 2025

Walmart's New AI Saves Managers 60 Minutes Per Shift

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, we discuss how Walmart is revolutionizing store operations with AI tools that cut shift...
Inside Whatnot: The Secret $5B Live Shopping Empire
June 28, 2025

Inside Whatnot: The Secret $5B Live Shopping Empire

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, we deep dive into Whatnot, the live streaming shopping app that hit $3B in sales sellin...
$1.77B Grocery Mega-Merger: SpartanNash & C&S Unite
June 28, 2025

$1.77B Grocery Mega-Merger: SpartanNash & C&S Unite

In this week's Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, we break down the massive $1.77B merger between SpartanNash and C&S Wholesale Grocers t...
How B&H Photo Builds Loyalty Through Radical Service | CommerceNext 2025 with Jeff Gerstel
June 27, 2025

How B&H Photo Builds Loyalty Through Radical Service | CommerceNext 2025 with Jeff Gerstel

In this exclusive interview from the CommerceNext Growth Show, Omni Talk sits down with Jeff Gerstel, CMO of B&H Photo and Video, to explore how one of New York’s most iconic retailers continues to set the bar for loyalty, se...
Mirakl Americas CEO Scott Eckert on Marketplace Growth and Retail Acceleration | Mirakl Summit 2025
June 27, 2025

Mirakl Americas CEO Scott Eckert on Marketplace Growth and Retail Acceleration | Mirakl Summit 2025

In this candid conversation from the Mirakl Summit, Omni Talk sits down with Scott Eckert CEO of the Americas at Mirakl, to talk about his first 100 days on the job and what excites him most about Mirakl’s future. From unlock...
How Mirakl Is Powering the Future of AI Commerce with Chief Data & AI Officer Anne-Claire Baschet
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...
How The Sak Is Winning on Marketplaces with Mirakl | Max Tepper at Mirakl Summit 2025
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...
How Lowe’s Marketplace & AI Strategy Are Accelerating Omnichannel Growth | Joe Cano at Mirakl Summit
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...
How Cotopaxi Is Scaling with Purpose Through Marketplaces | Founder Stephan Jacob at Mirakl Summit
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...
How Tapestry is Turning AI Into a Retail Operating System | Avinash Kaushik at CommerceNext 2025
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...
How COS is Winning Over Gen Z Shoppers | Lauren Price at CommerceNext 2025
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 ...
How Walmart Is Tapping The Creator Economy To Reshape Its Retail Experience Via Social Commerce
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...
Retail Tech Startup of the Month | How Botify Helps Brands Win in Generative Search
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 ...
Walmart, Whatnot & WTF Is H-E-B Doing With Robots? | Fast Five
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...
JOOR CEO on Fashion’s Supply Chain Shift, Tariffs, and Retail Tech Trends | Spotlight Series
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...
Lightning Round: Costco Brisket, Corvette Dreams & Cheerios Chaos
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...