Season 7

Nov. 30, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Ashley Buchanan Named New Kohl’s CEO

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Ashley Buchanan Named New Kohl’s CE...
Nov. 30, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Target: Dull Or Chic?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Target Is Dull Or Chic? For the ...
Nov. 29, 2024

Introducing You're Such A Ranker: Best Holidays Edition!

In this inaugural episode of You're Such A Ranker, Chris and Anne rank their top 5 favorite holidays! From Memorial Day to Christmas, and even the surprising addition of the summer solstice, they debate the highs and lows of ...
Nov. 27, 2024

Kohl’s Has A New CEO, Perplexity Goes Shopping & The WSJ Calls Target ‘Dull’ | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Whom to blame for the WSJ calling Target “d...
Nov. 26, 2024

The CDO’s Guide To 2025 E-Commerce Trends | Ask An Expert

Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga in this dynamic episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series as they explore the future of retail with Jean-Denis Mariani, former Chief Digital Officer at Coty, and Kristy Vannatter, Head ...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A Rockin' Rollerblading Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Rockin' Rollerblading Lightning R...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Does The World Need A Super App For Mealtime?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If The World Need A Super App For M...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What’s The Frequency Zara?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Zara testing embeddable threads tha...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | REI Goes After ‘Serial Returners’

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: REI Going After ‘Serial Returners’ ...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Shuts Down Secret Fertility Tracker Project

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Shutting Down A Secret Ferti...
Nov. 23, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks To Offer In-app Delivery Via Doordash

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Offering In-app Delivery ...
Nov. 21, 2024

A&M Five Insightful Minutes on Consumer Sentiment With Chad Lusk

Chris and Anne welcome Chad Lusk from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group to unpack findings from their latest consumer sentiment survey . They explore how economic factors are reshaping holiday spending, consumer loyalty, and ...
Nov. 20, 2024

Starbucks Teams Up With DoorDash, Wonder Buys Grubhub & Amazon Halts Fertility Project | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash th...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A Lululemon v. Vuori Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Lululemon v. Vuori Lightning Roun...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Open 8 New Amazon Fresh Stores

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Opening 8 New Amazon Fresh St...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Lowe’s New Digital Home Platform For Loyalty Members?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Lowe’...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Carrot Tags, Caper Carts, Oh My!

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Carrot Tags, Caper Carts, Oh My! F...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | How Will E.l.f.’s Dollar General Expansion Impact Beauty Retailing?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: How E.l.f.’s Dollar General Expansi...
Nov. 16, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Tests Letting People Open Locked Display Cases With Their Mobile Devices

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Testing Letting People Open...
Nov. 13, 2024

Walmart’s New Mobile Locks, Instacart’s Big Week & E.l.f. Beauty’s Dollar General Plans! | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart testing a new technology in its sto...
Nov. 13, 2024

Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky Reveals 2024 Retail Superlative Awards & Surprising Insights | Ask An Expert

Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky joins Chris and Anne to reveal the 2024 Retail Superlative Awards. Ethan highlights: ( 4:58 ) Costco’s title as “Most Likely to Succeed Forever” ( 8:40 ) Fitness as the “Segment of the Year” ( 14:...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts: A Splash Of Coconut Milk Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Splash Of Coconut Milk Lightning ...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Starbucks Unveils Its Turnaround Plan

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Unveiling Its Turnaround P...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | The Children’s Place Debuts On Shein

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Their Thoughts On The Children’s Pl...