Episodes

Selection, Trust-Building & AI-Driven Efficiency | How Alibaba Plans To Innovate B2B Supply Chains
Feb. 12, 2025

Selection, Trust-Building & AI-Driven Efficiency | How Alibaba Plans To Innovate B2B Supply Chains

At Manifest 2025, we talk with Justin Liu, U.S. Country Manager for Alibaba.com, about how AI and automation are transforming the B2B sourcing experience. With new AI-powered communication tools, supplier verification, and au...
Planning Integration, Visibility & AI | How Philips is Transforming Its Supply Chain Operations
Feb. 12, 2025

Planning Integration, Visibility & AI | How Philips is Transforming Its Supply Chain Operations

At Manifest 2025, Birger Beusching, Head of Supply Chain for Philips North America, shares insights on supply chain transformation, AI-powered decision-making, and enhancing supply chain visibility. Learn how Philips is optim...
How Daily Harvest Really Approaches Supply Chain & Logistics | Manifest 2025
Feb. 12, 2025

How Daily Harvest Really Approaches Supply Chain & Logistics | Manifest 2025

At Manifest 2025, we talk with Wesley Williams, VP of Supply Chain at Daily Harvest, about the biggest supply chain challenges and strategies for 2025. Instead of chasing the latest AI trends, Daily Harvest is doubling down o...
Automation, Software Upgrades, and AI-Driven Logistics | TGW Insights from Manifest 2025
Feb. 12, 2025

Automation, Software Upgrades, and AI-Driven Logistics | TGW Insights from Manifest 2025

The Future of Logistics & Supply Chain Automation is here! Live from Manifest 2025, we talk with Blake Neal, TGW Logistics Head of Business Development, about the biggest industry trends, including AI-driven warehouse solutio...
Spotlight Series | Kim Baudry Dematic
Feb. 10, 2025

Spotlight Series | Kim Baudry Dematic

What’s happening with retail automation in 2025? Investment in supply chain technology appears to be flattening out as retailers shift focus from large new projects to optimizing existing infrastructure. Anne and Chris sit do...
Fast Five Shorts | A Suitcase Full Of Sunshine Lightning Round
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | A Suitcase Full Of Sunshine Lightning Round

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Fast Five Shorts | What Impact Will Walmart Same-Day RX Delivery Have On The Healthcare Landscape
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | What Impact Will Walmart Same-Day RX Delivery Have On The Healthcare Landscape

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Fast Five Shorts | What Should We All Make Of IKEA's Secondhand Marketplace?
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | What Should We All Make Of IKEA's Secondhand Marketplace?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Clinics Inside Of Retail Stores?
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Clinics Inside Of Retail Stores?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Fast Five Shorts | Is The Third Time The Charm For Buybuy Baby?
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Is The Third Time The Charm For Buybuy Baby?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
Fast Five Shorts | There’s An App For That
Feb. 8, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | There’s An App For That

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by special co-host and Shop...
The Retail Trends (And Retailers) To Watch In 2025 | Ask An Expert
Feb. 6, 2025

The Retail Trends (And Retailers) To Watch In 2025 | Ask An Expert

🎙️ Omni Talk Retail Ask An Expert – Featuring Placer.ai’s Ethan Chernofsky Retailers are rethinking their store formats, customer engagement strategies, and location choices—but what does the foot traffic data actually say? P...
Crypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart Takes Same-Day Rx Nationwide | Fast Five
Feb. 5, 2025

Crypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart Takes Same-Day Rx Nationwide | 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 , and Scratch Event DJs , Shoptalk’s VP of Original Content & Strategy, Ben Miller, join...
How Coborn’s COO David Best Plans to Innovate Grocery Shopping | Live at FMI 2025
Feb. 3, 2025

How Coborn’s COO David Best Plans to Innovate Grocery Shopping | Live at FMI 2025

🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Coborn’s COO David Best on Grocery Innovation 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with David Best, President & COO of Coborn’s, about how the regional grocer is innovating th...
How Simbe Robotics is Impacting Grocery Stores with Automated Intelligence Gathering | FMI 2025
Feb. 3, 2025

How Simbe Robotics is Impacting Grocery Stores with Automated Intelligence Gathering | FMI 2025

🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Benjamin Bond on Retail Automation with Simbe Robotics 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with Benjamin Bond, VP of Strategy & Business Development at Simbe Robotics, about ...
Hy-Vee’s New CMO on Retail Media, Supplier Strategy & In-Store Tech | Live at FMI 2025
Feb. 2, 2025

Hy-Vee’s New CMO on Retail Media, Supplier Strategy & In-Store Tech | Live at FMI 2025

🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: A Conversation with Hy-Vee CMO Kathryn Mazza 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga for an exclusive interview with Katherine Maza, newly appointed Chief Marketing Officer of Hy-Vee live from...
A Pragmatic Review of Grocery Shopping Trends with Accenture's Karen Fang Grant | FMI 2025
Feb. 2, 2025

A Pragmatic Review of Grocery Shopping Trends with Accenture's Karen Fang Grant | FMI 2025

🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they sit down with Karen Fang Grant, Managing Director at Accenture, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss how AI, robotics, an...
Oliver Wyman's Bobby Gibbs on The Future of Grocery Retail & Walmart’s Digital Domination
Feb. 2, 2025

Oliver Wyman's Bobby Gibbs on The Future of Grocery Retail & Walmart’s Digital Domination

🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they chat with Bobby Gibbs, Partner at Oliver Wyman, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, about the evolving grocery landscape. From Walm...
How Robotics & AI Are Transforming Grocery Retail | Corey Rochkin, Oliver Wyman at FMI 2025
Feb. 2, 2025

How Robotics & AI Are Transforming Grocery Retail | Corey Rochkin, Oliver Wyman at FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Corey Rochkin of Oliver Wyman about the latest robotic automation trends in grocery retail live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025...
🔹 Inside Lowes Foods’ Digital Strategy: Grocery’s Future with Chad Petersen | FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

🔹 Inside Lowes Foods’ Digital Strategy: Grocery’s Future with Chad Petersen | FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Chad Petersen, SVP of Digital at Lowes Foods, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to dive into the next evolution of groc...
🚀 The Future of Grocery: AI, Live Streaming & Store Innovation w/ Deborah Weinswig | FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

🚀 The Future of Grocery: AI, Live Streaming & Store Innovation w/ Deborah Weinswig | FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Deborah Weinswig, Founder & CEO of Coresight Research, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI, to explore the biggest retail trend...
📊 How Albertsons Media Collective is Shaping the Future of Retail Media | FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

📊 How Albertsons Media Collective is Shaping the Future of Retail Media | FMI 2025

Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Julian Mintz, VP of Sales at Albertsons Media Collective, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss the rapid evolution of retail media networks, ad measurement standard...
🛒 The Future of Grocery: Topco’s Insights on Private Label & Shopper Trends | FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

🛒 The Future of Grocery: Topco’s Insights on Private Label & Shopper Trends | FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Katie Waeltz, VP of Category Management & Market Insights at Topco, to discuss the future of grocery, the shift in consumer behavior ...
📦 How SpartanNash is Digitizing Grocery Merchandising with AI & Robotics | FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

📦 How SpartanNash is Digitizing Grocery Merchandising with AI & Robotics | FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Bennett Morgan, EVP & CMO of SpartanNash, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss how automation, robot...