Season 7

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...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: ChatGPT Search?

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: ChatG...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Doordash And Lyft Up The Ante

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: Doordash And Lyft Upping The Ante F...
Nov. 9, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart+ Is 50% Off!

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+ Is 50% Off! For the full e...
Nov. 6, 2024

Walmart+ Is 50% Off, Starbucks Sketches Its Turnaround Plan & ChatGPT Search Has Arrived | 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 discuss: Walmart discounting its Walmart+ membership b...
Nov. 2, 2024

Walmart's Hilarious Black Friday Parodies: Which One Will Steal the Show?

In this Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Walmart's innovative marketing campaign features parodies of po...
Nov. 2, 2024

Revolutionizing Retail: Self-Checkouts Coming to Fitting Rooms

In this Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Marks and Spencer is pioneering the introduction of self checkou...
Nov. 2, 2024

Wayfair Launches Membership Program: Are Consumers Interested?

In the latest Fast Five Short, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Wayfair has introduced a new paid loyalty program, cost...
Nov. 2, 2024

Retail Robotics on the Rise: Simbe's Funding and Industry Impact

In the latest Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Simbe has successfully raised $50 million in its latest S...
Nov. 2, 2024

Is 7-Eleven's New Standard Store the Future of Convenience?

In this Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how 7-Eleven is set to open over 600 new stores by 2027, featuring ...
Nov. 2, 2024

Will Amazon's New Storefront Take Down Temu and Shein?

In the latest Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Amazon is taking aggressive measures to compete with Shei...
Oct. 31, 2024

How AI & Cloud Technology Are Shaping The Future Of Fashion Retail With Doug Tiffan Of AWS | 5IM

In this 5 Insightful Minutes interview from Omni Talk Retail, Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Fashion and Apparel at Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses AI and cloud technology’s impact on fashion retail. He prov...
Oct. 30, 2024

Amazon’s Temu Rivalry, 7-Eleven & Why Goldman Sachs Thinks 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot | 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 discuss: Amazon setting aggressive price targets for i...
Oct. 30, 2024

How Beachwaver Became Successful Going All In On Video Commerce | Ask An Expert

In this episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert series, Beachwaver CEO Sarah Potempa and Firework’s VP of Strategic Accounts Kristy Vannatter reveal how Beachwaver uses live video commerce to enhance customer engagement and dr...
Oct. 28, 2024

How RFID & GreyOrange’s G Store Are Transforming Retail: Interview With Troy Siwek | Spotlight Series

In this Omni Talk Retail podcast episode, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk with Troy Siwek, GM and Partner at GreyOrange, to discuss how RFID technology is transforming retail. Key topics covered include: 0:08 – Opening: D...
Oct. 26, 2024

Small Stores, Big Ideas: The New Bed, Bath and Beyond Strategy

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Oct. 26, 2024

Space Chips and Halloween Treats: The Lightning Round Discussion

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Oct. 26, 2024

Chick-Fil-A Dives into Entertainment: Will Their New App Win Over Families?

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Oct. 26, 2024

Buy Buy Baby: Is the Physical Store Dead for Baby Brands?

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Oct. 26, 2024

Inside Amazon Grocery: A New Concept or Confusing Strategy?

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, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consume...
Oct. 26, 2024

Walmart's Game-Changer: Same-Day Prescription Delivery Is Here!

In this Fast Five Short, Anne and Chris are joined by A&M CRG's Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts to discuss how Walmart has launched a same-day prescription delivery service, aiming to reach 49 states and cover over 86% o...
Oct. 23, 2024

Walmart Same-Day Rx Delivery, Bed Bath’s Return & WTF Is Amazon’s Grocery Strategy | 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 , A&M’s Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts, joined Chris and Anne to ...
Oct. 21, 2024

The State of Retail Venture Capital: Challenges and Opportunities with Karl Bracken

In this debut episode of Omni Talk Retail's new podcast series, highlighting investor perspectives on retail and consumer trends, Chris and Anne interview Karl Bracken, Founder and CEO of Ocampo Capital. Karl shares insights ...
Oct. 19, 2024

Anne's and Chris's Childhood Aspirations: A Love for Meteorology and Mike Royko

In this Fast Five Short we discuss in our Lightning round how Walmart's recent hiring of a full-time meteorologist sparks a nostalgic conversation about childhood dreams and career aspirations. As the hosts explore their earl...