Episodes

How AI & Automation Are Changing Grocery Retail | Live from FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

How AI & Automation Are Changing Grocery Retail | Live from FMI 2025

Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Thom Blischok, Chairman and CEO, Dialogic Group, to discuss how automation, AI, and connected stores are reshaping retail live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI. Thom breaks down ...
🔹 How AI & Tech Will Transform Grocery | Oliver Wright of Accenture at FMI 2025
Feb. 1, 2025

🔹 How AI & Tech Will Transform Grocery | Oliver Wright of Accenture at FMI 2025

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Oliver Wright from Accenture to explore the technological trends transforming the grocery industry and beyond. Discover how AI, autom...
🌿 Sprouts' Secrets to Grocery Success | Exclusive Interview from FMI Conference 2025 🌿
Feb. 1, 2025

🌿 Sprouts' Secrets to Grocery Success | Exclusive Interview from FMI Conference 2025 🌿

🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Stan Swinton, VP of Non-Perishable Grocery at Sprouts Farmers Market, live from the Simbe Podcast Booth at FMI 2025, to ex...
Fast Five Shorts | A "2-Ply" Lightning Round
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | A "2-Ply" 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 discuss: A "2-Ply" Lightning Round For...
Fast Five Shorts | Hot Or Extra Hot: Starbucks New Ceramic Mug Rollout?
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Hot Or Extra Hot: Starbucks New Ceramic Mug Rollout?

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 discuss: If The Starbucks Ceramic Mug ...
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Increasing Regional Manager Pay To Potentially Over $600k Per Year
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Increasing Regional Manager Pay To Potentially Over $600k Per Year

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 discuss: Walmart Increasing Regional M...
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Levi’s Claim That Data Helped It Capitalize On The Baggy Jeans Trend
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Levi’s Claim That Data Helped It Capitalize On The Baggy Jeans Trend

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 discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling:...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Names Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel Head Of Worldwide Grocery
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Names Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel Head Of Worldwide Grocery

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 discuss: Amazon Naming Whole Foods CEO...
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart To Allow Suppliers To Test New Products With Walmart Customers
Feb. 1, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart To Allow Suppliers To Test New Products With Walmart Customers

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 discuss: Walmart Allowing Suppliers To...
How AWS & Amazon Ads Are Moving Retail Forward in 2025 | 5IM
Jan. 30, 2025

How AWS & Amazon Ads Are Moving Retail Forward in 2025 | 5IM

In this episode of our 5 Insightful Minutes Series, the Head of Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods Business Development at AWS, Justin Honaman, joins us to discuss the biggest retail trends of 2025. We explore how...
Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery | Fast Five
Jan. 29, 2025

Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery | 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 , Chris and Anne discussed: The appointment of Whole Foods CEO J...
Fast Five Shorts | A "Gentle Rollercoaster" Lightning Round
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | A "Gentle Rollercoaster" 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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Fast Five Shorts | Don’t Change The Chanel, Walmart To Sell Luxury Goods Via Rebag
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Don’t Change The Chanel, Walmart To Sell Luxury Goods Via Rebag

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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Fast Five Shorts | Sephora To Redesign Its Entire North American Store Fleet
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Sephora To Redesign Its Entire North American Store Fleet

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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Fast Five Shorts | Does The American Consumer Need Smaller Format Burlington Stores?
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Does The American Consumer Need Smaller Format Burlington 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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Target Cutting Its Production Lead Time
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Target Cutting Its Production Lead Time

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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Fast Five Shorts | What Does Walmart Symbotic Deal Signal About Its Approach To Delivery?
Jan. 25, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | What Does Walmart Symbotic Deal Signal About Its Approach To Delivery?

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 co-hosts from the Alvare...
Walmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And Robots All In The Same Week! | Fast Five
Jan. 22, 2025

Walmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And Robots All In The Same Week! | 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 , A&M’s Kelly Carey and John Clear joined Chris and Anne to disc...
From Margins to Market Share: A 2025 Retail Deep Dive with BMO Managing Director Simeon Siegel
Jan. 20, 2025

From Margins to Market Share: A 2025 Retail Deep Dive with BMO Managing Director Simeon Siegel

In our latest episode of Omni Talk's Investor Perspectives on Retail and the Consumer, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Simeon Siegel, Managing Director at BMO Capital Markets, to discuss the key trends and challenges...
Fast Five Shorts | A "Let's Dance" Lightning Round
Jan. 18, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | A "Let's Dance" 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 discuss: A "Let's Dance" Lightning Rou...
Fast Five Shorts | Ebay To Sell Via Facebook Marketplace
Jan. 18, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Ebay To Sell Via Facebook 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 discuss: Ebay Allowing Sales Via Faceb...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Sell Ad Tech To Other Retailers
Jan. 18, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Sell Ad Tech To Other Retailers

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 discuss: Amazon Selling Ad Tech To Oth...
Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Best Buy’s New Marketplace
Jan. 18, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Best Buy’s New 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 discuss: If They're Pro Or Con: Best B...
Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Invest $11 Billion Towards Ai In Georgia
Jan. 18, 2025

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon To Invest $11 Billion Towards Ai In Georgia

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 discuss: Amazon Investing $11 Billion...