Season 7

Oct. 9, 2024

Gamification in Grocery: Boosting Engagement With Caper Carts

David McIntosh, the Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss the innovative solutions Instacart is implementing to create a connected store experience. McIntosh explains how...
Oct. 9, 2024

From Consultant To CEO: Neil Stern's Journey At Good Food Holdings

Neil Stern, CEO of Good Food Holdings, shares insights on the evolution of the connected store and his journey from consultant to CEO during the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses how the company's e-commerce sales skyrocketed b...
Oct. 8, 2024

Unlocking Omnichannel Success: Insights From Ahold Delhaize CEO Frans Muller

Frans Muller, the President and CEO of Ahold Delhaize, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, live from the VusionGroup Studio at Groceryshop 2024, to discuss the evolving landscape of grocery retailing and the importance of d...
Oct. 8, 2024

Behind the Scenes of Walmart+ With Walmart SVP Venessa Yates

Walmart+ is making waves in the retail landscape, particularly among high-income households, as it evolves to meet customer demands for convenience and value. In this engaging conversation, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton spea...
Oct. 8, 2024

Behind the Scenes at Sam's Club: Chris Nicholas Talks Technology and Experience

Chris Nicholas, CEO and president of Sam's Club, joins Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton, live from the VusionGroup Studio at Groceryshop 2024, to discuss the future of retail and the innovative steps Sam's Club is taking to enh...
Oct. 8, 2024

Kristin Popp Talks Robotics and the Secrets Behind Woodman's Success

Kristin Popp, the Executive Vice President of Woodman's Food Markets, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, live from the VusionGroup Studio at Groceryshop, to discuss the unique operational model of Woodman's, known for its ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Meta's RayBans: Runway Ready or Runaway 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, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Klarna’s Bold Move: Bringing BNPL In-Store

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 host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Giant Eagle Invests In Cutting Driver Wait Times

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 host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Doordash Releases New Suite Of Business Solutions

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 host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Are Costco & Sam’s The Choice Of A New Generation?

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 host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 5, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Gaining Share From $200K+ Income Earners

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 host Joe Laszlo of Shoptalk discuss: ...
Oct. 3, 2024

How Retailers Can Accelerate Their Private Label Brand Growth | 5IM

In this Insightful 5 Minute podcast episode, Marco Valentini, Managing Director at the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, breaks down his company's latest report on why private label brands are essential for retailers and how the...
Oct. 2, 2024

Walmart’s High Income Demo, Klarna’s Bold Move & Why Costco May Be The New Pepsi | 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 , Shoptalk’s Joe Laszlo joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The high inco...
Oct. 1, 2024

How To Maximize Your E-Commerce Success During The Holidays | Spotlight Series

Get ready for the holiday rush with this special Omni Talk Retail Spotlight episode! Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Natalija Pavic, the Senior Product Marketing Manager at Salesforce Commerce Cloud and host of t...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | A Res "ZA" me Lighting 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, Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Res "ZA" me Lighting Round For the f...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart And Sam’s Club To Merge Their Supply Chains

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 discuss: Walmart And Sam’s Club Merging Their S...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | There’s An (Amazon AI-Generated) Ad For That

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 discuss: There’s An (Amazon AI-Generated) Ad Fo...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Walmart’s New Shop With Friends Feature

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 discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Walmart’...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will Amazon’s New ‘Buy It Now’ Program Be Must-See TV?

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 discuss: If Amazon’s New ‘Buy It Now’ Program W...
Sept. 28, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Has Moved Up Its Holiday Promotions

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 discuss: Walmart Moving Up Its Holiday Promotio...
Sept. 26, 2024

Front Porch Insights: Why JD Sports Prioritizes Video Commerce | Ask An Expert

In this episode of OmniTalk’s “Ask an Expert” series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with JD Sports’ EVP and Chief Digital Officer, Arianne Parisi, and Firework’s SVP of Revenue, Billy Cladek, to discuss how video co...
Sept. 26, 2024

Scott Langdoc Five Insightful Minutes

In this episode of our popular 5 Insightful Minutes Podcast Series, Scott Langdoc, Global Head of Grocery, Drug, and Convenience Retail Strategy at Amazon Web Services, dives deep into the key challenges and opportunities sha...
Sept. 25, 2024

The First-Ever Amazon & Walmart Podcast Takeover | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Walmart and Amazon takeover the headlines in their ongo...