Season 7

July 27, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: The Narrative That Target Employees Hate Their New AI Chatbot?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling The Narrative T...
July 25, 2024

Combating Retail Shrinkage: Insights On External & Internal Theft Prevention With A&M's John Clear | 5IM

Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for this compelling 5-minute discussion with John Clear, Senior Director at the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, as he delves into the pressing issue of retail shrinkage. Learn about the late...
July 24, 2024

Cookies, Amazombies & The Target Chatbot Store Associates Reportedly Hate | 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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*...
July 24, 2024

Retail Midyear Report Card 2024: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities With Placer AI | Ask An Expert

Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for an insightful discussion with Placer AI's Ethan Chernofsky as he hands his 2024 Midyear Retail Report Card grades. You'll hear Ethan discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportuni...
July 23, 2024

How To Set Priorities For Retail CX Investment & Innovation With Talkdesk's Michael Klein | Ask An Expert

In an era where customer loyalty is more critical than ever, retailers are shifting their focus from transactional efficiency to interactive engagement across channels, with generative AI spearheading much of the change. So O...
July 23, 2024

The Past, Present & Future Of Barcoding With Bitly And GS1 | Spotlight Series

In this episode of Omni Talk Retail Technology Spotlight Series, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dive deep into the rapidly evolving world of 2D barcodes with experts Carrie Wilkie from GS1 US and Ayub Mohammed of Bitly....
July 20, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Petaluma’s City-wide Reusable Cup Pilot With Starbucks?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and R...
July 20, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: 2025 As The Year Of The Electronic Shelf Label?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and R...
July 20, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will Macy’s Finally Get A Break From Being On The Acquisition Block?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and R...
July 20, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | How Long Before Walmart Retail Media Dwarves The Competition?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Re...
July 20, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | How Will Rufus Shape Digital Commerce?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and R...
July 17, 2024

Amazon Lets Rufus Out To Play, Macy’s Ends Its Talks & Walmart Exerts Media Dominance | 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 Sezzle , A&M’s Mohit Mohal and Chris Disa, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon ro...
July 13, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Love It Or Leave It: Walmart Stocking 101 For College Credit?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Love It Or Leave It: Walmart Stocking 101 Fo...
July 13, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Paying For Groceries With Venmo?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Pro Or Con: Paying For Groceries With Venmo?...
July 13, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Training Store Employees With Gamified iPads?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Training Store...
July 13, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Is Co-op The First Of Many More Wins For Walmart Commerce Technologies?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Co-op The First Of Many More Wins For Wal...
July 13, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Saks & Neimans: Will Two Wrongs Make A Right?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Saks & Neimans: Will Two Wrongs Make A Right...
July 10, 2024

The Saks & Neiman Marcus Merger, Walmart Commerce Technologies & Using Venmo At Hy-Vee | 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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: The Saks and Neiman Marcus merger and what to expec...
July 6, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: The Future Of Smart Carts?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: The Future Of ...
July 6, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Would You Use BNPL With Tiptop Trade-in?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They Would Use BNPL With Tiptop Trade-in ...
July 6, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Are We Really Amidst The ‘Second Barcode Revolution?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If We're Really Amidst The ‘Second Barcode R...
July 6, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | Will Target’s More Aggressive Shoplifting Thresholds Make A Difference?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Target’s More Aggressive Shoplifting Thre...
July 6, 2024

Fast Five Shorts | What To Make Of Amazon’s SHEIN And Temu Copycat?

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 Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What To Make Of Amazon’s SHEIN And Temu Copy...
July 3, 2024

Caper Carts, Shoplifting, Tesco QR Codes & Why Amazon Is Smart To Copycat Shein And Temu | 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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s plans to copycat Shein and Temu (Source: C...