Season 7
Oct. 29, 2025
The We May Not Be Ready For It New Normal Of Layoffs, RFID & AI Glasses | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon and Target’s major layoffs affecting thousands of co...
Oct. 27, 2025
How Grocery Dealz Is Building the "Gas Buddy for Groceries" | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series episode, Matt Goynes, co-founder and co-CEO of Grocery Dealz, joins Omni Talk to reveal how a Texas startup is improving grocery shopping with AI-powered price comparison. From fight...
Oct. 25, 2025
Lightning Round: Apple Upgrades, Classic Cars, AI Concerns & Stargazing | Fast Five Shorts
In this week's Lightning Round, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Alvarez & Marsal's Lisa Collier and Manola Soler t...
Oct. 25, 2025
DoorDash Teams Up with Waymo - Are Autonomous Deliveries the Future? | Fast Five Shorts
DoorDash is piloting autonomous deliveries with Waymo in Metro Phoenix—but will consumers actually embrace robot deliveries? Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Lisa Col...
Oct. 25, 2025
Wayfair's Perigold Goes Big - 30K Square Feet of Luxury | Fast Five Shorts
Wayfair's luxury brand Perigold opens a massive 30,000-square-foot, two-level store in West Palm Beach! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The new location features 150...
Oct. 25, 2025
Gen Z's Vision - Britain's High Streets Become Social Tech Hubs | Fast Five Shorts
New research reveals Gen Z will transform Britain's high streets into social, tech-driven hubs by 2050! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. According to American Express...
Oct. 25, 2025
Ulta Beauty's Marketplace Launch - Curation vs. Scale | Fast Five Shorts
Ulta Beauty officially launches its marketplace powered by Mirakl! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The beauty retailer is taking a curated, invitation-only approach ...
Oct. 25, 2025
Walmart Attacks Amazon with ChatGPT Shopping Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart makes a bold move partnering with OpenAI to bring shopping directly to ChatGPT! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. In this segment, we discuss how users will s...
Oct. 23, 2025
The Future of Retail Merchandising With Former Walmart EVP Turned Board Advisor Marybeth Hays | 5IM
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Marybeth Hays — a former Walmart merchant executive, trusted board member, and colleague of Chris and Anne's at Simbe — joins Omni Talk to discuss the dramatic evolution of retail merchan...
Oct. 22, 2025
DoorDash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges | Fast Five
In this OmniTalk Retail Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Alvarez & Marsal's Lisa Collier an...
Oct. 21, 2025
Retailers Are Running Lean This Holiday - Here's How to Not Run Out | Ask An Expert
Holiday retail is heating up... but this year looks dramatically different. With order counts steady but PO values down 25%, retailers are placing smaller, more frequent bets instead of locking in big inventory buys. Total ho...
Oct. 18, 2025
Lightning Round: The Body Shop’s Comeback, Bubbles & Blockbusters | Fast Five Shorts
In this week's Lightning Round, Chris and Anne tackle the Body Shop's comeback (bubble bath for Chris!), debate whether Glen Powell's Running Man will beat Arnold's original, drool over JP Morgan's $3 billion office tower wit...
Oct. 18, 2025
The AI Shopping Super App Has Arrived | Fast Five Shorts
Instacart, Uber, and DoorDash are among 11 partners integrating with ChatGPT later this year, making grocery shopping "as simple as having a conversation." Walmart also announced an amorphous partnership with OpenAI. Chris is...
Oct. 18, 2025
Walmart's 90 Million Sensor Bet: Tracking the Future of Retail | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart plans to deploy 90 million Bluetooth sensors across its inventory by end of 2026 in partnership with Wiliot. The "pixels" work like GPS trackers on every item, dramatically enhancing supply chain efficiency and cold c...
Oct. 18, 2025
Kroger's E-Commerce Identity Crisis? | Fast Five Shorts
Kroger announces plans to use DoorDash's Dashmart fulfillment service for delivery, joining CVS and other retailers. This comes as Kroger re-examines its Ocado automated warehouse infrastructure and expands DoorDash delivery ...
Oct. 18, 2025
Walmart's Auto Care Gets a Digital Upgrade | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart opens its first Auto Care Center of the Future in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with plans to expand to 10 locations. Customers can schedule services through the Walmart app, drop their keys in a locker, and shop while rece...
Oct. 18, 2025
Amazon Brings Healthcare to the Kiosk | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is launching prescription pickup kiosks at One Medical locations across Los Angeles, starting December 2025. Patients can now pick up prescriptions immediately after their medical appointments using a simple QR code sy...
Oct. 15, 2025
Walmart’s Auto Center “Of The Future,” Amazon’s Rx Kiosk & Kroger’s Odd Digital Strategy | Fast Five
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon's new in-office prescription kiosks at One Me...
Oct. 13, 2025
From 24/7 Chaos to Successful Exit | Investor Perspectives With Brett Striker
In this episode of Investor Perspectives on Retail & the Consumer, Brett Striker, former founder of Maddy and Maize popcorn and professional EOS Implementer, joins Omni Talk to share the brutally honest truth about preparing ...
Oct. 11, 2025
Lightning Round: Fanatics for Babies, Dating by Zip, and the Mayo Debate | Fast Five Shorts
This lightning round segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, covers the quirkiest retail and consumer trends of the week...
Oct. 11, 2025
Shein Goes Physical in France | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, covers Shein's first permanent move into physical retail with shop-in-shops...
Oct. 11, 2025
Shipt's AI Shopping Assistant | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Shipt's new chat-to-cart feature powered by Perplexity's Comet bro...
Oct. 11, 2025
Bed Bath & Beyond's Franchise Fiasco | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, tackles Bed Bath & Beyond's announcement of a nationwide franchise system. ...
Oct. 11, 2025
PayPal's BNPL Cash Back Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores PayPal's groundbreaking move to offer 5% cash back on Buy Now Pay ...