Season 7
Sept. 20, 2025
Lightning Round: French Pastries, Emperor Face-Offs & Metro Showdowns | Fast Five Shorts
The lightning round from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, features Chris and Anne's French-themed rapid-fire preferences while broadca...
Sept. 20, 2025
The AI Search Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores survey data showing nearly half of AI search users prefer these tools over...
Sept. 20, 2025
PacSun's Youth Advisory Council | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, analyzes PacSun's groundbreaking Youth Advisory Council featuring top influencers. ...
Sept. 20, 2025
Starbucks' Vision for Efficiency | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Starbucks' deployment of computer vision technology to track inventory and...
Sept. 20, 2025
Walgreens' Party Supply Power Play | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores Walgreens' strategic move into party supplies following Party City's closu...
Sept. 20, 2025
Kroger's Automation Reckoning | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, dives into Kroger's strategic review of its automated fulfillment network. Chris an...
Sept. 18, 2025
Sam's Club CXO On Redesigning The Membership Experience One Exit Arch At A Time
EXCLUSIVE: Sam's Club's Chief Experience Officer Diana Marshall reveals how "exit arches" use computer vision to eliminate receipt checks chainwide, plus complete app/website redesign details. Recorded live from the VusionGro...
Sept. 18, 2025
KIKO Milano CEO on Global Expansion, One-Handed Lipstick & US Market Entry
EXCLUSIVE: Kiko Milano's CEO Simone Dominici reveals how customer feedback led to breakthrough one-handed lipstick innovation and shares ambitious US expansion plans. Recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at NRF E...
Sept. 18, 2025
Carrefour's Helene Labaume on Innovation at Scale: From Computer Vision to AI Product Formulation
EXCLUSIVE: Carrefour's Innovation Director Helene Labaume reveals how one of the world's largest retailers (90+ billion revenue) manages breakthrough technology adoption across 40+ countries. Recorded live from the VusionGrou...
Sept. 18, 2025
Why Gen Z Knows More About Beauty Products Than 25-Year Industry Veterans | Douglas Group CCO
EXCLUSIVE: Douglas Group's Chief Customer Officer Philipp Andrée reveals how teenagers are revolutionizing premium beauty with product expertise that shocks industry veterans. Recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studi...
Sept. 18, 2025
REWE Digital's Anika Vooes on Lighthouse Projects & Making Tomorrow's Money Through Innovation
EXCLUSIVE: REWE Digital's Anika Vooes discusses how REWE successfully iterated autonomous store experimentation into success by moving technology interactions from entrance to exit. Recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast ...
Sept. 17, 2025
Kroger’s Automation Reset, Starbucks & Why There Ain’t No Party Like A Walgreens Party | 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: Kroger’s evaluation of its automated e-commerce fulfillment...
Sept. 17, 2025
How & Why Dunkin' Benelux Is Investing In & Fueling Growth With "Flavor"
EXCLUSIVE: Dunkin' Benelux's Nacho Carnes reveals how they transformed bankruptcy into rapid growth through flavor-focused strategy and data-driven personalization. From the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at NRF Europe, Nacho sha...
Sept. 17, 2025
Innovation In Practice | How MC Sonae Manages 100+ Tech Experiments Per Year
EXCLUSIVE: MC Sonae's Head of Tech Experimentation, Rafael Pires, reveals how Portugal's leading retailer has been pioneering retail innovation for 9 years straight. Rafael Pires shares insights live from the VusionGroup Podc...
Sept. 16, 2025
Instacart VP of Commercial Partnerships Ryan Hamburger on Affordability, Expansion & Agentic AI
EXCLUSIVE: Instacart's VP of Commercial Partnerships Ryan Hamburger breaks down the metrics that matter and reveals how the company is preparing for an agentic AI future. Recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at N...
Sept. 16, 2025
NRF's Matt Shay on Trade Policies and Retail's Future at NRF Europe
EXCLUSIVE: NRF President & CEO Matt Shay reveals what topics are dominating every retail boardroom conversation and shares his outlook for the industry's future. In this must-watch interview recorded live from the VusionGroup...
Sept. 15, 2025
Fashion for All: Brandon Maxwell & Walmart’s Denise Incandela On Why Walmart Belongs At NYFW
Go behind the scenes at Walmart’s New York Fashion Week pop-up with Denise Incandela, EVP of Fashion at Walmart, and designer Brandon Maxwell, Creative Director for Scoop and Free Assembly, and the designer behind his own cel...
Sept. 13, 2025
Lightning Round: AI Movies, Ariana Grande’s Star Power & NY Fashion Week | Fast Five Shorts
The lightning round covers fashion films, Ariana Grande's talent level, and AI-generated movies, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. From Chris's surprising Zoolander pi...
Sept. 13, 2025
Office Depot's 15-Minute Pickup Promise | Fast Five Shorts
Office Depot launches a nationwide 15-minute pickup promise with $15 guarantees, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. President Kevin Moffitt positions this as the u...
Sept. 13, 2025
Kroger's Deli Dreams Of The Future | Fast Five Shorts
Kroger unveils its "deli of the future" in a new Kentucky marketplace store, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The 6,500 square foot prepared food section features ope...
Sept. 13, 2025
Albertsons Doubles Down on Retail Media | Fast Five Shorts
Albertsons introduces three new retail media channels with investment matching programs, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The grocer's Media Collective now offe...
Sept. 13, 2025
Gap Inc. Beauty Expansion: Smart or Risky? | Fast Five Shorts
Gap Inc. announces a major beauty and accessories expansion across all brands, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. With Old Navy leading the charge in 150 stores, the co...
Sept. 13, 2025
Sam's Club's Global Intent Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Sam's Club has rolled out a major app redesign featuring global intent centers, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The new presentation layer allows customers to c...
Sept. 10, 2025
Gap’s Beauty Play, Kroger’s ‘Deli Of The Future’ & Sam’s Club’s Next Level App Redesign | 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: Sam’s Club’s brilliant app redesign — Anne and I break down...