Fast Five | Bagpipes For Instacart, BNPL For Gas, And A Legal Battle Royale Over Scan-&-Go

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss:- Using BNPL at the gas station- Instacart’s downright laughable new strategic positioning- Red Wing Shoes smartly getting ahead of the fit tech curve- Adidas giving Nike a lesson in long-tail marketplace influencer commerce- And close with a “good on ya” to Kath McLay at Sam’s Club for suing BJ’s and protecting the hell out of her scan-and-go turf There’s all that, plus pre-pubescent childhood video game memories, P-Funks, and the vagaries of feed bagging Skittles. To learn more about Microsoft, visit: www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/r…cloud-for-retailTo learn more about the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, visit: www.alvarezandmarsal-crg.com/To learn more about Takeoff, visit: www.takeoff.com/To learn more about Sezzle, visit: www.sezzle.com/Plus, check out our ranking in Feedspot’s 45 Top Retail Podcasts: blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/Music by hooksounds.com

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