Fast Five | Walmart Is Automating, Target Is Backtracking, & Amazon Is Smoking A Drone Pipe Dream

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, A&M's Chad Lusk and Truett Horne join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to debate:- The significance of Walmart's new automated fulfillment centers- Target's recent earnings warning- Simon's new "National Outlet Shopping Day"- Sam's Club charging regular old Sam's Club members for curbside pickup- And Amazon trying to one-up Walmart with its own drone announcement this weekThere's all that, plus racy review reads, fancy airport bottled water, and tacos with Kevin Durant.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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