In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton is joined by Omni Talk contributor and GrocerTalk host Ben Miller for another round of Fast Five fun, recorded live from the Vusion podcast studio…
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Live from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Ben Miller welcomes Jim Trahanas, Chief Technology Officer at Fruitist, to explore how a fruit company is using technology, data and AI across its entire value chain. Jim breaks down what it actually means to…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Ben Miller welcomes Andrew Lederman, VP of Global Digital Commerce at Mondelēz International, to explore how grocery shopping is evolving online and what that means for one of the world’s major consumer packaged goods companies. Andrew discusses the…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Ben Miller connects with Sjoerd Holleman, Chief Product and AI Officer at Albert Heijn, to explore how AI is reshaping the shopping experience. Sjoerd shares lessons from Albert Heijn’s AI shopping assistant Steijn, including what…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Ben Miller sits down with Bobby Watts, SVP and Executive Lead of AD Retail Media at Ahold Delhaize USA, to explore how retail media is evolving and where the industry goes next. Bobby explains the…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Chris Walton sits down with Myron Frazier, Chief Merchandising Officer at Sam’s Club, to explore what value means for today’s increasingly deliberate consumer and how Sam’s Club builds its assortment around that idea. Myron discusses the history behind…
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Lauren Livak Gilbert, Executive Director of the Digital Shelf Institute, live from Las Vegas on the eve of Groceryshop 2026, to unpack the latest grocery news and trends shaping the global grocery and…
Watch the full video with Vestcom’s Kim Schneider here: https://youtu.be/zuRXmhbHEEw
Breaking news from Groceryshop 2026: Dollar General is joining the Instacart Marketplace, a new partnership exclusively revealed to Omni Talk Retail by Ryan Hamburger, Chief Commercial Officer at Instacart, during a live conversation with Ben Miller from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 in Las Vegas. Ben and Ryan…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Chris Walton catches up with Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco, to discuss the evolution of Costco’s retail media capabilities and how the business is balancing advertising with its core membership experience. Mark looks at Costco’s…
Fresh off the Groceryshop 2026 mainstage, Ben Miller sits down with Yael Cosset, EVP & Chief Digital Officer at Kroger, live from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 in Las Vegas, to unpack Kroger’s AI strategy and what comes next as the company moves from experimentation toward more advanced…
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at booth 913 at Groceryshop 2026 in Las Vegas, Chris Walton sits down with Brian Monahan, SVP of Retail Media at Albertsons Media Collective, to explore how the retail media business has evolved since their last conversation and where AMC is headed next. Brian…
Watch the full video with Vestcom’s Kim Schneider here: https://youtu.be/zuRXmhbHEEw
Walgreens Advertising Group announced plans to deploy Luma in-store advertising screens across 2,200 of its 8,500 locations by early 2027. In this video, we break down why relying on retail media and in-store hardware digitization won't cure what ails Walgreens: High Infrastructure Costs: Why expensive digital hardware is difficult to…
Albertsons has appointed former eBay and Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman to a newly created role as Executive Chair and Board Chair. In this position, she will serve as an operational and strategic advisor to CEO Susan Morris. This leadership change comes at a critical time for Albertsons, as the grocer…
Kroger published its Q2 earnings results, lowering its full-year identical-store sales guidance (excluding fuel) down to 0.2%–0.8%. In this video, we discuss whether this stalled performance is a Kroger-specific issue, a broader supermarket format challenge, or a result of shifting consumer confidence. Key Topics Covered: Q2 Guidance Breakdown: The lowered…
"People are only as loyal as their options." With Instacart and Shipt introducing AI-powered conversational shopping, price transparency and marketplace power are reaching new heights. Watch as we analyze what this shift means for grocers, marketplace strategies, and customer retention. 4 Action Steps for Retailers: Re-evaluate marketplace partnerships strategically. Invest…
After spending 20 years split between retail giants Sports Authority and Meijer, which experience actually prepared Josh Hahn best for a career in recruiting? Find out how managing people, P&Ls, and retail operations behind the scenes shaped his path. ▶️ Watch the full episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCE