In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Plan & Order Stores…
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Wayfair's CEO Remove The…
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Innovation Labs: Right or…
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discuss: If Macy's Was Wrong For…
This Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, covers major retail headlines like Macy's rejecting a $5.8B takeover bid from activist investors, Walmart closing its Store No. 8 innovation hub, Wayfair laying off more employees after its CEO said hard work…
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Expanding DFW Drone Delivery Pilot For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Sam's Club Applying AI For Receipt Checkout For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What Impact CVS Closures Will Have On Target For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ
Smita Katakwar, SVP of Technology & Data at Wegmans Food Markets, dishes on transforming retail through a connected experience mindset powered by composable architecture. Learn how Wegmans is infusing AI capabilities into existing systems and focusing on empowering employees through tools like industrial-grade mobile devices. Smita stresses the importance of…
LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Captana VP Pierre-Marie Rallu and Blue Yonder's VP of Retail Shannon Wu-Lebron. Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. Come stop by and visit us in booth #5420
Frank Crowson, CMO of Northern Tool & Equipment, dishes on the company's supply chain partnerships, implementing a new POS system and ecommerce platform, and focusing innovation on better serving trades customers and employees. As a family-owned, regional retailer in categories like power tools and trailers, Frank stresses the importance of…
Jonas Stillman, Senior Director of Omnichannel at Office Depot, details how they guarantee 20 minute buy online, pickup in store by investing in workforce and task management via Zebra solutions. Learn how they expanded their Uber same day delivery partnership to reach more ZIP codes, shipping directly from stores. Hear…
Amazon Just Walk Out VP Jon Jenkins reveals how Just Walk Out technology is expanding frictionless shopping without lines into stadiums, airports and healthcare. Learn how their new RFID exit gates uniquely identify products for seamless checkout without apps or scans. Hear how item-level tracking helps scale autonomous stores while…
Prathibha Rajashekhar SVP Automation, Innovation Stores & Supply Chain Walmart, details the expansion of drone delivery to 1.8M households in Dallas-Fort Worth. Learn how Walmart is using augmented reality to simplify inventory management and electronic shelf labels to not only reduce workload but guide associates. Hear how Walmart listens to…
Stop & Shop's Chief Marketing Officer Karen Mitchell details how Marty the retail robot evolved from initial shopper suspicion into a community celebrity. Learn how a birthday party, charitable events and selfie donations dispel rumors while driving engagement. Hear the origin story behind Marty's personality and how he creates efficiencies…
Tractor Supply's SVP of IT, Al Lettera, discusses leveraging AI to connect employees to community expertise so they can provide personalized recommendations. He stresses the importance of reliable, integrated systems across merchandise, order management and curbside pickup to meet individual service needs. Hear how Tractor Supply equips teams with computer…
Vitamin Shoppe COO Andrew Laudato stresses establishing operational foundations across inventory, order fulfillment and more before having the right to innovate. He draws on Maslow and retail experience to methodically build omni channel capabilities to meet shopper needs. Hear how Vitamin Shoppe is strategically expanding to marketplaces based on master…
AutoZone's Calandra Cleveland reveals their strategy to migrate legacy systems to the cloud while deploying new technologies like AI to better serve DIY and commercial customers. Hear how they balance innovation with improving foundational capabilities for 7,000+ stores. Learn why they take an intentional approach to technology transformation rather than…
Walmart US CEO John Furner reveals how they are integrating supply chains to enable inventory accuracy critical for frictionless buy online, pickup in store and delivery. Hear how Walmart Plus increases expectations for perfect orders without substitutions to drive loyalty. Learn about early generative AI pilots that understand customer intent…
Walmart's EVP of Supply Chain David Guggina discusses how they are deploying next generation fulfillment centers that automate storage, picking and packing to streamline operations. Hear how Walmart also leverages AI for attrition algorithms to prevent employee turnover as well as identifying productivity improvements. Dave also covers the role of…
LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Sam's Club's Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall talking about their newly launched #seamless receipt check at exit, #personalization, #scanandgo, and more. Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. Come stop by and…
The Omni Talk Fast Five retail podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, brings you the latest retail news, insights, and executive interviews from the NRF 2024 trade show conference. Tune in to hear retail media experts and former retail executives Chris Walton…
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Deploying GenAI Search Across Site For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ