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Jan. 27, 2022

7-Eleven Launches Subscription Delivery

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton talk about: 7-Eleven Launching Subscription Delivery For the full podcast head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2022/01/27/fast-five-amazon-style-suburban-amazon-go-hows-a-vertical-farm-like-walmart-to-keep-up/

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Jan. 27, 2022

Albertsons Debuts AI Salad Bars

We have Omni Talk host Anne Mezzenga taking point at Albertsons' move piloting an artificial intelligence-driven salad bar in different grocery stores powered by Picadeli tech. What do you think of this partnership? #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop #retaildisplay #retailarbitrage

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Jan. 26, 2022

DoorDash Makes All Employees Dash

We have Anne Mezzenga's takeaway about DoorDash's move to reinstate their policy requiring all employees(even the CEO) to do a monthly 'dash' to gain perspective surrounding their overall business experience. Should other retailers follow, or can they benefit from this? Find out! #retailmarketing #omnichannel #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retail

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Jan. 25, 2022

#ReturnsFraud. Same People, New Game. Are You Ready Retailers?

“No one ever has talked about #returns abuse as coming and going in waves and being dynamic. It’s the same people, the same actors on the other side…nothing has changed, except how they're stealing from you.” Signifyd SVP of Operations and Corporate Development Bennett, explains to Chris Walton and Anne…

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Jan. 25, 2022

Gopuff Goes Private Label

Gopuff is launching its own #privatelabel brands. Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and special guests David Ritter and Jonathan Sharp of the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group had a lot to say about this move and they share the details in this clip from the Omni Talk #fastfive. For…

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Jan. 25, 2022

Leap Revives Pea in the Pod Store

Retail news that A Pea in the Pod opened back its brick-and-mortar retail store with Leap. Why do Chris and Anne think this is a smart move for the returning maternity retailer? #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Jan. 24, 2022

Aldi Goes Checkout Free In UK With AiFi & Wakefern Brings Checkout Free To The US With Trigo

Aldi UK Goes #Checkout Free In The UK with AiFi Inc. & Wakefern Food Corp. Brings #CheckoutFree To The US with Trigo. The entire Omni Talk #fastfive last week could've covered just this topic there's so much to the conversation. Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton were joined by guest hosts…

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Jan. 24, 2022

75% Of Customers Who Have A Negative Returns Experience Won't Be Back

75% Of #Customers Who Have A Negative #Returns Experience Won't Be Back. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sat down for another installment of their #askanexpert series with Signifyd SVP of Operations and Corporate Development Bennett, to talk about #signifyd's latest #ecommerce #returns research. Listen to their conversation in this clip.…

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Jan. 24, 2022

Walmart's In Home Fridge Deliveries

Kicking off the retail news of 2022 is Walmart's plan to expand its in-home fridge delivery. Watch our Omni Talk host, Chris Walton, share key points about why Walmart's expansion plan is not convincing. #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop #retaildisplay #retailarbitrage

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Jan. 21, 2022

Gopuff Introduces Private Label Brands

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton, and special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Jonathan Sharp and David Ritter talk about: Gopuff Introducing Private…

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Jan. 21, 2022

Big Checkout Free Announcements From Wakefern & Trigo, Aldi & AiFi

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton, and special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Jonathan Sharp and David Ritter talk about: Big Checkout Free…

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Jan. 21, 2022

Checkers & Rallys Offer AI Voice Ordering At All Restaurants

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton, and special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Jonathan Sharp and David Ritter talk about: Checkers & Rallys…

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Jan. 21, 2022

Accrue Savings Raises $25M To Push "Save Now, Buy Later"

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton, and special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Jonathan Sharp and David Ritter talk about: Accrue Savings Raising…

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Jan. 21, 2022

Walmart Expands Porch Delivery Pilot With HomeValet

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga, Chris Walton and special guests from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Jonathan sharp and David Ritter talk about: Walmart Expanding Porch…

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Jan. 21, 2022

Top Retail Technology of 2021

Top Tech Trends in the retail space got much attention and traction last year and will continue to do so this 2022. Insightful choices from Kristin Kohler Burrows and David Ritter to help Chris and Anne hand out this year’s Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards! #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife…

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Jan. 21, 2022

2021 Retail Headline of the Year

Insightful top pick for the Retail Headline of 2021 from our Omni Talk hosts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, to give this year’s Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards! #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Jan. 20, 2022

Ask An Expert | Combatting Online Return Fraud With Signifyd SVP Bennett

How to fight online return fraud when all the players don't play by the same rules is a growing problem in retail. And nowhere was this more evident than this past holiday season when the overall rate of e-commerce returns increased and so, too, did the rate of online return…

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Jan. 20, 2022

Fast Five | Aldi Turns Up The Heat On The Race To Checkout-Free Retail

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, David Ritter and Jonathan Sharp of A&M join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they discuss: - Walmart's porch delivery program. - Gopuff's overt move into private label. - Who made the…

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Jan. 20, 2022

District Managers' Parking Lot Paralysis

It happens to the best #districtmanagers. You're in the parking lot, about to enter one of your stores and you're scrambling. Trying to quickly organize business goals, notes from previous visits, and thousands of data points to properly help this store in one of the highest demand times in company…

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Jan. 19, 2022

Sleeper Headlines of 2021

Take a look at our Omni Talk host, Anne Mezzenga with guest, Kristin Kohler Burrows as they chose their retail headline that deserved more attention last 2021. #retailmarketing #omnichannel #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retail

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Jan. 19, 2022

The "Neglected Middle-Management" Of Retail

One strong takeaway from #nrf2022: #Stores teams need more support. In this clip from our latest #askanexpert series, Quorso CEO Julian Mills explains to Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga how the lack of tools and resources for middle management means lost revenue for retailers, but more importantly lost purpose and…

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Jan. 18, 2022

Expert's 2021 Best Retail Collaborations

We have our guest expert's top pick for what could be the best partnership of 2021. Insightful choices from Kristin Kohler Burrows and David Ritter to help our Omni Talk hosts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, give Omni Talk's 2021 Retail Awards! #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop…

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Jan. 17, 2022

Getting Brands And Retailers To Take The Leap With Leap Co-Founder and Co-CEO Jared Golden

"The biggest hump, we'd have to get over the "leap" that #brand #customers would have to make, literally, I mean, that's why we called, the company Leap is to wrap their head around the idea of another #company, manifesting their #brand and representing their brand, their baby with consumers." #retailers…

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Jan. 17, 2022

How Leap Is Helping Retailers Build Better Stores, One Order At A Time

I'd like one #store with a side of #pointofsale, a 3-month lease, and a #staff that will execute on my #brandpromise to my #customer. It sounds magical, like taking a "Leap" of faith, pun intended, but it is in fact a real strategy and one that #brands and #retailers are…

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