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Big news from Microsoft and Kroger, AmazonGo's cool $4.5B estimated revenue, CES updates, Zola pop-up and more as the Omni Talk team records their first podcast of 2019, live from Fourpost at Mall of America.

At RetailSpaces '18, Chris Walton, Founder of Red Archer Retail and the former Vice President Target Store of the Future, gave an insightful, candid, and entertaining look into what the “store of the future”could look like. Using the humorous analogy of a swingers party, Chris explains how we can predict…

Chris shares a visual update on his soon to be announced project in 2019.

My cool selfie with VNTANA's technology Ellie installation at the Mall of America.

VNTANA has created an interactive hologram concierge for the Mall of America holiday shoppers they call Ellie the Elf. Omni Talk got to experience it first hand live from the exhibit at MOA.

Chris, Anne, and Carter discuss Walmart’s latest innovation, the Sezzle of payment innovation, IKEA, Schwann’s, and why weed is an experience.

Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga got a VIP tour of the new Fourpost at Mall of America and all the different experiences it has to offer, including its dance floor.

The Omni Talk crew talks pop-ups for Amazon Fashion and JD.com and Google. Plus, How Millennial Are You? and questions from the live audience at Cue4. — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder of the…

The Late Majority's Dan Phan joins Anne and Chris to break down Amazon 4-Star, GH Lab, Walmart's acquisition of Eloquii, JCP's New CEO, Walgreens matching up with Kroger and Birchbox, and Justice getting into the content game.

Omni Talk got a sneak peek of the new GH Labs store, an Amazon pop-up store done in partnership with Good Housekeeping and open at Mall of America through this holiday. The store is showroom only and all purchases are made using each individual's Amazon app, then shipped directly to…

Anne gets spooked about Amazon, Carter shows his POS Stripes, plus Facebook, Google and more in this week’s episode.

The gang discuss Amazon, Walmart, some cool new ideas for TJX and even bring back How Millennial are You? — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder of the retail start-up, Red Archer Retail and author…

Chris breaks down Walmart and Black Diamond, Amazon’s latest Go Store, and Ross stores expansion. Happy Labor Day! — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder of the retail start-up, Red Archer Retail and author of…

Anne and Carter join Chris to debate Kohl’s and Amazon’s relationship, the lameness of Google’s reported new store, and how retailers are creatures of habit. — Check out Chris’s latest articles on Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherwalton/ — Please help us out by voting for our SXSW submissions — "Store of the…

Chris discusses reports of Google’s new store in Chicago, Kroger/Alibaba, And why he is still cautious about Walmart’s earnings report. — Check out Chris’s latest articles on Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherwalton/ — Please help us out by voting for our SXSW submissions — "Store of the Future = One Hell of…

The Omni Talk gang breakdown the top news of the week – robots, pizza, Prime deals at Whole Foods – and a fight nearly breaks out between Carter and Anne over Domino’s pizza. — Please help us out by voting for our SXSW submissions — "Store of the Future =…

Chris discusses the new trend in “mobile real estate,” Walmart’s new robot toys, the latest Alibaba and Amazon news, and also pays homage to Charlotte Rae. — Please help us out by voting for our SXSW submissions — "Store of the Future = One Hell of a Swingers Party" -…

SXSW Panel Submission

This week the Omni Talk gang breaks down recently released statistics on first product searches and discusses Chris’s Fast Five diatribe on Brandless, Walmart’s decision to shutter its store employee delivery program and even the latest discoveries in biological science. — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog,…

This week Chris highlights the rash of retail investor news, like The RealReal’s latest round, SoftBank’s investment in Brandless, Optoro’s new $75M raise, and Google’s investment in Scandit. — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the founder…

Chris and Anne turn the tables on Carter to find out how millennial he is, and the gang discusses Prime Day and Whole Foods, Chef’d, and Microsoft and Walmart. — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail expert, Chris Walton. Chris is the…

Chris Walton discusses how Amazon’s Prime Day snafu is no big deal, why the Walmart/Microsoft partnership is really important, and why meal kits are to the grocery consumer what the stylus was to Steve Jobs. — Omni Talk is a production of RedArcherRetail.com and OmniTalk.blog, hosted by leading omnichannel retail…

With Carter still on vacation, Chris and Anne discuss the Fast Five in further detail plus Nike’s new, super rad concept store and Bulletin’s “retail as a service” plan.