Videos

Dec. 28, 2021

Smash And Grab Crimewave

Highlighting Chris Walton's point with the recent rise of smash and grab robberies aimed at retailers. Watch what he thinks would be a great course of action to approach this issue. #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Dec. 27, 2021

Macy’s Winner NFT Play

Stealing the spotlight this Thanksgiving 2021 is Macy's recent play with NFTs. Watch these insights from Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga giving two-thumbs and a suggestion for the future of Macy's. #retailmarketing #omnichannel #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retail

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Dec. 24, 2021

Kroger's Partnership with Google Maps

We have Chris Walton's insight and the hope that this is not just for PR, diving into the retail news of Kroger expanding Google maps pickup to 2,000 stores. #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop #retaildisplay #retailarbitrage

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Dec. 23, 2021

Best Buy’s Silly Yardbird Acquisition

Anne can't figure it out and not finding a sense of this deal, Chris Walton thought Best Buy's move to acquire Yardbird was silly. One thing they both can agree on is Happy Thanksgiving to Yardbird. #retailmarketing #omnichannel #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retail

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Dec. 22, 2021

Women's Retail Collective Podcast | Fanatics Chief Strategic Retail Officer Gina Sprenger

Move to the startup, or stay in your cozy corporate job? Anne Mezzenga asks Fanatics Chief Strategic Retail Officer Gina Sprenger how she made the decision to take the leap from a successful corporate retail career and so much more in the latest #WRC podcast. For the full interview with…

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Dec. 22, 2021

Target Closed on Thanksgiving Forever

A conflicted Chris Walton talks about his thoughts and his experience about Target staying closed on thanksgiving permanently. #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Dec. 21, 2021

Onboard Faster Using The Tools Talent Already Know And Love

What's pushing your employees' buttons? Buttons. Too many of them. In our latest #SpotlightSeries Anne Mezzenga sits down with Scandit Co-Founder and CTO Christian Floerkemeier to explain why #retailers they're working with have had success ditching the archaic, multi-button scanning guns and replacing them with a mobile device and apps…

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Dec. 21, 2021

Starbucks and Amazon Store Partnership

Looking at Amazon and Starbucks partnership for the greatest checkout-free store of all time, watch Chris Walton talks about the good things that follow this new pickup and go store collaboration concept. #retailmarketing #omnichannel #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retail

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Dec. 20, 2021

Women's Retail Collective | Fanatics Chief Strategic Retail Officer Gina De Caro Sprenger

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Women's Retail Collective, Anne Mezzenga sits down with Fanatics Chief Strategic Retail Officer Gina De Caro Sprenger. Gina is like no other woman in retail we've interviewed. She wanted to work in this industry so badly, she applied (and was hired) for…

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Dec. 20, 2021

Spotlight Series | Best Buy's 24/7 Pickup Lockers With Luxer One President Josh Middlebrooks

Yes, you read that right. Best Buy recently cut a hole in the front of one of its stores and installed lockers to enable a 24/7 pickup experience for their customers. And that's just the beginning. After trialing the new Best Buy lockers (in this video youtu.be/O7KLj7sUhIU), Chris Walton and…

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Dec. 20, 2021

Spotlight Series: Scanning Is Easier, More Efficient, And More Effective.

How much money are you losing because your shelf pricing is inaccurate? It's more than you think. In the latest #SpotlightSeries Anne Mezzenga is joined by Scandit Co-Founder Christian Floerkemeier to talk about how simply their #scanning platform can put money back in #retailer pockets. For the full episode with…

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Dec. 20, 2021

Checkout free Store with Amazon Tech

Chris Walton talks about the unbelievable move of Sainsbury opening a checkout-free store in London that leverages Amazon's "Just Walk Out" technology. Is this a yay or nay deal? #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Dec. 17, 2021

Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards: Retailer Of The Year

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton talk about Retailer Of The Year. For the full podcast sponsored by the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, and Attentive, head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2021/12/16/fast-five-2021-omni-talk-retail-awards/

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Dec. 17, 2021

Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards: The Headline That Deserved More Attention

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton talk about The Headline That Deserved More Attention For the full podcast sponsored by the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, and Attentive, head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2021/12/16/fast-five-2021-omni-talk-retail-awards/

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Dec. 17, 2021

Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards: Best Retail Partnership

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton talk about the Best Retail Partnership of 2021 For the full podcast sponsored by the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, and Attentive, head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2021/12/16/fast-five-2021-omni-talk-retail-awards/

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Dec. 17, 2021

Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards: The Retail Headline That Will Dominate 2022

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton talk about the Headline That Will Dominate 2022 For the full podcast sponsored by the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, Takeoff Technologies, and Attentive, head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2021/12/16/fast-five-2021-omni-talk-retail-awards/

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Dec. 17, 2021

Why Should Retailers Prioritize Retail Media Networks?

With everything that #retailers have on their plates heading into 2022, why should they prioritize #retailmedianetworks? ciValue's Pearl Lieberman blows Anne Mezzenga away with her response in this clip from the latest Spotlight Series. For the full interview with Pearl, head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2021/12/13/spotlight-series-building-a-retail-media-network-with-civalue-vp-of-marketing-pearl-lieberman/ #retailmedianetwork #RMN #retail #retailadvertising #CPG #brands #brandmarketing…

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Dec. 16, 2021

The Future of Digital Marketing For Retailers

We have Ricardo Belmar, Microsoft's Director of Partner Marketing naming their second retail tech trend for 2022. What does this mean for the retail industry? #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop #retaildisplay #retailarbitrage

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Dec. 16, 2021

Fast Five | 2021 Omni Talk Retail Awards

In this week’s Fast Five video, sponsored by Takeoff and the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, our good friends Kristin Kohler Burrows and David Ritter stop by to help Chris and Anne hand out this year’s Omni Talk 2021 Retail Awards! Categories up for grabs include: - Retailer of the…

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Dec. 15, 2021

Microsoft Bets on Low Code Solutions for Businesses

Watch this retail tech trend for 2022 brought to you by Chris Dieringer, Microsoft's General Manager of Retail and Consumer Goods. What does this mean for the retail industry? #retail #supply #retailer #marketresearch #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailbusiness #retailshop #b2c #customerexperience

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Dec. 15, 2021

Spotlight Series | Scandit CTO & Co-Founder Christian Floerkemeier

When people hear the word “scanning,” some immediately think of a scanner in the checkout lane or a barcode reader in an app, but there are many use cases for scanning technology, especially as retailers gear up for the changes ahead in 2022. In our latest Spotlight Series Omni Talk's…

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Dec. 15, 2021

Building Retail Media Networks That Can Scale

"#Retailmedia is a matter of doing all the things that were done at some point but doing it at scale and doing it at speed for the purpose of reducing friction." As ciValue's Pearl Lieberman points out in this clip, you can't operate your #media networks the same way you…

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Dec. 14, 2021

Best Buy's 24 7 Outdoor Pickup Lockers

Find out Chris' thoughts about his online shopping experience using Best Buy's pickup lockers and what's unique about it, among others. What do you think about it? #omnichannel #retailmarketing #retailmerchandising #retailer #retaillife #retaildesign #retail #retailshop #retaildisplay #retailarbitrage

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Dec. 14, 2021

Scan and Go Fraud

#scanandgo, like many of the more #convenient #checkout options, is a "card-not-present" transaction which means there's plenty of opportunity for #fraud. So, how do you fight #fraudsters, ensure #customer #scanandgo success, and keep your #retailinnovation pilots afloat? We asked Signifyd SVP J. Bennett in our latest #AskAnExpert Series that exact…

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