IKEA is piloting a #resale program in the US and Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga are already planning a trip to Conshohocken, PA to try it out. Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group give the duo this important question to ponder as they hit the road, "Which #resale model…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga: - Praise Amazon for its Affirm partnership and once again setting the table years ahead of everyone else in regards to mass market BNPL adoption.…
In the latest Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Signifyd SVP of Operations and Client Development, Bennett, in a conversation you may need to hear for yourself to believe. Bennett shares with the audience the growing types of fraud retailers are faced…
In the latest Women's Retail Collective Podcast, Anne Mezzenga and Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali discuss the difficulty in choosing the next best step in your career. Do you go for a role with a big title or one with a breadth of opportunity? Listen to the advice…
Shipt stole the hearts of the Omni Talk team this week when they announced the roll out of their new preferred shopper program. Anne Mezzenga applauds personal #groceryshopping for all, and Chris Walton comes in with a stellar question on what this program could mean for a #gigworker's #emploment status?…
Sucharita Kodali, the Forrester analyst we know and love, was well on her way to comedy stardom and working with Judd Apatow when the glitz and glamour of the #retail world called her in another direction. Why Q1 Earnings Reports over quick-witted one-liners? Sucharita explains in this clip. For Anne…
Walmart announced their GoLocal delivery service last week which will provide local and enterprise retailers the ability to utilize the scale and breadth of the retailer's logistics network via a white-label delivery service. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga debate whether this is a sizzle project from one of the best…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton rejoins Anne Mezzenga on the show after a long medical absence to discuss: – Amazon's move into department stores. – The insanity that is Macy's new Toys R…
In this Omni Talk Special Report Anne Mezzenga and Shlomo Chopp Managing Partner of Case Equity Partners & Founder of RetailOS, dive into a conversation about the state of malls and retail real estate and why the current model has the potential to see a fate similar to Ryan Gosling's…
It's time for an IKEA tiny pencil burning party! The #retailer launched a concept store in Shanghai that allows shoppers to use #scanandgo throughout the store, pick products while they shop, #checkout anywhere in-store, and decide if they want their products shipped straight home or waiting for them after their…
In the latest Women's Retail Collective Podcast brought to you by Parcel Pending by Quadient, host Anne Mezzenga sits down with Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali. This is a special one, in particular, because the retail industry may have lost one of their most valuable analysts and experts…
Target and Walmart seem unstoppable. 💪 In this week's #FastFive Anne Mezzenga asks guest hosts and #retail experts, Hemant Kalbag and Mohit Mohal of the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group what advice they'd give the #bigboxretailers to continue this trajectory. 📈 Listen to what they had to say…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff and the A&M Consumer & Retail Group Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts Mohit Mohal and Hemant Kalbag of the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group discuss: -Target’s and Walmart’s banner Q2 earnings and what, if anything…
In this week's #FastFive the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group put Anne Mezzenga and guest host, James Cook, on the spot asking them what Wolverine must do to avoid the pitfalls that some #footwear companies have faced when acquiring #apparel brands like Sweaty Betty. See how Anne and…
Post-pandemic, when it comes to #grocerydelivery, Lowes Foods VP of E-Commerce Chad Petersen believes quality is going to be more important than speed. To win on quality #delivery, and remain profitable, grocers must find the right partners. In our latest #askanexpert series interview, Chad explains to Anne Mezzenga why they’ve…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff and the A&M Consumer & Retail Group Anne Mezzenga and guest host James Cook Americas Director of Retail Research for JLL and host of the podcast Where We Buy discuss: -Kroger and Kitchen United’s ghost kitchen partnership…
StockX stepped outside the sneaker box and launched a limited edition Megan Thee Stallion & Revlon makeup collection that immediately sold out. Anne Mezzenga and Najla Kayyem discuss in this clip how the booming #beauty industry is a natural next step for sites like #stockX and the little-known world of…
In the latest Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series Anne Mezzenga sits down with Lowes Foods E-commerce VP Chad Petersen to hear about the strategy they're putting together for the next year in grocery. Lowes Foods is no stranger to online grocery ordering, they've been doing it since 1997, but…
Twitter added the feature this week we've all been waiting for and the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group want to know if Anne Mezzenga and special guest host Najla Kayyem think going all-in on Twitter Shops is right for every retailer? Find out what they have to say…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff and the A&M Consumer & Retail Group Anne Mezzenga and guest host Najla Kayyem of Pacific Retail Capital Partners discuss: -Twitter, better late than never, finally enabling shopping in-app and exposing a large and diverse audience to…
Sunny Jiang became the #CEO of EyeBuyDirect Inc. and a mother of two within a few short months and she shares with Anne Mezzenga in this Women's Retail Collective Podcast what she's learned about finding an ideal balance between her success running a company serving 3 million customers and raising…
Move over Instacart, Uber is coming in hot. Last week Costco and Albertsons both added the delivery provider to their roster in addition to their current relationships with Instacart. Anne Mezzenga along with the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group team of David Ritter and Kristin Kohler Burrows discuss…
thredUP announced this week they're expanding their resale offering with Madewell, launching a new platform that allows customers to shop resale denim from all brands, not just #madewell, right from the #Madewell site. Anne Mezzenga called in the expert #retailconsultant team of David Ritter and Kristin Kohler Burrows of the…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, and Takeoff Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts David Ritter and Kristin Kohler Burrows of the A&M Consumer & Retail Group discuss: -Uber announcing partnerships with both Albertsons and Costco sending the Fast…