In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Takeoff and Trigo, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern discuss Facebook Shops, dining booking platforms in retailing, Shopify's new banking tools, Walmart and Target's latest earnings releases, and hold one of the all-time great Fast Five…
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern talk Pepsi getting its DTC game on with the launch of snacks.com, Shipt and Quotient putting the numerator over the denominator in the world of digital couponing, Target's interesting acquisition…
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In the latest Omni Talk Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Trigo, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern discuss an ill-timed delivery move by Walmart, the zany feud between JCP and Sephora, J.Crew filing for bankruptcy, a licensing move from Gap that will do absolutely nothing for…
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview American Dream Co-CEO Mark Ghermezian to discuss his strategy for launching what he calls the country's newest, not shopping mall, but "experience center." Mark shares how he and the American Dream team are preparing for re-opening in a post-COVID world, what role…
We couldn't let Kath get out of the interview without playing our favorite game at Omni Talk -- How Millenial Are You? She does a stellar job and be sure to stay until the end when she shares her favorite guilty Instagram follows.
Chris Walton gets Sam's Club CEO Kath McLay to admit that her company's product mindset is quite possibly one of the "delightful" special ingredients that makes Sam's Club so special.
Chris Walton discusses with Sam's Club CEO Kath McLay the important role Sam's Club Now and concept testing plays in her company's overall strategy.
Anne Mezzenga sits down with the woman who created the line of button-down shirts loved and adored by many, including Angelina Jolie and Meghan Markle. Audrey has had quite the career and she shares it ALL in this podcast: how a call from Oprah resulted in launching her first, full…
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Ali Ahmed, CEO and Co-Founder of Robomart to talk about how Ali's company is using autonomous Robomarts to bring stores safely to customers.
In this week’s edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern discuss the plans to reopen malls, Shopify’s new consumer app, Poshmark getting into video commerce, the absurdity of VR retail, and close with a defense of the…
Chris Walton sits down with Sam's Club new CEO Kath McLay to discuss her observations and priorities after the first 100 days on the job and the baptism by fire that is COVID-19. She and Chris talk innovation, culture, and Kath even reveals a couple of secrets that she believes…
Chris Walton of Omni Talk discusses Sam's Club's new "Shop from Your Car" concierge service for elderly and at-risk club members, along with product management theory, the practice of innovation, and the foundational elements of omnichannel retailing.
Eddie Garcia, SVP and Chief Product Officer at Sam's Club, explains the broad definition of his full product management responsibilities to Chris Walton of Omni Talk.
Sam's Club SVP and Chief Product Officer Eddie Garcia relays to Chris Walton of Omni Talk how Sam's Club's new "Shop from Your Car" concierge service works at all 600 of its locations in response to COVID-19. For more on Sam's Club's new service, click here: https://corporate.samsclub.com/business/sams-club-introduces-special-shopping-hours-concierge-service-for-seniors-and-those-at-risk
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga had the special pleasure of interviewing the 2020 Insignia Pitch Slam Winners, Dustin and Christina Finkel, Co-Founders of the snack brand, Ka-Pop! as part of this Spotlight Series. Dustin and Christina share some vital lessons for young brands in this episode; from prepping…
Chris Weaver, Head of Brand for Cotton On Kids, joins Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and a live audience to discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the apparel industry. Chris walks the audience through the plans Cotton On has put in place to try and maintain customer satisfaction and manage…
In this week's Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern talk DSW and Hy-Vee, Google's free product listings, Facebook and text commerce, 7-Eleven again ahead of the curve, and Kroger's safety guidelines. To learn more about Trigo, visit: https://www.trigo.tech/
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo and Insignia Systems, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern discuss the week's news live on Zoom, including Walmart's continued community-first approach, buying groceries at McDonald's and Subway, Amazon's dark store in LA, autonomous vehicles, and Best…
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga speak with Basketful Co-Founders Jim Lesch and Eugene Burd about the origin story of their Basketful concept, a platform that brands, CPG's, grocers, and big-box stores throughout the country can use to allow shoppers to go from Pinterest recipe to purchase and delivery-to-home in seconds.…
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo and Insignia Systems, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern discuss Gap's order canceling, the postponement of made up retail holidays like Way Day and Prime Day, grocers metering and not metering traffic (seriously, Publix?), another dubious…
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with GrocerKey CEO Jeremy Neren to talk about the current state of our nation's grocery stores. They cover everything from technology in stores, labor challenges, workplace safety, and how grocers are quickly pivoting their models to adapt to the rapid pace…
In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Trigo and Insignia Systems, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, Carter Jensen, and Emma the Intern praise Walmart’s actions amid the coronavirus, discuss Kroger’s pickup only store and why more grocers need to move in that direction, plexiglass placebos, goPuff being there for healthcare…
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview IntraEdge President Dan Clarke to learn about how its Truyo platform helps retailers handle customer data so that they can be compliant with the ever changing regulations surrounding consumer data privacy, and specifically GDPR and CCPA. Dan discusses how the Truyo platform, codeveloped with…