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…
Instacart is sticking to the Facebook playbook, bringing in Fidji Simo to lead the company as CEO and betting big on #instacart's future. Anne Mezzenga and Sucharita Kodali dive deep into what these hires may mean for the direction of the company in this clip. For the full #fastfive made…
Sunny Jiang started at then startup EyeBuyDirect right out of university as a financial controller. Like many of her coworkers at the online eyewear retailer, she has remained with the company almost 15 years later. Unlike many of her coworkers, after many successes, she made her way from finance controller…
Sam's Club announced an expanded pilot of their #scanandgo app, adding the ability for #customers to Scan and Ship products directly to their homes. To some this may sound like simply adding another app feature, but for Anne Mezzenga and #fastfive guest host Sucharita Kodali, this opens #samsclub up to…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, and Takeoff Anne Mezzenga and guest host Forrester VP and Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali discuss: -Instacart’s powerhouse move, bringing over yet another Facebook Exec, Fidji Simo, to be the company’s CEO and…
Bloomingdale's announced the launch date for their new off-mall #smallformat store, #bloomies, and yes, it will have a colada shop🍹. In this clip, Anne Mezzenga and guest host Steve Dennis discuss whether coladas and gettin' caught in the rain with curated #bloomindales collections are going to be enough to get…
Dollar General had quite the week, expanding #freshproduce and #heathcare to more stores and hiring a Chief Medical Officer. Anne Mezzenga and special #fastfive guest host Steve Dennis discuss the impact on Walmart, Walgreens, CVS Health, and others, as well as what #dollargeneral, may have to do to make room…
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, and Takeoff Anne Mezzenga and returning guest host Steve Dennis: -Dive into Dollar General’s big announcements they’re getting into healthcare and expanding fresh produce to 10,000+ stores including many in USDA-deemed food…