Chris Walton sits down one-on-one with b8ta CEO Vibhu Norby to discuss the history and business model of b8ta, “Retail-as-a-Service” theory and practice, and his company’s new partnership involving Toys R Us. The conversation is frank, spirited, and left the Omni Talk team with even more unanswered questions about the…
The Omni Talk tries out the Cold Room at Canada Goose’s Mall of America store
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks Tik Tok, Kroger’s In-Store Farm, Lululemon’s new store, Coty and Kylie, Levi’s CEO predicting no sizes in 10 years and does a new segment, “what did we miss?”
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks Nike quitting Amazon, Singles Day, Facebook Pay, Walmart and Apple’s New Siri partnership, the Gap CEO stepping down, and the low, low buttoning of Chris’ shirt.
In today’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, Anne and Chris almost come to blows over Kroger, and the gang discusses Penney’s, Costco delivering prescriptions, Birchbox in Walgreens, and Amazon PayCode.
Omni Talk’s Anne Mezzenga demonstrates augmented reality Kendra Scott jewelry try on at McKinsey’s Modern Retail Collective in Mall of America.
Omni Talk Intern Emma Irwin demos Kendra Scott Jewelry customization technology at McKinsey’s Modern Retail Collective at Mall of America.
Chris Walton of Omni Talk gives a demo of NFC technology in us at McKinsey’s Modern Retail Collective at Mall of America.
The gang talks Amazon’s bold grocery delivery move, the new Unicorn Faire, Sam’s Club testing retail in a fulfillment center, Jetblack’s new CEO, and Kroger’s Package Pickup plans.
Chris gives a demo of how computer vision can now be used to bypass the traditional PLU lookup process.
Live from the CUE4 Retail Conference at Third Haus, the Omni Talk team debates the merits of Amazon's new Counter pickup program
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, we discuss brilliant retail moves by the Kardashians, Maverick Carter, and Instagram, along with Amazon’s new grocery concept and Simon’s investment in Rue Gilt Groupe.
In this week’s Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo, we talk McKinsey’s lab store at MOA, Kroger’s Food Hall, innovation in health, Caper, and Amazon’s new headphones.
Omni Talk's very own Anne Mezzenga demonstrates just how easy it is to make the perfect Starbucks latte at the newest Amazon Go store in New York City. #AmazonGo #Amazon #Starbucks #Automation #Coffee #Retail
Omni Talk and Planet 13 Co-CEO, Bob Groesbeck talk about the future of the Cannabis Experience Center they are building in Las Vegas. Bob walks Anne and Chris through their plans to take Planet 13, the worlds largest cannabis store, and expand it into one of the most dynamic retail…
Omni Talk sits down, as part of its NRF Spotlight Series, sponsored by SocialSign.in, with Forge CEO and Founder, Stacy Ferreira live from the floor at NRF's Big Show.
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.
