On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Jenn Hahn joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the Question of the Week. What does this gender pay gap toolkit really mean in practical terms, and does it earn a head nod, golf clap, or standing ovation? In the UK, companies…
On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Jenn Hahn joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to debate Nike’s reported decision to ask Converse leadership employees to work from home ahead of potential layoffs. Is it a thoughtful gesture that gives employees time and space to interview and plan their…
This Lightning Round segment of the OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid-fire takes on Fashion Week trends, 2016 nostalgia, Robert Duvall’s Mount Rushmore, and unexpected Olympic curling drama. From the cultural…
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at independent convenience stores deploying AI-powered voice insights across 5,200 locations. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, joined by Jenn Hahn, break down how real-time AI analytics are transforming…
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines American Eagle building its largest creator community yet through a rewards-based micro-influencer program. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, alongside Jenn Hahn, discuss how this move reflects shifting influencer…
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, dives into Target and Albertsons testing conversational advertising inside ChatGPT. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, joined by Jenn Hahn, debate whether AI-driven conversations could become a scalable retail media…
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Co-op launching a gender pay gap toolkit ahead of new UK regulations. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, alongside Jenn Hahn, discuss whether proactive compliance can become a competitive…
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Converse employees being instructed to work from home ahead of anticipated layoffs as Nike continues its broader restructuring efforts. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, joined by Jenn Hahn…
Chris and Anne are back with another can’t-miss episode of Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services, diving into the week’s most important retail headlines. From Nike’s restructuring challenges to the rise of conversational commerce and micro-influencer strategy, it’s a packed show full of…
Watch the full video with Experion Technologies' Mahesh Vijayaraghavan here: https://youtu.be/8ljq15jTh14
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Maia Josebachvili, Chief Revenue Officer of AI at Stripe, joins Omni Talk to break down what she is hearing directly from retailers as agentic commerce quickly moves from theory to reality. From defining AI assisted shopping versus fully delegated purchasing to explaining why retailer…
Watch the full video with Experion Technologies' Siraj Alimohamed here: https://youtu.be/8ljq15jTh14
Watch the full video with Experion Technologies' Mahesh Vijayaraghavan here: https://youtu.be/8ljq15jTh14
On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Joe Laszlo joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to break down what stands out most about Kroger’s new CEO pick, Greg Foran. Joe points to Foran’s outsider perspective paired with deep operational experience, especially his work connecting stores to e commerce during…
On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Joe Laszlo joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to react to Target’s announcement to invest more in frontline store staffing. Joe sees it as addressing one of the biggest knocks on Target today, the in store guest experience. But he cautions expectations.…
On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Joe Laszlo joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to debate whether Anthropic’ stance on keeping chatbot answers free from third party product placements is a real differentiator. The take is mixed. While the ad free promise sounds strong, the economics of free…
On this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Joe Laszlo joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to unpack what Albertsons’ new cart tracking pilot signals for in store retail media. Anne says it speaks more to where the space is today, noting how limited measurement still is despite the growth…
