April 24, 2025
Should You Say "Please" to ChatGPT? | The AI Manners Energy Debate ⚡
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April 24, 2025
AI Manners, Sperm Races, Papal Name Hypotheticals & Pasta Debates | Lightning Round Gets Wild
It’s lightning round time! Chris and Anne open with OpenAI’s surprising energy usage linked to polite prompts (00:03), then reveal whether they use manners with their own bots (00:22). Things escalate with papal name hypotheticals (01:15), a very serious pasta shape debate (02:00), and finally, the sperm race startup that…
April 24, 2025
Walmart To Test Beauty Bars In 40 Stores
Walmart is testing a new beauty bar concept at 40 stores as part of its spring sale event, and Chris and Anne dive deep into what it means for the retailer's future (00:04). Chris highlights how this test differs from Target’s Ulta partnership and lets Walmart fully own its beauty…
April 24, 2025
Trove Acquires Reverse.Supply to Drive Global Resale Expansion & Circular Retail Strategy
In this episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne break down Trove’s acquisition of reverse.supply and why it’s a game-changer for global resale (00:02). Anne highlights the upside for brands and customers alike, from lower costs due to…
April 24, 2025
Target Launches “Good Little Garden” Floral Brand | Retail Strategy Hit or Miss?
Target’s new floral brand Good Little Garden has entered the chat — and Chris and Anne are divided (00:03). While the brand offers fresh flowers and plants starting at $6 (00:28), Chris argues the category is operationally complex and unlikely to become a billion-dollar brand (01:00). Anne sees parallels with…
April 24, 2025
Quorso and Circle K Partner to Improve Store Operations Across Europe
In this episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne dive into Quorso’s new partnership with Circle K (00:02), highlighting how this technology will scale across 5,000 stores in 12 countries and 11 languages (00:16). They discuss the significance…
April 23, 2025
Buy Or Sell: Gas Stations Fueling Walmart’s Growth?
In this episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne analyze Walmart’s bold move to grow its gas station footprint, aiming to add 40–45 new locations this year as part of a five-year expansion plan (00:03). They discuss how…
April 23, 2025
Walmart Gas, Circle K & Why Target’s Floral Brand May Not Come Up Smelling Like Roses
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Chris and Anne break down the top retail stories making headlines: 0:00 – Sponsored by A&M CRG, Mirakl, Simbe, Infios, ClearDemand & Ocampo Capital 2:00 – Chris and Anne open from NYC and preview CommerceNext 5:30 – 🔥 Headline 1: Walmart plans…
April 23, 2025
Amazon’s AI Shopping Agents: The Most Brilliant Power Play in Retail This Year
Amazon’s AI just changed the game. “Buy For Me” isn’t the future — it’s now. Read More 👇 omnitalk.blog/2025/04/21/amazon-ai-shopping-agents-retail-innovation-2024 ✍️ By Chris Walton | OmniTalk #RetailInnovation #AIinRetail #EcommerceTrends #DigitalTransformation #AmazonAI #FutureOfRetail #ChrisWalton #OmniTalk #RetailTech #LeadershipInsights #RetailStrategy #AIShopping
April 19, 2025
Is Target Becoming Can't Hardly Wait's Mike Dexter?
Watch this week's full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #retail #target
April 19, 2025
The Retail Segmentation Scalability Challenge: One Business Model or Many?
Watch this week's full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #retail #hyvee
April 19, 2025
Experiential Retail: The Most Overused Buzzword Or Phrase Ever
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April 19, 2025
If You Could Hack a Crosswalk... Lil Jon’s Got Our Vote 😂
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #crosswalkhacks #elonmusk #markzuckerberg
April 19, 2025
Jewel Sues Kroger + Chris Builds His Dream Music Festival | Chris-a-Palooza Is Live!
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #jewel #kroger #retail
April 19, 2025
Jeff Bezos Faceplants… and So Did Anne 😆 | The Great Fall of Lisbon
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #amazon #jeffbezos #retail
April 19, 2025
Starbucks Has New Dress Code | Chris Designs the Official Omni Talk Uniform 😄
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #starbucks #retail
April 19, 2025
Chris Says Experiential Retail Is Over | Hy-Vee’s Bar Closures Prove It
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #hyvee #retail
April 19, 2025
Anne Loves DoorDash’s New AI Tools | A Big Win for Small Restaurants #retail #doordash
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk
April 19, 2025
Chris Backs Sam’s Club Expansion | Why Costco May Not Be Able To Compete In The Long-Run
Watch this week's full episode of the Retail Fast Five: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #samsclub #costco #retail
April 19, 2025
Anne Buys Into Walmart’s AI Fashion Tool | Gen AI Meets Trendy Apparel
Watch this week's entire Retail Fast Five episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #walmart #retailnews #walmartplus
April 19, 2025
WTF? Ulta Is Pausing Its Target Expansion? Something Doesn't Add Up!
Watch this week's full Retail Fast Five episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US96EqI2Bnk #ulta #target #retailnews