Where are YOU shopping this Black Friday weekend? Share your plans in the comments! Anne is hitting luxury consignment pop-ups and outlet centers, Chris is heading to Banana Republic at the first indoor mall in America, and both are embracing Shop Small Saturday. #blackfriday #holidayshopping #shopsmallsaturday #blackfridayshopping #retail #shopping #blackfriday2024
Happy Thanksgiving from the Omni Talk crew! Chris defends jarred gravy as a Thanksgiving essential while Anne and producer Ella react with pure disgust. Who wins the battle over shelf-stable Thanksgiving products? Spoiler: instant mashed potatoes lose unanimously. #thanksgiving #thanksgivingfood #gravy #holidayfood #thanksgivingdebate #holidays #retailpodcast
Anne argues Bath & Body Works' decision to launch on Amazon is essential in the LLM shopping era. With $60-80M in gray market sales already happening, why not control your brand AND show up where AI search engines are sending customers? Chris disagrees… saying they should perfect their own site…
Gap's comparable sales surged 7% after its viral milkshake denim campaign with KATSEYE… the strongest growth in years. Anne explains why Richard Dickson's entertainment-first approach is working: he's making Gap culturally relevant again with Gen Z and millennials. But the real question: will viral marketing drive repeat purchases? #gap #richarddickson…
Kroger is shutting down three automated fulfillment centers with a $2.6 BILLION write-off. Chris breaks down why the sites failed (hint: they're in markets where Kroger has weak or no presence) and what this means for the future of grocery automation. Is this the end of the CFC era? #kroger…
Anne defends Target's decision to launch ChatGPT shopping integration during Black Friday… even if it's still in beta. She argues every retailer needs to be testing LLM-enabled commerce NOW, and Target is right to get in early and gather real user data. Here's why being first matters in the AI…
Target's Q3 earnings were brutal… the four-year sales stack is now NEGATIVE. Chris breaks down why Target stands out as the "turkey" of earnings season while Walmart, Best Buy, TJX, and even Kohl's posted better results. What happened to the bullseye? #target #retailearnings #targetearnings #retail #walmart #discountretail #earnings #retailanalysis
Watch the full video with A&M's Chad Lusk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvjS9tmOP-s
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, analyzes Kroger's decision to shut down three automated fulfillment centers with a staggering $2.6 billion write-off. The grocer is pivoting to in-store fulfillment and third-party delivery…
This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we break down a pivotal week in retail earnings and innovation. Target's struggles intensify as they launch ChatGPT shopping integration, Kroger closes automated fulfillment centers to…
This Lightning Round segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, gets personal with the Omni Talk crew's Thanksgiving and Black Friday plans! Anne and producer Ella gang up on Chris's love of jarred gravy…
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Bath & Body Works' decision to launch on Amazon early next year. With $60-80M in unauthorized gray market sales already happening, the company will test…
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, celebrates Gap's 7% comparable sales surge after its viral "Better in Denim" campaign featuring KATSEYE. Anne praises Richard Dickson's entertainment-first approach for making Gap culturally relevant…
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores Target's bold move to enable shopping through ChatGPT just days before Black Friday. Anne sees it as a necessary first step into LLM-powered commerce and…
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, dives into Target's disastrous Q3 earnings. While Walmart, TJX, Ross, and Best Buy raised their outlooks, Target's four-year sales stack turned negative—meaning zero growth since 2021.…
Watch the full video with A&M's Chad Lusk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvjS9tmOP-s
For this month's Retail Tech Startup of the Month, AWS's Daniele Stroppa returns to spotlight SymphonyAI, a groundbreaking computer vision solution that's improving how retailers tackle the costly out-of-stock problem. SymphonyAI leverages existing in-store cameras to deliver something retailers have been missing: actionable, prioritized worklists that tell associates exactly what…
Watch the full video with A&M's Chad Lusk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvjS9tmOP-s
