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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Albertsons launches ACI Edge, consolidating 11 divisions into 4 regions and centralizing merchandising as it cuts its full-year sales guidance. Walgreens opens a new robotic micro-fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, its 14th nationwide, expected to process 7 million prescriptions a year. Gap Inc. expands its creator affiliate program...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Jersey Mike's targets a valuation of up to $7.94 billion in its upcoming U.S. IPO, aiming to raise as much as $1.09 billion. Hy-Vee launches a chainwide 30-minute delivery and pickup option through its new "Get it faster" checkout feature. A new LendingTree report finds 29% of buy now, pay later users are now using the loans for grocerie...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: GameStop discloses a stake approaching 10% in eBay as CEO Ryan Cohen continues pushing for a takeover. Adidas will open an immersive "brand concept" store at Mall of America this October, its first full-price Minnesota location. Grocery unit sales fell nearly 2% year over year in June, marking a fifth consecutive month of volume declines...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: The European Union's new Ecodesign regulation bans large fashion brands from destroying or landfilling unsold clothing and footwear, squeezing luxury houses' scarcity playbook. The House passes the Common Cents Act, setting nationwide rules for rounding cash transactions as the U.S. Mint halts penny production. Grocery Outlet rolls out S...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Wonder closes a $650 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation, with reports the food-platform company is gearing up for an IPO as early as next year. Instacart acquires Arpalus, an AI-powered shelf-scanning startup, to give its in-store shoppers real-time inventory data via smartphone and Caper Cart cameras. CVS Health opens its first ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: OpenAI is developing its first consumer hardware product, a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed as a humanlike AI companion. Costco opens its first-ever standalone gas station in Mission Viejo, California, undercutting local fuel prices and pressuring nearby convenience retailers. Decathlon completes a rollout of electronic shelf labels across 7...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: DoorDash launches as a native sales channel inside Shopify's App Store, giving independent brick-and-mortar merchants a seamless, no-onboarding path to on-demand delivery. Amazon Ads rolls out retailer-level breakouts in Omnichannel Metrics, letting DSP advertisers see exactly which offline retailers captured sales influenced by their campaigns. Instac...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Tailored Brands (parent of Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G) files for an IPO under ticker "MENW," touting a six-year turnaround and plans for more than 500 new stores over the next decade. Temu triples the number of brands it proactively monitors for IP infringement to over 15,000, pushing its proactive-to-reactive takedown ratio to 331:1 ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon Shipping is aggressively undercutting FedEx and UPS on pricing, waiving residential and weekend surcharges to win shippers away from the legacy carriers as delivery rates climb industry-wide. Taco Bell has scaled its Omilia-powered voice AI drive-thru ordering system to nearly 900 U.S. restaurants across 38 states, reporting faster transactions, ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: GameStop shareholders approved a stock issuance amendment tied to the company's pursuit of eBay, giving CEO Ryan Cohen more flexibility to sweeten a future bid after eBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion offer earlier this year. Walmart added eight new drone delivery hubs across Greater Houston with Wing, expanding its Texas footprint to 13 nests...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart and Sam's Club are cutting prices on thousands of summer staples as part of a broad Rollback and member-savings push spanning grocery, household goods, outdoor living, toys, and apparel. Aldi is making its first move into Colorado, filing permits for two Denver-area locations as part of a plan to open 50 stores across the Denver and Colorado Spr...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Ocado announces CEO Tim Steiner will step down in 2028 following a boardroom tussle, as shares slide amid a stalled automated-warehouse strategy. Klarna applies for a U.S. bank charter, pushing further beyond buy now, pay later and toward becoming a full-fledged consumer bank. Kroger names Emilee De Martino as its new Chief People Officer, marking the ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon commits $1 billion to a new Forward Deployed Engineering unit, embedding AWS engineers directly inside client businesses to compress AI deployment timelines from months to days. Albertsons works to fully scale an AI-powered merchandising intelligence platform, built with Databricks, across its grocery operations by the end of 2026. New Jersey pa...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger agrees to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion, with the Pittsburgh grocer keeping its name, headquarters, and myPerks loyalty program as a division of Kroger. Dick's Sporting Goods launches ScoreCard+, a $99-a-year paid loyalty tier offering $100 in quarterly rewards, free shipping, and exclusive perks. PlayStation announces it will end physic...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Target begins tracking unexcused absences and tardiness with a new points-based system launching this September, terminating workers who reach 12 points. Allstate partners with Macy's and Bloomingdale's to offer enhanced product protection plans at point of sale and online, covering furniture, fine jewelry, appliances, electronics, and more, with Allsta...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Saks Global exits Chapter 11 as "Exemplar Luxury Group," emerging with a dramatically smaller store footprint, sharply reduced debt, and a new strategic bet on full-price luxury. Amazon Prime Day 2026 logged $26.4 billion in U.S. online spend across four days — a new record — but Numerator data reveals declining average order sizes and household spend, ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Lowe's integrates its third-party marketplace into its My Red Vest associate software, putting thousands of marketplace products directly in the hands of store employees at over 1,700 locations. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper roll out QR codes linking consumers to the American Beverage Association's Good to Know database. REI gets roasted onl...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Prime Day is generating conflicting signals, and both matter. Adobe reports $8.3 billion in online spend on day one — the biggest e-commerce day of 2026 — while Numerator shows per-household Amazon spending down 16% year-over-year. A federal judge blocked USDA-approved SNAP restrictions in five states, ruling the agency exceeded its legal authority by a...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart moves deeper into connected TV advertising by acquiring Vibe.co, a self-serve CTV platform, to make streaming ad buying more accessible and measurable for SMB and mid-market brands through Walmart Connect. Bath & Body Works enters Ulta Beauty, bringing a curated selection of its most-loved products to more than 600 Ulta stores and Ulta.com start...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Adobe projects Prime Day 2026 will drive a record $26.3 billion in U.S. online spend, with AI traffic to retail sites expected to surge 103% and mobile shopping hitting an all-time high at 54.2% of online sales. Duluth Trading Co. is handing Amazon full fulfillment control of its marketplace products under a traditional wholesale model, using the e-comm...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger posted soft Q1 comp sales of just 1%, but turned an e-commerce profit for the first time ever, and CEO Greg Foran admitted 60% of stores need to step up their game. Ahold Delhaize nominated Claire Peters, Amazon's VP of worldwide fresh, as the next CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA, marking the company's second straight outsider leadership hire this year...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Yum! Brands agrees to sell Pizza Hut in a two-part, $2.7 billion deal, splitting ownership between private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China. New data from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus shows U.S. online grocery sales surging nearly 28% year over year, even as in-store sales slip. Lidl US prepares to launch its new Lidl Plus rewards program ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Pinterest rolls out a new storefront-linking tool that connects creators' Amazon storefronts directly to their Pinterest profiles, automatically applying affiliate links whenever they tag an eligible product. Dick's Sporting Goods partners with Lids to launch dedicated shop-in-shops inside its stores nationwide, with plans to reach more than 100 locatio...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol says the chain can add as many as 10,000 net new U.S. locations by shifting to smaller, cheaper-to-build stores under 1,000 square feet. Dollar General reports that same-day delivery is already a profitable business, contributing 70 basis points to Q1 comparable sales growth across roughly 18,000 stores, and announces a delive...