Episodes

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: PepsiCo cuts prices on Doritos, Cheetos, and Lay's by up to 15% after testing showed deeper discounts improved purchase frequency among inflation-weary consumers who had been trading down to private label. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. acquires Tokens.com to build a blockchain-based tokenized investment platform. Anthropic launches a multi-million do...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart crosses the $1 trillion market cap threshold. Kroger doubles down on large-format Marketplace stores, investing heavily in 99,000+ square foot locations across Indiana, Texas, and West Virginia. Peloton lays off 11% of its workforce as part of a $100 million cost-cutting. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot char...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Starbucks announces plans to open 150-175 U.S. stores in 2026 and identifies up to 5,000 new coffeehouse opportunities domestically as part of its long-term growth strategy. Walmart prepares to launch Walmart Exports, enabling third-party sellers to ship eligible products from the U.S. to customers in Mexico and Canada through its fulfillment s...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Sprouts Farmers Market opens its first New York location in Centereach on Long Island. Costco and Instacart expand their partnership into Europe, launching same-day delivery websites in France and Spain powered by Instacart's Storefront Pro technology. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy leads negotiations to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI. The Retail ...

GLP-1 reshaping center store. In-store media becoming the third leg. Agentic commerce hitting a reality wall. Private brand opportunity widening but execution lagging. Shelf intelligence moving from edge to table stakes. Five major themes. More interviews than I can count. These were my lessons learned from FMI Midwinter 2026. Hosted by Chris Walton, former Target executive and co-host of the Omnii Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast. New episodes of Walton's Weekly Wramblings drop every Friday. Brou...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon discontinues its Amazon One palm recognition system. eBay bans unauthorized AI bots from making automated purchases on its platform. BJ's Wholesale Club opens its second small-format BJ's Market in Delray Beach, Florida. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Mi...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon closes all Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores, pivoting to expand Whole Foods with 100+ new locations as it admits failure in creating a differentiated grocery format. Michael Burry discloses he's been buying GameStop shares as a long-term value play, betting on CEO Ryan Cohen's capital allocation strategy rather than meme stock speculati...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: WHP Global acquires a 50% controlling stake in Lands' End for $300 million, taking ownership of the brand's IP while Lands' End continues running retail operations and paying royalties to license its own brand back. Traditional grocery stores are capturing increasing share of midday lunch traffic from quick-service restaurants as consumers view...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: TikTok establishes joint venture with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX to remain operational in the U.S. Dollar General launches same-day delivery in rural markets. Francesca's permanently closes all 450+ stores after investor funding withdrawal, supplier financing collapse, and lender default create an unrecoverable capital crisis. The Retail Da...

Tariffs reshaping supply chains. AI's hallucination problem exposed. Just-in-time dead, just-in-case reborn. Warehouse clubs dominating omnichannel. Four major themes. Twenty executive interviews. These were just some of my lessons learned from NRF 2026. Hosted by Chris Walton, former Target executive and co-host of the Omnii Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast. New episodes of Walton's Weekly Wramblings drop every Friday. Brought to you with the help and support of Grocery Dealz and Mirakl Subscribe...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Lidl US loses another CEO as Joel Rampoldt exits after less than two years. Klarna launches after-purchase financing through "Swipe to Finance," partnering with Walmart-backed OnePay to let consumers convert completed debit card purchases into installment loans. BJ's Wholesale Club expands in-store digital advertising by deploying Looma intera...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Trump threatens 10-25% tariffs on eight European nations starting February 1st in his bid to purchase Greenland. OpenAI begins testing advertising on ChatGPT's free and Go tiers as AI competition intensifies. Goodwill's ShopGoodwill.com generates record $450 million in gross merchandise value, up 22% year-over-year. The Retail Daily Minute ha...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Gap Inc. creates a Chief Entertainment Officer role. Amazon unveils portable Just Walk Out RFID lanes deployable in hours. Pinterest partners with Roku to launch "Bring My Pinterest to Life," a shoppable connected TV series. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minut...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart announces sweeping executive leadership changes. Simbe unveils Tally 4.0, the most advanced shelf-scanning robot yet. Kroger and Uber launch nearly 2,700 stores nationwide on Uber Eats, Uber, and Postmates apps. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, yo...

A CEO fired in 100 days. A retail icon's stock down 49%. Membership clubs crushing every metric. Nine predictions. One year of chaos. How well did I call 2025's retail winners and losers? Hosted by Chris Walton, former Target executive and co-host of the Omnii Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast. New episodes of Walton's Weekly Wramblings drop every Friday. Brought to you with the help and support of Mirakl - The catalyst of commerce. Over 450 retailers are opening new revenue streams with marketplac...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Saks Global files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with $1.75 billion financing package, as former Neiman Marcus CEO Geoffroy van Raemdonck takes over and reshapes leadership to rebuild vendor relationships. The Credit Card Competition Act gains President Trump's endorsement, as bipartisan legislation seeks to break the Visa-Mastercard duopoly and give merchants routin...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon plans a massive 225,000-square-foot store near Chicago combining groceries and general merchandise, directly challenging Walmart's supercenter dominance. TGI Fridays unveils its "1-2-3 Strategic Vision" targeting $2 billion in revenue and 1,000+ restaurants by 2030, just months after emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy. J.C. Penney posts a 3.8% sales dec...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: GameStop kicks off 2026 by closing over 430 stores across 42 states as CEO Ryan Cohen races toward a potential $35 billion stock option payday tied to hitting a $100 billion market cap. Walmart and Wing announce plans to scale drone delivery operations to 270 stores by 2027, reaching over 40 million potential customers in major metros including Los Angeles, Cinc...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Circle K partners with Quorso to deploy intelligent management platform across 7,800+ U.S. stores, consolidating tasks, analytics, and reporting into one system after successful European rollout. Amazon expands its updated Dash Carts to over 25 Whole Foods locations by year-end, featuring lighter design, 40% more capacity, and real-time savings tracking as part ...

Online grocery sales surged 29% in November to $12.3 billion. During inflation. During tight budgets. How is that possible? Higher-income households are driving explosive e-grocery growth – placing 3.1 orders per month with frequency climbing for 15 consecutive months. But they're not the endgame. They're the early warning signal. UBS predicts grocery will be the first industry disrupted by agentic AI. The category everyone said would never go online? It's going first. And by the time everyo...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon faces growing complaints from independent brands over its "Buy for Me" shopping tool, which allows customers to purchase products from other websites within Amazon's app, often without explicit retailer consent. GameStop proposes an entirely performance-based compensation package for CEO Ryan Cohen that could reach $35 billion if the company hits a $100 b...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart Connect launches comprehensive AI-powered advertising tools, including the Marty advertising assistant for Sponsored Search campaigns and GenAI creative generators that reduce production time by 80%. Albertsons Media Collective unveils in-store incrementality measurement capabilities using matched-market methodology, with early Mondelēz campaign showing ...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Saks Global is negotiating a $1 billion bankruptcy loan after missing $100 million in bond payments, as the luxury retailer faces potential Chapter 11 filing within weeks. Kroger launches its Verified Savings Program, offering 20% produce discounts and half-price Boost memberships to customers enrolled in SNAP, WIC, Medicaid, and other government assistance prog...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Instacart shuts down its controversial price testing program following Consumer Reports investigation that found 23% price differences between customers, as regulatory pressure and consumer backlash force the platform to prioritize trust over pricing optimization. Sweetgreen completes the sale of Spyce and its Infinite Kitchen automation technology to Wonder for...