Retail Fast Five
Hosted by retail industry experts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, this podcast is your weekly dose of retail industry insights and trends in a quick, digestible format.
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Dec. 8, 2025
Lightning Round: Advent Calendars, Slop Bowls & Mariah’s $60M Holiday Reign | Fast Five Shorts
Advent calendars are the hot holiday trend...from Skims to fishing lures to ice cream. Chris reveals his dream: 28 days of Nikes. Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. In ...
Dec. 8, 2025
Amazon Now: The 30-Minute Delivery Service | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is testing "Amazon Now," a new 30-minute delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, repurposing former Amazon Fresh sites into rapid delivery hubs. But is this innovation or desperation? This segment, sponsored by t...
Dec. 8, 2025
Are Smart Glasses Ready for a 2026 Breakthrough? | Fast Five Shorts
McKinsey and Business of Fashion report predicts smart glasses are set for a breakthrough year in 2026, with Ray-Ban Meta glasses already the top-selling product in 60% of EMEA stores. But Chris and Anne aren't buying it. Thi...
Dec. 8, 2025
Walmart's Brilliant Move: Bringing Ads to AI Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart is quietly testing a new ad format called "sponsored prompts" inside its Sparky AI shopping engine and both Chris and Anne agree this is exactly the right move. This segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail G...
Dec. 8, 2025
ChatGPT Shopping Research: Revolution or Just Better Search? | Fast Five Shorts
ChatGPT just launched shopping research that does the product hunting for you, but should retailers be worried or relieved? This segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quo...
Dec. 8, 2025
Black Friday Hits RECORD $11.8 Billion in Online Sales | Fast Five Shorts
Black Friday 2025 just hit $11.8 billion in online sales... up 9.1% from last year. But Chris questions whether AI's 805% traffic surge is actually impressive or concerningly slow compared to other tech adoption curves. This ...
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