Episodes
Aug. 28, 2024
Walmart+ Whoppers, Chick-fil-A’s 4 Drive Thrus & Why Amazon Just Set Sustainability Back
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart opening up hosted U.S. fulfillment ...
Aug. 21, 2024
DashPass Versus Prime, Walmart’s Drone Pullback & The Tall Order For Starbucks’ New CEO
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , A&M’s Chad Lusk and Adam Thompson, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: ...
July 24, 2024
Cookies, Amazombies & The Target Chatbot Store Associates Reportedly Hate
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*...
July 17, 2024
Amazon Lets Rufus Out To Play, Macy’s Ends Its Talks & Walmart Exerts Media Dominance
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , A&M’s Mohit Mohal and Chris Disa, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon ro...
July 10, 2024
The Saks & Neiman Marcus Merger, Walmart Commerce Technologies & Using Venmo At Hy-Vee
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: The Saks and Neiman Marcus merger and what to expec...
July 3, 2024
Caper Carts, Shoplifting, Tesco QR Codes & Why Amazon Is Smart To Copycat Shein And Temu
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s plans to copycat Shein and Temu (Source: C...
June 26, 2024
Target's 'Un-Marketplace,' Netflix House & Whether The World Really Needs A Gen AI Alexa
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , A&M’s Kelly Carey and Jeff Dwyer joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Whether Ta...
June 19, 2024
Kohl's Return Drop, TikTok Image Search & The Not So Dirty Secret About Adult Toys
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from the lovely Marriott in Salt Lake City, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne ...
June 12, 2024
Walmart Expands ESLs, IKEA Hires Employees For Roblox & The Body Cam Safety Debate
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from CommerceNext 2024, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart r...
June 5, 2024
Abercrombie Astounds, Amazon Goes Grubbing & Walmart Ventures Into A New ‘Realm’
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon adding Grubhub food delivery for free to Ama...
May 29, 2024
Wayfair’s New Store, Google’s New Fit Tech & More High Praise For Walmart
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: What Wayfair has to get right in the opening of its f...
May 22, 2024
$199 Wegovy, Target Price Cuts & Walmart's Latest Neighborhood Grocery Concept
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , A&M’s Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The pote...
May 15, 2024
Walmart Job Cuts, Best Buy’s New App & Something Called ‘Exchange Zones’ In Atlanta
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discuss...
May 8, 2024
Starbucks' Mobile Order Conundrum, The New Insta Uber & Shein's Many Happy Returns
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’...
May 1, 2024
Walmart's Health Hub Exit, Best Buy's CNET Partnership & Nordstrom's Marketplace Mirakl
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s out-of-nowhere decision to shut down all 51 of...
April 24, 2024
Amazon High Jinks, The Grocery War & Why The Bank Of Walmart Is Now Open For Business
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s new BNPL offering (Source: CNBC ) Grubhub’s Me...
April 17, 2024
Canadian Walmart Stores Of The Future, Gopuff & Something New Called “Aldigo”
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart Canada’s big store of the future reveal (Source:...
April 10, 2024
Amazon’s Just Walk Out Noise, Target’s Self-Checkout Cameras & Why Kroger Spoke Too Soon
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: The real reasons why Amazon would pull its Just Walk Out...
March 27, 2024
TikTok Search Commissions, Walmart+ Self-Checkout & Something From Shein Called ‘SCaaS’
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden joined Chris and Anne to discuss: TikTok paying cr...
March 22, 2024
Live from Shoptalk: Macy's New Strategy, Target Wholesaling, & Walmart Keeps Kicking SaaS
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Macy's lau...
March 13, 2024
Aldi Expands, Wayfair Rebrands & The Early Bird Literally Gets The Worm At Walmart
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed:...
March 6, 2024
Target’s Big Circle Perk, Wendy’s Surge Pricing Backlash & Whole Foods Gets Smaller
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Wendy’s about face on surge pricing (Source: KTLA-5 ) Ta...
Feb. 28, 2024
Macy's Store Closures, Amazon Scheduled Deliveries & How Do You Say ChatGPT In French?
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s bold decision to close 150 stores (Source: CNBC )...
Feb. 21, 2024
Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A New Brand & Walmart Buys A TV Maker
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Why in...