Episodes

Are ChatGPT Ads the Next Retail Channel? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 23, 2026

Are ChatGPT Ads the Next Retail Channel? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, dives into Target and Albertsons testing conversational advertising inside ChatGPT. C...
Is Pay Transparency the New Standard? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 23, 2026

Is Pay Transparency the New Standard? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Co-op launching a gender pay gap toolkit ahead of new UK regulations. Chris ...
Nike’s Brand Reset Hits Converse | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 23, 2026

Nike’s Brand Reset Hits Converse | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Converse employees being instructed to work from home ahead of anticipated l...
Converse In Crisis, Target Trials ChatGPT Ads & C-Stores Push The In-Store AI Envelope | Fast Five
Feb. 18, 2026

Converse In Crisis, Target Trials ChatGPT Ads & C-Stores Push The In-Store AI Envelope | Fast Five

In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , guest host and resident talent expert Jenn Hahn, joined Chris and Anne to dis...
Lightning Round: Luxury Hotels, Valentine’s Spending & McNugget Caviar | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Lightning Round: Luxury Hotels, Valentine’s Spending & McNugget Caviar | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid-fire takes on luxury travel, Va...
Spotify Is Now Selling Physical Books? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Spotify Is Now Selling Physical Books? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Spotify’s partnership with Bookshop.org to sell physical books. Chris Walton...
Albertsons Wants to Measure Your Dwell Time | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Albertsons Wants to Measure Your Dwell Time | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down Albertsons’ expansion of cart tracking technology to measure retail media...
Anthropic’s $8M Shot at OpenAI | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Anthropic’s $8M Shot at OpenAI | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Anthropic’s Super Bowl campaign pledging that Claude AI will remain ad-free....
Inside Target’s 500 Job Decision | Fast Five shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Inside Target’s 500 Job Decision | Fast Five shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Target’s decision to cut 500 roles while increasing investment in frontline ...
Can Greg Foran Transform Kroger? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 16, 2026

Can Greg Foran Transform Kroger? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Kroger’s appointment of former Walmart executive Greg Foran as CEO. Chris Wa...
Kroger's New Boss, The AI Ad War & Target's Smoke-Filled Plans To Reinvest In Stores | Fast Five
Feb. 11, 2026

Kroger's New Boss, The AI Ad War & Target's Smoke-Filled Plans To Reinvest In Stores | Fast Five

In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , Shoptalk's Joe Laszlo joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Kroger's appointment ...
Lightning Round: Olympic Style, Comfort Food Rules & Kelly Clarkson | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

Lightning Round: Olympic Style, Comfort Food Rules & Kelly Clarkson | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid-fire takes on culture, fashion, ...
BJ’s Shrinks the Club | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

BJ’s Shrinks the Club | Fast Five Shorts

This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at BJ’s Wholesale Club’s experiment with smaller-format stores. Chris Walton and...
eBay Draws the Line on AI | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

eBay Draws the Line on AI | Fast Five Shorts

This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines eBay’s decision to ban AI-powered shopping bots. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzen...
Walmart Goes Global with Marketplace Shipping | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

Walmart Goes Global with Marketplace Shipping | Fast Five Shorts

This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down Walmart’s launch of cross-border marketplace shipping. Chris Walton and An...
Why 19% Changes Everything for Grocers | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

Why 19% Changes Everything for Grocers | Fast Five Shorts

This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores why grocery ecommerce has quietly reached 19% penetration. Chris Walton and A...
Amazon Pulls the Plug on Palm Payments | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 9, 2026

Amazon Pulls the Plug on Palm Payments | Fast Five Shorts

This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down Amazon’s decision to shut down its palm payment technology and close selec...
Amazon Exits Fresh, E-Grocery Booms & eBay Bans AI Bots | Fast Five
Feb. 4, 2026

Amazon Exits Fresh, E-Grocery Booms & eBay Bans AI Bots | Fast Five

In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , Quorso , and Veloq , A&M's Ken Cochran and Jon Malankar joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon s...
Lightning Round: Netflix AI, Rotisserie Chicken & Mushroom Coffee | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

Lightning Round: Netflix AI, Rotisserie Chicken & Mushroom Coffee | Fast Five Shorts

This Lightning Round segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, closes out the show with rapid-fire takes on pop culture, cons...
American Eagle’s Logistics Gamble | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

American Eagle’s Logistics Gamble | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down American Eagle’s decision to shut down Quiet Logistics after acquiring th...
Grocery’s Quiet Lunch Takeover | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

Grocery’s Quiet Lunch Takeover | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at why grocery stores are increasingly winning lunchtime trips from quick-servi...
Inside Amazon’s Layoffs and What Culture Has to Do With It | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

Inside Amazon’s Layoffs and What Culture Has to Do With It | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, unpacks Amazon’s plan to eliminate 30,000 corporate roles as CEO Andy Jassy targets b...
Is Rural America Dollar General’s Secret Weapon Against Amazon? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

Is Rural America Dollar General’s Secret Weapon Against Amazon? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Dollar General’s rapid expansion of same-day delivery and why rural America ...
Is Walmart’s AI Reset the Future of Retail Leadership? | Fast Five Shorts
Feb. 2, 2026

Is Walmart’s AI Reset the Future of Retail Leadership? | Fast Five Shorts

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, breaks down Walmart’s sweeping leadership reorganization as the retailer reshapes its...