Episodes
Dec. 1, 2025
Bath & Body Works Plans Amazon Launch | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examines Bath & Body Works' decision to launch on Amazon early next year. W...
Dec. 1, 2025
Richard Dickson's Gap Revival Continues | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, celebrates Gap's 7% comparable sales surge after its viral "Better in Denim...
Dec. 1, 2025
Kroger's $2.6 Billion Automation Retreat | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , analyzes Kroger's decision to shut down three automated fulfillment ce...
Dec. 1, 2025
Target Bets Black Friday on ChatGPT Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores Target's bold move to enable shopping through ChatGPT just days be...
Dec. 1, 2025
Target's Four-Year Sales Stagnation | Fast Five Shorts
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , dives into Target's disastrous Q3 earnings. While Walmart, TJX, Ross, ...
Nov. 26, 2025
Target's ChatGPT Gamble, Kroger's $2.6B Pivot & Gap's Viral Comeback | Fast Five
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris and Anne discussed: A roundup of the latest retail earnings announcements Targe...
Nov. 24, 2025
Lightning Round: Holiday Hacks, Hot Cocoa & Dick Van Dyke at 100 | Fast Five Shorts
The lightning round brings holiday cheer and nostalgia to close this episode! Sponsored A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Chris reveals he'll use "Santa GPT" (ChatGPT for holiday shopp...
Nov. 24, 2025
Target and Starbucks Create Exclusive Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate | Fast Five Shorts
Target and Starbucks have partnered to create an exclusive frozen peppermint hot chocolate available only at Starbucks cafes inside Target stores nationwide. This episode, Sponsored A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocam...
Nov. 24, 2025
Can Google's AI Shopping Revolution Challenge ChatGPT and Perplexity? | Fast Five Shorts
Google is rolling out major AI shopping features including conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you. This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, In...
Nov. 24, 2025
Primark Joins the Buy Now Pay Later Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Primark has introduced Buy Now Pay Later options through Klarna and Clearpay... marking a major milestone in BNPL's journey from innovation to mass adoption. This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirak...
Nov. 24, 2025
Grocery Dealz Unlocks Same-Day Delivery Through Instacart Integration | Fast Five Shorts
Grocery Dealz has integrated with Instacart to power same-day delivery directly from its price comparison app. This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores...
Nov. 24, 2025
The Furner Era Begins: What Walmart's CEO Transition Means for Retail | Fast Five Shorts
Doug McMillon is retiring as Walmart CEO, handing the reins to John Furner in February 2025. This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explores McMillon's incred...
Nov. 19, 2025
Walmart's Got A New CEO, Google Will Call Stores For You & Target Is Sprinkling Cocoa | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Chris and Anne discussed: Doug McMillon retiring as Walmart CEO, with John Furner tak...
Nov. 17, 2025
Lightning Round: Ulta Discounts, Andy Garcia & Italian Pasta Crisis | Fast Five Shorts
The lightning round gets personal as Kelly reveals she'd trade her data to Ulta for holiday discounts (with three sisters and multiple gift exchanges, who can blame her?), Waqas picks "Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead"...
Nov. 17, 2025
Dollar General's AI Leadership Move | Fast Five Shorts
Dollar General has appointed Travis Nixon as SVP of Artificial Intelligence, tasking him with using AI to optimize supply chain, store operations, and merchandising. But how long before every retailer has a Chief AI Officer—a...
Nov. 17, 2025
Target's "10-4" Service Controversy | Fast Five Shorts
Target's new "10-4" policy requires employees to smile and wave at customers within 10 feet, and personally greet them within 4 feet. Is this explicit instruction necessary for today's workforce, or a forced, performative app...
Nov. 17, 2025
Bath & Body Works Scents the Holidays | Fast Five Shorts
Bath & Body Works is bringing Fresh Balsam to Grand Central Terminal, movie theaters, and interactive mall kiosks in what beauty expert Kelly Carey calls "my favorite marketing campaign of the year." But is piping fragrance i...
Nov. 17, 2025
Amazon vs. Perplexity Legal Showdown | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is suing Perplexity AI over its Comet shopping agent, claiming it "covertly accesses Amazon customer accounts" and interferes with the curated shopping experience Amazon built over decades. But is this defensive move f...
Nov. 17, 2025
AI Shopping Hits Critical Mass | Fast Five Shorts
Adobe's October data reveals a game-changing milestone: generative AI traffic is now converting 16% BETTER than traditional sources—a complete 180 from three months ago when AI traffic converted 9% WORSE. This episode breaks ...
Nov. 12, 2025
AI Commerce Surges, Amazon Sues Perplexity & We Are Over And Out On Target 10-4 | Fast Five
In this Retail Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Infios , and Quorso , Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton are joined by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group's Managing Dire...
Nov. 10, 2025
Lightning Round: Chat GPT Coaching, Sexiest Man Alive & Hand Massages | Fast Five Shorts
The Lightning Round gets wild this week! From a soccer coach using Chat GPT to devise winning defensive strategies, to Jonathan Bailey's Sexiest Man Alive title, to John Lewis offering hand massages for loyalty members, and C...
Nov. 10, 2025
GrubHub Partners with Instacart | Fast Five Shorts
In a surprising move, GrubHub (owned by Mark Lore's Wonder super app) is partnering with Instacart to enable grocery delivery directly through the GrubHub platform. But this partnership raises major strategic questions: Why w...
Nov. 10, 2025
Kroger & Uber Eats Restaurant Integration | Fast Five Shorts
Kroger is making history as the first retailer to integrate restaurant delivery directly into their grocery app through an expanded partnership with Uber Eats. Now customers can order their weekly groceries AND dinner from lo...
Nov. 10, 2025
Mondelēz's $40M AI Advertising Bet | Fast Five Shorts
Mondelēz (maker of Oreo and Chips Ahoy) is investing over $40 million in a custom generative AI tool to slash marketing costs by 30-50% and create TV-ready ads for the 2027 Super Bowl. But is building proprietary AI technolog...