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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s gas station expansion strategy (Source) Quorso’s intelligent store management platform rollout with Circle K Europe (Source) Target’s new floral owned brand (Source) Trove’s acquisition of reverse.supply (Source) And closed with a look at why Walmart’s 40 store beauty bar test could herald even mor...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed: Ulta Beauty’s decision to pause its Target shop-in-shop expansion (Source) Walmart’s new Trend-to-Product AI tool to speed up product development (Source) Sam’s Club’s expansion plans (Source) DoorDash’s AI enhancements to help its quick-service restaurant partners (Source) And closed with a look at what Hy-...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed: Best Buy storefronts and where influencer commerce will go next (Source) Instacart’s introduction of “Will Call” Delivery (Source) Old Navy rolling out Radar’s RFID solution to 1,200 stores (Source) San Diego banning digital-only grocery store coupons (Source) And closed with a look at just how game-changing...

🎧 Retail Fast Five | March 26, 2025 – Live from Shoptalk 2025 This week, Chris and Anne are back together live at Shoptalk 2025, bringing you exclusive insight and on-the-ground energy. This week's episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, kicks off with a behind-the-scenes look at their interviews with CVS, Wayfair, and Purina (03:15), followed by their five big retail stories of the week: Best Buy Launches Social Plus – A new retail med...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, Chris and Anne discussed: Kroger’s surprising decision to create a standalone e-commerce unit (Source) Ulta’s launch of a digital marketplace with Mirakl (Source) Wayfair’s plans to open a second large format store in Atlanta (Source) Klarna becoming Walmart’s exclusive BNPL provider (Source) And closed with a look at Wonder’s acquisition spree an...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, A&M’s David Schneidman and Chris Creyts joined Chris and Anne to discuss: CVS Health’s rollout of “mini-stores,” i.e. smaller stores with pharmacies but a limited retail selection (Source) Loblaw identifying U.S. made products at shelf with a new tariff symbol (Source) Google Shopping’s new AI search features (Source) Reckitt’s claims that it has r...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed: All the wrinkles surrounding Target and Warby Parker’s new partnership (Source) The launch of Alexa+ (Source) The deceptive pricing lawsuit against Publix (Source) Furniture.com’s unique take on omnichannel commerce (Source) And closed with an examination of Walmart Unlimited, Walmart’s new video game shopping experience (Source...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Anne remoted in from eTail West, Chris was back home in Minneapolis, and together they discussed: Adidas offering Amazon Buy with Prime via its website and app (Source) Joann no longer being in the fabric of our lives (Source) Sprouts launching its first-ever loyalty program (Source) Kroger and Schnucks enhancing their quick delivery offerings via Instaca...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, A&M’s David Brown and Lisa Collier joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon’s new beauty store in Italy (Source) Scheels adding 460 and $11 million worth of digital screens into its stores (Source) Dick’s new varsity influencer program (Source) Wayfair’s new AI-powered shopping tool, Muse (Source) And closed with a look at why in the world Amazon would t...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed: The many angles to Aldi’s decision to sell back some of the stores it previously purchased from Southeastern Grocers (Source) How bullish they both are on Gap’s new vintage clothing play (Source) Why EG America’s new partnership with Quorso heralds a new age of store management technology (Source) If Save A Lot...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Shoptalk’s VP of Original Content & Strategy, Ben Miller, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: CVS Health’s new app rollout (Source) Beyond buying back BuyBuy Baby (Source) Walgreens’ plans to close down 47 of its in-store health clinics in Illinois (Source) IKEA’s decision to expand its secondhand furniture marketplace in Europe (Source) ...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed: The appointment of Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel to head up Amazon’s grocery strategy (Source) Whether CPGs will jump at the chance to pay Walmart to test products with Walmart’s actual customers (Source) If Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol could be getting ahead of himself with his plans for ceramic mugs (Source) Th...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, A&M’s Kelly Carey and John Clear joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Walmart’s new Symbotic relationship, aka its new robot deal (Source) The veracity of Target’s claims that it has cut its production lead times down from 7 months to 8 weeks (Source) Whether the American consumer really needs smaller Burlington stores (Source) Sephora’s p...

Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s shuttering some of its small format stores (Source) Amazon $11 Billion AI investment in the great state of Georgia (Source) Best Buy launching a new marketplace with Mirakl (Source) Amazon allowing online retailers to use its advertising tools (Source) And closed with a look at the 1 + 1 = 3 partnership between eBaby and Facebook’s marketplace (Source) There’s all that, plus To...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart accelerating its rollout of digital shelf labels to all stores (Source) Cantaloupe’s innovations in smart vending for grocery stores (Source) Simbe augmenting its Tally Robot with fixed-positioned sensors (Source) DoorDash and Ibotta teaming up to offer DoorDash users better pricing (Source) And closed...

In this special year end edition of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, A&M’s Chad Lusk and David Ritter join Chris and Anne to look back on 2024 and to salute everything that stood out in retail this past year. Who will win retailer of the year? CEO of the year? And which retail headline would you most want turned into a feature film? You will just have to tune into find out! Music by hooksounds.com

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: Amazon’s momentous launch of Amazon Auto (Source) Why Tractor Supply Company may be the retailer to watch over the next decade (Source) PorchPals new insurance offering for victims of package theft (Source) Whether Dollar General’s slowdown of its fresh expansion signals underlying issues with its grocery strategy (So...

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: The implications of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Week data (Source) Walmart’s aggressive push into livestreaming, culminating with Dolly Parton live on Cyber Monday (Source) OpenAI’s evaluation of chatbot advertising (Source) Digimarc partnering with Picadeli to reduce price look up fraud at the salad bar (Sourc...

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: Whom to blame for the WSJ calling Target “dull” (Source) Kohl’s recent disappointing quarter and its new CEO hire (Source) Qurate’s rebranding and strategic push into livestreaming and social media (Source) TikTok quietly testing product links in posts (Source) And closed with a look at how significant Perplexity int...

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: Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app (Source) Amazon shutting down a secret fertility tracking project (Source) REI’s latest attempts to thwart “serial returners” (Source) Retailers, like Zara, experimenting with radio emitting threads to combat theft (Source) And closed with a look whet...

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 testing a new technology in its stores that would let people open security locks for products with mobile devices (Source) The E.l.f. Beauty expansion into Dollar General (Source) The flurry of announcements from Instacart this past week on everything from Caper Carts to Carrot Tags (Source) Lowe’s debuting a ...

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 discuss: Walmart discounting its Walmart+ membership by 50% for the holidays (Source) The jaw dropping value of DoorDash and Lyft’s new partnership (Source) OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Search (Source) The Children’s Place’s decision to sell products via Shein (Source) And closed with an examination of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’...

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 discuss: Amazon setting aggressive price targets for its rival online store to Temu and Shein (Source) 7-Eleven’s “New Standard” format which it plans open across 600 new stores (Source) Simbe’s $50 million Series C funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives (Source) Wayfair’s new paid subscription loyalty program (Source) ...

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 Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The wide-ranging significance of Walmart offering same-day prescription delivery and making it free for Walmart+ members (Source) Amazon’s new “Amazon Grocery” store in Chicago and how it fits into Amazon’s growing ever more confusing grocery strategy (Source) If U.S....