Episodes

Receipt Gates At Safeway, Paid Memberships At Target & Why 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot
Feb. 14, 2024

Receipt Gates At Safeway, Paid Memberships At Target & Why 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot

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 , Avalara’s Kris Rabideau stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on 2024 tax changes, a...
Starbucks Overnight, Zac Posen & Amazon’s Rufus Has Us Barking Like A Dog
Feb. 7, 2024

Starbucks Overnight, Zac Posen & Amazon’s Rufus Has Us Barking Like A Dog

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 were live from Manifest as they discussed: Amazon’s new AI-assistan...
$400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification
Jan. 31, 2024

$400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification

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, Shoptalk VP of Original Content & Strategy Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss:...
Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face
Jan. 24, 2024

Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face

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 Michael Prendergast and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to discuss: If Ma...
NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On
Jan. 17, 2024

NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s new Gen AI search announcement at CES Amazon implementing ...
Your Own Cups At Starbucks, Mammograms At Walmart & Carts That Suggest Dinner Pairings
Jan. 10, 2024

Your Own Cups At Starbucks, Mammograms At Walmart & Carts That Suggest Dinner Pairings

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 Instacart serving up advertisements on its smart carts S...
Walmart’s Big & Bold BNPL Push, Macy’s Buyout & CNBC’s Pointed Criticism Of Target
Dec. 20, 2023

Walmart’s Big & Bold BNPL Push, Macy’s Buyout & CNBC’s Pointed Criticism Of Target

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s bold and beautiful move to put BNPL via Affirm at...
Our 2023 Annual Retail Awards Show
Dec. 14, 2023

Our 2023 Annual Retail Awards Show

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle ,, David Ritter and David Brown, from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, stopped by to help Ch...
A Walmart Store Of The Future, A Big Get For DoorDash & NRF’s Organized Crime About Face
Dec. 6, 2023

A Walmart Store Of The Future, A Big Get For DoorDash & NRF’s Organized Crime About Face

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: Discussed what really could be impacting shrink in light of NRF’s sof...
Allbirds & Amazon, Foxtrot & Dom's & The Secret Is Out On A New 'Store Of The Future'
Nov. 29, 2023

Allbirds & Amazon, Foxtrot & Dom's & The Secret Is Out On A New 'Store Of The Future'

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Discussed why Etisalat’s new telecom store with Trigo ...
Fast Five | Amazon Auto, A Toys R Us Reboot Review, Gap’s Turnaround & Another Kohl’s Hot Mess
Nov. 22, 2023

Fast Five | Amazon Auto, A Toys R Us Reboot Review, Gap’s Turnaround & Another Kohl’s Hot Mess

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Anne and Chris: Got really geeked up about Amazon selling Hyundai online Pulled the caution flag out on a...
Target & Walmart Earnings, Amazon & Meta & What Burritos & Robots Have In Common
Nov. 16, 2023

Target & Walmart Earnings, Amazon & Meta & What Burritos & Robots Have In Common

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Chris Creyts and Cassie Ryding stopped by to discuss: What to make of this week’s earning reports T...
Shein’s IPO, IKEA’s Loyalty About Face & Why Amazon Is Going Out Of ‘Style’
Nov. 8, 2023

Shein’s IPO, IKEA’s Loyalty About Face & Why Amazon Is Going Out Of ‘Style’

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Firework , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon calling it quits on its Amazon Style fashion store concept Google’s...