Season 6
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...
Nov. 10, 2025
Starbucks' Billion-Dollar Delivery Business | Fast Five Shorts
Starbucks just revealed that delivery has become a $1 billion annual business, growing 30% year-over-year—and it's changing everything about how we think about coffee shops. With 40% of delivery orders including food, this ma...
Nov. 10, 2025
The Amazonification of Whole Foods | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is shaking up Whole Foods with a controversial transformation that has retail experts divided. From robot-powered "ShopBots" in the back room fetching Tide Pods and Pepsi, to a massive 3,800 square foot Amazon Grocery ...
Nov. 5, 2025
Starbucks $1B Delivery Secret, Oreos In AI & Amazon's Whole Foods Doritos Gamble | 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: Amazon's push to add mainstream brands like Pepsi and Dorit...
Nov. 3, 2025
Lightning Round: Netflix In Theaters, Hot Santa, NFL Yoga Pants & Red Bull Advent | Fast Five Shorts
Chris and Anne tackle the week's quirkiest retail stories: Netflix bringing Stranger Things' finale to theaters, Target's Weirdly Hot Santa returns for year two, Lululemon's NFL licensing sparks more debate, and Red Bull drop...
Nov. 3, 2025
Amazon's Vision Quest - AI Glasses for Drivers | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon unveils AI-powered smart glasses designed to help delivery drivers scan packages, navigate, and capture proof of delivery hands-free. Anne sees potential to reduce device overload for field workers, while Chris worries...
Nov. 3, 2025
Will Lululemon’s NFL Partnership Hurt Its Brand In The Long-run? | Fast Five Shorts
Lululemon announces its first-ever licensing deal, partnering with all 32 NFL teams to release officially branded apparel. Anne sees opportunity in solving the women's fan gear problem, while Chris warns it cheapens the brand...
Nov. 3, 2025
Walmart Cracks The Code - RFID Fresh Food Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart and Avery Dennison achieve what was long considered impossible: RFID sensors that work in high-moisture, cold environments for meat, deli, and bakery departments. Chris and Anne explain why this breakthrough represent...
Nov. 3, 2025
DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response Program | Fast Five Shorts
DoorDash launches a game-changing emergency food response program, offering free delivery for food banks and waiving fees for 300,000 SNAP recipient orders amid the government shutdown crisis. Anne and Chris break down why th...
Nov. 3, 2025
Retail's Darkest Day - Amazon & Target Layoffs | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon eliminates 14,000 corporate roles while Target cuts 1,800 positions in what marks one of the darkest days in recent retail history. Chris and Anne share personal insights from their own experiences, discuss the cultura...
Oct. 29, 2025
The We May Not Be Ready For It New Normal Of Layoffs, RFID & AI Glasses | 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: Amazon and Target’s major layoffs affecting thousands of co...
Oct. 27, 2025
Lightning Round: Apple Upgrades, Classic Cars, AI Concerns & Stargazing | Fast Five Shorts
In this week's Lightning Round, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Alvarez & Marsal's Lisa Collier and Manola Soler t...
Oct. 27, 2025
DoorDash Teams Up with Waymo - Are Autonomous Deliveries the Future? | Fast Five Shorts
DoorDash is piloting autonomous deliveries with Waymo in Metro Phoenix—but will consumers actually embrace robot deliveries? Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. Lisa Col...
Oct. 27, 2025
Wayfair's Perigold Goes Big - 30K Square Feet of Luxury | Fast Five Shorts
Wayfair's luxury brand Perigold opens a massive 30,000-square-foot, two-level store in West Palm Beach! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The new location features 150...
Oct. 27, 2025
Gen Z's Vision - Britain's High Streets Become Social Tech Hubs | Fast Five Shorts
New research reveals Gen Z will transform Britain's high streets into social, tech-driven hubs by 2050! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. According to American Express...
Oct. 27, 2025
Ulta Beauty's Marketplace Launch - Curation vs. Scale | Fast Five Shorts
Ulta Beauty officially launches its marketplace powered by Mirakl! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. The beauty retailer is taking a curated, invitation-only approach ...
Oct. 27, 2025
Walmart Attacks Amazon with ChatGPT Shopping Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart makes a bold move partnering with OpenAI to bring shopping directly to ChatGPT! Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso. In this segment, we discuss how users will s...