Season 6

Oct. 23, 2024

Walmart Same-Day Rx Delivery, Bed Bath’s Return & WTF Is Amazon’s Grocery Strategy

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 ...
Oct. 16, 2024

Google Shopping, Grabango & Why Amazon May Have Just Signed Whole Foods' Death Warrant

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 took to the Windy City to discuss: Grabango calling it quit...
Oct. 9, 2024

Sam’s Club’s New Store, Kroger’s Disney ‘Boost’ & Why Just Walk Out May Be A Passing Fad

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 , was recorded live in front of an audience at Groceryshop. This week Chri...
Oct. 2, 2024

Walmart’s High Income Demo, Klarna’s Bold Move & Why Costco May Be The New Pepsi

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 , Shoptalk’s Joe Laszlo joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The high inco...
Sept. 25, 2024

The First-Ever Amazon & Walmart Fast Five Takeover

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Walmart and Amazon takeover the headlines in their ongo...
Sept. 18, 2024

Amazon Rufus Ads, Costco Inventory Search & Why 'De Minimis' Is No Small Thing

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: How important ads within Amaz...
Sept. 11, 2024

Target CarPlay, High-End Sneakers At Walmart & Whether Dick’s Can Keep Up Its Growth

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 David Schneidman and Brooks Levering, joined Chris and Anne to ...
Sept. 4, 2024

IKEA Preowned, Nordstrom’s Supply Chain Gains & What To Make Of Amazon Fresh

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 , Shoptalk and Groceryshop VP of Original Content and Strategy, Ben Mil...
Aug. 28, 2024

Walmart+ Whoppers, Chick-fil-A’s 4 Drive Thrus & Why Amazon Just Set Sustainability Back

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 opening up hosted U.S. fulfillment ...
Aug. 21, 2024

DashPass Versus Prime, Walmart’s Drone Pullback & The Tall Order For Starbucks’ New CEO

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 Chad Lusk and Adam Thompson, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: ...
July 24, 2024

Cookies, Amazombies & The Target Chatbot Store Associates Reportedly Hate

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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*...
July 17, 2024

Amazon Lets Rufus Out To Play, Macy’s Ends Its Talks & Walmart Exerts Media Dominance

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 Sezzle , A&M’s Mohit Mohal and Chris Disa, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon ro...
July 10, 2024

The Saks & Neiman Marcus Merger, Walmart Commerce Technologies & Using Venmo At Hy-Vee

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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: The Saks and Neiman Marcus merger and what to expec...
July 3, 2024

Caper Carts, Shoplifting, Tesco QR Codes & Why Amazon Is Smart To Copycat Shein And Temu

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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s plans to copycat Shein and Temu (Source: C...
June 26, 2024

Target's 'Un-Marketplace,' Netflix House & Whether The World Really Needs A Gen AI Alexa

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 Sezzle , A&M’s Kelly Carey and Jeff Dwyer joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Whether Ta...
June 19, 2024

Kohl's Return Drop, TikTok Image Search & The Not So Dirty Secret About Adult Toys

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from the lovely Marriott in Salt Lake City, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne ...
June 12, 2024

Walmart Expands ESLs, IKEA Hires Employees For Roblox & The Body Cam Safety Debate

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from CommerceNext 2024, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Ownit AI , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart r...
June 5, 2024

Abercrombie Astounds, Amazon Goes Grubbing & Walmart Ventures Into A New ‘Realm’

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 Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon adding Grubhub food delivery for free to Ama...
May 29, 2024

Wayfair’s New Store, Google’s New Fit Tech & More High Praise For Walmart

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: What Wayfair has to get right in the opening of its f...
May 22, 2024

$199 Wegovy, Target Price Cuts & Walmart's Latest Neighborhood Grocery Concept

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , Mirakl , and Sezzle , A&M’s Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine joined Chris and Anne to discuss: The pote...
May 15, 2024

Walmart Job Cuts, Best Buy’s New App & Something Called ‘Exchange Zones’ In Atlanta

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discuss...
May 8, 2024

Starbucks' Mobile Order Conundrum, The New Insta Uber & Shein's Many Happy Returns

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’...
May 1, 2024

Walmart's Health Hub Exit, Best Buy's CNET Partnership & Nordstrom's Marketplace Mirakl

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s out-of-nowhere decision to shut down all 51 of...
April 24, 2024

Amazon High Jinks, The Grocery War & Why The Bank Of Walmart Is Now Open For Business

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Wiliot , Avalara , TGW , and Sezzle , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s new BNPL offering (Source: CNBC ) Grubhub’s Me...