Lightning Round: Summer in Europe, Vikings Fandom, & Retail Bucket Lists | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Lightning Round segment closes out the show with summer travel recommendations, lifelong sports loyalties, and the retail leaders Chris Walton and Chap Achen would most love to spend time with.
Chris and Chap discuss why Europe tops their summer bucket lists, from iconic destinations to the experiences they believe everyone should have at least once. They also bond over the emotional roller coaster that comes with being Minnesota Vikings fans and what keeps them coming back season after season despite the heartbreak.
The conversation rounds out with a look at the retail innovators and executives they'd most want to sit down with today, offering insight into the leaders shaping the future of the industry—and the questions they'd be eager to ask them.
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The Pope.
Speaker AThe Pope, yes.
Speaker AThe Pope is in Barcelona the very same week as I am to bless the Sagrada Familia.
Speaker AWhat is the one word you would use to describe the architecture of Antoni Gi.
Speaker BOne word would be provocative.
Speaker BThat would be my one word.
Speaker BSo I was just in Barcelona two weeks ago myself for the supply chain Gartner supply chain symposium.
Speaker BI could see the Basilica from my hotel window, but sadly, I. I did not make it there.
Speaker AYeah, yeah.
Speaker AI've never been inside it.
Speaker AI've never been inside it.
Speaker AI've only seen Gotti from the outside.
Speaker ABut, yes, that's a.
Speaker AThat's a good word.
Speaker BAll right, quit question to you, Chris.
Speaker BYou chose to spend three weeks in Europe during one of the best months of the year in Minnesota.
Speaker BName two things you will do there to make that sacrifice worth it.
Speaker AOh, man, that's a really good question.
Speaker AYes.
Speaker AI don't know that I chose to either.
Speaker AI think.
Speaker BI think.
Speaker AI think circumstances dictated that I had to give that up.
Speaker AYeah.
Speaker AWhy can't conferences be in December?
Speaker ATwo things I'll do well.
Speaker AOne, I'm going to San Sebastian.
Speaker AThe.
Speaker AThe Ms. Mrs. Omnitok and I are going to San Sebastian, which is kind of on our bucket list of world stops, particularly for the food.
Speaker AAnd then the other thing in Vienna that I'd like to do because I'm going to Vienna in the third week, I'd like to take in, like, a opera or some type of concerto because I don't know why, but Vienna.
Speaker AVienna is probably because of Mozart, but.
Speaker ABut Vienna is synonymous with that for me.
Speaker BOh, definitely do that.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BI went to Vienna many years ago, saw an orchestra, and yeah, it is definitely.
Speaker BYeah, fantastic.
Speaker BDefinitely worth doing.
Speaker AAll right.
Speaker AI was looking.
Speaker AI was looking through things today when I had some downtime to try to make that happen, so hopefully I can do that.
Speaker AAll right, next one, since you're a Minnesota guy, who starts this season for the Vikings at quarterback, KYLER Murray or J.J. mcCarthy?
Speaker BWell, Chris, as you can see in the background, being a Michigan man myself, I got to put my chips down on JJ he is a warrior.
Speaker BI have no doubt he will be the starter.
Speaker BAnd then, of course, he will proceed to take the Vikings fans on a roller coaster ride the rest of the year like he did last year.
Speaker AOh, my God.
Speaker AI forgot you're a Michigan guy, too.
Speaker AI was gonna.
Speaker AOh, my.
Speaker AYou guys are such homers.
Speaker AOh, my God.
Speaker AOh, God.
Speaker AI think there's no way that happens.
Speaker ABut okay, I'll give it to you.
Speaker BAll Right.
Speaker BAll right, next question to you, Chris.
Speaker BName your favorite European retailer and why they are your favorite.
Speaker AOh wow.
Speaker AMy favorite European retailer.
Speaker AOh God, that's a good question.
Speaker ASo right now what's jumping into my head is Zara is a great retailer and also Tesco is a great retailer, but I think right now I'd have to say Mark, Marks and Spencer, they're killing it right now.
Speaker ALike they have, they are just hitting on all cylinders and you know, despite some of the things that happen.
Speaker ABut they're, you know, I talked to, I talked to some friends of mine and they say that they've got the best, best grocery experience in the business in the uk.
Speaker ASo that's, that's, that's who I'd go with right now.
Speaker BYeah.
Speaker BOkay.
Speaker BYeah, another one.
Speaker BYou know, just to.
Speaker BYeah, I'm curious too.
Speaker BLike I just, just a super interesting capability.
Speaker BI met with, I think the CTO of Rayway Grocer Rayway at NRF in this, in, in this past January.
Speaker BAnd you know, we were talking about drones.
Speaker BThey execute a drone delivery that is synchronized with a bike pickup to deliver to the actual house.
Speaker BLike it is a two step grocery delivery from drone to bike.
Speaker BLike that is happening right now.
Speaker BIt's crazy.
Speaker AThat's nuts.
Speaker AYeah, there's so many good retailers over here too.
Speaker ALike, even as you were talking about like Roller Group's a good retailer.
Speaker AMigros down in Turkey is a good retailer.
Speaker AYou know, there's just so much good reads.
Speaker AI love that.
Speaker AThat's why I love coming over here.
Speaker ASo actually maybe I did choose to come over here.
Speaker ANow that you're saying that chap.
Speaker AI don't know.
