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March 12, 2026

Walmart Goes All-In On DSLs, Costco Makes A Tariff Pledge & Kroger Anoints An AI Chief

Walmart Goes All-In On DSLs, Costco Makes A Tariff Pledge & Kroger Anoints An AI Chief

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton is joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services to break down the biggest retail headlines shaping the industry. From Walmart completing what…

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March 5, 2026

Target Bans Dyes, Ai Takes 4,000 Jobs At Block & Ikea Opens Its Doors To Sporting Goods

Target Bans Dyes, Ai Takes 4,000 Jobs At Block & Ikea Opens Its Doors To Sporting Goods

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton is joined by A&M’s Cassie Ryding and Joanna Rangarajan to break down the biggest retail headlines shaping the industry. From Target reshaping the…

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Feb. 26, 2026

BK PR Stunts, Kohl’s Deal Bars & Why You Should Learn How To Say ‘smart Store’ In French

BK PR Stunts, Kohl’s Deal Bars & Why You Should Learn How To Say ‘smart Store’ In French

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga broadcast live from eTail West in Palm Springs to break down the biggest retail headlines shaping early 2026. Carrefour signs…

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Feb. 19, 2026

Converse In Crisis, Target Trials Chatgpt Ads & C-stores Push The In-store AI Envelope

Converse In Crisis, Target Trials Chatgpt Ads & C-stores Push The In-store AI Envelope

Chris and Anne are back with another can’t-miss episode of Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services, diving into the week’s most important retail headlines. From Nike’s restructuring challenges to the rise of conversational commerce and micro-influencer strategy, it’s a packed show full of…

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Feb. 12, 2026

Kroger's New Boss, The Ai Ad War & Target’s Smoke-filled Plans To Reinvest In Stores

Kroger's New Boss, The Ai Ad War & Target’s Smoke-filled Plans To Reinvest In Stores

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by Shoptalk’s Joe Laszlo to break down the biggest retail stories shaping 2026. Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, the conversation spans grocery leadership shakeups,…

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Feb. 5, 2026

Amazon Exits Fresh, E-Grocery Booms & eBay Bans AI Bots

Amazon Exits Fresh, E-Grocery Booms & eBay Bans AI Bots

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by A&M’s Ken Cochran and Jon Malankar to break down the biggest retail stories shaping early 2026. Sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, the conversation…

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Jan. 29, 2026

Walmart's Big Shake-Up, The Lunch Rush & What We Think About Amazon's Layoffs

Walmart's Big Shake-Up, The Lunch Rush & What We Think About Amazon's Layoffs

This week on the OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton is joined by Jenn Hahn, Founder & CEO of J Recruiting Services, for a deep dive into the biggest retail headlines shaping early 2026. The…

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Jan. 22, 2026

Chatgpt Goes Ad-supported, Gap Goes Hollywood & Walmart Goes Upscale

Chatgpt Goes Ad-supported, Gap Goes Hollywood & Walmart Goes Upscale

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail headlines shaping early 2026... live from the FMI conference in San Diego. ChatGPT begins testing…

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Jan. 15, 2026

Amazon's Walmart Play, AI Shopping Protocols & Drone Delivery Wars

Amazon's Walmart Play, AI Shopping Protocols & Drone Delivery Wars

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail headlines coming out of NRF 2026 in New York City. Amazon makes a bold move…

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Jan. 8, 2026

Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry

Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail headlines shaping the start of 2026. Instacart officially ends its controversial price testing program, Kroger…

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Dec. 18, 2025

Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha

Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we close out 2025 with the biggest retail stories shaping the industry's future. Amazon tests Rush pickup for one-hour order collection, Instacart faces…

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Dec. 11, 2025

Our 2025 Retail Awards Show!

Our 2025 Retail Awards Show!

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 teamed up with Chad Lusk from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group to hand out our 2025 Omni Awards across the following categories:…

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Dec. 4, 2025

AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky

AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky

In this Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down the biggest retail stories from Black Friday 2025, including record-breaking online sales, AI's growing influence on shopping, and what it all means for the…

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Nov. 27, 2025

Target’s ChatGPT Gamble, Kroger’s $2.6B Pivot & Gap’s Viral Comeback

Target’s ChatGPT Gamble, Kroger’s $2.6B Pivot & Gap’s Viral Comeback

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we break down a pivotal week in retail earnings and innovation. Target's struggles intensify as they launch ChatGPT shopping integration, Kroger closes automated fulfillment centers to…

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Nov. 20, 2025

Walmart’s Got A New CEO, Google Will Call Stores For You & Target Is Sprinkling Cocoa

Walmart’s Got A New CEO, Google Will Call Stores For You & Target Is Sprinkling Cocoa

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we cover the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Doug McMillon announces his retirement as Walmart CEO, handing the reins to John Furner... hear our take…

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Nov. 13, 2025

AI Commerce Surges, Amazon Sues Perplexity & We Are Over And Out On Target 10-4

AI Commerce Surges, Amazon Sues Perplexity & We Are Over And Out On Target 10-4

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 Director Waqas Khan and Director Kelly Carey to unpack the biggest retail headlines of the…

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Nov. 6, 2025

Starbucks $1B Delivery Secret, Oreos In AI & Amazon’s Whole Foods Doritos Gamble

Starbucks $1B Delivery Secret, Oreos In AI & Amazon’s Whole Foods Doritos Gamble

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Amazon is transforming Whole Foods with robots and mainstream brands like Pepsi, Starbucks reveals their delivery…

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Oct. 30, 2025

The We May Not Be Ready For It New Normal Of Layoffs, RFID & AI Glasses

The We May Not Be Ready For It New Normal Of Layoffs, RFID & AI Glasses

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we tackle the most critical stories reshaping retail today. Amazon and Target execute massive layoffs impacting thousands of corporate employees, DoorDash launches an emergency food response…

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Oct. 23, 2025

Doordash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges

Doordash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges

In this OmniTalk Retail Fast Five episode, 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 to separate retail fact from fiction across five major headlines transforming the…

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Oct. 16, 2025

Walmart’s Auto Center “of The Future,” Amazon’s Rx Kiosk & Kroger’s Odd Digital Strategy

Walmart’s Auto Center “of The Future,” Amazon’s Rx Kiosk & Kroger’s Odd Digital Strategy

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Amazon launches prescription kiosks at One Medical locations, Walmart unveils its Auto Care Center of the…

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Oct. 9, 2025

Amazon’s Private Label Push, Shein Stores & The #1 Worst Idea In The History Of The Show

Amazon’s Private Label Push, Shein Stores & The #1 Worst Idea In The History Of The Show

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Amazon launches a new private label grocery brand with products under $5, PayPal introduces cash back…

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Oct. 2, 2025

OpenAI Announces An Etsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Change To E-Commerce

OpenAI Announces An Etsy Bitsy Teeny Weenie Change To E-Commerce

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, we're live from Grocery Shop Day 4 in Las Vegas diving into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. OpenAI launches ChatGPT Instant Checkout with Etsy…

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Sept. 25, 2025

Kroger Revives Paper Coupons, Sephora Caters To Creators & Walmart Makes A Big Rx Move

Kroger Revives Paper Coupons, Sephora Caters To Creators & Walmart Makes A Big Rx Move

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan and Mohit Mohal joined Chris and Anne to dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Walmart revolutionizes pharmacy delivery with nationwide refrigerated prescriptions,…

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Sept. 18, 2025

Kroger’s Automation Reset, Starbucks & Why There Ain’t No Party Like A Walgreens Party

Kroger’s Automation Reset, Starbucks & Why There Ain’t No Party Like A Walgreens Party

This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, Chris and Anne broadcast live from Paris at NRF Europe to dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Kroger reviews its automated fulfillment network…

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