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Aug. 27, 2026

A Target Turnaround(?), CPK Kiosks & JCP Picks A Fight With Off-Price

the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by guest host Joe Laszlo, US Head of Content & Insights at Shop Talk, to break down Target’s full-year outlook raise, Home Depot’s nationwide express delivery push, JCPenney’s off-price "Retail Regret" marketing…

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Aug. 20, 2026

Kroger Creates A New E-Commerce Power Seat, Best Buy Goes Small & TikTok Takes On Amazon

In this week’s OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services to break down Kroger’s new chief e-commerce officer, Best Buy’s smaller-format strategy, Ahold Delhaize’s savings kiosks,…

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July 30, 2026

Gap Turns Employees Into Influencers, Grocery Keeps Sinking & Albertsons Breeds Canaries

In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Josh Hahn of J Recruiting Services (formerly Meijer and Sports Authority) to break down the week's biggest retail stories, from Gap turning…

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July 23, 2026

DoorDash Goes Direct On Shopify, OpenAI Builds An AI Companion & Kroger Pours Into Wine

In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Alex Brakebill and Brandon Pezely of the A&M Consumer and Retail Group to break down the week's biggest retail stories, from DoorDash's…

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July 16, 2026

Walmart Drones, Taco Bell Voice AI & Wayfair's Big Bet

In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by Shelley Huff, CEO + Co-Founder of The Interval, and Chris Niesen, Founder of Peloton One Consulting and author of the Retail in Real Time…

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July 9, 2026

Kroger Buys Giant Eagle, Lowe's Extends The Aisle & NJ Passes A Wacky Grocery Bill

In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by recurring Fast Five favorite Ben Miller, independent retail analyst and former VP of Content at Shoptalk, to discuss how AI, grocery consolidation, and evolving…

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June 25, 2026

Target Turns The Dial Back to 2005, E-Grocery Surges 28% & Bed Bath Wants Your Coupons

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by J Recruiting Services Founder and CEO Jenn Hahn for a Fast Five that explored what it really takes for retailers to keep pace…

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June 18, 2026

Starbucks Goes Small, Target Goes Bravo & Walmart's Marketplace Goes International

In this week’s OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by retail analyst Ben Miller for a discussion on the biggest stories shaping retail today. The episode opens with Ben reflecting on his departure from…

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June 11, 2026

Footlongs, Fresh Produce & A Side Of Legislation

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by Gartner analyst Chap Achen to unpack a Fast Five lineup centered on the future of discovery, delivery, and the growing role of AI…

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June 4, 2026

Google's Universal Cart, Walmart's Speed Machine & AWS Wants To Be Your AI Brain

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by former Serta Simmons CEO and The Interval co-founder Shelley Huff to unpack a Fast Five lineup that offered a clear glimpse into where…

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May 28, 2026

Starbucks Has AI Egg On Its Face, Google Reinvents Search & Ross Stores Breaks Records

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by Laura Kennedy, retail strategist formerly of CB Insights and Kantar, for a Fast Five episode centered around one of retail’s biggest questions right…

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May 21, 2026

Amazon Now Delivers In 30 Minutes, Walmart Strikes Back & Everlane Sells Out To Shein

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Quorso, Ocampo Capital, and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by A&M Consumer and Retail Group's Kelly Carey and Chad Lusk for one of the most wide-ranging and thought-provoking Fast Five episodes yet. Coming…

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May 14, 2026

ChatGPT Wants Your Ad Dollars, DG Goes Full Funnel & Audible Opens A Bookless Bookstore

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton and special guest Kathryn Mazza, former Chief Marketing Officer at Hy-Vee, former President of RedMedia, and now Chief Growth Officer at Barrows Connected Store, discussed: Coming…

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May 7, 2026

Target Says Move Or Go, Walmart Bets On Beauty & Claude Wants Your Cart

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton and special guest Jenn Hahn, Founder & CEO of J Recruiting Services and host of Candid with Candidates, discussed: Coming out of a week packed with…

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April 30, 2026

AI's In Charge, Best Buy's In Transition & Walmart's Stores Are Amazon's Worst Nightmare

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton and special guest Shelley Huff, former CEO of Serta Simmons Bedding, former Walmart executive, and current co-founder of The Interval community, discussed: Recorded from opposite…

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April 23, 2026

Walmart's Big Week, Starbucks Gets An AI Brain & Aldi's Coming For Everyone

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, recorded live from the floor of the Retail Technology Show 2026 in London, Chris Walton is joined by Shoptalk’s Ben Miller to break down a packed slate of headlines after a marathon day of interviews with retail leaders across the show, in…

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April 16, 2026

Amazon’s Master Plan, Starbucks Bets On The Couch & Dollar General Pumps Up The Volume

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton is joined by Jennifer Meyers and John Benson of the A&M Consumer and Retail Group to unpack the week’s biggest retail stories and what they…

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April 9, 2026

Bed Bath & Beyond Buys The Container Store, Aerie Vs. AI & Has QVC Run Out Of Time?

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton is joined by guest host Laura Kennedy, Retail Strategist and Analyst, to break down the latest shifts in global commerce. From Bed Bath and Beyond's…

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April 2, 2026

Target’s Dress Code, Aldi Goes All-In With Instacart & Walmart Brings Sparky to ChatGPT

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso and Veloq, Chris and guest host Jenna DeFranco of J Recruiting Services discussed: • Target boosting its employee discount and rolling out a new dress code for store workers:…

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March 26, 2026

Amazon Wants To Be The Web's Search Bar, Ulta's Back & Vizio TVs Are Now Walmart Stores

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris and returning guest Carter Jensen (now of The Uncommon Business and one of the original co-creators of this podcast) discussed: • Amazon expanding its Shop Direct…

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March 12, 2026

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

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

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

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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