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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…