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…
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,…
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…
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. This week we dive into the biggest retail stories shaping the industry. Sam's Club rolls out a major app redesign with global intent centers, Gap Inc.…
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. Walmart launches next-day delivery for third-party marketplace orders in major cities, Amazon restructures Whole Foods corporate…
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, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Target names Michael Fiddelke as its next CEO in a controversial succession move, Hertz teams up with…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, 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 expands same-day delivery to perishable foods across 1,000+ cities, Starbucks abandons its mobile-only pickup stores for better…