Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they kick off 2025 with the Omni Talk Fast Five podcast, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs! This episode covers Walmart’s game-changing ESL expansion, Costco’s 2025 focus on treasure hunting and…
In the last Omni Talk Retail Fast Five of 2024, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne, along with A&M's Chad Lusk and David Ritter, take a comprehensive look back at retail's biggest moments and hand awards for the…
This week on Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne explore retail’s hottest headlines, from Amazon Auto’s game-changing online car sales to Tractor Supply’s ambitious store expansion. PorchPals’ package theft insurance, Dollar General’s fresh…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discuss the top retail headlines, from Walmart’s Dolly Parton livestream and Cyber Week’s booming mobile shopping trends to digital dollar stores' growth…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discuss Target’s struggles and Walmart+'s surprising impact, including Chris’ personal experience with their service. They dive into TikTok testing shopping links directly in posts,…
Join Chris and Anne for the latest retail headlines and insights in this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital. This episode covers Starbucks’ innovative DoorDash integration, Amazon’s surprising decision to halt its fertility…
In this episode of Omni Talk Retail’s Fast Five, Chris and Anne dissect the week’s top retail stories, including: (5:04) Walmart’s experiment with mobile locks (13:10) E.l.f. Beauty’s Dollar General debut (19:38) Instacart’s latest connected tech features (24:57) Lowe’s innovative home platform for loyalty members (30:04) Amazon Fresh’s ongoing store…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga break down: (5:02) Walmart’s 50% discount on Walmart+ memberships (9:22) DoorDash’s new partnership with Lyft (15:04) OpenAI’s ChatGPT…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital,, Chris and Anne dive into the top retail headlines: 0:01 – Introduction and Sponsors 0:55 – Headline #1: Amazon’s Low-Cost Storefront Targets Temu and Shein 6:04 –…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five (October 23, 2024), Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, along with special guests, Lakshman Lakshmanan and Chris Creyts, from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group, break down the top five retail headlines. Listen in for insights on: (7:00) Walmart’s new same-day prescription…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne took to the Windy City to tackle the biggest headlines in retail from the past week. They discuss: (5:35) If this the end…
Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they discuss the latest retail technology trends in this week's Retail Fast Five live from Groceryshop 2024, and brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital. In this episode, they explore groundbreaking…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Shoptalk's Joe Laszlo joined Chris and Anne to discuss Walmart’s strategy attracting affluent customers, DoorDash’s new suite of digital tools for businesses, and Klarna’s innovative…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discuss a plethora of groundbreaking retail innovations from Walmart and Amazon. From Walmart’s early holiday shopping deals and inflation-free Thanksgiving…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five weekly retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne cover all the biggest headlines impacting retail. The duo dives into: (7:52) Amazon’s testing of AI-powered ads within its search…
Join us for the Retail Fast Five podcast, brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, where we break down the week's top retail headlines! This episode features special guests Brooks Levering and David Schneidman from A&M Consumer and…
Join us for the latest episode of Retail Fast Five, brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, and where we break down the week's top retail news and trends. In this episode: 0:00 - Introduction and guest Ben…
Your weekly dose of retail news and analysis, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital! Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they break down the biggest stories in retail: 0:00 - Intro and sponsor shoutouts 6:30 - Walmart's new…
Dive into the latest retail news and trends with our Retail Fast Five podcast, brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital! This week, guests host Chad Lusk and Adam Thompson from A&M help Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga…
Join Chris and Anne for this week's Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Sezzle! This week: Target's new chatbot that its employees reportedly hate (7:08), Best Buy's video push (16:08), Simbe's remote store monitoring (20:54), Google keeps Chrome cookies (32:56),…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, A&M’s Mohit Mohal and Chris Disa, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - Amazon rolling outs it generative AI assistant, “Rufus,” to all shoppers (Source: Chain…
In this jam-packed episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dive into the latest retail news and trends. Discover how Walmart's "Store Assist" technology is making waves across the pond with UK…
In this action-packed episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dive into the week's top retail stories. First up, Amazon's plan to launch a discount store to compete with Shein…
In this action-packed episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by A&M's Kelly Carey and Jeff Dwyer to discuss the latest retail news. Together they discuss Target's…