In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from the lovely Marriott in Salt Lake City, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Whether Kohl’s new return drop is a sign of an…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, recorded live from CommerceNext 2024, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Walmart rolling out electronic shelf labels to nearly half its U.S. stores - TJX asking…
In this 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 discuss the week's top retail stories, including: 🔥 Amazon making Grubhub food delivery free for Prime members 📈 Abercrombie &…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Walmart adding pet telehealth to Walmart+ 🐶 - Wayfair's first store opening 🏬 - Tik Tok lowering the threshold for creator affiliates…
This week on Omni Talk's Retail Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris, Anne, and special guests hosts, A&M's Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine, discuss: 🎯 Target's decision to cut prices on 5,000 items and its potential impact 🏪 Walmart's larger Neighborhood…
In this episode of the Omni Talk Retail Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss the latest retail news, including Walmart's restructuring plans, Best Buy's AI-powered mobile app, and automatic age verification at self-checkouts in Germany. They…
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne dive into the biggest stories shaking up the world of retail. From Instacart's game-changing partnership with Uber Eats to Walmart's AI-powered in-store tools for produce and…
This week on the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss Walmart shutting down its health centers and launching "bettergoods" to attract Gen Z. They also dive into Best Buy's game-changing CNET partnership, Tesco's…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss the latest retail news and innovations. Discover how Amazon ran a secret operation to gain intel on rival e-commerce marketplaces and…
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Walmart Canada’s big store of the future reveal (Source: Canadian Grocer) - Gopuff’s debut of “Powered by Gopuff” (Source: Chain Store Age)…
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga are joined by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group's Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden to discuss the latest headlines reshaping the retail industry. Discover how TikTok is leveraging creator commissions to boost its search rankings…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Macy's launching their "Bold New Chapter" strategy (Source: Retail Dive) - Target going wholesale…
In this episode of the Omni Talk Retail Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss the latest retail news and trends, including Target's new Circle 360 membership program, The RealReal's push to open more stores, Sam's Club's new design…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Macy’s bold decision to close 150 stores - Why Amazon’s move to offer scheduled grocery delivery could be one of the most…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - Why in the world Walmart would acquire Vizio (Source: CNBC) - Whether Target’s new…
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast analyzes the latest trends shaping the industry. We discuss the rumors of Target's new paid membership program, IKEA's new personalized home design AI assistant, Safeway installing receipt scanning gates to prevent self-checkout theft, Tanger Outlets adding more beauty stores, Spartan Nash expanding shelf…
Shoptalk's VP of Original Content and Strategy, Ben Miller, joins retail experts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga as they break down the top retail news of the week in just 5 headlines. Learn how losses at self-checkout have doubled, hear why Walmart is offering their store managers up to $400K…
This Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, covers major retail headlines like Macy's rejecting a $5.8B takeover bid from activist investors, Walmart closing its Store No. 8 innovation hub, Wayfair laying off more employees after its CEO said hard work…
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss the latest retail headlines shaping omnichannel trends including Instacart testing ads on smart carts, Peloton bringing fitness to TikTok targeting Gen Z, Starbucks announcing reusable cups for mobile orders and drive-thrus to reduce waste, Amazon using AI for virtual try-on and fit recommendations to…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Walmart’s bold and beautiful move to put BNPL via Affirm at self-checkout - Amazon’s confounding decision to test an additional $9.99 per…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, retail experts Chris Walton, Ann Mezzennga, David Ritter, and David Brown recap the top retail news headlines, innovations, and trends that shaped 2023. Hear their predictions for…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Discussed what really could be impacting shrink in light of NRF’s softening on its previously stated impact from Organized Retail Crime - Disagreed…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Discussed why Etisalat’s new telecom store with Trigo is such an important mark in the evolution of retail - Got excited for…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Anne and Chris: - Got really geeked up about Amazon selling Hyundai online - Pulled the caution flag out on all the Gap turnaround headlines - Lauded Walgreens for its…