In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Exhibited tempered enthusiasm (if there is such a thing) over Amazon’s launch of RxPass which gives Prime members as many drugs as they need from…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M's Jonathan Sharp and Michael Prendergast stopped by and joined Anne and Chris to discuss: - Their mutual admiration for Walmart’s Salesforce partnership and how Walmart is positioning its…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Trigo, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Argued over whether Instagram removing its shop tab was a good idea - Praised Amazon for taking Buy With Prime to all retailers - Found…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne discussed: - The growing number of “zombie” Amazon Fresh stores lying dormant throughout the country. - Schnucks expanding its flexforce employment initiative to more stores and why…
In the last Omni Talk Retail Fast Five of 2022, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M's David Ritter and David Brown joined Chris and Anne for this year's annual retail awards show. Together they handed out hardware across: - Retailer of the…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Lauded the brilliance of SHEIN reportedly planning to build its own marketplace. - Had serious doubts about the staying power of Amazon’s latest TikTok-inspired social…
n today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne discuss: - The implications of a U.S. grocer licensing Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology for the first time. - Macy’s deployment of FIT:MATCH’s mobile fit technology…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Questioned whether anything of note could be gleaned from reports that Walmart and others pushed Amazon to fourth place in Black Friday online searches. -…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne amazingly lauded every headline, including: - Sam’s Club’s decision to cut the price of its hot dog and soda combo to an FU Costco price of…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&MCRG's Jonathan Sharp and Billy Christensen stopped by to discuss: - Target's new larger format store and what it means in the long-run amid its lackluster earnings report this…
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, and recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, Anne and Chris: - Ranted about Levi’s giving Kohl’s CEO Michelle Gass the keys to the denim kingdom…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne centered their sights on: - Aldi’s apparent move away from Instacart by way of its new e-commerce platform partnership with Spryker - Walmart offering short-term leases…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Video, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Patricia Hong joined Anne and Chris to debate: - What to make out of the Kroger/Albertsons merger - How hyperbolic we should get over Amazon's…
In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne: - Discussed Walmart’s bevy of robot-related news, from the purchase of Alert Innovation to its new next-generation fulfillment center in Atlanta, i.e. the very same warehouse,…