In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne had a wee delight discussing (and sometimes ranting about): - How much they would use Starbucks' new scanless pay feature at the drive thru - The long-term…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M's Chad Lusk and Ben Lowden joined Anne and Chris to discuss: - Dick’s growing theft problem and what, if anything, the industry can do about it - Aldi’s major…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Politely disagreed on whether Nike should be getting into the boutique gym business - Tried to understand all the angles and reasons why Wawa would pilot…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss: - Overstock going live with its Bed Bath & Beyond rebranding - The ridiculous hyperbole surrounding Amazon's "biggest grocery overhaul since Whole Foods" - Poshmark adding…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M's Abhinav Chandra and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to debate: - The level of hyperbole in NRF’s predictions surrounding “unparalleled” Back-to-School sales - Why in the world Schnucks…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Anne and Chris: - Tipped their caps to Walmart for marketing its Back-to-School pricing as the same as last year - Discussed whether Google made the right decision in killing…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Anne and Chris: - Discussed why the new INFORM legislation to curb organized retail theft is a necessary first step but nowhere near enough - Questioned the veracity of the…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M’s Chad Lusk and David Schneidman joined Anne and me to discuss: - The impact of Walmart’s new partnership with NBCUniversal - Why in the world Sweetgreen would publicly announce…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Nike’s shrewd handling of its wholesale distribution strategy - Whether Macy’s Chief Digital Officer heading to Stitch Fix says more about Macy’s or Stitch Fix…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Lauded Amazon for courting mobile carriers to offer potentially free phone service as part of Amazon Prime. - Were split like a pair of too tight…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Kicked the tires on Kroger’s 500 store Cooler Screens rollout - Got jazzed up about Instagram’s new search marketing API - Hoped like hell that Ulta’s…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: – Were conflicted, yet optimistic, about Walmart’s new microfulfillment center inside of an Arkansas store – Decidedly split in their opinion about Wakefern’s new Freeosk take on…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M’s David Ritter and David Brown joined Chris and Anne to debate: – This week’s string of earnings announcements from Home Depot, Target, and Walmart – Amazon’s wild marketing scheme…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: – Walmart’s massive push and deployment of electronic shelf labels – Shopify’s layoffs and its smart decision to sell off Deliverr – Firework’s latest AI upgrade…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Why IKEA’s U.S. expansion plans highlight how asleep at the wheel Wayfair has been about physical stores - Whether Enerbase’s pilot of Amazon One in…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Truett Horne and Jeff Dwyer joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - Walmart's DOA Bonobos acquisition and why it sheds light on just much…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Why in the world Amazon is going to start charging for returns - What embedded finance could have to do with Walmart suing Capital…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: – The pros and cons (mostly pros) of Walmart’s new social media-inspired website design – IKEA launching its As-Is program for used items – The…
In this week'ss Fast Five Podcast, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan joined Anne and Chris to discuss: - The interesting loyalty angles behind Panera and Amazon’s new palm pay partnership - Choice Market’s unique advantage in rolling out autonomous mini-marts - Whether Gap is…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - How crazy it is to think that our first-party shopping data at Best Buy is that valuable to Roku - Rewe’s now fourth and…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: – All there is to love about Walmart’s plan to double its health centers by 2024. – Why Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech, in the…
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: - Discussed Target's recent earnings announcement and what we think of Target taking Drive Up Returns to all stores this year. - Begged Kohl's not to…
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: - Tried to read the tea leaves in Walmart and Home Depot’s latest earnings reports - Lauded ThredUP’s new online store, 777Thrift, where everything is on…
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 Chad Lusk and Joanna Rangarajan stopped by and joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - The impact of Walmart shutting down three of its U.S. technology hubs and…