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 spans Amazon’s pullback on grocery and in-store tech, the rapid rise of grocery ecommerce, Walmart’s escalating marketplace ambitions, and more.
Key Topics Covered:
00:05:10 – Amazon Shuts Down Palm Payments & Fresh Stores
00:12:18 – Grocery Ecommerce Hits 19% Penetration
00:24:50 – Walmart Launches Cross-Border Marketplace Shipping
00:31:26 – eBay Bans AI Shopping Bots
00:39:26 – BJ’s Wholesale Tests Small-Format Stores
00:46:18 – Lightning Round: Olympic Fits, Cracker Barrel Rules & Kelly Clarkson
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