🎙️ This week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, dives deep into how retail tech is accelerating in 2025. From Amazon’s AI shopping agents and Best Buy’s influencer storefronts to Old Navy’s RFID investment and Instacart’s new B2B delivery move — Chris and Anne break it all down with thoughtful analysis and plenty of laughs (and burrito opinions).
🔑 Key Moments:
00:06:12 – 🎖️ OmniStar Award: Anu Narayanan, President of Anthropology Women & Home
00:07:23 – 🛒 Best Buy launches shoppable creator storefronts
00:16:32 – 👕 Old Navy rolls out AI-powered RFID tech with Radar
00:23:33 – 🚚 Instacart debuts Will Call delivery for urgent wholesale orders
00:27:56 – 🤖 AWS’s David Dorf explains Agentic AI’s role in retail
00:35:01 – 🧾 San Diego bans digital-only coupons in grocery stores
00:38:16 – 🛍️ Amazon tests Buy for Me AI shopping agent
00:51:11 – 🌯 Lightning Round: Burrito tips, dinosaurs, and vacation dream casts
🎧 Plus: Val Kilmer tribute, White Lotus hot takes, and why influencers are the new merchants.
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