Episodes
Sept. 8, 2022
Spotlight Series | The Origin Story Of Zara’s Parcel Robot
In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Cleveron Co-Founder Indrek Oolup returns to discuss with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga the ins and outs of installing a fully functional parcel robot for packa...
Sept. 6, 2022
OmniStars Kickoff Podcast With Quorso CEO Julian Mills
Quorso CEO Julian Mills joins Chris and Anne to kickoff this year’s OmniStars Spotlight Podcast Series.
Sept. 6, 2022
2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Stefanie Kruse Walgreens VP Digital Commerce & Omnichannel
In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Walgreens VP of Digital Commerce and Omnichannel Stefanie Kru...
Sept. 6, 2022
2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Allison Peterson Best Buy EVP & Chief Customer Officer
In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Best Buy’s EVP and Chief Customer Officer Allison Peterson to...
Sept. 2, 2022
Spotlight Series | Next Generation Warehouse Fulfillment With KNAPP VP Bill Stenger
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss next generation warehouse fulfillment and automation with KNAPP VP Sales Consultancy, Bill Stenger, live from Home Delivery World...
July 12, 2022
Spotlight Series | Upside’s Tyler Renaghan On Combatting Inflation With Personalization
Inflation is impacting retail business across the board, from gasoline to groceries, and historically the go-to solution has been to cut costs wherever you can, but perhaps there’s an alternative?
June 6, 2022
Spotlight Series | Empowering The Contact Center With Talkdesk VP Shannon Flanagan
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Talkdesk’s VP Global Industry Strategy for Retail & Consumer Goods and fellow Top 100 Retail Influencer Shannon Flan...
May 23, 2022
Spotlight Series | Battling Account Takeover Fraud With Signifyd CMO Indy Guha
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Signifyd’s CMO Indy Guha to learn all they can about the latest fiendish effort being used to defraud consumers, aka...
May 18, 2022
Spotlight Series | Turning Everything From Phones To Floor Scrubbers Into Smart Retail Devices
What devices in your store could be working harder for you?
May 16, 2022
Spotlight Series | Deploying Computer Vision In A Store Is One Thing, Scaling It Is Something Else
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Rafay’s CEO Haseeb Budhani and HP’s VP of Retail and Industry Solutions Cory McElroy to dive deep into the topic of ...
March 29, 2022
Spotlight Series | DoorDash VP of Global Partnerships Shanna Prevé
In this special Shoptalk edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series brought to you through the support of Meta, Anne Mezzenga sits down with DoorDash VP of Global Partnerships, Shanna Prevé, to dive deep into the DoorDash head...
March 27, 2022
Spotlight Series | Making Sure The Shoe Fits So You Can Wear It With Volumental CMO Brent Hollowell
Lululemon dropped its new shoe line last week, and none of that would have been possible without the help and support of Volumental’s proprietary fit data, gleaned from millions upon millions of scans of people’s feet.
March 27, 2022
Spotlight Series | Conquering Grocery Waste With Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz
Food waste, and particularly waste from fresh meats and vegetables, is a continued drag on grocers’ bottom lines.
March 26, 2022
Spotlight Series | Returns, Returns, & More Returns With Narvar CEO & Founder Amit Sharma
There is probably no topic more on the mind of retailers than what do with online returns.
March 14, 2022
Spotlight Series | The Practical Use Cases Of Visual AI With ViSenze CCO Brendan O’Shaughnessy
Long have we talked about Visual AI as the most important technology that will shape retail over the next decade.
Jan. 27, 2022
Spotlight Series | Orchestrating Delivery With Delivery Solutions Arshaad Mirza & Manil Uppal
In our latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series Podcast live from the Manifest Conference in Las Vegas, brought to you in association with 1010data, we are pleased to bring you Delivery Solutions Co-Founders Manil Uppal and Arshaad ...
Jan. 26, 2022
Spotlight Series | Digital’s Impact On Shipping With ECU Worldwide CTO Philip Blumenthal
In our latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series Podcast live from the Manifest Conference in Las Vegas, brought to you in association with 1010data, we are pleased to bring you ECU Worldwide Chief Transformation Officer Philip Blume...
Jan. 26, 2022
Spotlight Series | Using Data To Stay Ahead Of Supply Chain Trends With 1010data CEO Inna Kuznetsova
In our latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series Podcast live from the Manifest Conference in Las Vegas, brought to you in association with 1010data, we are pleased to bring you 1010data CEO Inna Kuznetsova.
Jan. 25, 2022
Spotlight Series | The Consumer Psychology of Ultra Fast Delivery with Buyk CEO James Walker
In our first podcast to kickoff the Manifest Conference, brought to you in association with 1010data, we are pleased to bring you Buyk CEO James Walker.
Jan. 17, 2022
Spotlight Series | Instant Delivery With Gopuff Co-CEO & Co-Founder Rafael Ilishayev
In a special NRF edition of The Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by Cleveron, Firework, and Scandit, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Gopuff Co-CEO and Co-Founder Rafael Ilishayev to discuss instant delivery.
Jan. 16, 2022
Spotlight Series | Licensing Physical Store Operations With Leap CEO & Co-Founder Jared Golden
In a special NRF edition of The Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Leap Co-founder and CEO Jared Golden to talk about how his company’s proprietary platform helps retailers and brands tak...
Jan. 16, 2022
Spotlight Series | Leading The Way In Grocery Microfulfillment With Takeoff CEO Max Pedró
In a special NRF edition of The Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by Cleveron, Firework, and Scandit, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Takeoff CEO and Co-Founder Max Pedró to discuss his company’s leadership p...
Jan. 16, 2022
Spotlight Series | Future Of Shoppable Content with Firework President & CBO Jason Holland
In a special NRF edition of The Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by Cleveron, Firework, and Scandit, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Firework President & Chief Business Officer Jason Holland.
Dec. 20, 2021
Spotlight Series | Best Buy’s 24/7 Pickup Lockers With Luxer One President Josh Middlebrooks
Yes, you read that right. Best Buy recently cut a hole in the front of one of its stores and installed lockers to enable a 24/7 pickup experience for their customers.