In this clip from the latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Liz Buchanan shares with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga how NielsenIQ's new Omnishopper Solution now provides merchants and category managers visibility into their market performance via online data in ways they never had at their fingertips before. To watch the…
NielsenIQ recently unveiled its new Omnishopper solution to enhance the industry’s understanding of omnishopping consumer behavior across the U.S. marketplace. In the latest edition of their Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss the launch with Liz Buchanan and Natalie Williams of NielsenIQ and learn how the…
Kristin Kohler Burrows Senior Director at Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group tells Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga #retailers and #brands should be making these changes to their business NOW. Find out what they are in this clip, and for the full interview with Kristin Kohler Burrows and David…
David Ritter Managing Director of Alvarez & Marsal coming through in the clutch in this latest #askanexpert series where he shares with Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga the biggest thing retailers should be paying attention to, but aren't. Catch this clip to get his answer and for the full interview…
We saved one of our best for last. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga caught up with Fetch Rewards, Inc. CEO & Founder Wes Schroll and were absolutely amazed by all that Wes and his team can do with the #fetchrewards platform. From bridging the data gap between #physical and #digital…
#grocers - Want to increase monthly store trips x4 AND reduce food waste? The answer should be a resounding YES! Flashfood Chief Marketplace Officer Eric Tribe fills Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga in on how #flashfood makes it possible for #grocerystores to increase revenue and gain customers while solving big…
"If you could clean my store that deeply, why wouldn't you?" Peter Veloz CEO of UltraViolet Devices, Inc. and Tim Rowland CEO of Badger Technologies tell Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga in this clip why #retailexecutives need to plan for maintaining a safety standard in-store on a permanent basis and…
"There are no average customers." This is why having real-time customer data at your fingertips is so important for #retailers, and especially #grocers in this new world of constantly evolving customer expectations. Chris Walton and 1010data Chief Product Officer Jonah Ellin discuss how #groceryretailers, #bigboxretail, and others can modify their…
This clip features Tim Rowland CEO of Badger Technologies & Peter Veloz CEO of UltraViolet Devices, Inc. Robots and UV cleaning, oh my! Tim Rowland explains why robots are the best automatons for the "4 D's," jobs that are dirty, dangerous, dull, and difficult, and that includes #disinfecting #grocerystores. For…
We promised a solid lineup for #groceryshopmeetup and here it is! In this clip, Lindon Gao, CEO at Caper, shares with Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga why Kroger chose the #retailstartup for their first #KroGO cart, and how Amazon's Fresh stores helped accelerate the market for #smartcarts like theirs. For…
Between February-April 2020 - Instacart gained 19 share points, and it appears that the sky's the limit for the #lastmiledelivery provider. Chris Walton dug deep into the last year of grocery stats (you can also access them here: https://omnitalk.blog/1010-state-of-grocery-report-march-2021/) as part of his #askanexpert series with Jonah Ellin Chief Product…
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Wes Schroll, Founder and CEO Fetch Rewards. "Adulting," as Wes puts it, and living on his own during college, Wes couldn't understand why retailers and brands asked consumers to jump…
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Caper CEO Lindon Gao hot off his company's new smart cart pilot implementation with Kroger (see video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=burdDUj6f6w). Much has been said over the great smart cart debate of…
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Eric Tribe, Chief Marketplace Officer Flashfood. Did you know 30-40% of all food ends up in a landfill? That is the origin story behind Flashfood, the fast growing startup whose…
In the latest Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by 1010data, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Tim Rowland, CEO of Badger Technologies, and Peter Veloz, CEO UltraViolet Devices Inc. (or UVDI for short). Coming off the success of its robotics implementations with Stop & Shop, the…
With #BOPIS orders ⬆️ the time #retailers have to determine if the order is real or #fradulent is ⬇️ WAY DOWN - we're talking from days to minutes. Even more alarming? As a result, many of you have to allocate resources to do this manually. Well, look no further #retail…
Ever get an email saying that a product you put ordered and paid for was suddenly out of stock? There may be more to the story and it could cost #retailers a #customer for a lifetime. Signifyd CMO Indranil (Indy) Guha breaks it down for Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga…
You'll notice a theme in Chris Walton's #askanexpert series: Investing in #retailtechnology that works smarter, not harder. In this clip, Manhattan Associates's Kevin Swanwick, talks about the importance of using common components, in this case for #POS and #ordermanagement, to lay a smart #omnichannelretail foundation. For the full interview with…
Where are your stores 🏪 on the spectrum? Are they more #transaction-centric or #customer-centric? That is the first question #retailers should consider when making #retailtechnology decisions according to Chris Walton's latest #askanexpert guest Kevin Swanwick of Manhattan Associates. Get more of Kevin Swanwick's advice in this clip, or head here…
For the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Kevin Swanwick, Vice President Store Solutions at Manhattan Associates. The correlative relationship between service and margin is a fundamental axiom in business, and yet retail companies often overlook this relationship in evaluating…
#CashierlessCheckout for #apparel Did that get your attention? 👀 In this clip from Chris Walton's latest #askanexpert series with Silicon Labs's Ross Sabolcik, Ross talks about their apparel #retailer client in #Europe who is converting #lossprevention #tags on #apparel from annoyances to opportunities by leveraging Silicon Labs's technology. #IoT #iottechnology…
Ever listen to a Chris Walton #askanexpert interview about a new #retail #technology and leave thinking, "My team needed this yesterday!" Well, today that #retailtech is #iot and in in this clip, Silicon Labs's Ross Sabolcik eloquently explains how to move #iottechnology beyond a concept in a #podcast and into…
#RFID can set a strong #omnichannel foundation for many #retailers but they have to be able to know it exists. The RFID Sherpas, Marshall Kay & John-Pierre (JP) Kamel tell Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga in this clip that sometimes #rfidtechnology is simply presented to the wrong teams, under #IT…
The #retailindustry often talks about #RFID in #apparel - but in this clip, Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga, and the RFID Sherpas, Marshall Kay & John-Pierre (JP) Kamel discuss the many growing use cases for #rfidtechnology - from freezer cases to pharma. For the full discussion with the RFID Sherpas…