2022 is right around the corner, so who better than Microsoft to tell us all on what retail technology trends they would place their bets in the upcoming year! So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Microsoft’s very own Chris Dieringer and Ricardo Belmar have joined Chris Walton and…
Omnichannel retailing during the pandemic has placed one hell of a premium on inventory accuracy in your stores and throughout your supply chains. But so much of the legacy store level and DC level infrastructure is not equipped to give us the data and level of accuracy that we need…
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga get a live store demonstration of Tesco's new checkout-free store in the High Holborn neighborhood of London directly from the man responsible for the technology that powers the experience, Trigo Co-Founder and CEO Michael Gabay. With Michael serving as their tour guide from…
In our latest #askanexpert series, Anne Mezzenga is joined by Recurate VP Cynthia Power where they discuss the "Multi-life value of a product." #Retailers, your products aren't being sold to one individual anymore. They may have two or three owners over their lifetime. How are you capturing that share of…
"People are buying your product used whether or not they're buying it from you." Recurate VP Cynthia Power joins Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton in the latest #askanexpert series to explain why #brands and #retailers need to have a strategy for #resale now. Get the full interview with Cynthia Power…
In our latest #AskAnExpert series Chris Walton asks Quorso CEO, Julian Mills, to define an "agile store." Julian explains in this clip how retailers are prioritizing tasks in real-time that simultaneously meet the goals of the business and the satisfaction of the #store #associate. For the full interview with Julian,…
Are your #store teams drowning? Based on the record-breaking attendance at our #linkedin Live #askandexpert series with Quorso CEO Julian Mills last week, it seems they are. If you missed that event, catch this clip where Julian Mills explains how they are helping #retailers solve for this by showing their…
"How do you sell snowflakes?" - Andy Reuben CEO of Trove In this case, snowflakes = resale product, and to figure out the answer to that question we had to call in an expert in the circular economy and resale. In the latest Ask An Expert series, Omni Talk's Anne…
Your store teams shouldn't be spending time on anything that isn't driving sales or reducing costs. But too much of their day is wasted on less impactful actions and convoluted processes, which oftentimes results in them feeling even more overwhelmed and inefficient. Omni Talk Expert Quorso CEO Julian Mills once…
Mall of America has many stores, but now those stores are shoppable through a single #ecommerce site with a single #cart and #checkout. In our latest Ask An Expert Series, Adeptmind VP Jesse Michael and Mall of America VP Grant Buntje talk about the benefits for #mall #tenants, #customers, and…
Mall of America's VP Grant Buntje explains how their partnership with Adeptmind has changed shopping for #MallofAmerica guests allowing them to shop for items across all the stores in the #mall, in one spot, then have those items available for #delivery or #curbside #pickup It's a win-win-win for the #mall,…
Jesse Michael, Managing Director at Adeptmind, returns to the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series with Mall of America's VP Marketing Grant Buntje to discuss all that it takes to make the Mall of America shoppable online. When Omni Talk last spoke with Jesse, we learned about Adeptmind's first foray…
Many #grocers at #groceryshop2021 are focused on providing the best experience possible for their customers to receive their #groceries. But is #grocerydelivery really the most #convenient option? In this clip, Indrek Oolup founder of Cleveron AS breaks down the real impact on the customer in this scenario and what might…
Microfulfillment is all the rage here at #groceryshop2021 As FRONTdoor Collective Co-Founder Dan Bourgault points out, #retailers will need to plan for how those orders make their way to customers, and in some scenarios with products in separate warehouses, it will require some creative thinking, or perhaps, a FRONTdoor collective.…
Shipt Chief Business Officer Rina Hurst shared with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga in their latest Spotlight Series interview from #groceryshop2021 how #Shipt is approaching the next levels of partnerships with #retailers. Find out what #retailers and categories are on their list and why in this clip. Thanks to Cleveron…
One of the best parts of the UntieNots platform is how much fun it is for customers to play and save money. As Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga found out in their interview with UntieNots Co-Founders Cédric Chéreau and Zyed Jamoussi, that came about coincidentally while building the platform. Find…
In this special Groceryshop edition of our Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by Cleveron and UntieNots, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down to chat with FRONTdoor CEO and Co-Founder Dan Bourgault. When Chris and Anne first heard the news of what Dan and FRONTdoor collective have been working on,…
Another day at #groceryshop2021, another big #groceryindustry announcement. Shipt is giving Visa cardholders free memberships in a move Anne Mezzenga & Chris Walton think is one for the ages. They sat down with Shipt's Chief Business Officer Rina Hurst to find out more. For the full interview with Rina, head…
#Retailers, and especially #groceryretailers with the increase in #onlinegrocery block nearly 15% of good orders for fear that they may be #fraudulent. In reality, roughly 1% of those orders are actually #fraudulent How to tell the good orders from the bad? Signifyd CMO Indranil (Indy) Guha explains in this clip.…
Another hot topic at @groceryshop2021 is the evolving role that new media is playing in both online and offline shopping. Cooler Screens CEO Arsen Avakian shares with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga in this clip how they've evolved Cooler Screens to give #retailers and #CPG companies real-time data on customers…
#Fraudprevention, and more importantly, the fear of #fraud is a topic we'd add an entire track to discuss here at #groceryshop2021. In this clip, Signifyd CMO Indranil (Indy) Guha shares with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga the increasing priority C-level #grocery leaders at Walmart, Albertsons Companies, and others are assigning…
An entire track at this week's #Groceryshop2021 is dedicated to #marketing to today's #consumer. So we brought on two people we believe are doing this in the most fun and engaging way possible, Cédric Chéreau & Zyed Jamoussi, co-founders of UntieNots. In this clip, Anne Mezzenga & Chris Walton ask…
We're kicking off our #Groceryshop2021 Coverage! We can guarantee #robotic #pickup kiosks like Cleveron AS's 501 unit currently serving customers at Albertsons Companies' Jewel-Osco in Chicago will be a widely covered topic this week. In this clip from Anne Mezzenga's recent interview with Cleveron AS Founder Indrek Oolup, Indrek explains…
In this special Groceryshop edition of our Omni Talk Spotlight Series, sponsored by Cleveron and UntieNots, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down to chat with one of Omni Talk's favorite guests, the always mellifluous Indy Guha, the CMO at Signifyd. Indy, as he always does, gives Chris and Anne…