Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. It covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: The Implications From This Year’s Cyber Week ResultsFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Shrimp Jesus Lightning RoundFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20توسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss SHEIN And Temu Making Inroads On The Toy MarketFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20توسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss if they're buying or selling Invisible Barcodes On Your Salad ContainersFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss if they're Pro Or Con: OpenAI Deploying AdsFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20توسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: How Walmart Has Been Working Overtime On LivestreamingFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/JwnJXUy6y20…
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:- The implications of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Week data (Source)- Walmart’s aggressive push into livestreaming, culminating with Dolly Parton live on Cyber Monday …
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In this episode, Chris and Anne sit down with Pam Simon, EVP and Conference Chair of Manifest , to discuss the must-attend event for global supply chain and logistics professionals. Learn about the exciting lineup of startups, investors, shippers, and innovative technologies that will take center stage at the Venetian in Las Vegas, February 10-12, …
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Target Is Dull Or Chic?For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Shake Shack On A Plane Lightning RoundFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Shopping Via PerplexityFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfk…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Qurate Aiming For $1.5 Billion From Livestreaming And Social MediaFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfk…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: TikTok Adding Direct Product Links To PostsFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Ashley Buchanan Named New Kohl’s CEOFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/xDKKCu9Alfkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:- Whom to blame for the WSJ calling Target “dull” - Kohl’s recent disappointing quarter and its new CEO hire - Qurate’s rebranding and strategic push into livestreaming and s…
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Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga in this dynamic episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series as they explore the future of retail with Jean-Denis Mariani, former Chief Digital Officer at Coty, and Kristi Vannatter, Head of Beauty at Firework. Discover how video commerce, AI, and user-generated content are reshaping the shopping experience and …
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In this inaugural episode of You're Such A Ranker, Chris and Anne rank their top 5 favorite holidays! From Memorial Day to Christmas, and even the surprising addition of the summer solstice, they debate the highs and lows of each holiday with plenty of laughs. Find out whose ranking you agree with and share your own!0:11 – The genesis of ranking ho…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Shutting Down A Secret Fertility Tracker ProjectFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Rockin' Rollerblading Lightning RoundFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Offering In-app Delivery Via DoordashFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: REI Going After ‘Serial Returners’For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If The World Need A Super App For Mealtime?For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Zara testing embeddable threads that emit radio frequencies to prevent theft.For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/UxDXVG9DOuQ…
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Starbucks Teams Up With DoorDash, Wonder Buys Grubhub & Amazon Halts Fertility Project | Fast Five
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:- Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app - Amazon shutting down a secret fertility tracking project (Source)- REI's latest attempts to thwart “ser…
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Chris and Anne welcome Chad Lusk from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group to unpack findings from their latest consumer sentiment survey. They explore how economic factors are reshaping holiday spending, consumer loyalty, and shopping behaviors. Key topics include:[00:30] Consumer Spending Decline: A 9% net decrease in holiday spending.[01:45] Econom…
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Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Tests Letting People Open Locked Display Cases With Their Mobile Devices
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Testing Letting People Open Locked Display Cases With Their Mobile DevicesFor the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Lululemon v. Vuori Lightning RoundFor the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Qتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Opening 8 New Amazon Fresh StoresFor the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Qتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling: Lowe’s New Digital Home Platform For Loyalty MembersFor the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Carrot Tags, Caper Carts, Oh My!For the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Qتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: How E.l.f.’s Dollar General Expansion Will Impact Beauty RetailingFor the full episode head here:https://youtu.be/HfqxboxZ35Q…
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Walmart’s New Mobile Locks, Instacart’s Big Week & E.l.f. Beauty’s Dollar General Plans! | Fast Five
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discussed:- Walmart testing a new technology in its stores that would let people open security locks for products with mobile devices - The E.l.f. Beauty expansion into Dollar General …
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Starbucks Unveiling Its Turnaround PlanFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If they're Buying Or Selling: ChatGPT Search?For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Their Thoughts On The Children’s Place Debuting On SheinFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOk…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Doordash And Lyft Upping The AnteFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: A Splash Of Coconut Milk Lightning RoundFor the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/uDYRYCTUsOkتوسط Omni Talk Retail
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Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky joins Chris and Anne to reveal the 2024 Retail Superlative Awards. Ethan highlights:(4:58) Costco’s title as “Most Likely to Succeed Forever” (8:40) Fitness as the “Segment of the Year”(14:08) "Favorite Data Point of the Year" with surprising insights from eclipse-related foot traffic and home furnishings (17:11) The "M…
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Walmart+ Is 50% Off, Starbucks Sketches Its Turnaround Plan & ChatGPT Search Has Arrived | Fast Five
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discuss:- Walmart discounting its Walmart+ membership by 50% for the holidays - The jaw dropping value of DoorDash and Lyft’s new partnership- OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Search- The Ch…
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In the latest Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Simbe has successfully raised $50 million in its latest Series C funding round, signaling a strong interest in robotics within the retail sector. The company plans to use this new cap…
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In the latest Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Amazon is taking aggressive measures to compete with Shein and Temu by imposing strict price caps on its new low-cost storefront, with limits set at $8 for jewelry, $13 for guitars, a…
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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how 7-Eleven is set to open over 600 new stores by 2027, featuring a contemporary design focused on food offerings and customer experience. These new "standard" s…
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In the latest Fast Five Short, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Wayfair has introduced a new paid loyalty program, costing $29 per year, which offers members 5% back in rewards on purchases, early access to sales, and free shipping on all orders…
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In this Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Walmart's innovative marketing campaign features parodies of popular TV series like Yellowstone and Bridgerton, sparking excitement and humor among listeners. The hosts discuss their antici…
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In this Fast Five Short sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI, and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss how Marks and Spencer is pioneering the introduction of self checkouts in fitting rooms across its clothing stores, aiming to enhance the shopping experience by reducing the need for customers …
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Amazon's Temu Rivalry, 7-Eleven & Why Goldman Sachs Thinks 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot | Fast Five
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Ocampo Capital, Chris and Anne discuss:- Amazon setting aggressive price targets for its rival online store to Temu and Shein - 7-Eleven’s “New Standard” format which it plans open across 600 new stores - Simbe’s $5…
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How AI & Cloud Technology Are Shaping The Future Of Fashion Retail With Doug Tiffan Of AWS | 5IM
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In this 5 Insightful Minutes interview from Omni Talk Retail, Doug Tiffan, Head of Solution Strategy for Fashion and Apparel at Amazon Web Services (AWS), discusses AI and cloud technology’s impact on fashion retail. He provides insights into personalization, data strategies, and the importance of long-term AI planning for retailers to stay competi…
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In this episode of the Omni Talk Ask An Expert series, Beachwaver CEO Sarah Potempa and Firework’s VP of Strategic Accounts Kristi Vannatter reveal how Beachwaver uses live video commerce to enhance customer engagement and drive sales. They discuss Beachwaver’s journey from QVC to Target, building a dedicated fan base, and using video to bridge onl…
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How RFID & GreyOrange’s gStore Are Transforming Retail: Interview With Troy Siwek | Spotlight Series
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In this Omni Talk Retail podcast episode, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga talk with Troy Siwek, GM and Partner at GreyOrange, to discuss how RFID technology is transforming retail.Key topics covered include:0:08 – Opening: Discussing RFID’s impact on retail and the recent H&M store experience.0:28 – Introducing Troy Siwek, GM and Partner at GreyOran…
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