Omni Talk Retail

Special Report | The A&M Consumer & Retail Group Dissects Zara's Newest Flagship Store

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The A&M Consumer & Retail Group's June DeFabio and Joanna Rangarajan join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to share their expert consultant opinions on ...

Fast Five Shorts | The Magnitude Of Amazon & The NFL's Black Friday Football

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Can Ice-T Help P&G Retain Customers?

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | What To Make Of The Kroger & Albertsons Merger

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five | Amazon Drops A Black Friday Bomb, P&G Ups The Ante & Deep Thoughts On Kroger-Albertsons

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, A&M’s Chad Lusk and P...

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Ends Delivery Robot Pilot As The City Of Chicago Ramps Theirs Up

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Hollister Allows Teens To Send Online Carts To Their Parents To Click To Buy

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Goodwill Stands Up Ecommerce Resale Marketplace GoodwillFinds.com

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | TikTok Building Its Own E-comm Warehouses

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Acquires Alert Innovation, Opens Automated FC, & Lays Off 1,500 Employees

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

5 Insightful Minutes | What Retailers Can Expect This Holiday With Signifyd's Bennett

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Signifyd's SVP of Operations and Corporate Development, Bennett, gets hit with the tough questions once again from Chris and Anne, as he shares his th...

Fast Five | Walmart Picks Robots Over People, Goodwill Goes Digital, & TikTok Does Warehousing

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne:...

Spotlight Series | The Fit Tech At Fleet Feet With Volumental CMO Brent Hollowell

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Volumental's Chief Marketing Officer Brent Hollowell returns to the show to discuss C...

Fast Five Shorts | Deliveroo launches first bricks-and-mortar store in partnership with Morrisons

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Deliveroo launches first bricks-and-mortar store in partnership wi...

Fast Five Shorts | Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmacists

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Walgreens Turns to Prescription-Filling Robots to Free Up Pharmaci...

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fast Five Shorts | Schnucks Introduces Flexforce Employment Option In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on:...

Spotlight Series | Why Going To Cloud Is Easier Said Than Done With Silk's Derek Swanson

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Silk's Chief Technology Officer Derek Swanson joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to...

Fast Five Shorts | Asda Boosts Omnichannel With Walmart Store Assist

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on: Asda Boosts Omnichannel With Walmart Store Assist Catch their ful...

Fast Five Shorts | Peloton To Sell Bikes, Treads, And Gear At Dick's Sporting Goods

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's #fastfive Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, discuss their thoughts on:Peloton To Sell Bikes, Treads, And Gear At Dick's Sporting Goods C...

Fast Five | Walmart One Ups Instacart, Walgreens Goes Robotic, & Anne Wants A Peloton From Dick’s

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne:...

Fast Five Shorts | IKEA And Tesco Team Up To Offer IKEA Deliveries In Tesco Parking Lots

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Trigo Announces EasyStock Computer Vision Capabilities For Retailers

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Kroger Launches eCart Pilot With BrightDrop

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five Shorts | Sephora Launches Same Day Delivery Subscription

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Spotlight Series | Decoding The Smart Store With SES-imagotag’s Philippe Bottine

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

SES-imagotag's CEO North America Philippe Bottine joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss all the key ingredients that go into building a smar...

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Accepting Curbside Returns This Holiday

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton ...

Fast Five | Walmart’s Curbside Overreach, Sephora’s Same-Day Subscription, & Kroger’s New E-Cart

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne ...

Ask An Expert | How The Biggest Bets In Retail Are Playing Out With Placer.Ai

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every retailer goes into the year thinking that their strategies are the right ones, so Omni Talk Retail has asked Placer.ai’s VP of Marketing Ethan...

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Dilip Kumar VP Amazon Web Services Applications

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga ...

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Raghu Mahadevan Chief Digital Officer 7-Eleven

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga ...

Fast Five | Amazon Sets New Prime Record, Walmart Sets Off A Firework, & Instacart Sets Us Ablaze

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris and Anne:...

Groceryshop Spotlight | Grocery Tech Trends With Microsoft's Lisa Griego & Ricardo Belmar

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft's Lisa Griego and Ricardo Belmar join Chris and Anne to kickoff Omni Talk Retail's special Groceryshop Spotlight Podcast Series and to highl...

Groceryshop Spotlight | Bringing A Retail Media Network To Life In Store With Cooler Screens

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Cooler Screens Chief Revenue Officer Lindell Bennett and Microsoft's Dir...

Groceryshop Spotlight | Next Generation CPG Pricing At Scale With Flintfox

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Flintfox's Chief Innovation & Marketing Officer Cath Brands and Microsof...

Groceryshop Spotlight | Improving Inventory Visibility At The Front Of The Funnel With Blue Yonder

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Blue Yonder's Senior Director of Solutions Strategy Erin Halka and Micro...

Groceryshop Spotlight | Why Clean Data Is Essential For Every Retail Media Network With Amperity

18 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special Groceryshop edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight series, Amperity's Head of Product Solutions Matt Hallett and Microsoft’s Sr. ...

Fast Five | Starbucks Load Balancing, Nike’s New Fabric, & A WTF-AO Schwarz & Target Partnership

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and and Silk, A&M’s Dav...

Ask An Expert | An Inside Take On The Meta Store With Meta's Very Own Eduardo Cruz

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Meta made big headlines back in April when it opened its first physical retail store. So Eduardo Cruz, Director Meta Store Global Operations, joins C...

Spotlight Series | The Latest Data On Instacart With 1010data's Frank Riva

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, 1010data's VP of Marketing Frank Riva gives Chris and Anne a sneak peek into their so...

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Colin Yankee Chief Supply Chain Officer Tractor Supply Company

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special OmniStars edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga ...

Spotlight Series | Supercharging A Retail Media Network With Accelerate360 CDO Liz Roche

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Accelerate360's Chief Data Officer Liz Roche joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to ...

Fast Five | Lessons From Bed Bath, Instacart The VC, & Disney+ Rattles Its Commerce Dark Saber

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Silk, Chris Walton an...

Spotlight Series | The Origin Story Of Zara's Parcel Robot

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Cleveron Co-Founder Indrek Oolup returns to discuss with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzen...

OmniStars Awards Kickoff With Quorso CEO Julian Mills

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Quorso CEO Julian Mills joins Chris and Anne to kickoff this year's OmniStars Spotlight Podcast Series. Together they discuss: - Why Quorso and Omni...

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Allison Peterson Best Buy EVP & Chief Customer Officer

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special OmniStars of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down...

2022 OmniStars Spotlight | Stefanie Kruse Walgreens VP Digital Commerce & Omnichannel

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special OmniStars of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, brought to you in partnership with Quorso, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down...

Spotlight Series | Next Generation Warehouse Fulfillment With KNAPP VP Bill Stenger

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss next generation warehouse fulfillment and automation w...

Fast Five | Walmart’s Rewards Program, WhatsApp Grocery Shopping, & Instacart Goes Big & Bulky

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Wa...

Fast Five | Peloton To Sell On Amazon, Apple Wants Ads, & Walmart Gets Giggy With It

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Wa...

Ask An Expert | The Top Supply Chain Concerns Keeping Retail Executives Up At Night

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Supply chain. Supply chain. Supply chain. The topic is certainly top of mind of late, but what about it is really on the minds of your average retail ...

Fast Five | Target’s Earnings, Amazon’s QuikTrip, & Walmart’s Paramount Out Of A Molehill

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, A&M’s ...

Spotlight Series | The 411 On Embedded Finance With Alviere CEO Yuval Brisker

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Alviere CEO Yuval Brisker to understand why it is only a matter of time before embedded finance, i.e. the...

Fast Five | Walmart’s Streamy Desires, Amazon Same-Day, & A Nightmare Before Christmas At Kohl’s

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Wa...

Ask An Expert | The Key To Great Customer Service In 2022 & Beyond With Serta Simmons

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Omni Talk Retail, in partnership with Talkdesk, welcomed Chris McShane, the Senior Vice President of Customer Experience at Serta Simmons, and Amber S...

Five Insightful Minutes On The State Of Commerce With Signifyd's Bennett

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Signifyd's SVP of Operations and Corporate Development, Bennett, gets hit with the tough questions from Omni Talk Retail, as he shares the most import...

Fast Five | Prime Day Hot Takes, Google Search Revelations, & A Big Kroger ‘Boost’

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, A&M’s He...

Fast Five | Walmart Please Roll Our Boat Ashore In Your Fancy Canoo

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walt...

Spotlight Series | Upside's Tyler Renaghan On Combatting Inflation With Personalization

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Inflation is impacting retail business across the board, from gasoline to groceries, and historically the go-to solution has been to cut costs whereve...

Fast Five | Amazon Grubs, Kohl’s Is Kohl’s, & Bed Bath Is Buying Back Shares Like It Isn’t Their Job

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne M...

Fast Five | Walmart’s FTC Troubles, Amazon v. Trigo, & A Bed Bath “We Told You So”

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne M...

Ask An Expert | Cannes 2022 Trends With Firework's Chief Revenue Officer Jeff Lucas

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cannes, one of the biggest events for marketers around the world, just held its annual festival doling out awards to the best and brightest in the ind...

Fast Five | Amazon’s Big Prime Day Swing, Simon Search, & Walmart Wants In On TV Commerce

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne M...

Fast Five | Walmart Is Automating, Target Is Backtracking, & Amazon Is Smoking A Drone Pipe Dream

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, A&M's Chad Lusk and Truett Horne j...

Spotlight Series | Empowering The Contact Center With Talkdesk VP Shannon Flanagan

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 fo...

Fast Five | Dollar General Expands Self-Checkout, Old Navy Cuts Sizes, & Sephora Goes Curbcierge

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne Mezzenga and Chris...

Fast Five | Amazon Style Debuts, Walmart Misfires (So Badly) On Drones, & Nordstrom Closes Its Trunk

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's take no prisoners Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Anne ...

Ask An Expert | A Mid-Year Report On Livestream Commerce With Firework CEO Vincent Yang

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Livestreaming, and specifically Firework, was the #1 hot topic coming out of Shoptalk this year. So Omni Talk Retail invited Firework CEO and Co-Foun...

Spotlight Series | Battling Account Takeover Fraud With Signifyd CMO Indy Guha

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Video Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Signifyd’s CMO Indy Guha to learn...

Fast Five | Target & Walmart's Earnings, Instacart's IPO, & Zara Charging For Returns

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, David Ri...

Ask An Expert | The Future Of Customer Service & Loyalty

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amid the ever-increasing omnichannel nature of our retail experiences, it can be difficult to know how best to solve customer issues when they arise. ...

Spotlight Series | Turning Everything From Phones To Floor Scrubbers Into Smart Retail Devices

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What devices in your store could be working harder for you? That is the question we posed to Scandit CTO and Co-Founder Christian Floerkemeier in our...

Spotlight Series | Deploying Computer Vision In A Store Is One Thing, Scaling It Is Something Else

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 o...

Fast Five | Starbucks In The Metaverse, Robots Delivering Ice Cream, & IKEAs You Can't Get Lost In?

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In today's special Wednesday edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzl...

Fast Five | Target 'Nails' It Again, While H-E-B Goes Big & Publix Nibbles On Instacart's Carrot

06 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga: -...

Fast Five | Buy With Prime, American Eagle Makes ‘Frenemies,’ & Amazon’s Biggest Go Store Yet!

29 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga had...

Fast Five | Amazon's Letters, Lululemon's New Membership, & Fenway Park's Latest Caper

22 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga: -...

Meta's Metaverse Moves, Zara's High-Tech Flagship, and Target's "On-Again" With thredUP

15 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Hemant K...

Ask An Expert | Building A Network Within 3 Miles Of Every Customer With Purolator's Laurie Weston

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part of what makes the concept of omnichannel retailing so great is the idea that retail is now perpetual, i.e. always on and available to consumers w...

Ask An Expert | How Meta Envisions The Future Of Retail With Meta VP of Commerce Emma Rodgers

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To understand the future of commerce and words like the “metaverse,” it is important to place things in the proper context. So Omni Talk is pleas...

Women's Retail Collective Podcast | Meijer's GVP Marketing & Customer Strategy Amanda Mcvay

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest Women's Retail Collective Podcast Anne Mezzenga sits down with Meijer's Group Vice President, Marketing & Customer Strategy: Retail Med...

5 Insightful Minutes On Consumer Sentiment With A&M's Jonathan Sharp

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A&M's Jonathan Sharp gets hit with tough questions from Omni Talk Retail, as he shares the most important insights from the A&M Consumer & Retail Grou...

Ask An Expert | The Latest Data On Instacart with 1010data Chief Product Officer Jonah Ellin

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Instacart dropped a big bomb recently, devaluing the company while, at the same time, announcing a new “platform” approach to their strategy going...

Fast Five | Target Takes Food Stamps Online, Farfetch Finances Neiman, & Kroger Kicks It Up A Notch

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five video, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss: - Target ac...

Fast Five | Bagpipes For Instacart, BNPL For Gas, And A Legal Battle Royale Over Scan-&-Go

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discuss: - Using B...

Spotlight Series | DoorDash VP of Global Partnerships Shanna Prevé

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 V...

Spotlight Series | Making Sure The Shoe Fits So You Can Wear It With Volumental CMO Brent Hollowell

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Spotlight Series | Conquering Grocery Waste With Afresh CEO Matt Schwartz

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Food waste, and particularly waste from fresh meats and vegetables, is a continued drag on grocers' bottom lines. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce...

Spotlight Series | Returns, Returns, & More Returns With Narvar CEO & Founder Amit Sharma

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is probably no topic more on the mind of retailers than what do with online returns. So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Narvar CEO Amit S...

Fast Five | Amazon Fresh’s Net Zero Emission Mission & Anne’s Review Of Lululemon’s New Shoe

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five video, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris takes a break from 2022 Wa...

Fast Five | Twitter Shops & A Macy's Website Overhaul With A Side Of Starbucks Window Dressing

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's Fast Five, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, A&M’s David Ritter and Michael  Prend...

Ask An Expert | 3 Mistakes To Avoid In Your Livestreaming Strategy With Firework CEO Vincent Yang

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Livestreaming is quite the hot topic now that everyone from Walmart to Amazon is doing it which means many of you have likely been asked by your bosse...

Spotlight Series | The Practical Use Cases Of Visual AI With ViSenze CCO Brendan O'Shaughnessy

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Long have we talked about Visual AI as the most important technology that will shape retail over the next decade. So Omni Talk is pleased to announc...

Fast Five | Amazon’s Pawns, Lululemon’s New Shoes, & Why Ryan Cohen Is Our New Favorite Activist

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dis...

Ask An Expert | Microsoft & Adobe Set Us Straight On The Post-Pandemic Customer

11 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sure, the pandemic has “accelerated digital trends” throughout retail, but what the heck does that phrase really mean? While it is easy to say, it...

Ask An Expert | Taking BNPL In Store With Sezzle VP of Growth Chris Bixby

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Buy Now, Pay Later is one of the hottest trends in retail right now, and, while most of the BNPL activity happens online, that is about to change . . ...

Fast Five | Starbucks Curbside At Target, Amazon Go At Whole Foods, & DoorDash Brazenly Goes Rogue

04 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dis...

Fast Five | DoorDash's Big Mac Attack, Amazon's Ads, & Macy's Pretzels

18 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, A&M's David Brown and Chad Lusk jo...

Fast Five | Starbucks Unionization, Aldi's New Store Plans, & Why Domino's Can Keep The Tip

11 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dis...

Ask An Expert | An Open Discussion On IT Security With Qualcomm Global Head Of Retail IoT Art Miller

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

IoT devices in retail increased drastically within recent years, especially as the desire for digital and touchless solutions reached peak demand duri...

Fast Five | Chris Has Covid, Walmart Has RFID, & Why The WSJ Has It Wrong About Instant Delivery

04 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga dis...