Omni Talk Retail
Episodes
Fast Five | Nike Gaffes & Cloudy Target Forecasts With A Chance Of Smiley Robots
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Inte...
Ask An Expert | The State Of Grocery with Jonah Ellin, Chief Product Officer 1010data
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Omni Talk’s Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Jonah Ellin, Chief Product Officer at 1010data...
Women's Retail Collective | Farfetch Chief Platform Officer Kelly Kowal
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"Take The Leap" is the theme of this podcast, and no one has done that better than Kelly Kowal, Chief Platform Officer at Farfetch. Kelly didn't cas...
Fast Five | Instacart, Instamart, or Instawarehouse?
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Inte...
Spotlight Series | Driving Revenue Through Fraud Prevention With Indy Guha, CMO Signifyd
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Indy Guha, Chief Marketing Officer at Signifyd, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discu...
Fast Five | Amazon Old Spices Up The Small Business Marketplace War
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Inte...
Ask An Expert | Marrying Tech To Your Business Model with Kevin Swanwick, VP Manhattan Associates
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Kevin Swanwick, Vice President Store Solu...
Fast Five | TikTok Goes The Clock, Walmart
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Inte...
Fast Five | Jeff Bezos Steps Down & We Serenade Him With Natalie Imbruglia
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer & Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Inte...
Spotlight Series | Unlocking the Value of RFID with Marshall Kay & JP Kamel, aka the RFID Sherpas
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Marshall Kay and JP Kamel, or as those in the know c...
Ask An Expert | 5 Ways Stores Will Get 'Smarter' In 2021 With Ross Sabolcik, VP Silicon Labs
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Ross Sabolcik, VP & GM Industrial & Commer...
Fast Five | A Nike Live Lively Debate
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma th...
Women's Retail Collective | Kristin Savilia CEO JOOR
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin started her retail career in the Macy's training program and in no time at all, began heading up the handbags and hosiery department. Now, Kri...
Fast Five | Walmart's Marc Lore Now Thinks He Is Adam Smith
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma th...
Fast Five | Walmart’s Latest Experiment Is One Of The 'Cooler' Ideas Around
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma th...
Ask An Expert | The History & Future of Order Management With Chris Shaw, Manhattan Associates
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the latest episode of Omni Talk’s new Ask An Expert Interview Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Chris Shaw, Sr. Director Product Marketin...
Ask An Expert With NVIDIA GM Azita Martin | The Most Immediate Use Cases For AI In Retail
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the inaugural episode of Omni Talk's new Ask An Expert Series for 2021, Chris Walton interviews Azita Martin, NVIDIA GM Artificial Intelligence fo...
Fast Five | JCP Loses Its CEO & We Play 'Do We Care If They Go Away'
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk: - Now f...
Spotlight Series | Email As A Commerce Platform With Ryth Martin, CEO Skipify
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Skipify CEO and Founder, Ryth Martin. At a time whe...
Spotlight Series | Digitizing Apparel Buying with Kristin Savilia, CEO JOOR
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview one of their favorite people in retail technology, Kristin Savilia,...
Fast Five | 2020 Omni Talk Retail Awards Show
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern hand out their...
Fast Five | Amazon, Please Scan My Body
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Anne, Emma the Intern, and I talk: - Walmart's new legion of T...
Fast Five | The Jig Is Up On The Walmart VR Charade
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Anne, Emma the Intern, and I talk: – Walmart smartly (and fi...
Women's Retail Collective Podcast | Ace Hardware Chief Marketing Officer Kim Lefko
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ace Hardware Chief Marketing Officer Kim Lefko and Anne Mezzenga sit down to talk about Kim's career in retail in the latest edition of the Omni Talk ...
Fast Five | Kohl's Just Got A Lot Prettier
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk: – How...
Fast Five | Walmart & Target Earnings Blow The Doors Off Reality
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk: – Tar...
Fast Five | Target & Ulta Raises More Questions Than It Does Answers
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern talk: – Tar...
Spotlight Series | Tony Shan Head of Tmall Americas Talks Tmall's Overseas Fulfillment Program
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Any brand considering business in China should watch this interview -- it is a perfect illustration of how to work smarter and not harder. Chris Wal...
Women's Retail Collective Podcast | Karyn Schoenbart CEO NPD Group & Author of MOM.B.A
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Karyn Schoenbart joins Anne Mezzenga to discuss her career, both as CEO of NPD Group and as author of the book MOM.B.A. This podcast is full of great ...
Special Report | JLL Head of Retail Research James Cook
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga recently combined forces with special guest, James Cook, Director of Retail Research for JLL Americas to pr...
Fast Five | Walmart Lab Stores & The Great Meal Kit Debate Of 2020
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern try to take th...
Spotlight Series | Happy Returns CEO David Sobie Discusses New FedEx Partnership
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of Omni Talk's all-time favorite guests, David Sobie, CEO Happy Returns, returns to the Omni Talk Spotlight Series to update Chris Walton and Anne...
Fast Five | Why Shopify Can Do No Wrong With Guest Host Ollie Banks
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Oliver Banks joins Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the In...
Spotlight Series | BlackLine Chief Transformation Officer Tammy Coley
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You have probably never thought about accounting as a secret weapon, but it is. In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton...
Spotlight Series | Stacey Shulman VP IoT Group Intel Corporation
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode of the Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss all things retail and IoT with Stacey Shulman, VP Int...
Fast Five | Prime Day Left Us Feeling Like William H. Macy
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern have quite the...
Spotlight Series | Collaboration & ROI Through Data with Inna Kuznetsova, CEO 1010data
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Inna Kuznetsova, CEO 1010 data about the value of data in creating long-term collaborative partnerships acros...
Women's Retail Collective | The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite @ Retail Innovation Conference
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Mezzenga sits down with The Vitamin Shoppe CEO Sharon Leite for a special edition of the Women's Retail Collective Podcast from the Retail Innova...
Fast Five | Walmart Starts Selling Insurance For Matt Damon's 50th!
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern go full on Gen...
Spotlight Series | Making Malls Shoppable Online with Jesse Michael, Managing Director Adeptmind
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Jesse Michael, Managing Director Adeptmind, to discuss all things malls and e-commerce in the latest edition ...
Spotlight Series | The Ins & Outs of Scan-&-Go Retail with Justin Corbell VP Scandit
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Justin Corbell, VP Business Development Scandit, to discuss the...
Fast Five | Amazon Reimagines The Five Finger Discount
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There were almost too many headlines for this week's Omni Talk Fast Five! Prime Day is official, Walmart and Levi's have new store designs, and Poshm...
Women's Retail Collective | Mall of America EVP Business Development Jill Renslow
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to the evolution of the mall, Jill Renslow has seen it all. Jill has spent 23 years at Mall of America leading the national institution...
Spotlight Series | Sam's Club Scan & Go at the Pump & More with Chief Product Officer Eddie Garcia
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Walton interviews Sam's Club Chief Product Officer Eddie Garcia about Sam's Club's new Scan & Go at the pump functionality, along with all the o...
Spotlight Series | Reimagining Shoptalk with Shoptalk CEO Anil Aggarwal
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shoptalk CEO Anil Aggarwal sits down with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to talk innovation and retail in their latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series epis...
Fast Five | Warm Fuzzies From Jeff Bezos & Howard The Duck
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss more feel good stories in one ...
Women's Retail Collective | Sephora SVP Merchandising, Color Alison Hahn
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In her latest Women's Retail Collective Podcast, Anne Mezzenga interviews Alison Hahn about her career and the lessons she has learned from working at...
Fast Five | Sam's Club Launches Scan & Go At The Pump
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern break down App...
Spotlight Series | Store Management As An Agile Product with Quorso CEO Julian Mills
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Mills, CEO of Quorso, sits down with Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest edition of their Omni Talk Spotlight Series, the series that...
Spotlight Series | The Future of Virtual Try-On with FIT:MATCH CEO Haniff Brown
12 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In their latest Omni Talk Spotlight Series interview, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga chat with FIT:MATCH Founder and CEO Haniff Brown. Haniff shares ...
Fast Five: Kohl's & Amazon Deepen Their Love For Each Other Plus Canada Carl
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Carl Boutet (aka Canada Carl) stops by to chat all the week's r...
Spotlight Series: Standard Cognition CEO Jordan Fisher
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Jordan Fisher, CEO of Standard Cognition, about the future of checkout-free retail. AI Computer vision-based...
Fast Five: Grabango Upstages Walmart+, Amazon Fresh, and Charlie Sheen
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, big news shakes the retail industry. Grabango, in partnership with Giant Eag...
Women's Retail Collective Podcast: CEO Tuft & Needle, EVP DTC Serta/Simmons Shelley Huff
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Mezzenga sits down with Shelley Huff, EVP Direct-to-Consumer Serta/Simmons and CEO Tuft & Needle as part of her ongoing Women's Retail Collective...
Fast Five: Nike Cuts Distribution & Facebook Launches Shops
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, let's just say we are glad we are not in the department store industry. In ...
Spotlight Series: Walmart's Tennille Webb on Being First Retailer To Roll-Out Lactation Pods
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart's Tennille Webb joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss how she worked with Mamava to make Walmart the first retailer to roll out lact...
Fast Five: Who Needs A Vacation When You Can Go To Target Instead?
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss what ...
Spotlight Series: FastSensor EVP Kalon Welch Discusses Active Distance Alert Monitoring
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With COVID-19 now ever present, knowing where and in what parts of a store social distancing is working or not working, by way of real-time data, is m...
Fast Five: Amazon Warehouses In Malls Are Just Plain Great For Retail!
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern take on all th...
Spotlight Series: Numerator VP of Retail Sales Sara Batchelder
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest edition of our Omni Talk Spotlight Series, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Sara Batchelder, VP of Retail and QSR for Numerator....
Fast Five: Aldi Gets Its Go On, CVS Courts Millennials, & DoorDash Is Now A Retailer
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by FastSensor and Takeoff, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss all the week's top retail news, includ...
Fast Five: Amazon the Benevolent Investor or Shady Inside Man?
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss Amazon meeting with startups to the...
Fast Five: Panera's Coffee Subscription Goes Gangbusters While We Quote Rhett Butler
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma the Intern discuss the explosive growth in Panera's co...
Fast Five: There's No Smart in this Cart, Amazon
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern are joined by guest host Ken Pilot to...
Spotlight Series: Visual Search and Experiences with Syte VP Marketing, Gal Fontyn
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga turn their podcast spotlight once again on Syte, the intriguing visual AI startup out of Israel. After havi...
Fast Five: Walmart's Latest Move to Combat Amazon is a Big Plus
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern welcome guest host Ethan Chernofsky o...
Spotlight Series: Removing the "Store" from BOPIS with Parcel Pending SVP of Retail Kate Reidel
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga turn their Omni Talk Spotlight on Kate Reidel of Parcel Pending to discuss the evolving landscape of Buy Online, Pickup...
Shopify Balance with Kaz Nejatian VP & GM of Shopify Financial Services
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Omni Talk's Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss Shopify's latest move in the online payment space, Shopify Balance, and where the company also plan...
Fast Five: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Is Lululemon the Fairest of Them All?
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern love Lululemon's acquisition of Mirro...
Fast Five: Paying for Gas with Your Voice at 7-Eleven & Off-Price Goes Digital
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern discuss the sweeping changes in the w...
Fast Five: Walmart & Shopify Could Be A Match Made In Heaven
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by Takeoff, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and Emma Irwin the Intern discuss Walmart's new partnership wit...