Omni Talk Retail
Episodes
Amazon Goes Full Big-Box Retail | Fast Five Shorts
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This OmniTalk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examine...
Amazon's Walmart Play, AI Shopping Protocols & Drone Delivery Wars | Fast Five
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chri...
StrongPoint CEO Breaks Down In-Store Order Picking, Grocery Efficiency, and Store-Based Fulfillment | NRF 2026
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Jacob Tveraabak, Group Chief Executive Officer of StrongPoint, join...
Vusion’s Martin Bailie On the Execution Gap and Why It’s Retail’s Biggest Risk | NRF 2026
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Martin Bailie, Senior Advisor at Vusion, joins Anne Mezzenga and Ch...
Costco’s Mark Williamson on Building Retail Media the Costco Way | NRF 2026
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco, joins Anne Mezzenga...
REI’s CEO on Rebuilding Growth, Reinventing Membership, and Blending AI With Human Connection | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Mary Beth Laughton, President and CEO of REI, joins Anne Mezzenga a...
CVS Private Brands Strategy, Simplification, and Health-Led Growth with Mike Wier | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026, Mike Wier, Vice President of Store Brands at CVS, joins Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton ...
Ulta Beauty’s 80,000+ Store Events Strategy and Why Experiences Are Driving Omnichannel Loyalty | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Aimee Bayer Thomas, Chief Retail Officer at Ulta Beauty, joins Anne...
Lowe’s India’s Ankur Mittal On Commercializing POS, Hardware-Agnostic Retail Tech & Omnichannel Reality | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this OmniTalk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion podcast studio, Ankur Mittal, Chief Technology Officer and Managing Directo...
Macy’s Private Brand Strategy for a Multi Generational Customer | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 in New York, Emily Erusha-Hilleque, SVP of Private Brands at Macy’s and an OmniStar of...
How Instacart Is Using Physical AI to Rebuild the In-Store Experience | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, David McIntosh, Chief Connected Stores Officer at Instacart, joins ...
Sam’s Club’s Julie Barber On Agentic AI, Surprise & Delight, and the Future of Merchandising | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion booth, Julie Barber, EVP and Chief Merchant at Sam’s Club, joins Anne Me...
Sam’s Club’s Scan & Go Hits Nearly 40% Adoption and Why Agentic Shopping Is the Next Frontier | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at Vusion’s booth, Todd Garner, Chief Product Officer at Sam’s Club, joins Anne Mezz...
Vusion & Microsoft On Why Connected Stores Are Becoming a P&L Priority in 2026 | NRF 2026
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at Vusion's booth, Jim Norred, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Vusion, and Gina Ayala ...
Detect and Connect: How Vusion & Qualcomm Enable Real-Time Personalization in Physical Retail | NRF
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 in the Vusion podcast studio, Mark Propes from Vusion and Art Miller from Qualcomm revea...
Neelima Sharma & Joe Cano Explain How Lowe’s Is Personalizing the Home Improvement Journey | NRF
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Neelima Sharma, SVP of Ecommerce and Omnichannel Product & Technology, and Joe Cano, SVP of Digital at Lowe’s, join Omni Talk Retail live from N...
Ulta SVP Josh Friedman On The Recent Success Of Its Invite-Only Marketplace | NRF 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 at the Vusion podcast studio, Josh Friedman, SVP of Digital and E-Commerce at Ulta B...
Walmart's 270+ Store Drone Expansion & Why Everyone Wants Deliveries in 25-45 Minutes | NRF 2025
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 in the Vusion podcast studio, Greg Cathey, SVP of Digital Fulfillment Transformation at ...
Home Depot CIO On New Google AI Partnership & Why She's Not Waiting On Agentic Commerce | NRF 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, recorded live from NRF 2026 in the Vusion Podcast studio, Angie Brown, Chief Information Officer at Home Depot, reve...
Quorso & Vusion On Why Retailers Risk Creating a Permanent Technology Gap In 2026 | NRF 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode recorded live from NRF in the Vusion podcast studio, Mark Propes, Chief Business Development Officer at Vusion, and J...
FairPrice's Store of Tomorrow: 80% Bigger Baskets & 82% Self-Checkout Smart Cart Adoption | NRF 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, Vipul Chawla, CEO of Singapore's FairPrice Group, reveals how their "Store of Tomorrow" has eliminated four critical...
NRF's Matthew Shay On Consumer Resilience, AI & His Bold 2026 Retail Prediction | NRF 2026
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Omni Talk Retail episode, Matthew Shay, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation, joins us live from NRF's Big Show from the Vusion...
Lightning Round: LEGO Smart Bricks, Toxic Mom Groups & Stranger Things | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq,...
Inside Schnucks’ Approach to Stopping Gift Card Fraud | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq,...
Why Save Mart Is Adding Amazon Returns Kiosks | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks ...
Amazon’s Alexa+ Pushes Deeper Into Grocery Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Vel...
Kroger Launches New SNAP Discount Program | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This clip from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, ...
Instacart Shuts Down AI Pricing Tests After Consumer Backlash | Fast Five Shorts
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq,...
How Rohlik Group Achieves Profitability In Online Grocery With Veloq CEO Richard McKenzie | 5IM
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Richard McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer at Veloq (a division of the Rohlik Group), joins Omni Talk to reveal h...
The Biggest and Boldest NRF Must-See Tech Preview | Ask An Expert
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for their second annual NRF must-see tech preview, showcasing five breakthrough retail technologies solving critic...
Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry | Fast Five
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chri...
Lightning Round: Ryan Reynolds at NRF, Puppy Yoga & Rob Reiner's Greatest Hits | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, featur...
Ashley Furniture Goes All-In on Agentic Commerce | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examin...
Breaking Down Target's New SoHo Concept Store | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, analyz...
Online Grocery Breaks Records Despite Budget Constraints | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, unpack...
Are Instacart's Pricing Experiments Inflating Your Grocery Bill? | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, examin...
Inside Amazon's Leaked Rush Pickup Service Plans | Fast Five Shorts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, explor...
AWS's David Dorf On Why LLMs Have Peaked & What's Coming Next In 2026
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, David Dorf, Head of Retail Industry Solutions at AWS, joins Omni Talk to cut through the AI hype and reveal what...
Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha | Fast Five
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, a...
Handheld vs. Overhead RFID Debate: The Final Countdown For More Exact Inventory Counts
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Specialty retailers keep asking us: handheld scanners or overhead readers? So we settled it the only way we know how: with a knockdown, dragout debate...
THE RETAIL 2026 PREDICTION FORECAST | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group close with bold 2026 predictions sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group,...
Most Laughable Headline - What Made No Sense? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most ridiculous retail headlines in this segment sponsored by the A&...
Best Partnership - Which Collaboration Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group debate 2025's smartest retail partnerships in this segment sponsored by the A&M ...
Best Strategic Turnaround - Who Pivoted Successfully? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group recognize 2025's best retail turnarounds in this segment sponsored by the A&M Co...
Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group pitch their retail movie ideas in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and...
Most Overhyped Technology - What Failed to Deliver? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group call out 2025's most overhyped retail technologies in this segment sponsored by the ...
CEO of the Year - Who Led Best in 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group crown their CEO of the Year in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Re...
Technology of the Year - What Innovation Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris, Anne, and Chad reveal their Technology of the Year picks in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Cap...
Headline of the Year - What Announcement Mattered Most? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Chris, and Anne debate 2025's most significant retail headline sponsored by the A&M Consumer and...
Retailer of the Year - Who Dominated 2025? | Fast Five Shorts
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chad Lusk from A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Chris, and Anne debate Retailer of the Year in this segment sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Re...
Our 2025 Retail Awards Show!
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, a...
Digital Store Survival Kit: Realities, Roadmaps, & Resources For 2026 | Ask An Expert
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Store digitization promises to transform retail operations, but most retailers struggle to move beyond pilots and buzzwords. In this Omni Talk Ask An ...
Physical AI: What It Is & How IoT Will Combine With AI To Make Retail Operations Self-Aware | Spotlight Series
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series episode, Doron Hazan, Director of Data, Product, and AI at Wiliot, joins Omni Talk to discuss the concept o...
Walmart's Secret B2B Weapon & How Ashley Hubka Is Refining a Business Platform Millions Already Use | 5IM
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Ashley Hubka, Senior Vice President of Walmart Business, joins Chris and Anne to reveal how Walmart is shaping B...
Lightning Round: Advent Calendars, Slop Bowls & Mariah’s $60M Holiday Reign | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Advent calendars are the hot holiday trend...from Skims to fishing lures to ice cream. Chris reveals his dream: 28 days of Nikes. Sponsored by the A&a...
Amazon Now: The 30-Minute Delivery Service | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon is testing "Amazon Now," a new 30-minute delivery service in Seattle and Philadelphia, repurposing former Amazon Fresh sites into rapid deliver...
Are Smart Glasses Ready for a 2026 Breakthrough? | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
McKinsey and Business of Fashion report predicts smart glasses are set for a breakthrough year in 2026, with Ray-Ban Meta glasses already the top-sell...
Walmart's Brilliant Move: Bringing Ads to AI Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart is quietly testing a new ad format called "sponsored prompts" inside its Sparky AI shopping engine and both Chris and Anne agree this is exact...
ChatGPT Shopping Research: Revolution or Just Better Search? | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ChatGPT just launched shopping research that does the product hunting for you, but should retailers be worried or relieved? This segment, sponsored by...
Black Friday Hits RECORD $11.8 Billion in Online Sales | Fast Five Shorts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Black Friday 2025 just hit $11.8 billion in online sales... up 9.1% from last year. But Chris questions whether AI's 805% traffic surge is actually im...
AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky | Fast Five
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso, Ch...
Lightning Round: Turkey Day Hot Takes, Black Friday Hauls & Fashion Buzz | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This Lightning Round segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, ...
Bath & Body Works Plans Amazon Launch | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quor...
Richard Dickson's Gap Revival Continues | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quor...
Kroger's $2.6 Billion Automation Retreat | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quor...
Target Bets Black Friday on ChatGPT Shopping | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quor...
Target's Four-Year Sales Stagnation | Fast Five Shorts
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This segment from the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quor...
SymphonyAI | 🏆 November’s Retail Tech Startup of the Month
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this month's Retail Tech Startup of the Month, AWS's Daniele Stroppa returns to spotlight SymphonyAI, a groundbreaking computer vision solution th...
Target's ChatGPT Gamble, Kroger's $2.6B Pivot & Gap's Viral Comeback | Fast Five
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ...
Confessions of Supply Chain Executives | The Brutal Truth About Retail Out-of-Stocks
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode of Confessions of a Supply Chain Executive, host Chris Walton teams up with Richard Stewart (EVP of Product & Industry S...
Lightning Round: Holiday Hacks, Hot Cocoa & Dick Van Dyke at 100 | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lightning round brings holiday cheer and nostalgia to close this episode! Sponsored A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Inf...
Target and Starbucks Create Exclusive Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Target and Starbucks have partnered to create an exclusive frozen peppermint hot chocolate available only at Starbucks cafes inside Target stores nati...
Can Google's AI Shopping Revolution Challenge ChatGPT and Perplexity? | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Google is rolling out major AI shopping features including conversational search, agentic checkout, and an AI that calls stores for you. This episode,...
Primark Joins the Buy Now Pay Later Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Primark has introduced Buy Now Pay Later options through Klarna and Clearpay... marking a major milestone in BNPL's journey from innovation to mass ad...
Grocery Dealz Unlocks Same-Day Delivery Through Instacart Integration | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grocery Dealz has integrated with Instacart to power same-day delivery directly from its price comparison app. This episode, sponsored by the A&M ...
The Furner Era Begins: What Walmart's CEO Transition Means for Retail | Fast Five Shorts
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doug McMillon is retiring as Walmart CEO, handing the reins to John Furner in February 2025. This episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retai...
Consumer Spending Reality Check & Why Trade-Down Behavior Is Here to Stay with A&M's Chad Lusk | 5IM
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Chad Lusk, Partner and Managing Director at A&M Consumer and Retail Group, joins Omni Talk to break down the...
Walmart’s Got A New CEO, Google Will Call Stores For You & Target Is Sprinkling Cocoa | Fast Five
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, a...
Lightning Round: Ulta Discounts, Andy Garcia & Italian Pasta Crisis | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The lightning round gets personal as Kelly reveals she'd trade her data to Ulta for holiday discounts (with three sisters and multiple gift exchanges,...
Dollar General's AI Leadership Move | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dollar General has appointed Travis Nixon as SVP of Artificial Intelligence, tasking him with using AI to optimize supply chain, store operations, and...
Target's "10-4" Service Controversy | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Target's new "10-4" policy requires employees to smile and wave at customers within 10 feet, and personally greet them within 4 feet. Is this explicit...
Bath & Body Works Scents the Holidays | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bath & Body Works is bringing Fresh Balsam to Grand Central Terminal, movie theaters, and interactive mall kiosks in what beauty expert Kelly Care...
Amazon vs. Perplexity Legal Showdown | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon is suing Perplexity AI over its Comet shopping agent, claiming it "covertly accesses Amazon customer accounts" and interferes with the curated ...
AI Shopping Hits Critical Mass | Fast Five Shorts
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adobe's October data reveals a game-changing milestone: generative AI traffic is now converting 16% BETTER than traditional sources—a complete 180 f...
The Way Too Early 2025 Retail Year-in-Review With Ethan Chernofsky | Ask An Expert
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Placer.ai’s CMO Ethan Chernofsky is back... revealing why the “convenience above all” mindset is costing retailers millions and what’s actuall...
AI Commerce Surges, Amazon Sues Perplexity & We Are Over And Out On Target 10-4 | Fast Five
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Retail Fast Five episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quo...
How Wiliot's Nationwide Walmart Rollout Could Prevent Millions In Food Waste | Spotlight Series
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Retail Technology Spotlight episode, Nick Matthews, VP of Solutions and Architecture at Wiliot, joins Omni Talk to reveal how Walmart is deplo...
Lightning Round: Chat GPT Coaching, Sexiest Man Alive & Hand Massages | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Lightning Round gets wild this week! From a soccer coach using Chat GPT to devise winning defensive strategies, to Jonathan Bailey's Sexiest Man A...
GrubHub Partners with Instacart | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a surprising move, GrubHub (owned by Mark Lore's Wonder super app) is partnering with Instacart to enable grocery delivery directly through the Gru...
Kroger & Uber Eats Restaurant Integration | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kroger is making history as the first retailer to integrate restaurant delivery directly into their grocery app through an expanded partnership with U...
Mondelēz's $40M AI Advertising Bet | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mondelēz (maker of Oreo and Chips Ahoy) is investing over $40 million in a custom generative AI tool to slash marketing costs by 30-50% and create TV...
Starbucks' Billion-Dollar Delivery Business | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starbucks just revealed that delivery has become a $1 billion annual business, growing 30% year-over-year—and it's changing everything about how we ...
The Amazonification of Whole Foods | Fast Five Shorts
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon is shaking up Whole Foods with a controversial transformation that has retail experts divided. From robot-powered "ShopBots" in the back room f...
Computer Vision Deployment Disasters: Your Playbook On How To Avoid Them | Ask An Expert
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Computer vision is transforming retail stores, but most pilots fail to scale beyond proof of concept. In this Omni Talk Ask An Expert episode, hosts C...
Starbucks $1B Delivery Secret, Oreos In AI & Amazon's Whole Foods Doritos Gamble | Fast Five
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and...
Inside Amazon's Social Commerce Strategy With Julie Haleluk & Wayne Purboo | Spotlight Series
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series episode, Julie Haleluk, Global Head of Growth at Amazon Shopping Video, and Wayne Purboo, VP of Amazon Adve...
Lightning Round: Netflix In Theaters, Hot Santa, NFL Yoga Pants & Red Bull Advent | Fast Five Shorts
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Anne tackle the week's quirkiest retail stories: Netflix bringing Stranger Things' finale to theaters, Target's Weirdly Hot Santa returns fo...
Amazon's Vision Quest - AI Glasses for Drivers | Fast Five Shorts
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amazon unveils AI-powered smart glasses designed to help delivery drivers scan packages, navigate, and capture proof of delivery hands-free. Anne sees...
Will Lululemon’s NFL Partnership Hurt Its Brand In The Long-run? | Fast Five Shorts
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lululemon announces its first-ever licensing deal, partnering with all 32 NFL teams to release officially branded apparel. Anne sees opportunity in so...
Walmart Cracks The Code - RFID Fresh Food Revolution | Fast Five Shorts
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Walmart and Avery Dennison achieve what was long considered impossible: RFID sensors that work in high-moisture, cold environments for meat, deli, and...