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Omni Talk Retail

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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.

Episodes

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Launches Rufus, Its New AI Shopping Assistant

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five live from Manifest: The Future Of Logistics Conference and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW-Logistics and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: For the full episode head here:

Feb 09, 20245 min

Fast Five | Starbucks Overnight, Zac Posen & Amazon’s Rufus Has Us Barking Like A Dog

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne were live from Manifest as they discussed: Amazon’s new AI-assistant Rufus Grabango’s large scale autonomous store installation with Aldi near Chicago Gap Inc.’s hiring of Zac Posen Lowe’s and J. Crew's recent Apple Vision Pro endeavors And closed with a look at Starbucks new late night delivery partnership with Gopuff There’s all that, plus del...

Feb 07, 202436 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | American Tire Distributors CSCO Moid Alwy

We go live from Manifest 2024 to speak with Moid Alwy, EVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at American Tire Distributors, about the future of distribution and supply chain. Topics include the launch of their B2B marketplace "Radius", last mile delivery scaling, AI implications, network design changes, omnichannel complexity, inventory management innovations, consolidation and more. Get the inside scoop direct from the show floor on how one of the largest tire distributors in the US is transforming ...

Feb 07, 202412 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | Krispy Kreme Head Of Development Patrick McIntyre

We go live from Manifest 2024 to speak with Patrick McIntyre, Head of Development at Krispy Kreme, about retail and supply chain innovation. Topics include omnichannel expansion, automating the consumer journey, daily delivered fresh donuts, scaling up production and delivery, partnerships with Amazon and others, using AI and technology to enhance experiences and operations, reaching new consumers, and much more. Gain insights directly from the show floor on how an iconic brand balances growth, ...

Feb 07, 202411 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | Dot Foods Chief Innovation Officer Jeff Barry

Jeff Barry, Chief Innovation Officer at Dot Foods, joins us to share how the wholesale food redistributor is driving innovation across its supply chain operations and business models. Listen as Jeff explains Dot Foods' approach to piloting new AI capabilities for fuel procurement optimization, predictive truck maintenance, and more. We also discuss how large companies can enable startup-like innovation cultures, the role of innovation labs, and Dot Foods' expanding portfolio of innovation pilots...

Feb 07, 202412 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | Serta Simmons Supply Chain Leader on Resilience, DEI, & AI for Visibility

We go live at Manifest 2024 to discuss the future of retail logistics and supply chain technology innovations with Drew Taranto, Senior Director of Ecommerce Strategy at DHL. Topics covered include omni-channel retail trends, B2B ordering experiences, cost reduction through automation and AI, machine learning for better decision making, returns and recommerce programs, final mile delivery improvements, and more. This insider perspective on the transformation ahead for logistics and fulfillment h...

Feb 07, 202413 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | DHL Supply Chain's Sr. Director E-commerce Strategy Drew Taranto

We go live at Manifest 2024 to discuss the future of retail logistics and supply chain technology innovations with Drew Taranto, Senior Director of Ecommerce Strategy at DHL. Topics covered include omni-channel retail trends, B2B ordering experiences, cost reduction through automation and AI, machine learning for better decision making, returns and recommerce programs, final mile delivery improvements, and more. This insider perspective on the transformation ahead for logistics and fulfillment h...

Feb 07, 202411 min

Live From Manifest 2024 | Happy Returns CEO & Co-Founder David Sobie

We go live from Manifest 2024 to speak with David Sobie, Co-Founder and CEO of Happy Returns, on the future of retail returns and innovations in supply chain. Topics include their recent acquisition by UPS, plans for expansion through large enterprise retailers, incorporating more automation like robots into their processing facilities, how sustainability plays a role in returns, the importance of omnichannel drop off locations for customers, managing high volumes of co-mingled shipments, advice...

Feb 07, 202412 min

Fast Five Shorts | TikTok Trials Making All Posts Shoppable

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: TikTok Trialing Making All Posts Shoppable For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hjehOT4ddMM

Feb 03, 20246 min

Fast Five Shorts | Should A Grocery Store Really Feel Like Pokemon GO?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: If A Grocery Store Really Feel Like Pokemon GO? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hjehOT4ddMM

Feb 03, 20247 min

Fast Five Shorts | You Better Self-Checkout Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: Everseen's new self-checkout data For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hjehOT4ddMM

Feb 03, 20249 min

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Store Managers To Make Up To $400K/Year

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: Walmart Store Managers Making Up To $400K/Year For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hjehOT4ddMM

Feb 03, 20248 min

Fast Five Shorts | What Do All These Layoffs Mean For The Future?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest host Ben Miller of Shoptalk discussed: What All These Layoffs Mean For The Future For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/hjehOT4ddMM

Feb 03, 20248 min

Fast Five | $400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Shoptalk VP of Original Content & Strategy Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - The rash of recent layoffs across retail and what they mean for how the average retail executive is thinking about 2024 - Walmart’s big announcement this week that its store managers can make over $400K per year - Some absolutely startling statistics on self-checkout from...

Jan 31, 202454 min

Ask An Expert | The 5 Biggest Questions Facing Retailers In 2024 With Placer.ai's Ethan Chernofsky

Placer.ai’s SVP of Marketing Ethan Chernofsky is back once again to help Chris and Anne kick off 2024 as part of their ongoing live Ask An Expert Interview Series on LinkedIn. Chris and Anne go in depth with Ethan as he discusses the big questions that will drive retailers’ strategies in the coming year. Questions like: - Will the economic pressures continue? - How concerned should we all still be about inflation? - Are the top performing segments in retail heading for what he calls a “pull forw...

Jan 30, 202445 min

Fast Five Shorts | How Should Retailers Merchandise To Generation Alpha?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: How Retailers Should Merchandise To Generation Alpha For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fZMYBMWRPSo

Jan 26, 20247 min

Fast Five Shorts | Will Plan & Order Stores Work For IKEA?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Plan & Order Stores Work For IKEA For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fZMYBMWRPSo

Jan 26, 20248 min

Fast Five Shorts | Can Wayfair's CEO Remove The Egg From His Face?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Wayfair's CEO Remove The Egg From His Face After The Most Recent Layoffs For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fZMYBMWRPSo

Jan 26, 20249 min

Fast Five Shorts | Innovation Labs: Right or Wrong Way To Spur Innovation?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discussed: If Innovation Labs: Right or Wrong Way To Spur Innovation based on the latest Walmart Store No. 8 Closure and Shipt's opening of an innovation lab For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fZMYBMWRPSo

Jan 26, 20247 min

Fast Five Shorts | Was Macy's Wrong For Rejecting The Buyout Bid?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Wiliot, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Manola Soler and Michael Prendergast discuss: If Macy's Was Wrong For Rejecting The Buyout Bid? For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/fZMYBMWRPSo

Jan 26, 20248 min

Fast Five | Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M's Michael Prendergast and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to discuss: - If Macy's made the right move rejecting its buyout offer this week - Whether innovation labs, like Walmart's Store No. 8, are ever a good idea - How Wayfair's CEO can ever get the egg off his face in light of recent leaks and layoffs - Estimated the viability of IKEA's new plan and ...

Jan 24, 202454 min

Fast Five Shorts | Sam's Club Applies AI For Receipt Checkout

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Sam's Club Applying AI For Receipt Checkout For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ

Jan 20, 20245 min

Fast Five Shorts | What Impact Will CVS Closures Have On Target?

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: What Impact CVS Closures Will Have On Target For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ

Jan 20, 20245 min

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Expands DFW Drone Delivery Pilot

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Expanding DFW Drone Delivery Pilot For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ

Jan 20, 20247 min

Fast Five Shorts | Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Amazon Bringing Just Walk Out To Healthcare For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ

Jan 20, 20245 min

Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Deploys GenAI Search Across Site

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Deploying GenAI Search Across Site For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/BJpkXIQqRtQ

Jan 20, 20245 min

Fast Five | NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: - Walmart’s new Gen AI search announcement at CES - Amazon implementing its Just Walk Out technology at hospitals - Walmart’s Texas drone expansion plans - CVS closing “dozens” of pharmacies inside Target stores - And closed with a look at Sam’s Club’s brilliant new use case for computer vision, i.e. for exit receipt checks There’s al...

Jan 17, 202441 min

Live From NRF 2024 | Sam's Club Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall

LIVE FROM #NRF2024 Omni Talk Retail's Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton with Sam's Club's Chief Growth Officer Diana Marshall talking about their newly launched #seamless receipt check at exit, #personalization, #scanandgo, and more. Thanks to our partners at VusionGroup for making all our #NRF2024 coverage possible. Come stop by and visit us in booth #5420

Jan 17, 20249 min
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