Episode description

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 Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

• TikTok paying creators commissions based on how well their content shows up in search (Source: The Verge)
• The serendipitous position Walmart+ affords Walmart in regards to self-checkout (Source: Supermarket News)
• Nike’s refocus on wholesale (Source: Retail Dive)
• Shein introducing its “Supply Chain as a Service” offering to U.S. retailers (Source: WSJ)
• And closed with an examination of what Amazon same-day pharmacy delivery means for CVS and Walgreens (Source: CNBC)

There’s all that, plus some pub for our soon to be released podcast with Aldi’s VP of National Real Estate that Chris and Anne recorded live at RetailSpaces, college courses on Metallica, and just how much Ben was a true Dungeon & Dragons fan in his youth.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use FAST FIVE.

P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

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