Instacart’s CEO Bolts, Primark Teaches Sewing & Amazon’s Robot Dials Dork Up To 11
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Instacart’s CEO resigning to take a job with OpenAI (Source)Amazon’s new warehouse robot, Vulcan (Source)Primark’s in-store repair classes (Source)ASOS offering next-day delivery through InPost Lockers (Source)And closed with a look at how LTK is bringing The Bachelor to life on its social commerce shopping platform (Source)There’s all that, plus Justin Swagler of AWS stops by for 5 Insightful Minutes on the technologies he thinks will most impact physical store retail operations, and Chris and Anne also go into everything from Stranger Things and The Office to who would win a battle between 100 Yanks and 100 Brits.And be sure to check out the ‘IDC TechScape: Frictionless CX-Enabling Technologies in Retail, 2025’ report to unlock detailed insights on retail technology trends and discover how AWS Retail Solutions can help you implement these innovations today. Music by hooksounds.com
14 Mai 42min
Walmart Stores Of The Future, Morrisons Robots & Why Saks Just Set Omnichannel Back
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Saks Fifth Avenue’s new Amazon storefront (Source)Walmart’s new “Store of the Future” down in Texas (Source)Morrisons introducing Simbe’s Tally robots (Source)Pinterest becoming a visual search engine (Source)And closed with a look at Lowe’s new MyLow AI app for store associates (Source)There’s all that, plus Omar Akilah of Infios stops by for 5 Insightful Minutes on how AI will impact order management system design, this month’s OmniStar, and we ask Ben about everything from which snack food he would least like to live without to the all important question of, “Who won the Met Gala?”Music by hooksounds.com#retailnews #AIretail #ecommerce #Walmart #Amazon #Pinterest #RetailTech
7 Mai 59min
Amazon’s D.C. Blowback, Caper Carts & Why A ChatGPT/Shopify Tie-Up Should Scare Google
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, A&M’s Jeff Dwyer and Luis De Lencquesaing joined Chris and Anne to discuss:Amazon’s tariff pricing fracas with the White House (Source)Schnucks expanding its Caper Cart deployment (Source)ChatGPT potentially integrating with Shopify (Source)Pepsico accelerating its transition to natural ingredients (Source)And closed with a look at if local product innovation incubators ever make sense for grocers (Source)There’s all that, plus Quorso CEO Julian Mills stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on Intelligent Store Management, along with paper wine bottles, Beyonce, and Crockett vs. Tubbs.And don't forget to visit MillionaireMatch.com to download the app! And here's a special offer just for you -use the referral code "0430" when you sign up!Music by hooksounds.com#RetailNews #ShopifyAI #AmazonTariffs #SmartCarts #RetailInnovation #Quorso #PepsiCo #GenerativeAI #RetailTechnology #OmniTalk #CaperCart #StoreOperations #RetailPodcast
30 Apr 1h 1min
Walmart Gas, Circle K & Why Target’s Floral Brand May Not Come Up Smelling Like Roses
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Walmart’s gas station expansion strategy (Source)Quorso’s intelligent store management platform rollout with Circle K Europe (Source)Target’s new floral owned brand (Source)Trove’s acquisition of reverse.supply (Source)And closed with a look at why Walmart’s 40 store beauty bar test could herald even more sales growth in Walmart’s future (Source)There’s all that, plus pasta shapes, Papal naming, and the latest spectator sport, sperm racing.Music by hooksounds.com
23 Apr 41min
Walmart’s Trend-to-Product AI, Sam’s Club’s Expansion & Ulta’s Pregnant Pause At Target
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Ulta Beauty’s decision to pause its Target shop-in-shop expansion (Source)Walmart’s new Trend-to-Product AI tool to speed up product development (Source)Sam’s Club’s expansion plans (Source)DoorDash’s AI enhancements to help its quick-service restaurant partners (Source)And closed with a look at what Hy-Vee’s decision to close its bars and to end its full-service dining offering means for the “experiential” retail trend (Source)There’s all that, plus faceplants, crosswalk hacks, and Anne also asks Chris to design his very own Omni Talk uniform.Music by hooksounds.com
17 Apr 45min
Old Navy Hits The Radar, San Diego Bans Digital-Only Coupons & Amazon Debuts AI Agents
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, Chris and Anne discussed:Best Buy storefronts and where influencer commerce will go next (Source)Instacart’s introduction of “Will Call” Delivery (Source)Old Navy rolling out Radar’s RFID solution to 1,200 stores (Source)San Diego banning digital-only grocery store coupons (Source)And closed with a look at just how game-changing Amazon’s implementation of AI agents to shop third-party sites could be (Source)There’s all that, plus David Dorf of AWS stops by for 5 Insightful Minutes on Agentic AI, and Chris and Anne also discuss tariff stockpiling, soggy doggy burritos and which animal species Anne would most like to see brought back from extinction.Music by hooksounds.com
9 Apr 54min
Amazon Haul, Best Buy Social+ & Edibles.com
🎧 Retail Fast Five | March 26, 2025 – Live from Shoptalk 2025This week, Chris and Anne are back together live at Shoptalk 2025, bringing you exclusive insight and on-the-ground energy. This week's episode, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, kicks off with a behind-the-scenes look at their interviews with CVS, Wayfair, and Purina (03:15), followed by their five big retail stories of the week:Best Buy Launches Social Plus – A new retail media/social ad hybrid (06:23)Amazon Haul Gets a Spring Sale Boost – But is it bold enough? (12:23)Klarna x DoorDash Partnership – BNPL comes to food delivery (16:46)Edible Arrangements Launches Edibles.com – Game-changing move into hemp products (20:54)Target Tests Brown Box Delivery – Efficiency play or PR puff? Or both? (24:43)They also talk Christina Aguilera workout songs (28:47), bad airport snacks (30:14), socks and sleep debates (31:53), and whether Minneapolis should host dating shows (33:03).💥 A must-listen for anyone following the ever-changing retail landscape.Music by hooksounds.com#RetailFastFive #OmniTalk #RetailNews #BestBuy #AmazonHaul #ShopTalk2025 #RetailMedia #Klarna #DoorDash #Edibles #TargetRetail #Ecommerce #RetailTrends #BNPL #RetailInnovation
26 Mar 35min
Kroger’s Sunk Cost Trap, Ulta’s Mirakl & Why Klarna’s Walmart Deal Is ‘One’ For The Ages
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, Chris and Anne discussed:Kroger’s surprising decision to create a standalone e-commerce unit (Source)Ulta’s launch of a digital marketplace with Mirakl (Source)Wayfair’s plans to open a second large format store in Atlanta (Source)Klarna becoming Walmart’s exclusive BNPL provider (Source)And closed with a look at Wonder’s acquisition spree and if its “super app for mealtime” is just bad branding of what is actually a good idea (Source)There’s all that, plus Mariah Carey, Irish names, and our rankings of the best Adam Sandler movies of all-time.Music by hooksounds.com
19 Mar 46min
