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Fast Five Video | Amazon Fights The FTC, Nike Does Resale & Best Buy Drops It Like It’s Hot For Christmas

In this week’s Fast Five, A&M’s John Clear and Kelly Carey join Chris and Anne to discuss Amazon’s FTC woes, Kroger’s Marketplace store, Nike’s launch of refurbished.nike.com, Best Buy Drops, and Albertsons’ new Flash 30 minute delivery and pickup program.

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Latest Omni Talk Videos

Fast Five Video | Amazon Fights The FTC, Nike Does Resale & Best Buy Drops It Like It’s Hot For Christmas

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Fast Five Video | TikTok Shop, Kroger’s Sudden Pause & Why IKEA Shouldn’t Have Listened To Its Customers

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Fast Five Podcast Transcripts

Transcript of Fast Five Episode: Amazon Fights The FTC, Nike Does Resale & Best Buy Drops It Like It’s Hot For Christmas

Transcript of Fast Five Episode: TikTok Shop, Kroger’s Sudden Pause & Why IKEA Shouldn’t Have Listened To Its Customers

Transcript of Fast Five Episode: JCP Invests $1B, Under Armour Hires A Sexagenarian & Giant Food Stops Selling Tide

Transcript of Fast Five Episode: A Scanless Starbucks, A Sleepy Gap Colab & Why Amazon May Soon Be The King Of Campus

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