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, Avalara’s Kris Rabideau stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on 2024 tax changes, and Chris and Anne discussed:
- The rumors that Target will roll out a paid membership program (Source: Bloomberg)
- If IKEA’s use of generative AI indicates that generative AI-based search may be more applicable to home furnishings shopping than to other categories (Source: Chain Store Age)
- Safeway’s move to install more receipt-check gates at self-checkout (Source: Grocery Dive)
- Tanger Outlets push into full-price beauty retailing (Source: Glossy)
- And closed with look at SpartanNash’s robot expansion plans and what they mean for the future of robotics (Source: Progressive Grocer)
There’s all that, plus Tiger Woods, Jessica Rabbit, and the saying Chris would most want embossed on a candy Valentine’s Day heart.
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Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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