In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
- Macy’s launching their “Bold New Chapter” strategy (Source: Retail Dive)
- Target going wholesale with their Cat & Jack line at Hudson’s Bay (Source: Retail Dive)
- Walmart launching another SaaS play for retailers, “Route Optimization” (Source: Investing.com)
- Whether or not Simon’s Southdale Mall is the truly the “Mall of the Future” (Source: Wall Street Journal)
- And closed with Dollar General and Target cutting back self-checkout (Source: PYMNTS.com and Axios)
There’s all that, plus the condiments we can’t live without, the best Grey’s Anatomy category, and what Chris’s best birthday party memory is.
Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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