🎙️ This week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand,, dives deep into how retail tech is accelerating in 2025. From Amazon’s AI shopping agents and Best Buy’s influencer storefronts to Old Navy’s RFID investment and Instacart’s new B2B delivery move — Chris and Anne break it all down with thoughtful analysis and plenty of laughs (and burrito opinions).
🔑 Key Moments:
- 00:06:12 – 🎖️ OmniStar Award: Anu Narayanan, President of Anthropology Women & Home
- 00:07:23 – 🛒 Best Buy launches shoppable creator storefronts
- 00:16:32 – 👕 Old Navy rolls out AI-powered RFID tech with Radar
- 00:23:33 – 🚚 Instacart debuts Will Call delivery for urgent wholesale orders
- 00:27:56 – 🤖 AWS’s David Dorf explains Agentic AI’s role in retail
- 00:35:01 – 🧾 San Diego bans digital-only coupons in grocery stores
- 00:38:16 – 🛍️ Amazon tests Buy for Me AI shopping agent
- 00:51:11 – 🌯 Lightning Round: Burrito tips, dinosaurs, and vacation dream casts
🎧 Plus: Val Kilmer tribute, White Lotus hot takes, and why influencers are the new merchants.
Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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Omni Talk® is the retail blog for retailers, written by retailers. Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga founded Omni Talk® in 2017 and have quickly turned it into one of the fastest growing blogs in retail.