Broadcasting live from World Retail Congress 2025 in sunny London, this week’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, is packed with news and insights.
Chris and Anne break down the week’s top headlines:
- 🧠 0:00 – Intro from London + shoutouts to Fusion Group, Ben Miller, and pints of John Smith’s
- 🛒 6:30 – Instacart CEO Fdiji Simo exits for OpenAI — What does this mean for Instacart’s future?
- 🤖 10:55 – Amazon unveils Vulcan: A warehouse robot with a sense of touch and sci-fi flair
- 🧵 17:40 – Primark brings free clothing repair workshops to its first U.S. store
- 🚚 26:56 – ASOS rolls out next-day delivery to InPost lockers across Europe
- ❤️ 31:32 – LTK and The Bachelor: Social commerce meets reality TV
- 🧠 22:01 – AWS’s Justin Swagler talks “Agentic AI” and the future of connected retail stores
- ⚡️ 37:14 – Lightning Round: 100 Brits vs. 100 Americans, The Office reboot, Stranger Things finale & more
Tune in for your quick, funny, and insightful breakdown of the most important news shaping the retail world!
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.
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.