Chris and Anne are back with another packed episode diving deep into the week’s most impactful retail headlines! From Amazon’s latest private label push and PayPal’s BNPL innovation to questionable franchise plans and AI-powered shopping features, it’s a show full of smart takes and sharp insights, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and Quorso:
• 00:03:21 – OmniStar Award Winner: Prabash Coswatte (Heritage Grocers)
• 00:05:14 – Amazon launches budget grocery brand under $5
• 00:10:52 – PayPal offers 5% cash back on BNPL purchases
• 00:14:31 – Bed Bath & Beyond plans nationwide franchise system
• 00:18:59 – Shipt introduces chat-to-cart with Perplexity AI
• 00:22:20 – Shein opens permanent shop-in-shops in France
• 00:28:42 – Lightning Round: Ninja coffee machines, zip coding, Frank’s gummy bears & summer salads
Tap in for tech, trends, and a few laughs from retail’s frontlines.
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.