Chris and Anne are back with another can’t-miss episode of Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services, diving into the week’s most important retail headlines. From Nike’s restructuring challenges to the rise of conversational commerce and micro-influencer strategy, it’s a packed show full of sharp insights and grounded debate, brought to you by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq:
• 00:07:48 – Converse Layoffs & Nike’s Brand Reset
• 00:15:36 – Co-op Launches Gender Pay Gap Toolkit Ahead of UK Regulations
• 00:21:00 – Target & Albertsons Test ChatGPT Advertising
• 00:26:13 – Five Insightful Minutes with Stripe’s Maia Josebachvili on Agentic Commerce
• 00:31:33 – American Eagle Builds a Massive Micro-Influencer Network
• 00:39:57 – Convenience Stores Deploy AI Voice Insights Across 5,200 Locations
• 00:48:35 – Lightning Round: Fashion Week Trends, 2016 Throwbacks, Robert Duvall & Curling
PLUS — in partnership with Quorso, and together with Jenn, we handed out this month’s OmniStar Award to Kristin Popp, Executive Vice President of Woodman’s Food Market and President of Women’s Grocers of America, fresh off being named Woman of the Year at the NGA Show.
From the future of AI-powered checkout to the operational realities of workforce monitoring and influencer ROI, this episode blends leadership insight with practical retail strategy.
Tap in for tech, trends, and thoughtful debate from the frontlines of retail.
Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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