In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Chris Walton, President and CEO of Omni Talk, live from NRF Retail’s Big Show Europe in Paris to unpack the latest stories shaping global grocery and CPG.
They discuss Kroger’s lowered 2026 sales outlook, Instacart and Shipt’s AI-powered shopping assistants, Walgreens’ partnership with Looma, and Albertsons naming Meg Whitman as its first Executive Chair. Plus, Kim Schneider of Vestcom joins for Five Insightful Minutes to explore how grocers can maximize their investment in shelf-edge technologies.
This week, they discuss:
• 00:00:00 – Welcome to GrocerTalk, Live From Paris
• 00:02:00 – Kroger’s Q2 Results: A Kroger Problem or a Supermarket Problem?
• 00:15:00 – Instacart and Shipt’s AI-Powered Shopping Assistants
• 00:25:00 – Five Insightful Minutes With Vestcom: Maximizing Shelf-Edge Technology
• 00:32:00 – Walgreens and Looma’s In-Store Advertising Screens
• 00:39:00 – Albertsons Names Meg Whitman Executive Chair
• 00:45:00 – GrocerTalk Grab & Go: Walmart and Papa John’s, Aldi Süd and Dali Everyday Grocery, Skims and DoorDash, and U.S. Alcohol Consumption
GrocerTalk is your weekly dose of the trends, tech and big ideas shaping grocery and CPG.
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Episode 005. Welcome to GrocerTalk.
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Omni Talk® is the retail blog for retailers, written by retailers. Chris Walton founded Omni Talk® in 2017 and have quickly turned it into one of the fastest growing blogs in retail.