In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and SmartScout, Chris Walton welcomes Cory Painter and Anshu Prasad from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group. With Albertsons reevaluating its business, online grocery reaching new heights, and AI changing how consumers shop, the three have plenty to discuss about where retailers should be investing and what it takes to stay competitive.
Plus, SmartScout Founder & CEO Scott Needham joins Chris for Five Insightful Minutes to discuss who’s winning on Amazon and TikTok Shop, how AI shopping assistants are changing product discovery, and what brands should be paying attention to.
This week they discuss:
- 00:04:06 – Albertsons Pulls Guidance: Turnaround Or Breakup?
- 00:15:34 – Online Grocery Hits A Record 20.9% Of Grocery Spending
- 00:25:26 – Hackers Turn French Supermarket Fridges Into Ovens
- 00:34:08 – Five Insightful Minutes With SmartScout’s Scott Needham
- 00:42:00 – ChatGPT Launches Virtual Try-On
- 00:48:38 – Happy Returns Comes To TikTok Shop
- 00:52:26 – Lightning Round: In-Person Try-Ons, Shopping Regrets, Street Fighter And Tesla’s Flying Roadster
All that and more on this week’s Fast Five!
Be careful out there,
The Omni Talk team
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