Today’s Smart Store Is Tomorrow’s Sustainable Store
Omni Talk Retail’s Chris Walton discusses how and why retailers should invest in smart store technology, both for today and for a better tomorrow.
Forbes | Why Facebook’s Live Shopping was Never Meant to be
Facebook is reportedly shutting down its QVC-style live shopping features on October 1st, with the aim of shifting more interest and focus… Continue Reading
Forbes | Amazon Promises Big Prime Savings for Amazon Fresh Customers
Progressive Grocer recently reported that, starting this summer, Amazon AMZN -1.4%AMZN -1.4%AMZN -1.4% will give Prime savings to Amazon Fresh customers in a big, bad… Continue Reading
Forbes | 5 Reasons Why Amazon Go Is Already The Greatest Retail Innovation Of The Next 30 Years
With news this past week that Amazon has taken its “Just Walk Out” technology to Whole Foods, it is time to call… Continue Reading
Forbes | 3 Reasons Why The Instant Delivery Craze Is Not Kozmo.com All Over Again
The following article was written by Chris Walton and originally appeared in Forbes.com on February 14, 2022 and is now available on… Continue Reading
Forbes | Amazon’s Odd New Apparel Store Is Really Nothing New, And That’s The Beauty Of It
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on January 28, 2022 and is now available on Omni Talk for free… Continue Reading
Beyond BOPIS: What’s Next for Smart Lockers? | Q&A with Chris Walton
Jordan Byrd, Director of Retail Sales at Parcel Pending by Quadient, recently spoke to Chris Walton, CEO at Omni Talk, about the future… Continue Reading
Forbes | Amazon Go Is Coming To Suburbia
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on January 25, 2022 and is now available on Omni Talk for free… Continue Reading
Forbes | 4 Fun & Somewhat Cautionary Retail Predictions For 2022
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on December 28, 2021 and is now available on Omni Talk for free… Continue Reading
Forbes | The Newest 35,000-Square-Foot Amazon Fresh Store Signals Something Big . . . Really Big
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on November 10, 2021 and is now available on Omni Talk. The opening of… Continue Reading
Five Fast Takeaways From Tesco’s New Checkout-Free Store
Omnichannel expert Chris Walton shares his key takeaways from his recent visit of Tesco’s new checkout-free store in High Holborn, London.
Forbes | 5 Trends Retailers May Not See Coming Until It Is Too Late
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on September 19, 2021 and is now available on Omni Talk. On stage… Continue Reading
Momentum Connect ’21: Why There’s No Difference Between Purgatory And Hell When Talking Cloud Commerce
Cloud commerce is the future of retail, and Day One of Manhattan’s Momentum Connect 2021 conference perfectly illustrated why.
5 Things The Top 10 Online U.S. Retailer List Says About The Future
This article was written by Chris Walton for Forbes.com on May 18, 2021 and is now available on Omni Talk. Annually, eMarketer… Continue Reading
A Pandemic Retail Epiphany: Control Trumps Speed
I very frequently get the question: “What’s going to change in the next 10 years?” And that is a very… Continue Reading
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.