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What A Smart Store-Enabled Black Friday Will Look Like

November 14, 2022

Chris Walton discusses how smart store technology will one day change Black Friday shopping for the better and why, when it does, retail will never look back.

Today’s Smart Store Is Tomorrow’s Sustainable Store

September 6, 2022

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

August 12, 2022

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

August 12, 2022

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

March 8, 2022

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

February 23, 2022

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

February 15, 2022

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

February 8, 2022

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

February 1, 2022

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

January 4, 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

November 16, 2021

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

November 2, 2021

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

October 5, 2021

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

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Momentum Connect ’21: Why There’s No Difference Between Purgatory And Hell When Talking Cloud Commerce

May 27, 2021

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

May 22, 2021

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

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