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
The 800 Pound Gorilla – Amazon Fresh Grocery in 2021
By David Ritter and Chris Walton Dave is a Managing Director in the Consumer & Retail Group at Alvarez and… Continue Reading
Forbes | Best Buy Beta Is A Really Smart Idea
Best Buy just launched a new subscription program that plays into one really smart idea — Americans are getting older and technology is only getting more complicated.
Forbes | What Amazon Was In 2005, Shipt And Instacart May Be In 2021
Chris Walton initially published this article in Forbes on February 16th, 2021. It is now available to Omni Talk subscribers…. Continue Reading
5 Trends Will Converge To Change Retail Even Faster In 2021
January is always a key time for retail. The holidays are over, a new year has begun, budgets are open,… Continue Reading
What ‘Smart Retail’ Really Means
Chris Walton shares his thoughts on the future of smart retail and what the phrase itself, “smart retail,” actually means.
Chris Walton’s Forbes Top 5 For 2020
What an amazing year! I never would have guessed it but well over 3.0 million views and counting for my… Continue Reading
Forbes | 4 Fun & Exciting Retail Predictions For 2021
The following article was written by Chris Walton and first appeared on Forbes.com on December 29th, 2020. 2020 was a… Continue Reading
5 Holiday Wishes For Retail In 2021
Sometime in the late 1980s, Steve Martin did a wonderful end of the year sketch on Saturday Night Live called,… Continue Reading
The 5 Most Important Retail Events Of 2020 Had Nothing To Do With Covid-19
Oh, what a year — the coronavirus pandemic dominated the headlines in 2020, and rightfully so. However, the year was… Continue Reading
Forbes | TJX Has The Potential To Make HomeGoods Something Special In E-Commerce
TJX Cos. CEO Ernie Herrman did a pretty big about face last week when he announced that his company’s HomeGoods… Continue Reading
Forbes | Three Big Trends, Amplified By The Election, That Will Shape The Future Of Retail
Macroeconomic trends matter, and in the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, there are some major trends staring the nation… Continue Reading
Forbes | Why Amazon Go Technology Could Be A Smart Investment For Third-Party Delivery Services
COVID-19 may be on the precipice of unleashing an 800-pound gorilla on the grocery and convenience store industries, the likes… Continue Reading
Forbes | The Scary Reality Of What Amazon Prime Day Now Means For Grocers
Amazon AMZN Prime Day 2020, by many accounts, appears to have been a smashing success. Amazon broke third-party sales records, and e-commerce overall did… Continue Reading
Post-Pandemic: The Future Of Online Grocery Is As Much Physical As It Is Digital
Chris Walton reviews Takeoff’s latest research paper on the state of online grocery and offers his 3 key takeaways from the work.
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.