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A Macy’s Comeback, A Kroger Reset & Better Pizza, Better Delivery At Walmart | Fast Five Video

Walmart’s Papa Johns delivery push, Macy’s fifth straight quarter of comparable-sales growth, Amazon’s increasingly shoppable Prime Video, SKIMS’ DoorDash partnership, and Kroger’s lowered sales outlook headline this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five. Chris Walton is joined by J Recruiting’s Josh Hahn, with this month’s OmniStar award also going to Meredith Klausner, SVP of Retail & Services at Best Buy. Plus, Chris and Josh tackle airport etiquette, AI chores, and which QSR should be next on Walmart’s restaurant tab.

Sprouts’ New CEO, Costco Exits Its Marketplace & Ulta Is Told To Get The Flock Out | Fast Five Video

Amazon’s latest grocery push, Ulta’s surveillance backlash, Costco’s quiet exit from Costco Next, Sephora’s TikTok Shop experiment, and Sprouts’ new CEO headline this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five. Chris Walton is joined by Shelley Huff, who is back again to guest host and debate the biggest moves shaping retail this week, from grocery and marketplaces to social commerce and retail technology. Plus, the two tackle everything from Obsession to one-wish willows and the eternal question: Genie or Samantha?

Walmart Wants Dinner, Target Tries Beauty Again & Checkout Is Dead | Fast Five Video

Walmart’s restaurant delivery ambitions, Target’s big beauty bet, Sur La Table’s resale play, the potential death of the online checkout page, and Amazon’s latest automation push headline this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five. Chris Walton is joined by Michael Prendergast, Ken Davidson, and Ben Miller, plus Rocquan Lucas stops by for 5 Insightful Minutes to preview what’s ahead at Groceryshop.

A Target Turnaround(?), CPK Kiosks & JCP Picks A Fight With Off-Price | Fast Five Video

Target’s potential turnaround, Home Depot’s nationwide push into three-hour delivery, J.C. Penney’s fight with off-price, California Pizza Kitchen’s bet on 1,000 automated pizza kiosks, and Ann Taylor’s comeback headline this week’s OmniTalk Retail Fast Five. Chris Walton is joined by longtime friend Joe Laszlo, U.S. Head of Content & Insights at Shoptalk, to debate the biggest retail moves of the week and preview what’s ahead at Groceryshop and Shoptalk Fall in September. The two also take on pineapple pizza, retail advertising history, and a few unexpected detours in the lightning round.

Kroger Creates A New E-Commerce Power Seat, Best Buy Goes Small & TikTok Takes On Amazon | Fast Five Video

Kroger’s new e-commerce leadership, Best Buy’s smaller-store strategy, Ahold Delhaize’s savings kiosks, Amazon’s growing use of Alexa for shopping, and TikTok Shop’s potential Prime-like membership are all up for debate this week. Chris Walton joins J Recruiting Services’ Jenn Hahn to debate the biggest moves in retail, while Arber Sejdiji of Zenline AI joins for five insightful minutes on how merchandising teams should approach agentic AI.

DoorDash Goes Direct On Shopify, OpenAI Builds An AI Companion & Kroger Pours Into Wine | Fast Five Video

DoorDash’s growing marketplace strategy, OpenAI’s rumored AI device, the EU’s new fashion sustainability rules, Kroger’s premium wine concept, and Wonder’s IPO ambitions all take center stage this week. Chris Walton joins A&M Consumer and Retail Group Senior Directors Brandon Pezely and Alex Brakebill to debate which ideas have real staying power and which may be more hype than substance.

Walmart Drones, Taco Bell Voice AI & Wayfair’s Big Bet | Fast Five Video

Retail AI, grocery automation, drone delivery, and the future of physical stores all take center stage this week. Chris Walton, Shelley Huff, and Chris Niesen debate whether AI can truly transform merchandising, why Walmart’s drone strategy is about much more than delivery, and what Wayfair’s latest expansion says about the future of omnichannel retail.

Kroger Buys Giant Eagle, Lowe’s Extends The Aisle & NJ Passes A Wacky Grocery Bill | Fast Five Video

Independent retail analyst and former Shoptalk VP of Content Ben Miller joined Chris Walton this week as they unpacked Kroger’s latest acquisition, Amazon’s AI ambitions, Lowe’s marketplace expansion, New Jersey’s pricing legislation, and the rise of agentic commerce. Together, they debated what Giant Eagle’s sale says about the future of the grocery industry, why successful AI starts with adoption, whether Lowe’s has cracked the omnichannel code, and how Amazon is laying the foundation for the next generation of AI-powered shopping.

Target Turns The Dial Back to 2005, E-Grocery Surges 28% & Bed Bath Wants Your Coupons | Fast Five Video

Leadership shakeups, surging e-grocery sales, digital profitability milestones, nostalgia-fueled marketing campaigns, and Target’s latest design play all took center stage this week. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn unpack whether Ahold Delhaize made the right CEO hire, what a 28% jump in e-grocery sales says about today’s consumers, whether Kroger’s e-commerce profitability is cause for celebration, and if retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond and Target are looking backward when they should be looking forward.

Starbucks Goes Small, Target Goes Bravo & Walmart’s Marketplace Goes International | Fast Five Video

Smaller Starbucks stores, shoppable entertainment, international marketplace expansion, delivery subscriptions, and AI-powered shopping assistants all took center stage this week. Chris Walton and retail analyst Ben Miller unpack whether Starbucks’ growth strategy aligns with its brand promise, why Target is betting on the convergence of retail and entertainment, and how Walmart, Dollar General, and DoorDash are each trying to secure a bigger role in consumers’ everyday lives.

Footlongs, Fresh Produce & A Side Of Legislation | Fast Five Video

Retail’s next battleground is becoming clear: who can make shopping feel the easiest. This week, Chris Walton and Gartner analyst Chap Achen explored Walmart’s move into restaurant delivery, Amazon’s evolving visual search ambitions, the growing debate around surveillance pricing, and why retailers may need to stop waiting for perfect conditions before putting AI to work.

Google’s Universal Cart, Walmart’s Speed Machine & AWS Wants To Be Your AI Brain | Fast Five Video

AI-powered shopping, ultra-fast delivery, inventory robotics, and connected stores all took center stage this week. Chris Walton and former Serta Simmons CEO Shelley Huff unpack Google’s biggest commerce move in years, Walmart’s continued push for convenience leadership, and why the future of retail may belong to the companies that control customer discovery rather than the companies that fulfill the order.

Starbucks Has AI Egg On Its Face, Google Reinvents Search & Ross Stores Breaks Records | Fast Five Video

AI inventory failures, RFID breakthroughs, conversational commerce, and off-price retail dominance all collided in this week’s Fast Five with retail strategist Laura Kennedy. Chris and Laura unpack why some AI retail experiments are struggling while others are finally scaling, how Google and Klarna are racing to reshape shopping behavior, and why retailers may be entering a much bigger shift around trust, convenience, and AI-driven commerce.

Amazon Now Delivers In 30 Minutes, Walmart Strikes Back & Everlane Sells Out To Shein | Fast Five Video

Amazon is pushing conversational commerce further through Alexa, retailers are expanding connected media ecosystems, and AI shopping experiences are starting to feel increasingly real. This week’s Fast Five with A&M’s Kelly Carey and Chad Lusk dives into whether voice commerce may finally be reaching its moment and how AI could reshape the way consumers discover and buy products.

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