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Ask An Expert | Why Investing In Better Allocation Beats Better Planning Every Time

March 23, 2023

Manhattan’s Senior Director, Product Strategy, Scott Fenwick, discusses all the ways retailers can capitalize on the financial opportunity latent in better allocation.

5 Insightful Minutes On Retail Commerce Enablement With Pear Commerce Founder Eric Martell

March 20, 2023

In our latest 5 Insightful Minutes, Pear Commerce Founder Eric Martell discusses what retail commerce enablement is and why it may be the next great retail innovation that helps CPGs go direct, without actually going direct.

Fast Five | What Happens When Best Buy Tells Roku Your Buffalo Wings Aren’t Actually Wings At All?

March 16, 2023

In this week’ Fast Five, Anne and Chris discuss Roku and Best Buy, Rewe opening its biggest store yet with Trigo, H-E-B’s new partnership with Thumbtack, Meijer’s move to make Flashfood available to SNAP recipients, and Apple’s new video shopping service.

Fast Five | Amazon Go’s Pull Back, Dollar Tree’s Grocery Push & The Walmart Doctor Will See You Now

March 9, 2023

In this week’s Fast Five Podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Walmart’s healthcare expansion plans, Amazon Go’s store closures, Dollar Tree’s food push, Uber encroaching on Instacart, and Shef, the new marketplace for, you guessed it, chefs.

Fast Five | Amazon’s Prime Disadvantages, Target’s Curbside Returns & Kohl’s Pricing Pitfalls

March 2, 2023

In this week’s Fast Five Podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Target’s earnings, Kohl’s willingness to reevaluate its pricing strategy, Amazon’s same-day sites, Instacart’s “new” omnichannel solutions, and Men’s Warehouse getting its prom on.

Ask An Expert | How Smart Retailers Set Vendors Up For Success

March 1, 2023

SPS Commerce’s very own Brandon Pierre and David Verette discuss how they’ve helped retailers and vendors be successful with EDI setup and compliance.

Spotlight Series | The 5 Trends Shaping Retail With Shoptalk’s Krystina Gustafson & Ben Miller

February 24, 2023

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Shoptalk’s Krystina Gustafson and Ben Miller join Chris and Anne to discuss what they believe are the five trends most shaping retail right now and how they plan to cover them at Shoptalk 2023.

Fast Five | Walmart Earnings, Barnes & Noble Subscriptions & Why ThredUP Is Betting On Lucky 7

February 23, 2023

In today’s Fast Five podcast, Chris & Anne discuss the latest earnings reports from Walmart and Home Depot, ThredUP launching a new online store, Instagram calling it quits on live shopping, Instacart losing yet another customer, and Barnes & Noble’s new subscription program.

Spotlight Series | Why A Customer Data Platform Is An Essential Component Of Omnichannel Retailing

February 21, 2023

In this latest episode of the Omni Talk Retail Spotlight Series, Treasure Data Industry Principals Irene Sibaja and Danica Konetski join Chris and Anne to discuss how retailers and CPGs can best leverage a CDP (Customer Data Platform) in this new era of omnichannel retailing.

Fast Five | Walmart Forces Staff Back To The Office, UPS Expands RFID, & Wegmans Tries To Get Smart

February 16, 2023

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Joanna Rangarajan join Chris and Anne to discuss Walmart enforcing a new in-office policy for its tech workers, UPS expanding its smart package RFID initiative, Lidl saying it plans to reduce the amount of meat products it sells, FIT:MATCH updating its fit scanning technology, and Wegmans deciding to pilot Shopic smart carts after discontinuing scan-and-go just a few months ago.

Ask An Expert | Holiday Retail Winners, Surprises & The Early 2023 Pole Setters

February 15, 2023

Placer.ai’s VP of Marketing Ethan Chernofsky to breaks down this past holiday’s retail winners and surprises, along with those setting pace in 2023!

Spotlight Series | Launching An Innovation Lab With SAP’s Andre Bechtold

February 15, 2023

SAP’s SVP and Head of Solution & Innovation Experience Andre Bechtold joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss what it takes to open up a bona fide retail innovation lab right in the heart of SAP’s NYC headquarters.

Spotlight Series | Why Microfulfillment May Be The Wrong Word With Dematic’s Kim Baudry

February 13, 2023

Dematic Market Development Director, Kim Baudry, discusses the lessons from large sellers who invested in microfulfillment early on and what we should expect the big bets to be as retailers shift to new closer-to-consumer strategies that deliver across all channels.

Fast Five | Amazon’s Pregnant Pause, Instacart Deploys Scan-And-Go & Gap One Ups American Eagle

February 9, 2023

In today’s Fast Five, Chris and Anne discuss Amazon pausing its Amazon Fresh rollout, Giant Eagle discontinuing its mailed advertising circulars, Instacart deploying scan-and-go with its first retailer, Belk opening its first outlet store, and Gap taking a page right out of American Eagle’s frenemy network.

Live From Manifest | Quiet Platforms President Shekar Natarajan

February 9, 2023

Omni Talk Retail’s Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton sit down with Quiet Platforms President Shekar Natarajan to discuss the goals of Quiet Platforms, how they are different from a traditional 3PL, and the power that is possible if retailers become “Frenemys.”

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