Serious and Sometimes Comic Musings on the Future of Retail
Omni Talk and Planet 13 Co-CEO, Bob Groesbeck talk about the future of the Cannabis Experience Center they are building in Las Vegas. Bob walks Anne and Chris through their plans to take Planet 13, the world’s largest cannabis store, and to expand it into one of the most dynamic retail experience stores the industry has ever seen.
In the last Fast Five before spring break, the Omni Talk crew geeks out over the launch of Instagram Checkout and a $1B Glossier valuation, while mourning the the loss of Shopko and Amazon’s owned brand pop up ads.
The full Omni Talk crew discusses the fitness of Kohl’s latest plans, Walmart returns at front of store, Harrod’s inking a deal with Farfetch, and Anne’s lack of faith in American Eagle.
Chris Walton sits down with Adam Williams to discuss the past, present, and future of retail as the featured guest on the Retail Redeveloped Podcast.
Self-driving stores are poised to unlock the first new retail channel since e-commerce. Shopping in your pajamas moves beyond the mobile device, when the physical store comes to your door. Omni Talk discusses how this is possible, and the future of autonomous stores with Ali Ahmed, CEO and Founder of Robomart.
Omni Talk sits down with True Fit Co-Founder, Romney Evans live from Shoptalk to understand how their platform gives shoppers the confidence that the products they buy online will fit right, the first time.
Omni Talk gets real on AI and what it means to Satisfi Labs SVP Enterprise and Retail Justine Santa Cruz. We discuss how to leverage AI to create customer interactions that maintain a brand’s personality and the ability to be “always on” when answering customer inquiries.
Omni Talk sits down with Optoro SVP of e-commerce, Larisa Summers live from Shoptalk to discuss the rapidly evolving returns space and how it can make or break a retailer’s business.
Chief Global Content Officer, Zia Daniell Wigder, shares with the Omni Talk audience all that goes in to the most anticipated event in retail. We cover their newly announced Retail Club, Retail Education Certificate and the 75 trends that will change retail in the next 10 years.
Omni Talk sits down with Market Beyond CEO, Yuval Yifrach, to discuss the state of insight and analytics in e-commerce and learn why all the market data retailers traditionally have at their fingertips in stores via Nielsen and IRI, is now available across e-commerce too.
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Omni Talk sits down with News America Marketing’s Chief Retail and Merchandising Officer, Tracey Koller and its SVP of Corporate Strategy and Development, Peter Moustakerski to discuss how the path to purchase has become more of a maze than a linear process, and how News America, in-store media, and all of us can play a role in its understanding.
Omni Talk sits down with Datasembly CEO and Co-Founder, Ben Reich. Datasembly provides pricing, promotion, and assortment transparency for retailers and CPGs.
The Omni Talk team is fully reunited this week talking Alibaba and Metro rumors, the cool (?) new Verishop, Kroger’s AOR search, AiFi and more.
While Anne is out on vacation, Chris and Carter cover some of the biggest stories in retail from the week. While Amazon is taking on QVC, Foot Locker makes a record investment into a Sneakerhead startup.
Omni Talk discusses Shoptalk’s retail education certificate, the Weight Watchers and Kohl’s pilot, Giant Foods new stores, Walmart’s Fanaticism and more!