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Join the Omni Talk Retail crew as they dive deep into key takeaways from the retail industry’s premier event. Alongside Shoptalk’s very own Head of Content for the U.S., Joe Laszlo, VP of Original Content and Strategy, Ben Miller, and Content Director, Alexa Tietjen, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga unpack the hottest topics from on and off the conference floor, live from the stage!
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Lululeomn at Mall of America, Chris and Anne covered Walmart’s extended express delivery hours, Aldi’s U.S. expansion plans, Kohl’s partnership with Babies R Us, Michaels’ in-store online maker marketplace, and Wayfair’s new marketing campaign and upcoming large format store.
Alex Galkin, CEO of Competera, discusses the future of AI-powered retail pricing and how machine learning and Big Data are enabling retailers to move beyond price elasticity and embrace contextual, personalized pricing strategies.
Thaddeus Segura, VP of Data Products & Algorithms at Wiliot, discusses their revolutionary IoT tags that are transforming retail technology and supply chain tracking. Learn how Willot’s Bluetooth-connected tags provide real-time inventory management, freshness monitoring, and omni-channel fulfillment solutions, offering advantages over traditional RFID technology.
Chris and Anne discuss Wendy’s about face on surge pricing, Target’s new paid membership program, The RealReal’s new store plans, Sam’s Club’s new innovation center, and Whole Foods’ plans to open up smaller stores.
Microsoft Assistant General Counsels Michael Brick and Mary Newcomer Williams discuss responsible AI practices for retail applications. They explore AI use cases in customer experience, content creation, and supply chain, while providing insights into Microsoft’s AI governance framework, ethical considerations, and legal implications.
In this week’s Fast Five Podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Macy’s decision to close 150 stores, Amazon’s scheduled grocery deliveries, Microsoft investing in Mistral AI, Schnuck’s breaking ground on its smart cart pilot, and Marc Lore’s startup, Wonder, heading to Walmart.
Marketing leaders from Ovative, Beth McKigney and Troy Neidermire, discuss why legacy marketing metrics fail to reflect business impact and how a unified approach like Enterprise Marketing Return (EMR) can help retailers optimize budget allocation and incrementality based on outcomes like revenue, customer value, and margin. They also explore how testing and stakeholder alignment enables companies to continually improve performance across funnels, channels, and campaigns.
SnippMedia’s Tom Burgess discusses how banking applications are becoming a new channel for CPG sales and retail media attribution. By connecting banking apps to purchasing data, payments media allows consumer brands and financial institutions to directly link ad views to in-store sales through targeted offers, payment-linked loyalty programs, and enhanced analytics.
Dematic’s Kim Baudry discusses the major trends impacting retailer and CPG supply chain network strategies in 2024. She explains how retailers are moving towards more flexible, smaller regional distribution centers while CPGs invest in larger automated fulfillment centers to enable direct-to-store shipping.
Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding join Chris and Anne this week to discuss Walmart’s Vizio acquisition, Target’s new brand, “dealworthy,” Starbucks’ new loyalty partnership with Bank of America, Hasbro’s drastic sku reduction, and Walmart’s EV charging network.
Chris and Anne preview the upcoming Shoptalk 2024 conference, featuring Shoptalk’s very own, Krystina Gustafson and Joe Laszlo, as they discuss the key topics that will be covered at the conference like artificial intelligence, retail media, sustainability, unified commerce, store safety issues, generative AI, and insights into the latest retail technologies and best practices.
Avalara’s Kris Rabideau discusses key sales tax changes coming in 2024 that will impact retail businesses. Major themes include omnichannel complexity, marketplace facilitator law evolutions, supply chain impacts, new retail delivery fees, expanded tax holidays, and the rise of recommerce, all of which retailers need to comply with to avoid taxation consequences.
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, Chris and Anne discuss rumors of Target’s upcoming paid membership program, IKEA’s use of generative AI in home furnishings shopping, Safeway’s installation of receipt-check gates, Tanger Outlets’ venture into full-price beauty retailing, and SpartanNash’s robot expansion plans.
In this week’s Fast Five, Chris and Anne are live from Manifest as they discuss Amazon’s new AI assistant, Grabango and Aldi, Zac Posen at the Gap, Apple Vision Pro headlines, and Starbucks and Gopuff’s new partnership.
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