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Ask An Expert | Anything TikTok Can Do Your Brand Can Do Better

December 14, 2022

In the latest Ask An Expert Series, Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton sit down with Firework’s Head of Commerce and Partnerships Eva Wang to discuss how retailers can offer their customers best-in-class, in-video shopping all on their own digital channels.

Ask An Expert | What Stores Will Look Like in 2027

December 13, 2022

Roy Horgan, SES-imagotag’s Group SEVP Strategy, Marketing & Communications, joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss what retail stores will look like in the future as they become “smarter.”

Fast Five | Amazon Licenses Walkout Tech To Grocer, Big Macs On Conveyors, & The ‘Theft’ Scapegoat

December 8, 2022

In today’s Fast Five podcast, Chris and Anne discuss the implications of Amazon inking its first Just Walk Out technology licensing deal with a U.S. grocer, Macy’s deploying FIT:MATCH’s mobile fit technology, Walmart claiming mounting theft could shutter some of its stores, Dropit’s new concierge shopping service at the Galleria Mall in Houston, and McDonald’s new concept store that delivers mobile order ahead orders via conveyor belt.

Fast Five | Walmart Knocks Amazon Off Its Search Perch & Target Rolls Out Starbucks Curbside

December 1, 2022

In this week’s Fast Five podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Walmart winning the battle for Black Friday online searches, Target rolling out Starbucks curbside pickup to 250 stores, an AWS retail technology product launch onslaught, Rite Aid’s new small format store concept, and Claire’s opening up shop-in-shops inside of Macy’s.

Fast Five | The Costco & Sam’s Hot Dog War, Best Buy’s Virtual Store & Amazon’s Early Cyber Monday

November 23, 2022

In this week’s Fast Five Podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Sam’s Club aggressively price cutting hot dogs, Best Buy’s virtual store concept, Amazon releasing its Cyber Monday deals early, Shop Premium Outlet expanding its brand portfolio, and Sweetgreen going full-on robotic.

5 Insightful Minutes On Holiday Retailer Survival With A&M’s Hemant Kalbag

November 21, 2022

In our latest 5 Insightful Minutes, the A&M Consumer & Retail Group’s Hemant Kalbag shares what strategies retailers should be putting into practice as they head into what could be a very rough Holiday season.

Fast Five | Target Takes A Tumble, Gap Sells On Amazon, & Nike Just Does It Again

November 17, 2022

A&M’s Jonathan Sharp and Billy Christensen stop by to discuss Target’s recent struggles along with its new larger format store, Gap opening a store on Amazon, TikTok piloting in-app commerce, Victoria’s Secret’s new fit tech partnership, and Nike’s launch of .Swoosh.

Ask An Expert | Microsoft’s 5 Retail Technologies To Bet On In 2023

November 17, 2022

Microsoft’s David Leibowitz and Ricardo Belmar join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss the latest tech trends impacting retail.

Spotlight Series | Closing The Forecasting & Allocation Gap With ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetsova

November 14, 2022

ToolsGroup CEO Inna Kuznetzova joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss how retailers can better align their inventory forecasting and allocation in record time.

Fast Five | Can Michelle Gass Do For Levi’s What She Did For Kohl’s? Let’s Hope Not

November 10, 2022

In today’s Fast Five, live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, Chris and Anne discuss the Kohl’s CEO heading to Levi’s, Etsy’s visual search, Amazon’s digital ads in store and its new partnership with Planet Fitness, and Luxer One’s new public locker system.

5 Insightful Minutes On Just Walk Out Technology With A&M’s John Clear

November 7, 2022

The Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group’s John Clear gets hit with tough questions from Omni Talk Retail, as he shares the most important insights from his company’s latest white paper on the pros and cons of Just Walk Out technology adoption in just five minutes!

Fast Five | Walmart Aids Small Businesses, Aldi Moves On From Instacart, & Amazon Makes Prime Hipper

November 3, 2022

In this week’s Fast Five, Chris and Anne discuss Aldi’s new e-commerce plans, Walmart’s short-term leasing to small businesses, Amazon adding music benefits to Prime, Abercrombie & Fitch’s new pickup locations, and union troubles at Starbucks and Amazon’s combo store in NYC.

Ask An Expert | Designing Great Mobile-First Retail Experiences With Meta’s Alicia LeBeouf

October 25, 2022

Alicia LeBeouf, Head of Industry for Retail & Grocery at Meta, joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of their Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to give her experienced perspective on how best to equip retailers and brands within a mobile-first world.

Special Report | The A&M Consumer & Retail Group Dissects Zara’s Newest Flagship Store

October 25, 2022

The A&M Consumer & Retail Group’s June DeFabio and Joanna Rangarajan join Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to share their expert consultant opinions on what other retailers should takeaway from Zara’s newest flagship store in Madrid.

Fast Five | Amazon Drops A Black Friday Bomb, P&G Ups The Ante & Deep Thoughts On Kroger-Albertsons

October 20, 2022

A&M’s Chad Lusk and Patricia Hong stop by to discuss the Albertsons-Kroger merger, the NFL’s plan to broadcast is first-ever Black Friday football game via Amazon, P&G getting more aggressive with its advertising, Shein doing resale, and what Veeve’s latest funding round says about the future of smart carts.

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