Serious and Sometimes Comic Musings on the Future of Retail
Carter’s out on assignment so Chris, Anne, and Emma the Intern in this week’s Fast Five, sponsored by Trigo, talk Kroger’s new Delivery Kitchen, more coolness (literally) from the new Canada Goose store, Casper’s stacking the deck with its recent executive hires, Glossier’s dip into Nordstrom’s waters, and the impact Returnly’s Instant Gift Exchange will have on post-holiday returns.
A comprehensive review of Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette’s stated strategies for the past two years shows that they do not have a hope and a prayer of solving what plagues Macy’s.
Chris Walton sits down one-on-one with b8ta CEO Vibhu Norby to discuss the history and business model of b8ta, “Retail-as-a-Service” theory and practice, and his company’s new partnership involving Toys R Us.
The conversation is frank, spirited, and left the Omni Talk team with even more unanswered questions about the long-term value of what we have seen so far from b8ta’s first footnotes on the chart of retail history.
On this episode of the Women’s Retail Collective Podcast, Anne Mezzenga meets with Shipt CEO Kelly Caruso. Kelly gives Anne her full career story from her days as a McDonald’s fry cook in Fargo to her most recent role as CEO of Shipt. She tells how she plans to take Shipt from start-up to thriving last-mile delivery provider for one of the largest retailers in the country.
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In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks all things Black Friday from the Mall of America, including Lululemon, the death of The Gap, b8ta, and the biggest surprise, the ‘cold room’ at Canada Goose.
Regular Omni Talk Contributor Matt Bowen takes a provocative look at the wide range of activities Amazon has undertaken recently, including a potential move into NFL team ownership.
While both can siphon dollars from the other, the right partnerships could boost operational efficiencies, drive brand awareness and elevate food offerings.
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks Tik Tok, Kroger’s In-Store Farm, Lululemon’s new store, Coty and Kylie, Levi’s CEO predicting no sizes in 10 years and does a new segment, “what did we miss?”
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo and video recorded in front of a live audience at Third Haus, the gang talks Tik Tok, Kroger’s In-Store Farm, Lululemon’s new store, Coty and Kylie, Levi’s CEO predicting no sizes in 10 years and does a new segment, “what did we miss?”
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks Nike quitting Amazon, Singles Day, Facebook Pay, Walmart and Apple’s New Siri partnership, the Gap CEO stepping down, and the low, low buttoning of Chris’ shirt.
In this week’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, the gang talks Nike quitting Amazon, Singles Day, Facebook Pay, Walmart and Apple’s New Siri partnership, the Gap CEO stepping down, and the low, low buttoning of Chris’ shirt.
An an interview with Shoptalk’s Chief Global Content Officer, Forbes Contributor Chris and Anne learn why now was the exact right time for Shoptalk to put the entire retail industry on notice with its announcement that 100% of its 2020 speaker lineup will be women.
Anne Mezzenga and Chris Walton sit down with Zia Daniell Wigder, Shoptalk’s Chief Global Content Officer, about Shoptalk’s announcement that its 2020 show speaker lineup will be 100% all women.
The experience of losing one’s innocence is a perfect analogy to describe the Modern Retail Collective. Here you have a first-time retailer, McKinsey. Sure, they have talked a lot about and consulted about retail in locker rooms with their colleagues, but McKinsey has never actually done it before. Then, when McKinsey tries to do it for the first time, it comes out looking like a great idea without enough there.
In today’s episode, sponsored by Trigo, Anne and Chris almost come to blows over Kroger, and the gang discusses Penney’s, Costco delivering prescriptions, Birchbox in Walgreens, and Amazon PayCode