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Home Depot is taking same-day delivery nationwide with a new promise to get orders to customers in as little as three hours. Chris Walton and Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, discuss what the move says about the growing expectations around delivery speed and whether faster fulfillment can become a meaningful competitive advantage in home improvement retail. ▶️ Watch th...

Target is showing signs of improvement, but is the retailer actually turning the corner? Chris Walton is joined by Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, to debate Target's latest results, including stronger sales, grocery growth, improved store traffic, and a raised outlook. But after a difficult stretch, the bigger question remains: is this a genuine turnaround or simply a...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kohl's Q2 sales inch closer to stable, but its Sephora shop-in-shop falls for a second straight quarter, raising questions about the durability of its turnaround. Target unveils Target Beauty Studio, a 600+ store beauty overhaul featurin...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Quorso , Veloq , and R&S Logistics , Chris Walton was joined by Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S., Shoptalk, to discuss: • Target’s latest results, including stronger sales, rising traffic, grocery growth, and a raised full-year outlook, and whether the retai...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Plus-size clothing options are quietly shrinking at chains like H&M, Aritzia, Mango, and Zara, and the GLP-1 boom is the likely driver, even as retailers avoid saying so. Amazon is reportedly developing "fully automated" delivery sta...

In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise , Portager , and Vusion , Ben Miller is joined by Martin Bailie , Global Retail CEO, AI & Growth Expert and Founder of MWB Advisory to unpack the news stories from global grocery this week that we believe are worth paying attention to. Martin brings decades of hands-on grocery experience across three continents, with a career spanning Tesco, T...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart launches Scenario, a new under-$25 women's fashion brand taking over shelf space from Time and Tru, as the retailer leans on fashion to offset its weakest comp sales growth in six years. Ann Taylor debuts "This Is Ann," its first...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart reverses years of resistance and will finally accept Apple Pay and Google Pay at Walmart and Sam's Club stores starting August 24th. Ross Stores posts a blowout Q2, with comps up 10% and earnings up 68%, while rival TJX's Marmaxx...

Chris Walton puts Jenn Hahn in the Fast Five lightning round, covering everything from Stella Lefty and back-to-school shopping to Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies, fantasy football picks, and plenty more retail-free fun. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/VL3Q373gkfY This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

TikTok Shop is reportedly testing a paid Shop Plus membership that could offer free shipping, discounts, and coupons as the platform looks to keep shoppers from leaving for Amazon. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss whether TikTok’s rapid growth and social-first shopping experience could make Shop Plus a genuine threat to Amazon’s ecosystem. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu....

Amazon says more than 350 million shoppers have used Alexa for shopping over the past year, with active users nearly doubling and customer interactions increasing fivefold. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss whether Amazon is best positioned to move AI shopping beyond discovery and recommendations into actual purchasing and transactions. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/V...

Ahold Delhaize USA is expanding its Savings Station discount kiosks to every Giant Food location, giving shoppers a physical way to access digital coupons, personalized offers, and loyalty rewards in-store. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss whether kiosks can still bridge the gap between physical grocery shopping and digital personalization in 2026. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https...

Best Buy’s incoming CEO says the retailer’s path to growth starts with smaller-format stores that can reach markets its traditional big-box locations cannot. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn debate whether smaller stores can improve productivity and expand Best Buy’s footprint or whether the math makes meaningful long-term growth too difficult. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/...

Kroger has named Nate Faust, a former Walmart and Jet.com executive, as its first chief e-commerce officer, creating a new leadership role focused exclusively on its digital business. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn debate whether the move signals a smart investment in Kroger’s e-commerce growth or an organizational step backward from the industry’s broader push toward omnichannel retail. ▶️ Watch the...

Retailers are racing to deploy AI, but what happens when your newest employee knows everything except how your business works? In this edition of 5 Insightful Minutes, Arber Sejdiji, Founder & CEO of Zenline AI, joins Omni Talk to explain why the key to making agentic AI work in merchandising may come down to one thing: context. Arber explains why AI agents are like highly educated employees o...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Target raises its fiscal-year outlook for the second time this year, with comp sales up 3.8% on traffic gains, though part of the earnings boost comes from a one-time tariff refund. Amazon plans to expand Prime Air drone delivery to near...

In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Quorso , Veloq , and R&S Logistics , Chris Walton was joined by Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services to discuss: • Kroger's appointment of Nate Faust as its first-ever Chief E-Commerce Officer, and whether creating a dedicated e-commerce leadership role signals Kroger is doubl...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Home Depot beat Wall Street estimates and reaffirmed its full-year guidance. Foot Locker and Nike opened The Crenshaw Rec, a first-of-its-kind community-hub retail concept in South LA. DoorDash added Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Koh...

Welcome to GrocerTalk! In this launch episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise , Portager , and Vusion , Ben Miller is joined by Omni Talk President & CEO Chris Walton to unpack the news stories from global grocery this week that we believe are worth paying attention to. This week, they discuss: • Couche-Tard’s US$8.7bn bid for Żabka, and what it signals about the future of convenience retai...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: J.C. Penney launches a "Retail Rejuvenation" campaign taking direct aim at off-price retailers like TJX, Ross, and Burlington. Walmart+ adds free photo prints, fee-free Money Center transactions, and tire repair/road hazard perks to its...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: A New York City bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would force Amazon to directly employ thousands of contract delivery couriers, threatening its low-cost delivery model. Walmart begins installing Symbotic's first SymMicro fulfillment s...

Chris Walton puts Josh Hahn in the Fast Five lightning round, covering everything from National Tequila Day and Shark Week to John Cena's hair transplants, America's best fast-food fries, and plenty more retail-free fun. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/_GsTHL9DBYA This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Albertsons is restructuring its business through its new ACI Edge initiative while lowering its financial outlook for the year. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss whether centralizing merchandising and operations is the right move, why regional grocers face mounting competitive pressure, and what Albertsons must do to remain relevant in today's grocery landscape. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episod...

Hy-Vee has rolled out 30-minute pickup and delivery across all of its stores with its new "Get It Faster" service. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn debate whether ultra-fast grocery fulfillment is still a competitive advantage or simply the new baseline as Walmart, Amazon, and other retailers continue raising customer expectations. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/_GsTHL9DBYA T...

U.S. grocery unit sales declined for the fifth consecutive month, raising new questions about the long-term health of the grocery industry. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss what's driving the slowdown, from inflation and SNAP changes to GLP-1 medications, online grocery, and shifting consumer shopping habits. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/_GsTHL9DBYA This podcast use...