Retail Daily Minute

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...

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: Ahold Delhaize USA partners with Pear Commerce to connect shoppable recipes and product discovery directly to online carts across Food Lion, GIANT, Giant Food, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop. Kroger rolls out a new AI Shopping Assistant...

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: US Customs officials conduct spot inspections on China-linked factories in Vietnam, stoking fears of a wider tariff crackdown. Instacart brings its AI-powered Caper smart trolleys to the UK for the first time, launching with Morrisons in...

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: Rolex's Certified Pre-Owned channel now accounts for roughly 10% of secondhand Rolex sales, with revenue up 67% year over year last quarter. Gap relaunches four of its 1990s fragrances plus a new fifth scent, betting beauty can become 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: Albertsons launches ACI Edge , consolidating 11 divisions into 4 regions and centralizing merchandising as it cuts its full-year sales guidance. Walgreens opens a new robotic micro-fulfillment center in Kent, Washington, its 14th nationw...

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: Jersey Mike's targets a valuation of up to $7.94 billion in its upcoming U.S. IPO, aiming to raise as much as $1.09 billion. Hy-Vee launches a chainwide 30-minute delivery and pickup option through its new "Get it faster" checkout featur...

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: GameStop discloses a stake approaching 10% in eBay as CEO Ryan Cohen continues pushing for a takeover. Adidas will open an immersive "brand concept" store at Mall of America this October, its first full-price Minnesota location. Grocery...

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: The European Union's new Ecodesign regulation bans large fashion brands from destroying or landfilling unsold clothing and footwear, squeezing luxury houses' scarcity playbook. The House passes the Common Cents Act, setting nationwide ru...

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: Wonder closes a $650 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation, with reports the food-platform company is gearing up for an IPO as early as next year. Instacart acquires Arpalus, an AI-powered shelf-scanning startup, to give its in-stor...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: OpenAI is developing its first consumer hardware product, a mobile, screen-free smart speaker designed as a humanlike AI companion. Costco opens its first-ever standalone gas station in Mission Viejo, California, undercutting local fuel prices and pressurin...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: DoorDash launches as a native sales channel inside Shopify's App Store, giving independent brick-and-mortar merchants a seamless, no-onboarding path to on-demand delivery. Amazon Ads rolls out retailer-level breakouts in Omnichannel Metrics, letting DSP adv...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Tailored Brands (parent of Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores and K&G) files for an IPO under ticker "MENW," touting a six-year turnaround and plans for more than 500 new stores over the next decade. Temu triples the number of brands it proactively m...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon Shipping is aggressively undercutting FedEx and UPS on pricing, waiving residential and weekend surcharges to win shippers away from the legacy carriers as delivery rates climb industry-wide. Taco Bell has scaled its Omilia-powered voice AI drive-thr...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: GameStop shareholders approved a stock issuance amendment tied to the company's pursuit of eBay , giving CEO Ryan Cohen more flexibility to sweeten a future bid after eBay's board rejected GameStop's $56 billion offer earlier this year. Walmart added eight...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart and Sam's Club are cutting prices on thousands of summer staples as part of a broad Rollback and member-savings push spanning grocery, household goods, outdoor living, toys, and apparel. Aldi is making its first move into Colorado, filing permits fo...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Ocado announces CEO Tim Steiner will step down in 2028 following a boardroom tussle, as shares slide amid a stalled automated-warehouse strategy. Klarna applies for a U.S. bank charter, pushing further beyond buy now, pay later and toward becoming a full-fl...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon commits $1 billion to a new Forward Deployed Engineering unit, embedding AWS engineers directly inside client businesses to compress AI deployment timelines from months to days. Albertsons works to fully scale an AI-powered merchandising intelligence...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger agrees to acquire Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion, with the Pittsburgh grocer keeping its name, headquarters, and myPerks loyalty program as a division of Kroger. Dick's Sporting Goods launches ScoreCard+, a $99-a-year paid loyalty tier offering $100 i...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Target begins tracking unexcused absences and tardiness with a new points-based system launching this September, terminating workers who reach 12 points. Allstate partners with Macy's and Bloomingdale's to offer enhanced product protection plans at point of...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Saks Global exits Chapter 11 as "Exemplar Luxury Group," emerging with a dramatically smaller store footprint, sharply reduced debt, and a new strategic bet on full-price luxury. Amazon Prime Day 2026 logged $26.4 billion in U.S. online spend across four da...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Lowe's integrates its third-party marketplace into its My Red Vest associate software , putting thousands of marketplace products directly in the hands of store employees at over 1,700 locations. Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Keurig Dr Pepper roll out QR codes li...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Prime Day is generating conflicting signals, and both matter. Adobe reports $8.3 billion in online spend on day one — the biggest e-commerce day of 2026 — while Numerator shows per-household Amazon spending down 16% year-over-year. A federal judge blocked U...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart moves deeper into connected TV advertising by acquiring Vibe.co , a self-serve CTV platform, to make streaming ad buying more accessible and measurable for SMB and mid-market brands through Walmart Connect. Bath & Body Works enters Ulta Beauty ,...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Adobe projects Prime Day 2026 will drive a record $26.3 billion in U.S. online spend , with AI traffic to retail sites expected to surge 103% and mobile shopping hitting an all-time high at 54.2% of online sales. Duluth Trading Co. is handing Amazon full fu...

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger posted soft Q1 comp sales of just 1%, but turned an e-commerce profit for the first time ever, and CEO Greg Foran admitted 60% of stores need to step up their game. Ahold Delhaize nominated Claire Peters, Amazon's VP of worldwide fresh, as the next C...