Retail Fast Five

In this week's episode, brought to you in partnership with the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, former Target executives Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga analyze this week's biggest retail stories, including Target's questionable "acceleration office" strategy amid declining sales, Sam's Club's game-changing $8.98 pizza delivery service, Lowe...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , A&M’s Michael Prendergast and Christopher Disa join Chris and Anne to discuss: Walmart signaling that price hikes could begin later this month ( Source ) Target Circle 360 members recei...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Instacart’s CEO resigning to take a job with OpenAI ( Source ) Amazon’s new warehouse robot, Vulcan ( Source ) Primark’s in-store repair classes ( Source ) ASOS of...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , Shoptalk’s Ben Miller joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Saks Fifth Avenue’s new Amazon storefront ( Source ) Walmart’s new “Store of the Future” down in Texas ( Source ) Morrisons introduci...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , A&M’s Jeff Dwyer and Luis De Lencquesaing joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon’s tariff pricing fracas with the White House ( Source ) Schnucks expanding its Caper Cart deployment (...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart’s gas station expansion strategy ( Source ) Quorso’s intelligent store management platform rollout with Circle K Europe ( Source ) Target’s new floral owne...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Ulta Beauty’s decision to pause its Target shop-in-shop expansion ( Source ) Walmart’s new Trend-to-Product AI tool to speed up product development ( Source ) Sam’...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital ,  Infios , and  ClearDemand , Chris and Anne discussed: Best Buy storefronts and where influencer commerce will go next ( Source ) Instacart’s introduction of “Will Call” Delivery ( Source ) Old Navy rolling out Radar’s...

🎧 Retail Fast Five | March 26, 2025 – Live from Shoptalk 2025 This week, Chris and Anne are back together live at Shoptalk 2025, bringing you exclusive insight and on-the-ground energy. This week's episode, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital  and  Infios , kicks off with a behind-the-scenes look at their interview...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital  and  Infios , Chris and Anne discussed: Kroger’s surprising decision to create a standalone e-commerce unit ( Source ) Ulta’s launch of a digital marketplace with Mirakl ( Source ) Wayfair’s plans to open a second large...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital  and  Infios , A&M’s David Schneidman and Chris Creyts joined Chris and Anne to discuss: CVS Health’s rollout of “mini-stores,” i.e. smaller stores with pharmacies but a limited retail selection ( Source ) Loblaw ide...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: All the wrinkles surrounding Target and Warby Parker’s new partnership ( Source ) The launch of Alexa+ ( Source ) The deceptive pricing lawsuit against Publix ( Source ) Furniture.com’s unique...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Anne remoted in from eTail West, Chris was back home in Minneapolis, and together they discussed: Adidas offering Amazon Buy with Prime via its website and app ( Source ) Joann no longer being in the fabric of our lives...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , A&M’s David Brown and Lisa Collier joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Amazon’s new beauty store in Italy ( Source ) Scheels adding 460 and $11 million worth of digital screens into its stores ( Source ) Dick’s new va...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed: The many angles to Aldi’s decision to sell back some of the stores it previously purchased from Southeastern Grocers ( Source ) How bullish they both are on Gap’s new vintage clothing play ( Source ) Why EG Ameri...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital , and  Scratch Event DJs , Shoptalk’s VP of Original Content & Strategy, Ben Miller, joined Chris and Anne to discuss: CVS Health’s new app rollout ( Source ) Beyond buying back BuyBuy Baby ( Source ) Walgreens’ plan...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital , and  Scratch Event DJs , Chris and Anne discussed: The appointment of Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel to head up Amazon’s grocery strategy ( Source ) Whether CPGs will jump at the chance to pay Walmart to test products w...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital , and  Scratch Event DJs , A&M’s Kelly Carey and John Clear joined Chris and Anne to discuss: Walmart’s new Symbotic relationship, aka its new robot deal ( Source ) The veracity of Target’s claims that it has cut its...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital , and  Scratch Event DJs , Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s shuttering some of its small format stores ( Source ) Amazon's $11 Billion AI investment in the great state of Georgia ( Source ) Best Buy launching a new marke...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Simbe ,  Mirakl ,  Ocampo Capital , and  Scratch Event DJs , Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart accelerating its rollout of digital shelf labels to all stores ( Source ) Cantaloupe’s innovations in smart vending for grocery stores ( Source ) Simbe augment...

In this special year end edition of the Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Ownit AI ,  Avalara ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , A&M’s Chad Lusk and David Ritter join Chris and Anne to look back on 2024 and to salute everything that stood out in retail this past year. Who will win retailer of the year? CEO of the yea...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Ownit AI ,  Avalara ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Amazon’s momentous launch of Amazon Auto ( Source ) Why Tractor Supply Company may be the retailer to watch over the next decade ( Source ) PorchPals new insurance offering f...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Ownit AI ,  Avalara ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: The implications of this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Week data ( Source ) Walmart’s aggressive push into livestreaming, culminating with Dolly Parton live on Cyber Monday (...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Ownit AI ,  Avalara ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Whom to blame for the WSJ calling Target “dull” ( Source ) Kohl’s recent disappointing quarter and its new CEO hire ( Source ) Qurate’s rebranding and strategic push into liv...

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the  A&M Consumer and Retail Group ,  Ownit AI ,  Avalara ,  Mirakl , and  Ocampo Capital , Chris and Anne discussed: Starbucks offering delivery via DoorDash through the Starbucks app ( Source ) Amazon shutting down a secret fertility tracking project ( Source ) REI’s latest attempts to thw...