In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M's Michael Prendergast and Manola Soler joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

• If Macy's made the right move rejecting its buyout offer this week
• Whether innovation labs, like Walmart's Store No. 8, are ever a good idea
• How Wayfair's CEO can ever get the egg off his face in light of recent leaks and layoffs
• Estimated the viability of IKEA's new plan and order store concept
• And closed with a look at the #SephoraKids phenomenon and what it means for how retailers and brands should be thinking about Generation Alpha

There's all that, plus grills that are way too hot to handle, how carb-laden a last meal at In-N-Out should be, and Chris somehow manages to spell "OMNITALK" correctly this week.

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