In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walton and Mezzenga:

- Question whether Walmart partnering with a streaming service will do anything to boost Walmart+ subscriptions (short answer: no)

- Blast Kohl’s for the hubris it is showing in its new self-pickup rollout

- Debate the merits of mall-based retailers using Amazon to fulfill same-day orders

- Call for an immediate halt to Walmart’s new “General Store” initiative out of respect for all the people at Walmart that were just laid off

- And close with a look at 7-Eleven’s reported acquisition of Skipcart

There’s all that, plus Roomba Cheez-It AI, 3-D printed food, and something the Brits call, “Pound Town.”

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