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In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Walmart posts $190.7 billion in Q4 revenue, declares e-commerce profitable for the first time, and sees U.S. digital sales surge 27% — its 15th straight quarter of double-digit growth.
2. Wayfair beats earnings expectations with $3.34 billion in Q4 revenue and adjusted EPS of 85 cents, but shares fall nearly 10% amid cautious guidance and macro headwinds in the home goods category.
3. Carrefour and Vusion ink a sweeping smart store partnership to digitalize all of Carrefour's French hypermarkets and supermarkets by 2030 with electronic shelf labels, AI cameras, and smart rails.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Walmart's grocery penetration hits a record-breaking 72%, as Dunnhumby data reveals mass retailers have now matched traditional supermarket reach for the first time ever.
2. The pricing truce is over, as companies from Levi Strauss to McCormick to Columbia Sportswear roll out new high-single-digit price increases driven by tariffs, rising wages, and surging health insurance costs.
3. Burger King president Tom Curtis takes the customer feedback playbook to a new level, personally fielding unfiltered calls and texts from guests for four hours a day over two weeks.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Kohl's rolls out its new front-of-store "Deal Bar" (a collection of items priced under $10) chainwide, as the struggling department store tries to re-engage value-conscious shoppers.
2. Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the U.S., partners with AI-powered loyalty platform Eagle Eye to completely overhaul its legacy point-of-sale system.
3. IKEA announces 10 new U.S. store openings for 2026, including Los Angeles' first city-center location and Oklahoma's first store.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Target becomes one of the first advertisers to pilot contextual ads in ChatGPT.
2. Amazon reportedly plans to launch a marketplace where media publishers can license content directly to AI companies.
3. The Strategic Alliance for Affiliated Store Owners of America deploys InStore.ai's voice analytics technology across 5,200 independent convenience stores to monitor cashier-customer interactions and boost operational efficiency.

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Three food delivery services. Two AI giants throwing punches. Multiple website builders promising instant entrepreneurship. One Super Bowl. And a clear message: the competition for your wallet is about to get brutal.

Hosted by Chris Walton, former Target executive and co-host of the Omnii Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast. New episodes of Walton's Weekly Wramblings drop every Friday.

Brought to you with the help and support of Grocery Dealz and Mirakl

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Uber launches Cart Assistant, an AI-powered personal shopper feature on Uber Eats that builds complete grocery baskets from text or image prompts, available now with Albertsons, Kroger, Wegmans, and dozens of other grocers.
2. Amazon Pharmacy expands same-day prescription delivery to 4,500 cities and towns by end of 2026, adding nearly 2,000 new communities.
3. Kraft Heinz halts its planned business split under new CEO Steve Cahillane, who says the company's challenges are "fixable" and announces a $600 million investment in marketing, R&D, and product improvement.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Nike instructs Converse employees to work from home ahead of layoffs as revenue plunges 30% and sales head toward a 15-year low.
2. Amazon Prime Air delivery drone crashes into a Texas apartment building, raising questions about autonomous delivery technology readiness.
3. Target eliminates 500 roles while investing in frontline store staffing as new CEO Michael Fiddelke prioritizes customer experience improvements.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Kroger appoints former Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran as its new chief executive.
2. Albertsons deploys beacon technology on shopping carts to measure customer dwell time at in-store retail media displays.
3. Instacart launches its first nationwide floral partnership with 1-800-Flowers.com, just in time for Valentine's Day.

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Grocery Dealz and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

1. Spotify partners with bookshop.org to sell physical books through its app.
2. Tractor Supply accelerates its final-mile delivery initiative, adding 150+ new hub locations to cover over 1,200 stores while targeting $10 million in annual freight savings.
3. Costco delivers impressive January results with 9.3% net sales growth and explosive 34.4% digitally-enabled comparable sales growth despite calendar headwinds.

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Everyone is chasing AI transformation, but where should your AI dollars really go? Chris Walton gives his unbridled answer to that question.

Hosted by Chris Walton, former Target executive and co-host of the Omnii Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast. New episodes of Walton's Weekly Wramblings drop every Friday.

Brought to you with the help and support of Grocery Dealz and Mirakl

Subscribe now and be careful out there - the retail landscape is changing faster than ever.