Retail Fast Five

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 Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Amazon adding Grubhub food delivery for free to Amazon Prime (Source: Verge)
• Abercrombie & Fitch’s first billion dollar Q1 (Source: Retail Dive)
• Takeoff Technologies filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (Source: Grocery Dive)
• Walmart’s “trippy” new online storefront, Walmart Realm (Source: Fast Company)
• And closed with a look at Kohl’s disastrous earnings report (Source: Reuters)

There’s all that, plus this month’s OmniStar (congrats Burlington’s Connie Droge), how to best take care of bald scalps, Prince, and whether an AI digital twin of Chris would actually enhance Anne’s work life.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• What Wayfair has to get right in the opening of its first large-format store (Source: Chain Store Age)
• TikTok lowering the thresholds for creators to earn seller commissions (Source: Bloomberg)
• Walmart adding free pet telehealth to Walmart+ (Source: CNBC)
• Schnucks partnering with Ibotta (Source: Chain Store Age)
• And closed with a lively debate on the value of Google’s new AI tool that lets advertisers showcase clothing on various models and body types (Source: Wired)

There’s all that, plus A&M’s Joanna Rangarajan stops by for 5 Insightful Minutes on Shein and fast fashion, and we also talk head transplants, beach vibes, and why Chris is now a dead ringer for Mikhail Gorbachev.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, A&M’s Truett Horne and Jeremy Levine joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

• The potential ramifications of Target’s decision to cut prices on roughly 5,000 items (Source: Retail Dive)
• Walmart’s two new (and much larger) Neighborhood Market grocery stores (Source: Grocery Dive)
• Gopuff’s decision to price match Aldi in the U.K. (Source: Internet Retailing)
• Lego’s new plan to tie employee compensation to its carbon reduction goals (Source: ESG Dive)
• And closed with a look at how Hims’ new $199 per month Wegovy copycat could impact food retailing strategies (Source: Bloomberg)

There’s all that, plus chicken or fish at Long John Silver’s, Costco birthday parties, and the candies at the bottom of grandma’s purse that we all loved most as kids.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discussed:

• Walmart’s reported job cuts and back-to-office push (Source: WSJ)
• The first-ever exchange zone in Atlanta from Harbor Lockers (Source: Harbor Lockers Press Release)
• Best Buy’s new mobile app features (Source: Best Buy Press Release)
• Diebold Nixdorf bringing automatic age verification to self-checkout in Germany (Source: Retail Dive)
• And closed with a look at whether JCP can be successful via new store growth (Source: Retail Dive)

There’s all that, plus Peugeots, Belfast bike messenger must haves, and the posh retail store in which Ben would most like to live for a full year.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’s Bay (Source: BNN Bloomberg)
• Instacart and Uber Eats’ intriguing new partnership (Source: Joint Instacart and Uber Eats Press Release)
• Walmart’s new in-store AI tools for produce and apparel (Source: CNBC)
• Happy Returns enabling Shein returns at Forever 21 stores (Source: Supply Chain Dive)
• And closed with a look at whether mobile ordering is one idea Starbucks wishes it could disinvent (Source: CX Dive)

There’s all that, plus NYC apartments furnished to look like Skittles, beer ballads, and the Monopoly token Anne thinks she resembles most.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE”

P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Walmart’s out-of-nowhere decision to shut down all 51 of its health centers (Source: Bloomberg)
• Best Buy’s “groundbreaking” new partnership with CNET (Source: Best Buy Press Release)
• Tesco bringing EagleAI’s gamification to its loyalty program (Source: Tesco Press Release)
• Walmart launching its first new private label food line in two decades, aka bettergoods (Source: Bloomberg)
• And closed with a look at why Nordstrom launching a new digital marketplace may just be the Mirakl it needs (Source: Retail Dive)

There’s all that, plus this month’s OmniStar (congrats Ryan Nalette of Bob’s Discount Furniture), Chris V4.7, the vagaries of selling live chickens, and why jalapeños should be branded like Dole Pineapples or Chiquita Bananas.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Walmart’s new BNPL offering (Source: CNBC)
• Grubhub’s Mercato partnership (Source: Chain Store Age)
• Amazon’s low cost subscription grocery delivery plan (Source: Reuters)
• Instagram getting AI-powered search (Source: Daily Star)
• And closed with a look at the WSJ report last week that Amazon was running a secret operation to gain intel on its rivals (Source: WSJ)

There’s all that, plus Milwaukee hotels, death by lady bugs, and grooming tips for hairless dachshunds.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE”

P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Walmart Canada’s big store of the future reveal (Source: Canadian Grocer)
• Gopuff’s debut of “Powered by Gopuff” (Source: Chain Store Age)
• A NYC Chicken restaurant that has replaced its cashiers with Zoom (Source: 404 Media)
• Aldi retrofitting a store to become checkout-free with Grabango (Source: Chain Store Age)
• Their perspectives on the Amazon Just Walk Out vs. Dash Cart debate (Source: GeekWire)
• And A&M’s Chad Lusk stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on the state of U.S. consumer sentiment (Source: A&M CRG)

There’s all that, plus Oreos vs. Softbatch cookies, whether Chris would like to drive a cab more in NYC or Paris, and if Anne agrees with Chicagoans who despise putting ketchup on their hot dogs.

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• The real reasons why Amazon would pull its Just Walk Out Technology out of its Fresh grocery stores and Whole Foods stores (Source: Payments Dive)
• Target installing cameras above its self-checkout machines (Source: Bloomberg)
• Kroger closing its three e-commerce facilities (Source: Grocery Dive)
• Costco offering Ozempic to some of its members (Source: CNN)
• And closed with a look at Home Depot’s recent acquisition of SRS (Source: Reuters)

There’s all that, plus this month’s OmniStar, gig driver nightmares, and all the new ways to screw up a burrito.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE”

P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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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 Abhinav Chandra and Ben Lowden joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

• TikTok paying creators commissions based on how well their content shows up in search (Source: The Verge)
• The serendipitous position Walmart+ affords Walmart in regards to self-checkout (Source: Supermarket News)
• Nike’s refocus on wholesale (Source: Retail Dive)
• Shein introducing its “Supply Chain as a Service” offering to U.S. retailers (Source: WSJ)
• And closed with an examination of what Amazon same-day pharmacy delivery means for CVS and Walgreens (Source: CNBC)

There’s all that, plus some pub for our soon to be released podcast with Aldi’s VP of National Real Estate that Chris and Anne recorded live at RetailSpaces, college courses on Metallica, and just how much Ben was a true Dungeon & Dragons fan in his youth.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use FAST FIVE.

P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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