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 new Mercato partnership (Source: Chain Store Age) Amazon’s new lost 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) Th ..read more

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 ..read more

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, and 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 Servic ..read more

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: Macy's launching their "Bold New Chapter" strategy (Source: Retail Dive) Target going wholesale with their Cat & Jack line at Hudson's Bay (Source: Retail Dive) Walmart launching another SaaS play for retailers, "Route Optimization" (Source: Investing.com) Whether or not Simon's Southdale Mall is the truly the "Mall of the Future" (Source: Wall Stre ..read more

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Lululemon at the Mall of America, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: Walmart expanding express delivery into the wee hours of the morning (Source: Chain Store Age) Aldi’s aggressive U.S. expansion plans (Source: Fox Business) Kohl’s new partnership with Babies R Us (Source: CNBC) Michaels bringing its online maker marketplace alive in store (Source: Chain Store Age) And closed with a look a ..read more

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, Chris and Anne discussed: Wendy’s about face on surge pricing (Source: KTLA-5) Target’s new paid membership program, Circle 360 (Source: CNBC) The RealReal’s store expansion plans (Source: WSJ) Sam’s Club’s new design thinking studio (Source: Chain Store Age) And closed with an examination of whether Whole Foods’ plan to open smaller stores is, first, a good idea, and, second, if it is an idea that will ..read more

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, Chris and Anne discussed: Macy’s bold decision to close 150 stores (Source: CNBC) Why Amazon’s move to offer scheduled grocery delivery could be one of the most important headlines of the year (Source: Chain Store Age) Microsoft decision to fortify its Gen AI position by investing in Mistral AI (Source: Fast Company) Schnucks breaking ground on its smart cart from Instacart pilot (Source: NBC 5 St. Louis ..read more

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, Avalara’s Kris Rabideau stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on 2024 tax changes, and Chris and Anne discussed: The rumors that Target will roll out a paid membership program (Source: Bloomberg) If IKEA’s use of generative AI indicates that generative AI-based search may be more applicable to home furnishings shopping than to other categories (Source: Chain Store Age) Safeway’s move to install more receip ..read more

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed: Hy-Vee breathing life into microfulfillment once again by way of its recently announced implementation with Takeoff The aforementioned AR beauty experience within Walmart’s app Netflix’s new store plans Shipt’s support of a legal framework that allows gig workers to receive benefits while retaining their independent contractor status And closed with a look at why Amazon Fresh being named the first-ever zero carbon grocery store says so much abou ..read more

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, A&M’s John Clear and Kelly Carey made their maiden podcast voyage with Chris and Anne as they debated: Whether the FTC has a legitimate case against Amazon How scared Walmart and Target should be of Kroger’s new Marketplace store concept The value of Nike getting into resale with the launch of refurbished.nike.com If Best Buy Drops is merchandising genius or just a copycat gimmick And closed with a look at whether Albertsons new Flash delivery program heralds a new e ..read more