Gap Turns Employees Into Influencers, Grocery Keeps Sinking & Albertsons Breeds Canaries | Fast Five
In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Josh Hahn, Director of Growth at J Recruiting Services and former retail executive at Meijer and Sports Authority, to discuss:
• Gap Inc.'s decision to pay its own employees to become brand influencers, and whether retailers should empower their merchants and store associates to become the authentic faces of their brands. (Source)
• David's Bridal's new outlet shop-in-shop concept, and whether blending full-price and…
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