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Omni Talk Retail
Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. Created by a retailer, Chris Walton, for retailers, Omni Talk Retail covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
Episodes
Omni Talk RetailPlanning Integration, Visibility & AI | How Philips is Transforming Its Supply Chain Operations
At Manifest 2025, Birger Beusching, Head of Supply Chain for Philips North America, shares insights on supply chain transformation, AI-powered decision-making…
Omni Talk RetailHow Daily Harvest Really Approaches Supply Chain & Logistics | Manifest 2025
At Manifest 2025, we talk with Wesley Williams, VP of Supply Chain at Daily Harvest, about the biggest supply chain challenges and strategies for 2025. Instead…
Omni Talk RetailAutomation, Software Upgrades, and AI-Driven Logistics | TGW Insights from Manifest 2025
The Future of Logistics & Supply Chain Automation is here! Live from Manifest 2025, we talk with Blake Neal, TGW Logistics Head of Business Development, about…
Omni Talk RetailThe State of Retail Supply Chain Automation & Investment Spending with Dematic’s Kim Baudry | Spotlight Series
What’s happening with retail automation in 2025? Investment in supply chain technology appears to be flattening out as retailers shift focus from large new…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | A Suitcase Full Of Sunshine Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | What Impact Will Walmart Same-Day RX Delivery Have On The Healthcare Landscape
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | What Should We All Make Of IKEA's Secondhand Marketplace?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Clinics Inside Of Retail Stores?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Is The Third Time The Charm For Buybuy Baby?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | There’s An App For That
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailThe Retail Trends (And Retailers) To Watch In 2025 | Ask An Expert
🎙️ Omni Talk Retail Ask An Expert – Featuring Placer.ai’s Ethan Chernofsky Retailers are rethinking their store formats, customer engagement strategies, and…
Omni Talk RetailCrypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart Takes Same-Day Rx Nationwide | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailHow Coborn’s COO David Best Plans to Innovate Grocery Shopping | Live at FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Coborn’s COO David Best on Grocery Innovation 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with David Best, President…
Omni Talk RetailHow Simbe Robotics is Impacting Grocery Stores with Automated Intelligence Gathering | FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: Benjamin Bond on Retail Automation with Simbe Robotics 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they speak with Benjamin…
Omni Talk RetailHy-Vee’s New CMO on Retail Media, Supplier Strategy & In-Store Tech | Live at FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live at FMI 2025: A Conversation with Hy-Vee CMO Kathryn Mazza 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga for an exclusive interview with Katherine…
Omni Talk RetailA Pragmatic Review of Grocery Shopping Trends with Accenture's Karen Fang Grant | FMI 2025
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they sit down with Karen Fang Grant, Managing Director at Accenture, live from the…
Omni Talk RetailOliver Wyman's Bobby Gibbs on The Future of Grocery Retail & Walmart’s Digital Domination
🎙 Omni Talk Retail Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Join Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga as they chat with Bobby Gibbs, Partner at Oliver Wyman, live from the Simbe Podcast…
Omni Talk RetailHow Robotics & AI Are Transforming Grocery Retail | Corey Rochkin, Oliver Wyman at FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Corey Rochkin of Oliver Wyman about the latest robotic automation…
Omni Talk Retail🔹 Inside Lowes Foods’ Digital Strategy: Grocery’s Future with Chad Petersen | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Chad Petersen, SVP of Digital at Lowes Foods, live from the Simbe…
Omni Talk Retail🚀 The Future of Grocery: AI, Live Streaming & Store Innovation w/ Deborah Weinswig | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Deborah Weinswig, Founder & CEO of Coresight Research, live from…
Omni Talk Retail📊 How Albertsons Media Collective is Shaping the Future of Retail Media | FMI 2025
Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga chat with Julian Mintz, VP of Sales at Albertsons Media Collective, live from the Simbe Podcast Studio at FMI 2025, to discuss the…
Omni Talk Retail🛒 The Future of Grocery: Topco’s Insights on Private Label & Shopper Trends | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Katie Waeltz, VP of Category Management & Market Insights at Topco…
Omni Talk Retail📦 How SpartanNash is Digitizing Grocery Merchandising with AI & Robotics | FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Bennett Morgan, EVP & CMO of SpartanNash, live from the…
Omni Talk RetailHow AI & Automation Are Changing Grocery Retail | Live from FMI 2025
Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Thom Blischok, Chairman and CEO, Dialogic Group, to discuss how automation, AI, and connected stores are reshaping…
Omni Talk Retail🔹 How AI & Tech Will Transform Grocery | Oliver Wright of Accenture at FMI 2025
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Oliver Wright from Accenture to explore the technological trends…
Omni Talk Retail🌿 Sprouts' Secrets to Grocery Success | Exclusive Interview from FMI Conference 2025 🌿
🎙 OmniTalk Retail Podcast | Live from FMI Conference 2025 🎙 Chris Walton & Anne Mezzenga sit down with Stan Swinton, VP of Non-Perishable Grocery at Sprouts…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | A "2-Ply" Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Hot Or Extra Hot: Starbucks New Ceramic Mug Rollout?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Walmart Increasing Regional Manager Pay To Potentially Over $600k Per Year
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Levi’s Claim That Data Helped It Capitalize On The Baggy Jeans Trend
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Amazon Names Whole Foods CEO Jason Buechel Head Of Worldwide Grocery
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Walmart To Allow Suppliers To Test New Products With Walmart Customers
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailHow AWS & Amazon Ads Are Moving Retail Forward in 2025 | 5IM
In this episode of our 5 Insightful Minutes Series, the Head of Worldwide Retail, Restaurants & Consumer Goods Business Development at AWS, Justin Honaman…
Omni Talk RetailStarbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | A "Gentle Rollercoaster" Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Don’t Change The Chanel, Walmart To Sell Luxury Goods Via Rebag
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Sephora To Redesign Its Entire North American Store Fleet
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Does The American Consumer Need Smaller Format Burlington Stores?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Buy Or Sell: Target Cutting Its Production Lead Time
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | What Does Walmart Symbotic Deal Signal About Its Approach To Delivery?
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailWalmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And Robots All In The Same Week! | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFrom Margins to Market Share: A 2025 Retail Deep Dive with BMO Managing Director Simeon Siegel
In our latest episode of Omni Talk's Investor Perspectives on Retail and the Consumer, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview Simeon Siegel, Managing…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | A "Let's Dance" Lightning Round
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Ebay To Sell Via Facebook Marketplace
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Amazon To Sell Ad Tech To Other Retailers
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Best Buy’s New Marketplace
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Amazon To Invest $11 Billion Towards Ai In Georgia
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailFast Five Shorts | Macy’s Announces Store Closures
In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Simbe, Ocampo Capital and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailHow 3 Brands Used AI To Personalize Content At Scale And Won | Ask An Expert
How can retailers and brands harness the power of AI to transform customer experiences? Sara Sullivan, Contentful's Global VP of Solution Engineering, explains…
Omni Talk RetailWhy Returns Are Retail’s Biggest Untapped Opportunity with Blue Yonder's Tim Robinson | 5IM
In this latest episode of our 5 Insightful Minutes Series, Tim Robinson, Corporate Vice President at Blue Yonder, breaks down the findings of their recent…
Omni Talk RetailAmazon Ads, Best Buy’s Marketplace & Macy’s Ever-Changing Strategic Narrative | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs…
Omni Talk RetailTractor Supply VP Michael Diedrich on What It Takes to Drive "Legendary Service"
Chris and Anne kick off Day 3 of NRF 2025 live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio with Michael Diedrich, VP of Store Productivity at Tractor Supply…
Omni Talk RetailChristian Raveaux Discusses REWE Group's Retail Media Evolution | NRF 2025 Insights
In this episode recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at NRF 2025, Omni Talk hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga sit down with Christian Raveaux…
Omni Talk RetailWalmart EVP Cedric Clark Talks Walmart’s "People-Led, Tech-Powered" Retail Innovations | NRF 2025
Omni Talk Retail welcomes Cedric Clark, EVP of Store Operations at Walmart, for a live NRF 2025 interview from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio to discuss…
Omni Talk RetailGreg Pulsifer on Sam's Club Approach to Digital Innovation & AI | NRF 2025
In this episode, Omni Talk speaks with Greg Pulsifer, SVP of E-commerce at Sam's Club, live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio at NRF 2025. Greg dives into…
Omni Talk RetailMacy's Asset Protection Insights | NRF 2025 with Joe Coll
In this interview recorded live from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio, we speak with Joe Coll, VP of Asset Protection at Macy's, live from NRF 2025. Joe shares…
Omni Talk RetailCostco's Retail Media Strategy Revealed | NRF 2025 Insights with Mark Williamson
In this interview, we’re live from NRF 2025 at the VisionGroup booth with Mark Williamson, AVP of Retail Media at Costco. Mark shares Costco's strategic…
Omni Talk RetailRobert Jozic on the Schwarz Group & Its Retail Media Evolution | Live from NRF 2025
Anne and Chris sit down with Robert Jozic, SVP of Schwarz Media and Group Digital Strategy, to discuss the evolving landscape of retail media. Live from the…
Omni Talk RetailNRF CEO Matthew Shay on Retail Innovation, AI, and the Future of the Industry | NRF 2025
In this special interview recorded from the VusionGroup Podcast Studio, Matthew Shay, President and CEO of the National Retail Federation, joins Omni Talk…
Omni Talk RetailMichelle Weiskittel on Albertsons’ Retail Media Evolution & Efficiency Gains | NRF 2025
In this interview recorded live from the VusionGroup podcast studio at NRF 2025, Michelle Weiskittel Head of Media, Creative, and Operations at Albertsons…