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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 RetailThe EU Just Banned Destroying Unsold Clothing | Fast Five Shorts
The European Union has officially banned large fashion companies from destroying unsold clothing, accessories, and footwear, requiring brands to resell…
Omni Talk RetailIs OpenAI's AI Companion The Next iPhone or Just Hype? | Fast Five Shorts
OpenAI is reportedly developing its first hardware device: a screenless, movable AI companion built with Jony Ive's LoveFrom and powered by GPT Live. Chris…
Omni Talk RetailDoorDash's Shopify Integration Could Change Local Commerce | Fast Five Shorts
DoorDash has launched a native Shopify integration that allows any Shopify merchant with a physical U.S. store to instantly list products on the DoorDash…
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Retail Daily Minute | Jersey Mike's Targets $7.94B IPO, Hy-Vee Rolls Out 30-Minute Delivery & BNPL Grocery Use Keeps Climbing
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses…
Omni Talk RetailDoorDash Goes Direct On Shopify, OpenAI Builds An AI Companion & Kroger Pours Into Wine | 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…
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Retail Daily Minute | GameStop Ups eBay Stake to Nearly 10%, Adidas Opens Immersive Store at Mall of America & Grocery Volumes Keep Sliding
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses…
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Retail Daily Minute | EU Bans Destroying Unsold Clothes, Congress Tackles Penny Rounding & Grocery Outlet Deploys Facial Recognition
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses…
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Retail Daily Minute | Wonder Hits $9 Billion Valuation, Instacart Acquires Shelf-Scanning Startup & CVS Expands Pharmacy-Focused Format
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses…
Omni Talk RetailLightning Round: Adult Play-Doh, Amazon Shopping & Ballpark Food | Fast Five Shorts
Chris Walton wraps up another Fast Five by putting Shelley Huff and Chris Niesen through this week's Lightning Round. The conversation covers everything from…
Omni Talk RetailWayfair Is Betting BIG on Physical Stores | Fast Five Shorts
Wayfair built one of the world's largest online furniture businesses, but now it is investing heavily in large format retail stores. Chris Walton is joined by…
Omni Talk RetailTaco Bell Is Making Voice AI a Reality | Fast Five Shorts
Taco Bell has expanded its AI powered drive thru ordering system to nearly 900 restaurants across the United States. Chris Walton is joined by Shelley Huff and…
Omni Talk RetailWalmart Is Building the Future of Drone Delivery | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart has expanded drone delivery across Greater Houston, bringing ultra fast delivery to more than one million consumers and paving the way for hundreds of…
Omni Talk RetailAlbertsons Is Reinventing Merchandising With AI | Fast Five Shorts
Albertsons is rolling out a new AI powered merchandising intelligence platform designed to improve pricing, assortment, promotions, and shelf space decisions…
Omni Talk RetailOcado's Leadership Change Puts Grocery Automation to the Test | Fast Five Shorts
Ocado co-founder and CEO Tim Steiner is stepping down after more than two decades leading one of retail's most ambitious grocery automation companies. Chris…
Omni Talk RetailThe Shelf & Its Data Never Lie | 5IM
Retailers have no shortage of data. But what if the most valuable insights aren't coming from sales reports or demand forecasts, but from what's happening on…
Omni Talk RetailWho Wins & Who Loses With The Shifting Of The American Dream? | Ask An Expert
Is the American Dream still alive? And if it has changed, who stands to win? Who stands to lose? Simon-Kucher recently conducted an exhaustive survey of more…
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Retail Daily Minute | OpenAI Reveals First Hardware Device, Costco Opens Standalone Gas Station & Decathlon Scales ESLs Globally
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: OpenAI is…
Omni Talk RetailWalmart Drones, Taco Bell Voice AI & Wayfair's Big Bet | Fast Five
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by…
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Retail Daily Minute | DoorDash Goes Native on Shopify, Amazon Sharpens Ad Attribution & Instacart Delivers Tractor Supply’s Supplies
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: DoorDash launches…
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Retail Daily Minute | Tailored Brands Files for IPO, Temu Triples Brand Protection & Amazon Dominates Late-Night Shopping
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Tailored Brands…
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Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Shipping Undercuts FedEx and UPS, Taco Bell Scales Voice AI & Brookshire Brothers Adopts AI-Powered Promo Planning
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon Shipping…
Omni Talk RetailLightning Round: Rotisserie Chicken, World Cup & Wimbledon | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five lightning round covers everything from whether Sam's Club has officially dethroned Costco for the best rotisserie chicken to…
Omni Talk RetailAmazon's AI Shopping Vision Starts With Trust | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment explores Amazon's new Alexa Shopping feature that gives customers access to up to 365 days of product price history…
Omni Talk RetailNew Jersey's First-in-the-Nation AI Pricing Bill | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment breaks down New Jersey's proposed legislation targeting AI-powered pricing and placing a moratorium on new electronic…
Omni Talk RetailLowe's Marketplace Could Be a Competitive Advantage | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment looks at Lowe's decision to let store associates sell marketplace products directly through its in-store selling…
Omni Talk RetailAmazon Is Spending $1 Billion on AI Engineers | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment explores Amazon Web Services' $1 billion investment to embed AI engineers directly inside customer organizations Chris…
Omni Talk RetailIs Kroger Buying Growth...or Buying Time? | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment examines Kroger's $1.65 billion acquisition of Giant Eagle and what it signals about the future of the grocery…
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Retail Daily Minute | GameStop Clears Path for eBay Bid, Walmart Expands Drone Delivery & Home Depot Adds Pro Loyalty Perks
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: GameStop…
Omni Talk RetailKroger Buys Giant Eagle, Lowe's Extends The Aisle & NJ Passes A Wacky Grocery Bill | Fast Five
In this week's OmniTalk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton was joined by…
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Retail Daily Minute | Walmart Rolls Back Summer Prices, Aldi Sets Its Sights on Colorado & Nordstrom Goes Big for Its 125th Anniversary Sale
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Walmart and Sam's…
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Retail Daily Minute | Ocado's CEO Steps Down, Klarna Chases a U.S. Bank Charter & Kroger Names a New People Chief
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Ocado announces…
Omni Talk RetailConfessions Of Supply Chain Executives | The End Of Inventory Guesswork
In this episode of Confessions Of Supply Chain Executives, host Chris Walton sits down with Amir Khoshniyati, Vice President at Wiliot, and Kay Irwin, National…
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Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Bets $1 Billion on AI Deployment, Albertsons Scales Merchandising Intelligence & New Jersey Cracks Down on Surveillance Pricing
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Amazon commits $1…
Omni Talk RetailRetail’s Mid-Year Report Card With Ethan Chernofsky of Placer.ai | Ask An Expert
It is that time of the year again! The time where Omni Talk and Placer.ai get together for their annual tradition of handing out mid-year grades across retail…
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Retail Daily Minute | Kroger Acquires Giant Eagle, Dick's Debuts ScoreCard+ & PlayStation Ends Physical Discs
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Kroger agrees to…
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Retail Daily Minute | Target Rolls Out Attendance Points System, Allstate & Macy's Team Up for Product Protection & Amazon Expands Alexa for Shopping Price History
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Target begins…
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Retail Daily Minute | Saks Exits Bankruptcy, Prime Day Delivers Mixed Signals & Rhode Island Mandates Self-Checkout Staffing
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Saks Global exits…
Omni Talk RetailRadios Are Dead and Here Is What Comes Next for Retail Store Ops
In this Retail Technology Spotlight series, Chris Walton sits down with Soroosh Seyhoon, Chief Revenue Officer at Zello, to explore how capturing and analyzing…
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Retail Daily Minute | Lowe's Brings Its Marketplace In-Store, Beverage Giants Add QR Codes & REI Gets Burned by Meta AI
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Lowe's integrates…
Omni Talk RetailLightning Round: Prime Day Shopping, Fast Food Takes, & Old Hickory | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five lightning round covers a little bit of everything, from the passing of legendary Fed chairman Alan Greenspan at age 100 and the…
Omni Talk RetailTarget's "Cheap Chic" Is Back With Isaac Mizrahi? | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment reacts to Target's decision to name fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi as its first-ever Creative Director at Large, a brand…
Omni Talk RetailBed Bath & Beyond Wants Your OLD Coupons Back | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment covers Bed Bath & Beyond's Legendary Coupon Hunt, a 21-day nationwide sweepstakes inviting customers to dig out their…
Omni Talk RetailKroger's E-Commerce Finally Turns a Profit | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment tackles Kroger's Q1 fiscal 2026 earnings, where the grocery giant posted $46.1 billion in total sales and announced…
Omni Talk RetailE-Grocery Just Surged 28% And Regional Grocers Should Look to Sweden | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment breaks down the explosive June 2025 e-grocery data from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus, which showed a 28%…
Omni Talk RetailAhold Delhaize Looks to Amazon for Its Next CEO | Fast Five Shorts
This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment examines Ahold Delhaize's decision to appoint former Amazon Fresh executive Claire Peters as CEO of Ahold Delhaize USA…
Omni Talk RetailDanone Is Building Healthier Lives Through Data and AI | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Ayla Ziz, Chief…
Omni Talk RetailFrom Protein to Healthy Aging & Where Danone Sees Growth Next | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Pablo Perversi…
Omni Talk RetailPreparing Retail for What's Next with Wesley Wilson on AI Innovation | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Wesley Wilson…
Omni Talk RetailA Look at IGA's $80B Global Network Connecting 8,000 Independent Grocers Worldwide | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026, Chris Walton sits down with John Ross, President & CEO of…
Omni Talk RetailKearney's 100-Year Perspective on the Future of Retail | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Rhiannon Thomas…
Omni Talk RetailWhat CGF's Latest Healthier Lives Research Reveals About Consumers | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Sharon Bligh…
Omni Talk RetailMigros Türkiye Group CEO Özgür Tort on Winning the Last Mile | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton sits down with Özgür Tort, Migros…
Omni Talk RetailCollaboration Is Reshaping Sustainability with Ahold Delhaize & Mondelēz | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton is joined by Alex Holt, Chief…
Omni Talk RetailInside The Global Cocoa Crisis With Mondelēz's Chief Cocoa Officer | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton is joined by Darren O'Brien, Chief…
Omni Talk RetailWhat Retailers Need to Know from Bain & Company's State of Food Habits Report | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton is joined by Ruth Lewis, Senior…
Omni Talk RetailBel Group's Chief Growth Officer on Turning Ideas Into Impact | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton is joined by Béatrice de Noray…
Omni Talk RetailJustin Honaman of AWS on the Data Challenge Behind AI Scale | CGF 2026
In this Omni Talk Retail interview, recorded live from the Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit 2026 in Vienna, Chris Walton is joined by Justin Honaman, Global…
Omni Talk RetailThe Rohlik Group's Formula for Profitable Online Grocery | 5IM
In this 5 Insightful Minutes episode, Rita Kerbaj, Chief Strategy Officer at the Rohlik Group, joins Omni Talk to discuss the evolving economics of online…
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Retail Daily Minute | Prime Day's Conflicting Data, SNAP Restrictions Blocked & Uber Eats Adds New Retailers
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl. In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Prime Day is…
Omni Talk RetailTarget Turns The Dial Back to 2005, E-Grocery Surges 28% & Bed Bath Wants Your Coupons | Fast Five
In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso and Veloq, Chris Walton checked in…