Fast Five | Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A New Brand & Walmart Buys A TV Maker

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 Joanna Rangarajan and Cassie Ryding joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

• Why in the world Walmart would acquire Vizio (Source: CNBC)
• Whether Target’s new brand, “dealworthy,” is actually noteworthy (Source: PR Newswire)
• Starbucks new loyalty partnership with Bank of America (Source: Chain Store Age)
• Hasbro’s drastic decision to cut 50% of its skus (Source: Retail Dive)
• And closed with a look at Walmart’s plans to build a “coast-to-coast” network of electric DC fast chargers (Source: Electrek)

There’s all that, plus which body parts we would most want scanned at an airport, Mars simulations, and the rising cost of the Tooth Fairy.

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