Omni Talk Retail

Openforce CEO Wendy Greenland joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss all the hidden and messy truths that come with doing last-mile delivery well at scale. In this podcast, Chris and Anne go deep with Wendy on: – The mounting pressures e-commerce is placing on the demand for gig labor – The varying requirements one encounters when moving from managing their own employees to managing more contract labor for deliveries – And, perhaps most importantly, the very real issues retailers could face if they aren't ready for the shift It is quite possibly the podcast with the most "Holy crap! I never would have thought about that!" moments in Chris and Anne's six year history of podcasting. *Sponsored Content*This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne: – Were conflicted, yet optimistic, about Walmart’s new microfulfillment center inside of an Arkansas store – Decidedly split in their opinion about Wakefern’s new Freeosk take on in-store sampling – Agreed on the long-term significance of Uber debuting group buying for groceries – Lapped up Walmart adding free virtual veterinary visits to its Walmart+ membership – And, finally, already started jonesing for the day when they can pay for everything with their palms, including alcohol via Amazon’s new age verification system There’s all that, plus Pipedreams, marriage proposals aboard superyachts, and the oh so important disclaimer that, yes, Anne and Chris indeed do all their own stunts for their podcast. Music by hooksounds.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Dave Ritter and David Brown discuss: Google Adding AI To Search For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/18/fast-five-video-free-tvs-walmarts-earnings-report-why-amazon-is-now-anywhere/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Dave Ritter and David Brown discuss: Telly Giving Away Free TVs For Customer Data For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/18/fast-five-video-free-tvs-walmarts-earnings-report-why-amazon-is-now-anywhere/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Dave Ritter and David Brown discuss: Amazon Anywhere Now Enables In Game Shopping For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/18/fast-five-video-free-tvs-walmarts-earnings-report-why-amazon-is-now-anywhere/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Dave Ritter and David Brown discuss: Amazon Awarding Customers $10 For Pickup At Amazon Hubs For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/18/fast-five-video-free-tvs-walmarts-earnings-report-why-amazon-is-now-anywhere/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga and guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group Dave Ritter and David Brown discuss: Walmart, Home Depot, And Target Earnings For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/18/fast-five-video-free-tvs-walmarts-earnings-report-why-amazon-is-now-anywhere/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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 David Ritter and David Brown joined Chris and Anne to debate: – This week’s string of earnings announcements from Home Depot, Target, and Walmart – Amazon’s wild marketing scheme to pay customers $10 to pick up packages – What Google using generative AI heralds for the future of search and for commerce – Amazon’s latest innovation, Amazon Anywhere, that allows Amazon to sell goods directly through video games – And closed with a look at a new startup, Telly, that wants to give people free 55 inch TVs with one catch – each TV comes with a separate screen on which to display always-on ads There’s all that, plus our favorite Bat toys, spicy sauce making, and bridal registry brouhahas. P.S. #RICE2023 is just a few weeks away. Click here to register: https://retailinnovationconference.com/?utm_source=OmnitalkPodcast Music by hooksounds.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/11/fast-five-video-walmart-bets-big-on-esls-lululemon-goes-after-dupes-sephora-gets-lucky/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five live from Shoptalk Europe in Barcelona and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Lululemon Attempting To Beat #lululemondupes With New Strategy For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/05/11/fast-five-video-walmart-bets-big-on-esls-lululemon-goes-after-dupes-sephora-gets-lucky/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy