

Omni Talk Retail
Omni Talk Retail
Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. It covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.
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Apr 10, 2023 • 5min
Fast Five Shorts | AEO And Radar Partner For The Future Of Apparel Shopping
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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: AEO And Radar Partnering On The Future Of Apparel Shopping
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/04/06/fast-five-video-walmart-gets-in-a-pickle-american-eagle-is-on-the-radar-ikea-is-fine-as-is/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 10, 2023 • 6min
Fast Five Shorts | Walmart's New Social Commerce Inspired Site
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 and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart's New Social Commerce Inspired Site
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/04/06/fast-five-video-walmart-gets-in-a-pickle-american-eagle-is-on-the-radar-ikea-is-fine-as-is/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 6, 2023 • 36min
Fast Five | Walmart Gets In A Pickle, American Eagle Is On The Radar & IKEA Is Fine ‘As-Is’
In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
– The pros and cons (mostly pros) of Walmart’s new social media-inspired website design
– IKEA launching its As-Is program for used items
– The long-term potential of American Eagle deploying Radar’s inventory tracking system
– Kohl’s going all-in on a digital marketplace
– And closed with a look at why we just love Walmart’s new pickleball partnership with Break The Love
There’s all that, plus which of Anne’s parents would most likely be responsible for the two of us looking alike, annual pizza budgets, and dirty old Irish bars in San Francisco.
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Music by hooksounds.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 4, 2023 • 8min
Fast Five Shorts | Levi's Tapping AI Models For More Diversity
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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Levi's Tapping AI Models For More Diversity
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 4, 2023 • 6min
Fast Five Shorts | Telfar Tests New Pricing Strategy
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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Telfar Testing New Pricing Strategy
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 4, 2023 • 6min
Fast Five Shorts | Gap Nixes Its Retail Media Network
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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Gap Nixing Its Retail Media Network
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 3, 2023 • 6min
Fast Five Shorts | Choice Market Expanding With Mini, Fully Autonomous Stores
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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Choice Market Expanding With Mini, Fully Autonomous Stores
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Apr 3, 2023 • 6min
Fast Five Shorts | Panera Bread Offering Amazon One Palm For Payment And Loyalty
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 and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Panera Bread Offering Amazon One Palm For Payment And Loyalty
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Mar 31, 2023 • 43min
Fast Five | Gap Grounds Its Retail Media Plans, Panera Pilots Palm Pay & Levi’s Loses Its AI Mind
In this week'ss Fast Five Podcast, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan joined Anne and Chris to discuss:
- The interesting loyalty angles behind Panera and Amazon’s new palm pay partnership
- Choice Market’s unique advantage in rolling out autonomous mini-marts
- Whether Gap is clairvoyant or foolish in shutting down its retail media efforts
- How much to make of Telfar’s new creative pricing scheme
- And closed with a look at whether Levi’s has lost its freaking mind over AI
There’s all that, plus CEOs making like baristas, post-travel illnesses, and chance encounters in the airport with Omni Talk fans when Anne really needs to use the bathroom.
Music by hooksounds.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

Mar 23, 2023 • 27min
Ask An Expert | Why Investing In Better Allocation Beats Better Planning Every Time
Every retailer has gone down the rabbit hole of trying to improve their sales and inventory planning systems with little to no financial results to show for it.
And that is because the real ROI lies not in better planning but in better allocation, for where a retailer decides to place its goods in-season, considering all the constraints it must optimize against, has an immediate impact on the bottom line.
So Omni Talk is pleased to announce that Manhattan's Senior Director, Product Strategy, Scott Fenwick, joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of their Omni Talk Ask An Expert Series to discuss all the ways retailers can capitalize on the financial opportunity latent in better allocation.
Collectively the three of them go deep on:
– The increased pressures all the various fulfillment options coming out of the pandemic (e.g., BOPIS, ship-from-store, etc.) have placed on allocation systems
– How most legacy allocation systems do not know how to read and react to these new "Omni"-signals
– And, perhaps most importantly, why all of that ladders up into one heck of an ROI opportunity
Please check out additional information on Manhattan's Allocation and Order Management Solutions.
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https://www.manh.com/sites/default/files/sys/documents/2021/11/manh-manhattan-active-allocation-brochure-en.pdf
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