Omni Talk Retail

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at how Dick’s Sporting Goods unexpectedly surged up the Apple App Store rankings. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn break down how the retailer’s Move fitness rewards app is driving engagement and why gamifying fitness could be a powerful retail loyalty strategy. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here. #RetailNews #DicksSportingGoods #RetailApps #RetailEngagement #RetailInnovation #OmniTalk #RetailFastFiveThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Kroger’s use of autonomous drones inside sub freezing distribution centers. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss how drone technology could transform warehouse inventory management and eliminate some of the most difficult cold chain tasks. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here. #RetailNews #Kroger #WarehouseAutomation #RetailLogistics #SupplyChain #OmniTalk #RetailFastFiveThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, looks at Kroger’s decision to create a Chief Data and AI Officer role. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss what elevating the leader of 84.51 means for Kroger’s long term AI strategy and how data leadership is becoming central to retail. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here.#RetailNews #Kroger #AIinRetail #RetailTechnology #RetailInnovation #OmniTalk #RetailFastFiveThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, examines Costco’s pledge to return any tariff refunds directly to members. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn debate whether this move reflects Costco’s long standing value promise or a strategic messaging play during a complicated economic moment. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here. #RetailNews #Costco #RetailEconomics #RetailStrategy #RetailIndustry #OmniTalk #RetailFastFiveThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

This Omni Talk Retail Fast Five segment, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, explores Walmart’s plan to expand digital shelf labels across all 4,600 U.S. stores. Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss what this massive technology rollout means for pricing accuracy, store operations, and the future of in store retail technology. ⏩ Tune in for the full episode here.#RetailNews #Walmart #DigitalShelfLabels #RetailTech #RetailInnovation #OmniTalk #RetailFastFiveThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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:A federal court temporarily blocked Perplexity AI's Comet browser agent from making purchases on Amazon, putting agentic commerce on a collision course with Amazon's $68.6 billion advertising business.Amazon opened its Shop Direct program to third-party product feeds from Feedonomics, Salsify, and CEDCommerce, taking a major step toward becoming a universal storefront for the entire retail internet.The Detroit Axle de minimis lawsuit got the green light to proceed, raising the stakes for every retailer that relied on the sub-$800 duty-free import exemption.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.Be careful out there!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso, and Veloq, Chris and guest host Jenn Hahn of J Recruiting Services discussed:Walmart expanding its digital shelf label technology to all 4,600 of its US stores, completing what is likely the single largest ESL rollout in retail history (Source)Costco CEO Ron Vachris is publicly pledging to return any tariff refunds directly to members through lower prices (Source)Kroger creating a new Chief Data and AI Officer role by elevating Milen Mahadevan, president of its 84.51 analytics subsidiary, to lead its entire AI and data agenda (Source)Kroger deploying autonomous inventory drones from Corvus Robotics into sub-freezing cold chain distribution facilities (Source)Dick’s Sporting Goods, thanks to its Move fitness rewards app, unexpectedly rocketing to #3 on the Apple App Store free download chart, landing right between Claude and Gemini (Source)And Jenn also helped us hand out this month’s OmniStar Award — given in partnership with Quorso — to Mark Chenier, SVP GMM of Footwear at Academy Sports and Outdoors!There’s all that, plus nihilist penguins, spring break plans, March Madness predictions, and green beer.Also be sure to check out our podcast rankings on FeedspotMusic by hooksounds.com#RetailNews #WalmartESL #DigitalShelfLabels #KrogerAI #RetailTech #CostcoTariffs #RetailPodcast #OmniTalk #RetailFastFive #DicksSportingGoods #OmniStar #RetailInnovationThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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's new permanent CEO Greg Foran outlines his five growth priorities.Retail and grocery brands are already dominating ChatGPT's early ad ecosystem, with Sensor Tower tracking more than 100 individual brand promotions in OpenAI's first four weeks of advertising.Fabletics launches its first-ever denim collection, signaling a broader athleisure slowdown as post-pandemic consumers trade leggings for stretch jeans both on weekends and at the office.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.Be careful out there!This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

AI-driven product carousels at a major retailer generated $470M in a single quarter. A big grocer launches a month-long Stock Up Sale with quadruple loyalty points and expanded digital coupons. Another chain rolls out a Customer Appreciation Week with daily digital deal drops to boost app engagement and urgency.

Aadil Kazmi, Head of AI Product Development at Infios, explains agentic AI in commerce. Omar Akilah, SVP of Product at Infios, brings retail supply chain strategy and execution expertise. They debate agentic versus generative AI. They focus on supply chain execution, autonomous order visibility, quick operational wins, ROI timing, readiness without perfect data, and paths to adopt agentic AI.