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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.
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- Yesterday5 min
Lightning Round: Sports Authority, AI Coffee & Airport Etiquette | Fast Five Shorts
It’s lightning round time, and Chris Walton and guest host Josh Hahn tackle some of life's most pressing questions, from choosing whether Sports Authority or Meijer prepared Josh better for recruiting, to the exact AI superpower Chris wishes he had for his morning routine. Plus, they debate the best QSR to add to Walmart's restaurant tab and establish a non-negotiable rule for airport etiquette. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- Yesterday8 min
Kroger Trims Its Sales Outlook | Fast Five Shorts
Kroger has trimmed its full-year same-store sales outlook even as digital e-commerce and retail media continue to see strong double-digit growth. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss the state of traditional grocery and what shrinking sales forecasts mean when digital layers are the primary bright spots. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- Yesterday8 min
SKIMS Taps DoorDash for On-Demand Delivery | Fast Five Shorts
SKIMS has teamed up with DoorDash for its first-ever on-demand delivery partnership, making thousands of styles available from select U.S. stores in under an hour.Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss whether instant delivery helps or hurts a brand whose entire appeal has been built around exclusivity and hype.▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- Yesterday5 min
Amazon Turns Prime Video Into a Storefront | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon has significantly expanded its Prime Video shopping features, growing its "Shop the Show" tool from 1,300 titles to more than 8,000 while adding new visual search capabilities. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss whether shoppable TV is finally reaching scale or if it risks ruining the core entertainment experience. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- Yesterday5 min
Is Macy's Turnaround for Real? | Fast Five Shorts
Macy’s has posted its fifth consecutive quarter of comparable-sales growth, beating Wall Street estimates and raising its full-year guidance as CEO Tony Spring's turnaround strategy takes hold. Chris Walton and Josh Hahn discuss whether it's finally time to plant the victory flag at Macy's, or if there is still too much heavy lifting left to do on the core brand. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- Yesterday9 min
Walmart Adds Papa Johns to Express Delivery | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart has added Papa Johns to Walmart Express Delivery, making it the first national restaurant brand fulfilled entirely from locations outside of Walmart stores. Chris Walton and guest host Josh Hahn discuss whether Walmart’s latest move is a clever way to bring customers into the app more often, or if they are solving a need that consumers never actually asked for. ▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/089y7s8PKCEThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- 2 days ago42 min
Making Space – Real Time: Inside Michaels’ New Format, TJX’s Rare Miss, and Target’s Beauty Play
Welcome to the very first episode of Making Space Real Time, a new show from Chris Niesen, presented by the Association of Retail Consumer Professionals (ARC) in partnership with the Omni Talk Retail Podcast Network. The week Chris Niesen is joined by Omni Talk Co-CEO Chris Walton as his guest host to break down what's actually happening on the retail floor. In this episode: 🎨 Michaels' next-gen store format — What the knit-and-sew shop, rebuilt party shop, and Pinterest trend bar in the new Rogers, Arkansas store tell us about Michaels' pivot toward "creativity and celebration," and whether the format can scale past three test stores 📉 TJX's rare miss — Why Marmaxx (TJ Maxx and Marshalls) comped just 1% against a 6% comp the quarter before, and whether it's a competitive pricing issue, a merchandising and space-planning issue, or both, with a direct comparison to sister brand HomeGoods 💄 Target's Beauty Studio launch — A first-hand, opening-day walkthrough of Target's new owned-and-operated beauty shop rolling out to 600+ stores, replacing the Ulta Beauty partnership, including candid notes on staffing, training, in-store marketing clutter, and whether the experience lives up to a "prestige" positioning 🎤 Plus: a Checkout segment covering lessons from the two Chris's shared years at Gap, can't-miss retailers to visit (Patina Stores, Dick's House of Sport, Sam's Club), and the most overlooked category in retail today 📍 New episodes of Making Space -- Real Time every other week.📩 Subscribe to Chris Niesen on Substack: chrisniesen.substack.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
- 2 days ago11 min
Landmark Group's Shailesh Jain on AI, Personalization & Smarter Business Decisions | Live from Paris
Live from the Vusion podcast studio at NRF Retail's Big Show Europe in Paris, Ben Miller sits down with Shailesh Jain, Chief Customer & Analytics Officer at Landmark Group, to cut through the AI hype and explore where the technology is actually creating value in retail.Shailesh explains why AI can amplify both good and bad business decisions, why retailers should start with the problem rather than the technology, and how Landmark Group is scaling AI across thousands of stores, multiple brands and geographies. He also breaks down how AI is enabling the company to personalize content across 2,000 micro-segments, while keeping guardrails in place to make sure personalization helps customers without crossing the line into feeling like surveillance.In this episode:• Where AI is creating real value in retail, and where the hype is misplaced• Why retailers should start with business decisions, not AI projects• How Landmark Group is scaling AI across brands and geographies• Using AI to personalize content across 2,000 customer micro-segments• How AI is changing CRM, customer communication and personalization• Why the best customer decision can sometimes be not to communicate• Where retailers should draw the line between personalization and surveillance• The importance of human oversight in critical customer and business decisions• What retail CEOs should focus on when approaching AI🎧 Subscribe to Omni Talk Retail for more conversations with the leaders shaping retail.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
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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.
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