Omni Talk Retail
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. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy
Lightning Round: Super Bowl Picks, Genie vs. Samantha & Adam Sandler | Fast Five Shorts
It’s lightning round time, and Chris Walton and Shelley Huff are making some very important decisions, from their Super Bowl picks to choosing between Genie and Samantha and naming the Adam Sandler movie they’d keep forever.
Plus, one very specific wish involving a dog that may or may not be possible.
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What Should Be on Sprouts’ New CEO Nick Konat’s Agenda? | Fast Five Shorts
Sprouts has named Nick Konat as its next CEO, with the leadership transition set to take effect in January 2027.
Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss what Konat should focus on as he takes the reins, from staying disciplined on the retailer’s existing strategy to executing the roadmap already in motion.
The big question: Does Sprouts need a new strategy, or simply a new leader to execute the one it already has?
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Sephora’s Making Monthly Drops on TikTok Shop | Fast Five Shorts
Sephora is testing monthly exclusive product drops on TikTok Shop, giving the beauty retailer another way to create demand and build community around new products.
Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss how TikTok Shop differs from Amazon, and why the platform may be more valuable for creating demand than simply capturing it.
The big question: Can TikTok Shop turn product drops into a repeatable retail habit?
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Costco Quietly Kills Costco Next Marketplace | Fast Five Shorts
Costco has quietly shut down Costco Next, its member-only online marketplace that connected shoppers with products from outside brands.
Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss why Costco’s club model may not translate neatly to a marketplace business, and what the move says about where Costco wants to focus its digital strategy.
The big question: Does Costco really need a marketplace when its core model is already working?
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Does Ulta Need to Get the Flock Out of Here? | Fast Five Shorts
Ulta is facing backlash over its use of Flock Safety’s automated license plate reader technology, raising bigger questions about transparency, communication, and how retailers handle technology that can impact their customers.
Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss whether the bigger problem is the technology itself or the way Ulta communicated its use of it.
The big question: When retailers use controversial technology, how much transparency do customers deserve?
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Amazon’s Grocery Pop-Ups Keep Coming, But Should They? | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is bringing back its digital grocery pop-up for Labor Day, but the bigger question is what these short-term grocery pushes actually accomplish for the retailer.
Chris Walton and Shelley Huff discuss whether Amazon’s grocery pop-ups are a smart way to build share and stay top of mind, or just another temporary promotion in an increasingly crowded grocery market.
The big question: Is Amazon building a grocery business, or just building grocery moments?
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Retail Daily Minute | Petco's Loyalty Program Backfires, Neighborhood Intelligence Drops F9 Brands Deal & Francesca's Liquidation Confirmed
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Petco's relaunched loyalty program backfires as redemption volumes blow past projections, costing the company millions in net sales.Neighborhood Intelligence, the parent of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock, cancels its planned acquisition of F9 Brands, owner of Lumber Liquidators.Francesca's Chapter 11 liquidation plan is confirmed by a bankruptcy judge, finalizing the sale of its IP to Altar'd State parent Stand Out For Good.The Retail Daily Minute has...
Sprouts’ New CEO, Costco Exits Its Marketplace & Ulta Is Told To Get The Flock Out | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Shelley Huff is back again, joining Chris Walton for another round of Fast Five fun. The former Serta Simmons CEO and Walmart executive, now CEO and Co-Founder of the Interval, joins Chris to discuss:
• Amazon’s latest limited-time grocery storefront for Labor Day and whether these smaller, occasion-based sales events are smart incremental share-building moves or just a gimmick that doesn’t move the needle. (Source)
• Ulta Beauty’s social med...
Retail Daily Minute | SKIMS Taps DoorDash for On-Demand Delivery, Walgreens Rolls Out In-Store Ad Screens & Target Adds New App AI Features
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
SKIMS partners with DoorDash for its first on-demand delivery integration, bringing its full U.S. store footprint onto the platform.Walgreens rolls out in-store advertising screens from Looma to 1,200 locations by early 2027, expanding its retail media network.Target adds four new AI-powered features to its shopping app, including photo search, AI review insights, Buy Again, and Continue Shopping.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot...
Taking Stock Of Agentic Commerce In Grocery, Plus Walmart’s Slam Dunk And Sprouts New CEO | GrocerTalk
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Sarah Engel, President of digital marketing agency and consultancy January Digital and one of Adweek’s 50 most influential marketing executives, to take stock of the latest developments in Agentic Commerce and unpack the global grocery news stories from this week that we believe are worth paying attention to.
This week, they discuss:
• Anthropic’s new blueprints for Shopping and Merchant Agents, Amazon’s latest Alexa for Shopping update, and what the rise of Agentic Commerce means for grocery. (Source)<...
Retail Daily Minute | Ulta's Flock Surveillance Backlash, Costco Next's Silent Shutdown & Amazon's Agentic Alexa Push
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Ulta Beauty faces a social media backlash over its use of Flock's license plate reader technology, with the retailer and vendor both staying quiet even as Flock's own chatbot confirms the partnership.Costco quietly shuts down its Costco Next marketplace without any public announcement, leaving members to piece it together on Reddit.Amazon rolls out a wave of new Alexa for Shopping features, pushing its AI assistant further into autonomous...The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight series, Chris Walton sits down with Julian Sellan, Senior Supply Chain Engineer at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, and Nick Cianfarani, Senior Account Manager at Dematic, to explore one of the biggest questions facing supply chain leaders today: How do you decide when it's time to upgrade your logistics network and when is it smarter to start over? Through the lens of Southern Glazer's ongoing network transformation, Julian and Nick break down what goes into evaluating aging facilities, consolidating distribution centers, and designing an operation that can meet today's demand without becoming obsolete tomorrow.
<...Lightning Round: Super Bowl Picks, Pie & Days of Thunder | Fast Five Shorts
Chris Walton and Ben Miller put Michael Prendergast and Ken Davidson on the Fast Five lightning round hot seat, covering everything from Super Bowl predictions and favorite types of pie to the return of Cole Trickle in a Days of Thunder sequel.
Plus, Ken reveals the one and only tattoo he would ever get.
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Amazon Eyes Fully Automated Delivery Stations | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is reportedly exploring Project Tetromino, an internal initiative aimed at building fully automated delivery stations and bringing even more robotics into the last mile.
The Fast Five crew discusses whether full automation is inevitable, how quickly Amazon could make it happen, and why the company appears hesitant to publicly own its automation ambitions.
Because when Amazon already has more than a million robots deployed, the question may not be if automation is coming, but just how fast.
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Stripe Says the Checkout Page Is Dead. Is Retail Ready? | Fast Five Shorts
Stripe believes the traditional online checkout page is on its way out as AI agents and agentic commerce begin to reshape how consumers shop.
Michael Prendergast, Ken Davidson, Ben Miller, and Chris Walton discuss what happens when the purchasing process becomes increasingly machine-led, from eliminating friction and clicks to completely rethinking promotions, pricing, and how retailers compete for transactions.
The big question: Are retailers ready for a world where machines may increasingly shop for consumers?
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Sur La Table Launches Peer-to-Peer Resale Marketplace | Fast Five Shorts
Sur La Table has entered the resale game with Second Servings, a new peer-to-peer marketplace for kitchenware, home goods, and dining products.
The Fast Five crew debates whether the marketplace is a smart, low-lift opportunity or simply a distraction that won't generate enough traffic to move the needle. And after taking a closer look at the platform, Ben Miller raises another interesting question: is this really a peer-to-peer marketplace, or a new way for Sur La Table to sell discounted and returned merchandise?
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Target Launches Its Post-Ulta Beauty Destination | Fast Five Shorts
Target is launching Target Beauty Studio with more than 1,600 products from 90 brands, including more than two-thirds that are brand new to Target.
But can this new beauty destination successfully fill the space left behind by Ulta? Chris Walton, Ben Miller, Michael Prendergast, and Ken Davidson debate whether Target's future in beauty depends on finding the next big brands, creating the right assortment, or proving that its merchandising team can still deliver.
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Can Walmart Take a Bite Out of DoorDash and Uber Eats? | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart is expanding its restaurant delivery ambitions beyond the Subway locations inside its stores, and the Fast Five crew thinks this could become much more than just a grocery delivery add-on.
Ken Davidson sees it primarily as a logical bolt-on, while Michael Prendergast, Ben Miller, and Chris Walton argue Walmart's massive store footprint, delivery density, and potential drone capabilities could eventually make it a much bigger threat to DoorDash and Uber Eats.
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A Sneak Peek at Groceryshop 2026 | 5IM
What will define the next chapter of grocery and CPG innovation? In this edition of 5 Insightful Minutes, Rocquan Lucas, VP of Content at Groceryshop, joins Omni Talk to preview what attendees can expect when Groceryshop returns to Las Vegas this September.
From AI-powered shopping experiences and retail media to evolving consumer behavior, unified commerce, and the technology transforming retail’s core operations, Rocquan breaks down the biggest themes shaping this year’s agenda. He also shares what’s new at the show, including more interactive tactical learning sessions designed to give attendees actionable takeaways they can bring back t...
Retail Daily Minute | Anthropic Launches Commerce Agent Blueprint, Sephora Drops Into TikTok Shop & Sprouts Names New CEO
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Anthropic launches a blueprint for building AI shopping agents on Claude, touting big cart-size and conversion gains from early retail partners.Sephora debuts a TikTok Shop storefront with exclusive monthly product drops starting September 19th.Sprouts Farmers Market names Nick Konat, a Petco and Target merchandising veteran, as its next CEO.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's...
Walmart Wants Dinner, Target Tries Beauty Again & Checkout Is Dead | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Michael Prendergast and Ken Davidson of the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, along with Ben Miller, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of GrocerTalk, to discuss:
• Walmart’s plans to expand restaurant delivery beyond its own Subway locations and whether its massive store footprint could make it a real competitor to DoorDash and Uber Eats. (Source)
• Target’s new Beauty Studio, launching in more than 600 stores, and whethe...
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Sued Over Hidden Ad Fees, YouTube Taps Amazon for Shopping & Home Depot's AI Hits the Aisles
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
The FTC and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging it secretly inflated ad auction prices for advertisers over seven-plus years.YouTube adds Amazon as an affiliate partner in YouTube Shopping, letting creators tag Amazon products in videos.Home Depot expands its Magic Apron AI assistant with localized store knowledge across all 2,000+ U.S. locations.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni...
Us Shoppers Feel The Pinch, BJ’s Trims The Fat And Targets Big Beauty Bet | GrocerTalk
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, and Vusion, Ben Miller is joined by Stewart Samuel, Director of Retail Futures at IGD and a leading grocery retail analyst and industry expert, to unpack the global grocery news stories from this week that we believe are worth paying attention to.
This week, they discuss:
• Whether weak US consumer confidence is finally translating into changes in grocery shopping behavior, from strong results at Dollar Tree and Dollar General to lower-income shoppers pulling back at Walmart. (Source)
• BJ’s Wholesale Club’s plans to reduce its SKU...
Retail Daily Minute | Nuuly Fuels Urban Outfitters' Record Quarter, Anthropologie Bets Big on Nike & Batteries Plus Rolls Out AI Across Its Stores
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Urban Outfitters Inc. posts record Q2 sales as Nuuly subscriptions surge, with nearly half of Nuuly's inventory coming from its own sister brands.Anthropologie brings Nike to its shelves for the first time as its sneaker-buying customers jump 30%.Batteries Plus rolls out a trio of AI tools across its franchise and store network.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with...
Welcome to the Age of "Supervised Automation" | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight series, Chris Walton sits down with Antons Sapriko, Founder and CEO of Scandiweb, to explore just how far AI has already gone in running the operational layers behind retail and what happens when employees shift from doing the work to supervising the systems doing it for them.
Antons breaks down the evolution from AI assistance to what Scandiweb calls "supervised automation," where AI increasingly handles everything from personalization and pricing logic to purchase order reconciliation, software development, and the modernization of legacy systems. The conversation also explores Scandiweb's OperaLayer, an operational layer...
Retail Daily Minute | Old Navy Gets a New CEO, Walmart Widens Restaurant Delivery & Your Labor Day Weather Report
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Gap Inc. beats on earnings but Old Navy posts its first negative comp quarter since 2023, and gets a new CEO in Michael Francis, effective November 2nd.Walmart expands restaurant delivery beyond in-store Subway locations, touting strong crossover with its Express Delivery membership growth.Planalytics forecasts a regionally split Labor Day weekend, with heat driving demand in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic and cooler, wetter conditions out West.The Retail...
Lightning Round: Pineapple Pizza, Extravagant Purchases & Retail Commercials | Fast Five Shorts
Chris Walton puts Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, in the Fast Five lightning round, covering everything from the great pineapple-on-pizza debate and their favorite retail commercials of all time to the most extravagant purchases they can justify on a time-per-dollar basis.
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Can Substack Help Ann Taylor Stage A Comeback? | Fast Five Shorts
Ann Taylor is making a major push to reinvent its brand through Substack, storytelling, and a new fall fashion blitz.
Chris Walton and Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, discuss whether the strategy can help Ann Taylor reconnect with modern consumers and what other legacy retail brands can learn from moving beyond traditional advertising to build deeper relationships with their audiences.
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Who Needs Restaurants? CPK Bets On 1,000 Kiosks | Fast Five Shorts
California Pizza Kitchen wants to put its pizzas in a lot more places, with plans to expand its automated kiosk business to 1,000 locations.
Chris Walton and Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, discuss whether automated food kiosks could open up an entirely new growth channel for restaurant brands and what happens when the restaurant experience becomes less about the restaurant itself.
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J.C. Penney Takes Aim At Off-Price, But Should It Have? | Fast Five Shorts
J.C. Penney is taking aim at the off-price retail market, but Chris Walton and Joe Laszlo aren't convinced the strategy is necessarily the right move.
Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, joins Chris to debate whether J.C. Penney can successfully compete with off-price retailers or whether the company risks losing focus on what it should actually be doing to win back customers.
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Home Depot Rolls Out 3-Hour Delivery Nationwide | Fast Five Shorts
Home Depot is taking same-day delivery nationwide with a new promise to get orders to customers in as little as three hours.
Chris Walton and Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, discuss what the move says about the growing expectations around delivery speed and whether faster fulfillment can become a meaningful competitive advantage in home improvement retail.
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Is Target’s Turnaround Actually Real? | Fast Five Shorts
Target is showing signs of improvement, but is the retailer actually turning the corner?
Chris Walton is joined by Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S. at Shoptalk, to debate Target's latest results, including stronger sales, grocery growth, improved store traffic, and a raised outlook. But after a difficult stretch, the bigger question remains: is this a genuine turnaround or simply a bounce off weak comparisons?
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Retail Daily Minute | Kohl's Sephora Slump Deepens, Target Launches Beauty Studio & Costco Cakes Come to Instacart
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Kohl's Q2 sales inch closer to stable, but its Sephora shop-in-shop falls for a second straight quarter, raising questions about the durability of its turnaround.Target unveils Target Beauty Studio, a 600+ store beauty overhaul featuring 90 brands, two-thirds of them new to the retailer.Costco's custom cakes and party platters land on Instacart for nationwide delivery for the first time, deepening the retailers' 2017 partnership.The Retail Daily Minute has been...
A Target Turnaround(?), CPK Kiosks & JCP Picks A Fight With Off-Price | Fast Five
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Quorso, Veloq, and R&S Logistics, Chris Walton was joined by Joe Laszlo, Head of Content & Insights, U.S., Shoptalk, to discuss:
• Target’s latest results, including stronger sales, rising traffic, grocery growth, and a raised full-year outlook, and whether the retailer is truly turning the corner or still lacks the differentiated strategy needed to sustain its momentum. (Source)
• Home Depot’s nationwide rollout of three-hour delivery, and whether the retailer is smartly getting ahead of c...
Retail Daily Minute | GLP-1s Shrink Plus-Size Racks, Amazon Eyes Fully Automated Delivery Stations & Instacart Adds Petsense
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Plus-size clothing options are quietly shrinking at chains like H&M, Aritzia, Mango, and Zara, and the GLP-1 boom is the likely driver, even as retailers avoid saying so.Amazon is reportedly developing "fully automated" delivery stations under an internal initiative called Project Tetromino, though the company disputes the reported details.Instacart adds Petsense by Tractor Supply as its exclusive same-day delivery partner, bringing pet supplies to the app in as...Target Hits The Q2 Bullseye, Sainsbury’s Anti-Theft Set-Back & Drones, Drones, Drones | GrocerTalk
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, and Vusion, Ben Miller is joined by Martin Bailie, Global Retail CEO, AI & Growth Expert and Founder of MWB Advisory to unpack the news stories from global grocery this week that we believe are worth paying attention to. Martin brings decades of hands-on grocery experience across three continents, with a career spanning Tesco, Tata India, Primark and Lidl.
This week, they discuss:
• Target’s Q2 results, and whether stronger sales, grocery growth and improved store traffic signal a genuine turnaround or simply a bounce from a weak comp...
Retail Daily Minute | Walmart Launches New Fashion Brand, Ann Taylor Stages a Comeback & Stripe Predicts the Death of Checkout
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Walmart launches Scenario, a new under-$25 women's fashion brand taking over shelf space from Time and Tru, as the retailer leans on fashion to offset its weakest comp sales growth in six years.Ann Taylor debuts "This Is Ann," its first major marketing campaign since 2017, as parent company KnitWell Group looks to reconnect the heritage brand with career-minded shoppers.Stripe's president predicts the traditional checkout page is dying as agentic commerce...Retail Daily Minute | Walmart Finally Accepts Apple Pay, Ross Stores Trounces TJX & Home Depot Goes 3-Hour Delivery
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Walmart reverses years of resistance and will finally accept Apple Pay and Google Pay at Walmart and Sam's Club stores starting August 24th.Ross Stores posts a blowout Q2, with comps up 10% and earnings up 68%, while rival TJX's Marmaxx division managed just 1% comp growth.Home Depot rolls out three-hour express delivery nationwide, using more than 2,000 stores as fulfillment hubs for a flat $7–$10 fee.The Retail Daily Minute has been ro...
Lightning Round: Stella, Shopping, Little Debbie & Fantasy Football | Fast Five Shorts
Chris Walton puts Jenn Hahn in the Fast Five lightning round, covering everything from Stella Lefty and back-to-school shopping to Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies, fantasy football picks, and plenty more retail-free fun.
▶️ Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/VL3Q373gkfY
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TikTok Quietly Builds Its Own Version Of Amazon Prime | Fast Five Shorts
TikTok Shop is reportedly testing a paid Shop Plus membership that could offer free shipping, discounts, and coupons as the platform looks to keep shoppers from leaving for Amazon.
Chris Walton and Jenn Hahn discuss whether TikTok’s rapid growth and social-first shopping experience could make Shop Plus a genuine threat to Amazon’s ecosystem.
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