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
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Closes Grocery Partner Storefronts, ALDI’s $39 Thanksgiving & Target Upgrades Its Store Team App
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Amazon closes its grocery partner storefronts on Amazon.com and pushes grocers toward Lockers, co-location and AWS.ALDI promises a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 for under $39, with no coupons, loyalty cards or memberships required.Target refreshes its myDay store operations app with a new Leader View and a Scan to Divert tool it says has driven $25 million in value.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed...
Amazon’s Layoffs, TikTok's One-Click Bet & Walmart's 1-Hour Pickup | 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 SmartScout, Chris Walton welcomes back resident talent expert Jenn Hahn, founder and CEO of J Recruiting Services. With retail layoffs, AI-driven hiring decisions, and holiday shopping already in full swing, Jenn brings her recruiting expertise and operator perspective to a week full of questions about the future of retail.
The episode also kicks off with this month’s OmniStar Award, presented in partnership with Quorso, recognizing Kevin Iverson, Zone Training Director at Family Doll...
Retail Daily Minute | French Supermarket Fridges Hacked, Kroger Slashes Corporate Ranks & Albertsons Pulls Guidance
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Hackers breach a refrigeration vendor and overheat coolers in hundreds of French supermarkets, spoiling food and causing millions of euros in losses.Kroger plans to cut roughly 3,000 corporate jobs over three years, and CEO Greg Foran says the savings will go into lower prices.Albertsons beats on EPS but pulls its full-year guidance and launches a sweeping business review, with its 22 banners under scrutiny.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up...
Healthy Choices for Shoppers, All Change in UK Health & Beauty, and Autonomous Delivery Robots | GrocerTalk
Chris Walton is back on GrocerTalk with Ben Miller, and this week, they're shaking things up a little!
From a major shakeup in UK health and beauty to the growing push for healthier grocery shopping and the rise of autonomous delivery robots, there's plenty to unpack. Sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben and Chris are taking on three big questions: Who stands to win in UK beauty? How can grocers help shoppers make healthier choices? And are sidewalk robots really the future of delivery?
Plus, Kevin Billings of Sifter Solutions joins...
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Eyes $7B Decart Deal, Lowe's Starts Black Friday in October & Tm:rw Goes Live on TikTok Shop
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup Decart for about $7 billion, after Anthropic's own deal for the company fell through.Lowe's launches Black Friday deals on October 29, with early Doorbuster access for rewards members and weeks of rolling holiday promotions.Tm:rw turns its Times Square flagship into nine brand studios streaming live on TikTok Shop, with one always-on studio staying permanently.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing...
Solving Retail’s $1.7 Trillion Inventory Problem With RFID and AI | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series, Chris Walton sits down with Gagan Luthra, VP of Product at Impinj, to tackle one of retail's most persistent and expensive challenges: inventory distortion. With an estimated $1.7 trillion lost annually to inventory distortion, retailers have spent years investing in systems designed to improve accuracy. But what if the real problem isn't inventory at all? What if it's the data? Gagan explains how advances in RFID technology, including Impinj's Gen2X, are helping retailers move beyond inventory snapshots toward more accurate, real-time item-level visibility.
Chris and Gagan also explore what this looks...
Retail Daily Minute | Starbucks Reportedly Explored a Chipotle Takeover, Prime Big Deal Days Nears $10B & CVS Brings Its Pharmacy-Focused Format to Boston
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Starbucks declines to comment on a Financial Times report that it explored a takeover of Chipotle, saying it remains focused on its turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol.Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days helps drive $9.86 billion in U.S. online spending, as early deals threaten to pull demand forward from Black Friday and Cyber Monday.CVS opens its first pharmacy-focused store in the Boston area, bringing its roughly 3,000-square-foot format to Roxbury.The...
Lightning Round: Chariots Of Fire, Ted Lasso, IKEA Fails & French Retail | Fast Five Shorts
It's lightning round time on Fast Five, and Chris Walton and guest host Richard McKenzie are taking a break from the week's retail headlines for a little UK film history, television, furniture assembly, and French retail.
From debating whether Chariots of Fire is actually celebrated in the UK and choosing which Ted Lasso character would make the best retail CEO, to an IKEA assembly story that takes a VERY unexpected turn and a disagreement over Carrefour versus Monoprix, this lightning round has a little bit of everything.
Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https...
IKEA Closes Three Small-Format Stores: Blip Or Bust? | Fast Five Shorts
IKEA is closing three of its small-format plan and order stores in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, including a Georgetown location that opened less than a year ago. The closures come as IKEA reevaluates its U.S. footprint while continuing to invest in home delivery, pickup services, and digital channels.
After years of positioning smaller stores as a way to reach more customers, is IKEA discovering that its traditional big-box experience is harder to replicate than expected? Chris Walton and Richard McKenzie break down the logistical challenges of the plan and order concept and whether these...
Walmart Lights Up Its Shelves In Time For The Holidays | Fast Five Shorts
Walmart is rolling out three new light-up digital shelf label features across its stores in time for the holiday season. Shop to Light helps customers locate products using the Walmart app, while Pick to Light and Stock to Light help associates fulfill online orders and restock shelves more efficiently.
But which of these three features will actually deliver the most value? Chris Walton and Richard McKenzie rank the benefits of Walmart's new technology and discuss why something as simple as a flashing shelf label could have a much bigger impact on store operations and the shopping experience...
DoorDash Adds Macy's, Anthropologie & $7.99 Dasher Returns | Fast Five Shorts
DoorDash is expanding its retail marketplace with Macy's, Anthropologie, The North Face, Vans, and Timberland, bringing hundreds of additional stores onto its platform. The company is also introducing Dasher Returns, a $7.99 service that lets customers have returns picked up directly from their doors. With more than half of the NRF Top 100 Retailers now partnering with DoorDash, its vision of becoming the "mall in your pocket" is gaining momentum.
But is DoorDash building the next major retail marketplace, or are shoppers really only turning to it for last-minute purchases? Chris Walton and Richard McKenzie debate the long-term opportunity...
Sephora At M&S: 100 UK Stores And A Very Familiar Playbook | Fast Five Shorts
Marks & Spencer and Sephora are teaming up to bring Sephora at M&S to 100 UK stores and M&S.com beginning in spring 2027. The partnership will introduce a curated selection of beauty brands, in-store Sephora Beauty Advisors, and online shopping with home delivery and Click & Collect, giving Sephora a much larger footprint in the UK beauty market.
We've seen similar partnerships in the U.S. with Sephora at Kohl's and Ulta Beauty at Target, but could this one play out differently? Chris Walton and Richard McKenzie discuss why M&S might be the ideal partner, who needs...
Would You Like Ads With That? McDonald's Bets On A $1B Media Network | Fast Five Shorts
McDonald's is piloting third-party advertising on digital drive-thru menu boards at 450 company-owned U.S. restaurants as part of its new McDonald's Media Network, with ambitions of building a $1 billion advertising business. The ads appear after customers place their orders, and the network could eventually expand to additional screens throughout its restaurants.
But is McDonald's sitting on a billion-dollar advertising opportunity, or is the real value somewhere beyond the drive-thru? Chris Walton and Richard McKenzie debate whether the strategy can deliver meaningful returns without overwhelming customers with even more ads.
Watch the full Fast Five episode...
The Store of the Future Is Only As Good As Its Associates | Ask An Expert
The Store of the Future is closer than you think, and it might not involve nearly as many screens, keyboards, or handheld devices as it does today. As retailers continue investing in AI and automation, one big question remains: What will the day-to-day experience actually look like for the employees working inside stores five to ten years from now?
In the latest Omni Talk Retail Ask An Expert Series, Chris Walton welcomes Matthew Mott, Director of Marketing at Zello, to explore the rise of the keyboardless store, the power of voice technology, and how AI-powered assistants could...
When AI Does the Shopping, Who Wins the Loyalty? | 5IM
What happens to grocery loyalty when AI agents start making shopping decisions for consumers? In this edition of 5 Insightful Minutes, recorded live at Groceryshop 2026, Seb Hill, Chief Marketing Officer at TCC Global, joins Omni Talk's Ben Miller to explore how agentic AI could reshape grocery retailing, challenge traditional loyalty programs, and change what it really means to earn a shopper's loyalty.
Drawing on new research from TCC Global, Seb discusses what happens when AI agents begin prioritizing price, convenience, and efficiency over traditional retailer relationships. He and Ben examine whether loyalty programs, personalized offers, and existing metrics...
Retail Daily Minute | TikTok Adds an AI Shopping Agent, Grocers Push Back on FTC Pricing Policy & Tractor Supply Opens an AI DC
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
TikTok launches an AI Shopping Assistant and one-click Buy Direct checkout, letting shoppers discover and buy without leaving the For You feed.FMI and the National Grocers Association urge the FTC to separate personalized pricing from loyalty offers, coupons, and electronic shelf labels.Tractor Supply opens its 11th distribution center in Nampa, Idaho, a $200 million-plus automated facility with a dedicated AI team.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot...
McDonald's Supersizes Its Ads, Walmart Lights Up & DoorDash Widens Its Mall Base | 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 SmartScout, Chris Walton welcomes Richard McKenzie into the guest hosting chair. The former Ocado executive and Veloq CEO brings his retail expertise, UK perspective, and plenty of back-and-forth with Chris, "bringing this week’s show to an 11."
Chris and Richard dig into five of the biggest stories in retail this week, including:
• McDonald’s piloting third-party ads on digital drive-thru menu boards at 450 company-owned U.S. restaurants as part of a new McDo...
Retail Daily Minute | Uber Buys ezCater for $2.3B, Walmart Brings Its Shipping Rates to ShipStation & Giant Launches GLP-1 Store Tours
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Uber agrees to acquire workplace catering platform ezCater in a $2.3 billion all-cash deal, adding $400-plus average orders to Uber Eats and Uber for Business.Walmart launches Ship with Walmart, giving Marketplace sellers Walmart-negotiated shipping rates and up to $100 in lost-item protection directly inside ShipStation.The Giant Company rolls out one-hour store tours and online classes for GLP-1 users at six Pennsylvania stores as weight-loss drugs reshape grocery baskets.The Retail Daily Minute...
Costco Keeps on Growing, Kroger’s Loyalty Driver & Morrisons Locks It Up | GrocerTalk
Chris Walton is back on GrocerTalk this week, joining Ben Miller for a show all about growth, loyalty and the changing grocery shopping experience. Sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, they dig into Costco’s growth machine, Morrisons’ latest Click & Collect experiment, and a Kroger double-header on rewards and 24-hour stores.
Plus, TCC Global CMO Seb Hill joins for Five Insightful Minutes on loyalty in the age of agentic commerce.
This week, they discuss:
• Costco’s latest Q4 results, continued momentum in fresh food, and whether its growth story is showing...
Retail Daily Minute | Gap Rolls Out AI Shopping Tools, Walmart Brings Drone Delivery to Seattle and Denver & Staples Adds More Party City Shops
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Gap Inc. launches AI-powered shopping tools across all four of its brands, 30 years after the Gap brand's first e-commerce website.Walmart expands its 30-minute Wing drone delivery service to the Seattle and Denver metro areas.Staples adds roughly 120 more Party City shop-in-shops across 27 states ahead of the holiday season.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for...
Building Retail Technology With a Ceiling That Moves With You | Spotlight Series
In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series, Chris Walton sits down with Brian Kinsella, Chief Product Officer at Manhattan Associates, to explore one of the biggest technology dilemmas facing growing retailers and brands: Do you start small and risk outgrowing your systems, or invest in enterprise technology before you have the size, resources, or complexity to justify it?
Brian breaks down why that tradeoff may finally be changing. As customer expectations rise and growing brands take on marketplaces, stores as fulfillment nodes, wholesale, DTC, and increasingly complex supply chains, the technology decisions companies make early on can quickly...
Retail Daily Minute | Nike Extends Its Turnaround Timeline, Walmart Lights Up Its Shelf Labels & Ikea Closes Three Small-Format Stores
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by ZenlineAI and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Nike posts a 4% revenue decline and unveils "Pace," its third restructuring since fiscal 2024, with more layoffs coming next year.Walmart rolls out light-up digital shelf labels to help shoppers find products and associates pick and stock faster.Ikea closes three small-format plan and order stores in the Washington, D.C. area, including one that opened less than a year ago.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so...
Lightning Round: Pizza By Drone, Smart Glasses, Retail Uniforms & Vegas | Fast Five Shorts
Producer Ella puts Chris Walton on the hot seat for a solo Fast Five lightning round.
What’s the greatest retail employee uniform of all time? Vegas or Nashville for one night only? What’s the one thing Chris wants delivered to his backyard by drone in 20 minutes? And could camera-free smart glasses finally convince him to buy in?
Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/YTVMA7yS7-g
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Lowe’s Takes Flight With 20-Minute Drone Delivery | Fast Five Shorts
Lowe’s is taking to the skies, becoming the first home improvement retailer to launch drone delivery through partnerships with DoorDash and Wing.
Customers can get more than 100 project essentials delivered in as fast as 20 minutes. Chris Walton explains why forgotten painter’s tape, caulk, batteries and other last-minute essentials could make home improvement one of the strongest use cases for drone delivery.
Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/YTVMA7yS7-g
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Amazon Puts Prime On Everyone Else’s Website | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon is letting merchants using its Multichannel Fulfillment service offer Prime delivery directly on their own websites, with no added cost to retailers or shoppers.
Is Prime on your own site a gift for mid-sized retailers or a Trojan horse that makes them even more dependent on Amazon? Chris Walton argues it might actually be a little bit of both.
Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/YTVMA7yS7-g
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Kroger’s Dress Code Gets A Makeover | Fast Five Shorts
Kroger just updated its store dress code for the first time in a decade, putting nearly 400,000 associates across 21 chains in company-issued shirts after shoppers said they were having trouble finding employees.
Can something as simple as a new uniform actually improve the store experience? Chris Walton explains why the move could signal something much bigger about Kroger’s expectations for its stores.
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Coach & Kate Spade Check Out Inside Gemini | Fast Five Shorts
Tapestry is making Coach and Kate Spade products purchasable directly inside Google’s Gemini app and AI Mode, complete with Google Pay checkout and no website redirect.
Chris Walton breaks down why he likes the experiment, but also why brands shouldn’t overinvest in someone else’s AI experience at the expense of building agentic search on their own sites.
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Amazon To Meta’s Muse: Not In My Store | Fast Five Shorts
Amazon just cut off Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on Amazon.com, citing data security concerns.
But as AI shopping agents continue to gain traction, Chris Walton asks the bigger question: Can Amazon really keep the agents out, or will consumer demand ultimately force its hand?
Watch the full Fast Five episode here: https://youtu.be/YTVMA7yS7-g
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Making Space – Real Time: Meta Labs @ Best Buy, Lululemon, & Kohl's Babies R Us Shop-in-Shops
Chris Niesen is back for episode 2 of Making Space Real Time, presented by the Association of Retail Consumer Professionals (aka ARC) in partnership with Omni Talk. Omni Talk CEO Chris Walton returns as guest host, and this time both Chrises walked all three stores before hitting record.
In this episode
Meta Lab at Best Buy. The AI glasses and VR headset shop-in-shop launched in June and is now in 50 stores, while Meta takes its standalone labs from 8 to 14. Chris Niesen breaks down placement, design, and experience at the Roseville, MN store: strong framing and hands-on...
Retail Daily Minute | McDonald's Sells Drive-Thru Ads, DoorDash Adds Macy's & Returns & Shopify Opens Checkout to AI Agents
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
McDonald's launches the McDonald's Media Network, piloting third-party ads on drive-thru menu boards with its sights set on a $1 billion ad business.DoorDash adds Macy's, Anthropologie, The North Face, Vans, and Timberland to its marketplace and launches $7.99 Dasher Returns.Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents, going the opposite direction of Amazon, which is blocking them.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay...
Amazon vs. Meta’s Muse, Kroger’s New Dress Code & Lowe’s Takes Flight | 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 is trying something he’s never done before: going solo.
Coming to you from a hotel room in Nashville after a whirlwind stretch of conference travel, Chris takes on all five headlines himself, with Producer Ella stepping in to put him on the spot with the questions from the A&M Consumer and Retail Group. And this week, there’s a pretty clear theme running through the show: who ge...
Retail Daily Minute | McDonald's Tests AI Menu Pricing, Sephora Lands at M&S & Toast Moves to the Pump
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
McDonald's faces scrutiny over a Reuters report that it uses AI to set location-by-location menu prices, with franchisees saying they feel pressured to comply.Marks & Spencer and Sephora partner to open Sephora at M&S shop-in-shops in 100 UK stores and online starting spring 2027.Toast launches Toast Fuel, putting pump payments, in-store retail, and foodservice on one platform for independent convenience store operators.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing...
“Surveillance Pricing,” AI Hype Rapidly Becoming Reality, and the Realities of Rapid Delivery | GrocerTalk
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Jordan Berke, Founder & CEO of retail consultancy TOMORROW, for his first time on GrocerTalk. Jordan shares a little about his retail background and the work he’s doing at TOMORROW before he and Ben jump into surveillance pricing, the realities of rapid delivery, AI hype becoming reality, and whether retailers are actually listening to their shoppers.
This week, they discuss:
• Seattle approving its Fair and Transparent Pricing policy to ban so-called “surveillance pricing,” and Walmart CEO John Furner laying o...
Retail Daily Minute | Walmart Launches a Style Unit, Costco Keeps Taking Share & Hy-Vee Targets 5-Minute Online Shopping
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Walmart merges fashion, home and beauty into a new Style business unit led by Denise Incandela, its latest attempt to win in style.Costco gains an estimated $2.5 billion in CPG share of wallet, per Numerator, though Kirkland is slowing and lower-income shoppers are pulling back.Hy-Vee aims to cut the time to complete an online grocery order from about 40 minutes to five minutes or less using AI.The Retail...
Retail Daily Minute | Amazon Brings Prime Delivery to Retailer Websites, Starbucks Closes 250 More Stores & Kroger Overhauls Store Uniforms
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, and Mirakl.
In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:
Amazon lets Multichannel Fulfillment merchants offer free Prime delivery on their own websites and adds fee discounts plus cross-channel selling tools.Starbucks closes 250 more North American stores this week, even as Brian Niccol's turnaround gains momentum and café remodels accelerate.Kroger requires nearly 400,000 store associates to wear company-issued shirts, its first uniform overhaul in a decade.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay i...
Lightning Round: Prestige TV, The Dictionary, Retail And Pop Culture | Fast Five Shorts
This week we come to you live from Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2026. Omni Talk contributor and the host of GrocerTalk, Ben Miller, joins me for this week's Fast Five, recorded right from the trade show floor in the Vusion podcast studio, built specifically for us by our friends there.
In this week's lightning round, Chris Walton puts Ben Miller on the hot seat with questions ranging from which retailer deserves its own television drama to which words he would add to or remove from the dictionary.
Watch the full Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored...
Meta Lab Nearly Doubles Its Stores | Fast Five Shorts
This week we come to you live from Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2026. Omni Talk contributor and the host of GrocerTalk, Ben Miller, joins me for this week's Fast Five, recorded right from the trade show floor in the Vusion podcast studio, built specifically for us by our friends there.
Meta Lab is nearly doubling its retail footprint with six new locations, alongside a plan to open 50 shop-in-shops at Best Buy by the end of the year. Is the future bright for smart glasses?
Watch the full Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by The A...
Toys R Us Is Back: 120 New Stores This Holiday | Fast Five Shorts
This week we come to you live from Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2026. Omni Talk contributor and the host of GrocerTalk, Ben Miller, joins me for this week's Fast Five, recorded right from the trade show floor in the Vusion podcast studio, built specifically for us by our friends there.
Toys R Us is opening 120 new standalone stores this holiday season, bringing its total footprint to 160 locations. The new stores will also feature Creator Studios, cafes, and candy shops. Do you think we will see more or fewer Toys R Us stores in 2027?
Watch the full...
Harps’ First AI Leader Comes From Meat & Seafood | Fast Five Shorts
This week we come to you live from Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2026. Omni Talk contributor and the host of GrocerTalk, Ben Miller, joins me for this week's Fast Five, recorded right from the trade show floor in the Vusion podcast studio, built specifically for us by our friends there.
Harps Food Stores just named its first-ever Director of AI Strategy and Innovation, promoting a homegrown meat and seafood category manager into the role. Is promoting from within the right way for a regional grocer to move forward on AI?
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Costco Goes On-demand: Adds DoorDash + Uber Eats Nationwide | Fast Five Shorts
This week we come to you live from Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2026. Omni Talk contributor and the host of GrocerTalk, Ben Miller, joins me for this week's Fast Five, recorded right from the trade show floor in the Vusion podcast studio, built specifically for us by our friends there.
Costco is now available nationwide on both DoorDash and Uber Eats, giving members another way to get same-day delivery from nearly all of its U.S. warehouses. Is Costco smartly meeting members where they are, or handing delivery apps more of its best customers?
Watch the...
