In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Shoptalk’s Ben Miller stopped by to guest host with Chris and Anne as they discussed:

• Walmart’s reported job cuts and back-to-office push (Source: WSJ)
• The first-ever exchange zone in Atlanta from Harbor Lockers (Source: Harbor Lockers Press Release)
• Best Buy’s new mobile app features (Source: Best Buy Press Release)
• Diebold Nixdorf bringing automatic age verification to self-checkout in Germany (Source: Retail Dive)
• And closed with a look at whether JCP can be successful via new store growth (Source: Retail Dive)

There’s all that, plus Peugeots, Belfast bike messenger must haves, and the posh retail store in which Ben would most like to live for a full year.

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Mobile Ordering Is The Worst Thing That Could Have Happened To Starbucks?

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Happy Returns Enabling Shein Returns At Forever 21 Stores

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If They're Buying Or Selling Walmart’s New In-store AI Tools

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Instacart Featuring Restaurant Delivery Through Uber Eats

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Target Expanding Its Hudson’s Bay Wholesaling Partnership

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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

• Target expanding its wholesale relationship with Hudson’s Bay (Source: BNN Bloomberg)
• Instacart and Uber Eats’ intriguing new partnership (Source: Joint Instacart and Uber Eats Press Release)
• Walmart’s new in-store AI tools for produce and apparel (Source: CNBC)
• Happy Returns enabling Shein returns at Forever 21 stores (Source: Supply Chain Dive)
• And closed with a look at whether mobile ordering is one idea Starbucks wishes it could disinvent (Source: CX Dive)

There’s all that, plus NYC apartments furnished to look like Skittles, beer ballads, and the Monopoly token Anne thinks she resembles most.

P.S. We are also gearing up for CommerceNext out in NYC in June. Scaled retailers and brands can register for FREE with code “FASTFIVE” in the referral field. Secure your spot now — head to commercenext.com/conference/ and don’t forget to use “FASTFIVE”

P.P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/

P.P.P.S. Also be sure to check out our #1 podcast ranking in all of retail on Feedspot

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Nordstrom Finding Digital Religion With A Marketplace Mirakl

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Launching A New Owned Brand Food Line

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Tesco Gamifying Loyalty With EagleAI

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In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: If Best Buy & CNET’s Partnership A Signal Of More To Come?

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