Episode 54

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21st Aug 2024

DashPass Versus Prime, Walmart’s Drone Pullback & The Tall Order For Starbucks’ New CEO | Fast Five

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail GroupOwnit AIAvalaraMirakl, and Ocampo Capital, A&M’s Chad Lusk and Adam Thompson, joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

  • The “tall” order that awaits Starbucks’ new CEO (Source)
  • Victoria’s Secret’s new CEO Hillary Super and what her first-year priorities should be (Source)
  • Whether we should all buy or sell Best Buy’s new up-to-the-minute delivery monitoring as a point of differentiation (Source)
  • If forced to pick just one, would they rather have the DashPass or Amazon Prime (Source)
  • And closed with a look at Walmart’s decision to pull drones out of three states and if it signals the end of all the drone delivery hype (Source)

And, the Global Head of Digital Commerce at AWS even stopped by for 5 Insightful Minutes on how and where retailers should make investments in AI!

There’s all that, plus this month’s OmniStar (congrats Tony Costanzo of Torrid), dating deal breakers, Greek delicacies, and whether Adam is Team Alfie or Team Gabriel.

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Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry
Omni Talk Retail provides news, analysis, and commentary on the latest trends and issues in the retail industry. It covers a wide range of topics related to retail, including e-commerce, technology, marketing, and consumer behavior. The podcast regularly features industry experts, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga, as well as retail thought leaders who all share their insights and perspectives on the latest developments in retail.

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Anne Mezzenga

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Anne Mezzenga is an entrepreneurial Marketing Executive with nearly 20 years in the retail, experience design, and technology industries.

Currently, she is one of the founders and Co-CEOs of Omni Talk.

Prior to her latest ventures, Anne was most recently the Head of Marketing and Partnerships for Target’s Store of the Future project. Early in her career, Anne worked as a producer for advertising agencies, Martin Williams and Fallon, and as a producer and reporter for news affiliates NBC New York and KMSP Minneapolis.

Anne holds a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.

When Anne is not busy blogging, podcasting, or sharing her expertise with clients, she loves spending time with her husband and two boys and partaking in all the Minneapolis food scene has to offer.

Chris Walton

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