Episode 109

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22nd Mar 2024

Fast Five | Live from Shoptalk: Macy's Strategy, Target Wholesaling, & Walmart Keeps Kicking SaaS

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, recorded live from Shoptalk in Las Vegas, and sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:

  • Macy's launching their "Bold New Chapter" strategy (Source: Retail Dive)
  • Target going wholesale with their Cat & Jack line at Hudson's Bay (Source: Retail Dive)
  • Walmart launching another SaaS play for retailers, "Route Optimization" (Source: Investing.com)
  • Whether or not Simon's Southdale Mall is the truly the "Mall of the Future" (Source: Wall Street Journal)
  • And closed with Dollar General and Target cutting back self-checkout (Source: PYMNTS.com and Axios)

There’s all that, plus the condiments we can't live without, the best Grey's Anatomy category, and what Chris's best birthday party memory is.

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

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

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Omni Talk Retail
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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