Episode 579

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21st Apr 2026

Retail Daily Minute | Walmart Pilots Store-Based Marketplace Fulfillment, Home Depot Eyes Same-Day Delivery DC in New York & Dairy Queen Expands Voice AI Drive-Thru Pilot

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl.

In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

  • Walmart is piloting store-based fulfillment of third-party marketplace orders in Dallas, using AI to route shipments and cut delivery windows from one to two days down to as little as three hours.
  • Home Depot is exploring a $157 million, 414,000-square-foot distribution center in Yaphank, New York, designed to deliver big and bulky goods like lumber and building materials on a same-day and next-day basis to Long Island residents and construction companies.
  • Dairy Queen is expanding its Presto Voice AI drive-thru pilot to franchise stores across the U.S., following a successful initial corporate deployment that shortened wait times and freed staff for higher-value tasks.

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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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