Fast Five | Walmart’s Big & Bold BNPL Push, Macy’s Buyout & CNBC’s Pointed Criticism Of Target

12/20/23 • 39 min

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

Walmart’s bold and beautiful move to put BNPL via Affirm at self-checkout
Amazon’s confounding decision to test an additional $9.99 per month fee on top of Amazon Prime for grocery delivery
Why Macy’s shareholders should take a hard look at their buyout offer on the table
Google’s second brilliant move over the last two months in search commerce
And closed with a look at why CNBC may have gotten it right on the money when it questioned Target’s claims about theft

There’s all that, plus tastes we would rather eat than drink, DNA data storage, and an allusion to Vera Farmiga in The Departed saying why “honesty is not always synonymous with truth.”

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

Walmart’s bold and beautiful move to put BNPL via Affirm at self-checkout
Amazon’s confounding decision to test an additional $9.99 per month fee on top of Amazon Prime for grocery delivery
Why Macy’s shareholders should take a hard look at their buyout offer on the table
Google’s second brilliant move over the last two months in search commerce
And closed with a look at why CNBC may have gotten it right on the money when it questioned Target’s claims about theft

There’s all that, plus tastes we would rather eat than drink, DNA data storage, and an allusion to Vera Farmiga in The Departed saying why “honesty is not always synonymous with truth.”

Music by hooksounds.com

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Ask An Expert | What Stores Will Look Like In 2024 With SES-imagotag's Philippe Bottine

Undoubtedly, 2023 was a year of retail challenges – inflation, shrink, sustainability, and, let’s also not forget, the always increasing demands of the everyday consumer.

But, at the same time, 2023 was also a year of extraordinary technological breakthroughs, with AI, and particularly GenAI, showing us new ways to run our operations and inspire our end customers.

So we are pleased to highlight the juxtaposition of these two ideas with Philippe Bottine, CEO North America, SES-imagotag. Philippe joined Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga for the latest installment of Omni Talk’s Live Ask An Expert Series on LinkedIn to discuss how this confluence will shape the evolution of physical retail stores in 2024.

Chris and Anne go deep with Philippe on:

– Which macroeconomic factors he predicts will most impact retail in the coming year

– How he thinks AI will impact store operations

– How he predicts the role of the store associate will continue to change and evolve

– How he believes technology will further shape consumer expectations

– And, perhaps most importantly, why, amid everything, Philippe sees physical stores becoming the focal points for a more sustainable economy

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Fast Five Shorts | Walmart Expands BNPL With Affirm At Self Checkout

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart Expanding BNPL With Affirm At Self Checkout

For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/gvA1lq3ngrA

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