Saks on Amazon, British Robots, & Ben Miller's Retail Rant — This Week's Fast Five is SPICY 🔥

The Omni Talk Retail Fast Five podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, and ClearDemand, and ranked in the top 10% of podcasts globally, delivers insightful analysis on the week’s biggest retail technology developments. Hosts Chris Walton and Ann Mezzenga are joined by special guest Ben Miller from Shoptalk to break down five game-changing retail headlines.

Key Moments:

3:03 – Special guest Ben Miller introduces Shoptalk Europe event happening June 2-4 in Barcelona
5:34 – This month’s OmnStar Award presented to Rehman Khalid, Walmart Canada store manager
8:22 – Headline #1: Amazon and Saks Fifth Avenue launch luxury e-commerce storefront (heated debate follows!)
18:42 – Headline #2: Walmart debuts new “store of the future” in Texas with digital shelf labels and expanded services
25:33 – Headline #3: Morrison’s introduces human-sized aisle robots from Simb3 to check inventory in UK stores
28:51 – Expert interview with Omar Akilah on how AI is transforming order management systems
37:01 – Headline #4: Pinterest emerging as a search engine alternative to Google, especially among Gen Z
48:12 – Headline #5: Lowe’s rolls out “MyLow Companion” AI assistant to help store associates
53:44 – Lightning round featuring nostalgic foods, teacher appreciation, and Met Gala fashion winners

Listen as the team debates whether Saks partnership with Amazon signals the “death knell” of traditional department stores and explores how retailers are leveraging AI and robotics to transform operations.

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