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Episode Synopsis
In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Ownit AI, Avalara, Mirakl, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
- If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*tbot” Forbes makes it out to be (Source: Forbes)
- Best Buy’s push into video (Source: Chain Store Age)
- Simbe Robotics’ new remote planogram monitoring solution (Source: Grocery Dive)
- Google’s big Chrome cookie pivot (Source: WSJ)
- And closed with a look at whether any retailers should let Amazombies, aka Amazon package returners, into their stores (Source: Yahoo News)
There’s all that, plus A&M’s John Clear stops by to give us 5 Insightful Minutes on what retailers can do to combat shrinkage, along with teenage dirtbags, french fries, and how much Anne and Chris both despise putting fitted sheets on their beds.
Music by hooksounds.com
- If Target’s new in-store chatbot is really the “sh*tbot” Forbes makes it out to be (Source: Forbes)
- Best Buy’s push into video (Source: Chain Store Age)
- Simbe Robotics’ new remote planogram monitoring solution (Source: Grocery Dive)
- Google’s big Chrome cookie pivot (Source: WSJ)
- And closed with a look at whether any retailers should let Amazombies, aka Amazon package returners, into their stores (Source: Yahoo News)
There’s all that, plus A&M’s John Clear stops by to give us 5 Insightful Minutes on what retailers can do to combat shrinkage, along with teenage dirtbags, french fries, and how much Anne and Chris both despise putting fitted sheets on their beds.
Music by hooksounds.com
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