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Oct 2023
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Fast Five | Walmart vs. Amazon AI, Susta...

Omni Talk Retail
About this episode

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, A&M’s David Schneidman and Truett Horne joined Chris and Anne to discuss:

  • Walmart’s new corporate AI guidelines
  • Amazon’s new AI for product imagery
  • HomeGoods calling it quits on e-commerce
  • Kroger’s sustainable media push
  • And the rebirth of BuyBuy Baby

There’s all that, plus Mom’s favorite Tinder date, Bush Beans, and whether David is full on original recipe or extra crispy.

P.S. Be sure to register for Manifest by Friday, October 27th! Just head here: partner.manife.st/OmniTalk

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