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Mar 2025
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Our Shoptalk 2025 Tech Preview Podcast!

Omni Talk Retail
About this episode

In this packed episode, Omni Talk hosts Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga interview the most innovative retail technology providers attending Shoptalk 2025, giving listeners an insider’s guide to the conference’s must-see tech solutions.

Key Moments:

  • 1:33 – Interview with Big Sur AI’s CEO Vinod Ramachandran on their AI sales agent, content marketer, and data scientist tools
  • 17:12 – Lucky Labs’ Sneh Parmar explains how they connect brands to major retailers with real-time inventory and attribution data
  • 27:47 – Lily AI’s Purva Gupta breaks down how they bridge the gap between merchant language and consumer search terms
  • 44:33 – Syrup’s James Theuerkauf discusses their AI decision support system for optimizing inventory management
  • 56:50 – Placer.AI’s Ethan Chernofsky shares insights on location analytics and understanding retail traffic patterns
  • 1:12:34 – Treasure Data’s Mark Tack on intelligent data platforms transforming retail customer experiences
  • 1:25:01 – Mirakl’s Alex Hase explains the rising trend of specialty retailers launching marketplace platforms
  • 1:35:33 – Signifyd’s Raj Ramanand reveals how AI is solving the $890 billion returns problem in retail

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