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In this week's Omni Talk Retail Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, Infios, Quorso and Veloq, Chris and returning guest Carter Jensen — now of The Uncommon Business and one of the original co-creators of this very podcast — discussed:

1. Amazon expanding its Shop Direct feature to accept third-party product feeds (Source)
2. Ulta Beauty launching on TikTok Shop (Source)
3. Walmart and Vizio unveiling new content-to-commerce integrations at the 2026 IAB Newfronts (Source)
4. Instacart integrating Nvidia AI technology into its Caper Carts (Source)
5. Amazon and Winn-Dixie expanding their grocery delivery partnership to the greater Tampa Bay area, plus Amazon rolling out one-hour delivery to hundreds of U.S. cities (Source1 and Source2)

There's all that, plus Carter's long-overdue confession about the microphones he "definitely knew how to use," shopping carts in the creek, and whether Raymond the dog is holding a grudge after National Puppy Day got overlooked.

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