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Buncha Co-Founder and CEO Bharat Pulgam joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to discuss a smarter way to think about last-mile delivery, i.e. giving customers scheduled weekly neighborhood deliveries at a fraction of the cost.
In this podcast, Chris and Anne go deep with Bharat on:
- The misconceptions around speed vs. convenience, especially when the former is far more expensive
- The economic value of scheduled neighborhood deliveries both for consumers and for retailers
- How such a model increases pick and pack efficiency (by enabling orders to be processed in stores overnight) while also significantly lowering delivery costs
- And why the whole concept may just be a radical new way to think about localized fulfillment
It is a concept that draws many parallels with how airlines operate and one that is sure to challenge your conventional ways of thinking about e-commerce.
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: AEO And Radar Partnering On The Future Of Apparel Shopping
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/04/06/fast-five-video-walmart-gets-in-a-pickle-american-eagle-is-on-the-radar-ikea-is-fine-as-is/
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss: Walmart's New Social Commerce Inspired Site
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/04/06/fast-five-video-walmart-gets-in-a-pickle-american-eagle-is-on-the-radar-ikea-is-fine-as-is/
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In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne discussed:
– The pros and cons (mostly pros) of Walmart’s new social media-inspired website design
– IKEA launching its As-Is program for used items
– The long-term potential of American Eagle deploying Radar’s inventory tracking system
– Kohl’s going all-in on a digital marketplace
– And closed with a look at why we just love Walmart’s new pickleball partnership with Break The Love
There’s all that, plus which of Anne’s parents would most likely be responsible for the two of us looking alike, annual pizza budgets, and dirty old Irish bars in San Francisco.
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Levi's Tapping AI Models For More Diversity
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Telfar Testing New Pricing Strategy
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Gap Nixing Its Retail Media Network
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Choice Market Expanding With Mini, Fully Autonomous Stores
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/
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In the latest edition of the Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga along with special guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer & Retail Group Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan discuss: Panera Bread Offering Amazon One Palm For Payment And Loyalty
For the full episode head here: https://omnitalk.blog/2023/03/30/fast-five-video-gap-grounds-its-retail-media-plans-panera-pilots-palm-pay-levis-loses-its-ai-mind/
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In this week'ss Fast Five Podcast, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group’s Billy Christensen and Lakshman Lakshmanan joined Anne and Chris to discuss:
- The interesting loyalty angles behind Panera and Amazon’s new palm pay partnership
- Choice Market’s unique advantage in rolling out autonomous mini-marts
- Whether Gap is clairvoyant or foolish in shutting down its retail media efforts
- How much to make of Telfar’s new creative pricing scheme
- And closed with a look at whether Levi’s has lost its freaking mind over AI
There’s all that, plus CEOs making like baristas, post-travel illnesses, and chance encounters in the airport with Omni Talk fans when Anne really needs to use the bathroom.
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