CVS “Mini-Stores,” Google Shopping & Loblaw’s Plan To Slap Tariff Labels On U.S. Goods

In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital and Infios, A&M’s David Schneidman and Chris Creyts joined Chris and Anne to discuss:CVS Health’s rollout of “mini-stores,” i.e. smaller stores with pharmacies but a limited retail selection (Source)Loblaw identifying U.S. made products at shelf with a new tariff symbol (Source)Google Shopping’s new AI search features (Source)Reckitt’s claims that it has reduced product development lead times by over 60% with generative AI (Source)And closed with an examination of Portillo’s launch of its new loyalty program, not through an app, but through a digital wallet (Source)There’s all that, plus Blue Steel, airline preferences, and moonlighting as social media influencers.Music by hooksounds.com