Fast Five | Walmart’s Streamy Desires, Amazon Same-Day, & A Nightmare Before Christmas At Kohl’s

In today’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five Podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, Sezzle, and Groceryshop, Chris Walton and Mezzenga: - Question whether Walmart partnering with a streaming service will do anything to boost Walmart+ subscriptions (short answer: no) - Blast Kohl’s for the hubris it is showing in its new self-pickup rollout - Debate the merits of mall-based retailers using Amazon to fulfill same-day orders - Call for an immediate halt to Walmart’s new “General Store” initiative out of respect for all the people at Walmart that were just laid off - And close with a look at 7-Eleven’s reported acquisition of Skipcart There’s all that, plus Roomba Cheez-It AI, 3-D printed food, and something the Brits call, “Pound Town.” To redeem our discount to Manifest, click here: https://manife.st/continue-registration/?couponCode=MANIFEST_2023_PARTNER&refId=OmniTalk&utm_source=Omni+Talk&utm_medium=Manifest+Partner&utm_campaign=Register+Partner+ Music by hoooksounds.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy