JCP Invests $1B, Under Armour Hires A Sexagenarian & Giant Food Stops Selling Tide

In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Firework, SPS Commerce, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne:Called Giant Foods' decision to implement receipt checks and to pull branded merchandise from its shelves a momentous moment in the history of retail.Enjoyed riffing on the seemingly best frenemies that Shopify and Amazon have become in light of their new Buy With Prime partnership.Hotly debated Under Armour's hiring of John Varvatos as its new Chief Design Officer (Anne loved it; Chris did not).Both surprisingly supported JCP's $1 billion turnaround plan.And closed with a salute and a watch out for Ulta over the recent tripling of its ship-from-store locations.There's all that, plus in-flight biohazards, sex ring code words, and whether Taylor Swift will gross a cool billion at the box office.To register for Groceryshop, head here: www.groceryshop.com/omnitalkMusic by hooksounds.com