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Retail Fast Five — 479 episodes

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Walmart Wants Dinner, Target Tries Beauty Again & Checkout Is Dead | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Pineapple Pizza, Extravagant Purchases & Retail Commercials | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Substack Help Ann Taylor Stage A Comeback? | Fast Five Shorts

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Who Needs Restaurants? CPK Bets On 1,000 Kiosks | Fast Five Shorts

5

J.C. Penney Takes Aim At Off-Price, But Should It Have? | Fast Five Shorts

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Home Depot Rolls Out 3-Hour Delivery Nationwide | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Target’s Turnaround Actually Real? | Fast Five Shorts

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A Target Turnaround(?), CPK Kiosks & JCP Picks A Fight With Off-Price | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Stella, Shopping, Little Debbie & Fantasy Football | Fast Five Shorts

10

TikTok Quietly Builds Its Own Version Of Amazon Prime | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Alexa For Shopping Expanding Amazon's Moat? | Fast Five Shorts

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Ahold Delhaize Expands Discount Kiosks To Giant Food | Fast Five Shorts

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Does Going Smaller Actually Grow Best Buy? | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Taps Another Walmart Vet As Its First-Ever E-Commerce Chief | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Creates A New E-Commerce Power Seat, Best Buy Goes Small & TikTok Takes On Amazon | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Tequila, Sharks, Hair Transplants & The Best Fast Food Fries | Fast Five Shorts

17

Can Albertsons' Massive Reorganization Save the Business? | Fast Five Shorts

18

Is Hy-Vee's 30-Minute Delivery Too Late? | Fast Five Shorts

19

Grocery Sales Keep Falling... Is This Just the Beginning? | Fast Five Shorts

20

Can David's Bridal Make Outlet Shopping Feel Luxury? | Fast Five Shorts

21

Should Retailers Turn Employees Into Influencers? Gap Thinks So | Fast Five Shorts

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Gap Turns Employees Into Influencers, Grocery Keeps Sinking & Albertsons Breeds Canaries | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Messi, Ice Cream, Marvel & Aliens?! | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Wonder Really Worth a $9 Billion Valuation? | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Kroger's New Wine Shops Actually Scale? | Fast Five Shorts

26

The EU Just Banned Destroying Unsold Clothing | Fast Five Shorts

27

Is OpenAI's AI Companion The Next iPhone or Just Hype? | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash's Shopify Integration Could Change Local Commerce | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash Goes Direct On Shopify, OpenAI Builds An AI Companion & Kroger Pours Into Wine | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Adult Play-Doh, Amazon Shopping & Ballpark Food | Fast Five Shorts

31

Wayfair Is Betting BIG on Physical Stores | Fast Five Shorts

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Taco Bell Is Making Voice AI a Reality | Fast Five Shorts

33

Walmart Is Building the Future of Drone Delivery | Fast Five Shorts

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Albertsons Is Reinventing Merchandising With AI | Fast Five Shorts

35

Ocado's Leadership Change Puts Grocery Automation to the Test | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Drones, Taco Bell Voice AI & Wayfair's Big Bet | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Rotisserie Chicken, World Cup & Wimbledon | Fast Five Shorts

38

Amazon's AI Shopping Vision Starts With Trust | Fast Five Shorts

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New Jersey's First-in-the-Nation AI Pricing Bill | Fast Five Shorts

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Lowe's Marketplace Could Be a Competitive Advantage | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Is Spending $1 Billion on AI Engineers | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Kroger Buying Growth...or Buying Time? | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Buys Giant Eagle, Lowe's Extends The Aisle & NJ Passes A Wacky Grocery Bill | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Prime Day Shopping, Fast Food Takes, & Old Hickory | Fast Five Shorts

45

Target's "Cheap Chic" Is Back With Isaac Mizrahi? | Fast Five Shorts

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Bed Bath & Beyond Wants Your OLD Coupons Back | Fast Five Shorts

47

Kroger's E-Commerce Finally Turns a Profit | Fast Five Shorts

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E-Grocery Just Surged 28% And Regional Grocers Should Look to Sweden | Fast Five Shorts

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Ahold Delhaize Looks to Amazon for Its Next CEO | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Turns The Dial Back to 2005, E-Grocery Surges 28% & Bed Bath Wants Your Coupons | Fast Five

51

Lightning Round: World Cup Predictions, James Bond, Cycling & European Food | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash's AI Search Could Leave Traditional Retail Search Behind | Fast Five Shorts

53

Does The U.S. Consumer Need Delivery Subscription Option From Dollar General? | Fast Five Shorts

54

Walmart.com Opens To International Shoppers, Starting In Mexico | Fast Five Shorts

55

Target's Shoppable Bravo Show Signals a Bigger Retail Trend | Fast Five Shorts

56

Starbucks Wants 10,000 More Stores. Is the Third Place Strategy at Risk? | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks Goes Small, Target Goes Bravo & Walmart's Marketplace Goes International | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Summer in Europe, Vikings Fandom, & Retail Bucket Lists | Fast Five Shorts

59

Can Anyone Actually Build the "Spotify of Shopping"? | Fast Five Shorts

60

Amazon Is Reinventing Product Search Again With Visual Search | Fast Five Shorts

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Would You Pay More Than the Person Next to You? | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Just Merged Grocery And Everything Else Into One Same-day Basket In The UK | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Just Fired a Shot at DoorDash | Fast Five Shorts

64

Footlongs, Fresh Produce & A Side Of Legislation | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Tourist Traps, European Imports, & CEO Dinner Dates | Fast Five Shorts

66

Amazon Wants To Power Retail AI. Is That A Good Idea? | Fast Five Shorts

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Could Walmart Become America's Convenience Store? | Fast Five Shorts

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SPAR Austria's Robot Experiment Is Expanding Fast | Fast Five Shorts

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The Walmart Strategy Small Brands Should Be Watching | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Google About To Own The Future Of Commerce? | Fast Five Shorts

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Google's Universal Cart, Walmart's Speed Machine & AWS Wants To Be Your AI Brain | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Summer Hot Takes, Indy 500 Chaos & Movie Picks | Fast Five Shorts

73

Ross Stores Posts The Best Same-store Sales Quarter In Company History | Fast Five Shorts

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Klarna Launches ChatGPT App With A Live Pricing Twist | Fast Five Shorts

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The Biggest Google Search Shift In 25 Years | Fast Five Shorts

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Radar Hits $1B Unicorn Status | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks Just Killed Its AI Inventory Tool | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks Has AI Egg On Its Face, Google Reinvents Search & Ross Stores Breaks Records | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Karaoke Confessions, Sandwich Debates & Star Wars Plans | Fast Five Shorts

80

Shein Buying Everlane Says A Lot About Modern Retail | Fast Five Shorts

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Will Amazon Win The AI Commerce War? | Fast Five Shorts

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The Best Buy And IKEA Partnership Everyone’s Suddenly Talking About | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Depot Play Comes Right After Amazon Now | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Amazon Quietly Winning The Convenience War? | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Now Delivers In 30 Minutes, Walmart Strikes Back & Everlane Sells Out To Shein | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Travel Disasters, Des Moines & Podcast Dreams | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Pharmacy’s GLP-1 Expansion Is a Huge Deal | Fast Five Shorts

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Audible Opened a Store With No Books… Seriously | Fast Five Shorts

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Dollar General Is Quietly Building an Ad Powerhouse | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Is Betting Big on Creators Right Now | Fast Five Shorts

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Could ChatGPT Replace Google Search Ads? | Fast Five Shorts

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ChatGPT Wants Your Ad Dollars, DG Goes Full Funnel & Audible Opens A Bookless Bookstore | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: NBA Playoffs, Star Wars & Cheesy Gordita Crunch | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Wants to Train 2.1 Million Employees on AI | Fast Five Shorts

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Claude Can Now Order Your Groceries and Dinner | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Walmart Win Beauty With Better Service? | Fast Five Shorts

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Estée Lauder’s Workforce Cuts Explained | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Tells Remote Employees: Relocate or Resign | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Says Move Or Go, Walmart Bets On Beauty & Claude Wants Your Cart | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Currywurst, AI Packing Lists & Arizona Basketball | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Wants To Turn Its 4,600 Stores Into Amazon-beating Fulfillment Hubs | Fast Five Shorts

102

Dairy Queen’s AI Drive-Thru Actually Works | Fast Five Shorts

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Best Buy’s New CEO Has a Huge Challenge Ahead | Fast Five Shorts

104

Party City Is Back… Inside Staples? | Fast Five Shorts

105

Meet Luna: The AI Store Manager Changing Retail | Fast Five Shorts

106

AI's In Charge, Best Buy's In Transition & Walmart's Stores Are Amazon's Worst Nightmare | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Danny DeVito Tattoos, Apple Picks & Eddie Murphy Debate | Fast Five Shorts

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Aldi’s New Store Format Could Accelerate Growth | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Redesigns Great Value After 10 Years | Fast Five Shorts

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Instacart Goes Global With InstaLeap Acquisition | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks Tests ChatGPT Ordering But Is It Worth It? | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart’s GLP-1 Strategy Could Reshape Grocery | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Big Week, Starbucks Gets An AI Brain & Aldi's Coming For Everyone | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: DoorDash Confessions, Little House Reboot & Team Alex Debate | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Old Navy Disrupt Athleisure? | Fast Five Shorts

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Could Dollar General’s AI Ads Change Retail Forever? | Fast Five Shorts

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Burger King Goes On A 60,000-person Hiring Spree | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks’ Bet On The Third Place | Fast Five Shorts

119

Andy Jassy’s Letter To Shareholders: “The Path Is Rarely Straight” | Fast Five Shorts

120

Amazon's Master Plan, Starbucks Bets On The Couch & Dollar General Pumps Up The Volume | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Indianapolis, Movie Classics & Space Travel | Fast Five Shorts

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Carrefour’s Record-Breaking Smart Cart Rollout | Fast Five Shorts

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Is This The Beginning Of The End For QVC And Home Shopping TV? | Fast Five Shorts

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Carrefour Grocery Shopping via ChatGPT | Fast Five Shorts

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Aerie and Pamela Anderson’s Anti-AI Pledge | Fast Five Shorts

126

Bed Bath & Beyond Is Back And It Just Bought The Container Store For $150M | Fast Five Shorts

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Bed Bath & Beyond Buys The Container Store, Aerie Vs. AI & Has QVC Run Out Of Time? | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: March Madness Takes, Bracket Chaos & Spring Break Picks | Fast Five Shorts

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Inside Walmart’s integration with ChatGPT | Fast Five Shorts

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Apparel on DoorDash Is the Next Big Shift | Fast Five Shorts

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REI vs Employees | Fast Five Shorts

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Aldi Hands Over Ecommerce to Instacart | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Target Fixing Store Chaos With a Dress Code Reset? | Fast Five Shorts

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Target’s Dress Code, Aldi Goes All-In With Instacart & Walmart Brings Sparky to ChatGPT | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Superman Takes & National Puppy Day Fails | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Is Using Local Grocers to Win Delivery Faster | Fast Five Shorts

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Instacart’s Smart Cart Uses AI to Watch Your Every Move | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Is Linking Your TV Watching to What You Buy | Fast Five Shorts

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Ulta Joins TikTok Shop Where Beauty Sales Are Exploding | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon’s “Shop Direct” Lets You Buy Anywhere Without Leaving | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Wants To Be The Web's Search Bar, Ulta's Back & Vizio TVs Are Now Walmart Stores | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: March Madness, Friday the 13th & Viral Penguins | Fast Five Shorts

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How Dick’s Sporting Goods Hit #3 On The App Store | Fast Five Shorts

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The Future Of Warehouse Inventory Is Flying | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Elevates 84.51° Leader To Run AI Strategy | Fast Five Shorts

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Costco Takes A Stand On Tariffs | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Is Digitizing 4,600 Store Shelves | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Goes All-In On DSLs, Costco Makes A Tariff Pledge & Kroger Anoints An AI Chief | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Big Arch Backlash, Scrubs Reboot, DST Debate & Fonda Sandwich | Fast Five Shorts

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IKEA Welcomes Decathlon Into Its Stores | Fast Five Shorts

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Walgreens’ New Hybrid Pharmacist Model Explained | Fast Five Shorts

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Schlotzsky's Is Betting On A New Store Model | Fast Five Shorts

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Is AI About To Shrink Corporate Workforces? | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Takes On Artificial Dyes In Major Grocery Reset | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Bans Dyes, AI Takes 4,000 Jobs At Block & IKEA Opens Its Doors To Sporting Goods | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Girl Scout Records, Survivor 50, Miracle on Ice & Nerd Nostalgia | Fast Five Shorts

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Burger King’s President Answers the Phone | Fast Five Shorts

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Gap Inc. Debuts Encore To Unify The Four Brands | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Gives Suppliers Eyes On Every Shelf | Fast Five Shorts

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Kohl's Bets On The Deal Bar To Win Back Shoppers | Fast Five Shorts

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Smart Stores Get Real as Carrefour Teams with Vusion | Fast Five Shorts

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BK PR Stunts, Kohl’s Deal Bars & Why You Should Learn How To Say ‘Smart Store’ In French | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Fashion Week Trends, 2016 Throwbacks, Robert Duvall & Curling | Fast Five Shorts

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5,200 Stores Turn to AI Voice | Fast Five Shorts

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American Eagle Scales Micro-Influencers | Fast Five Shorts

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Are ChatGPT Ads the Next Retail Channel? | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Pay Transparency the New Standard? | Fast Five Shorts

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Nike’s Brand Reset Hits Converse | Fast Five Shorts

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Converse In Crisis, Target Trials ChatGPT Ads & C-Stores Push The In-Store AI Envelope | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Luxury Hotels, Valentine’s Spending & McNugget Caviar | Fast Five Shorts

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Spotify Is Now Selling Physical Books? | Fast Five Shorts

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Albertsons Wants to Measure Your Dwell Time | Fast Five Shorts

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Anthropic’s $8M Shot at OpenAI | Fast Five Shorts

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Inside Target’s 500 Job Decision | Fast Five shorts

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Can Greg Foran Transform Kroger? | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's New Boss, The AI Ad War & Target's Smoke-Filled Plans To Reinvest In Stores | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Olympic Style, Comfort Food Rules & Kelly Clarkson | Fast Five Shorts

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BJ’s Shrinks the Club | Fast Five Shorts

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eBay Draws the Line on AI | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Goes Global with Marketplace Shipping | Fast Five Shorts

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Why 19% Changes Everything for Grocers | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Pulls the Plug on Palm Payments | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Exits Fresh, E-Grocery Booms & eBay Bans AI Bots | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Netflix AI, Rotisserie Chicken & Mushroom Coffee | Fast Five Shorts

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American Eagle’s Logistics Gamble | Fast Five Shorts

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Grocery’s Quiet Lunch Takeover | Fast Five Shorts

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Inside Amazon’s Layoffs and What Culture Has to Do With It | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Rural America Dollar General’s Secret Weapon Against Amazon? | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Walmart’s AI Reset the Future of Retail Leadership? | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Big Shake-Up, The Lunch Rush & What We Think About Amazon's Layoffs | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Love Letters, Wedding Drama & Magic Mike | Fast Five Shorts

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Is Tally 4.0 the Future of the Connected Store? | Fast Five Shorts

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Fanatics vs. Gap: Who Wins the Retail Entertainment Race? | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Walmart Win High-Income Home Shoppers? | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Bets on Uber for Grocery Delivery at Scale | Fast Five Shorts

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ChatGPT Enters the Ad Game | Fast Five Shorts

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ChatGPT Goes Ad-Supported, Gap Goes Hollywood & Walmart Goes Upscale In Home | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Banana Water, Dirty Sodas & Golden Globes | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart’s Drone Delivery Expands to 270 Stores | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Buy for Me Sparks Merchant Backlash | Fast Five Shorts

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Circle K Turns Store Data Into Daily Action | Fast Five Shorts

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Google’s Plan to Power AI Shopping Everywhere | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Goes Full Big-Box Retail | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon's Walmart Play, AI Shopping Protocols & Drone Delivery Wars | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: LEGO Smart Bricks, Toxic Mom Groups & Stranger Things | Fast Five Shorts

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Inside Schnucks’ Approach to Stopping Gift Card Fraud | Fast Five Shorts

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Why Save Mart Is Adding Amazon Returns Kiosks | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon’s Alexa+ Pushes Deeper Into Grocery Shopping | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Launches New SNAP Discount Program | Fast Five Shorts

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Instacart Shuts Down AI Pricing Tests After Consumer Backlash | Fast Five Shorts

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Instacart's Pricing Retreat + Amazon's Alexa Gets Hungry | Fast Five

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Breaking Down Target's New SoHo Concept Store | Fast Five Shorts

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Lightning Round: Ryan Reynolds at NRF, Puppy Yoga & Rob Reiner's Greatest Hits | Fast Five Shorts

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Ashley Furniture Goes All-In on Agentic Commerce | Fast Five Shorts

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Online Grocery Breaks Records Despite Budget Constraints | Fast Five Shorts

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Are Instacart's Pricing Experiments Inflating Your Grocery Bill? | Fast Five Shorts

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Inside Amazon's Leaked Rush Pickup Service Plans | Fast Five Shorts

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Target SoHo, Amazon Rush & The Instacart Dynamic Pricing Brouhaha | Fast Five

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THE RETAIL 2026 PREDICTION FORECAST | Fast Five Shorts

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Most Laughable Headline - What Made No Sense? | Fast Five Shorts

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Best Partnership - Which Collaboration Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

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Best Strategic Turnaround - Who Pivoted Successfully? | Fast Five Shorts

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Best Movie Material - Which Headline Deserves Hollywood? | Fast Five Shorts

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Most Overhyped Technology - What Failed to Deliver? | Fast Five Shorts

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CEO of the Year - Who Led Best in 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

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Technology of the Year - What Innovation Won 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

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Headline of the Year - What Announcement Mattered Most? | Fast Five Shorts

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Retailer of the Year - Who Dominated 2025? | Fast Five Shorts

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Our 2025 Retail Awards Show!

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Lightning Round: Advent Calendars, Slop Bowls & Mariah’s $60M Holiday Reign | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Now: The 30-Minute Delivery Service | Fast Five Shorts

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Are Smart Glasses Ready for a 2026 Breakthrough? | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Brilliant Move: Bringing Ads to AI Shopping | Fast Five Shorts

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ChatGPT Shopping Research: Revolution or Just Better Search? | Fast Five Shorts

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Black Friday Hits RECORD $11.8 Billion in Online Sales | Fast Five Shorts

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AI Hits Black Friday, Amazon Tests 30-Minute Groceries & Walmart Adds Ads To Sparky | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Turkey Day Hot Takes, Black Friday Hauls & Fashion Buzz | Fast Five Shorts

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Bath & Body Works Plans Amazon Launch | Fast Five Shorts

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Richard Dickson's Gap Revival Continues | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's $2.6 Billion Automation Retreat | Fast Five Shorts

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Target Bets Black Friday on ChatGPT Shopping | Fast Five Shorts

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Target's Four-Year Sales Stagnation | Fast Five Shorts

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Target's ChatGPT Gamble, Kroger's $2.6B Pivot & Gap's Viral Comeback | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Holiday Hacks, Hot Cocoa & Dick Van Dyke at 100 | Fast Five Shorts

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Target and Starbucks Create Exclusive Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate | Fast Five Shorts

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Can Google's AI Shopping Revolution Challenge ChatGPT and Perplexity? | Fast Five Shorts

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Primark Joins the Buy Now Pay Later Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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Grocery Dealz Unlocks Same-Day Delivery Through Instacart Integration | Fast Five Shorts

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The Furner Era Begins: What Walmart's CEO Transition Means for Retail | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Got A New CEO, Google Will Call Stores For You & Target Is Sprinkling Cocoa | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Ulta Discounts, Andy Garcia & Italian Pasta Crisis | Fast Five Shorts

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Dollar General's AI Leadership Move | Fast Five Shorts

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Target's "10-4" Service Controversy | Fast Five Shorts

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Bath & Body Works Scents the Holidays | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon vs. Perplexity Legal Showdown | Fast Five Shorts

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AI Shopping Hits Critical Mass | Fast Five Shorts

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AI Commerce Surges, Amazon Sues Perplexity & We Are Over And Out On Target 10-4 | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Chat GPT Coaching, Sexiest Man Alive & Hand Massages | Fast Five Shorts

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GrubHub Partners with Instacart | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger & Uber Eats Restaurant Integration | Fast Five Shorts

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Mondelēz's $40M AI Advertising Bet | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks' Billion-Dollar Delivery Business | Fast Five Shorts

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The Amazonification of Whole Foods | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks $1B Delivery Secret, Oreos In AI & Amazon's Whole Foods Doritos Gamble | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Netflix In Theaters, Hot Santa, NFL Yoga Pants & Red Bull Advent | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon's Vision Quest - AI Glasses for Drivers | Fast Five Shorts

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Will Lululemon’s NFL Partnership Hurt Its Brand In The Long-run? | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Cracks The Code - RFID Fresh Food Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response Program | Fast Five Shorts

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Retail's Darkest Day - Amazon & Target Layoffs | Fast Five Shorts

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The We May Not Be Ready For It New Normal Of Layoffs, RFID & AI Glasses | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Apple Upgrades, Classic Cars, AI Concerns & Stargazing | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash Teams Up with Waymo - Are Autonomous Deliveries the Future? | Fast Five Shorts

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Wayfair's Perigold Goes Big - 30K Square Feet of Luxury | Fast Five Shorts

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Gen Z's Vision - Britain's High Streets Become Social Tech Hubs | Fast Five Shorts

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Ulta Beauty's Marketplace Launch - Curation vs. Scale | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart Attacks Amazon with ChatGPT Shopping Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash Does Waymo, Wayfair Opens A New Store & A Marketplace Of Marketplaces Emerges | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: The Body Shop’s Comeback, Bubbles & Blockbusters | Fast Five Shorts

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The AI Shopping Super App Has Arrived | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's 90 Million Sensor Bet: Tracking the Future of Retail | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's E-Commerce Identity Crisis? | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Auto Care Gets a Digital Upgrade | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Brings Healthcare to the Kiosk | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart’s Auto Center “Of The Future,” Amazon’s Rx Kiosk & Kroger’s Odd Digital Strategy | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Fanatics for Babies, Dating by Zip, and the Mayo Debate | Fast Five Shorts

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Shein Goes Physical in France | Fast Five Shorts

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Shipt's AI Shopping Assistant | Fast Five Shorts

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Bed Bath & Beyond's Franchise Fiasco | Fast Five Shorts

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PayPal's BNPL Cash Back Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon's Budget Grocery Gamble | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon’s Private Label Push, Shein Stores & The #1 Worst Idea In The History Of The Show | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Dew Goes Dirty, Vegas Transport Showdown & QR-Code TP | Fast Five Shorts

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DoorDash Goes Full Service | Fast Five Shorts

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Sprouts Brews Up a New Strategy | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Exits UK Grocery: What It Means | Fast Five Shorts

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Costco's Executive Hours: The Data Is In | Fast Five Shorts

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OpenAI Goes Shopping: The E-Commerce Revolution Begins | Fast Five Shorts

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OpenAI Announces An Etsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Change To E-Commerce | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Nike x Skims, Luxury Directors & AI Hash Browns | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's Nostalgic Strategy | Fast Five Shorts

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Sephora's Creator Platform Launch | Fast Five Shorts

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Google's AI Integration Push | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon's Grocery Expansion Strategy | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Pharmacy Game-Changer | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger Revives Paper Coupons, Sephora Caters To Creators & Walmart Makes A Big Rx Move | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: French Pastries, Emperor Face-Offs & Metro Showdowns | Fast Five Shorts

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The AI Search Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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PacSun's Youth Advisory Council | Fast Five Shorts

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Starbucks' Vision for Efficiency | Fast Five Shorts

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Walgreens' Party Supply Power Play | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's Automation Reckoning | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger’s Automation Reset, Starbucks & Why There Ain’t No Party Like A Walgreens Party | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: AI Movies, Ariana Grande’s Star Power & NY Fashion Week | Fast Five Shorts

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Office Depot's 15-Minute Pickup Promise | Fast Five Shorts

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Kroger's Deli Dreams Of The Future | Fast Five Shorts

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Albertsons Doubles Down on Retail Media | Fast Five Shorts

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Gap Inc. Beauty Expansion: Smart or Risky? | Fast Five Shorts

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Sam's Club's Global Intent Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

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Gap's Beauty Play, Kroger's 'Deli Of The Future' & Sam's Club's Next Level App Redesign | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Viral Food Trends, French Name Rankings & Back-to-School Hacks | Fast Five Shorts

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Waitrose Smart Cart Experiment | Fast Five Shorts

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Lululemon's AI Leadership Gamble | Fast Five Shorts

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Macy's Amazon Ad Network Partnership | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon's Whole Foods Corporate Takeover | Fast Five Shorts

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Walmart's Marketplace Velocity Play | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Ingests Whole Foods, Macy’s Sleeps With The Enemy & Walmart Wants To Outdo Both | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Oasis Comeback Glory, Soccer Star & Mandalay Bay Travel Hack | Fast Five Shorts

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Fabletics Tech Transformation - RFID Rollout | Fast Five Shorts

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BNPL Goes North - Walmart Canada's Klarna Rollout | Fast Five Shorts

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Best Buy Goes Broader - Third-Party Marketplace Debut | Fast Five Shorts

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Rental Cars Go Retail - Hertz Joins Amazon Autos | Fast Five Shorts

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"The Fidelke Faux Pas" - Target's CEO Succession Controversy | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon Autos, Best Buy’s Marketplace & The Potential Target Fiddelke Faux Pas | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Crocs Go Pro, Harry Potter Donuts & Back-to-School Pawn Shopping | Fast Five Shorts

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Target & Ulta Beauty Partnership ENDS In 2026 - Retail's Biggest Breakup | Fast Five Shorts

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IKEA Inside Best Buy: Genius Partnership or Expensive Mistake | Fast Five Shorts

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Warby Parker Kills It's Signature Home Try-On Program - What This Means for Growth | Fast Five Shorts

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Why Starbucks Is Killing It's Mobile-Only Pickup Stores For Better "Vibes" | Fast Five Shorts

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Why Amazon's Fresh Food Delivery Won't Kill Walmart (Yet) | Fast Five Shorts

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Amazon’s Same-Day Push, Warby & Why Ulta Won’t Be Target’s Last Shop-In-Shop Regret | Fast Five

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Lightning Round: Halloween in July, Wing Day, & Katy Perry’s Canadian Rebound | Fast Five Shorts

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Macy's Strategic Abercrombie Partnership | Fast Five Shorts

344

Ty Haney's Bold Outdoor Voices Revival | Fast Five Shorts

345

Bed Bath & Beyond's Nostalgic Comeback | Fast Five Shorts

346

Vogue’s AI Model Sparks Backlash | Fast Five Shorts

347

Walmart's AI Super Agent Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

348

Walmart’s Super Agents, Vogue’s AI Models & Bed Bath’s Rebirth (Discounted, Of Course) | Fast Five

349

Lightning Round: Neon Coat, Southwest Airlines & A Salute To Theo Huxtable | Fast Five Shorts

350

Target's Price Match Elimination: Strategy or Mistake? | Fast Five Shorts

351

Tesco's 8-Week Delivery Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

352

Mall of America's Smart Parking Revolution | Fast Five Shorts

353

Tesla's LA Diner: Charging Future or Gimmick? | Fast Five Shorts

354

Walmart's Vizio Media Empire Play | Fast Five Shorts

355

Walmart Takes Vizio Private Label & Target Gives People A Big Reason To Go To Costco | Fast Five

356

Lightning Round: Alex Cooper Drama, AI Influencers & Cranky Neighbors | Fast Five Shorts

357

The Implications Of Shopify's Bold Move to Block AI Shopping Bots | Fast Five Shorts

358

Why Gen Z is Abandoning Traditional Supermarkets for Walmart & Aldi | Fast Five Shorts

359

How 2.7% Inflation Could Ruin Holiday Retail (And What to Do About It) | Fast Five Shorts

360

Starbucks vs Target: The Right Way to Handle Return-to-Office Mandates | Fast Five Shorts

361

Why Kraft Heinz's $20 Billion Breakup Could Save the Food Giant | Fast Five Shorts

362

Starbucks Returns To Office, Shopify Blocks Bots & Kraft Heinz Seeks Couples Therapy

363

McDonald's Spicy McMuffin, Furniture Eulogies & Dating Trends - Fast Five Lightning Round

364

This "Gas Buddy for Groceries" App Could Herald An Industry Pricing War Very Soon | Fast Five Shorts

365

Sephora & Lyft Partnership: Omnichannel Genius Or Well-Spun Marketing? | Fast Five Shorts

366

Is Staples' Services Strategy Enough to Save the Office Supply Giant? | Fast Five Shorts

367

Amazon's UK Partnership With GoPuff Signals Marketplace Strategy Shift | Fast Five Shorts

368

Walmart's "Dinner Tonight" Platform Will Kill the Meal Kit Industry | Fast Five Shorts

369

Walmart’s ‘Dinner Tonight,’ Sephora & Lyft, Plus A New Grocery App That May Disrupt All | Fast Five

370

Lightning Round: Mall Makeovers, AI Mode & Our Thoughts On Tom Brady Macking On Sydney Sweeney

371

Fast Five Shorts | Will Starbucks' New Hiring Procedures Lead To Their Intended Consequences?

372

Fast Five Shorts | Do You Agree With Hibbett’s Decision To Create A Standalone Kids App?

373

Fast Five Shorts | Pro Or Con: Target Exploring A Factory-Direct Model?

374

Fast Five Shorts | How Long Before We Are All Grocery Shopping Via Smart Carts?

375

Fast Five Shorts | How Should We Think About Walmart’s “Dark Store” Admission?

376

Target Goes Factory-Direct, Walmart Goes Dark & Starbucks Revamps Its Hiring Process

377

Lightning Round: Romance Novels, Soap Wars & French Fry Pizza

378

Amazon's Desperate Grocery Play: Will Bundling Work?

379

H-E-B Tests Grocery Robots: Innovation or the Next Garmin Dash-Mounted GPS?

380

Walmart's New AI Saves Managers 60 Minutes Per Shift

381

Inside Whatnot: The Secret $5B Live Shopping Empire

382

$1.77B Grocery Mega-Merger: SpartanNash & C&S Unite

383

Walmart, Whatnot & WTF Is H-E-B Doing With Robots?

384

Lightning Round: Costco Brisket, Corvette Dreams & Cheerios Chaos

385

The Costco Gas Station Experience You've Always Wanted Is Finally Here

386

Albertsons' Digital Display Gamble: Retail Media Gold Mine or Expensive Mistake?

387

Buy Or Sell: H&M Bettting Everything on AI to Beat SHEIN's Fast Fashion Dominance

388

End of an Era: Amazon Officially Absorbs Whole Foods Into "One Grocery" Strategy

389

BREAKING: Walmart's Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Just Changed Retail Forever

390

Walmart’s Bait & Switch 2, Costco Gas & More Grocery Sound & Fury From Amazon

391

Peloton Resale, Dollar General's Home Line & Who Knew Walmart Could Be So Sparky?

392

Walmart Presses Its ‘Advantage,’ ALDI Recruits Teens & E.L.F. Goes Down A New Rhode

393

Target’s Woes, Lowe’s Marketplace & Why Sam’s Club Pizza Delivery Will Change Our Lives

394

Walmart Signals Price Increases, Dicks Buys Foot Locker & Target Bets On Rural Growth?

395

Instacart’s CEO Bolts, Primark Teaches Sewing & Amazon’s Robot Dials Dork Up To 11

396

Walmart Stores Of The Future, Morrisons Robots & Why Saks Just Set Omnichannel Back

397

Amazon’s D.C. Blowback, Caper Carts & Why A ChatGPT/Shopify Tie-Up Should Scare Google

398

Walmart Gas, Circle K & Why Target’s Floral Brand May Not Come Up Smelling Like Roses

399

Walmart’s Trend-to-Product AI, Sam’s Club’s Expansion & Ulta’s Pregnant Pause At Target

400

Old Navy Hits The Radar, San Diego Bans Digital-Only Coupons & Amazon Debuts AI Agents

401

Amazon Haul, Best Buy Social+ & Edibles.com

402

Kroger’s Sunk Cost Trap, Ulta’s Mirakl & Why Klarna’s Walmart Deal Is ‘One’ For The Ages

403

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

404

Alexa+, Publix & Why There’s More Than Meets The Eye To Target And Warby’s New Deal

405

Good-Bye Joann, Hello Adidas Buy With Prime & Welcome Walmart To ‘Wally’ World

406

Amazon’s Italian Beauty Store, Wayfair’s Muse & Dick’s Enviable Influencer Program

407

Aldi, GapVintage & Why The “Next Best Action” Is An Idea Everyone Will Be Talking About

408

Crypto BuyBuy Babies, More Walgreens Woes & Walmart Takes Same-Day Rx Nationwide

409

Starbucks Ceramic Mugs & Drizzles, Walmart Pay Increases & Amazon’s New Head Of Grocery

410

Walmart Opens A New HQ And Does Fendi, Chanel And Robots All In The Same Week!

411

Amazon Ads, Best Buy’s Marketplace & Macy’s Ever-Changing Strategic Narrative

412

Walmart Expands ESLs To All Stores, DoorDash Teams With Ibotta & Simbe Hits The Spot

413

The 2024 Omni Talk Retail Awards Show

414

Amazon Auto, Porch Pirate Insurance & Why There May Be No Stopping Tractor Supply

415

Walmart Streams Dolly Live, Cyber Week & The Rise Of Digital Dollar Toy Stores

416

Kohl’s Has A New CEO, Perplexity Goes Shopping & The WSJ Calls Target ‘Dull’

417

Starbucks Teams Up With DoorDash, Wonder Buys Grubhub & Amazon Halts Fertility Project | Fast Five

418

Walmart’s New Mobile Locks, Instacart’s Big Week & E.l.f. Beauty’s Dollar General Plans!

419

Walmart+ Is 50% Off, Starbucks Sketches Its Turnaround Plan & ChatGPT Search Has Arrived

420

Amazon’s Temu Rivalry, 7-Eleven & Why Goldman Sachs Thinks 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot

421

Walmart Same-Day Rx Delivery, Bed Bath’s Return & WTF Is Amazon’s Grocery Strategy

422

Google Shopping, Grabango & Why Amazon May Have Just Signed Whole Foods' Death Warrant

423

Sam’s Club’s New Store, Kroger’s Disney ‘Boost’ & Why Just Walk Out May Be A Passing Fad

424

Walmart’s High Income Demo, Klarna’s Bold Move & Why Costco May Be The New Pepsi

425

The First-Ever Amazon & Walmart Fast Five Takeover

426

Amazon Rufus Ads, Costco Inventory Search & Why 'De Minimis' Is No Small Thing

427

Target CarPlay, High-End Sneakers At Walmart & Whether Dick’s Can Keep Up Its Growth

428

IKEA Preowned, Nordstrom’s Supply Chain Gains & What To Make Of Amazon Fresh

429

Walmart+ Whoppers, Chick-fil-A’s 4 Drive Thrus & Why Amazon Just Set Sustainability Back

430

DashPass Versus Prime, Walmart’s Drone Pullback & The Tall Order For Starbucks’ New CEO

431

Cookies, Amazombies & The Target Chatbot Store Associates Reportedly Hate

432

Amazon Lets Rufus Out To Play, Macy’s Ends Its Talks & Walmart Exerts Media Dominance

433

The Saks & Neiman Marcus Merger, Walmart Commerce Technologies & Using Venmo At Hy-Vee

434

Caper Carts, Shoplifting, Tesco QR Codes & Why Amazon Is Smart To Copycat Shein And Temu

435

Target's 'Un-Marketplace,' Netflix House & Whether The World Really Needs A Gen AI Alexa

436

Kohl's Return Drop, TikTok Image Search & The Not So Dirty Secret About Adult Toys

437

Walmart Expands ESLs, IKEA Hires Employees For Roblox & The Body Cam Safety Debate

438

Abercrombie Astounds, Amazon Goes Grubbing & Walmart Ventures Into A New ‘Realm’

439

Wayfair’s New Store, Google’s New Fit Tech & More High Praise For Walmart

440

$199 Wegovy, Target Price Cuts & Walmart's Latest Neighborhood Grocery Concept

441

Walmart Job Cuts, Best Buy’s New App & Something Called ‘Exchange Zones’ In Atlanta

442

Starbucks' Mobile Order Conundrum, The New Insta Uber & Shein's Many Happy Returns

443

Walmart's Health Hub Exit, Best Buy's CNET Partnership & Nordstrom's Marketplace Mirakl

444

Amazon High Jinks, The Grocery War & Why The Bank Of Walmart Is Now Open For Business

445

Canadian Walmart Stores Of The Future, Gopuff & Something New Called “Aldigo”

446

Amazon’s Just Walk Out Noise, Target’s Self-Checkout Cameras & Why Kroger Spoke Too Soon

447

TikTok Search Commissions, Walmart+ Self-Checkout & Something From Shein Called ‘SCaaS’

448

Live from Shoptalk: Macy's New Strategy, Target Wholesaling, & Walmart Keeps Kicking SaaS

449

Aldi Expands, Wayfair Rebrands & The Early Bird Literally Gets The Worm At Walmart

450

Target’s Big Circle Perk, Wendy’s Surge Pricing Backlash & Whole Foods Gets Smaller

451

Macy's Store Closures, Amazon Scheduled Deliveries & How Do You Say ChatGPT In French?

452

Starbucks Extends Its Loyalty Reach, Target Debuts A New Brand & Walmart Buys A TV Maker

453

Receipt Gates At Safeway, Paid Memberships At Target & Why 2025 Is The Year Of The Robot

454

Starbucks Overnight, Zac Posen & Amazon’s Rufus Has Us Barking Like A Dog

455

$400K Walmart Store Salaries, Surprising Self-Checkout Stats & Instacart Gamification

456

Sephora Kids, Store No. 8 & What Wayfair's CEO Should Do To Remove The Egg On His Face

457

NRF Wisdom, Sam’s Club Receipt Checks, And Why Walmart Should Keep Droning On

458

Your Own Cups At Starbucks, Mammograms At Walmart & Carts That Suggest Dinner Pairings

459

Walmart’s Big & Bold BNPL Push, Macy’s Buyout & CNBC’s Pointed Criticism Of Target

460

Our 2023 Annual Retail Awards Show

461

A Walmart Store Of The Future, A Big Get For DoorDash & NRF’s Organized Crime About Face

462

Allbirds & Amazon, Foxtrot & Dom's & The Secret Is Out On A New 'Store Of The Future'

463

Fast Five | Amazon Auto, A Toys R Us Reboot Review, Gap’s Turnaround & Another Kohl’s Hot Mess

464

Target & Walmart Earnings, Amazon & Meta & What Burritos & Robots Have In Common

465

Shein’s IPO, IKEA’s Loyalty About Face & Why Amazon Is Going Out Of ‘Style’

466

Facebook Goes Ad Free, H&M Brings AI To Design & Pharmageddon Ain’t No Michael Bay Movie

467

Walmart vs. Amazon AI, Sustainable Retail Media & The HomeGoods E-Commerce Verdict

468

Hy-Vee Takes Off, Netflix Opens Stores & Walmart Does AR Beauty In An Insanely Fun Way

469

Scheels’ Ferris Wheel, Ulta Joy & Why Ozempic Could Hit Walmart Right In The Midsection

470

Lulu & Peloton Cozy Up, Macy’s Is Big On Small & Cooler Screens Goes Wapner On Walgreens

471

Amazon Fights The FTC, Nike Does Resale & Best Buy Drops It Like It’s Hot For Christmas

472

TikTok Shop, Kroger’s Sudden Pause & Why IKEA Shouldn’t Have Listened To Its Customers

473

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

474

A Scanless Starbucks, A Sleepy Gap Colab & Why Amazon May Soon Be The King Of Campus

475

Trader Joe’s Hubris, Dick’s Shrinkage & Aldi’s Expansion

476

Nike Does Boutique Fitness, Wawa Goes Shelfless & Amazon Debuts Just Walk Out Apparel

477

Gap's New CEO, Bed Bath's Rebirth & Amazon Grocery Hyperbole Too Silly To Believe

478

Schnucks Gets Smart, NRF Predicts A Big Back-to-School & Target Shorts Itself

479

Walmart’s Back-to-School Flex, Google Shopping’s Demise & The Prime Day Yawn