In this week’s podcast, Chris and Anne discuss Amazon’s Grubhub investment, share buybacks at Bed Bath, Kohl’s taking itself off the market, Ulta beauty pop-ups, and TikTok abandoning livestream commerce in the U.K. and U.S.

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Hello Omni Talk Fans! Another 4th of July is in the books, and sadly Anne only placed two out of three in her annual Iron Chef Mezzenga festivities over the weekend.

Not to be outdone, while she was out showcasing her culinary skills, I was lounging around at home binge watching Stranger Things, scared out of my mind and already jonesing for Season 5.

Suffice it to say, it isn’t clear who won the weekend between the two of us, but I will gladly run uphill with Kate Bush anytime.

In this week’s Fast Five Podcast, Anne and I discussed:

- The aftermath of Kohl’s proposed deal with the Franchise Group falling through

- The curious case of what looks like egregious share buybacks at Bed Bath & Beyond

- TikTok reportedly getting out of livestream commerce in the U.S. and the U.K.

- Ulta Beauty’s new pop-up inside of Allure’s SoHo store

- And closed with a look at Amazon’s baller, no-risk move to invest in Grubhub

There’s all that, plus Jello cake, ripstop pants, and kickboxing classes with Minka Kelly.

Listen to This Week’s Fast Five Podcast

Be careful out there,

-- Chris, Anne, and the entire Omni Talk team

P.S. We have another great event coming your way next Tuesday live on LinkedIn with Upside’s VP of Retail, Tyler Renaghan.

Tyler will be on hand to take questions live as he and Anne discuss how personalization strategies can be an effective way to combat inflation and to keep your customers coming back again and again.

Sadly, I wasn’t able to be there for the interview (another trip to Mayo), but I will definitely have a front row seat on Tuesday to hear what Tyler has to say live.

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