In this week's Fast Five Podcast, Chris & Anne discuss Walmart's major electronic shelf label rollout with SES-imagotag, Shopify's layoffs, Firework's new livestream AI capabilities, Lululemon's attempt to combat dupes, and Sephora's partnership with Lucky to help bring their CPG partners even closer to their end consumers.

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Buenos Días from Barcelona Omni Talk Fans! Anne and I just finished up two weeks in Europe a little wiser, a little happier, and a whole lot more artificially intelligent.

AI was the talk of the town at Shoptalk Europe, and unlike the metaverse last year, the hype appears to be real and spectacular.

We discussed this and so much more with a number of great interviews from the show, including:

Some big themes started to emerge in the interviews above -- namely, software over hardware in the quest to digitize physical stores, the continued cost predicament of CPGs trying to go direct, and, perhaps most importantly, why the next big innovation in commerce is lurking around the corner but no one quite knows what it is.

And, oh yeah, we also recorded a Fast Five podcast right from the Shoptalk floor early Thursday morning, too!

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

- Walmart's massive push and deployment of electronic shelf labels

- Shopify's layoffs and its smart decision to sell off Deliverr

- Firework's latest AI upgrade to its shoppable video and livestreaming capabilities

- Lululemon's hotly contested strategy to thwart the dupe market

- And closed with a look at yet another brilliant move from Sephora, as it partners with Lucky to enable more efficient direct-to-consumer commerce for the brands it sells within its stores.

There's all that, plus the sexiest robots of all-time, Miller High Life infused chocolate, and sewists.

Listen to This Week’s Fast Five Podcast

Be careful out there,

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

P.S. We teased it in today’s episode but Home Delivery World USA 2023 is now just a little over one month away!

Home Delivery World is the largest event for e-commerce, retailers, grocers, CPGs and 3PLs in the US and it is happening this June 14-15 in Philly.

5,000 people will be walking the exhibition floor filled with over 350 exhibitors and 250 speakers. 

Anne and I will be moderating panels and livestreaming from the show courtesy of Openforce.

So don't miss out, tickets are limited (and free), so get yours before it's too late.

Just click here or on the below image to get your tickets today!

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