Hello Omni Talk Fans. Anne and I just finished up our busiest week on record.

Interviews with the Chief Supply Chain Officers at Nordstrom and Tractor Supply Company, late night wine tastings with retail IT executives, Bank of America analysts calls, and two live podcast recordings with Jim Lecinski's Omnichannel Marketing class at the Kellogg School of Management.

Yes, that's right, this week we did something we have never seen done before.

We took our podcast on the road and did it live in front of 50+ business school students.

Like Al Pacino said in Heat, "It keeps us sharp, on the edge, where we gotta be."

In this week's Fast Five episode, Anne and I asked the Kellogg students:

– What this year's list of the Top 10 Online Retailers tells us about the future of retail.

– What they thought of Walmart's "ladder theory" defense against a $15 minimum wage.

– What the Macy's kerfuffle over its scan-and-go mobile app says about Jeff Gennette's leadership and technology overall within retail experience design.

– Who stands to win and who stands to lose from Instacart's brilliant move to become the online SNAP redemption clearinghouse for a bevy of new grocers.

– And what SoFi's new cryptocurrency rewards program says about loyalty, asset transferability, and today's youth.

You can watch the video of this week's episode by clicking above or you can listen to the full podcast version via the big blue button below.

Listen to This Week’s Fast Five Podcast

Be careful out there,

— Chris, Anne, and the entire Omni Talk team

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