Fast Five | Walmart Bought An Alphabot!

Hello Omni Talk Fans!?Today I want to introduce you to our new favorite retail tech geek – Derek Swanson, the Chief Technology Officer at Silk.

Anne and I interviewed Derek for our Spotlight Podcast Series, and we were blown away with the knowledge he dropped on everything that is involved in retailers migrating to the cloud.

If you are a c-suite or any other alphabet-in-front-of-your-name executive, our interview with Derek is a must listen because it paints a clear picture of some of the real issues you could be staring in the face at some point in your career and how best to deal with them.

You can listen to our podcast with Derek?by clicking here?or on the image up above.

Also in Today’s Fast Five Headlines:

1. Walmart?has acquired microfulfillment robotics provider Alert Innovation. (Read More)

2. Goodwill?has launched its own, aptly named e-commerce marketplace, GoodwillFinds. (Read More)

3. Peloton?has cut roughly 500 jobs as its new CEO says it “lost more than $100M on retail last year.” (Read More)

4. Tesco?is reportedly forcing its team managers to take only a 3% pay raise amid high inflation. (Read More)

5. And?Amazon?has scaled back its Scout autonomous robot delivery program, potentially giving more credence to Anne’s and my collective theory that one-to-one autonomous delivery is a waste of time. (Read More)

Be careful out there,

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

P.S.?Meta is back!

And this time our former colleague and now?Meta’s Head of Industry for Retail and Grocery, Alicia LeBeouf, will be on hand to discuss what it takes to create great mobile-first shopping experiences for our next live event on LinkedIn.

You can register to hear what Alicia has to say and to ask her questions live?by clicking here?or on the image right below this sentence.