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Retail Technology Spotlight Series

Omni Talk Retail
Artificial Intelligence
Grocery Dealz
Wiliot
Retail
AI In Retail
Walmart
Ambient Iot
Duvo
Dematic
Retail Media Marketplace
Warehouse Operations
Price Transparency
Amazon
Social Commerce
Physical AI
Zello
Supervised Automation
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Instacart
Rohlik Group

Omni Talk Retail's Chris Walton sits down with the people and the companies building the technologies that will shape the future of retail.

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In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series, Chris Walton sits down with Gagan Luthra, VP of Product at Impinj, to tackle one of retail's most persistent and expensive challenges: inventory distortion. With an estimated $1.7 trillion lost annually to ... more

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In this Retail Technology Spotlight Series, Chris Walton sits down with Brian Kinsella, Chief Product Officer at Manhattan Associates, to explore one of the biggest technology dilemmas facing growing retailers and brands: Do you start small and risk ... more

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In this Retail Technology Spotlight series, Chris Walton sits down with Julian Sellan, Senior Supply Chain Engineer at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, and Nick Cianfarani, Senior Account Manager at Dematic, to explore one of the biggest questions f... more

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In this Retail Technology Spotlight series, Chris Walton sits down with Antons Sapriko, Founder and CEO of scandiweb, to explore just how far AI has already gone in running the operational layers behind retail and what happens when employees shift fr... more

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Recent Guests

Gagan Luthra
VP of Product at Impinj
Impinj
Episode: Solving Retail’s $1.7 Trillion Inventory Problem With RFID and AI
Brian Kinsella
Chief Product Officer
Manhattan Associates
Episode: Building Retail Technology With a Ceiling That Moves With You
Julian Sayon
Senior Supply Chain Engineer at Southern Glazer's
Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits
Episode: The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
Nick Cianfarani
Senior Account Manager at Dematic
Dematic
Episode: The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
Antons Sapriko
Founder and executive chairman of ScandiWeb
ScandiWeb
Episode: Welcome to the Age of "Supervised Automation"
Soroosh Seyhoon
Chief Revenue Officer, Zello
Zello
Episode: Radios Are Dead and Here Is What Comes Next for Retail Store Ops
Kevin Billings
Vice President of Business Development
Sifter
Episode: GLP-1s and SNAP Changes Are Rewriting Grocery Merchandising | Spotlight Series
Judah Berger
AI product manager at unframed.ai
unframed.ai
Episode: Retail AI Is Moving Fast. Most Companies Aren’t Ready
Armen Mkrtchyan
CEO and co-founder of Extuitive
Extuitive
Episode: Half Your Ads Don't Work, So Here's How to Know Which Half Will

Hosts

Chris Walton
Host with a focus on retail technology and innovation; co-founder of Omni Talk and host of multiple Omni Talk Retail Podcast Network programs.
Anne Mezzenga
Co-host and interviewer on episodes focused on retail tech and spotlights; engages with guests to extract practical insights and real-world context.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
  • My Favorite

    My personal favorite of all the podcast series we produce at Omni Talk. We only talk to the best of the best retail technology companies about why their tech matters in the always evolving omnichannel retail landscape.

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    5
    C.Walton
    United States3 years ago

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The format tends to balance vendor perspective with customer experience, useful for sponsorship alignment.
Guests are typically practitioners from leading retailers or tech providers, lending credibility to the discussions.
Production quality and guest preparation are often highlighted as strengths.
The show frequently surfaces practical takeaways for implementing complex retail tech at scale.
Listeners appreciate the depth of retailer-specific tech insight and ROI-focused storytelling.

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Solving Retail’s $1.7 Trillion Inventory Problem With RFID and AI
Q: What are the biggest lessons you've learned over the years in terms of getting it right with the retailers with whom you deploy your solutions the first time out?
Luthra recommends starting with the business problem and then choosing technologies that solve it. He also stresses that accurate, authentic data is essential for enterprise decisions and AI systems.
Solving Retail’s $1.7 Trillion Inventory Problem With RFID and AI
Q: How would you sum up why inventory distortion has been such a persistent problem in the industry?
Luthra says retailers often make decisions with incomplete information because their systems rely on shipment records and snapshot-based data. He characterizes the underlying issue as a data problem and says item-level visibility can improve accuracy.
The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
Q: What role does software play in the mechanical and physical setup of a new facility?
The warehouse control software and the warehouse management system drive the operation in real time, enable visibility, ensure proper billing, and coordinate between pick modules, merges, and shipping to prevent bottlenecks.
The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
Q: How do you determine the right level of flexibility in the automation today versus what you'll add later?
We forecast 20-year growth, build modularity into the system, and size the backbone for long-term growth while starting with a scalable, phased implementation to avoid overbuilding at once.
The Future-Proof Warehouse Rethinking Logistics for What’s Next | Spotlight Series
Q: So talk us through, for the audience's sake, how do you decide whether to upgrade an existing facility versus building a brand new Greenfield facility?
We compare current capacity and the cost of expanding an existing site against the cost, timeline, and disruption of a new build, then quantify ROI for both options and plan for long-term growth rather than just immediate needs.

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This show consistently covers cutting-edge retail technology and how it translates into real-world results, from warehouse automation and ROI planning to AI-driven merchandising and frontline operations. Episodes frequently feature practitioners and vendors discussing practical deployments, data-driven decision making, and how emerging tools like supervised automation, ambient IoT, and agentic commerce reshape retail strategy. A notable strength is the clear focus on actionable insights, ROI, and implementation challenges, making it a valuable listen for listeners evaluating technology choices, vendor partnerships, or sponsorship opportunities in the retail tech space.

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1. Gagan Luthra
2. Brian Kinsella
3. Julian Sayon
4. Nick Cianfarani
5. Antons Sapriko
6. Soroosh Seyhoon
7. Kevin Billings
8. Judah Berger

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