In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Simbe, Mirakl, Ocampo Capital, and Scratch Event DJs, Chris and Anne discussed:

The many angles to Aldi’s decision to sell back some of the stores it previously purchased from Southeastern Grocers (Source)
How bullish they both are on Gap’s new vintage clothing play (Source)
Why EG America’s new partnership with Quorso heralds a new age of store management technology (Source)
If Save A Lot should be on everyone’s retailer to watch lists (Source)
And closed with an examination of Instacart’s decision to pilot CPG brand tasks for its workers (Source)

There’s all that, plus Simbe's Caitlin Clark stop by for 5 Insightful Minutes on how to deploy AI and automation successfully at scale, along with Chunk Light Tuna, Ozempic blindness, and how big of a creeper Chris would have been if he had asked his flight attendant what perfume she was wearing on his flight to Vegas this week.

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Aldi, GapVintage & Why The “Next Best Action” Is An Idea Everyone Will Be Talking About | Fast Five

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Aldi, GapVintage & Why The “Next Best Action” Is An Idea Everyone Will Be Talking About | Fast Five