In this week’s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga discuss:

- Why Walmart's RFID push into home goods is already the front runner for the omnichannel retailing headline of 2022.
- All the reasons to be skeptical about Walmart's new store design in Springdale, AR.
- Albertsons' continued AI push, this time in its quest to reduce food waste in fresh produce with help from Afresh.
- The pluses and minuses of Petco's new Lowe's shop-in-shop partnership.
- And, why the WSJ missed out on relaying some key information in its article this week that questioned the profit position underlying the instant delivery trend.

There's all that, plus a COVID update from Chris, Anne reminiscing about shipping her pants, drunk father-in-laws who lose their shoes at weddings, and more!

To learn more about Microsoft, visit: www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/r…cloud-for-retail

To learn more about the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, visit: www.alvarezandmarsal-crg.com/

To learn more about Takeoff, visit: www.takeoff.com/

To learn more about Sezzle, visit: www.sezzle.com/

Plus, check out our ranking in Feedspot’s 45 Top Retail Podcasts: blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/

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