Christopher Walton | Co-CEO Omni Talk | A retail blog for retailers by retailers |
- Chris Walton is an accomplished Senior Executive and one of the leading omnichannel experts in the world, with nearly 20 years of success within the retail and retail technology industries.
- He has high-level executive experience and is well-versed across nearly every discipline within retail, including merchandising, store operations, inventory management, product design, forecasting,
Podcast
Overview
Chris decided to venture out on his own and create a platform for a community of individuals who share a passion for the evolution of omnichannel retailing and a desire to explore new and better ways to do retail.
00:30- About Christopher Walton and his journey.
- Chris Walton is an accomplished Senior Executive and one of the leading omnichannel experts in the world, with nearly 20 years of success within the retail and retail technology industries.
- He has high-level executive experience and is well-versed across nearly every discipline within retail, including merchandising, store operations, inventory management, product design, forecasting, e-commerce, pricing and promotions, product development, and store design and architecture.
- Chris began his career at Gap, Inc. and holds a BA in Economics and History from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
04:30- About Omni Talk.
- Omnitalk’s “serious and sometimes comic musings” are meant to give an opinion on the past and future of retail.
- Some opinions may be right, and some most certainly may be wrong — but, no matter what, they are meant to provoke curiosity about the retail industry that we all know and love, and, most importantly, they come from the heart, with nothing but the best of intentions.
- OmniTalk will always be real. It is meant to tell the truth. Its content does not come from pundits or journalists. It comes from real people with real experience in the business.
05:55- Challenges brick-and-mortar retail outlets are facing.
- Staffing
- Inflation
- Inventory availability
- Theft
07:25- What goes into building a great team of people in retailing?
- Complexity – Can you make the job interesting for people?
- Autonomy- Once you find it interesting, are you allowing them to do it?
- Attachment – You can’t have an attachment without mentioning two things.
09:00- Change in consumer preferences in retailing.
- Everything in retail migrates from the lowest price to the most convenient option.
- The back rooms are going to change.
- The architecture is going to change.
- The parking lots are going to change.
- You will see a lot of changes in how we check out of a retail store.
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Profile
- Chris Walton is an accomplished Senior Executive and one of the leading omnichannel experts in the world, with nearly 20 years of success within the retail and retail technology industries.
- He has high-level executive experience and is well-versed across nearly every discipline within retail, including merchandising, store operations, inventory management, product design, forecasting, e-commerce, pricing and promotions, product development, and store design and architecture.
- Chris began his career at Gap, Inc. and holds a BA in Economics and History from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
