About this episode

Chris Walton discusses Old Navy's new CEO, Walmart's restaurant delivery expansion, and Labor Day weather forecasts.

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , ZenlineAI , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Gap Inc. beats on earnings but Old Navy posts its first negative comp quarter since 2023, and gets a new CEO in Michael Francis, effective November 2nd. Walmart expands restaurant delivery beyond in-store Subway locations, touting strong crossover with its Express Delivery membership growth. Planalytics forecasts a regionally split Labor Day weekend, with heat driving demand in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic and cooler, wetter conditions out West. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts , so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Walton

Topics covered

• retail news
• CEO changes
• restaurant delivery
• weather forecast
• earnings report

Keywords

• Old Navy
• Michael Francis
• Walmart
• restaurant delivery
• Labor Day
• earnings report
• retail insights

Sponsors

R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, Duvo, Mirakl

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Old Navy, Walmart, Subway, Planalytics

Places: Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West

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