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 had a ball discussing:

• Amazon’s newest suburban store Amazon Go concept, replete with made-to-order food, and whether it could one day soon evolve into “the gas station of the future.”
• A really interesting new store concept from online retailer MorningSave down in Texas that promises to meld the beauty of the online treasure hunt with in-store retailing.
• Meta’s new “Meta store,” which is so meta, in and of itself, they couldn’t control themselves.
• An idea coming out of American Eagle, called the “frenemy network,” which encourages apparel retailers to come together to share the costs of fulfillment.
• And closed with a look at Buy with Prime and what it means for Amazon, consumers, and Shopify.

There’s all that, plus hands-free beer buying, airline layovers in San Jose, and douches to rival Steff from Pretty in Pink.

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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