{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F67a06390-0b34-4940-96ec-329a9ca4a83a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Fast Five | Amazon's Letters, Lululemon's New Membership, & Fenway Park's Latest Caper","description":"In this week\u2019s Fast Five podcast, sponsored by Microsoft, the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Takeoff, and Sezzle, Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga:\n\n- Gave their hot take on Andrew Jassy\u2019s first-ever letter to Amazon shareholders\n- Had mixed feelings on Lululemon\u2019s new subscription program\n- Took a second to bash the Yankees as they discussed Caper Counter at Fenway Park\n- Exhibited a high degree of skepticism around the new Champs store concept\n- And closed with a look at Pensa\u2019s new deployment with Lunds & Byerly\u2019s and how it may be yet another example of why computer vision is the most important technology shaping the future of retail\n\nThere\u2019s all that, plus 6-CD changers, deep space probes, and the smell of Philadelphia Cream Cheese.\n\nTo learn more about Microsoft, visit: www.microsoft.com/en-us/industry/r\u2026cloud-for-retail\n\nTo learn more about the A&M Consumer & Retail Group, visit: www.alvarezandmarsal-crg.com/\n\nTo learn more about Takeoff, visit: www.takeoff.com/\n\nTo learn more about Sezzle, visit: www.sezzle.com/\n\nPlus, check out our ranking in Feedspot\u2019s 45 Top Retail Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/\n\nMusic by hooksounds.com","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7f820bd0-a1e4-4f34-9736-c28669af255a/artworks-unddlnmsbvinguxi-vuhknw-t3000x3000.jpg"}