# Starbucks Has AI Egg On Its Face, Google Reinvents Search & Ross Stores Breaks Records | Fast Five

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Podcast: [Omni Talk Retail](https://stenobird.com/podcast/omni-talk-retail-6449360)
Published: 2026-05-27T20:15:00+00:00
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In this week’s Omni Talk Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group , Mirakl , Ocampo Capital , Quorso and Veloq , Chris Walton and special guest Laura Kennedy, retail strategist formerly of CB Insights and Kantar, discussed: • Starbucks shutting down its AI-powered inventory counting tool after widespread accuracy issues and what the failure reveals about the challenges of deploying AI inside real-world retail operations ( Source ) • Radar reaching unicorn status after raising $170 million and why RFID-powered inventory intelligence may finally be crossing the retail adoption chasm ( Source ) • Google unveiling the biggest transformation to Search in over 25 years with AI-powered search experiences, autonomous background agents, and major implications for the future of commerce discovery ( Source ) • Klarna launching a shopping app directly inside ChatGPT and whether payments, trust, and consumer behavior will determine who ultimately wins the AI commerce race ( Source ) • Ross Stores posting a staggering 17% comparable sales increase and why off-price retail, and potentially resale, may become one of the defining retail winners of this economic era ( Source ) There’s all that, plus Indy 500 energy, terrifying Jurassic Park revelations, Star Wars debates, underrated Midwest road trips, Spielberg nostalgia, and producer Ella officially crowning “unicorn status” the greatest business term of all time. Music by hooksounds.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

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