Chris Walton
Chris Walton is a leading expert and influencer in omnichannel retailing. An accomplished senior executive, with nearly 20 years of success within the retail and retail technology industries, Mr. Walton has high-level executive experience across nearly every discipline within retail. Currently he is the Co-CEO and editor-in-chief of Omni Talk, one of the fastest growing blogs in retail, and Third Haus, a retail technology lab and joint venture with Xenia Retail out of Minneapolis. He is a regular keynote speaker, a senior contributor for Forbes, and he also sits on the Advisory Boards for Delivery Solutions and Xenia Retail. Prior to starting Red Archer Retail and Omni Talk, Mr. Walton worked for Target, where he was the vice president of the retailer’s Store of the Future project and also the vice president of merchandising for Home Furnishings on Target.com. Mr. Walton holds a BA in Economics and History from Stanford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
