Marketplaces & Omnichannel: A Shoptalk Dinner, hosted by Anakin
Shoptalk's opening day is a lot of stage time. This is the opposite — a small dinner, great food, and an honest conversation with people running ecommerce, marketplaces and omnichannel retail.
Over dinner, we'll talk about what's actually shifting heading into 2027:
How marketplaces are competing on assortment, price and search placement. Everyone is watching everyone, but the moves that actually shift share are rarely the obvious ones. What's working right now, and what just looks like activity?
Where visibility breaks down across platforms. Most teams can see their own numbers clearly and the rest of the market only in fragments. Which blind spots are costing the most, and what's anyone doing about them?
What AI is changing in how teams track competitors. Past the pilots and the demo decks — what's genuinely in production, and what did it replace?
No presentations. No pitches. Just good company and a good table.
🗓 Tuesday, September 29, 2026
🕖 7:00 – 9:30 PM CT
📍 Etch, 303 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37201 — a short walk from Music City Center
👔 Business casual
🍽 Dinner and drinks are on us
Hosted by Anakin (YC S21) — a competitive intelligence company that gives retailers, brands and marketplaces an always-on view of competitor pricing, promos, assortment and stock.