Retail Daily Minute | Bed Bath & Beyond Keeps Acquiring, Starship Robots Head to Grocery & DoorDash Levels Up Its Ad Network

About this episode

In this episode, Chris Walton discusses recent acquisitions by Bed Bath & Beyond, Starship Technologies' pivot to grocery delivery, and DoorDash's expansion of its advertising network.

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Bed Bath & Beyond announces the all-stock acquisition of Installed Right and SFV Services, adding installation and renovation capabilities to its rapidly expanding Beyond Home Services portfolio. Starship Technologies winds down U.S. campus robot operations and pivots its 1,200-robot fleet toward retail grocery and urban food delivery, citing 20% market penetration in Finland and $3–4 lower per-delivery costs versus traditional couriers. DoorDash expands its retail media network with five new advertising tools and partnerships, as it bids to become a tier-one destination for CPG ad spend. The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts , so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Chris Walton

Topics covered

• acquisitions
• retail technology
• advertising
• grocery delivery
• market trends

Keywords

• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Starship Technologies
• DoorDash
• grocery delivery
• advertising tools

Sponsors

Duvo, Mirakl

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bed Bath & Beyond, Installed Right, SFV Services, Starship Technologies, DoorDash

Places: Finland

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