About this episode

Chris Walton discusses recent developments in the retail sector including valuations, acquisitions, and new store formats.

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics , Duvo and Mirakl . In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses: Wonder closes a $650 million Series D at a $9 billion valuation, with reports the food-platform company is gearing up for an IPO as early as next year. Instacart acquires Arpalus, an AI-powered shelf-scanning startup, to give its in-store shoppers real-time inventory data via smartphone and Caper Cart cameras. CVS Health opens its first pharmacy-focused store in Houston as it accelerates a scaled-down, pharmacist-centered format nationwide. 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

• retail news
• investment
• technology
• pharmacy
• acquisitions

Keywords

• Wonder
• Instacart
• Arpalus
• CVS Health
• pharmacy
• shelf-scanning
• retail insights
• IPO
• inventory data

Sponsors

R&S Logistics, Duvo, Mirakl

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wonder, Instacart, Arpalus, CVS Health

Places: Houston

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