DoorDash completes $5.1 billion acquisition of Deliveroo and SevenRooms
DoorDash acquired Deliveroo for $3.9 billion and SevenRooms for $1.2 billion in May 2025 to consolidate the global food delivery and restaurant technology market.
Retail Industry News — Friday, August 7, 2026
Friday, August 7, 2026
Generative AI cuts store planogram creation time to near-instant
New diffusion models automatically generate store-specific planograms, reducing manual layout time from approximately 30 hours to near-instantaneous optimization aligned with local shopper demand.
Last-mile delivery funding falls below 20% of 2021 peak
Venture capital investment in last-mile delivery has declined to less than 20% of its 2021 peak, with capital shifting toward specialized providers and software-enabled logistics.
AI Shopping Assistants Capture 40.89% of Disclosed Consumer AI Funding
AI Shopping Assistants accounted for 40.89% of disclosed consumer AI funding in the past 12 months, representing $133.37M across 14 deals in the broader AI Shopping and Conversational AI sectors.
Salesforce invests in AI platform for real-time personalized storefronts
Salesforce has provided strategic investment to Callimacus to expand its technology that generates highly personalized digital shopping interfaces in real time.