Supply Chain & FulfillmentFriday, August 7, 2026
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.
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.
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.
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 has provided strategic investment to Callimacus to expand its technology that generates highly personalized digital shopping interfaces in real time.
