Supply Chain & FulfillmentThursday, September 10, 2026
The autonomous-delivery vehicle company spun out of Rivian in March 2025 signed a second major logistics deal with DoorDash and closed a ~$200M Series C led by Greenoaks, bringing total funding to ~$505M.
Walmart is shutting down its 51 health centers and virtual care services due to an unsustainable business model driven by reimbursement challenges and rising operating costs.
Wonder raised a $650M Series D at a $9B pre-money valuation, expanding its network from 46 to over 150 kitchens capable of running multiple restaurant concepts.
Looma secured a $10M Series B and $3M credit facility to scale its in-store screen network across 1,100 retail locations, reaching 27 million shoppers monthly.
BCG forecasts that retail merchandising will transition from human-driven, siloed workflows to an always-on system of specialized AI agents that accelerate decision-making from weeks to hours.
Google Cloud identifies autonomous store operations as a key use case, where Vision AI and agentic workflows automate routine work including shelf auditing, stock gap detection via robots/cameras, and automated employee scheduling based on real-time foot traffic.
