Saturday, October 24, 2026
DoorDash acquired reservation platform SevenRooms for $1.2 billion and UK delivery service Deliveroo for $3.9 billion in 2025, integrating on-premise tools and expanding its footprint to approximately 40 countries.
Walmart has agreed to pay $520 million for Symbotic's SymMicro robotic system, with a conditional commitment to install it at 400 Accelerated Pickup and Delivery locations starting in early 2027.
Square introduced the Square Handheld, a spill-resistant 6.2-inch mobile point-of-sale device for restaurant front-of-house operations that integrates Uber Eats and DoorDash order management.
Amazon Robotics deployed its two-millionth autonomous mobile robot across its global fulfillment network in early 2025, establishing the largest AMR fleet in the industry.
Checkout.com has adopted the Agentic Commerce Protocol to enable enterprise merchants to process instant checkouts within AI platforms.
