🕔 Retail Daily Minute | Bed Bath & Beyond Bets Big on Home Services, Walmart Supercharges Its Retail Media Network & Kroger Takes Flashfood Division-Wide

Hello Omni Talk Fans! Old Mr. Lemonis is definitely up to something.

In today’s Retail Daily Minute:

Bed Bath & Beyond signs a letter of intent to acquire F9 Brands, owner of Cabinets To Go and Lumber Liquidators, for approximately $150 million, the second major acquisition in two days as Marcus Lemonis builds out a full-service home renovation platform alongside The Container Store, Elfa, and Closet Works.
Walmart expands Walmart Connect’s social media capabilities, enabling self-serve advertisers to run full-funnel campaigns on Meta now and TikTok later in 2026.
Kroger brings Flashfood to its entire Mid-Atlantic division, pairing the food waste reduction platform with free Kroger Health nutrition classes for a value-driven, whole-health approach to fresh food access.

Plus, our timely 5 Insightful Minutes conversation with A&M’s Jeremy Levine on mastering freshness in grocery, along with a quote from a film with a heck of a lot of lumber.

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Today’s Top Headlines

1. Bed Bath & Beyond Buys F9 Brands to Expand Home Services

Bed Bath & Beyond has signed a letter of intent to acquire F9 Brands Inc., parent of Cabinets To Go and Lumber Liquidators, for approximately $150 million. The deal expands its “Beyond Home Services” division, building on its recent Container Store acquisition to offer customers full-service home renovation solutions under one platform. (Read More)

2. Walmart Connect Rolls Out Social Media Self-Serve Ad Tools

Walmart Connect is expanding its retail media network with new social media offerings, including self-serve access starting with Meta and extending to TikTok later in 2026. Advertisers can now run full-funnel campaigns, activate unified audiences, and use a new “add-to-cart” feature across Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest directly from social ads. (Read More)

3. Kroger Expands Flashfood to All Mid-Atlantic Division Stores

Kroger is expanding its partnership with surplus grocery app Flashfood across its entire Mid-Atlantic division, covering more than 100 stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky. Following a successful 16-store pilot, the rollout lets shoppers buy discounted near-expiry food, reducing waste while attracting budget-conscious customers. (Read More)

4. Foot Locker Taps DoorDash for On-Demand Sneaker Delivery

Foot Locker has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand sneaker and apparel delivery, expanding customer convenience as the retailer undergoes a broader turnaround under Dick’s Sporting Goods, which acquired it for $2.4 billion. Analysts view the move as a sound but modest step in Foot Locker’s ongoing recovery effort. (Read More)

5. Old Navy Launches New Athleisure Subbrand to Drive Growth

Old Navy is set to launch a bold new athleisure subbrand called Old Navy Sport later this year, featuring leggings, sweats, sport bras and T-shirts, and may open dedicated free-standing stores. Already ranked the US’s fifth largest athleisure retailer, the Gap-owned brand posted $8.7 billion in net sales in 2025, up 3%. (Read More)

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