Hello Omni Talk Fans! We come full circle today. Ben’s latest GrocerTalk podcast just released, and Kim Kardashian’s shapewear is available via DoorDash.
In today’s Retail Daily Minute:
- SKIMSÂ partners with DoorDash for its first on-demand delivery integration, bringing its full U.S. store footprint onto the platform.
- Walgreens rolls out in-store advertising screens from Looma to 1,200 locations by early 2027, expanding its retail media network.
- Target adds four new AI-powered features to its shopping app, including photo search, AI review insights, Buy Again, and Continue Shopping.
Plus, a quote from a film in which skimming takes up a very prominent role in the plot.
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Today’s Top Headlines
1. SKIMS Taps DoorDash for On-Demand Delivery From U.S. Stores
SKIMS and DoorDash launched a partnership bringing on-demand delivery from SKIMS retail stores across the U.S. Shoppers can order over 23,000 styles of shapewear, underwear and loungewear, delivered in under an hour on average. DoorDash is SKIMS’ first on-demand delivery partner, now live at 17 stores in 11 states and D.C. (Read More)
2. Walgreens to Deploy Looma Ad Screens in 1,200 Stores by 2027
Walgreens is expanding its retail media network with in-store advertising screens from Looma, rolling out to 1,200 store locations by early 2027. The Walgreens Advertising Group launched in 2020 using first-party customer data. Looma’s technology enables remote content management and full-funnel performance measurement. (Read More)
3. Target Adds Four New AI Features to Its Consumer Shopping App
Target has rolled out four new AI tools within its consumer app: photo search for finding similar products from an image, AI review insights that organize feedback into themes, Buy Again for quick reordering, and Continue Shopping, which resurfaces recently viewed items with relevant alternatives and personalized offers. (Read More)
4. Amazon Exec on How Same-Day Perishables Delivery Was Built
In an exclusive interview, Ling Tsang, director of Amazon Worldwide Grocery Stores Customer Experience, explains how the company built Same-Day Delivery of perishables using retrofitted temperature-zoned facilities. Monthly active perishables customers are up over 50% this year, and more than half return within 30 days. (Read More)
5. Walmart-Backed OnePay Moves Into Auto Finance Via My Garage
OnePay, the fintech majority-owned by Walmart, has launched My Garage, a feature that centralizes vehicle value, loan equity, payoff timelines, insurance offers and gas rewards in one app. The launch pushes Walmart’s financial services ambitions into auto finance, where it will compete with banks, Chime and Credit Karma. (Read More)
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