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

Omni Talk Retail · Apr 9, 2026 · 6m

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In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:

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…