Walmart Pilots Store-Based Marketplace Fulfillment, Home Depot Eyes Same-Day Delivery DC & Dairy Queen Expands Voice AI Drive-Thru Pilot

Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by Duvo and Mirakl.In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:Walmart is piloting store-based fulfillment of third-party marketplace orders in Dallas, using AI to route shipments and cut delivery windows from one to two days down to as little as three hours.Home Depot is exploring a $157 million, 414,000-square-foot distribution center in Yaphank, New York, designed to deliver big and bulky goods like lumber and building materials on a same-day and next-day basis to Long Island residents and construction companies.Dairy Queen is expanding its Presto Voice AI drive-thru pilot to franchise stores across the U.S., following a successful initial corporate deployment that shortened wait times and freed staff for higher-value tasks.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail insights.