Boots Sold for £6.7bn, Walmart Drone Delivery Expands

<p>Walmart drone delivery with Wing is expanding to more than 270 stores by next year, and Boots is going private in a £6.7bn deal with the Weston family. Today&#39;s briefing also covers a £440m rise in UK retail electricity bills, Amazon&#39;s 63% share of German online retail and the ASOS app breach.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Boots sold to Weston family for £6.7bn</p><p>00:42 BRC: £440m rise in retail electricity bills</p><p>01:12 Argos marketplace to 130,000 products</p><p>01:35 Co-op Wholesale shuts Peckish app</p><p>01:56 GenM opens menopause concept store</p><p>02:19 Walmart and Wing drone delivery from 270 stores</p><p>02:37 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days beats rivals</p><p>02:49 Walmart drops personalised pricing patent</p><p>03:08 TikTok adds AI agent and one-click checkout</p><p>03:22 Lululemon CEO fills two C-suite roles</p><p>03:34 Amazon holds 63% of German online retail</p><p>03:57 ASOS confirms app breach</p><p>04:12 Ikea launches second-hand marketplace</p><p>04:23 Colruyt, Aldi and Lidl lobby on Sunday trading</p><p>04:40 Jumbo rolls out children&#39;s handheld scanner</p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>- Retail Gazette: Weston Family Acquires Boots for £6.7bn in UK-Ireland Deal https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/10/boots-sold-to-weston-family/</p><p>- Talking Retail: BRC Reports £440m Rise in Retailer Energy Bills; Calls for Budget Action https://www.talkingretail.com/featured/brc-urges-budget-action-as-retailer-energy-costs-rise-400m-08-10-2026/</p><p>- Retail Gazette: Argos Expands Trusted Sellers Marketplace to 130,000 Products by Year-End https://www.retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2026/10/argos-marketplace-range-push/</p><p>- Talking Retail: Co-op Wholesale Kills Peckish App, Switches to Snappy Shopper Integration https://www.talkingretail.com/featured/co-op-wholesale-discontinues-delivery-app-peckish-in-favour-of-snappy-shopper-07-10-2026/</p><p>- Retail Times: GenM Opens UK&#39;s First Menopause Concept Store, Targeting 15.5m Women https://retailtimes.co.uk/genm-unveils-the-worlds-first-menopause-friendly-concept-store-showcasing-the-future-of-inclusive-retail-for-15-5-million-uk-women/</p><p>- Grocery Dive: Walmart and Wing Plan Drone Delivery from 270 Stores by 2027 https://www.grocerydive.com/news/walmart-wing-drone-expansion-denver-seattle/832290/</p><p>- Supermarket News: Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Tops Walmart and Target Event Results https://www.supermarketnews.com/grocery-trends-data/amazon-s-prime-big-deal-days-shoppers-reaching-fo