Amazon Fights NYC's Delivery Bill, Walmart Tests Symbotic Automation & Primark Debuts at Mall of America

Retail Daily Minute · Aug 16, 2026 · 5:18

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Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, Duvo and Mirakl.

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

A New York City bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would force Amazon to directly employ thousands of contract delivery couriers, threatening its low-cost delivery model.
Walmart begins installing Symbotic's first SymMicro fulfillment system inside a live store, advancing its back-of-store automation push.
Primark opens its 46th U.S. store — and first in Minnesota — at Mall of America on September 3rd.

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