# Yum! Brands Sells Off Pizza Hut, U.S. eGrocery Sales Keep Surging & Lidl Preps New Loyalty Program

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Podcast: [Retail Daily Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retail-daily-minute-6672660)
Published: 2026-06-18T05:00:00+00:00
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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: Yum! Brands agrees to sell Pizza Hut in a two-part, $2.7 billion deal, splitting ownership between private equity firm LongRange Capital and Yum China . New data from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus shows U.S. online grocery sales surging nearly 28% year over year, even as in-store sales slip. Lidl US prepares to launch its new Lidl Plus rewards program on July 1st, replacing myLidl with point-based perks and personalized pricing. 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.

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