{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"121741","rtpr_id":"nBw2TwJ8Ba","ticker":"DASH","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["DASH"],"title":"DoorDash Makes Back-to-School Shopping Easier with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-08-18T13:00:01.572Z","article_body":"DoorDash Makes Back-to-School Shopping Easier with Barnes & Noble,\nCarter's, and Kohl's\n\nNew retailers join DoorDash, giving parents time back with on-demand delivery\nof everything on their back-to-school list, from backpacks and books to\napparel and more\n\nBetween new class schedules, sports practices, and the scramble to find the\nright size backpack and outfits, back-to-school season is one of the busiest\nshopping moments of the year and one of the most time-consuming. Today, we're\nexcited to welcome Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's to the\nMarketplace, giving parents and students back the time they'd otherwise spend\nrunning between stores, with school clothes, supplies, classic and new reads,\nand everyday kids' essentials all delivered to their door.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/)\n\nShop back to school on DoorDash with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's.\n\nWith over half a million products eligible for delivery in under an hour\nacross categories like Apparel, Books, Baby & Kids, Household, and more*,\nDoorDash has become a go-to destination for everyday essentials. New\nback-to-school retailers on DoorDash include:\n\n\n * Barnes & Noble – Consumers can now get everything on this year's\nrequired reading lists, along with reference books, study guides, workbooks,\nnotebooks, planners and pens, delivered from their local Barnes & Noble.\nIn addition, consumers can shop an expansive selection of toys, games,\nstationery, gifts, movies and music — including trending and hot items like\nsquishy toys and building blocks — all through DoorDash. This marks\nDoorDash's first large-scale books offering, spanning everything from classics\nto light, summer reads.\n\n * Carter's – Carter’s is DoorDash's largest assortment for kids' apparel and\nessentials. From daycare spills to forgotten picture day outfits, on-demand\ndelivery with DoorDash means being prepared for back-to-school is faster and\neasier than ever.\n\n * Kohl's – From first-day outfits to sneakers and dorm room essentials,\nconsumers now have access to products across Kohl’s more than 1,100 stores\nnationwide. The partnership marks DoorDash's first department store selection\nspanning apparel to home goods.\n\n\"Back-to-school is one of those seasons where there's just no time to plan\nevery trip. As a dad, I know how this goes. It's the sports uniform you\nrealize is missing the night before practice, or the notebook nobody remembers\nuntil they're already out the door,\" said Mike Goldblatt, Vice President of\nEnterprise Partnerships at DoorDash. \"Bringing Barnes & Noble, Carter's,\nand Kohl's onto DoorDash means parents can get what they need in minutes\ninstead of making another stop. For our retail partners, it means getting in\nfront of consumers exactly when they need them most.\"\n\nIn Q1 2026, DoorDash brought fast third-party convenience delivery within\nreach for over 60% of the U.S. population, with a median delivery time of 30\nminutes or less** and fulfilled tens of millions of grocery and retail\ndeliveries in under 30 minutes across more than 22,000 ZIP codes. As families\njuggle packed schedules this fall, DoorDash's growing retail selection\nreflects the platform's continued push to be the fastest way to get what you\nneed, when you need it.\n\n*Based on average availability of retail items for U.S. consumers as of March\n2026. Availability may vary and is not guaranteed.\n\n**Median delivery time calculated based on orders during the period.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/)\n\npress@doordash.com (mailto:press@doordash.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2TwJ8Ba","title":"DoorDash Makes Back-to-School Shopping Easier with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"DASH","created":"2026-08-18T13:00:01.572Z","tickers":["DASH"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"DoorDash Makes Back-to-School Shopping Easier with Barnes & Noble,\nCarter's, and Kohl's\n\nNew retailers join DoorDash, giving parents time back with on-demand delivery\nof everything on their back-to-school list, from backpacks and books to\napparel and more\n\nBetween new class schedules, sports practices, and the scramble to find the\nright size backpack and outfits, back-to-school season is one of the busiest\nshopping moments of the year and one of the most time-consuming. Today, we're\nexcited to welcome Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's to the\nMarketplace, giving parents and students back the time they'd otherwise spend\nrunning between stores, with school clothes, supplies, classic and new reads,\nand everyday kids' essentials all delivered to their door.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/)\n\nShop back to school on DoorDash with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's.\n\nWith over half a million products eligible for delivery in under an hour\nacross categories like Apparel, Books, Baby & Kids, Household, and more*,\nDoorDash has become a go-to destination for everyday essentials. New\nback-to-school retailers on DoorDash include:\n\n\n * Barnes & Noble – Consumers can now get everything on this year's\nrequired reading lists, along with reference books, study guides, workbooks,\nnotebooks, planners and pens, delivered from their local Barnes & Noble.\nIn addition, consumers can shop an expansive selection of toys, games,\nstationery, gifts, movies and music — including trending and hot items like\nsquishy toys and building blocks — all through DoorDash. This marks\nDoorDash's first large-scale books offering, spanning everything from classics\nto light, summer reads.\n\n * Carter's – Carter’s is DoorDash's largest assortment for kids' apparel and\nessentials. From daycare spills to forgotten picture day outfits, on-demand\ndelivery with DoorDash means being prepared for back-to-school is faster and\neasier than ever.\n\n * Kohl's – From first-day outfits to sneakers and dorm room essentials,\nconsumers now have access to products across Kohl’s more than 1,100 stores\nnationwide. The partnership marks DoorDash's first department store selection\nspanning apparel to home goods.\n\n\"Back-to-school is one of those seasons where there's just no time to plan\nevery trip. As a dad, I know how this goes. It's the sports uniform you\nrealize is missing the night before practice, or the notebook nobody remembers\nuntil they're already out the door,\" said Mike Goldblatt, Vice President of\nEnterprise Partnerships at DoorDash. \"Bringing Barnes & Noble, Carter's,\nand Kohl's onto DoorDash means parents can get what they need in minutes\ninstead of making another stop. For our retail partners, it means getting in\nfront of consumers exactly when they need them most.\"\n\nIn Q1 2026, DoorDash brought fast third-party convenience delivery within\nreach for over 60% of the U.S. population, with a median delivery time of 30\nminutes or less** and fulfilled tens of millions of grocery and retail\ndeliveries in under 30 minutes across more than 22,000 ZIP codes. As families\njuggle packed schedules this fall, DoorDash's growing retail selection\nreflects the platform's continued push to be the fastest way to get what you\nneed, when you need it.\n\n*Based on average availability of retail items for U.S. consumers as of March\n2026. Availability may vary and is not guaranteed.\n\n**Median delivery time calculated based on orders during the period.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/)\n\npress@doordash.com (mailto:press@doordash.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-08-18T13:00:02.341493594Z","server_sent_at_ms":1787058002341},"received_at":"2026-08-18T13:00:02.392Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260818064212/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"110737","press_release_id":"121741","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Internet & Direct Marketing Retail","sector":"Consumer Discretionary"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"partnership","narrative":"DoorDash announced partnerships with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's to offer on-demand delivery for back-to-school items including apparel, books, and supplies.\n\nThe integration adds over half a million products to the Marketplace, with availability for delivery in under an hour across categories like apparel and household goods.\n\nQ1 2026 data indicates DoorDash reaches over 60% of the U.S. population with a median delivery time of 30 minutes or less.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Major retail partnerships expand DoorDash's back-to-school catalog to 500k+ items."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"zip_codes":"more than 22,000","products_eligible":"over half a million","fast_deliveries_q1":"tens of millions","median_delivery_time":"30 minutes or less","us_population_coverage":"over 60%"}},"quotedText":"Bringing Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's onto DoorDash means parents can get what they need in minutes instead of making another stop.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Mike Goldblatt","role":"Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships"}],"products":["back-to-school supplies","apparel","books","household goods"],"companies":[{"name":"DoorDash","ticker":"DASH"},{"name":"Barnes & Noble","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Carter's","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Kohl's","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"Significant expansion of the Marketplace with three major retailers (Barnes & Noble, Carter's, Kohl's) enhances consumer utility and order volume potential, but represents a standard commercial partnership rather than a binary earnings or regulatory event."},"tickerRelevance":{"others":[],"primary":"DASH"},"globalImportance":25,"audienceRelevance":50,"eventTypeSecondary":["operations_update"],"importanceComponents":{"tickerTier":"large-cap","eventGravity":"partnership_expansion","householdBrandBoost":true}},"event_type":"partnership","event_type_secondary":["operations_update"],"sentiment":"bullish","material_impact_score":2,"narrative":"DoorDash announced partnerships with Barnes & Noble, Carter's, and Kohl's to offer on-demand delivery for back-to-school items including apparel, books, and supplies.\n\nThe integration adds over half a million products to the Marketplace, with availability for delivery in under an hour across categories like apparel and household goods.\n\nQ1 2026 data indicates DoorDash reaches over 60% of the U.S. population with a median delivery time of 30 minutes or less.","key_figures":{"customDimensions":{"zip_codes":"more than 22,000","products_eligible":"over half a million","fast_deliveries_q1":"tens of millions","median_delivery_time":"30 minutes or less","us_population_coverage":"over 60%"}},"named_entities":{"people":[{"name":"Mike Goldblatt","role":"Vice President of Enterprise Partnerships"}],"products":["back-to-school supplies","apparel","books","household goods"],"companies":[{"name":"DoorDash","ticker":"DASH"},{"name":"Barnes & Noble","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Carter's","relationship":"partner"},{"name":"Kohl's","relationship":"partner"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"model_name":"glm-4.7","prompt_hash":"sha256:727b4b9429a443af","schema_hash":"sha256:05005c02d9cffac9","created_at":"2026-08-18T15:09:14.962Z","global_importance":25,"audience_relevance":50,"importance_components":{"tickerTier":"large-cap","eventGravity":"partnership_expansion","householdBrandBoost":true}},"durationMs":153765,"modelName":"glm-4.7"}}