Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s acquisition of One Kings Lane and PersonalizationMall.com last year helped salvage what could otherwise have been a disappointing start to fiscal 2017.

Chief financial officer Susan Lattman told analysts last week on the retailer’s Q1 2017 earnings call that a 2.1% sales gain posted by customized gifts retailer PersonalizationMall.com and home furnishings and decor retailer One Kings Lane, in addition to opening new stores helped offset a 2% year-over-year comparable sales decline. Bed Bath & Beyond, No. 68 in the Internet Retailer 2017 Top 500, acquired One Kings Lane for $11.8 million in June 2016 and PersonalizationMall.com for $190 million in cash in November.

CEO Steven Temares expects PersonalizationMall.com in particular to have a significant impact on Bed Bath & Beyond’s overall business.

“We continue to increase our online offering on the Bed Bath & Beyond website and specifically increased our offering of personalized product by leveraging our recently acquired capabilities from PMall,” he said, according to a transcript from Seeking Alpha. “These newer items are resonating well with our customers and we will continue to add to the mix of product we offer.”

The retailer does not break out a dollar figure for online sales in its quarterly earnings reports, but it did say that e-commerce sales grew more than 20% year over year during the quarter.

Bed Bath & Beyond is expanding its same-day delivery service, which will reduce shipping costs and increase the number of orders fulfilled from stores, Temares said. Currently, the retailer offers the service in a select number of markets and is piloting it others. Orders must be placed by 1 p.m. to be delivered to a shopper the same day. Bed Bath & Beyond

“We are making investments to evolve and improve [our] existing store format, enhance omnichannel services, integrate technology tools and create a more experiential shopping environment in our stores,” Temares said. Growth in same-day delivery “probably will be driving more of the fulfillment from local stores because of the cost savings.”

Bed Bath & Beyond did not say where it is testing same-day delivery or whether delivery is handled in-house or by shipping carrier. A spokeswoman did not immediately return a request for comment. At bedbathandbeyond.com, shoppers enter their ZIP code to see if the option is available in their location.

For the fiscal first quarter ended May 27, Bed Bath & Beyond reported:

• Net sales of $2.742 billion, up 0.2% from $2.738 billion last year.
• A year-over-year comparable sales decline including e-commerce of 2.0%, compared to a 0.5% decline.
• Net earnings of $75.3 million, down 38.6% from $122.6 million.