Mergers & Acquisitions

BP Buys TravelCenters for $1.3B, Adding Fuel and Convenience Stores in 44 States

BP Products North America, a subsidiary of BP plc, will purchase the TravelCenters of America chain of approximately 280 fuel, convenience and…

Walgreens’ VillageMD Buys Summit Health in $8.9 Billion Deal

With investments from majority owner Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Cigna subsidiary Evernorth, VillageMD will acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary,…

Instacart Acquires Ecommerce Platform to Empower Local and Independent Grocers

Instacart has acquired Rosie, an ecommerce platform serving local and independent grocers, wholesalers and retailers, as Instacart seeks to build on its…

CommerceHub to Buy ChannelAdvisor in $635 Million Deal

CommerceHub has agreed to purchase the 27.5 million outstanding shares of ChannelAdvisor in a cash deal for $23.10 per share, or approximately…

eBay to Fortify its Collectibles Business With $295M TCGplayer Acquisition

eBay will pay $295 million to acquire TCGplayer, an online collectibles technology platform and marketplace for trading card games. TCGplayer, which employs…

Signet Jewelers Acquires Blue Nile to Reach Younger, More Ethnically Diverse Shoppers

Signet Jewelers will acquire ecommerce jewelry retailer Blue Nile for $360 million in an all-cash transaction. The deal will help accelerate Signet’s…

Walmart Acquires Supply Management Platform to Enhance Planning Capabilities

Walmart is acquiring Volt Systems, a solution provider that offers suppliers enhanced on-demand visibility into merchandising resources. The application is designed to…

Emerald Acquires Wholesale Marketplace Bulletin to Bolster Indie Brand Experience

Bulletin, a wholesale marketplace connecting over 3,000 independent brands with more than 26,000 retailers, has been acquired by Emerald Holding, the owner…

Could ThirdLove-Kit Undergarments Combo Become an Intimates Powerhouse?

ThirdLove has had a busy year. The digitally native intimates and lifestyle brand re-entered brick-and-mortar retail and launched products in the activewear…

Foot Locker Sells School and League Team Sales Division

The Foot Locker Retail division has sold its Eastbay Team Sales division to BSN SPORTS, a division of Varsity Brands that is…

Axonify Acquires Nudge to Enhance Frontline Training and Communication Capabilities

Employee training and communications software provider Axonify has acquired Nudge, an employee communication and execution platform. This combined company will aim to…

Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II Completes Purchase of Grove Collaborative, Taking Retailer Public

Virgin Group Acquisition Corp. II (VGII), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Virgin Group, has closed its acquisition of…

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