Mergers & Acquisitions

PayPal Acquires Mobile Commerce Platform Modest

PayPal has acquired mobile commerce startup Modest, marking the company’s first purchase since its split from eBay in July. Terms of the…

Consumer Industry Mergers And Acquisitions Reach $202.5 Billion In H1 2015

Global consumer mergers and acquisitions (M&A) had a combined transaction value of $202.5 billion in the first half (H1) of 2015, according…

QVC To Buy Zulily For $2.4 Billion

Liberty Interactive Corporation, the parent company of home shopping network QVC, has acquired e-Commerce daily deal site zulily for approximately $2.4 billion….

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires Of A Kind

Bed Bath & Beyond has purchased independent e-Commerce fashion and home goods retailer Of a Kind for an undisclosed sum. Of a…

Walmart Buys Remaining 49% Of Yihaodian

Walmart has fully acquired Chinese e-Commerce business Yihaodian, purchasing the remaining 49% stock. With full ownership of Yihaodian, Walmart plans to accelerate…

Adiant Acquires inSparq

Adiant has acquired inSparq in order to expand its social commerce capabilities. inSparq’s technology analyzes both the products that shoppers share on…

Tyco Retail Solutions Acquires FootFall For $60 Million

Tyco Retail Solutions, the retail performance and security business of Tyco, has acquired FootFall from Experian for $60 million in cash. Based…

Xcel Brands To Acquire C. Wonder

Xcel Brands, which owns and manages the Isaac Mizrahi, Judith Ripka and H Halston brands, has agreed to acquire C. Wonder. A…

Books-A-Million Executive Chairman Makes $21 Million Buyout Offer

Books-A-Million has signed a definitive agreement in which Chairman Clyde B. Anderson, his family and all related persons and entities, will acquire…

Rakuten Acquires Fits.me

E-Commerce company Rakuten has acquired Fits.me, a fit preference solution provider, to improve its e-commerce offerings and marketing solutions. Financial terms of…

Walgreens Buys Liz Earle From Avon For $215 Million

Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Walgreens, has acquired skincare brand Liz Earle from Avon Products for $215.7 million in cash….

Dollar Tree Completes Acquisition Of Family Dollar

Dollar Tree has completed the acquisition of fellow discount retailer Family Dollar, a transaction which each company’s Board of Directors approved in…

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Mergers & Acquisitions

PayPal Acquires Mobile Commerce Platform Modest

Consumer Industry Mergers And Acquisitions Reach $202.5 Billion In H1 2015

QVC To Buy Zulily For $2.4 Billion

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires Of A Kind

Walmart Buys Remaining 49% Of Yihaodian

Tyco Retail Solutions Acquires FootFall For $60 Million

Xcel Brands To Acquire C. Wonder

Books-A-Million Executive Chairman Makes $21 Million Buyout Offer

Rakuten Acquires Fits.me

Walgreens Buys Liz Earle From Avon For $215 Million

Dollar Tree Completes Acquisition Of Family Dollar

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