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QVC Parent Scoops Up Rival HSN For $2.1 Billion

Liberty Interactive, the parent company of QVC, has acquired the majority of HSN Inc., merging two retail giants…

News July 6
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Food Supplier Partners With Alipay To Expand Reach In U.S. Chinese Community

Alipay has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Han Feng Inc., a food supplier for Chinese restaurants…

News July 5
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True Religion Sheds $350M In Debt With Bankruptcy Filing

Add True Religion Brand Jeans to the growing list of 2017 retail bankruptcies. The company has reached an…

News July 5
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Circle K Adds 1,300 Stores In $4.4 Billion CST Brands Acquisition

The Canadian parent company of Circle K Stores, Alimentation Couche-Tard, has received regulatory approval for a $4.4 billion…

News July 5

Walgreens Works To Make Mobile App Friction-Free For Shoppers 55 And Up

Walgreens has managed to leverage its mobile app to encourage usagefrom a generation that is elusive for many retailers: the 55-and-up crowd. More than 20% of the pharmacy’s app…

News July 5
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Indian Designer Ritu Kumar Optimizes Product Assortment With Advanced Analytics

Ritu Kumar, a designer wear brand in India, has chosen the Manthan Advanced Retail Analytics solution to power…

News June 30

Attention Amazon Competitors: Target The 35 Million Ex-Prime Members

Amazon’s stranglehold on the American consumer has been well-documented, with Prime reportedly having as many as 80 million…

News June 30
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Walgreens Calls Off Rite Aid Acquisition, Offers New $5.2B Deal To Buy 2,000+ Stores

After 15 months of negotiations, Walgreens Boots Alliance has given up on the deal to buy drugstore rival…

News June 29

A Failure To Stand Out Led To Staples’ $6.9 Billion Buyout

More than a year after its failed merger with chief rival Office Depot that led to the resignation…

News June 29
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