consolidation

Why Investors are Racing to Buy Up Amazon’s Hottest Third-Party Sellers

There’s a modern-day gold rush on, except instead of the hills and creek beds of the American West, the landscape of this…

Walmart Health Care Ambitions Could Include Swallowing PillPack For ‘Under $1 Billion’

Less than a week after reports circulated that Walmart was in preliminary talks to acquire health insurance company Humana, the retail giant…

Kustomer Debuts Shopper-Centric Support Platform

Kustomer has released a customer-centric support platform designed to unify shopper conversation, e-Commerce transaction data and customer tracking events, all in one…

Albertsons In Talks To Acquire Price Chopper For $1 Billion

Mega-grocer Albertsons is in advanced talks to acquire New York-based supermarket chain Price Chopper for as much as $1 billion, according to…

Dick’s Wins $70 Million Golfsmith Bid To Take Golf Specialty Lead

In tandem with a group of liquidators, Dick’s Sporting Goods has won an auction bid to acquire Golfsmith’s U.S. business for approximately…

Bigger Doesn’t Always Mean Better In Retail Mergers

The merger between Pet Valu and Pet Supermarket, creating the third-largest pet supplies retailer, has brought the topic of consolidation within retail to the forefront….

Ahold-Delhaize Supermarket Super-Merger Reflects Industry Consolidation

Shareholders of international supermarket conglomerates Ahold and Delhaize Group have approved the companies’ intended merger, which would value the combined chains at…

What Can Stale Brands Do To See The Light Of 2020?

Here are just a few brand names the next generation of shoppers will probably not be exposed to: RadioShack, Delia’s, Wet Seal,…

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