investments

Walgreens Boosts Primary Care Bonafides With Majority Stake in VillageMD

Walgreens Boots Alliance will invest an additional $5.2 billion in VillageMD, increasing its ownership stake from 30% to 63% as the retailer…

TD Bank Exec Recommends Retailers Build Up Inventory to Combat Inflation and Meet Current Customer Needs

Retailers are facing both a major opportunity and a major challenge in the coming months: shoppers are primed to spend big during…

Walmart-Owned Flipkart Raises $3.6B to Fund Next Stage of Growth in India

The Flipkart Group — India’s homegrown digital commerce conglomerate that is majority-owned by Walmart — has raised U.S. $3.6 billion in fresh…

Wholesale Marketplace Faire Triples Valuation with $260M in Fresh Funding

Online wholesale marketplace Faire has raised $260 million in a Series F funding round led by Sequoia Capital. This latest round values…

Amazon Boasts 44% Sales Growth in Q1 2021, Announces Prime Day’s Return to Q2

Amazon topped both its own and experts’ Q1 2021 expectations, with 44% year-over-year sales growth and $108.5 billion in total sales. The…

Luxury Subscription Service Vivrelle Bags $26M in Series A Funding

Membership club Vivrelle, which provides access to a shared closet of designer handbags, jewelry and diamonds, has secured $26 million in Series…

Amazon Rollup Elevate Brands Raises $12.5M, Acquires 20th Brand

FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) aggregator Elevate Brands, which acquires and operates Amazon third-party businesses, has raised an additional $12.5 million in bridge…

Fanatics Now Valued at $12.8 Billion After Latest Round of Funding

Licensed sports merchandise retailer Fanatics has raised $320 million in new capital, bringing its valuation to $12.8 billion, according to Reuters, which…

Stripe Secures $600M in New Funding, Boosts Value to $95B

Online payment processing company Stripe has raised $600 million in Series H funding, nearly tripling its valuation in under a year to…

Deliverr Raises $170M to Scale Up Ecommerce Delivery Service

Ecommerce fulfillment provider Deliverr has raised $170 million in new funding, bringing the total capital raised to more $240 million. Deliverr describes…