Mergers and acquisitions

Walgreens May Have To Sell Up To 1,000 Stores To Complete Rite Aid Deal

Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Walgreens, may have to divest between 500 and 1,000 of its stores in order to…

Wayfair Enhances Mobile Messaging With Trumpit Acquisition

E-Commerce home furnishings retailer Wayfair has acquired mobile messaging application Trumpit in a move geared to expand the brand’s customer service offerings,…

STRATACACHE Acquires Control Of Digital Signage Rival Scala

STRATACACHE has acquired supermajority control of rival digital signage platform provider Scala for an undisclosed sum. Retailers presently using solutions from either…

Steinhoff Acquires Sleepy’s Parent For $3.8 Billion As It Sets Sights On U.S.

Steinhoff International, a South African holding company operating more than 6,500 stores under 40 brands, has acquired Sleepy’s parent company Mattress Firm…

Michaels Acquires 10 Million-Customer Database From Hancock Fabrics

Michaels has acquired the rights to the Hancock Fabrics brand, domain names, mailing lists and intellectual property from U.S. Bankruptcy Court in…

Walmart Gains Pricing Technology, Expands Assortment With $3.3B Jet.com Acquisition

Seeking to add jet propulsion to its online business as a way to compete more effectively with Amazon, Walmart has agreed to…

GameStop Diversifies Portfolio By Scooping Up 507 AT&T Mobility Stores

GameStop is further expanding its brand portfolio beyond video games and consumer electronics by acquiring three national AT&T-authorized wireless retailers: Cellular World,…

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….

$1 Billion Price Tag For Dollar Shave Club Represents Potential Payoff For Other Disruptive Brands

CPG titan Unilever has agreed to acquire men’s subscription grooming brand Dollar Shave Club, with the transaction being valued at as much…

eBay Bolsters Machine Learning Capabilities With SalesPredict Acquisition

A version of this news brief was initially posted on Demand Gen Report. EBay has agreed to acquire SalesPredict, an Israel-based predictive analytics…

Potential Modell’s, Sports Direct Bid For 200 Sports Authority Stores: Home Run Or Error?

Modell’s Sporting Goods and UK-based Sports Direct are in talks for a potential joint deal to buy as many as 200 Sports…

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane, Spotlighting Flash Sales’ Struggles

Home décor and goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond has acquired e-Commerce home furnishing company One Kings Lane for an undisclosed, all-cash…

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Mergers and acquisitions

Walgreens May Have To Sell Up To 1,000 Stores To Complete Rite Aid Deal

Wayfair Enhances Mobile Messaging With Trumpit Acquisition

STRATACACHE Acquires Control Of Digital Signage Rival Scala

Steinhoff Acquires Sleepy’s Parent For $3.8 Billion As It Sets Sights On U.S.

Michaels Acquires 10 Million-Customer Database From Hancock Fabrics

Walmart Gains Pricing Technology, Expands Assortment With $3.3B Jet.com Acquisition

GameStop Diversifies Portfolio By Scooping Up 507 AT&T Mobility Stores

$1 Billion Price Tag For Dollar Shave Club Represents Potential Payoff For Other Disruptive Brands

eBay Bolsters Machine Learning Capabilities With SalesPredict Acquisition

Potential Modell’s, Sports Direct Bid For 200 Sports Authority Stores: Home Run Or Error?

Bed Bath & Beyond Acquires One Kings Lane, Spotlighting Flash Sales’ Struggles

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