Mergers and acquisitions

Limited Too Brand Set To Return In 2016

Children’s apparel retailer Limited Too will reopen its doors in 2016, eight years after the brand was discontinued in 2008. Brand management…

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…

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…

PayPal To Acquire Xoom For $890 Million

PayPal has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Xoom, a digital money transfer provider, for $25 per share in cash, a total…

Ahold Acquires Delhaize In $28 Billion Deal

Dutch grocer Ahold has acquired Delhaize, a Belgian grocer for $28 billion. With the purchase, the companies will merge to create one…

Deliv Acquires Chicago-Based Delivery Startup WeDeliver

Deliv has acquired fellow same-day delivery service WeDeliver to expand its footprint in the on-demand delivery space. Financial terms of the acquisition…

CVS Health Acquires Target Pharmacy Business For $1.9 Billion

CVS Health is acquiring more than 1,660 Target pharmacies and 80 clinic locations for approximately $1.9 billion, helping the company expand its…

GameStop Outbids Hot Topic To Purchase Geeknet For $140 Million

GameStop has acquired Geeknet for approximately $140 million. Geeknet is the parent company of ThinkGeek, an online retailer for computer enthusiasts. As…

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Mergers and acquisitions

Limited Too Brand Set To Return In 2016

Walmart Buys Remaining 49% Of Yihaodian

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

PayPal To Acquire Xoom For $890 Million

Ahold Acquires Delhaize In $28 Billion Deal

Deliv Acquires Chicago-Based Delivery Startup WeDeliver

CVS Health Acquires Target Pharmacy Business For $1.9 Billion

GameStop Outbids Hot Topic To Purchase Geeknet For $140 Million

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