Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

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Tesco F&F online – the good, the bad, and the glitchy: our most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including Marks and Spencer, PoundFun, H&M Group, Centra, Carrefour Belgium, StrongPoint, THG Ingenuity, Asda, LIveRamp, and Amazon. Marks and Spencer lacked business continuity plan amid ongoing cyber attack chaos, M&S insider claims An M&S insider has talked to Sky News about […]
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Family Dollar Launches New Partnership With Uber Eats. Here Are the Details

Family Dollar has announced a new partnership with Uber Eats, offering its clientele a unique delivery option for everyday essentials. This news came shortly after the discount store announced that its parent company had sold it for $1 billion. Let’s look at what we know about this newest partnership. Family Dollar Now Available on Uber […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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Ferrero Is Launching Nutella Peanut Spread in the US

Nutella Peanut is coming to store shelves in the U.S. European food company Ferrero, the maker of the iconic Nutella hazelnut spread, is using the new product to build a stronger presence in North America. Nutella Peanut will not be a new peanut butter. According to the food maker, the new product will combine its […]
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UberEATS: Redefining Meals, Meal Components, and the Future of Foodservice

  In 2014, Uber, the San Francisco-based ride-sharing powerhouse valued at over $40 billion, quietly began to transform another industry: food delivery. With the launch of its meal delivery service — first piloted as UberFRESH in Los Angeles and Barcelona — Uber laid the foundation for what would become UberEATS, officially launching in New York […]
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A healthier Lifestyle | Big interview: Jason Wouhra

Once the symbol group of Landmark Wholesale, 10 years ago the Lifestyle Express fascia claimed almost 2,000 members across the country. But after the merger of Landmark and the Today’s Group to form Unitas in 2018, the combined buying group eventually decided to focus its… This story continues at A healthier Lifestyle | Big interview: […]
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Flush with New Financing, Wonder Plans to Open One New Store Per Week in 2025

Wonder has received an additional $600 million in capital from several of its investors and will use the funds to accelerate its physical retail expansion. The company, which combines takeout, delivery and meal kits in a single app, plans to open one new store per week, growing its footprint from 46 locations to more than […]
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ThredUp Makes Resale Technology Free for All, Plans New Peer-to-Peer Offering

Online resale platform ThredUp has made a bold move in its effort to promote the development of circular retail more broadly. The company is making its resale-as-a-service (RaaS) technology free and open source, meaning that the underlying code powering its branded resale shops is now available for any company to access and use at no […]
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Are You Losing a Little or a Lot?

It took less than a week to see how much money they were losing. And it wasn’t a little. She had just led the acquisition of two locations, and information about the business was scarce. But that’s exactly why there was money to be made. The truth is people just get stuck. They get overwhelmed. […]
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New Owner, Old Name: GameStop Canada Reverts to ‘EB Games’ Branding

French-Canadian entrepreneur Stephan Tetrault has acquired Electronics Boutique Canada, a.k.a. GameStop Canada, from GameStop Global Holdings. Tetrault will re-rebrand the retailer, which operates more than 185 stores across Canada, as EB Games Canada, as it was known prior to the 2021 name switch to GameStop Canada. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. “This […]
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Wednesday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  DoorDash To Acquire Deliveroo From the New York Times: “DoorDash announced two deals worth billions of dollars on Tuesday, saying it has agreed to acquire Deliveroo, the British food delivery company, and SevenRooms, a platform used by hotels and restaurants to manage reservations and marketing. “The […]
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Your Views:  “Fear Is The Path To The Dark Side” – Yoda

On Monday, in my FaceTime commentary, I noted that in a Town Hall presentation at the WAFC convention, Albertsons never really addressed the new realities facing the company in the wake of the collapse of its proposed acquisition by Kroger.  I also was expecting some explanation to vendors of the company’s strong line against absorbing […]
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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  From WAFC, “Albertsons’ Rose-Colored Glasses”

I’m reporting this week from the annual Western Association of Food Chains (WAFC) Convention in Palm Desert, California – a great place to network and learn, which is appropriate since a focus on education is a primary value for the organization.   On Sunday, in one of a series of Town Halls in which retailers […]
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Strategy and the Perils of Implementation.

What is strategy? Strategy is Future Competitive Advantage. What will the future look like? What will people need and expect? How will demographics, technology and other global shifts create new competitors or recharge current competitors and how will categories blur, blend and maybe even disappear? Amidst these new expectations and changing competitive dynamics what advantage […]
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Are You Ready For QVC?

Selling to QVC has become a powerful marketing strategy for companies looking to attract customers and boost their revenue. With global TV shopping network giants such as QVC as well as HSN and other smaller networks, these platforms can offer a significant boost to a business’s bottom line. With a combined annual revenue of over […]
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Friday Eye-Openers

With brief, occasional, italicized and sometimes gratuitous commentary… •  Another CEO Loses Job Over Ethical Breach From the Wall Street Journal: “Kohl’s boss Ashley Buchanan tried to funnel business to a romantic partner and lost his job. It wasn’t the first time their personal and professional lives had crossed. “Kohl’s fired Buchanan on Thursday after […]
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Instacart Accelerates Move into Enterprise Tech with Wynshop Acquisition

Instacart has purchased Wynshop, which provides ecommerce solutions to retailers including Wakefern and Pattison. Instacart has increasingly been focusing on physical stores and digitizing the in-store experience, expanding beyond its roots in grocery delivery. Financial information about the acquisition was not disclosed. “Our deep integration with retailers and our leading technologies are critical advantages for […]
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Beyond Inc. Details Store Plans for Bed Bath & Beyond, BuyBuy Baby and Overstock

Beyond Inc. — owner of the Bed Bath & Beyond, BuyBuy Baby and Overstock brands — sees itself as a digital-first company, but that doesn’t mean it’s ruled out the idea of physical stores. In fact, during the company’s Q1 earnings call with analysts, the company’s Executive Chairman and Principal Executive Officer Marcus Lemonis announced […]
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Paychex Acquires Paycor in $4.1 Billion Deal

Human capital management (HCM) firm Paychex has announced its acquisition of Paycor HCM, a software company providing HCM, payroll and talent services. The acquisition will help the company offer “the most comprehensive HCM portfolio in the industry, enabling Paychex to better meet the needs of new and existing customers across all market segments,” the companies said […]
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The Power of AI, Mobile-First, and Performance Ads in Unlocking Global Retail Growth

Fueled by mobile commerce and innovative acquisition strategies, retailers are expanding globally. The rise of brands like SHEIN and Temu has raised the bar, showing that mobile-first and data-driven approaches can drive extraordinary growth in international markets. Adjust’s latest Mobile App Trends report finds that e-commerce app installs grew 17 percent year-over-year in 2024, with […]
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Etsy’s Latest Turnaround Efforts: Selloff of Reverb, Seller Experience Improvements

Etsy continues to make refinements to its business model as it seeks a return to growth amid increasing competition. The company’s latest moves include selling off Reverb, a resale marketplace for musical instruments that it acquired in 2019, and a host of updates to its seller experience.  Etsy Offloads Reverb to Focus on its Core […]
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Beyond Looks to Raise Money, Increase Brand Awareness with Overstock Digital Token

Beyond, Inc. Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis — who also recently took on the role of Principal Executive Officer — is making good on his promise to shift the company’s focus toward “an affinity and data monetization model with a strong technology focus.” Just one month after his appointment as PEO, Beyond subsidiary Commercial Strategies has […]
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Exclusive: Inside Grubhub’s First Year in Commerce Media and a Peek at What’s in Store

Last year, meal delivery platform Grubhub entered the increasingly crowded commerce media arena with the debut of Grubhub Ads, developed in partnership with Koddi. Grubhub was inspired by the meteoric rise of retail media, which also has propelled the debut of media networks from other delivery and transportation services such as Uber and Lyft as well as companies […]
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Uniqlo, DXL, Babylist and More Turn to Resale, Recycling to Celebrate Earth Month

[Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Earth Day, April 22, to include more sustainability initiatives from brands including Anthropologie, Trove and Babylist.] Every year, 92 million tons of clothing waste are generated — equivalent to a full truckload dumped into landfills every second. It’s a problem that fashion brands have long been aware of […]
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What’s next for Instacart as CEO Fidji Simo announces decision to join OpenAI as head of applications?

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo is departing the grocery technology company to join OpenAI as its Chief of Applications. In an email to employees, she said: “Let me start by saying this was an incredibly hard decision because I love this company. We are operating incredibly well as our last earnings results have shown. Our strategy […]
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Personalized Disruption: Grocery’s Secret to Breaking Old Habits

There’s no shortage of talk about technology that’s going to redefine, dominate, or transform retail this year. Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. There is no shortage of tech hyperbole in retail. But then there’s the occasional exception — a technology that genuinely does […]
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State of the Consumer Report

[Week of May 9] Timely insights on consumer behavior, pricing, and retail trends This weekly snapshot highlights the most relevant signals shaping where and how consumers are spending—from e-commerce and inflation shifts to essential vs. discretionary demand. What you’ll get from this week’s report: Cross-border e-commerce slowdown: Learn how tariff pressures are reshaping sales trends […]
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