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Q1 Chaos – Mergers, Movers & Market Shifts
Here’s the quick rundown:
Q1 2025 retail recap: It’s been a busy quarter with rising tariffs, AI adoption, and value retailers growing footprints.
Walgreens goes private after sealing a $10B acquisition deal with Sycamore Partners—hello, PE ownership!
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigns following an ethics review; leadership shakeup sends shockwaves.
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Q1 2025 Top Retail Trends
What happened in retail in Q1? (A lot!) What’s up: 🔺 Tariffs 🔺 Supply chain shifts 🔺 AI adoption 🔺 Value-oriented retailers’ store counts What’s
Walgreens Agrees to $10B Sycamore Partners Acquisition
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has finalized a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to take the company private after being in the stock market
Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigns after ethics review
His departure follows a company board investigation into conduct “unrelated to the business,” the grocer said. View Original Article Editor’s Choice Kroger Executives Grocery Dive
Kroger Announces Resignation of CEO Rodney McMullen
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen has resigned from the Company following a Board investigation of
