Acquisition

Articles on acquisitions in the retail industry.

  1. Media & Marketing

Prof G Markets: Why Are Millionaires Moving Abroad? + The Biggest Deals in Podcasting

Subscribe to Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify  Scott and Ed open the show by discussing the UK’s investigation into Microsoft’s Inflection acquihire, as well as Nippon Steel’s potential acquisition of US Steel and Andreesen Horowitz’s decision to close its Miami office. Then Scott shares his thoughts on why millionaires are flocking to the Middle […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Need to Know: Why do we need cross-media measurement?

When we read about cross-media measurement in the trade press or hear industry leaders talk about it at industry conferences, it’s often presented as a distant dream that will never fully materialize. The media world is always going to outpace our ability to measure it, the thinking goes, and rather than chasing the ultimate solution, […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

Salesforce Forecast: Global Holiday Sales to Reach $1.19 Trillion, Up 2% YoY

Value-seeking consumers trading down, strategically waiting for discounts and choosing low-cost Chinese shopping apps will soften holiday sales growth to 2% year over year (YoY) both in the U.S. and globally, according to the Salesforce Shopping Index, which analyzes data from more than 1.5 billion global consumers on retail sites. While holiday sales grew 3% […]
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  1. Shopper & Customer

How to Win in the Routine Economy: Elevate the Everyday

As an elder millennial who is trying to do it all (and ideally hit my daily protein goal along the way), I’m not buying products — I’m buying a routine, predictability, and little moments to romanticize my life. In 2024, we’re living in what I like to call the Routine Economy, where shoppers are driven […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

Blueprint for a hypothetical martech “holding company” for a world where aggregation beats consolidation

For 13 years of the ever-expanding martech landscape, conventional wisdom has predicted that our industry would consolidate. That conventional wisdom has failed spectacularly. Or more accurately, the conventional wisdom of the software industry from 10, 20, 30 years ago has been disrupted by new dynamics, in a new environment. The barriers to creating software are […]
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  1. Channel: Mass

7 Unintended Consequences of the New Burger King and Walmart Partnership

  The recent partnership between Burger King and Walmart has sparked significant interest within the foodservice and retail industries. While the collaboration promises to bring new opportunities for both brands, according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® it’s essential to explore the unintended consequences that could emerge. From operational challenges […]
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  1. Media & Marketing

Barneys Returns to Brick-and-Mortar with Limited-Time NYC Pop-Up

It’s not a mirage; Barneys is returning to NYC, but only temporarily. The iconic retailer will go back to its SoHo roots with a five-week pop-up facilitated by beauty brand Hourglass. It’s a symmetrical turnaround: the Hourglass brand debuted at the famed department store two decades ago. Image courtesy Hourglass “As Hourglass celebrates 20 incredible […]
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  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit

Tapestry and Capri Will Contest FTC’s Opposition to $8.5B Merger

Luxury brand powerhouses Tapestry and Capri Holdings plan to oppose the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) lawsuit that seeks to scuttle an acquisition deal valued at $8.5 billion. The purchase would unite Tapestry’s Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade brands with Capri’s Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors brands. In April 2024 the FTC authorized its […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

Universal Standard’s CEO talks inclusivity, legacy and brand-building

​[[{“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. In 2015, Polina Veksler and Alexandra Waldman launched the inclusively sized women’s fashion label Universal Standard with an eight-piece collection offering sizes ranging from 10 to 28. “When Alex and I first founded the brand, we had no fashion industry experience,” Veksler, […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Get a New Bed Before Bedtime: Mattress Firm Partners with DoorDash for 2-Hour Delivery

Mattress Firm has partnered with DoorDash to offer on-demand two-hour delivery of mattresses and bedding accessories from its 2,300+ U.S. locations. These deliveries will be eligible for the DashPass membership program, which offers free delivery and reduced fees on eligible orders, as well as real-time tracking through the DoorDash app. The service’s launch is timed […]
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  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers

Trove acquires competing resale platform Recurate

​[[{“value”:” Dive Brief The combined company will oversee 44 partners and control up to 80% of branded resale traffic in the U.S. as a result of the deal. Published Aug. 15, 2024 Resale platform Trove has acquired competitor Recurate. Courtesy of Trove “}]] 
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  1. Retail Ecosystem

Trove Acquires Recurate to Bolster Recommerce Offering for Brands

Trove, a key player in the branded resale and customer trade-in space, has acquired full-service resale platform Recurate to solidify its position in the evolving and ever-expanding recommerce market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.   With this acquisition, Trove will integrate its resale capabilities, which include store trade-ins, digital trade-ins, returns processing, non-new […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Under Armour Makes Brand Leadership Shakeup to Support Turnaround Efforts

After a little more than a year in his role as EVP and Chief Consumer Officer, Jim Dausch has stepped down from his post at Under Armour, according to an SEC filing from the company. Although the Chief Consumer Officer role will not be filled, longtime Adidas executive Eric Liedtke will join the company as […]
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  1. Channel: Ecommerce & Digital

Amazon Fresh Searching for Answers: Are You There Yet? No

  From the perspective of Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions®, Amazon’s venture into the grocery space has been a saga of ambitious innovation tempered by real-world challenges. While the tech giant has revolutionized online shopping, its attempts to conquer the grocery sector through Amazon Fresh and the acquisition of Whole […]
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  1. Data & Insights

How AI and LLMs Are Ushering in a New Era of Conversational Commerce

With how fast technology evolves, it can be difficult to remember what the state of ecommerce was 15 or even 10 years ago. Logistically slower, disorganized, impersonal and oftentimes insecure, it’s remarkable how exponentially better it’s gotten in the past decade. Of course, the online shopping experience has been distinctly digital at every point in […]
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  1. Operations & Supply Chain

How To Streamline Your Retail Inventory Management In 2024

In the age of e-commerce, it is important to ensure that every store owner has the ability to efficiently manage inventory.  Retail business these days is not only offline but also online. Regardless, the importance of inventory management remains the same. In this guide, we’ll discuss how you can streamline the process and utilize various […]
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  1. Stores & Formats

Casey’s Expands Reach in Texas with Acquisition of 198 CEFCO C-Stores

Convenience store chain Casey’s General Stores has agreed to acquire Fikes Wholesale, owner of CEFCO Convenience Stores. The all-cash transaction is valued at $1.145 billion, which Casey’s will finance through cash and bank financing. The transaction is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.  […]
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  1. Department: Consumer Durables

‘You Sunk My Battleship!’: Toys ‘R’ Us Shops to Open at Navy Exchange Stores

WHP Global has licensed Toys ‘R’ Us shops for two Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) stores, with plans for additional locations in 2025. The shop-in-shops will launch this fall at NEX Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., followed by the NEX in Jacksonville, Fla. “To better serve our deserving patrons, this launch and newest venture in […]
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  1. Technology & Innovation

But all I found was sausage rolls and ATMs: RTIH’s most read retail technology articles from last week

Check out the articles on this here website that caught your fancy last week, including Greggs, Monzo, Vista Technology Support, Shopify, The Range, Asda, EE, The Perfume Shop, Accenture, and GlassesUSA.com. Greggs and Monzo team on sausage roll ATM in Newcastle: check out this week’s coolest retail technology plays RTIH Editor, Scott Thompson, brings you […]
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  1. Data & Insights

Why Inbound CX Tunnel Vision can Undermine Retailer Operations

The number of packages delivered by Amazon Logistics in the U.S. more than doubled once the pandemic started, and while domestic volume has eased a bit, the company still delivered approximately 5.9 billion packages last year. The rise in delivery volume coincided with the relentless barrage of unwanted robocalls and robotexts – many launched by […]
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  1. Agencies & Vendors

Acosta Group completes acquisition of CROSSMARK and Product Connections

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Acosta Group announced today that it has completed its strategic acquisition of CROSSMARK, including its headquarter sales agency and retail solutions businesses, and Product Connections, a specialized marketing services business, from WIS International. This latest milestone in Acosta Group’s ongoing transformation reinforces its position as the premier growth engine for brands – […]
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  1. Corporate Strategy

Sinecure Acquires Recruitment Services Firm Strategy Source in Move to Solidify Total Talent Solution Market Position

NEW YORK, NY — Technology-powered talent advisory Sinecure, Inc. announced today it has acquired recruitment services firm Strategy Source in a move to enhance its unique market position as the only talent company to combine the power of AI with the personal touch of experienced advisors. With this acquisition, Strategy Source brings new capabilities to […]
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Walmart Tops List of Leading US Retailers By 2023 Sales

Walmart leads Forrester’s 2023 US retailer ranking, with Amazon in second. The top 10, representing 38% of total retail sales, remain unchanged from 2022. Walmart has once again secured the top position in Forrester’s annual ranking of the 67 largest US retailers (ranked by 2023 US net retail sales), with Amazon following closely in second […]
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