Acquisition

An asset or object bought or obtained, typically by a library or museum.

Source: merriam-webster.com

Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
Retail Pulse: Walmart Provides Health Career Path; Inspire Brands To Buy Jimmy John’s
September 27, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are expanding their efforts to provide customers with health and wellness services while taking steps to train their employees for healthcare roles. Walmart, in...

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Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
Walmart Fields Acquisition Interest In JetBlack
September 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart has reportedly been getting outside interest in JetBlack, its texting-based shopping platform geared toward busy urban families. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
September 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Clutter, an on-demand storage company that has been backed by the likes of SoftBank, has acquired The Storage Fox, a storage startup with locations much...

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Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
Developers’ Education Site Thinkful Discovers Data Breach
September 19, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Thinkful, an online education site for developers, has revealed that it has been hit with a data breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
Deutsche Bank Takes Stake In Open Banking FinTech
September 19, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank has acquired a 4.9 percent stake in the German-based FinTech Deposit Solutions, according to a Deutsche Bank press release on Thursday (Sept. 19)....

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Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
Retail Pulse: Target Prepares For Holiday Orders; McDonald’s To Acquire Apprente
September 13, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are doubling down on digital as they look to staff their stores for the busy holiday shopping season. Target, for instance, plans to...

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Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
Uber To Finance Careem Acquisition With $750M Of Debt
September 12, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber said Thursday (Sept. 12) that it will tap $750 million in debt financing to help fund its $3.1 billion buy of Careem, a ride...

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Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
Geniuslink Acquires Social Shopping Site Kit From Patreon
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Patreon, a platform where content creators and influencers can get memberships from fans, announced that it’s selling Kit.com’s assets to Geniuslink, according to a report...

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Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
Yahoo! Japan To Take Over Fashion Retailer Zozo
September 12, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Japan’s biggest online fashion retailer, Zozo, is being taken over by Yahoo! Japan for $3.7 billion, in a bid to revitalize what was once a...

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