acquisitions

Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
Albertsons IPO Is Back On Hold
July 12, 2017  |  ResTech

Albertsons still wants to go public, two years after first mulling and tabling an initial public offering, Bloomberg reports. Yet once again, the grocer is...

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Direct to Consumer: QVC’s HSN Acquisition Impact
Direct to Consumer: QVC’s HSN Acquisition Impact
July 10, 2017  |  Retail

Buying a kitchen gadget from Ron Popeil or a new knife set from Chef Tony has long been relegated to the confines of infomercials and...

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First Data Completes Its Purchase Of CardConnect
First Data Completes Its Purchase Of CardConnect
July 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

First Data Corporation, the commerce-enabling technology  and CardConnect, a payment processing and technology solutions provider, announced Thursday (July 6)  the successful completion of First Data’s...

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Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover
Snapdeal Holds Out For A Better Offer On Flipkart Takeover
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

India’s second- and third-largest eCommerce firms, Flipkart and Snapdeal, have been in talks for months about a possible alliance to keep ahead of Amazon, but...

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Valitor Acquires Chip & PIN Solutions To Broaden Its Direct Merchant Services
Valitor Acquires Chip & PIN Solutions To Broaden Its Direct Merchant Services
July 06, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Valitor, a Fintech payment service company announced Wednesday (July 5) the acquisition of Chip & PIN Solutions, a U.K. card-based payment provider. In a press release...

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In Wake of Vantiv for Worldpay, Europe Beckons?
In Wake of Vantiv for Worldpay, Europe Beckons?
July 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Falling sterling and growing digital payments make not-so-strange bedfellows. News that Worldpay has agreed, in principle, to a $9.9-billion deal to merge with Vantiv sets...

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Data Dive, Summer Heat Edition: Venmo Speeds Up, Amex Branches Out And Walmart Takes A Pass
Data Dive, Summer Heat Edition: Venmo Speeds Up, Amex Branches Out And Walmart Takes A...
June 26, 2017  |  Data Dive

Despite its reputation for being what Nat King Cole called “the lazy, hazy time of year,” summer 2017 seems stubbornly determined not to live up...

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Retail Stocks Lower as Amazon Takes Out Whole Foods
Retail Stocks Lower as Amazon Takes Out Whole Foods
June 19, 2017  |  Retail

The more predictable casualties on Wall Street in the wake of the Amazon-for-Whole Foods deal may be grocers.  But some big retailers, big box and...

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Walmart Is Buying Men’s Clothing Firm Bonobos for $310M
Walmart Is Buying Men’s Clothing Firm Bonobos for $310M
June 16, 2017  |  Retail

Turns out, Friday was a big day for big acquisitions.  Amazon is buying Whole Foods, and Walmart is buying Bonobos. According to reports, the deal...

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