mergers and acquisitions

Shopify Acquires Warehouse Automation Firm To Boost Fulfillment Efforts
Shopify Acquires Warehouse Automation Firm To Boost Fulfillment Efforts
September 10, 2019  |  Partnerships

Shopify announced that it has reached an agreement to buy 6 River Systems, a provider of collaborative warehouse fulfillment solutions, in a deal worth $450...

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How Restaurant AP Grows Value With The Front-Office POS
How Restaurant AP Grows Value With The Front-Office POS
August 09, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The restaurant industry has a lot of unique financial friction points. With notoriously tight margins, continued reliance on cash and paper and products that are...

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Just Eat, Takeaway.com Finalize $6B Merger
Just Eat, Takeaway.com Finalize $6B Merger
August 05, 2019  |  Retail

In an attempt to compete with rivals like the Amazon-backed Deliveroo and Uber delivery offshoot Uber Eats, Amsterdam’s Takeaway.com and U.K. company Just Eat have merged to...

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Amex To Acquire Digital Payments Automation Firm
Amex To Acquire Digital Payments Automation Firm
August 01, 2019  |  Partnerships

American Express has announced that it plans to acquire acompay, a digital payment automation platform, from ACOM Solutions. Acompay, which helps business customers make supplier...

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FTC Clears Staples For B2B Office Supply Takeover
FTC Clears Staples For B2B Office Supply Takeover
February 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has approved of Staples’ proposed acquisition of B2B office supply wholesaler Essendant, reports in the Wall Street Journal said this week....

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Five At Five: Rite Aid Merger With Albertsons Falls Apart
Five At Five: Rite Aid Merger With Albertsons Falls Apart
August 09, 2018  |  News

Welcome to the Five at Five, your late look at the payments and commerce news of the day. Coverage includes the collapse of the Albertsons...

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The Rite Aid-Albertsons Merger Is Off
The Rite Aid-Albertsons Merger Is Off
August 09, 2018  |  Retail

It seems that the anticipated deal between Rite Aid and Albertsons — which would have seen the pharmacy and grocery chains merge — has been...

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Deutsche Considers Commerzbank Merger To Improve Performance
Deutsche Considers Commerzbank Merger To Improve Performance
June 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Germany’s Commerzbank is no stranger to takeover talks. Last year, Italy’s largest bank, UniCredit, was reported to have interest in merging with the German financial...

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