mergers

Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
Did Amazon Block Whole Foods From Seeking Other Bidders?
July 10, 2017  |  Amazon Acquisitions

You can dance, but only with us. So said Amazon, in effect, to Whole Foods upon making its bid for that company last month. In...

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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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Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
Vantiv For Worldpay Shows Lure Of Size And Reach In Payments
July 06, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

 Crossing borders and oceans in search of the rewards of eCommerce? More U.S. firms are likely to do so in search of payments scale and potential. The...

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Investor Urges Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay to Refocus
Investor Urges Saks Owner Hudson’s Bay to Refocus
June 20, 2017  |  Retail

In today’s retail landscape, there has been a lot of movement with regards to mergers, acquisitions and digitally influenced strategies. Owner of stores like Lord...

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As Dollar Tree Grows, Competitors Wither – And They’re Suing
As Dollar Tree Grows, Competitors Wither – And They’re Suing
June 05, 2017  |  News

So much for family ties. After merging with Family Dollar to create a 13,000-store behemoth in 2015, Dollar Tree has been accused of smothering spinoff...

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Moneycorp Goes After SMEs With Corporate FX Acquisition
Moneycorp Goes After SMEs With Corporate FX Acquisition
May 11, 2017  |  B2B Payments

U.K.-based foreign exchange company Moneycorp is entering the U.S. market and targeting SME clients through its acquisition of Commonwealth FX. Reports Wednesday (May 10) said...

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UBS Pours Cold Water On Apple Mega Buy
UBS Pours Cold Water On Apple Mega Buy
May 10, 2017  |  Apple

Wall Street analysts Steven Milunovich and Benjamin Wilson are pouring cold water on speculation that Apple could use its cash hoard to acquire Netflix, Disney...

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