acquisitions

Walmart Pushes Digital Innovation During Investor Day
Walmart Pushes Digital Innovation During Investor Day
October 16, 2018  |  Retail

Doug McMillon started his presentation for Walmart’s annual investor meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas by saying he wanted to “challenge your thinking about Walmart.” “We are...

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Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft, the software giant, is expected to win antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, the coding website. Reuters, citing two people familiar with...

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MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
MYOB Targeted For $1.2B Acquisition
October 08, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Shares in Australia-based small business cloud accounting software company MYOB jumped as much as 20 percent Monday (Oct. 8) following reports it is considering a...

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Grab In Talks To Sell Stake In Thai Unit
Grab In Talks To Sell Stake In Thai Unit
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

Grab, the Singapore ride-hailing startup, is reportedly in talks to sell a stake in its Thai business to Central Group, the largest retailer in Thailand. Reuters,...

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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com
The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com
September 18, 2018  |  Retail

Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago. To get more millennials on board, the...

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Five At Five: Walmart’s New Latin American eCommerce Play
Five At Five: Walmart’s New Latin American eCommerce Play
September 14, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a Walmart acquisition and the rise of local...

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Amazon Effect Eyes Grocery Aisles In Germany?
Amazon Effect Eyes Grocery Aisles In Germany?
September 14, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

And so the Amazon effect comes to Europe – this time with a purported Amazonian appetite for (grocery) aisles. News came Friday (Sept. 14) that...

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Kroger, Amazon And Walmart Shift Grocery Race Into High Gear
Kroger, Amazon And Walmart Shift Grocery Race Into High Gear
September 14, 2018  |  Retail

The grocery Hunger Games are not new — for at least the last 18 months, and arguably for the last three years, the competition to...

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Five At Five: Personalized eCommerce Shows Its Power
Five At Five: Personalized eCommerce Shows Its Power
August 29, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes personalization gains by a major brand, along...

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