acquisitions

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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Amazon Buying Whole Foods For Almost $14B
Amazon Buying Whole Foods For Almost $14B
June 16, 2017  |  Amazon

Sometimes the rumor mill gets it right. Or almost right anyway   According to the latest reports out this morning – Amazon.com will acquire Whole Foods Market in...

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Is India’s BigBasket Amazon’s Next Online Grocery Conquest?
Is India’s BigBasket Amazon’s Next Online Grocery Conquest?
June 14, 2017  |  Amazon

So far it’s just a rumor, but inside sources are saying that Amazon may be in preliminary talks to buy BigBasket, India’s largest online grocer....

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Descartes Acquires ShipRush For $14 Million
Descartes Acquires ShipRush For $14 Million
June 13, 2017  |  Retail

Descartes System Group, a Canadian logistics company with global reach, has acquired ShipRush, a Seattle-based shipping company that connects small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with delivery...

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Softbank Buys Robotics Company Boston Dynamics From Google
Softbank Buys Robotics Company Boston Dynamics From Google
June 12, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

SoftBank, the Japanese telecommunications company, announced late last week a subsidiary of SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics...

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Today In Data: Money In, Money Out
Today In Data: Money In, Money Out
May 31, 2017  |  Today In Data

Which big companies are making the biggest bucks this week? And who’s spending the most? From acquisitions to AI investments, from payments by phones to...

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