acquisitions

Walmart to Acquire Robotics Automation Firm Alert Innovation
Walmart to Acquire Robotics Automation Firm Alert Innovation
October 06, 2022  |  Walmart

Further refining its omnichannel fulfillment capabilities, Walmart has agreed to acquire robotics automation company Alert Innovation. Walmart has been working with Alert over the past...

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Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
Apollo Global Management Bows Out of Musk-Twitter Deal
October 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Apollo Global Management and Sixth Street, which both were set to provide financing for Elon Musk to buy Twitter, have backed out of those talks,...

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SPS Commerce Buys InterTrade Systems, Expands Retail Network
SPS Commerce Buys InterTrade Systems, Expands Retail Network
October 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Retail cloud services provider SPS Commerce has acquired supply chain collaboration solution provider InterTrade Systems, which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of mdf commerce, for $65.8...

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Spotify Plans to Combat Hate Speech With Kinzen Purchase
Spotify Plans to Combat Hate Speech With Kinzen Purchase
October 05, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Spotify has acquired Kinzen, an Irish content moderation company, the streaming audio platform announced Wednesday (Oct. 5). “Kinzen’s advanced technology and deep expertise will help...

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Musk Offers to Acquire Twitter for Original Price
Musk Offers to Acquire Twitter for Original Price
October 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter for the original price proposed earlier this year, a move that could defuse a courtroom showdown over the...

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Poshmark Buyout Reflects Hidden Value Within Battered Resale Industry
Poshmark Buyout Reflects Hidden Value Within Battered Resale Industry
October 04, 2022  |  Retail

After months of declines that have seen investors fleeing and crushed valuations, the sudden outside interest of South Korea’s largest eCommerce group in acquiring Poshmark...

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Global Blue Acquires Majority Stake in Shipup, Expands Post-Purchase Tech
Global Blue Acquires Majority Stake in Shipup, Expands Post-Purchase Tech
October 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Switzerland-based retail technology and payments company Global Blue has acquired a majority stake in post-purchase technology provider Shipup. This investment adds to Global Blue’s mission...

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Now an Apollo Brand, Ingenico Can Fly Solo
Now an Apollo Brand, Ingenico Can Fly Solo
October 04, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Payments acceptance solutions company Ingenico is now free to operate as an independent firm now that it’s owned by Apollo Funds, after a deal with Worldline that had been...

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South Korea’s Naver to Buy Poshmark in Bid to Boost eCommerce
South Korea’s Naver to Buy Poshmark in Bid to Boost eCommerce
October 03, 2022  |  Acquisitions

New and used apparel and home goods reseller market Poshmark said it is being acquired by South Korea’s Naver Corp., the companies announced Monday (Oct....

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