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Kroger and Albertsons Court Public Support for Merger by Leveraging Inflation Anxieties
Kroger and Albertsons Court Public Support for Merger by Leveraging Inflation Anxieties
May 01, 2023  |  Retail

As Kroger and Albertsons’ pending merger faces criticism, the grocers are courting price-sensitive shoppers’ favor. In a co-authored op-ed in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Kroger Company CEO...

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Kroger-Albertsons Merger Presents Brick-and-Mortar Grocery Opportunity for Amazon
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Presents Brick-and-Mortar Grocery Opportunity for Amazon
April 26, 2023  |  Amazon Commerce

With Kroger and Albertsons’ merger expected to result in the divestiture of hundreds of locations, to meet antitrust requirements, there may be an opportunity for...

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Twitter Rebrands as X in Move Toward Becoming ‘Everything App’
Twitter Rebrands as X in Move Toward Becoming ‘Everything App’
April 11, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Twitter is no more, at least on paper. The social media platform has apparently merged with a shell company called X, the same name as CEO...

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UBS Will Pay $3 Billion for Credit Suisse
UBS Will Pay $3 Billion for Credit Suisse
March 19, 2023  |  Banking

Swiss banking giant UBS will purchase struggling rival Credit Suisse in a $3 billion government-supported deal. Switzerland’s central bank announced the takeover Sunday (March 19),...

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Report: UK’s Asda Seeks $16B Retail-Gas Station Merger With EG
Report: UK’s Asda Seeks $16B Retail-Gas Station Merger With EG
January 22, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Grocery chain Asda and gas station operators EG are reportedly exploring a $16 billion merger. That’s according to a Saturday (Jan. 21) report by The...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Fires Back at Meta in Metaverse Headset War
Today in the Connected Economy: Apple Fires Back at Meta in Metaverse Headset War
October 14, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Apple plans to launch a mixed-reality headset that would rival Meta’s, plus Kroger and Albertsons merge. Report: Apple Mixed Reality...

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UnitedHealth’s $13B Change Acquisition Marks Shift to Connected Healthcare
UnitedHealth’s $13B Change Acquisition Marks Shift to Connected Healthcare
September 20, 2022  |  Healthcare

A judicial green light, of sorts, for a multi-billion dollar merger looks poised to cement healthcare’s place in the connected economy — especially when it...

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Swedish Last-Mile Delivery Firms Instabox, Budbee Intend to Combine
Swedish Last-Mile Delivery Firms Instabox, Budbee Intend to Combine
September 19, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Two Swedish-founded last-mile delivery companies — Instabox and Budbee — have announced that they intend to join forces under a new holding company that is...

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Former ACI Worldwide Banking Unit Debuts as FinTech Firm Dragonfly
Former ACI Worldwide Banking Unit Debuts as FinTech Firm Dragonfly
September 01, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Digital banking and treasury management FinTech company Dragonfly Financial Technologies has launched as an independent company after the completion of private equity firm One Equity...

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