mergers and acquisitions
GXO-Wincanton Acquisition in UK Antitrust Body’s Crosshairs
The CMA says the $965 million deal likely means a "substantial lessening of competition" in the supply of…
BDO: Retail CFOs Detail 2025 Growth Strategies
Few retail CFOs plan price hikes in 2025; they see AI investments, supply chain improvements and asset-light…
Bluestar Alliance Acquires Palm Angels
Founder and creative director Francesco Ragazzi will exit the brand.
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Mattress Firm will operate under the Somnigroup International umbrella, the new name for the combined Tempur…
This Could Be How Beyond Inc. Will Grow Its Baby & Beyond Concept
Bed Bath & Beyond owner Beyond Inc. to reunite the home retailer with its former sibling BuyBuy Baby.
Deloitte: Retailers To Invest for Efficiency in 2025
Retail executives in a Deloitte study plan investments—in workplace hiring, modernizing supply chains, and…
P180 Buys Control of Vince Holdings, Putting Brendan Hoffman Back in the CEO Seat
Hoffman is using his new-found rental savvy to apply a different approach to inventory at the brand.
DHL’s Returns Acquisition Leads a Hot Start for Logistics M&As in 2025
DHL's acquisition of Inmar's returns wing is one of multiple logistics M&As to begin the year, alongside…
This Dallas Textile Recycling Group Becomes the Biggest in North Texas
Dallas-based Reclaimed Cleaning Textiles (RTCM) acquired United-Southern Waste Material (USW), effectively…
Forward Air Board Contemplates Sale of Business
Four activist investors representing 25 percent of Forward's shares have publicly called on the company to…
Marquee Buys Laura Ashley and Builds to $4 Billion in Retail Sales
The brand management company picked up the U.K.-based fashion mainstay from Gordon Brothers.
This Is Why Vera Bradley Is the Latest Activist Target
Activist Fund 1 Investments wants Vera Bradley to explore strategic alternatives, including a sale, because…
12 of the Top M&A Deals in Footwear and Retail in 2024
Deal activity picked up in the second half of the year.
Destination XL Receives Offer to Be Taken Private by Fund 1 Investments
The fund, which was part of the takeover of L'Occitane, valued the men's big and tall retailer at $3 a share…
The Nordstrom Family and El Puerto de Liverpool Near a Deal to Buy Nordstrom Inc.
Sources said an agreement could be reached as soon as this week.