Mergers & Acquisitions

Walmart Marketplace grows with Shopify

The retailer has partnered with e-commerce platform Shopify to make products from its 1,200 small and medium-sized merchants available to buy at walmart.com
Funding round delivers Instacart $225 million

Company continues explosion during COVID-19, latest investment will build up online shopping capabilities, strategic initiatives, advertising and more
Private brands flourish at UNFI in Q3

The third-quarter report showed a 26% spike in sales for private brands, a 12% increase overall
Stop & Shop, King Kullen halt acquisition agreement

Merger between Stop & Shop, King Kullen gets called off as terms couldn't be reached
Kroger, Ocado expansion grows again

Partnership between Kroger and e-commerce provider Ocado adds three more customer fulfillment centers
JC Penney starts closing stores as part of 'optimization strategy'

As the retailer looks to emerge from Chapter 11 and the pandemic, JC Penney unveiled a plan for closings and smaller footprints
Dumas acquisition primes it for expansion to U.S.

An investment firm has acquired the Canadian private brand pastry maker, setting it up to grow product development and expand across Canada and into the U.S.
Private brand exec joins investment firm

David Darragh, former CEO of Reily Foods and with three decades of experience with private label and contract manufacturers joins LongueVue Capital

Albertsons kicks off IPO effort