mergers and acquisition

DRINKS Sells Wine Insiders Brand to Focus on Core Alcohol Ecommerce Tech

Alcohol ecommerce solution DRINKS has sold the Wine Insiders brand, which it acquired in 2014, to the new brand management firm Full…

Acquia Acquires AgilOne To Bring AI-Powered CDP Into Open Marketing Cloud

Acquia has acquired AgilOne, a customer data platform (CDP) solution provider, to bring new AI- and machine learning-driven capabilities to its web…

Citing Price Concerns, UK Competition Watchdog Blocks Sainsbury’s-Asda Merger

The UK’s chief competition regulator, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has blocked Sainsbury’s proposed £7.3 billion ($9.4 billion) takeover of Walmart-owned Asda. The…

Merkle Continues International Expansion With Comet Acquisition

Data-driven performance marketing agency Merkle has acquired Comet Global Consulting, a provider of inbound and outbound CRM, marketing and real-time decision management solutions, for an…

Macy’s Closes Downtown Pittsburgh Store

Macy’s has sold its downtown Pittsburgh location at 400 Fifth Avenue to Core Realty for an undisclosed sum. The Philadelphia-based realty company…

PayPal Acquires Paydiant

PayPal has acquired mobile payment company Paydiant in an effort to expand its breadth of mobile solutions for retailers. Although terms of…

Walgreens Shareholders Approve Acquisition Of Alliance Boots

Walgreens shareholders have voted to approve the company’s planned acquisition of the remaining 55% of European pharmacy chain Alliance Boots GmbH. During…

Facebook Purchases WhatsApp For $19 Billion

Facebook has reached an agreement to acquire WhatsApp, a cross-platform mobile messaging company that allows users to send messages to friends and…

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