Rakuten to Add PopShops to Its Portfolio

| Erin Lynch

Rakuten has entered into an agreement to acquire PopShops, a Seattle-based data and analytics company, for an undisclosed amount of money.

Textbooks Makes Top 10 Back-to-School List

| Daniela Forte

The search term “textbooks” was the top searched keyword for back-to-school, according to a blog post by AdGooroo who decided to examine paid search trends from last summer to predict the 2013 back-to-school retail season.

Kewill to Acquire Four Soft

| Erin Lynch

Kewill, a provider of multimodal transportation software, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Four Soft, a software company headquartered in Hyderabad, India. The acquisition is expected to close within 90 days and will expand Kewill’s existing position in the Supply Chain Execution software market.

MCM Tuesday 8-6-13 Alternate

| Chris Intili

View Web Version MCM TUESDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant August 6, 2013   Proposed Legislation Could Keep Seniors from Catalog Shopping Wayfair.com Acquires DwellStudio Retailers Cautiously Optimistic … Continue Reading →

Target Acquires DermStore Beauty Group

| Daniela Forte

Target announced this week it will be acquiring independent skin care ecommerce site DermStore Beauty Group. The acquisition will position Target to expand its share of evolving online beauty market and will further differentiate the company’s offerings, according to a press release from Target.

O+F Advisor August 14, 2013

| MCM Staff

View Web Version O+F Advisor Operations & Fulfillment Strategies & Tactics August 13, 2013   TJ Maxx Expected to See Fulfillment Challenges with New Online Store Dansko Puts Robots to … Continue Reading →

Wayfair.com Acquires DwellStudio

| Erin Lynch

Wayfair.com, an online home furnishing retailer, has announced the acqusition of lifestyle retailer DwellStudio for an undisclosed amount of money. Wayfair.com said the acquisition not only adds product design and development to the brand portfolio but also means the possibility of new product lines by the end of 2013.

MCM Tuesday August 6, 2013

| Chris Intili

View Web Version MCM TUESDAY News and Intelligence for the Multichannel Merchant August 6, 2013   Proposed Legislation Could Keep Seniors from Catalog Shopping Wayfair.com Acquires DwellStudio Retailers Cautiously Optimistic … Continue Reading →

Hudson’s Bay Acquires Saks

| Daniela Forte

Hudson’s Bay Company announced on July 29 the acquisition of Saks, valued at $2.9 billion or $16 a share, according to a press release from Sak’s Fifth Avenue. Hudson’s Bay Company also owns Lord & Taylor and Home Outfitters.