Society Brands, an Ohio-based acquirer with a small-but-growing portfolio, asks its founders to stick around as brand directors, incenting them with an equity stake from a future liquidity event or IPO over the next few years as the company accelerates its pace of acquisition. The company’s six brands were all acquired in 2022.
Amazon aggregators have become much more selective with brand acquisition and they’re watching the bottom line, while forming alliances with non-Amazon marketplaces. They’re also affected by inflation and consumer spending. Max Firsau, co-founder of Accel Club, shares his thoughts about the space and explains his model.
UPS has acquired Texas-based startup Delivery Solutions, a platform that offers multi-carrier, same-day delivery services with an impressive client roster across categories that includes nameplates like Abercrombie & Fitch, Giant Eagle, Office Depot and Sephora. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Shopify is acquiring asset-light last-mile startup Deliverr for $2.1B, further building out its fulfillment infrastructure and giving it a counter-move to Amazon’s new Buy With Prime that extends the Prime experience to other retailers. But the question is, will it be enough to enable Shopify to gain ground on its much larger competitor?
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), owner of the New York Stock Exchange, announced plans to acquire eBay’s marketplace business in a deal estimated at $30 billion. Two days later, the potential deal was off. The reason for the reversal? Investors pushed back hard, apparently. Here’s how the back-and-forth broke down.
Walmart, refusing to slow down, announced the acquisition of Bare Necessities, adding an online intimates retailer to its list of ecommerce properties. This news comes hot on the heels of the retail giant’s October purchase of plus-sized fashion retailer Eloquii. Here is why Bare Necessities fits well into Walmart’s group of acquired ecommerce brands.
To help it adapt to the changing face of retail, Macy’s has acquired STORY, a concept store in New York. Discover how this acquisition will enhance the in-store customer experience for Macy’s.
Albertsons and Rite Aid plan to merge, with Rite Aid top executive John Standley as CEO and Albertsons chairman and CEO Bob Miller as chairman. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. See how the merger will expand Rite Aid’s omnichannel operations.
Camping World Holdings, Inc., a network of RV-centric retail locations, announced plans to purchase TheHouse.com. See what Camping World and TheHouse.com executives had to say about the acquisition.
BCBG Max Azria Group LLC, announced that the company is being acquired by Marquee Brands LLC and Global Brands Group Holding Limited after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.