First Data Steps Further into the World of Retail with the Acquisition of Gyft
Payment technology and services solution, First Data, has taken a key step to provide consumers with spending flexibility and help businesses grow through the acquisition of Gyft Inc., a Silicon...
View ArticleBeachMint Takes Over Operations of Lucky Magazine
BeachMint, an e-commerce platform, has announced it will take over all operations of Lucky Magazine as part of a newly formed joint venture between BeachMint and Conde Nast, according to TechCrunch....
View ArticleSteve Madden Aquires of Dolce Vita Holdings, Inc.
Designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children Steve Madden announced the acquisition of privately held Dolce Vita Holdings, Inc. The purchase was made for $60.3...
View ArticleCondé Nast Announces Sale of Fairchild Fashion Media to Penske Media Corporation
Condé Nast announced last evening that it is selling the U.S. trade publication assets of Fairchild Fashion Media to Penske Media Corporation in a press release. The sale includes the asset of Women’s...
View ArticleLifestyle Media Platform SheKnows Acquires StyleCaster
Expanding women’s lifestyle media company SheKnows Media announced the acquisition of StyleCaster Media Group, a publisher of fashion and beauty sites that allows customers to discover and share their...
View ArticleAmazon Acquires Twitch
Amazon.com, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Twitch Interactive, Inc. a live video platform for gamers. In July, over 55 million unique visitor viewed over 15 billion minutes of content on Twitch...
View ArticleBrentwood Associates Acquires Specialty Retailer Marshall Retail Group
Brentwood Associates, a consumer-focused private equity investment firm just announced it has acquired Marshall Retail Group, a specialty retailer for high-foot-traffic marketplaces with locations in...
View ArticleNeiman Marcus Set to Acquire mytheresa.com
Some possibly great news for mytheresa.com. Four years after Acton Capital Partners acquired a minority stake the fashion luxury website to help accelerate it’s growth, Neiman Marcus Group LTD LLC is...
View ArticleSlyce Acquires Single Swipe Payment Company Pounce
Slyce Inc., a visual product search platform, has acquired the mobile commerce company BuyCode, Inc., an Israel-based company that developed the Pounce image recognition-based shopping app. The...
View ArticleEstee Lauder Acquires Le Labo
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire, Le Labo, the indie high-end fragrance and sensory lifestyle brand. Founded in 2006 by fragrance...
View ArticleL’ORÉAL USA Signs Agreement To Acquire Carol’s Daughter
YAY for Lisa Price! The natural hair care entrepreneur has something big to smile about today. L’Oréal USA announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Carol’s Daughter today. Price...
View ArticleVersa Capital finalizes its recapitalization of AVENUE Stores
Versa Capital has finalized its recapitalization of AVENUE Stores, LLC, a plus sized retailer with more than 280 U.S. stores to date. The brand prides itself on providing high-quality, reasonably...
View ArticleBrickstream acquires in-store analytics company NOMi
Atlanta based company Brickstream, known for their behavior intelligence solutions and retail analytics, has acquired NOMi. Founded in 2012, NOMi brings online marketing to in-store businesses,...
View ArticlePSXO Gets Acquired and Takes $7 Million to the Bank Too
PSXO, an e-commerce crafting and events company, has merged with Seedling, an Irvine, CA-based toy and crafting brand, and has also just raised $7 million in funding. Investors in the round included...
View ArticleEstée Lauder Acquires RODIN and Frédéric Malle
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. just announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle and just acquired luxury skincare line Rodin. This is the company’s third...
View ArticleFashInvest Alum Fits.me Acquires Clothes Horse
Just coming off of a round of $5.3 million in funding, it seems that Fits.me, FashInvest alumni that provides a virtual fitting room solution for e-commerce retailers, is on a roll. Executives at...
View ArticleCoach acquires Stuart Weitzman, continues transformation
Accessories and lifestyle brand Coach, Inc. announced yesterday the acquisition of Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC. The luxury footwear brand will maintain it’s strong management team despite its new...
View ArticleBruno Magli is Getting Acquired
If you haven’t already heard, Italian shoemaker Bruno Magli isn’t doing too well. That’s why Marquee Brands, a brand acquisition company set up in September by the New York-based private equity firm...
View ArticleTeespring Just Acquired Fabrily
Teespring, a custom t-shirt commerce platform, just acquired European apparel platform, Fabrily. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to TechCrunch. Fabrily is headquartered in London and...
View ArticleFancy That just got Acquired by Palantir
Fancy That, a platform that helps retailers streamline their omnichannel strategies across their brick-and-mortar locations, online, mobile has just announced they have been acquired by data analytics...
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