Retail & Commerce

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Minutes holds 47 developments and 13 deals in Retail & Commerce, across 57 companies and 8 brands, recorded from March 2025.

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Deals in Retail & Commerce
Company	Deal	Amount	Counterparties	Date ↓	Status
ReuseRetail & Commerce	FundingSeries A	$21M	Led by At One Ventures	5 Oct	Closed
PersonalizationMall.comE-commerce & Marketplaces	Acquisition	About $45M	Acquired by PlanetArtWith Things RememberedSold by 1-800-Flowers	29 Sep	Announced
GCGWholesale & Distribution	Acquisition	About $1.4B	Acquired by RexelSold by Audax Private Equity	25 Sep	Announced
Tropical FoodsGrocery	Buyout	Not recorded	Investors Apis & Heritage Capital Partners	24 Sep	Closed
FEMSAGeneral Merchandise	Debt	CHF 300M	Not recorded	23 Sep	Closed
Mercado LibreE-commerce & Marketplaces	Debt	Undisclosed	Not recorded	9 Sep	Announced
F9 BrandsSpecialty Retail	Acquisition	$150M	Acquired by Neighborhood Intelligence	8 Sep	Terminated
Girardi DistributorsWholesale & Distribution	Acquisition	Not recorded	Acquired by Martignetti Companies	2 Sep	Announced
Thirteen LuneE-commerce & Marketplaces	Acquisition	Undisclosed	Sold by SNR Capital	26 Aug	Closed
Hot TopicBoxLunch, Her Universe · Specialty Retail	Acquisition	Undisclosed	Acquired by Spencer Spirit HoldingsSold by Sycamore Partners	6 Aug	Announced

Reuse$21M
FundingSeries A, led by At One Ventures
Retail & Commerce · 5 Oct · Closed
PersonalizationMall.comAbout $45M
Acquisition by PlanetArt +2
E-commerce & Marketplaces · 29 Sep · Announced
GCGAbout $1.4B
Acquisition by Rexel +1
Wholesale & Distribution · 25 Sep · Announced
Tropical FoodsNot recorded
Buyout with Apis & Heritage Capital Partners
Grocery · 24 Sep · Closed
FEMSACHF 300M
Debt
General Merchandise · 23 Sep · Closed
Mercado LibreUndisclosed
Debt
E-commerce & Marketplaces · 9 Sep · Announced
F9 Brands$150M
Acquisition by Neighborhood Intelligence
Specialty Retail · 8 Sep · Terminated
Girardi DistributorsNot recorded
Acquisition by Martignetti Companies
Wholesale & Distribution · 2 Sep · Announced
Thirteen LuneUndisclosed
Acquisition sold by SNR Capital
E-commerce & Marketplaces · 26 Aug · Closed
Hot TopicUndisclosed
Acquisition by Spencer Spirit Holdings +1
Specialty Retail · 6 Aug · Announced

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Activity

Developments in Retail & Commerce

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Ryohin Keikaku forecasts operating income up 10% to JPY 114 billion

ResultsRyohin KeikakuGeneral Merchandise15 OctBloomberg

CVS agrees to pay $315 million to settle opioid prescribing allegations

RegulatoryCVS PharmacyPharmacy13 OctBioPharma Dive

Autonex launches as a unified automotive marketplace group across Europe and Canada

StrategyAutonex, AutoScout24, +1, +2E-commerce & Marketplaces13 OctPR Newswire

Walmart to cover more than 250 prescriptions at no cost for employees in 2027

StrategyWalmartGeneral Merchandise13 OctCNBC

Amazon to close grocery partner storefronts on Amazon.com

Market exitAmazonGrocery13 OctGrocery Dive

Albertsons withdraws full-year guidance and plans a business review

ResultsAlbertsonsGrocery13 OctThe Wall Street Journal +1

Albertsons seeks about $8 billion from Kroger over failed merger

Albertsons, Kroger, +1Grocery12 OctGrocery Dive

Nordstrom puts FAO Schwarz toys in every store for the holiday season

DistributionNordstrom, FAO Schwarz, +1General Merchandise12 OctRetail Dive

Kroger to cut about 3,000 corporate jobs over the next three years

RestructuringKrogerGrocery12 OctGrocery Dive

FTC closes T-shirt pricing probe after Gildan and S&S Holdings amend contract

RegulatoryGildan Activewear, S&S Holdings, +1Apparel & Footwear8 OctFTC

Frasers Group to close Harvey Nichols' Birmingham store in January

ClosingFrasers Group, Harvey Nichols, +1General Merchandise8 OctThe Guardian

Amazon cuts fewer than 1,000 jobs, mainly in its Stores business

RestructuringAmazonE-commerce & Marketplaces7 OctMint

Chilean device trade-in startup Reuse raises $21 million Series A

Deal · FundingReuseRetail & Commerce5 OctLatamList

Walmart plans $300 million Ohio fulfillment center for oversized goods

ExpansionWalmartGeneral Merchandise5 OctRetail Dive

Seven & i closes all 7-Eleven stores in India, ending Reliance franchise

Market exitSeven & i Holdings, Reliance Industries, +1, +2Grocery5 OctNikkei Asia

Constructor launches Agentic Checkout to buy inside AI agent chats

LaunchConstructorSoftware5 OctFinextra

Walmart and Wing to expand drone delivery to Denver and Seattle

ExpansionWalmart, Wing, +1General Merchandise5 OctSupply Chain Dive

Nitori Holdings plans one of Japan's largest furniture recycling centers

ExpansionNitori HoldingsWaste & Recycling4 OctNikkei Asia

PlanetArt agrees to buy PersonalizationMall.com and Things Remembered

Deal · AcquisitionPlanetArt, PersonalizationMall.com, +1, +2E-commerce & Marketplaces29 SepRetail Dive

Walmart lets shoppers flash digital price tags from its app to find items

LaunchWalmartGeneral Merchandise1 OctBusiness Insider

Sephora to open shops in 100 Marks & Spencer stores

DistributionMarks & Spencer, Sephora, +1Specialty Retail29 SepThe Guardian +1

Shopify opens checkout to browser-based AI agents

LaunchShopifyE-commerce & Marketplaces28 SepTechCrunch

Walmart merges fashion, home and beauty merchant teams into a style unit

RestructuringWalmartGeneral Merchandise28 SepRetail Dive

Seattle grocery co-op PCC Community Markets to open its 17th store

OpeningPCC Community MarketsGrocery25 SepGrocery Dive

Walmart rules out personalized pricing on its electronic shelf labels

StrategyWalmartGeneral Merchandise25 SepFinancial Times

Rexel agrees to buy wire and cable distributor GCG for about $1.4 billion

Deal · AcquisitionRexel, GCG, +1Wholesale & Distribution25 SepPE Hub +2

Lowe's launches drone delivery pilot with Wing and DoorDash

LaunchLowe's, Wing, +1, +2Specialty Retail24 SepRetail Dive

Tangram Interiors names Nick Meter CEO as he leads a management buyout

LeadershipTangram InteriorsWholesale & Distribution23 SepPR Newswire

Hy-Vee rebrands all Dollar Fresh Market stores under its own banner

StrategyHy-VeeGrocery28 SepGrocery Dive

Boston supermarket Tropical Foods becomes employee-owned

Deal · BuyoutTropical FoodsGrocery24 SepGlobeNewswire

Aldi launches first ready-made meals line under its own brand

LaunchAldiGrocery22 SepFood Dive

FEMSA issues CHF 300 million in Swiss bonds

Deal · DebtFEMSAGeneral Merchandise23 SepGlobeNewswire

Tapestry lets shoppers buy Coach and Kate Spade in Google Gemini and AI Mode

DistributionTapestry, Google, +2, +3E-commerce & Marketplaces24 SepRetail Dive +1

Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from buying on Amazon.com

StrategyAmazon, Meta, +1AI20 SepTechCrunch +2

Wegmans invests $110 million in supply chain and a Rochester facility

ExpansionWegmans Food MarketsGrocery17 SepGrocery Dive

Costco adds nationwide delivery through Uber and DoorDash

DistributionCostco, Uber, +1, +2General Merchandise17 SepRetail Dive

Kroger stops selling Red Bull nationwide

DistributionKroger, Red Bull, +1Grocery16 SepThe Cincinnati Enquirer

Neighborhood Intelligence cancels $150 million deal for F9 Brands

Deal · AcquisitionNeighborhood Intelligence, F9 Brands, +1Specialty Retail8 SepRetail Dive

Mercado Livre secures debt financing

Deal · DebtMercado LibreE-commerce & Marketplaces9 SepInvestNews

Erewhon opens its 14th store in Thousand Oaks, its first outside Los Angeles County

OpeningErewhonGrocery4 SepGrocery Dive