Mergers & Acquisitions

Parent company Loblaw will continue to run the stores until the acquisition is complete.

On its Jan. 8 earnings call, Albertsons said it is looking past the demise of the Kroger merger while focusing on e-commerce, its loyalty program and the integration of the retailer app in stores.

Cut+Dry, an e-commerce and advertising platform for independent foodservice distributors and manufacturers, is integrating Instacart's Carrot Ads solutions across its platform. 

Costco, Ulta Beauty, Walmart and others shared retail media-related advancements, collaborations and other news and perspectives during the month.

As retail media spend surges, the blockbuster deal is an attempt to position the two longtime rival companies to better compete and help solve the fragmentation challenge brands are facing.

The deal will help advertisers reach and serve shoppers in new ways, including TV and in-home entertainment and media experiences, through Walmart Connect, the retailer’s retail media arm.

The Canadian retailer plans to grow its store counts in Quebec and Ontario.

The Loblaw Asian supermarket banner's first U.S. store is slated for a December ribbon cutting.

More than 200 Canadian Tire Gas+ retail gas stations to get a new look.

P2PI talked with Ross Cully about the deal, which expands the agency’s commerce marketing capabilities and increases its managed media spend by 20%.