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The deal gives the maker of Crest toothpaste a stable of products with sales growth of 6 percent in the past two years.

Altaris buys imaging specialist Analogic in take-private deal; Vector Capital sells stake to Dyal; HGGC-backed Idera buys again.

Smucker first pushed into the pet business in 2015 with a $5.8 billion acquisition of Big Heart Pet Brands.

Shipping giant picks up UK-based P2P Mailing limited.

CommerceHub’s network helps retailers, like Walmart, BJ’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods increase e-commerce sales.

Amazon purchases Ring: General Mills buys Blue Buffalo; Splunk acquires Phantom Cyber.

The Amazon Go store isn't just reinventing retail; the company's recent acquisitions of Ring and Blink indicate Amazon wants to reproduce its model of camera-fueled commerce in consumers' homes.

The acquisition will give Amazon the opportunity to compete more directly with Honeywell in the security sector.

The deals comes as online conglomerates such as Amazon continue to pressure retailers.

Conagra, Hain Celestial and Nestle are expected to remain active acquirers.