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The Dow Jones plunged more than 1,200 points, as the number of worldwide coronavirus cases soars. To gauge how the middle market is viewing ongoing developments, we seek insights from dealmakers at Alvarez & Marsal, Riverside Co., Merrill Corp. and Paul Hastings.

Sports merchandisers have experienced the pain of the retail upheaval that’s led to a wave of bankruptcies and a record number of store closings. The most prominent was Sports Authority.

Pier 1’s shoppers have been defecting to e-commerce players like Wayfair Inc., as well as conventional giants like Walmart Inc. that have expanded in the category.

Call for Nominations: Deadline is Feb. 7 for M&A Mid-Market Awards. We've named the 2020 Most Influential Women. What's ahead for M&A in 2020? We ask bankers from Stifel, Piper Jaffray, William Blair. In deal news, Goldman Sachs' merchant banking division is buying retail technology company Aptos from Apax.

The robots, designed by San Francisco-based Bossa Nova Robotics, join the ranks of Walmart’s increasingly automated workforce which also includes devices to scrub floors, unload trucks and gather online-grocery orders.

The holiday shipping rush shines a spotlight on warehouse M&A.

Uber, DoorDash and Pizza Hut make deals in mobile payments to meet consumer demands for speed and convenience in the final installment of Mergers & Acquisitions' weekly 7-part series on retail technology M&A.

All eyes are on the retail industry, which is undergoing transformational changes. Mergers & Acquisitions' examines the impact of 7 technologies on M&A in the retail sector.

Walmart and McDonald's use AI to lure customers, while Amperity aims to provide a 360-degree view of what a customer is buying. Check out the second installment of Mergers & Acquisitions' weekly 7-part series on retail technology M&A.

PE investors from Clearlake, Riverside and Vista encourage their employees to give back. Silver Lake buys stake in British soccer team Manchester City. Retailers, such as Kroger and Walmart, invest in automated warehouses, smart supermarkets and robots, in a race to keep up with Amazon.