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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.

Carlyle-led group buys majority stake in insurer Fortitude from AIG. Blackstone backs bladder cancer treatment company through JV. Kroger, Walmart , invest in smart supermarkets. More deal news from Silver Lake, Palo Alto.

Grocery stores are opening mini warehouses and "dark stores" in order to keep up with rising online orders, and investing in robots to help them. Kroger bought a stake in Ocado.

Estée Lauder buys remaining stake in skincare brand Dr. Jart+ to expand in Asia. Coty acquires stake in Kylie Jenner's beauty line. Walmart and McDonald's use AI to lure customers. HP rejects Xerox's buyout bid. PE news from HKW and Genstar.