Consumer goods industry

The chain has since struggled to raise money to exit bankruptcy, with potential lenders and buyers balking because of poor sales and the founding Chang family’s insistence on maintaining control.

The founder of The Limited is trying to turn the chain around as upstarts like Aerie and ThirdLove take market share from Victoria’s Secret.

Mergers & Acquisitions' parent company has relaunched as Arizent. Gryphon and Moody's buy risk management-related companies for financial services. Grocer Fairway goes bankrupt. Former TSG Alexander Panos executive forms new consumer-focused PE firm. L Catterton-backed Chop't buys burrito chain.

The iconic New York grocer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy early Thursday morning with an agreement to sell five stores and a distribution facility to Village Supermarket, owner of the ShopRite chain.

Uber started its food-delivery business in India in 2017 with much fanfare and a huge marketing budget. The company has since poured resources into the operations to lure users with bargain food deals delivered to the doorstep, but it’s pitted against competitors with powerful investors.

Walmart, Shopify, TH Lee, Hitachi and others are relying on robots to increase the speed and accuracy of online orders in the fourth installment of Mergers & Acquisitions' weekly 7-part series on retail technology M&A.

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.

Mergers & Acquisitions announces 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A, with leading dealmakers on the list, such as Bridgepoint's Natasha Plooster. Amazon's record breaking holiday season underscores the role technology is playing in retail, and we explore the opportunities for dealmakers. PE pros, like Vista Equity founder Robert F. Smith, give back.

Amazon's record breaking holiday season underscores the role technology is playing in retail, and we explore the opportunities for dealmakers. Mergers & Acquisitions announces 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A. KKR, Thompson Street, make deals. Private equity pros give back.

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