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E-Commerce
Nestlé USA bets on Freshly, following Amazon’s Whole Foods grab
Competition for food delivery assets intensifies; GrubHub and Instacart could be targets.
Opinion
Now that Amazon is buying Whole Foods, will GrubHub and Instacart be next?
Demitri Diakantonis
Assistant Managing Editor
Mergers & Acquisitions
Demand for fast delivery of groceries will spur more M&A.
Warburg Pincus picks up food equipment processor Duravant
Berkshire Hathaway, Graycliff Partners and Liberty Hall also made manufacturing deals recently.
Wal-Mart expands e-commerce business with Bonobos acquisition
Wal-Mart previously bought online retailers ModCloth and Moosejaw.
Olympus Partners bets on growth in pet products
Olympus acquired Petmate from Wind Point. Mars and Tractor Supply also made deals in the sector.
Jet.com deal helps Wal-Mart catch up to Amazon
Wal-Mart acquired Jet.com in 2016 in an effort to boost its e-commerce business.
GTCR backs sports ticket distributor Vivid Seats
Groupon, KKR and Live Nation engaged in e-commerce deals.
Wave of pet-related deals will continue
Today's consumers favor pet products that reflect the same standards used for people, a trend that is driving deals, says Cascadia Capital’s Bryan Jaffe.
