Retail 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.

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.

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.

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.

EG Group, the U.K. company led by Mohsin and Zuber Issa, is working with a financial adviser as it reportedly evaluates making a bid for Caltex Australia.

Amazon will become the authorized online sales channel for Future Retail Ltd.’s stores, which sell everything from groceries to cosmetics and apparel

In case you missed it, here’s a roundup of special reports Mergers & Acquisitions published over the holidays, including our 2020 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A; an in-depth look at technologies transforming the retail sector; a fresh look at giving back; and 8 Q&As with M&A advisors, including William Blair’s Andrew Jessen, about what to expect in the year ahead.

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.