Foot Locker completes $750m acquisition of shoe retailer WSS
The acquisition follows Foot Locker's purchase of Japanese retailer atmos last month.
Deals
Locus Robotics purchases autonomous mobile robot firm Waypoint
The acquisition follows a 2,000-robot deal signed by Locus with logistics company DHL.
Gobbly raises $978k from investors in pre-Series A funding round
The company develops contactless retail stores in residential and gated communities.
ShopperPlus secures $13m in Series A funding to support growth
The company provides office supplies, electronics, lifestyle, kitchen utensils and other home goods.
Cazoo buys automotive data provider Cazana for $34.5m
Cazoo plans to combine its retail platform and brand with Cazana’s data and products.
PFG buys convenience store distributor Core-Mark for $2.5bn
Core-Mark serves around 41,000 customer locations across all 50 US states and five Canadian provinces.
Lagardère Travel Retail to sell minority stake to JD.com and JIC
Of the total 22.36% stake in the business, JD.com will hold 18.63% and JIC 3.73%.
Cazoo completes $1bn business combination with AJAX
The new holding company, Cazoo Group, begins trading on the NYSE under new ticker symbols.
Gap buys e-commerce start-up Drapr to enhance fitting experience
Gap aims to use Drapr’s technology to deliver a more personalised and inclusive fitting experience.
Trove secures $77.5m in funding round to expand operations
Trove processed almost one million unique items and managed more than ten million catalogue records last year.
Morrisons accepts $9.54bn takeover bid from CD&R
Fortress Investment Group said it was 'considering its options' after Morrisons accepted the improved bid from its rival.
