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M&A activity: Kroger and Albertsons
Many in the greater food industry are waiting to see what happens with the proposed merger of Kroger Company BB...
M&A activity: The role of private equity
The role of private equity—and its impact on mergers and acquisitions (M&A)—continues to evolve. Elyse Lipman, CEO of Lipman Family...
M&A activity: The importance of alignment
The sectors being impacted by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) change over time. Much consolidation has occurred in the grocery retail...
Private equity, M&As, and the produce industry
I’ve been with Blue Book long enough to remember the dot-com frenzy in the late 1990s. At one point, I...
M&A activity: Finding the mutually beneficial arrangement
Among the most active merger and acquisition (M&A) companies is San Francisco-based GrubMarket, Inc., BB #:301166 a technology company known...
Better Together? M&A activity in the produce and greater food industry
Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is common in the business world, though it hasn’t been as prevalent in the fresh...
Stater Bros. Markets: Leadership changes
Another feather in the hat of Stater Bros. Markets, BB #:111865 Colton, CA, according to Carol Spieckerman, president of Spieckerman...
Stater Bros. Markets: Expansion at home
Stater Bros. Markets, BB #:111865 Colton, CA, has grown from about 100 stores in the late 1990s to 170-plus stores...
Stater Bros. Markets: Progress through partnerships
While not having a reputation for being on the cutting edge of innovation, Stater Bros. Markets, BB #:111865 Colton, CA,...
Retail Snapshot: Stater Bros. Markets
Stater Bros. Markets BB #:111865, which celebrated 85 years in business in 2021, has long been solidly focused in and...
Trading Assistance Dock to Dock: Cover purchases
The Problem Calculating damages when a cover purchase is made. The Key Point The injured party should be prepared to...
Trading Assistance: Why carriers are not responsible for good arrival on transportation claims
Under the common law of common carriage, carriers often have to prove freedom from negligence and shipper error to avoid...
Toronto Retail: Ecommerce and technology
Canadian ecommerce sales for retail in 2022 were down 2.4 percent year-over-year to $4.4 billion across all categories. Ecommerce’s 6.5-percent...
Toronto Retail: Movement to discounters
In July 2022, PwC Canada released a survey on Canadian shopping habits post-lockdown. A majority (53 percent) of respondents said...
Toronto Retail: Managing inflation, grocery code of conduct
Canada’s inflation rate is less than in the United States or most of the G7 countries. But Canadians remain wary...
Retail trends in the Greater Toronto Area
Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, with almost 50 percent of its population born outside...
Retail Reflections: Walmart’s new cash flow
In March, the CFO from Walmart BB #:143789 participated in a discussion at the Raymond James Institutional Investors Conference. In...
Planet Forward: Where we go from here
In whatever way a company decides to help the planet, from field to fork, it’s a step in the right...
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