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Aldi
Published reports citing company sources indicate that Aldi North (includes stores in Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Poland, Spain, Denmark and Portugal, and Trader Joe’s in the U.S.) is planning to spend more than €5.00 billion (US$5.71 bil ... Read more
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Walgreens Abandons Rite Aid Bid; Will Instead Buy Nearly Half Of Stores
On June 29, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Rite Aid have canceled their merger agreement, originally announced in October 2015, under which WBA would have acquired all outstanding shares of Rite Aid. T ... Read more
GREAT NECK, NY - JUNE 23, 2017 In response to the shockwaves from Amazon’s $13.70 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods, F&D Reports/Creditntell, along with leading locational data provider AggData, released an analysis of the Amazon / Whole Foods transaction, including pro-forma operating...Read more
DUPONT, WA - JUNE 21, 2017 In response to the shockwaves from Amazon’s $13.70 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods, leading locational data provider AggData, along with sister companies F&D Reports and Creditntell, released an analysis of the Amazon / Whole Foods transaction, including pro...Read more
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Amazon/Whole Foods
On Friday, Amazon announced it would acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.70 billion, in an embrace of brick-and-mortar stores. This represents a dramatic strategic turn for Amazon, which has rolled out food delivery through its Amazon Fresh service for a deca ... Read more
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Rite Aid/Walgreens Boots Alliance
In a letter to associates last week, Rite Aid’s Chairman and CEO John Standley, along with Ken Martindale, CEO of Rite Aid Stores and President of Rite Aid Corporation, informed Company rank and file that a decision regarding Walgreens B ... Read more
Kroger
Kroger will close another underperforming Pick ‘n Save store (part of its Roundy’s subsidiary) in the Milwaukee, WI area on June 23. It is the latest planned closure for Roundy’s, which said earlier this month it would shutter stores in New Berlin and Pewaukee this su ... Read more
*** Lidl Initial Store Opening List Now Available ***
Lidl announced that it will open its first nine stores on June 15. Earlier this month it disclosed that 20 will open this summer in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, but yesterday provided the nine store locations. They include ... Read more
GREAT NECK, NY - MAY 24, 2017 Industry-leading retail consulting firm Information Clearinghouse, Inc. (ICI), through its F&D Reports and Creditntell divisions, announced the release of its annual Store Activity and Retailer Health Analysis report, integrating ICI’s comprehensive retail...Read more
With roughly 4,000 major retail chain store closings last year and up to another 10,000 expected in 2017, brick-and-mortar retailers are scrambling to remain relevant. Our Store Activity and Retailer Health Analysis provides insight into not only who is closing locations but who is expanding i ... Read more
