Square to acquire BNPL venture Afterpay in $29bn deal AcquisitionsStaff WriterAugust 2, 2021Square, Jack Dorsey, Twitter, Payments, Acquisitions, Buy now pay later, FinTech, Afterpay, KlarnaComment
FinTech unicorn Klarna snaps up social shopping venture HERO AcquisitionsStaff WriterJuly 11, 2021Klarna, HERO, Social shopping, FinTech, Buy now pay later, Acquisitions, Omnichannel retail, Online retail, Stores, Bricks and mortar retailComment
Getir follows mega funding round with Blok acquisition AcquisitionsStaff WriterJuly 1, 2021Getir, Blok, Grocery delivery, Rapid delivery, Quick commerce, Acquisitions, Startups, Funding roundsComment
Nosto acquires user generated content venture Stackla AcquisitionsStaff WriterJune 3, 2021Nosto, Stackla, Startups, Acquisitions, User generated content, Personalisation, Online retailComment
Glovo buys Delivery Hero Central and Eastern Europe brands AcquisitionsStaff WriterMay 26, 2021Glovo, Delivery Hero, Food delivery, Startups, Online delivery, foodpanda, Central and Eastern Europe, Donesi, Ehrana, PauzaComment
Bambuser boosts live video shopping offer with Relatable acquisition AcquisitionsStaff WriterMay 17, 2021Bambuser, Relatable, Live video shopping, MarTech, Acquisitions, E-commerce, SaaS, Online retailComment
Walmart set to buy virtual fitting room platform Zeekit AcquisitionsStaff WriterMay 14, 2021Walmart, Zeekit, E-commerce, Online retail, Startups, Acquisitions, Virtual fitting roomsComment
EDITED buys retail technology startup DynamicAction AcquisitionsStaff WriterApril 29, 2021DynamicAction, EDITED, Data and analytics, E-commerce, Acquisitions, Funding rounds, Artificial intelligence, DataComment
Snap stumps up $124.4 million to buy Fit Analytics AcquisitionsStaff WriterApril 26, 2021Snap, Fit Analytics, Startups, Acquisitions, Online retail, E-commerceComment
Finch Capital’s Nomu Pay snaps up Wirecard APAC entities AcquisitionsStaff WriterApril 16, 2021Finch Capital, Nomu Pay, Wirecard, Payments, FinTech, APAC, Acquisitions, CoronavirusComment
Dija buys Genie to expand 10 minute grocery service across UK AcquisitionsStaff WriterMarch 17, 2021Dija, Genie, Online groceries, Grocery delivery, Online delivery, London, Funding rounds, StartupsComment
Global Blue buys e-commerce returns specialist ZigZag Global AcquisitionsStaff WriterMarch 9, 2021ZigZag Global, Global Blue, E-commerce, Online retail, E-commerce returns, Online returns, Acquisitions, Payments, Tax free shoppingComment
Accenture continues UK acquisition spree with REPL Group deal AcquisitionsStaff WriterMarch 3, 2021REPL Group, Accenture, Supply chain, Workforce management, Store operations, Customer experience, Coronavirus, Retail technology, AcquisitionsComment
Wunderman Thompson adds mobile expertise with NN4M deal AcquisitionsStaff WriterMarch 3, 2021Wunderman Thompson, NN4M (No Need 4 Mirrors), Mobile commerce, Mobile retail, E-commerce, AcquisitionsComment
Critizr acquires social conversation tech startup ServiceDock AcquisitionsStaff WriterJanuary 26, 2021Critizr, ServiceDock, Acquisitions, Startups, Customer experience, Mobile retail, Customer messagingComment
GSG buys German cash back rewards venture Shoop AcquisitionsStaff WriterJanuary 8, 2021The Global Savings Group, Shoop Germany, Loyalty platforms, Cashback platforms, Acquisitions, Germany, RewardsComment
Ocado snaps up robotics firms Kindred Systems and Haddington Dynamics AcquisitionsStaff WriterNovember 2, 2020Ocado, Kindred Systems, Haddington Dynamics, Tim Steiner, AutoStore, Online retail, Online delivery, Acquisitions, RoboticsComment
Zip Co snaps up Shnap and the urge AcquisitionsStaff WriterOctober 27, 2020Zip Co, Shnap, the urge, FinTech, Retail technology, Startups, Buy now pay later, QuadPay, Payments, AcquisitionsComment
Aptos announces Revionics acquisition AcquisitionsStaff WriterAugust 6, 2020Aptos, Revionics, Retail technology, Acquisitions, Price OptimisationComment
Apple makes mobile payments move with Mobeewave deal AcquisitionsStaff WriterAugust 3, 2020Apple, Mobeewave, Payments, Mobile payments, FinTech, Startups, AcquisitionsComment
