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Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner
Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner Luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has acquired rival Neiman Marcus, with Amazon jumping on board with a stake in the newly combined company. HBC, the parent company of Saks, entered into an agreement to acquire Neiman Marcus Group, the parent company of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, for a total enterprise value of $2.65 billion.  As part of the deal, Amazon will provide logistics in what HBC says will be a "technology-powered luxury retail company." “We're thrilled to take this step in bringing together these iconic luxury names, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Ber…

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by Joe Lombardi
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JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says
JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says The owners of JCPenney are bidding to acquire rival Kohl’s, according to a new report. Shopping-mall owners Simon Property and Brookfield Asset Management have offered around $8.6 billion for Kohl's stores, the New York Post reports. Under the plan, JCPenney's parent company would maintain two separate brands and cut costs by $1 billion at Kohl’s over the next several years, the Post said, citing a source. After filing for bankruptcy in the spring of 2020, JCPenney was acquired by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management. With about 1,160 locations in every state except Hawaii…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Westchester-Based Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Do you want to make your own soda at home? A deal just made by Westchester-based PepsiCo may allow you to do just that. Pepsi announced on Monday it will acquire an Israel-based cola maker. The deal for SodaStream of $144 per share in cash, a transaction valued at more than $3.2 billion. A SodaStream device carbonates water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to create make carbonated water in which one of more than 100 types of syrups may be added to produce soda. "Today marks an important milestone in the SodaStream journey," Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream CEO an…

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by Joe Lombardi