Zomato to acquire quick commerce business Blinkit in $578m deal
The acquisition also includes the warehousing and ancillary services business of Blinkit’s HOTPL B2B trading business
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P&G partners with Microsoft to create future of digital manufacturing
09 Jun 22The two parties will co-innovate to expedite and expand P&G’s digital manufacturing platform and will utilise IIoT to…
Ocado to fully acquire materials handling robotics start-up Myrmex
24 May 22The transaction is expected to facilitate a quicker rollout of Ocado’s Automated Frameload solution across its global CFC…
Salsify raises $200m in Series F round for CommerceXM platform
14 Apr 22The funding round, which was led by TPG, has taken Salsify's valuation to $2bn
Zip to acquire US-based buy now, pay later company Sezzle for $354m
28 Feb 22The combination of Zip and Sezzle is anticipated to result in 8.8 million customers and 60,500 merchants in…
FedEx, Microsoft build new cross-platform logistics-as-a-service
25 Jan 22The new cross-platform solution is designed to enable brands to access new information and capabilities for better fulfilment,…
Bolt raises $355m in Series E for online checkout experience platform
17 Jan 22The latest funding round of the US-based checkout technology company values it at almost 30 times its valuation…
Indian hyperlocal delivery start-up Dunzo raises $240m
07 Jan 22Reliance Retail has invested $200m in the company to acquire a stake of 25.8%
Sage to take full ownership of retail tech provider Brightpearl for $299m
23 Dec 21The takeover is said to grow Sage Intacct’s reach in the retail and ecommerce segment
Symbotic to merge with SVF Investment in $5.5bn deal
14 Dec 21Symbotic is a product movement technology platform, which caters to grocers and wholesalers, including Walmart, Albertsons, and C&S…