I wasn’t shocked when Amazon announced its intent to purchase Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. For years, Amazon had wanted a retail footprint, and with its experiments with Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, grocery was an obvious target. Grocery chains have notoriously tight margins, but Whole Foods actually operates on better margins than Amazon (5 […]
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Among the top players in the tech industry, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the undisputed king of cloud computing, leading the pack by a wide margin in the relatively new but lucrative segment. However, rivals do not plan to let AWS reign unchallenged. In fact, analysts believe that the Amazon will have to brace for a
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By Richard D. Harroch, David A. Lipkin, and Richard V. Smith Effectively negotiating merger and acquisition agreements for a privately held technology company involves addressing and resolving a number of key business, legal, tax, intellectual property, employment, and liability issues. Such agreements are often heavily negotiated, and a poorly negotiated transaction can result in significant risks
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Solution providers can spend less money getting new customers and boost their valuation by embracing modern marketing techniques and driving cross-sell opportunities, according to Pax8 executives. Rayn Walsh, senior vice president of partners solutions at the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based cloud distributor, said solution providers should look to spend less than $24 for every $1 of
When it comes to innovation, Netflix doesn’t need saving. But it did just recruit some superheroes to help boost its business. Earlier this week, the video-on-demand and streaming service announced that it was purchasing comic-book publisher Millarworld. That’s Netflix’s first acquisition in its 20-year history. The deal allows Netflix, which is still operated by co-founder
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Referrals are the most trusted marketing format. You need to harness them. Every other year, Nielsen publishes its Global Survey of Trust in Advertising report, compiling latest trends in consumer sentiment towards various marketing and advertising channels. Its latest report highlighted a growing trend in the industry; that consumer trust in traditional advertising channels has
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There’s an old saying that if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. But in search, that saying is often turning into something different. If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. Acquisition search engine optimization is happening more often as companies acquire or merge, effectively taking over shelf space on search results. Why settle for having the
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Rumors about Whole Foods being on the acquisition block were circulating among the industry and media. Several company investors were vocal about wanting a sale. Hints that talks were taking place with major legacy retail grocers were abundant. But what nobody anticipated was Amazon making the deal. It’s a business move that won’t just change
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