The running list of retail deals in 2026

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    "url": "https://www.retaildive.com/news/running-list-major-retail-deals-acquisitions-ipos-2026/824389/",
    "title": "The running list of retail deals in 2026",
    "author": "Retail Dive Staff",
    "excerpt": "In the first half of the year, Etsy sold Depop, Reformation filed for an IPO and Bed Bath & Beyond made a slew of acquisitions. Editor's note: This tracker covers deals in 2026. To see deals from 2021 to 2025, click here . Trends in retail dealmaking - from initial public offerings to M&A - help explain where the industry is in a variety of ways. They reveal sector-level insights, speak to the macroeconomic landscape and showcase changes in brand ownership. M&A activity last year was the second-best on record in both global and North American markets, and retail was one of the high-activity industries, according to law firm Hunton. Take-private transactions and “selective” brand acquisitions are expected to continue this year, the firm said. Across consumer markets, megadeals are supporting deal value , according to PwC, even as overall transactions are expected to decline this year. “Macroeconomic uncertainty, geopolitical volatility, and persistent valuation gaps continue to weigh on confidence, extending deal timelines and driving discipline among buyers,” PwC wrote in June. “The market has not stalled, but it is diverging more sharply between the assets that attract strong buyer interest and those that struggle to find bidders.” In the first quarter of 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission tracked 99 IPOs across industries, up roughly 18% from the year prior...",
    "summary": "Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. will acquire renovation and construction specialist SFV Services in a stock transaction expected to close by the end of June 2026.",
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    "published_at": "2026-07-08T13:00:00Z",
    "article_sentence": "Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. will acquire Installed Right and SFV Services in a transaction consisting of Bed Bath & Beyond common stock.",
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