List of 25 Acquired Retail Companies in Massachusetts

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Orchard Brands Corp. Acquired Capmark Financial Group, Inc. 2015-05-27 $410M Beverly, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	4	4	-
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC Acquired Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize 1996-01-01 Quincy, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	1	1	-
12 Eaton apothecary pharmacies Acquired Walgreens Boots Alliance 2010-01-29 Boston, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Toys 'R' Us - 7 Locations Acquired Ocean State Job Lot 2019-01-08 Brockton, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Bread & Circus Acquired Whole Foods Market, Inc. 1992-10-01 $26M Brookline, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Staples.com Acquired Staples 2001-11-21 Framingham, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Yankee Candle Co., Inc. Acquired Jarden Corp. 2013-09-03 $1.75B South Deerfield, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Christmas Tree Shops, Inc. Acquired Bed Bath & Beyond 2003-06-19 $200M South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	370	-	-	-
Continence Connection LLC Acquired Woodbury Health Products, Inc. 2010-01-22 Rowley, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
iParty Corp. Acquired Party City 2013-05-09 Dedham, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Eziba, Inc. Acquired Overstock.com 2005-04-18 North Adams, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
SmartEquine Acquired Chewy 2025-10-30 Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	105	-	-	-
Wilson Farms Acquired 7-Eleven, Inc. 2011-06-01 Lexington, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Foodmaster Super Markets, Inc. Acquired Whole Foods Market, Inc. 2012-10-26 Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Follain Acquired Credo 2022-10-17 Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Jordan's Furniture, Inc. Acquired Berkshire Hathaway 1999-10-11 East Taunton, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-

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