what trends are emerging in retail industry with reference to mergers &acquisitions?

Question

what trends are emerging in retail industry with reference to mergers &acquisitions?

Answer 1

These presentations have a very good discussion of the consolidation trends in the retail industry



http://www.ifama.org/conferences/2001Conference/Posters/Area%20V/Hansen_Mark.PDF

http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/lets/LTB0103.pdf

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1224/MR1224.appc.pdf

Answer 2

The full price, higher quality (perceived) merchandise retailers are consolidating in response to the impact of slower sales which is seen to be a direct result of the low priced retailer's popularity. (Think Wal-Mart and Target)