Consumer & Retail

The designs below play off a number of deals and events, including ones involving packaged goods, online marketing, consumer credit, digital payments, brick & mortar stores, and product launches.

U.S. Map-Themed Lucite Tombstone

Custom Lucite tombstone commemorating the merger of Myers Research and Hanley Wood. Hanley Wood is a B2B media company specializing in the residential construction and real estate industries. Myers provides data for residential real estate development and construction.

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Consumer and market research-themed deal toy marking the merger of Myers Research and Hanley Wood. Both firms provide data on home building and residential real estate.

Airplane-Themed Acquisition Deal Toy

Airplane-themed crystal deal toy marking the acquisition of Routehappy, a New York-based airline shopping data provider.

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Gas Station-Themed Deal Toy

Gas station-themed deal toy marking the sale of Aisle 1 fuel stations in California and Nevada to Anabi Oil. The seller was Raley’s, which owns and operates grocery stores in northern California and Nevada.

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Custom deal toy marking the acquisition by Anabi Oil of Aisle 1 fuel stations. Anabi Oil is a fuel and convenience-store retailer operating in Northern California and Nevada.

Crystal Deal Toy for Marketing Firm Acquisition

Custom crystal deal toy commemorating the acquisition of 160over90, a branding and marketing firm based in Philadelphia. The firm, which has worked with clients ranging from Ferrari and Under Armour to the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles, was advised in the transaction by Evercore.

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Sign-Themed Deal Toy

Sign-themed deal toy marking the acquisition of MC Sign Company, a Cleveland-based firm specializing in signage and lighting services.

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Heart-Themed Crystal Deal Toy

Heart-themed deal toy commemorating the acquisition of UK-based Lovehoney by Telemos Capital. Lovehoney is a sex toy and lingerie e-commerce retailer.

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Supermarket-Themed Deal Tombstone

Custom deal tombstone marking a loan, made to German chain Globus, for the construction of a Russian hypermarket.

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Top view of crystal tombstone marking a ruble-denominated loan to Globus, for the construction of a hypermarket in Russia,

Washing Machine-Themed Tombstone

Washing machine-themed financial tombstone commemorating the acquisition of Washing Systems. Ohio-based WSI provides products and services to commercial laundries.

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Starbucks-Alibaba Joint Venture Deal Toy

Custom deal toy commemorating a strategic agreement between Starbucks and Alibaba.

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Consumer & Retail Deal Toys

Beginning on this page, you’ll find galleries featuring over 100 images of deal toys and financial tombstones from the consumer and retail sectors. As you might expect, a number of these tombstone designs play off visuals commonly associated with the space. These include, for instance, credit cards, product replicas of consumer goods, store awnings, retail signs, product displays, shopping bags, and price tags.

You’ll also encounter a number of highly recognizable companies and players in the transactions commemorated here. They encompass both brick-and-mortar and online operations, and include brands such as Visa, Metro, Staples, Selfridges, BUT, PayPal, David Jones, Tiffany, Kohl’s, Alibaba, eBay, Rakuten, and FEMSA.

But you’ll also find a number of deals involving far less familiar participants. These include the acquisition of an airline loyalty program, an investment in a consumer behavior analytics firm, the successful emergence of a retailer from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the acquisition of a Swedish e-commerce company, and of a New York-based airline shopping data provider, as well as the debt refinancing of a German supplier of cosmetics packaging.

Finally, you’ll see events and achievements commemorated here that don’t involve a financial transaction. These include, for instance, a custom award honoring merchandising excellence, and another designed for retailer Home Depot.