Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Long Island-based Babyganics, a provider of household and personal care products for babies. The acquiring company, SC Johnson, is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. (6ALR457)
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.
Custom deal toy commemorating the acquisition of Long Island-based Babyganics, a provider of household and personal care products for babies. The acquiring company, SC Johnson, is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. (6ALR457)
Slant-top, half-oval Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition of convenience store operator Big John. The Chilean grocery store chain was purchased by Mexico’s Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V., more commonly known as FEMSA.
(6AGP920)Logo-themed deal tombstone commemorating an investment in League Collegiate Outfitters, a supplier of licensed apparel including T-shirts and fleeces, as well as spirit goods.
(6AKLCOO)Custom deal toy marking the sale of Swedish ecommerce site Inkclub by ICA.
(6LJWD62)Retail store-themed deal toy marking the acquisition of footwear retail chain Hype DC. The purchase made the buyer, RCG Corp., the largest footwear retailer in Australia and New Zealand.
(6ALMD82)Credit card-themed deal tombstone marking the acquisition of Visa Europe by Visa Inc.
(6ADL630)Building replica tombstone commemorating the acquisition of Thai retailer Big C Supercenter. The chain’s “hypermarket” locations combine discount stores with food outlets.
(6AGP863)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.
