Category: Consumer and Retail

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.

Credit card-themed deal tombstone marking the acquisition of Visa Europe by Visa Inc.

Building replica tombstone commemorating the acquisition of Thai retailer Big C Supercenter. The chain’s “hypermarket” locations combine discount stores with food outlets.

iPad-themed deal tombstone commemorating the acquisition  of a stake in by Die Mobiliar of Scout24 Schweiz. Scout24 Schweiz is a Swiss online provider of  marketplaces for automobiles, real estate, and general classifieds.

Cosmetics-themed deal toy commemorating debt refinancing provided to Geka, a German manufacturer of cosmetics packaging. London-based investment firm 3i has a majority stake in the firm. 

Deal tombstone marking the acquisition by UK-based market research firm YouGov of two firms, Scandinavian firm Zapera and Germany’s Psychonomics.

Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition of MailPlus by Australia Post.

Lucite deal toy recognizing the acquisition by Expedia of online travel agency Orbitz. Expedia is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Custom deal tombstone marking the acquisition by travel booking site Expedia of Travelocity. Travelocity had been owned by Sabre.