Lower Spend Concentration + Accelerating posture
Consumer Products, Retail & Distribution
Lower Spend Concentration + Accelerating · $591B disclosed spend · led by Geographic Expansion plays · activity accelerating across 325 public buyers.
High-value buyers use M&A to add brands, category depth, store or route density, and supplier relationships that fit existing distribution infrastructure.
Disclosed acquisition spend is below the atlas median HHI (576), while recent activity is accelerating.
Public buyers
325
174 core (10+)
Recorded buys
3,032
609 last 3 yrs
Disclosed spend
$591B
$145.2B recent
Matched issuers
597
4 segments
Strategy fingerprint
How this market gets bought
Spend-weighted strategy mix from public buyers' 10-K language. Each archetype shows the buyers who lead it.
Tuck In
6% mix
Small additive deals folded directly into the existing business.
- Rollins Inc.ROL325
- Genuine Parts Co.GPC154
- Wendy's CoWEN68
- La-z-boy IncorporatedLZB67
- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.ETD48
- Growgeneration Corp.GRWG40
“In certain key markets, such as the United States, we have seen a longer-term decline in retail traffic in our department store customers and in our freestanding stores.”
Estee Lauder Companies Inc (EL) · FY2022
Bolt On
22% mix
Mid-sized acquisitions extending the existing product or service core.
- Rollins Inc.ROL325
- Genuine Parts Co.GPC154
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM137
- Patrick Industries, Inc.PATK75
- Archer-daniels-midland Co.ADM74
- Wendy's CoWEN68
“In 2024, we continued to advance our key strategic initiatives in a challenging environment.”
THE Campbell's Company (CPB) · FY2024
Platform
17% mix
Foundational deals establishing a new platform or business line.
- Rollins Inc.ROL325
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM137
- Patrick Industries, Inc.PATK75
- Archer-daniels-midland Co.ADM74
- Wendy's CoWEN68
- Leggett & Platt Inc.LEG35
“Acquisition of Viterra creates a premier global agribusiness solutions company”
Bunge Global SA (BG) · FY2025
Geographic Expansion
26% mix
Buying density or new geographies to extend the footprint.
- Rollins Inc.ROL325
- Genuine Parts Co.GPC154
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM137
- Patrick Industries, Inc.PATK75
- Archer-daniels-midland Co.ADM74
- Wendy's CoWEN68
“SRS also acquired GMS to accelerate the vision of becoming a leading, multi-category building materials distributor.”
THE Home Depot, Inc. (HD) · FY2025
Horizontal Consolidation
20% mix
Acquiring direct competitors to consolidate the market.
- Rollins Inc.ROL325
- Genuine Parts Co.GPC154
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM137
- Patrick Industries, Inc.PATK75
- Archer-daniels-midland Co.ADM74
- Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.ETD48
“we have employed a strategy dedicated to organic growth and supplemented by targeted investments and acquisitions”
Constellation Brands, Inc. (STZ) · FY2025
Vertical Integration
3% mix
Adding upstream or downstream capability inside the value chain.
- Leggett & Platt Inc.LEG35
- Mohawk Industries Inc.MHK25
- Sunopta Inc.STKL21
- Xponential Fitness, Inc.XPOF21
- Post Holdings, Inc.POST19
- lululemon athletica inc.LULU17
“Our ability to achieve profitable operations depends upon high sales volumes and the efficient operation of our warehouse clubs.”
BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ) · FY2024
Technology Acquisition
3% mix
Buying products, IP, or engineering depth for capability gain.
- Genuine Parts Co.GPC154
- eBay Inc.EBAY31
- Mohawk Industries Inc.MHK25
- DIAGEO plcDEO18
- GameStop Corp.GME14
- Insight Enterprises, Inc.NSIT12
“The primary reasons for these transactions were to acquire technologies and know-how to enable Amazon to serve customers more effectively or to expand our customer base.”
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) · FY2025
Talent Acquisition
2% mix
Acquisitions led by team or human-capital rationale.
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM137
- Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.IVFH15
- Covista Inc.CVSA12
- BED Bath & Beyond, Inc.BBBY10
- Signet Jewelers LimitedSIG9
- Hasbro, Inc.HAS7
“Maintaining an attractive LTV/CAC ratio is a primary goal of our acquisition strategy.”
Peloton Interactive, Inc. (PTON) · FY2022
Buyer landscape
Disclosed buyer scale by annual spend
Each bubble is a top public buyer with disclosed acquisition spend. X = average disclosed spend per active year. Y = total disclosed spend. Midlines are buyer medians. Color = dominant strategy archetype.
| Buyer | Dominant play | Disclosed spend | Spend / yr | Buys | 3-yr spend trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE Home Depot, Inc.HD | Geographic Expansion | $32B | $2.3B | 25 | New cycle $24.6B recent |
| Procter & Gamble Co.PG | Bolt On | $22.8B | $3.3B | 5 | Steady -100% (count) |
| Conagra Brands, Inc.CAG | Horizontal Consolidation | $19.9B | $1.7B | 20 | Winding down $8B → $231M |
| Walmart Inc.WMT | Platform | $18.3B | $2B | 2 | Accelerating +53% |
| THE Campbell's CompanyCPB | Bolt On | $15.1B | $1.9B | 7 | New cycle $5.5B recent |
| Coty Inc.COTY | Geographic Expansion | $14.9B | $2.1B | 8 | Paused $792M prior |
| Molson Coors Beverage CompanyTAP | Geographic Expansion | $14.4B | $1.4B | 6 | New cycle $95M recent |
| Hasbro, Inc.HAS | Bolt On | $13.8B | $1.5B | 7 | Paused $4.6B prior |
| Bunge Global SABG | Platform | $13B | $4.3B | 6 | New cycle $13B recent |
| Newell Brands Inc.NWL | Geographic Expansion | $11.2B | $1.2B | 9 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Constellation Brands, Inc.STZ | Horizontal Consolidation | $10.6B | $588M | 11 | Accelerating +85% |
| Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.JRSH | N/A | $9.9B | $2.5B | 3 | Accelerating +166% |
| THE J. M. Smucker CompanySJM | Geographic Expansion | $9.7B | $3.2B | 5 | New cycle $7.8B recent |
| Archer-daniels-midland Co.ADM | Bolt On | $9.5B | $530M | 74 | Cooling -31% |
| South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLCSDSYA | Bolt On | $8.6B | $8.6B | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Somnigroup International Inc.SGI | N/A | $8.5B | $711M | 8 | New cycle $6.8B recent |
| Hormel Foods CorporationHRL | N/A | $8.5B | $942M | 11 | Cooling -88% |
| Genuine Parts Co.GPC | Geographic Expansion | $8.4B | $493M | 154 | Steady -17% |
| PepsiCo, Inc.PEP | Tuck In | $8B | $2B | 8 | New cycle $3.4B recent |
| Nocera, Inc.NCRA | N/A | $7.5B | $2.5B | 2 | Steady -25% |
| Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABA | N/A | $7.3B | $1B | N/A | Paused $2.2B prior |
| V. F. CorporationVFC | Bolt On | $7.3B | $606M | 10 | Paused $2.5B prior |
| Performance Food Group CompanyPFGC | Geographic Expansion | $7.1B | $714M | 27 | Steady -19% |
| Dollar Tree, Inc.DLTR | Bolt On | $6.8B | $1.1B | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Dollar General CorporationDG | N/A | $6.7B | $3.4B | N/A | Steady no signal |
| Nightfood Holdings, Inc.NGTF | Bolt On | $6.7B | $3.4B | 2 | New cycle $6.4B recent |
| Sysco CorporationSYY | Bolt On | $6.2B | $344M | 32 | Accelerating +795% |
| Church & Dwight Co., Inc.CHD | Bolt On | $6B | $332M | 18 | Winding down $1.6B → $24M |
| Macy's, Inc.M | Horizontal Consolidation | $5.9B | $3B | 5 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Unilever PLCUL | Bolt On | $5.8B | $1.5B | 25 | Paused $3B prior |
| Coca Cola Co.KO | Geographic Expansion | $5.8B | $321M | 25 | Cooling -90% |
| Life Time Group Holdings, Inc.LTH | Geographic Expansion | $5.7B | $2.9B | N/A | New cycle $5.7B recent |
| Lakeland Industries, Inc.LAKE | Geographic Expansion | $5.5B | $792M | 7 | New cycle $5.5B recent |
| Envela CorporationELA | Bolt On | $5.5B | $1.1B | 6 | Cooling -99% |
| United Natural Foods, Inc.UNFI | Geographic Expansion | $5.4B | $384M | 35 | Paused $2.3B prior |
| Kraft Heinz CoKHC | Geographic Expansion | $5.1B | $1.7B | 3 | Paused $523M prior |
| Monster Beverage CorpMNST | Geographic Expansion | $5.1B | $1.3B | 6 | Steady +10% |
| Ambev S.a.ABEV | Geographic Expansion | $4.8B | $2.4B | 1 | New cycle $6M recent |
| Mattel Inc.MAT | Bolt On | $4.8B | $602M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Coca Cola Femsa SAB DE CVCOCSF | Geographic Expansion | $4.7B | $586M | 2 | New cycle $135M recent |
| Post Holdings, Inc.POST | Geographic Expansion | $4.4B | $629M | 19 | Accelerating +502% |
| Sunopta Inc.STKL | Geographic Expansion | $4.3B | $434M | 21 | Paused $25M prior |
| Best BUY Co., Inc.BBY | Geographic Expansion | $4.2B | $470M | 13 | Paused $1.1B prior |
| Signet Jewelers LimitedSIG | Geographic Expansion | $4.2B | $467M | 9 | Winding down $908M → $12M |
| Estee Lauder Companies IncEL | Tuck In | $4.2B | $297M | 11 | Paused $2.4B prior |
| Planet Green Holdings Corp.PLAG | Bolt On | $4.1B | $2.1B | 5 | Paused $3.8B prior |
| DIAGEO plcDEO | Geographic Expansion | $4B | $447M | 18 | Cooling -48% |
| Primo Brands CorpPRMB | Horizontal Consolidation | $4B | $2B | 1 | New cycle $4B recent |
| Mohawk Industries Inc.MHK | Geographic Expansion | $3.9B | $245M | 25 | Accelerating +57% |
| Whirlpool Corp.WHR | Geographic Expansion | $3.9B | $964M | 2 | Winding down $3B → $14M |
| Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.SPB | N/A | $3.8B | $956M | 5 | Steady +100% (count) |
| Covista Inc.CVSA | Geographic Expansion | $3.8B | $314M | 12 | Paused $3B prior |
| Callaway Golf CompanyCALY | Geographic Expansion | $3.7B | $411M | 11 | Winding down $3B → $400K |
| Etsy, Inc.ETSY | Geographic Expansion | $3.7B | $920M | 2 | Paused $3.4B prior |
| US Foods Holding Corp.USFD | Geographic Expansion | $3.6B | $521M | 20 | Cooling -44% |
| Kroger Co.KR | N/A | $3.4B | $343M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc.KDP | Bolt On | $3.4B | $374M | 8 | New cycle $1.1B recent |
| QVC Group, Inc.QVCGA | Horizontal Consolidation | $3.4B | $336M | 6 | Steady +0% (count) |
| McCormick & Co Inc.MKC | Bolt On | $3.3B | $366M | 15 | Winding down $3.1B → $34M |
| Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN | Geographic Expansion | $3.2B | $356M | 12 | Steady +19% |
| B&G Foods, Inc.BGS | Horizontal Consolidation | $3.2B | $244M | 14 | Paused $543M prior |
| Darling Ingredients Inc.DAR | Horizontal Consolidation | $3B | $190M | 23 | New cycle $1.2B recent |
| Sea LimitedSE | N/A | $3B | $494M | 2 | New cycle $3B recent |
| Lowes Companies Inc.LOW | Geographic Expansion | $2.9B | $958M | 2 | New cycle $10M recent |
| Pilgrim’s Pride CorporationPPC | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.8B | $468M | 6 | Paused $981M prior |
| Flowers Foods, Inc.FLO | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.8B | $347M | 15 | New cycle $1.1B recent |
| Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.CHEF | Geographic Expansion | $2.8B | $197M | 30 | Cooling -51% |
| Ingredion IncorporatedINGR | Geographic Expansion | $2.6B | $235M | 9 | Paused $305M prior |
| Insight Enterprises, Inc.NSIT | Geographic Expansion | $2.6B | $160M | 12 | New cycle $1B recent |
| The Simply Good Foods CompanySMPL | Bolt On | $2.5B | $508M | 6 | Cooling -71% |
| Northann Corp.NCL | N/A | $2.5B | $2.5B | N/A | New cycle $2.5B recent |
| Advance Auto Parts, Inc.AAP | Geographic Expansion | $2.5B | $314M | 40 | Steady +0% (count) |
| E-Home Household Service Holdings LimitedEJH | N/A | $2.5B | $2.5B | 6 | New cycle $2.5B recent |
| Patrick Industries, Inc.PATK | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.4B | $160M | 75 | Cooling -48% |
| Service Corporation InternationalSCI | N/A | $2.3B | $179M | 129 | Steady +23% |
| GameStop Corp.GME | Geographic Expansion | $2.3B | $232M | 14 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Rollins Inc.ROL | Bolt On | $2.3B | $115M | 325 | Accelerating +102% |
| Edgewell Personal Care CompanyEPC | Bolt On | $2.3B | $252M | 9 | Paused $543M prior |
| Brown-Forman CorporationBF-A | Geographic Expansion | $2.2B | $222M | 8 | New cycle $1.2B recent |
| Paranovus Entertainment Technology LimitedPAVS | Horizontal Consolidation | $2.2B | $551M | 4 | Steady -16% |
| Leggett & Platt Inc.LEG | Geographic Expansion | $2.2B | $144M | 35 | Paused $259M prior |
| Brownie’s Marine Group, Inc.BWMG | Technology Acquisition | $1.8B | $1.8B | 2 | Paused $1.8B prior |
| Coca-cola Europacific Partners PLCCCEP | Geographic Expansion | $1.8B | $444M | 2 | New cycle $1.6B recent |
| The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.HAIN | Geographic Expansion | $1.7B | $141M | 17 | Paused $260M prior |
| Target CorporationTGT | Geographic Expansion | $1.6B | $546M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Central Garden & Pet CompanyCENT | Bolt On | $1.6B | $133M | 17 | Winding down $821M → $60M |
| MillerKnoll, Inc.MLKN | Geographic Expansion | $1.6B | $143M | 14 | Paused $1.2B prior |
| Lifetime Brands, Inc.LCUT | Bolt On | $1.5B | $168M | 15 | Paused $3M prior |
| Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.LW | Geographic Expansion | $1.5B | $374M | 4 | New cycle $1.2B recent |
| Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.ETD | Bolt On | $1.5B | $115M | 48 | Paused $1M prior |
| Victoria’s Secret & Co.VSCO | Platform | $1.5B | $495M | 2 | Accelerating +180% |
| CHS Inc.CHSCL | Geographic Expansion | $1.5B | $122M | 5 | Accelerating +184% |
| ARKO Corp.ARKO | Geographic Expansion | $1.5B | $294M | 10 | Cooling -49% |
| Celsius Holdings, Inc.CELH | Geographic Expansion | $1.4B | $356M | 3 | New cycle $1.4B recent |
| Healthier Choices Management Corp.HCMC | Geographic Expansion | $1.4B | $203M | 10 | Cooling -39% |
| Tractor Supply Co.TSCO | Geographic Expansion | $1.4B | $201M | 7 | Steady -25% |
| lululemon athletica inc.LULU | Vertical Integration | $1.3B | $211M | 17 | Cooling -64% |
| Nomad Foods LimitedNOMD | Geographic Expansion | $1.3B | $210M | 3 | Winding down $706M → $800K |
| Kimberly-clark CorporationKMB | Geographic Expansion | $1.2B | $201M | 4 | Winding down $1.1B → $100K |
| Nexentis Technologies Inc.NXTS | Platform | $1.2B | $603M | 2 | Steady -12% |
| HF Foods Group Inc.HFFG | Geographic Expansion | $1.2B | $396M | 3 | Paused $612M prior |
| Costco Wholesale Corp.COST | N/A | $1.2B | $1.2B | 2 | Paused $1.2B prior |
| Helen of Troy LimitedHELE | Bolt On | $1.1B | $126M | 13 | Cooling -44% |
| American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.AEO | Geographic Expansion | $1.1B | $222M | 6 | Cooling -50% |
| MasterBrand, Inc.MBC | Platform | $1B | $521M | 2 | New cycle $1B recent |
| Interface Inc.TILE | Geographic Expansion | $1B | $346M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Colgate-palmolive CompanyCL | Geographic Expansion | $1B | $85M | 13 | Cooling -38% |
| G III Apparel Group Ltd.GIII | Horizontal Consolidation | $1B | $113M | 8 | Steady +0% |
| Clorox Co.CLX | Bolt On | $971M | $486M | 5 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.BFAM | Geographic Expansion | $925M | $66M | 137 | Cooling -80% |
| Kontoor Brands, Inc.KTB | Geographic Expansion | $901M | $901M | 1 | New cycle $901M recent |
| Carter’s, Inc.CRI | Geographic Expansion | $881M | $126M | 6 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Coffee Holding Co., Inc.JVA | Geographic Expansion | $832M | $119M | 6 | New cycle $2M recent |
| 1 800 Flowers COM Inc.FLWS | Bolt On | $828M | $55M | 16 | Winding down $517M → $13M |
| PVH Corp.PVH | Bolt On | $823M | $69M | 10 | Paused $192M prior |
| Fresh DEL Monte Produce Inc.FDP | Geographic Expansion | $814M | $163M | 7 | Steady +100% (count) |
| Andersons, Inc.ANDE | Geographic Expansion | $793M | $53M | 22 | Accelerating +247% |
| Betterware DE Mexico, S.a.p.i. DE C.vBWMX | Geographic Expansion | $763M | $254M | 3 | New cycle $763M recent |
| Smithfield Foods, Inc.SFD | Bolt On | $683M | $98M | 6 | New cycle $38M recent |
| Johnson Outdoors Inc.JOUT | Bolt On | $667M | $74M | 11 | New cycle $12M recent |
| e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.ELF | N/A | $660M | $165M | 3 | New cycle $608M recent |
| Bath & Body Works, Inc.BBWI | Geographic Expansion | $660M | $220M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| eBay Inc.EBAY | Geographic Expansion | $646M | $59M | 31 | Winding down $208M → $200K |
| DICK’S Sporting Goods, Inc.DKS | Horizontal Consolidation | $643M | $129M | 2 | New cycle $2M recent |
| BIG Tree Cloud Holdings LimitedDSY | N/A | $642M | $642M | 1 | New cycle $642M recent |
| Frontdoor, Inc.FTDR | Geographic Expansion | $629M | $157M | 3 | New cycle $586M recent |
| Alico, Inc.ALCO | Geographic Expansion | $586M | $147M | 6 | Steady -100% (count) |
| Planet Fitness, Inc.PLNT | N/A | $572M | $95M | N/A | Cooling -89% |
| Five Below, Inc.FIVE | N/A | $556M | $556M | N/A | New cycle $556M recent |
| Albany International Corp.AIN | Geographic Expansion | $556M | $62M | 9 | Accelerating +801% |
| Aixin Life International, Inc.AIXN | Horizontal Consolidation | $544M | $272M | N/A | New cycle $544M recent |
| Oxford Industries, Inc.OXM | Geographic Expansion | $536M | $67M | 18 | Paused $271M prior |
| Peloton Interactive, Inc.PTON | Talent Acquisition | $534M | $178M | 3 | Paused $534M prior |
| Beeline Holdings, Inc.BLNE | Bolt On | $534M | $133M | 3 | Paused $2M prior |
| Columbia Sportswear CompanyCOLM | Bolt On | $509M | $170M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.SBH | Geographic Expansion | $493M | $26M | 12 | Steady +5% |
| J&j Snack Foods Corp.JJSF | Bolt On | $484M | $40M | 12 | Winding down $279M → $7M |
| SkinHealth Systems Inc.SKIN | Platform | $483M | $241M | 10 | Paused $483M prior |
| Lucky Strike Entertainment CorporationLUCK | N/A | $456M | $114M | 48 | Accelerating +428% |
| Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.CALM | Horizontal Consolidation | $454M | $45M | 8 | Accelerating +281% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SABUD | Horizontal Consolidation | $452M | $90M | 1 | Paused $451M prior |
| Designer Brands Inc.DBI | Bolt On | $438M | $73M | 4 | Accelerating +735% |
| Yatsen Holding LimitedYSG | N/A | $436M | $109M | N/A | New cycle $432M recent |
| Clarus CorporationCLAR | Bolt On | $424M | $53M | 11 | Winding down $202M → $10M |
| JD.com, Inc.JD | Platform | $421M | $42M | N/A | Accelerating +45% |
| Coca-cola Consolidated, Inc.COKE | Geographic Expansion | $396M | $99M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Ulta Beauty, Inc.ULTA | Geographic Expansion | $388M | $194M | 1 | New cycle $387M recent |
| Avax ONE Technology Ltd.AVX | Technology Acquisition | $387M | $129M | 3 | New cycle $360M recent |
| BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ | Vertical Integration | $377M | $377M | N/A | Paused $377M prior |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc.JAKK | Bolt On | $374M | $42M | 11 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Wendy's CoWEN | Geographic Expansion | $370M | $31M | 68 | Cooling -87% |
| LuxExperience B.V.LUXE | Platform | $361M | $361M | 1 | New cycle $361M recent |
| Marinemax Inc.HZO | Horizontal Consolidation | $357M | $27M | 5 | Accelerating +221% |
| Tron Inc.TRON | N/A | $350M | $350M | N/A | New cycle $350M recent |
| Nuvve Holding Corp.NVVE | Platform | $340M | $340M | 2 | New cycle $340M recent |
| Interparfums, Inc.IPAR | N/A | $337M | $84M | 3 | Paused $142M prior |
| Global-E Online Ltd.GLBE | Technology Acquisition | $337M | $168M | 3 | New cycle $337M recent |
| Andina Bottling Co IncAKO-A | Geographic Expansion | $331M | $166M | 4 | Steady +0% (count) |
| MGP Ingredients, Inc.MGPI | Geographic Expansion | $331M | $55M | 5 | Steady +12% |
| Usana Health Sciences, Inc.USNA | N/A | $312M | $62M | 2 | New cycle $203M recent |
| Hooker Furnishings CorporationHOFT | Geographic Expansion | $306M | $31M | 7 | Cooling -47% |
| Six Flags Entertainment CorporationFUN | Platform | $304M | $152M | 1 | New cycle $304M recent |
| Genesco Inc.GCO | Geographic Expansion | $296M | $33M | 5 | Paused $34M prior |
| Agape ATP CorporationATPC | Geographic Expansion | $288M | $288M | 1 | Paused $288M prior |
| The Marzetti CompanyMZTI | Bolt On | $285M | $41M | 4 | New cycle $79M recent |
| La-z-boy IncorporatedLZB | Bolt On | $285M | $24M | 67 | Accelerating +203% |
| Cannae Holdings, Inc.CNNE | Bolt On | $278M | $93M | 6 | Accelerating +685% |
| Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.BNED | Platform | $273M | $68M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Albertsons Companies, Inc.ACI | Horizontal Consolidation | $272M | $91M | 1 | Paused $123M prior |
| Mission Produce, Inc.AVO | N/A | $264M | $88M | 1 | Cooling -76% |
| Under Armour, Inc.UA | N/A | $262M | $44M | 6 | Cooling -80% |
| a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.AKA | Platform | $260M | $87M | 4 | Winding down $255M → $5M |
| Purple Innovation, Inc.PRPL | Horizontal Consolidation | $259M | $86M | 2 | Steady +0% |
| The TJX Companies, Inc.TJX | Geographic Expansion | $253M | $63M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Local Bounti CorporationLOCL | Bolt On | $241M | $120M | 2 | Paused $241M prior |
| THE Boston Beer Company, Inc.SAM | Horizontal Consolidation | $222M | $56M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Amazon.com, Inc.AMZN | Technology Acquisition | $215M | $17M | 8 | Accelerating +125% |
| Farmer Brothers Co.FARM | Geographic Expansion | $209M | $26M | 8 | Steady +0% (count) |
| ChargePoint Holdings, Inc.CHPT | Geographic Expansion | $208M | $104M | N/A | Winding down $205M → $3M |
| MercadoLibre, Inc.MELI | Technology Acquisition | $198M | $17M | 11 | Steady -13% |
| Maplebear Inc.CART | Horizontal Consolidation | $195M | $39M | 3 | New cycle $160M recent |
| Boot Barn Holdings, Inc.BOOT | Geographic Expansion | $194M | $39M | 7 | Paused $4M prior |
| Superior Group of Companies, Inc.SGC | Geographic Expansion | $183M | $18M | 11 | Cooling -62% |
| Growgeneration Corp.GRWG | Geographic Expansion | $183M | $26M | 40 | Winding down $167M → $4M |
| General Mills Inc.GIS | Bolt On | $172M | $17M | 11 | Cooling -47% |
| Solo Brands, Inc.SBDS | Geographic Expansion | $169M | $56M | 8 | Cooling -74% |
| Shoe Carnival, Inc.SCVL | Geographic Expansion | $161M | $40M | 4 | Accelerating +26% |
| American Outdoor Brands, Inc.AOUT | Geographic Expansion | $161M | $80M | 1 | Paused $161M prior |
| Levi Strauss & Co.LEVI | Bolt On | $159M | $26M | 3 | Accelerating +594% |
| Village Super Market, Inc.VLGEA | N/A | $157M | $39M | 3 | Paused $148M prior |
| Liquidity Services, Inc.LQDT | Geographic Expansion | $157M | $14M | 10 | Accelerating +76% |
| TDH Holdings, Inc.PETZ | N/A | $151M | $151M | N/A | Paused $151M prior |
| Aterian, Inc.ATER | N/A | $140M | $28M | 12 | Winding down $139M → $600K |
| Leslie’s, Inc.LESL | Horizontal Consolidation | $138M | $35M | 14 | Cooling -87% |
| Escalade, IncorporatedESCA | Bolt On | $135M | $10M | 20 | Cooling -96% |
| RHRH | Geographic Expansion | $134M | $67M | 1 | Paused $18M prior |
| HWH International Inc.HWH | N/A | $125M | $125M | 1 | New cycle $125M recent |
| Zumiez Inc.ZUMZ | Geographic Expansion | $123M | $25M | 3 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Amcon Distributing Co.DIT | Geographic Expansion | $123M | $15M | 5 | Accelerating +257% |
| Utz Brands, Inc.UTZ | Bolt On | $118M | $59M | 4 | Paused $118M prior |
| Sanfilippo John B & SON Inc.JBSS | Platform | $117M | $23M | 4 | New cycle $63M recent |
| BellRing Brands, Inc.BRBR | N/A | $116M | $116M | N/A | Paused $116M prior |
| Ryerson Holding CorpRYZ | Horizontal Consolidation | $115M | $10M | 23 | Accelerating +139% |
| Dole plcDOLE | Bolt On | $113M | $23M | 1 | Winding down $109M → $4M |
| Xponential Fitness, Inc.XPOF | Bolt On | $110M | $28M | 21 | Cooling -88% |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc.WSM | Geographic Expansion | $106M | $53M | 3 | Steady +100% (count) |
| Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc.FND | Bolt On | $105M | $26M | 5 | Cooling -44% |
| Tantech Holdings Ltd.TANH | Platform | $104M | $35M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Weis Markets, Inc.WMK | Geographic Expansion | $98M | $16M | 19 | New cycle $24M recent |
| Krispy Kreme, Inc.DNUT | N/A | $97M | $32M | 7 | Cooling -51% |
| MINISO Group Holding LimitedMNSO | N/A | $97M | $48M | N/A | Accelerating +7223% |
| Fitlife Brands, Inc.FTLF | Bolt On | $88M | $18M | 5 | Accelerating +15600% |
| BED Bath & Beyond, Inc.BBBY | Platform | $88M | $15M | 10 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Sleep Number CorporationSNBR | Bolt On | $86M | $43M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Adecoagro S.A.AGRO | Geographic Expansion | $85M | $12M | 5 | New cycle $21M recent |
| Chewy, Inc.CHWY | Bolt On | $84M | $28M | 2 | Steady +9% |
| YETI Holdings, Inc.YETI | Bolt On | $83M | $28M | 5 | New cycle $74M recent |
| Unifi, Inc.UFI | Platform | $81M | $12M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Carparts.com, Inc.PRTS | N/A | $79M | $26M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Gap, Inc.GAP | Technology Acquisition | $76M | $13M | 6 | Paused $1M prior |
| Tile Shop Holdings, Inc.TTSH | N/A | $75M | $75M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Starbucks CorporationSBUX | Geographic Expansion | $71M | $10M | 12 | New cycle $1M recent |
| Funko, Inc.FNKO | Bolt On | $71M | $10M | 8 | Accelerating +27% |
| NU Skin Enterprises, Inc.NUS | Technology Acquisition | $70M | $9M | 10 | Paused $34M prior |
| Sow Good Inc.SOWG | Geographic Expansion | $65M | $13M | 5 | Paused $20M prior |
| American Woodmark CorpAMWD | N/A | $64M | $32M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Canada Goose Holdings Inc.GOOS | Geographic Expansion | $64M | $11M | 4 | Cooling -56% |
| Ralph Lauren CorporationRL | Geographic Expansion | $64M | $6M | 11 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Grocery Outlet Holding Corp.GO | Platform | $61M | $61M | 2 | New cycle $61M recent |
| Mexican Economic Development, Inc.FMX | Geographic Expansion | $60M | $20M | N/A | New cycle $21M recent |
| Xcel Brands, Inc.XELB | Geographic Expansion | $60M | $9M | 4 | Cooling -53% |
| Culp Inc.CULP | Bolt On | $59M | $7M | 6 | Accelerating +170% |
| Baozun Inc.BZUN | N/A | $59M | $29M | 6 | New cycle $59M recent |
| Traeger, Inc.COOK | Bolt On | $57M | $57M | 1 | Paused $57M prior |
| Limoneira CompanyLMNR | Horizontal Consolidation | $55M | $18M | 8 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Crown Crafts, Inc.CRWS | Bolt On | $54M | $7M | 9 | New cycle $32M recent |
| Bassett Furniture Industries, IncorporatedBSET | Geographic Expansion | $50M | $6M | 29 | Paused $6M prior |
| Village Farms International, Inc.VFF | Geographic Expansion | $49M | $16M | 3 | Cooling -79% |
| Amer Sports, Inc.AS | Vertical Integration | $49M | $25M | 1 | New cycle $49M recent |
| Calavo Growers, Inc.CVGW | Geographic Expansion | $40M | $7M | 2 | Paused $18M prior |
| Natural Resource Holdings, Inc.NRHI | N/A | $39M | $20M | 2 | Accelerating +39100% |
| PriceSmart, Inc.PSMT | Geographic Expansion | $36M | $18M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Herbalife Ltd.HLF | N/A | $36M | $18M | 1 | New cycle $26M recent |
| NATUZZI S.p.A.NTZ | Geographic Expansion | $32M | $4M | N/A | Cooling -76% |
| Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.SFM | N/A | $31M | $31M | 1 | New cycle $31M recent |
| Kewaunee Scientific CorporationKEQU | N/A | $29M | $29M | 1 | New cycle $29M recent |
| Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings, Inc.SPWH | Geographic Expansion | $29M | $29M | N/A | Paused $29M prior |
| Acushnet Holdings Corp.GOLF | Bolt On | $28M | $9M | 2 | Paused $100K prior |
| ThredUp Inc.TDUP | N/A | $26M | $26M | 1 | Paused $26M prior |
| Kaival Brands Innovations Group, Inc.KAVL | Technology Acquisition | $24M | $12M | N/A | New cycle $24M recent |
| The Dixie Group, Inc.DXYN | Bolt On | $23M | $8M | 5 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Vince Holding Corp.VNCE | Horizontal Consolidation | $20M | $20M | N/A | Paused $20M prior |
| AiRWA INC.YYAI | N/A | $20M | $10M | 3 | New cycle $17M recent |
| G Willi Food International Ltd.WILC | Tuck In | $19M | $6M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Natural Health Trends Corp.NHTC | Horizontal Consolidation | $18M | $18M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| Acme United Corp.ACU | Bolt On | $18M | $1M | 15 | Cooling -60% |
| Lifeway Foods, Inc.LWAY | Geographic Expansion | $17M | $4M | 4 | Paused $5M prior |
| Westrock Coffee CompanyWEST | Bolt On | $17M | $9M | 3 | Cooling -84% |
| Nomadar Corp.NOMA | N/A | $16M | $16M | N/A | New cycle $16M recent |
| Birks Group Inc.BGI | Bolt On | $16M | $5M | 3 | New cycle $9M recent |
| Authentic Holdings, Inc.AHRO | Geographic Expansion | $16M | $16M | 2 | New cycle $16M recent |
| Urban Outfitters, Inc.URBN | N/A | $15M | $15M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| NaaS Technology Inc.NAAS | Geographic Expansion | $15M | $4M | 3 | Accelerating +118% |
| Hamilton Beach Brands Holding CompanyHBB | Bolt On | $15M | $8M | 2 | New cycle $15M recent |
| United Parks & Resorts Inc.PRKS | Geographic Expansion | $15M | $15M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| MOGU Inc.MOGU | N/A | $15M | $8M | N/A | New cycle $5M recent |
| Hour Loop, Inc.HOUR | N/A | $15M | $15M | N/A | New cycle $15M recent |
| Parks! America, Inc.PRKA | Geographic Expansion | $15M | $5M | 1 | Paused $14M prior |
| Petco Health and Wellness Company, IncWOOF | Platform | $15M | $5M | 1 | Cooling -96% |
| Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.OLLI | Geographic Expansion | $14M | $14M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| United Breweries Co. Inc.CCU | N/A | $13M | $3M | N/A | Cooling -91% |
| Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.NATR | N/A | $13M | $13M | 2 | New cycle $13M recent |
| BrasilAgro – Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate CompanyLND | N/A | $13M | $6M | N/A | Paused $2M prior |
| Steakholder Foods Ltd.MTTCF | N/A | $11M | $11M | N/A | Paused $11M prior |
| Healthy Choice Wellness Corp.HCWC | Geographic Expansion | $11M | $6M | 7 | New cycle $11M recent |
| Mama's Creations, Inc.MAMA | Bolt On | $11M | $6M | 4 | Cooling -94% |
| Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.ZGN | Geographic Expansion | $11M | $5M | 3 | New cycle $11M recent |
| Dogness (international) CorporationDOGZ | N/A | $11M | $11M | 2 | Steady -100% (count) |
| iPower Inc.IPW | Bolt On | $11M | $11M | 2 | Paused $11M prior |
| Olaplex Holdings, Inc.OLPX | Technology Acquisition | $11M | $11M | 1 | New cycle $11M recent |
| Laird Superfood, Inc.LSF | Tuck In | $10M | $10M | N/A | Paused $10M prior |
| Artisan Consumer Goods, Inc.ARRT | N/A | $10M | $10M | 1 | Paused $10M prior |
| Dillard’s, Inc.DDS | N/A | $10M | $10M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Maison Solutions Inc.MSS | N/A | $10M | $5M | 1 | New cycle $10M recent |
| Digital Brands Group, Inc.DBGI | Bolt On | $8M | $8M | 2 | Paused $8M prior |
| Crimson Wine Group, Ltd.CWGL | N/A | $7M | $7M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Destination XL Group, Inc.DXLG | Bolt On | $7M | $2M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| Virco Mfg. CorporationVIRC | N/A | $7M | $7M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| Seneca Foods CorporationSENEA | N/A | $7M | $7M | 8 | Paused $7M prior |
| Innovative Food Holdings, Inc.IVFH | Bolt On | $7M | $1M | 15 | New cycle $2M recent |
| Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.NGVC | Tuck In | $6M | $6M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Natural Alternatives International, Inc.NAII | Horizontal Consolidation | $6M | $6M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.BBW | Geographic Expansion | $5M | $5M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| LightInTheBox Holding Co., Ltd.LITB | N/A | $4M | $2M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| 1stdibs.com, Inc.DIBS | Horizontal Consolidation | $4M | $4M | 1 | Paused $4M prior |
| AXIL Brands, Inc.AXIL | N/A | $4M | $4M | 2 | New cycle $4M recent |
| Energy Focus, Inc.EFOI | Geographic Expansion | $3M | $2M | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc.GROV | Geographic Expansion | $3M | $3M | 2 | New cycle $3M recent |
| Mixed Martial Arts Group LimitedMMA | Technology Acquisition | $3M | $3M | 2 | New cycle $3M recent |
| THE Children’s Place, Inc.PLCE | Geographic Expansion | $2M | $2M | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Interactive Strength Inc.TRNR | Platform | $2M | $1M | 2 | New cycle $2M recent |
| Giftify, Inc.GIFT | Bolt On | $2M | $633K | 3 | Accelerating +180% |
| Summit Networks, Inc.SNTW | Geographic Expansion | $2M | $2M | 3 | Steady +100% (count) |
| Integrated Biopharma Inc.INBP | Bolt On | $2M | $850K | 2 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Above Food Ingredients Inc.ABVE | Bolt On | $2M | $2M | 1 | New cycle $2M recent |
| EQUATOR Beverage CompanyMOJO | N/A | $2M | $2M | N/A | Steady no signal |
| Blue Star Foods Corp.BSFC | N/A | $1M | $367K | 4 | Accelerating +167% |
| China Foods Holdings Ltd.CFOO | N/A | $1M | $1M | N/A | Paused $1M prior |
| Splash Beverage Group, Inc.SBEV | Horizontal Consolidation | $1M | $500K | 3 | Paused $1M prior |
| ATRenew Inc.RERE | Geographic Expansion | $900K | $900K | 1 | Paused $900K prior |
| Sino Green Land CorporationSGLA | N/A | $900K | $900K | N/A | New cycle $900K recent |
| Boqii Holding LimitedBQ | N/A | $800K | $400K | 1 | Steady +0% |
| IP Strategy Holdings, Inc.IPST | N/A | $700K | $700K | 1 | New cycle $700K recent |
| XMax Inc.XWIN | Geographic Expansion | $600K | $300K | 3 | Steady -100% (count) |
| Tandy Leather Factory, Inc.TLF | Geographic Expansion | $600K | $600K | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| CXJ GROUP CO., LimitedECXJ | N/A | $600K | $600K | N/A | New cycle $600K recent |
| Alliance Laundry Holdings Inc.ALH | Horizontal Consolidation | $400K | $400K | 1 | New cycle $400K recent |
| Revolve Group, Inc.RVLV | N/A | $400K | $400K | N/A | New cycle $400K recent |
| QuantaSing Group LimitedHERE | Geographic Expansion | $300K | $300K | 3 | New cycle $300K recent |
| Caro Holdings Inc.CAHO | N/A | $300K | $300K | 2 | New cycle $300K recent |
| Fast Casual Concepts, Inc.FCCI | N/A | $300K | $300K | N/A | New cycle $300K recent |
| Bonk, Inc.BNKK | Talent Acquisition | $200K | $200K | 1 | New cycle $200K recent |
| D-MARKET Electronic Services & TradingHEPS | N/A | $200K | $200K | N/A | New cycle $200K recent |
| Luvu Brands, Inc.LUVU | N/A | $100K | $100K | 1 | Steady +0% (count) |
| Cyanotech CorpCYAN | N/A | $100K | $100K | N/A | Steady no signal |
Playbook theatre
The language of consolidation, by archetype
Direct sentences from public buyers' 10-K filings, grouped by the strategy they describe.
“SRS also acquired GMS to accelerate the vision of becoming a leading, multi-category building materials distributor.”
“The transaction was accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting”
“Our acquisition strategy has focused on businesses with product offerings that can strengthen our current portfolio, enable us to expand into complementary categories, geographic regions or distribution channels or provide diversification of cash flows in similar channels.”
“we intend to help expand our leadership position in off-course golf”
“The acquisition furthers Adtalem’s growth strategy as a leading healthcare educator in the U.S.”
“Market competition, customer requirements, customer financial condition and customer consolidation through mergers and acquisitions also could adversely affect our ability to continue or expand our relationships with customers and GPOs.”
Submarkets
Where the cadence lives
Activity intensity, lead buyers, and footprint per segment within this market.
Food, Beverage & Agriculture
892Packaged foods, beverages, agricultural products, grocery platforms, and food distribution.
Buyers
118
Core
67
Spend
$262.8B
2006–2025 · last year 44
Specialty Retail & Distribution
720Specialty retail, aftermarket distribution, catalog, store, and dealer networks.
Buyers
100
Core
47
Spend
$143.1B
2006–2025 · last year 78
Household, Personal & Furnishings
1,165Household products, personal products, furnishings, fixtures, appliances, and branded consumer categories.
Buyers
58
Core
37
Spend
$122.7B
2006–2025 · last year 84
Consumer Brands & Durables
308Branded durable goods, leisure products, apparel, footwear, accessories, and consumer category platforms.
Buyers
49
Core
23
Spend
$62.4B
2006–2025 · last year 26
Accelerators
Recent 3-yr cadence above prior
THE Home Depot, Inc.HD
Geographic Expansion
$24.6B recent
$24.6B vs $429M
Bunge Global SABG
Platform
$13B recent
$13B vs N/A
THE J. M. Smucker CompanySJM
Geographic Expansion
$7.8B recent
$7.8B vs N/A
Jerash Holdings (US), Inc.JRSH
+166%
$7.2B vs $2.7B
Somnigroup International Inc.SGI
$6.8B recent
$6.8B vs $474M
Nightfood Holdings, Inc.NGTF
Bolt On
$6.4B recent
$6.4B vs $333M
Coolers
Recent 3-yr cadence below prior
Conagra Brands, Inc.CAG
Horizontal Consolidation
$8B → $231M
$231M vs $8B
Hasbro, Inc.HAS
Bolt On
$4.6B prior
N/A vs $4.6B
Planet Green Holdings Corp.PLAG
Bolt On
$3.8B prior
N/A vs $3.8B
Hormel Foods CorporationHRL
-88%
$426M vs $3.7B
Etsy, Inc.ETSY
Geographic Expansion
$3.4B prior
N/A vs $3.4B
McCormick & Co Inc.MKC
Bolt On
$3.1B → $34M
$34M vs $3.1B
Trajectory
20 years of cadence and spend
Annual recorded buys and disclosed spend across the matched buyer set.