Consumer Cos Down As Economic Fears Offset Deal Activity - Consumer Roundup

Consumer companies ticked down, as economic worries offset deal activity.

ODP, the parent company of supply stores Office Depot and Office Max, agreed to be acquired and taken private by an Atlas Holdings affiliate for $28 a share in cash, or about $842.2 million.

Real-estate brokerage Compass agreed to acquire rival Anywhere Real Estate for $1.6 billion, the clearest sign yet that a long stretch of lackluster home sales is sparking industry consolidation.

A civil trial beginning this week will scrutinize the tactics Amazon uses to entice consumers to sign up for its signature Prime service, and to steer them away from leaving.

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