Retail

365 Retail Markets and Avanti Markets merge

Joe Hessling and Jim Brinton shake on the merger of the two micro market powerhouses.

September 15, 2021

365 Retail Markets and Avanti Markets, the two largest micro market companies, have merged, along with LightSpeed Automation, the companies announced on YouTube.

"We are pleased to announce that the 365 Retail Markets and Avanti merger is now closed and complete," the notice stated. "There will be many benefits for you and your company with this partnership."

The video shows Jim Brinton, founder and CEO of Avanti Markets and Joe Hessling, founder and CEO of 365 Retail Markets, shaking hands, talking and congratulating their respective teams on the merger.

"Now fun times are ahead as we start to merge our teams and innovate and merge our software," Brinton says. "It's going to be exciting."

Hessling noted that the millions of dollars both companies spend on R&D will now be spent in one direction.

Hessling further noted that both companies, along with LightSpeed Automation, are now under one roof.

Details of the merger were not released in the video.

Further details will be forthcoming.

Images courtesy of 365 Retail Markets.