Tyco Spends $175 Million on Retail Analytics Firm ShopperTrak

By: John Honovich, Published on Dec 22, 2015

Tyco is betting $175 million on the retail market, acquiring retail analytics firm ShopperTrak.

In this note, we look at the valuation and impact of the acquisition.

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Comments (1)

Undisclosed End User #1

12/22/15 04:09pm

My guess is that ShopperTrak will slowly wither away due to TYCO's industry leading (abhorrent) customer service.

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