• The Loup Ventures analyst Gene Munster predicts Amazon will acquire Target in 2018.
  • Target would be a powerful tool for Amazon in its quest to get moms hooked on its Prime services, according to Munster.
  • A union would also enable Amazon to leverage Target’s 1,834 US stores in its battle with Walmart, which has more than 4,700 US stores.

Source: Amazon could buy Target and crush Walmart – Business Insider