Flash Report 2 minutesRegister for Free AccessWalmart Further Expands Brand Portfolio with Acquisition of Lingerie and Sleepwear Retailer Bare Necessities Coresight Research October 16, 2018 Executive Summary On Friday, October 12, Walmart announced that it had acquired lingerie and sleepwear retailer Bare Necessities for an undisclosed amount. Bare Necessities, founded in 1998, offers more than 100,000 SKUs from more than 160 brands, including an extensive assortment of bras, swimwear, shapewear and sleepwear. Intimates is a category that has been rapidly growing online and has complex sizing and highly specialized products. Walmart commented that the acquisition of Bare Necessities fits into its broader acquisition strategy, which includes two types of companies: (1) category leaders; and (2) digital brands that offer products not available anywhere else. Bare Necessities falls under the first category. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Three Themes Transforming US Apparel and Footwear Retail in 2025, with Anand KumarHighlights from NextGen 2025: Retail, Real Estate & the New Consumer—InfographicMass Merchandiser and Warehouse Club Shopping in Focus—Walmart Leads; High Purchase Rates for Daily Essentials: US Consumer Survey InsightsRetailTech: Empowering Retail’s Front Line, Creating Smarter Stores—Five Tech-Driven Strategies for Associate Enablement