Amazon 'set to buy Target in 2018'

Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster made the claim in a report highlighting eight predictions for the technology industry in 2018. 'Target is the ideal offline partner for Amazon for two reasons, shared demographic and manageable but comprehensive store count,' Munster wrote. Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster made the claim in a report highlighting eight predictions for the technology industry in 2018. The analyst, best known for his incorrect prediction Apple would make its own TV set, claims the timing of the deal is hard to know. 'Getting the timing on this is difficult, but seeing the value of the combination is easy.' 'Amazon believe's the future of retail is a mix of mostly online and some offline,' Munster wrote.