Today’s Top Talk

1. Brandless is shutting down and has stopped taking all new orders and plans to lay off 70 people, or about 90% of its staff, as it winds down operations. Coverage from Hayley Peterson.
2. Simon Property Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Taubman Centers in a deal valued at approximately $3.6 billion. Story by Marianne Wilson.

Source: The SoftBank-backed company that sold everything for $3 is abruptly shutting down, refusing orders, and laying off employees | Business Insider

Source: Simon to buy Taubman Centers in all-cash mega-deal | CSA