I am looking for articles for a college research report on businesses
and consolidation that reference companies in fragmented industries
that have brought together technologies to create all-in-one "one stop
shop" solutions.  Some past examples of this are Bloomberg
(consolidation of financial news), Ebay (consolidation of fragmented
auction offerings), Google (consolidation of the internet as a whole).

Particularly I need to find a quote that emphasizes the importance and
benefits of consolidation in such fragmented industries.

Typically some people benefit from a consolidation, and others are
harmed. It is not unusual for small competitors to be unable to
compete and prices to customers to rise sharply after the competitors
are gone.   Neil