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United Online acquires FTD for $754 million

United Online Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of FTD Group Inc. The company paid about $307 million in cash, issued FTD shareholders 12.3 million shares of United Online valued at nearly $15 each and assumed FTD’s debt.

Posted 08/28/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Liberty Media will buy online retailer Celebrate Express for $31 million

Liberty Media Corp. announced it will purchase e-retailer and cataloger Celebrate Express for $31 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter and is subject to stockholder approval.

Posted 06/27/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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ProFlowers` parent purchases assets of troubled RedEnvelope

Gift e-retailer RedEnvelope has found a buyer, and it’s not the one the company announced earlier this year. Provide Commerce, parent of ProFlowers.com, said yesterday it has acquired the assets of RedEnvelope, which filed for bankruptcy in April.

Posted 05/28/2008Bill BriggsPost a comment

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Liberty Media completes Provide Commerce acquisition

Liberty Media Corp. has acquired e-retailer Provide Commerce Inc. for $477 million in cash. The acquisition was approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Provide Commerce.

Posted 02/15/2006Bill BriggsPost a comment

/ Marketing

Provide Commerce launches sweet new site

The e-retailer places bet on Valentine’s Day timing and special delivery options.

Posted 02/01/2006Mark BrohanPost a comment

/ E-Retailers

What stock analysts think of the marriage of Liberty and Provide Commerce

By acquiring Provide Commerce, Liberty Media gets a share of the online floral and gifts segments and leverages its TV merchandising base into b2c e-commerce, say Wall Street research firms.

Posted 12/16/2005Kurt PetersPost a comment