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US Movers: Alberto Culver, eBay, Sara Lee123Jump.comeBay Inc., (EBAY) declined 16 cents to $29.66 and the online auctioneer reached an agreement to acquire all of the shares of brands4friends, …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail to deliver to 2 million homes in the evening in last week before …IBTimes Hong KongRoyal Mail has said it will be delivering 14000 items to around two million homes with evening deliveries for the last four days before Christmas Eve. … More: continued here

Ebay, the e-commerce marketplace, has agreed to pay $200m in cash to buy Germany’s Brands4friends in the latest in a string of deals in Europe’s burgeoning online private shopping club market. … More: continued here

In an effort to rebuild its empire, in part through acquisitions, as well as fortify its standing in the European market, eBay today announced that it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Germany’s largest online shopping club for fashion, brands4friends, for nearly US$200 million. eBay to Acquire brands4friends, Its …

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The $200 million purchase of brands4friends is designed to bolster eBay’s status as an online outlet for clothing in Europe. More: continued here

Raytheon, eBay Do Some Pre-Christmas ShoppingBarron’s (blog)Defense contractor Raytheon and online retailer eBay each announced acquisitions on Monday, with Raytheon buying Applied Signal Technology, …and more » More: continued here

Moneycontrol.com EBAY: Lazard Positive On Brands4Friends DealBarron’s (blog)Lazard Capital analyst Colin Sebastian this morning writes of eBay's (EBAY) announced $200 million purchase of German apparel retailer …EBay to Buy Germany's Brands4friends to Boost Web Fashion Sales in EuropeBloombergeBay buys into German fashion clubRegisterEBay Snaps Up Top German Shopping ClubWall Street …

eBay announced that it is acquiring brands4friends , a German online fashion shopping club, for about $200 million. eBay says the move is designed to strengthen its position as a leading online fashion destination in Europe.  The company already claims to generate over $5.4 billion in clothing, shoes and accessories …