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发帖数: 1758 | 1 Amazon to buy Diapers.com owner Quidsi for $500M
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_bi_ge/us_amazon_quidsi
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AMZN 172.26 +1.49
^GSPC 1,222.13 -3.72
^IXIC 2,578.75 -0.23
– Mon Nov 8, 10:24 am ET
NEW YORK – Expanding its online retail empire, Amazon.com Inc. said Monday
it is buying Quidsi, the owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million
in cash.
Amazon said Quidsi will continue to operate independently after the
acquisition, which is expected to close in December.
Amazon plans assume about $45 million in debt and other obligations as part
of the deal, which has been approved by Quidsi's shareholders.
Soap.com sells health, beauty and cleaning products online, while Diapers.
com sells baby-care items, including food and maternity wear. And Quidsi
recently launched BeautyBar.com, which sells higher-end skin care, makeup
and other products online.
The deal "positions Amazon to dominate the baby category," said Cowen and Co
. analyst Jim Friedland in a note to investors. Quidsi, he added, is
expected to generate $300 million of revenue in 2010, up 67 percent year-
over-year.
The acquisition of Quidsi "will help Amazon become a category killer in the
baby segment," Friedland wrote. "In our view — and this is coming from a
dad with a 9-week-old — Diapers.com has been beating Amazon at its own game
in the nonapparel baby category."
Diapers.com usually has better selection, better stock levels and lower
prices, he said. The acquisition thus eliminates a key rival, and "prevents
online and offline rivals from buying the asset to compete more aggressively
in the baby category," Friedland said.
Amazon, based in Seattle, bought popular online shoe retailer Zappos.com,
for $850 million last year. Zappos also operates independently as a unit of
Amazon.
Shares of Amazon slid $1.30 to $169.47 in morning trading. | t*g
发帖数: 1758 | 2 转贴这个新闻的原因是，Amerzon前一阶段的30%据说是和diaper.com竞争引起的。
Confirmed: Amazon Spends $545 Million On Diapers.com Parent Quidsi
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/08/confirmed-amazon-spends-545-million-on-diapers-com-parent-quidsi/
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: Amazon to buy Diapers.com owner Quidsi for $500M
: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101108/ap_on_bi_ge/us_amazon_quidsi
: Related Quotes Symbol Price Change
: AMZN 172.26 +1.49
: ^GSPC 1,222.13 -3.72
: ^IXIC 2,578.75 -0.23
: – Mon Nov 8, 10:24 am ET
: NEW YORK – Expanding its online retail empire, Amazon.com Inc. said Monday
: it is buying Quidsi, the owner of Diapers.com and Soap.com, for $500 million
: in cash.
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