QVC to Buy, Merge With HSN

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QVC to Buy, Merge With HSN

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Not sure if this belongs in "Online Retailers" or "Specialty Retailers.
Under pressure from the growth of online retailing, TV shopping giant QVC intends to acquire its rival HSN Inc. in a $2.1 billion deal.

The merger, announced Thursday, would create a company with $14 billion in annual sales, NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports.

QVC's parent company, Liberty Interactive, already owns a big chunk of HSN — 38 percent of its stock. Now it intends to purchase the remaining stake, closing the deal in the fourth quarter of the year, according to a company statement.

The deal involves stock trades, not cash: Investors in HSN would receive 1.65 shares of QVC stock for each share of HSN stock.

"Both companies, QVC and Home Shopping Network, have seen their sales decline as the retail landscape shifts as more consumers buy more products online," Yuki reports. "Combined, the companies will operate five networks in the U.S., and will control home furnishing brands such as Ballard Designs, Frontgate and QVC's online clothing seller Zulily.

"The companies also intend to invest in e-commerce and mobile operations," Yuki says.

In recent years, media outlets like The Washington Post and Fast Company reported that QVC has "quietly" and "gracefully" mastered the transition from land lines to smartphones by making it easier for viewers to buy products on their devices. Last summer, Business Insider noted that mobile purchases were making up a majority of QVC's e-commerce orders.

QVC revenues were $8.7 billion last year, CNN Money reports; HSN had $3.5 billion in sales.
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Re: QVC to Buy, Merge With HSN

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Rumor is that they're paying in 6 easy installments of $333 million.....


Sorry; couldn't resist.
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Re: QVC to Buy, Merge With HSN

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wnetmacman wrote:Rumor is that they're paying in 6 easy installments of $333 million.....


Sorry; couldn't resist.
Plus $102 million for shipping and handling ;)
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