Passend zu den Entwicklungen bei Windeln.de (“Falling Star: Windeln.de präsentiert sich als Sanierungsfall”) kommt die Meldung, dass in den USA Walgreens das vor 5 Jahren übernommene Drugstore.com (“Drugstore.com geht für 429 Mio. Dollar an Walgreens”) aufgibt:
“On July 27, 2016, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. announced that its Retail Pharmacy USA division plans to cease operations at its drugstore.com and Beauty.com properties.
These actions are in furtherance of the Company’s omni-channel strategy and initiatives to greater focus on the development of Walgreens.com.
These actions are being implemented as part of the Company’s previously-announced Cost Transformation Program, and are expected to be completed by the end of September 2016.
The Company currently estimates that it will recognize pre-tax charges to its GAAP financial results of approximately $115 million relating to these actions, the majority of which are expected to be non-cash charges associated with the writedown of certain intangible assets.”
The Company expects that substantially all of these charges will be recognized during the fourth quarter of its fiscal year ending August 31, 2016 and the first quarter of its fiscal year ending August 31, 2017.”
Siehe auch: Walgreens to shut down drugstore.com, 4 years after $429M acquisition und Walgreens Pulling Back From E-Commerce
Kürzlich erst hat Walgreens Skinstore an The Hut Group abgegeben hat. Für Drugstore selber, das im Wettbewerb mit Amazons Diapers.com (“Look.com wird der 10. Ableger von Amazons Diapers.com”) steht, fand sich offenbar kein Käufer mehr.
Frühere Beiträge zum Thema:
- Auch Skinstore geht – von Walgreens – an The Hut Group
- Drugstore.com geht für 429 Mio. Dollar an Walgreens
- Bestätigt: Amazon übernimmt Diapers.com für $545 Mio.
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