Swedish retailer buys internet book mart

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KF Group, the Swedish retail giant, has acquired Bokus.com, Scandinavia's biggest online book retailer. KF hopes the acquisition will bolster its position in Scandinavia and improve its profits, which only reached $23.8 million in 1998 despite revenues of $3.8 billion. Bokus.com, which began in 1997, reported sales of $12 million in 1998 from its operations in Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Author: Khan, Mickey Alam
Asset sales & divestitures, Sweden, Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses, Mail Order Houses, Bokus.com

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FedEx bolsters India operations

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Express delivery services giant FedEx Corp. has completed the acquisition of India based courier services firm Prakash Air Freight Pvt. Ltd. The firm is planning to increase its market in India by this acquisition.

Author: Khan, Mickey Alam
India, Private Mail & Express Services, Couriers and Messengers, Air courier services, United States, Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Company acquisition/merger, Courier services, Express delivery services, FedEx Corp., FDX

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Custom Brochures Offer 9 M ways To Visit Bermuda

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The Bermuda Tourism Department is personalizing the brochures based on the clientEs needs. APT Digital Marketing Solutions has automated brochure production and has proved to be very cost effective.

Author: Khan, Mickey Alam
International Affairs, Management dynamics, All Other Publishers, Book publishing, Bermuda, Travel Promotion (Govt), Pamphlet Publishing, Management, Travel industry, Company business management, Sales promotions, Tourism promotion, Pamphlets

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