Acquisition to help compete against Amazon

eBay bids for GSI Commerce

eBay is to buy e-commerce solutions and services provider GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion (£1.5 billion).

The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year, and will give eBay access to GSI’s comprehensive portfolio of e-commerce solutions and digital marketing tools, and will complement the existing business model comprised of eBay’s marketplace and PayPal’s financial transaction service.

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