BigOnline,a San Francisco-based provider of web services, has acquired all of the assets of Salt Lake City-based World Connection, including its online shopping mall, key proprietary web development technology and its customer base. The acquisition, BigOnline’s first, combines the company’s Web development applications with World Connection’s Internet mall environment.
Starbucks Corp., Seattle, will split its common stock, 2-for-1, on March 19. The split will be in the form of a stock dividend payable to shareholders of record on March 5. In addition to its retail locations, Starbucks sells whole bean coffees through its specialty sales group, direct response business, supermarkets and online at (http://www.starbucks.com).
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