Video game retailer has agreed to buy its rival for $1.44 billion in cash and stock.
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- That's interesting...
- by Christopher Hall April 18, 2005 7:46 AM PDT
- I always perceived EB to be the better of the two stores as far as customer focus is concerned, but this is certainly unexpected.
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