M&A Deal Summary

Drugstore.com Acquires Salu

On December 30, 2009, Drugstore.com acquired retailer Salu for 36M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Drugstore.com’s 1st transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Drugstore.com’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Drugstore.com’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Drugstore.com’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-12-30
Target Salu
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Drugstore.com
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 36M USD

Target

Salu

Gold River, California, United States
website
Salu, Inc. is a owner and operator of SkinStore.com. SkinStore.com carries over 200 premium brands of clinical skin care and beauty products typically found only in luxury spas, fine stores, and dermatologist offices.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Drugstore.com

Bellevue, Washington, United States

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Category Company
Sector Retail
DESCRIPTION

Drugstore.com is an Internet retailer of health and beauty care products.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector (Retail) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 2
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2009) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-28 Salu Beauty

Gold River, California, United States

Salu, Inc. is the parent company of SkinStore.com, physician founded and directed since 1997. SkinStore.com carries over 200 premium brands of skin care and beauty products typically found only in luxury spas, fine stores and dermatologist offices. An aesthetician-staffed call center is available to answer customer questions. The privately-owned venture-funded company is headquartered in Gold River (Sacramento), California.

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