HealthCentral.com Expands Supplement Presence With Vitamins.com Buy
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
HealthCentral.com's purchase of Vitamins.com expands the online healthcare content provider's dietary supplement/natural product offerings to more than 8,000. HealthCentral.com plans to issue $103.5 mil. in stock to Vitamins.com as part of the agreement.
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