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US-based online retailer Amazon said in a regulatory filing daily deals company LivingSocial, in which it owns a 31% stake, posted a $558m loss in 2011.
RueLaLa, partly owned by eBay, has issued $22m worth of stock options to its executives.
Design-oriented deals platform Fab.com has followed up a $40m series B round by acquiring its fashion-focused peer FashionStake.
Online fashion retailer Farfetch.com brings its total funding to $24m after a round supported by investors including the Otto Group-backed eVenture.
Mineral makeup company Colorescience has been acquired by skincare company SkinMedica, backed by GlaxoSmithKline's corporate venturing unit.
Intel Capital-backed India-based travel company Yatra has reportedly acquired BuzzInTown, an Indian events listings business also backed by the US chipmaker's corporate venturing unit.
Yum had previously taken a minority stake in Little Sheep from private equity firm 3i.
Potential partners include Meituan.com, Manzuo.com and Gaopeng.com and Alibaba said it would work with venture capital funds to provide RMB1.2bn ($200m) in loans to small vendors that sell their products through the platform.
Gibson will acquire a majority of Onkyo USA (Onkyo's exclusive distributor for North America and a distributor for Central and South America) and become the second largest shareholder in Onkyo itself.
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