The company as part of the deal will assume Brands4Friends stakes in the U.K. site SecretSales.com and Japan-based brands4friends.jp.

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All undeveloped as sites, they have been locked up by the equally expansively named Mail.com of the U.S. Same goes for Japan.com, also under the Mail.com umbrella.

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It has also made considerable investments in the last few years to expand its operations globally, and has a significant presence in the UK (largely due to the acquisition of toptable.com), Germany and Japan.

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Justin "golf gives me a mental release" Timberlake has done his bit here and sites like OriginalPenguin.com and TrendyGolf.com are certainly the way forward, but Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (sponsored by Yonex) is shaping up to be golf's first proper style icon.

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The Marshall Hanwell is also available in Europe, Japan, and online at marshallheadphones.com.

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In this analogy, Japan is Cisco and the United States is Pets.com.

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