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QVC HSN Merge

Ke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:51:57 GMT

I do hope that with this merger happening that HSN shipping prices don't hit the roof like QVC prices. At least with HSN you had alot more choices for free shipping and the shipping costs were at least half of what qvc charges now. Not a happy camper about this merger.

I should've known something was up when Joy and Iman announced no more joint ventures and then Joy said no more holiday hanger blowout sales at christmas. Now I'm noticing that everything she did is on clearance. You guys made a huge error. Suggestion, if hsn wants to keep their customers please fight for our shipping to stay at a NORMAL price. I will miss Joy and all of her products.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:00:07 GMT

It appears that shipping charges will be the same for both channels. QVC raised the price on clothing to $3.50 and HSN did the same. Give them a year and you wont be able to tell the difference between the two channels.

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Ke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:03:58 GMT

Probably my biggest complaint with qvc is when they put handbags on clearance or sale, i.e. D & B - they take 5-10 dollars off orig. price but then you are paying 10 dollars + for shipping. Out of control. qvc WAS my place to shop until the shipping went over the top. I went to hsn for that reason. Still shop here, but mostly buy free ship items in case i have to return something, which I do My Way.

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bdoby — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:17:25 GMT

I have been writing about the merger for months. It is a very big mistake for the customers but not for greedy QVC.

Loved have different vendors on different shows. Now QVC is purging their vendors to HSN and it will turn out to be the same old same old.

The Hosts on HSN were always great and down to earth, not like, especially the newer Hosts on QVC, show offs, talk about nonsense all the time, turn their back to the cameras and are all about themselves.

QVC ruined a lot with their shipping and handling changes and if you noticed at Christmas when doing mark downs they extended their easy pay with a slight discount on goods. Have lost interest in QVC and what it has to offer, all these expensive vendors, Designers. Who needs it.

And Quacker Factory, 40.00/50.00 dollars for crop pants. Tops are very expensive and same with Denim and Company. They all wash out within time and not worth 40/50 dollars.

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Krimpette — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:29:49 GMT

I didn't realize that the two companies had merged. I thought that they were now both owned by Quarate. I just can't keep up!

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alarmclock — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:44:11 GMT

Joy sold her company to HSN ages ago. She was on as the face of the company, just like Mally. What is happening now has nothing to do with Joy. It's a Qurate decison now.

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alarmclock — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:45:49 GMT

And no, no merger. HSN and QVC are sister companies along with all of the other companies listed at the bottom of this website. All are now owned by Qurate.

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Tricolor — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 16:46:04 GMT

@Krimpette wrote:
I didn't realize that the two companies had merged. I thought that they were now both owned by Quarate. I just can't keep up!

They did not merge. People mistakingly are saying that. They are both owned by Quarate as you stated. They have been crossing over with brands but they did not merge.

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chrystaltree — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:08:26 GMT

QVC and HSN did not merge. They are still separate entities. They both just both part of the Qurate Retail group now.

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Ke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:09:41 GMT

Of course it's their decision. It's their way of giving her the finger! Remember, she started on qvc - then HSN gave her a much better deal and eventually sold her company to them. I think, just my thought, qvc knew they were going to boot her off. They were very upset when she left them. Again, just my thought!! And, if I'm right, it shows just how greedy and nasty they can be. You are right about their hosts - don't like 90% of them.

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Ke — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:11:20 GMT

Thank you for pointing that out - I was mistaken. I assumed it was a merger/takeover from the article I read.

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Johnnyeager — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:23:07 GMT

It looks like a merger, acts like a merger, is a de facto merger..

Cracks me up when folks get bent out of shape about this. Q bought HSN!

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Johnnyeager — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 17:31:02 GMT

Various headlines from July 2017

CBSNews: QVC buys HSN in a move to challenge Amazon

CNN Money: QVC Buys Home Shopping Network

NYTMES: QVC to Merge with Home Shopping Network

NYPost: QVC buys HSN in bid to keep up with online retail giants

Washington Post: QVC to merge with rival Home Shopping Network

WALL STREET JOURNAL: QVC to acquire rival HSN

FORBES: QVC is buying Home Shopping Network

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Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:06:34 GMT

@Johnnyeager wrote:
Various headlines from July 2017

CBSNews: QVC buys HSN in a move to challenge Amazon

CNN Money: QVC Buys Home Shopping Network

NYTMES: QVC to Merge with Home Shopping Network

NYPost: QVC buys HSN in bid to keep up with online retail giants

Washington Post: QVC to merge with rival Home Shopping Network

WALL STREET JOURNAL: QVC to acquire rival HSN

FORBES: QVC is buying Home Shopping Network

@Johnnyeager Yes, those are the headlines for all the major networks. But please don't encourage people to only read headlines. That's what a large part of what's wrong with all media today. Just read a misleading headline and interpret it as the only information you need to know. No one reads the full article anymore. Drives me crazy! Then they share this wrong information with the next person.

You know why the networks all say QVC buys HSN? That's the title that grabs people. No one has ever heard of Qurate or Liberty Media for that matter. So if the headline said Liberty Media, the Parent Company of QVC, Buys the Remaining Shares of HSN, and Changes its Name to Qurate -- absolutely no one would pay attention to that headline at all. It's juicier to read QVC buys HSN, that's all.

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stevieb — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:11:12 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
It appears that shipping charges will be the same for both channels. QVC raised the price on clothing to $3.50 and HSN did the same. Give them a year and you wont be able to tell the difference between the two channels.

@Kachina624 The way things seem to be rolling along... not even sure it'll take them a year for these two to become mirror images...

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chrystaltree — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:13:16 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
@Johnnyeager wrote:
Various headlines from July 2017

CBSNews: QVC buys HSN in a move to challenge Amazon

CNN Money: QVC Buys Home Shopping Network

NYTMES: QVC to Merge with Home Shopping Network

NYPost: QVC buys HSN in bid to keep up with online retail giants

Washington Post: QVC to merge with rival Home Shopping Network

WALL STREET JOURNAL: QVC to acquire rival HSN

FORBES: QVC is buying Home Shopping Network

@Johnnyeager Yes, those are the headlines for all the major networks. But please don't encourage people to only read headlines. That's what a large part of what's wrong with all media today. Just read a misleading headline and interpret it as the only information you need to know. No one reads the full article anymore. Drives me crazy! Then they share this wrong information with the next person.

You know why the networks all say QVC buys HSN? That's the title that grabs people. No one has ever heard of Qurate or Liberty Media for that matter. So if the headline said Liberty Media, the Parent Company of QVC, Buys the Remaining Shares of HSN, and Changes its Name to Qurate -- absolutely no one would pay attention to that headline at all. It's juicier to read QVC buys HSN, that's all.

Exactly! Apparently, Quarate doesn't know anything about the QVC, HSN merger. Someone should tell them!!!! According to Quarate..

"We are seven leading retail brands, reaching approximately 370 million homes worldwide through 16 television networks and multiple ecommerce sites, social pages, mobile apps, print catalogs and in-store destinations."

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Johnnyeager — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:27:42 GMT

I respectfully disagree, but to each his/her own and it is what it is.

After 35 years on Wall Street, I've just about had it. Time to cash in my QVC stock. Our acquisition of and merger with HSN was rough.

Onward and Upward.

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princesess — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:39:39 GMT

I DID SEE FARMER JOHNS POPCORN ON HSN THE OTHER DAY..

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Krimpette — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:48:39 GMT

@Johnnyeager How can Quarate then continue to lie about this if what you're saying is true?

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Caaareful Shopper — Thu, 14 Feb 2019 19:02:51 GMT

@Johnnyeager wrote:

I respectfully disagree, but to each his/her own and it is what it is.
After 35 years on Wall Street, I've just about had it. Time to cash in my QVC stock. Our acquisition of and merger with HSN was rough.

Onward and Upward.

@Johnnyeager I do get it that QVC is the much stronger sister compared to HSN; Mike George is at the helm. QVC will have more say and move Qurate in the direction it wants to go for all its separate companies. I'm just stating that structurally, what has been reported in detail, and repeated in shareholder calls by Qurate, is the separation of companies.

I'm sure the hosts and vendors at HSN most assuredly know that QVC has eaten them up, and will spit out whomever isn't drawing in the big bucks. Power, versus business structure can be two very different things.

However, if you are truly an insider, I defer to you happily and entirely.