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		<title>Ooh La La! Birchbox Acquires its French Doppelganger, JolieBox</title>

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			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_62377" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/3959193216_1dc2acf596.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-62377 " title="Paris" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/3959193216_1dc2acf596.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cliche? Yes. Do we care? No. (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrazzo/3959193216/sizes/m/in/photostream/">flickr.com/terrazzo</a></p></div></p>
<p>Birchbox now has a beachhead in the city of lights. The locally based subscription service--which, last time we checked, claims something like <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/04/birchbox-at-100000-subscribers-hooks-up-with-gossip-girl/">100,000 members</a>--has acquired a Paris-based lookalike by the name of JolieBox. Anchors away--the ladies of Birchbox are bound abroad.<!--more--><br />
Said cofounder Katia Beauchamp in <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/birchbox-hits-europe-us-discovery-commerce-market-leader-acquires-joliebox-to-expand-internationally-2012-09-13">the announcement</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>"The delight of discovery extends across any border and to any culture.... JolieBox, with their like-minded team and brand ethos, is the absolute perfect partner to build relationships with new customers and brand partners internationally while simultaneously improving distribution as we scale."</p></blockquote>
<p>What's the French term for "unboxing"? How about, "more eyeshadow samples, please"?</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_62377" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/3959193216_1dc2acf596.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-62377 " title="Paris" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/3959193216_1dc2acf596.jpeg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cliche? Yes. Do we care? No. (Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrazzo/3959193216/sizes/m/in/photostream/">flickr.com/terrazzo</a></p></div></p>
<p>Birchbox now has a beachhead in the city of lights. The locally based subscription service--which, last time we checked, claims something like <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/04/birchbox-at-100000-subscribers-hooks-up-with-gossip-girl/">100,000 members</a>--has acquired a Paris-based lookalike by the name of JolieBox. Anchors away--the ladies of Birchbox are bound abroad.<!--more--><br />
Said cofounder Katia Beauchamp in <a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/birchbox-hits-europe-us-discovery-commerce-market-leader-acquires-joliebox-to-expand-internationally-2012-09-13">the announcement</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>"The delight of discovery extends across any border and to any culture.... JolieBox, with their like-minded team and brand ethos, is the absolute perfect partner to build relationships with new customers and brand partners internationally while simultaneously improving distribution as we scale."</p></blockquote>
<p>What's the French term for "unboxing"? How about, "more eyeshadow samples, please"?</p>
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