Signet Jewelers Agrees To Buy R2Net, Owner Of JamesAllen.Com, For $328M

Signet Jewelers Limited, the world’s largest diamond retailer headquartered in Akron, Ohio, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire R2Net. The acquisition, worth $328 million, will add a fast-growing online jewelry retail brand to Signet’s portfolio. James Schultz, Oded Edelman, Deal Lederman and Michele Sigler established R2Net, owner of JamesAllen.com, in 2006. The New-York…