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The Deal: Best Buy Co. Inc. has agreed to purchase the Musicland Stores Corp. for $425 million. The acquisition will give Best Buy new access to customers through Musicland's 1,300 retail locations. Best Buy will also assume $260 million of Musicland debt. After the news of the transactions was announced, shares of Musicland jumped up $1.88 to $12.13, while Best Buy shares slipped $5.88 to close at $22.94.