3balls: Raleigh preowned golf retailer merges with 3balls.com

Ed Byman, CEO of Raleigh-based golf merchandise e-commerce company Global Value Commerce, Inc., signed the letter of intent to merge with 3balls.com on March 27. Really, though, the tee for the deal went in the ground some five years ago. "This deal has been a long time coming," Byman, 64, said Wednesday, after announcing the completed merger with West Bridgewater, Massachusetts-based 3balls.com, also an online golf merchandise retailer. Five years ago at the annual PGA Merchandise Show, Byman...