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Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC has announced the acquisition of all assets, including all intellectual property, related to the Silvertone brand from the Samick Music Corporation. The historic Silvertone brand was [...]

RD Management reported the acquisition of the Sears property at University Mall in Tampa, Florida, placing the nearly 100-acre retail property under the control of one owner for the first [...]

In July 2004, Sears, Roebuck and Co. spent nearly $620 million to acquire 54 Kmart stores. In an ordinary year, such a transaction between such powerhouse retailers would have been [...]

Sears Roebuck & Co. is ready to roll off the mall and into its planned merger with Kmart. It is doing so with its year-old, freestanding Sears Grand stores as [...]

On the morning of Nov. 17, the business world was shaken by the merger of the century. Kmart agreed to buy Sears in an $11 billion deal. The facts speak [...]

A case study of Eddie Lampert's 2004 acquisition of Sears is examined using the base-case valuation pattern. It was found that the base-case valuation pattern, which is derived from the modern Graham and Dodd valuation method, can be used in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The new model can be used for example, in the formulation of an M&A-negotiating strategy.

The last year has seen an enormous amount of merger and acquisition activity in the retail sector, and if your company is finding it difficult to discern a clear path [...]

Byline: Warren Shoulberg The coming Kmartinizing of Sears and the Searing of Kmart will forever change the profiles -- not to mention the destinies -- of these two immortal retailing [...]

Lehman Bros.: A&P should consider selling Farmer Jack The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. should consider divesting itself of ailing Farmer Jack Supermarkets, according to a report issued Thursday [...]

Byline: Arthur Zaczkiewicz NEW YORK-Alan Lacy, Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s chairman, chief executive officer and president, warned employees last week that there will be some definite changes when the retailer [...]

Ratings agencies have generally been less than thrilled with the retail megamergers of recent months, and the sector's latest behemoth- Federated Department Stores Inc.'s announcement on Feb. 28 that it [...]

Byline: Vicki M. Young NEW YORK -- Target Corp. and Vornado Realty Trust have abandoned talks about a joint bid to buy Sears, Roebuck & Co., people familiar with the [...]

When stores currently operating under the Kmart name are transformed into Sears Essentials stores, it will be Sears, not Kmart, that will manage and own every aspect of the stores. [...]

Byline: Vicki M. Young, With contributions from Sharon Edelson, Meredith Derby, New York, Katherine Bowers, Boston NEW YORK -- Vornado Realty Trust might be lining up a behemoth of a [...]

Byline: Vicki M. Young, With contributions from Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Sharon Edelson NEW YORK -- Sears and Kmart may be at the altar and ready to wed, but another suitor is [...]

Last week Sears Holdings Corp., the company that would result from the acquisition of Sears, Roebuck & Co. by Kmart Holding Corp., was stung by Standard & Poor's when the [...]

NEW YORK -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week that it identified 25 of the 50 Kmart stores acquired [...]

NEW YORK -- Edward Lampert might be aware of what it takes to build a strong Sears Holdings Corp., but it wasn't enough to push the corporate credit ratings of [...]

Byline: Vicki M. Young NEW YORK -- Sears, Roebuck & Co. said in a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it identified 25 of the 50 Kmart [...]

Until recently, the value of Kmart Holding Corp.'s stock has been propped up by the belief that Kmart's real estate is worth much more than the $4.6 billion it was [...]

A group of eight banks led by J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has been able to increase its lending commitment to Sears Holdings Corp. to $5.65 billion, far beyond the [...]

The home furnishings industry embarked on a wild ride of mergers and acquisitions in 2004. Retailers and vendors looking to gain market share, expand product assortment or simply avoid being [...]

State has surplus of $155.4M for FY 2004 The state has closed the books on its 2004 fiscal year with a $155.4 million surplus, budget officials announced. Budget Director Mary [...]

Byline: Betsy Spethmannn PRIVATE LABEL COULD move center-stage this year as Sears, Roebuck & Co. and Kmart Corp. merge their portfolios under the new Sears Holdings Corp. Store brands and [...]

While countless options are still being explored, the blockbuster merger between Sears and Kmart appears to be a big win for Sears and its vendors. The new entity, to be [...]

In late November, Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Holding Corporation took the retail industry by surprise, signing an $11 billion merger agreement that will combine Sears and Kmart into [...]

PROCESSORS SAID TO VIOLATE RULES FOR PREVENTING BSE WASHINGTON -- Meat processing plants may be in violation of rules enacted to prevent the spread of mad cow disease, a food [...]

Sears: Possible competing bid not as good as Kmart's offer Chicago-based Sears Roebuck & Co. responded to speculation that New York-based Vornado Realty Trust might be putting together a competing [...]

US retail giants Sears and Kmart are to merge in a $11bn (#5.9bn) deal. The new company, to be known as Sears Holdings, will have annual revenues in excess of [...]

Byline: David Moin Can you say earthquake? The retail landscape shook mightily this year, with a number of deals cracking the billion-dollar mark. But the biggest was a deal shrouded [...]

Kmart and Sears, Roebuck and Co. announced an $11 billion merger last month, spent an hour extolling the virtues of the deal and mentioned information technology-actually, the acronym 'I.T.'-only once. […]

Byline: Staff report As analysts study the financial footprint of the merger between Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co., workforce management experts are examining the impact of the [...]

Now that the dust kicked up by the announcement of the proposed $11-billion buy of Sears by Kmart is starting to settle, let's take a look at long-fomenting strategies involving [...]

Byline: HFN Staff Report NEW YORK-Martha Martha Bo Bartha Banana Fanna Foe Fartha ... Home furnishings insiders are playing a serious version of the name game as speculation abounds regarding [...]

Byline: Arleen Jacobius Kmart Holding Co.'s purchase of Sears, Roebuck and Co. might be bad news for institutional investors in some real estate funds and real estate investment trusts. The [...]

The proposed merger of Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck and Co. should create a generous bump in card use and acceptance for their credit card issuing partners, analysts said. [...]

One of the main reasons behind Kmart Holding Corp.'s purchase of department store operator Sears, Roebuck & Co. is the opportunity to convert several hundred Kmart stores into Sears Grand [...]

When Kmart Holding Corp. announced plans to acquire Sears, Roebuck & Co. on Wednesday, suppliers and vendors immediately began speculation as to how they might be affected. Most said it [...]

Byline: HFN Staff Report NEW YORK-Home furnishings vendors were giddy with excitement last week over the monumental merger of Kmart and Sears. Speculation that the deal is for real estate [...]