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Mergers & Acquisitions

  • RadioShack now offering no-contract wireless phones

    FORT WORTH, Texas and SAN DIEGO — RadioShack has partnered with Cricket Communications to offer a line of no-contract wireless phones at its stores nationwide.

    The RadioShack no-contract wireless line-up will include some of the hottest smartphones on the market as well as a well-equipped feature phone, offering all the connectivity, productivity and entertainment consumers are looking for in a mobile device, the company said.

  • GE Capital administrative agent on Golf Town/Golfsmith credit facility

    Norwalk, Conn. -- GE Capital said Friday that it is serving as administrative agent on a $150 million senior secured credit facility to support the combination of Golf Town and Golfsmith, owned by parent company Golfsmith International. 

    GE said the credit facility will be used to support working capital and to refinance existing debt.
     
    "GE Capital structured the financing that will enable us to make … our ongoing operations a success," said Sue Gove, president and COO of Golfsmith International. 

  • Tough Economic Times Make for Strange Retail Partnerships

    By Kathy Gersch, [email protected]

  • Anne Klein forms new eyewear licensing deal

    NEW YORK — The Jones Group has entered into an exclusive, world-wide license agreement with Altair, a division of  Marchon Eyewear for the creation, production, marketing and global distribution of ophthalmic eyewear and sunglasses under the Anne Klein brand. The Anne Klein ophthalmic eyewear and sunglass collections are currently produced and marketed under a world-wide license agreement with Luxottica Group S.p.A., which will expire on Dec. 31.  

  • Francesca's Q2 profit doubles; CEO to retire

    Houston -- Francesca's Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that net income for the quarter ended July 28 topped expectations by nearly doubling to $12.7 million, from $5.5 million in the same quarter last year. Sales leaped nearly 50% to $25.1 million, and same-store sales surged $20.7%.

    The company said it is on track to open 76 stores and one outlet this fiscal year, two of them in the third quarter.

  • Closeout veteran named CEO at Tuesday Morning

    Leading closeout retailer Tuesday Morning named Brady Churches as CEO three months after the departure of former CEO Kathleen Mason.

    According to the operator of 850 stores, the board was searching for what it called a "master merchandiser," and believed Churches’ track record of merchandising excellence, combined with his high-energy, entrepreneurial mindset would serve Tuesday Morning very well.

  • Sears down on removal from S&P 500 New York

    New York -- Shares of Sears Holdings were under heavy selling pressure Thursday morning, sliding 7% to $53.38 on Standard & Poor's. S&P plans to remove the chain from its S&P 500 Index because the chain’s public float has has been below the index's 50% threshold for an extended period of time.

    The Sears' name, in one form or another, has been in the S&P 500 since it was created some 55 years ago. Sears will be removed from the index at the close of trading on Sept. 4. The retailer will be replaced by chemical maker LyondellBasell.

  • Wendy's leader tapped to serve as Delhaize America president, CEO

    BRUSSELS — Delhaize's U.S. division has a new leader.

    The supermarket conglomerate announced that Roland Smith will serve as Delhaize America's president and CEO, as well as EVP of the Delhaize Group, effective Oct. 15. Smith is replacing Ronald Hodge, who will be retiring from his post this year. Hodge will serve in an advisory role to ensure a smooth transition.

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