Business ❯ Retail

Acquisition

Brand Management Private Equity Negotiations ASOS Bid by Arkhouse and Brigade Capital Management Store Development Variety Wholesalers Ownership Group Liquidation Dollar Tree Stakeholders Shopping Malls Insolvency Family Business Branding Real Estate Holdings Property Management Market Competition Amazon Bankruptcy Leadership Rebranding WHP Global Leases Store Operations Billionaires Craft Supplies Luxury Department Stores

Ames Watson Buys Claire’s for $140 Million as Lease Deals Position Up to 950 Stores to Stay Open

The purchase follows Claire’s second bankruptcy in seven years, with 291 locations slated to close.

Claire’s Strikes Deal to Sell Most North American Business to Ames Watson

Michaels Acquires Joann’s Private Labels and Expands Fabric, Sewing and Yarn Offerings