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Conflict of interest setback to Borders administration
25 November, 2009 | Updated: 26 November, 2009 1:40 pm | By Lisa Berwin, George MacDonald Updated: The administration of bookseller Borders has been delayed after it emerged there was a conflict of interest on the part of proposed administrator BDO. The retailer, which filed notice of intent to appoint...
Borders Enters Administration
LONDON (Reuters UK) - Bookseller Borders UK has entered administration, becoming the latest high street victim of recession.Late Wednesday, the firm owned by Valco Capital Partners, the private equity arm of restructuring specialist Hilco, appointed BDO LLP as administrator, according to court documents seen by Reuters.Borders, which trades from 45...
Borders UK administration imminent
25 November, 2009 | By Lisa Berwin Borders UK is understood to be close to administration after the failure of attempts to sell the business. Sources close to the situation told Retail Week that the bookseller is teetering on the brink of collapse and could be put into administration as...
EReaders, price war weigh on Barnes, Borders
By Phil Wahba NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top U.S. booksellers Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N) and Borders Group Inc (BGP.N) will pay a price for coming late to market with electronic book readers, analysts said. Barnes & Noble cut its full-year earnings forecast on Tuesday on expectations of a tough...
Borders Group Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matt Fassler - Goldman Sachs. Matt Fassler - Goldman Sachs I just want to inquire about inventory and your in-stock position for the fourth quarter. Obviously, you’ve had some transition in your stores over the past quarter or two. Can...
Pershing's Ackman Takes Activist Stake in Landry's Restaurants
Market Folly submits: Bill Ackman's hedge fund firm Pershing Square Capital Management, along with Richard McGuire, chairman of Borders Group BGP, has filed a 13D filing with the SEC disclosing a 9.9% ownership stake in Landry's Restaurants LNY. The filing was made originally due to activity on November 3rd, 2009....
Borders on the Verge of Bankruptcy
Edward Harrison submits: After British chain WHSmith backed out of a deal with Borders BGP, the U.S. megastore bookseller is desperately looking to stave off bankruptcy and Chapter 7 liquidation. I love Borders and have been an avid shopper at countless Borders stores near where I have lived...
Homeland Security Still Plans To Search Laptops At Borders With No Probable Cause
Borders Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Borders Group, Inc. BGP Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 25, 2009 10:00 am ET
Borders Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Matthew Fassler – Goldman Sachs. Matthew Fassler – Goldman Sachs Where did the inventory write downs associated with the multi-media clearance show up on the P&L? Mark Bierley There would have been minor charges in promotional discounts. A lot of...
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