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• Pershing's Ackman Takes Activist Stake in Landry's Restaurants

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-23

  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....

  Tags: US Market, Retail, Market Folly, Borders Books & Music, Landry's Restaurants Inc.

• Borders on the Verge of Bankruptcy

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-23

  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...

  Tags: Retail, Edward Harrison, Borders Books & Music

• Homeland Security Still Plans To Search Laptops At Borders With No Probable Cause

  BNET - 2009-08-28

  Tags: laptop computer

• Borders Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-25

  Borders Group, Inc. BGP Q2 2009 Earnings Call August 25, 2009 10:00 am ET

  Tags: Retail, Borders Books & Music

• Borders Group, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-25

  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...

  Tags: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Borders Group Inc., Inventory, Call Transcript, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Seeking Alpha, Borders Books & Music

• Borders survey presumes a future 'iPAD' e-reader

  BNET - 2009-08-15

  A Borders customer survey asks about a mystery Apple iPAD large-screen reading device.(Credit: Borders/Screenshot by Michelle Meyers/CNET)There are a gagillion rumors swirling out there about a forthcoming Apple tablet of some sort. And while we certainly don't feel the need to point you to each and every supposed leaked photo...

  Tags: device, Apple Inc., survey, Borders Books & Music

• Borders launches e-book reader

  Strategy Eye - 2009-07-05

  Bookseller Borders is pairing up with Elonex to launch its own e-book reader in the UK. The device costs GBP189 (USD305) and comes preloaded with 100 free e-books, including texts by Shakespeare, Austen and Dickens. Borders hopes to rival the...

  Tags: Borders Books & Music, U.K., E-book Reader, E-books, Personal Technology, Elonex, Editorial, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

• Borders Group, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-27

  Borders Group, Inc. BGP F1Q09 Earnings Call May 27, 2009 8:00 am ET

  Tags: Retail, Borders Books & Music

• Borders Group, Inc. F1Q09 (Qtr End 05/02/09) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-27

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Matt Fassler – Goldman Sachs. Analyst for Matt Fassler – Goldman Sachs You mentioned promotional discounting contributed 10 bips to your improving product margin. Any other thoughts on the promotional environment or are...

  Tags: Financial, Borders Group Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Transcript, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha, Borders Books & Music

• Is Borders Cutting Inventory Too Much?

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-04

  Todd Sullivan submits: I've been reading a lot of comments on Borders' BGP recent quarter. The general theme is that Borders is cutting inventory too much, can't cut it anymore, and in doing either is risking not carrying titles people want. by Todd Sullivan

  Tags: Retail, Todd Sullivan, Borders Books & Music