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• Dart Group PLC

  - 2006-01-01

  Dart Group PLC Dart Group PLC Building 470 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch, BH23 6SE United Kingdom Telephone: 44 (0) 1202 597676 Fax: 44 (0) 1202 593480 Web site: http://www.dartgroup.co.uk Public Company Incorporated: 1983 as Channel Express Group Limited Employees: 1,700 Sales: £268.0...

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• Dart Group starts no-frills airline

  - 2002-10-24

  DART GROUP, an aviation company that started life distributing fresh flowers to the Channel Islands, is to brave the turbulence of the no-frills airline market with the launch of a new budget carrier next February. Jet 2, as the new airline has been christened, will fly to...

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• Richfood Holdings To Acquire Dart Group.

  - 1998-04-13

  Richmond, VA-based Richfood Holdings, Inc., the largest wholesale food distributor in the Mid-Atlantic operating region, announced the signing of definitive agreement to purchase Dart Group Corp., Landover, MD, for approximately $207 million. The acquisition will expand Richfood's presence in the Mid-Atlantic market with...

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• Supermarket Industry Analysts Believe Richfood May Buy Dart Group.

  - 1998-03-20

  By Gregory J. Gilligan, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 20--Is grocery wholesale distributor Richfood Holdings Inc. considering buying Dart Group Corp., which owns discount supermarket chain Shoppers Food Warehouse? Analysts and...

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• Dart Group Severs Ties to Haft Family.

  - 1998-02-18

  The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 18--Dart Group Corp., the Landover company that owns Crown Books, Trak Auto and Shoppers Food Warehouse, announced several changes yesterday that formally ended the Haft family's involvement in the company. ...

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• Court Approves Firing of Dart Group Chairman, Seals Haft Buyout Deal.(Originated from The Washington Times)

  - 1997-10-02

  Oct. 1--The bitter struggle for control of Dart Group Corp. appeared all but finished yesterday after a Delaware court approved the firing of Larry G. Schafran, the man who guided the company through years of turmoil. Chancery Court Judge William B....

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• Embattled Dart Group Leader Fires Crown Books CEO.(Originated from The Washington Times)

  - 1997-09-26

  Sep. 26--Crown Books Chief Executive Steve Stevens lost his job last night in the second major management shakeup at the Landover headquarters of Dart Group Corp. in less than a week. The announcement was made by Dart Group executive Larry G. ...

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• Dart Group Deal to Unload Crown Books Corp. Falls Apart.(Originated from The Washington Times)

  - 1997-09-19

  Sep. 19--Whoever said the seller with the lowest prices wins forgot to tell Dart Group Corp. Dart, whose Crown Books Corp. unit built a niche for itself with rock-bottom prices, said yesterday it failed to reach a deal with Wallace's Bookstores...

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• Dart Group Board Severs Ties to All But One Member of Haft Family.(Originated from The Washington Times)

  - 1997-09-04

  Sep. 4--Dart Group Corp.'s board of directors yesterday agreed to a $52.4 million settlement ending the ownership stakes of three members of the Haft family, but company founder Herbert Haft refuses to give up control of the company. The Landover-based company,...

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• Shoppers acquisition boosts Dart sales totals.(Business)

  - 1997-05-14

  The Dart Group's purchase of Shoppers Food Warehouse added some hefty numbers to the retail holding company's quarterly sales, but results were mixed among its divisions for the period ending April 30. Overall, the Shoppers deal helped push Dart from $157 million in...

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