Topic: Mervyn's LLC

Target on track to fill holes in S.F. retail space

0 . Once more unto the San Francisco breach comes Target.. . This time, to help fill the dead space - or "ghost town," as it's often referred to -...
The Macerich Company (MAC) Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript November 05, 2009 1:30 pm ET. Joining us today are Art Coppola, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors; Ed Coppola, President; Tom O'Hern, Senior Executive VP and Chief Financial ...
Eddie Bauer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protectionStruggling retailer Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., which began as a Seattle fishing shop, later outfitted the first American to climb Mt. Everest and made thousands of newfangled down jackets and sleeping bags for the ...

Round up the usual suspects

A lawsuit recently brought against the private equity sponsors and others by Mervyn's LLC ("Mervyn's") puts a spotlight on a common financing structure used in retail LBOs and alleges that this structure constitutes a fraudulent conveyance. In order to optimize ...

Kohl's profit beats as sales up, raises year view

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Kohl's Corp < , which will report results later in the day, also expects a quarterly sales decline.Where they do spend, consumers have sought deep discounts -- a trend that is likely to persist and help Kohl's, said Liz ...
Stores court orphan customers of defunct stores in hopes of gaining market shareRetailers left standing amid the carcasses of their competitors are going after orphaned customers. "This will enable select retailers to emerge from this downturn in a significantly stronger position, and ...
Macerich Co. (MAC) Q4 2008 Earnings Call February 11, 2009 1:30 pm ET. Joining us today are Art Coppola, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ed Coppola, President, Tony Grossi, Senior Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer, and Tom ...
I've been trying to write about Mervyn's (1949-2008) since October: Despite this initial optimism, Mervyn's grew more slowly than its sister Target stores, such that by 2003 it accounted for only 7.5% of Target Corp. In July 2004 ...
BAILING OUT CERBERUS, AND PETERSON'S BILLIONS Regarding " " (In Depth, Dec. 8), about the bankruptcy of Mervyn's Stores: Cerberus Capital Management, the private equity firm I consider largely responsible for the demise of Mervyn's, is now pandering to Congress in ...
BusinessWeek (12/6/2008) did a great job of dissecting of what went wrong in the collapse of U. S. retailer, Mervyns (see "What Have You Done to My Company"). The subtitle of the story pretty much sums up the disaster "How ...