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Electronics and Appliance Retailers

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    February 16, 2011

    Borders Bankrupt; Insert "Chapter 11" Joke Here

    chillihead​As we mentioned in our morning link roundup, book retailer Borders is filing for bankruptcy and closing a third of its locations after posting losses of $680.6 million since 2007. Reuters reports that "the chain still faces questions about its longer-term survival in the face of com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Pressuring 'Rat'-ner in Brooklyn

    ​Either this rat really can't wait to get shop at Best Buy, or somebody hasn't negotiated with the union. It is of course the latter. Local 79 was protesting this morning outside of the old Circuit City in the Atlantic Mall in downtown Brooklyn, which went belly-up last October. Like the Cir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Circuit City Dies, 30,000 to be Laid Off

    You may remember that in the early days of the TARP, people would ask why we were bailing out banks but not Circuit City, the troubled electronics chain that went bankrupt in November. They were told then that private sector capitalism would sort it out, and in late December Circuit City got a $1.1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2008

    Dying GM Drops Yankee Deal, Sticks with Mets

    You may remember that in the early days of the TARP, people would ask why we were bailing out banks but not Circuit City, the troubled electronics chain that went bankrupt in November. They were told then that private sector capitalism would sort it out, and in late December Circuit City got a $1.1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    Best Buy Opens Bronx Store Before Inevitable Bankruptcy

    You may remember that in the early days of the TARP, people would ask why we were bailing out banks but not Circuit City, the troubled electronics chain that went bankrupt in November. They were told then that private sector capitalism would sort it out, and in late December Circuit City got a $1.1 ... More >>

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    April 4, 2006

    Kid Rock Meets Gucci

    'Maxim' makes duvets and office furniture?

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