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Red Lobster Revival? Restaurant Chain Exits Bankruptcy With $60M In Funding, New CEO Red Lobster Revival? Restaurant Chain Exits Bankruptcy With $60M In Funding, New CEO
Red Lobster Revival? Restaurant Chain Exits Bankruptcy With $60M In Funding, New CEO Four months after its Chapter 11 filing, restaurant chain Red Lobster says it has exited bankruptcy led by new management. The company announced on Monday, Sept. 16 that it's been acquired by lender group RL Investor Holdings with $60 million in new funding backed by Fortress Investment Group. Damola Adamolekun, former chief executive officer at Asian fusion casual dining chain P.F. Chang’s, is now running Red Lobster. The move comes after the chain, founded in 1968, abruptly closed dozens of locations earlier this year. It still has 544 locations across 44 US states and four provinces in…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner
Saks Fifth Avenue Acquires Neiman Marcus For $2.65B With Amazon As Partner Luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue has acquired rival Neiman Marcus, with Amazon jumping on board with a stake in the newly combined company. HBC, the parent company of Saks, entered into an agreement to acquire Neiman Marcus Group, the parent company of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, for a total enterprise value of $2.65 billion.  As part of the deal, Amazon will provide logistics in what HBC says will be a "technology-powered luxury retail company." “We're thrilled to take this step in bringing together these iconic luxury names, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Ber…

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by Joe Lombardi
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JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says
JCPenney Offers Billions To Buy Rival Kohl's, Report Says The owners of JCPenney are bidding to acquire rival Kohl’s, according to a new report. Shopping-mall owners Simon Property and Brookfield Asset Management have offered around $8.6 billion for Kohl's stores, the New York Post reports. Under the plan, JCPenney's parent company would maintain two separate brands and cut costs by $1 billion at Kohl’s over the next several years, the Post said, citing a source. After filing for bankruptcy in the spring of 2020, JCPenney was acquired by Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management. With about 1,160 locations in every state except Hawaii…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Parent Company CVS Vows To Keep Aetna Headquarters In Hartford For 10 Years New Parent Company CVS Vows To Keep Aetna Headquarters In Hartford For 10 Years
New Parent Company CVS Vows To Keep Aetna Headquarters In Hartford For 10 Years CVS Health, which is seeking state approval of its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna, is making major promises to Hartford, according to a letter from the company to the Connecticut Insurance Department. Last year, Aetna announced it was moving its headquarters to New York City, but early this year, after an incentive package fell through, CVS said it has no plans to move out of Hartford.  CVS said it will keep Aetna's headquarters in Hartford for at least 10 years and preserve staffing levels in Connecticut at about 5,300 workers for at least four years. CVS officials also said they would …

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by Daily Voice
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Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B
Make Your Own Soda At Home? Pepsi Acquires Cola Maker For $3.2B Do you want to make your own soda at home? A deal just made by Westchester-based PepsiCo may allow you to do just that. Pepsi announced on Monday it will acquire an Israel-based cola maker. The deal for SodaStream of $144 per share in cash, a transaction valued at more than $3.2 billion. A SodaStream device carbonates water by adding carbon dioxide from a pressurized cylinder to create make carbonated water in which one of more than 100 types of syrups may be added to produce soda. "Today marks an important milestone in the SodaStream journey," Daniel Birnbaum, SodaStream CEO an…

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by Joe Lombardi