The official committee of unsecured Borders creditors was formed yesterday, comprising representatives from Penguin, HarperCollins, Random House and Perseus, along with Sony Music, GGP, and Simon Property Group. Separately, Chain Store Age has an interesting interview with Andy Graiser, co-president of DJM Realty, which is marketing the leases on the stores that Borders is liquidating. He says they have been “getting interest from all categories of retailers,” adding “Borders competitors aren’t in the mix yet, but I’m sure they’ll be there.” Graiser believes that Borders will indeed exercise its option to close some additional stores beyond the 200 that are […]
