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A Look at Borders’ Liquidation Process as More Leases Are Rejected

March 30, 2011
By Sarah Weinman

Bloomberg takes a closer look at the Borders liquidation process and how it’s being handled by Hilco, who agreed to pay Borders 85.75 percent of the “cost value” of all merchandise, somewhere between $180.6 million and $204 million. But one of Hilco’s competitors in the liquidation auction, Great American Group director Scott Carpenter, bowed out because the firm “didn’t think you could achieve those values and make a profit.” Previously Borders told the bankruptcy court they expected liquidation sales to bring in about $175 million. Bloomberg  In addition, federal bankruptcy court filings indicate the approval of nine Borders lease rejections in […]

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Filed Under: Bookstores, Finance, How Publishing Works, Legal, New Releases/Forthcoming

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