Bell Canada is taking a huge leap into the consumer electronics business by agreeing to acquire The Source, a Canadian retailer that was own… Read More »
Big box electronics retailer Circuit City is calling it a day after failing to reach an agreement with its creditors. The Richmond, VA., com… Read More »
Blockbuster Abandons Its Circuit City Quest
By Rafat Ali
Jul. 2, 2008, 5:09am
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In this year of non-deals and terminated deals, this is not a surprise, considering how foolish the bid was in the first place: Blockbuster… Read More »
Circuit City May Announce Deal Soon; Not Necessarily Blockbuster Though
By Joseph Weisenthal
Jun. 25, 2008, 2:43am
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There hasn’t been much movement on the potential deal between Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) and Circuit City since the electronics retailer agreed… Read More »
Circuit City Opens Door To Blockbuster; Icahn May Buy Chain Himself
By Joseph Weisenthal
May. 9, 2008, 6:20pm
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The awkward pairing of Circuit City and Blockbuster is past the spitball phase and into the handholding phase. The struggling electronics gi… Read More »
Circuit City Shareholder Launches Proxy Fight; Slams Blockbuster Rejection
By Joseph Weisenthal
Apr. 29, 2008, 4:19am
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Circuit City has another mess to deal with. In addition to fending off Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI), it now has a proxy fight on its hand. Wattle… Read More »
Blockbuster-Circuit City: Analysts Skeptical; Netflix Could Be Winner
By Joseph Weisenthal
Apr. 16, 2008, 1:10am
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A day after Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) announced its bid for Circuit City, analysts and the investors are still scratching their heads. After l… Read More »
Throughout its conference call explaining the deal, Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) CEO Jim Keyes touted the opportunity for Circuit City to sell me… Read More »
Blockbuster Seeks To Acquire Circuit City; At Least 54 Percent Premium
By Joseph Weisenthal
Apr. 14, 2008, 2:56pm
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Depending on how you look at it, they’re either doubling down on brick and mortar or waving the white flag on their core business… Video r… Read More »
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