hhgregg To Liquidate Assets
The latest brick-and-mortar retail casualty, hhgregg has announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana approved initiation of a liquidation process that began on April 8.
The latest brick-and-mortar retail casualty, hhgregg has announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana approved initiation of a liquidation process that began on April 8.
Just weeks after announcing it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and that it had a potential buyer, hhgregg has terminated its previously announced nonbinding term sheet with the anonymous party to purchase substantially all of the assets of the company.
After a series of setbacks, including poor holiday sales and delisting by the New York Stock Exchange, hhgregg has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced that it has found a buyer for the 132-store business that would emerge from the legal process.
With rumors of a possible bankruptcy filing swirling, hhgregg has announced plans to shrink its store count as part of its turnaround efforts.
Home electronics and appliance retailer hhgregg has been delisted by the New York Stock Exchange after the retailer’s average global market capitalization fell below NYSE’s minimum listing standards.
Home appliance and electronics retailer hhgregg may be nearing a bankruptcy filing as the company continues to struggle with a prolonged period of declining sales.
Just two weeks after the New York Stock Exchange notified the company that it was not in compliance with listing rules, hhgregg, announced that it engaged Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Miller Buckfire & Co., subsidiaries of Stifel Financial Corp., to pursue a range of potential strategic and financial transactions to improve liquidity and return to profitability.
The holiday season was far from bright for home electronics retailer hhgregg, which reported a double-digit drop in comparable store sales for the company’s fiscal year third quarter.
Hhgregg has appointed Aaron Trahan chief merchandising officer.
The losses mounted for hhgregg in the retailer’s second quarter, with comparable store sales also declining.