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Borders-Walden Group[]

1992-1994[]

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Eight years after acquiring Waldenbooks, Kmart acquired Borders in 1992. Under Kmart, their leadership was merged into a single parent entity, Borders-Walden Group. In August 1994, Kmart announced plans to spin off most of Borders-Walden’s stock to the public at a later date, and in September, they acquired Raleigh-based Planet Music and parent company CD Superstore.

Borders Group[]

1994-2003[]

Borders Group - 1994

On November 29, 1994, the Borders-Walden Group was formally renamed Borders Group. The company had its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange on May 25, 1995. Due to a changing company focus, the group wound down Planet Music’s operations until its last location was closed in October 1998.

2003-2011[]

Borders Group - 2005
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Borders group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2011, but despite an offer by a private equity firm, the company’s proceedings were converted to Chapter 7 as no prospective buyers were acceptable to their creditors. Liquidation began on July 22, 2011 until the last Borders and Waldenbooks locations were closed by September 28, 2011. Rival Barnes & Noble assumed Borders' client list and trademarks.

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