COMPANY

Founded 1975 by Eugene Kalkin in West Orange, NJ. Operates over 550 retail stores concentrating on textiles, housewares, and related accessories.

It was acquired by Linens Holding Co. (a company formed by Apollo Management) in 2006 for $1.3B.

Filed for bankruptcy in 2008 and later liquidated.

Official Website:
http://www.lnt.com/

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
NYSE:LIN (defunct)

Corporate headquarters:
Clifton, NJ

Sales:
$2.7B (2005)

Employees:
8000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Joyce F. Brown	Educator	c. 1946		Fashion Institute of Technology
Evelyn Follit	Business	c. 1948		CIO of Radio Shack, 1999-2005
George G. Golleher	Business	c. 1948		CEO of Smart & Final
Andrew S. Jhawar	Business	c. 1972		VP at Apollo Management

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