Mervyns

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Mervyns

COMPANY

Discount retail clothing chain, founded 1949 by Mervin G. Morris in San Lorenzo, California.

It was acquired 1978/79 by Dayton Hudson, which later became Target.

Target sold the store in 2004 to a consortium of private equity firms, including Cerberus Capital Management, Sun Capital Partners, and Lubert Adler Management, for $1.2B.

Mervyn's filed for bankruptcy in July 2008, and later announced it would be liquidated after the holidays.

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

Industry:
Retail

Ticker:
(private)

Corporate headquarters:
Hayward, CA

Employees:
30,000

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

William K. Coblentz Attorney 28-Jul-1922 13-Sep-2010 Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass

EMPLOYMENT

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Kathleen Mason Business c. 1950 Cherry & Webb

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charisma Carpenter Actor 23-Jul-1970 Cordelia on Buffy

Joe Montana Football 11-Jun-1956 San Francisco 49ers QB

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