[external] Bankrupt Gadzooks sells to Forever 21 Feb 18, 2005
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Gadzooks Inc., a bankrupt specialty retailer, has sold its operations to privately held Forever 21, the company said Thursday. Free. (Yahoo Finance -- Retail (Apparel)
Forever 21 to buy Gadzooks Feb 18, 2005
Gadzooks Inc. said Thursday it is being sold to Forever 21 Inc., a national specialty retailer of women's apparel and accessories. Forever 21's bid in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Monday of more than $33 million was the highest and best bid, Monty Standifer, executive vice president and CFO of Gadzooks, told the Dallas Business Journal. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Texas: Dallas Market Roundup Jan 11, 2005
Several Dallas-based companies also scaled back operations in 2004, including clothing and accessories retailer Gadzooks Inc., which in December filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is expected to close 150 of its 410 national stores. Despite the challenges, Judy McCutchin, ABR, CRS, with RE/MAX Premier in Dallas, says her sales were up in 2004, particularly on those homes priced at $250,000 and below. (Realtor Magazine Online)
Retailers expected to do worse this year Jan 6, 2005
Merchants going bankrupt included Footstar Inc., KB Toys Inc. and Gadzooks Inc.. "We expect that number to be equaled in 2005," he said. (The Daily Item, PA)
Local retailers report October sales Nov 5, 2004
Gadzooks Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GADZQ) said October same-store sales were up 14. 1 percent. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Gadzooks gets $5 million loan Nov 2, 2004
Dallas-based retailer Gadzooks Inc. (Pink Sheets: GADZQ) received bankruptcy court approval Friday to obtain a $5 million loan from Gryphon Master Fund L.P. to buy seasonal merchandise. Gadzooks, which is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, hopes to emerge from bankruptcy protection during the first half of 2005. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Gadzooks announces funding Oct 19, 2004
Gadzooks Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: GADZQ) has reached an agreement with six investment funds, some of which are stockholders, to backstop a rights offering to fund the company's exit from bankruptcy, the company said Monday. Dallas-based Gadzooks' Chapter 11 reorganization plan will be funded by a $25 million back-stopped rights offering to the company's existing stockholders. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Wal-Mart may post smallest gains in 17 months Sep 2, 2004
cn 2004-09-02 08:01:21. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- US retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Kohl's Corp, may have posted their smallest sales gains in 17 months during August as higher gas prices and sluggish wage growth cut into back-to-school shopping budgets. (Xinhuanet, China -- Business)
TUE Aug 31, 04, 4:56 PM Sep 1, 2004
Gadzooks Announces Resignation of James Motley. Gadzooks Announces Resignation of James Motley. (PR Newswire)
THU May 27, 04, 5:22 PM May 28, 2004
Gadzooks Is Granted an Order on Net Operating Losses. Gadzooks Is Granted an Order on Net Operating Losses. (PR Newswire)
MON May 17, 04, 6:52 PM May 18, 2004
Gadzooks Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Operating Results. Gadzooks Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Operating Results. (PR Newswire)
Great American liquidating Gadzooks stores Feb 16, 2004
Great American Group will liquidate 127 underperforming stores for Dallas-based Gadzooks Inc. as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Gadzooks, a mall-based specialty retailer carrying casual wear, accessories, footwear, swimwear and cosmetics for teen-age girls, will liquidate stores over the course of eight weeks in sales that began Feb. 12. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Trio of Bay State Gadzooks stores being closed Feb 16, 2004
Great American Group will liquidate 127 underperforming stores for Gadzooks Inc., including Massachusetts stores in Auburn, North Attleboro and at the Galleria Mall in Taunton. Gadzooks, a mall-based specialty retailer carrying casual wear, accessories, footwear, swimwear and cosmetics for teens, will liquidate stores over the course of eight weeks in sales that began Feb. 12. (Boston Business Journal, MA)
Gadzooks files Chapter 11, closing Huntsville store Feb 4, 2004
Dallas-based juniors apparel retailer Gadzooks Inc. [Nasdaq: GADZ], which operates one store in Alabama, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and announced it will close 127 stores. According to DJM Asset Management LLC, the Melville, N.Y.-based company hired by Gadzooks to close the stores, the Huntsville store in Parkway Plaza Mall is scheduled to be shut down ... Already, Gadzooks was in the process of closing 31 stores by the end of April. (Birmingham Business Journal )
Raytheon gets $134m Army contract Feb 4, 2004
Gadzooks said to seek Ch ... Gadzooks Inc. plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection soon, after the troubled clothing store chain suffered a sluggish holiday shopping season, said two sources familiar with the plan ... Gadzooks, a chain of more than 400 clothing stores aimed at teenage girls, has posted a sharp drop in sales in recent months. (Boston Globe -- Business)
Gadzooks seeks bankruptcy protection, will close 125 more stores Feb 4, 2004
Dallas-based juniors apparel retailer Gadzooks Inc. [Nasdaq: GADZ], which operates three stores in Austin, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization and announced it will close another 125 stores. In Austin, Gadzooks operates stores at Barton Creek Square, Highland and Lakeline malls, as well as in Killeen and Temple ... According to DJM Asset Management LLC, the Melville, N.Y.-based company hired by Gadzooks to close the stores, the locations at Lakeline Mall and in Temple... (Austin Business Journal, TX)
Gadzooks closing Piqua store Feb 4, 2004
Gadzooks Inc., a juniors clothing retailer, plans to close its store in the Miami Valley Centre Mall in Piqua as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization filed Tuesday ... DJM Asset Management LLC, a company hired by Gadzooks to close the stores, confirmed the local closure ... Tuesday's store closings come in addition to 31 stores Gadzooks is phasing out this spring. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Gadzooks closing Central Ohio stores Feb 4, 2004
Gadzooks Inc. will pull out of Central Ohio as it works through Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ... The closings will leave Gadzooks with about a dozen stores in Ohio, but none in Central Ohio ... Gadzooks said last month it would need additional funding unless it saw "substantial improvement" in operating results. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Gadzooks files for bankruptcy protection Feb 3, 2004
Clothing and accessories retailer Gadzooks Inc. on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection ... In addition to the store closings, about 65 corporate and "field overhead" positions will be eliminated to cut costs, Gadzooks said ... Gadzooks listed total debt of more than $42. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Gadzooks may close Hickory Ridge store Feb 3, 2004
Urban apparel retailer Gadzooks is offering for sale 127 mall leases as part of a bankruptcy filing, including a lease at Hickory Ridge Mall that still has one year to go ... A call to Gadzooks corporate headquarters by Memphis Business Journal was not immediately returned ... Gadzooks also operates a store in Wolfchase Galleria, which was not included in the bankruptcy sale. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Gadzooks will close 125 more stores Feb 3, 2004
Gadzooks Inc., a juniors apparel retailer, on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it would close another 125 stores. Already, Dallas-based Gadzooks is in the process of closing 31 stores by the end of April ... Gadzooks said it would have 252 stores in operation when it completes both rounds of closures. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
Gadzooks to close three Triangle stores Feb 3, 2004
Dallas-based juniors apparel retailer Gadzooks Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on Tuesday and announced it will close another 125 stores - including three in the Triangle. According to DJM Asset Management LLC, the Melville, N.Y.-based company hired by Gadzooks to close the stores, the locations at Cary Towne Center, Durham's Northgate Mall and Raleigh's Triangle Town Center are among the stores scheduled to be shut down ... Already, Gadzooks was in the process of closing... (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Gadzooks Inc. files for bankruptcy, to close Atlanta stores Feb 3, 2004
Gadzooks Inc. has filed for bankruptcy protection Feb. 3 and plans to close three metro Atlanta stores. Dallas-based Gadzooks (Nasdaq: GADZ), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas, plans to reorganize its core business around 252 stores chosen to strengthen its market position in the junior apparel business ... Other Georgia Gadzooks stores that may be closed include ones in Augusta, Macon and Athens. (Atlanta Business Chronicle, GA)
Gadzooks at Oxmoor among 125 stores closing Feb 3, 2004
Gadzooks Inc. plans to close one of its stores in Louisville as part of a nationwide restructuring by the juniors apparel retailer. Gadzooks on Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it would close another 125 stores across the United States ... The company did not say which stores will be closed but according to a list obtained from DJM Asset Management of Milwaukee -- the company Gadzooks hired to help with the store closings -- the store at Oxmoor Center is among those... (Louisville Business First, KY)
Gadzooks forms restructuring panel Jan 23, 2004
Clothing retailer Gadzooks Inc. said late Friday it has formed a committee to oversee the company's restructuring efforts, as it aims to transition to an all-female merchandise format ... Last month, Gadzooks said it may be forced to seek additional funding unless it sees "substantial improvement" in operating results ... On Friday, Gadzooks named William C. "Bill" Bousquette chairman of the restructuring committee. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
FRI Jan 23, 04, 5:40 PM Jan 23, 2004
Gadzooks Board Forms Restructuring Committee. DALLAS, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gadzooks, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) today announced that its Board of Directors has formed a Restructuring Committee of the Board to oversee the continued restructuring of the Company that began in fiscal year 2003 with the conversion of its stores to an all- female merchandise assortment ... "Her leadership skills and years of retail experience will enhance and accelerate the outcome for Gadzooks in the... (PR Newswire)
October 27, 2003 issue (dig102703.txt) Jan 22, 2004
00) Equity, (File 333-109959 - Oct. 24) (BR. 37) S-3 GADZOOKS INC, 4121 INTERNATIONAL PKWY, CARROLLTON, TX, 75007, 9723075555 - 0 ($20,204,800.00) Equity, (File 333-109960 - Oct. 24) (BR. 02) S-8 ICOA INC, 111 AIRPORT RD, WARWICK, RI, 02889, 4017399205 - 10,000,000 ($700,000. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Digest)
November 19, 2003 issue (dig111903.txt) Jan 22, 2004
STATE 8K ITEM NO. NAME OF ISSUER CODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DATE COMMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ADEPT TECHNOLOGY INC CA X X 11/17/03 AGERE SYSTEMS INC DE X X 11/18/03 AGERE SYSTEMS INC DE X X X 11/12/03 AMEND AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC DE X X 11/17/03 AGL RESOURCES INC GA X 11/17/03 AIR-Q WI-FI CORP DE X 11/13/03 ALASKA AIR GROUP INC DE X 11/17/03 ALCAN INC A6 X 07/08/03 ALLETE INC MN X 11/18/03 ALLIED DEVICES... (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Digest)
July 11, 2003 issue (dig071103.txt) Jan 22, 2004
34-48153) An order has been issued granting the application of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange to strike from listing and registration certain call and put options contracts issued by The Options Clearing Corporation respecting the underlying securities of Gadzooks, Inc. (EQK/GADZ), effective at the opening of business on July 11.(Rel. (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Digest)
August 21, 2003 issue (dig082103.txt) Jan 22, 2004
STATE 8K ITEM NO. NAME OF ISSUER CODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DATE COMMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACE SECURITIES CORP DE X X 08/18/03 ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC MN X X 08/20/03 ADOLOR CORP X X 04/14/02 AMEND ADVANTA BUSINESS RECEIVABLES CORP X 08/20/03 AFC ENTERPRISES INC MN X X 08/14/03 AIR T INC DE X 08/19/03 ALLETE INC MN X 08/18/03 ALLMERICA FINANCIAL CORP DE X X 08/19/03 ALPENA BANCSHARES INC X 08/19/03 AM COMMUNICATIONS INC DE X X... (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Digest)
October 16, 2003 issue (dig101603.txt) Jan 22, 2004
STATE 8K ITEM NO. NAME OF ISSUER CODE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 DATE COMMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ACTIVANT SOLUTIONS INC /DE/ DE X X 10/06/03 ADTRAN INC DE X X X 10/13/03 ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL RECYCLING TECH DE X X 10/14/03 ADVANCEPCS DE X X 10/10/03 AERO MARINE ENGINE INC NV X X X X 05/30/03 AMEND ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC MD X X 10/14/03 ALLERGAN INC DE X X 10/13/03 AMCORE FINANCIAL INC NV X 10/14/03 AMCORE... (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Digest)
Retailers boosted by last-minute surge in holiday sales Jan 8, 2004
Clothing and accessories retailer Gadzooks Inc., which has been struggling in recent months with its transition to an all-female merchandise format, said December sales tumbled 25 percent. 5 million, Gadzooks said (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
USA: Gadzooks Says Bankruptcy Possible After Continued Losses Dec 23, 2003
Article Summary: Apparel retailer Gadzooks Inc has revealed in a regulatory filing that it may need to restructure through bankruptcy after five straight months of sagging same-store sales. Members only (just-style.com, UK)
Gadzooks may seek funds to boost results Dec 18, 2003
Clothing retailer Gadzooks Inc., which has been struggling with lower sales, said in a regulatory filing it may need to seek additional funding unless it sees "substantial improvement" in operating results. Earlier this year, Gadzooks switched to a female-only merchandise format, and some retail analysts say the transition has been rocky (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
USA: Gadzooks Posts Q3 Loss Of $22.1m Nov 19, 2003
USA: Gadzooks Posts Q3 Loss Of $22. Young women?s apparel and footwear retailer Gadzooks Inc has posted a net loss of $22 (just-style.com, UK)
Gadzooks' loss widens, sales slip Nov 18, 2003
Gadzooks' loss widens, sales slip - 2003-11-18 - Dallas Business Journal. Gadzooks' loss widens, sales slip (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
Retailers post gains in October sales Nov 6, 2003
Clothing and accessories retailer Gadzooks Inc. said same-store sales for the four-week period ended Nov. 1 fell 26. Gadzooks operates 411 namesake stores and three Orchid stores in 41 states (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
USA: Sherry Andrus Joins Gadzooks' Merchandising Team Oct 28, 2003
Article Summary: Leading retailer of young women's clothing and footwear, Gadzooks Inc, on Tuesday announced the appointment of fashion industry veteran Sherry Andrus as its new general merchandise manager. Members only (just-style.com, UK)
Gadzooks Raises $14.0 Million in Private Placement; Secures $5.0 ... Oct 10, 2003
DALLAS, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gadzooks, Inc. (Nasdaq: GADZ) announced today that it has completed a private placement of $14. Dallas-based Gadzooks is a national mall-based retailer of casual clothing, accessories and shoes for confident and energetic 16-22 year-old girls (PRNewswire (press release)
Gadzooks completes private placement, expands credit facility Oct 10, 2003
Clothing retailer Gadzooks Inc. said Friday it has completed a private placement of $14 million of convertible subordinated notes. 8 million shares of common stock, which would give Gadzooks roughly 12 million outstanding shares, the company said in a statement (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
