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Article Date: January 1999
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JUMBO WILL SHRINK FURTHER TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL POSITION.


JANUARY 25, 1999 - VOL 16, NO 4

JUMBO WILL SHRINK FURTHER TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL POSITION.

The chain, operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, will shutter another 17 doors by May 1 and utilize an estimated $30 million in cash proceeds from the liquidations to lower long-term debt. The action, subject to court approval, will leave Jumbo with 42 units in 18 states and less than half its size a year ago when it operated 85 doors. Chain management believes the latest round of closings and subsequent sell-off of the eight stores it owns will contribute significantly to "a quick emergence from ... Log in to view full article.

 


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