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STUDY: Rasmussen Diamonds ownership transition
Founded in 1900, Rasmussen Diamonds became a one-of-a-kind family jeweler whose product and services in Racine, Wisconsin was as unique as the city’s famous Frank Lloyd Wright office designs. Rasmussen Diamonds became synonymous for the company’s skilled, knowledgeable jewelers, and fine quality diamonds, a reputation that earned the company membership in the American Gem Society (AGS) and the continued patronage of the Racine community for over 100 years. Click
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STUDY: Jack Lewis Fine Jewelers, John Wohlwend’s decision
to retire:
Founded in 1927, Jack Lewis Fine Jewelers was as much a part of Bloomington, IL history as was the Chicago-Alton Railroad Company, the company’s first client. Then, founder Jack Lewis was a “technical watchmaker”, serving railroad executives and conductors as well as Bloomington’s affluent clientele who eventually became the emerging fine jeweler’s core customers. Later, the Jack Lewis brand would become synonymous for skilled jewelers and quality diamonds earning the company membership in the American Gem Society (AGS).
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STUDY: Jules R. Schubot Jeweller’s, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
and Company Closing:
Founded in 1917 just after World War I, Jules R. Schubot Jeweller’s had been
positioned as a fine jeweler for Detroit’s automobile and business elite, specializing
in high quality, fine gold, diamond, and gemstone jewelry. Now with two of Detroit’s
Big Three automakers near bankruptcy and consumer spending in a double-digit
decline, the Schubot family agreed that the business assets must be liquidated
to mitigate the company’s continuing losses and settle the firm’s outstanding
financial obligations.
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STUDY: Gleim the Jeweler- Store Closing and unproductive
inventory reduction:
Founded during the Great Depression, Gleim the Jeweler was opened in 1931, in Palo Alto, CA. Three generations later, the prestigious jewelry company is still operated as a family business under the leadership of Georgie Gleim. In 2009, the company decided to close the founder’s original store located on University Avenue in Palo Alto, CA because of declining downtown traffic due to changing demographics and the 2008 recession.
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STUDY: Fortunoff Holdings LLC – Court Ordered Inventory
Liquidation:
Founded by Max and Clara Fortunoff in 1922, the company was located on Livonia Avenue in Brooklyn, NY. The small neighborhood housewares store became a major regional brand, growing to 20 stores by 2009.
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STUDY: Whitehall Jewellry Company-Closing Under Performing
Stores and Toxic Inventory Liquidation:
Whitehall, founded in 1895, was a mid market, mall based jewelry company, operating
387 stores in 38 states. The company had embarked on a repositioning strategy
that had numerous effects which the Gordon Company solved.
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STUDY: Alpha Omega Jewelry Company, Store abandonment,
Fraud, and Bankruptcy:
Alpha Omega, a seven-store chain selling diamonds, fine
jewelry, and fine Swiss watches in Boston,
MA.
The Gordon Company’s assignment,• Secure fine jewelry and watch inventory
valued at about $40 million. Dispose of the debtors inventory, while maximizing
the residual value to creditors. Plus much more that you can read in the above
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STUDY: Robinson & Co Jewelers-Implementing Retirement Sale
as a Profitable Exit Strategy:
Robinson & Co, founded in 1888, was an 117 year old Boston jeweler that had substantial shareholder value in the company’s fine jewelry, watch, and gift inventory.
The Gordon Company’s assignment, Liquidate the Robinson & Co inventory, maximizing
shareholder value,and complete the retirement sale during the summer to meet
the scheduled sale of the company’s real estate closing transaction in the fall
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STUDY: Bromberg’s Jeweler: Planning for Long-Term Growth:
Founded in 1836, Bromberg’s is one of the nation’s oldest family businesses
The Gordon Company’s assignment, Profitably operate the Mountain Brook store,
while simultaneously remodeling the location. Close the Montgomery store and
mitigate negative publicity that could erode the brand value of Bromberg’s in
the company’s trading areas. Liquidate unproductive and toxic inventory to maximize
cash flow. Increase Bromberg’s consumer franchise as a luxury jeweler. Increase
consumer awareness of the brand
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STUDY: Shreve & Co-Store Remodel and Expansion:
Shreve & Co, renowned as a San Francisco original, was
established in 1852. As the oldest California jewelry
company, the prestige jeweler had been continuously creating
unique, precious jewelry and high quality gift products for
over 150 years, despite the city’s Great Earthquake and fire
of 1906,
The Gordon Company’s assignment,to assist the Schiffman family owners and the
local Shreve & Co management team plan and implement a focused marketing
and sales program for the company to use during the temporary relocation and
subsequent expansion and remodeling of the of the Palo Alto location.
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STUDY: Reorganization of Shreve Crump & Low and Schwarzschild
Jewelers:
Shreve, Crump, and Low was founded in 1796.
Tyringham Holdings in a case before the United States Bankruptcy Court was seeking to maximize the cash value of their assets. These included fine jewelry, watches, and gift inventory, assets such as property, store leases, and equipment, and intellectual property like prestige jewelry brands of Shreve, Crump & Low in Boston, MA and Schwarzschild Jewelers, Richmond, VA.
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STUDY: Mednikow Jeweler, Atlanta, GA:
A fourth generation, family business, Mednikow Jewelers was founded near the
end of the 19th Century.
The Gordon Company’s assignment, to assist Mednikow’s management in closing
the Atlanta store and liquidate the store’s inventory.
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STUDY: Jules R. Schubot Jeweller:
Jules R. Schubot Jeweller’s was founded in 1917 just after World War I.
The Gordon
Company’s assignment, to assist Jules R. Schubot management in implementing the
firm’s succession plan in 2007, by planning implementing, and managing a retirement
sale.
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STUDY: Christian Bernard Jeweler’s:
The 38th largest U.S. Jewelry chain according to the National
Jewelers’ “2007
Survey of Top Fifty Jewelry Companies”
The Gordon
Company’s assignment, to assist the trustee with the responsibility of collecting jewelry, fixed
assets, and intellectual properties from the debtor, Christian Bernard, converting
it into cash, and accounting for all the company’s properties and proceeds from
the liquidation process.
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