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CASE
STUDY: Jules R. Schubot Jeweler’s, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy and Company Closing
Founded in 1917 just after World War I, Jules R. Schubot Jeweler’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 Shubot 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: Arthur Groom & Company – Chapter 11 liquidation of assets of an international jewelry company operating businesses in four countries
Arthur Groom & Company – Chapter 11 liquidation of assets of an international
jewelry company operating businesses in four countries. On February 3, 2010, Arthur Groom & Co., Inc. filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey.
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STUDY: Whitehall Jewelry 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 schedule 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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CASE STUDY: Shreve & Co-Store Remodel and Expansion
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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CASE 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 Jeweler:
Jules R. Schubot Jeweler’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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CASE
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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