
Bed Bath & Beyond's ( BBBY -0.4% ) didn't sign off on its deal to buy Cost plus ( CPWM +21.6% ) without some due diligence that pointed to synergies, according to execs. A test of a specialty food department
Bath & Beyond BBBY announced Wednesday that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Cost Plus CPWM in an all-cash deal for $22 per share, a 22% premium to Tuesday's closing price of $17.99. The move by the historically
More on Cost Plus ( CPWM ): Q4 beat Street estimates across-the-board on a jump in sales. Same store sales for the quarter increased 7.6%, largely
Cost Plus ( CPWM +3.5% ) finishes higher after beating Q3 estimates earlier today. Net sales increased 3.7% Y/Y, while same store sales
Market Cap (mil) FLWS 1800FLOWERS.COM 400 146.67 0.16 0.18 204.76 FTEK FUEL TECH INC 225 74.95 0.17 0.3 213.07 CPWM COST PLUS 89.66 69.09 0.21 0.16 224.62 SEH SPARTECH 129.17 92.73 0.15 0.11 226.27 GRB GERBER SCIENTIF 220
Pier 1 Imports PIR announced Monday that it is proposing to acquire all the outstanding shares of Cost Plus CPWM in an all-stock transaction. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Pier 1 would issue 0.6 share of its common stock for each
None Speculative 11-02-05 12-15-06 -78% Westwood One WON None Average 09-21-04 12-29-06* -63% Cost Plus CPWM None Average 01-10-05 09-12-06 -58% Apollo Group APOL Wide Average 07-30-04 12-29-06* -53% Journal Register
We will be dropping research coverage of Cost Plus CPWM in the near future to focus our resources on other areas.
Target TGT has had great success pushing into inexpensive housewares. Struggling firms like Pier 1 PIR and Cost Plus World Market CPWM are discounting heavily in an attempt to improve on a long string of deteriorating same-store sales. We
Cost Plus' CPWM lousy third-quarter results were in line with our expectations. Our fair value estimate remains $9 per share. Third-quarter