Do it Best announces the successful acquisition of True Value, a long-time competitor with a legacy brand that benefits both organizations. This monumental transaction represents a transformative milestone for Do it Best, True Value and the entire independent hardware industry. …
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Industry Wholesalers Reach Out to True Value Retailers
As the True Value bankruptcy and planned sale to Do it Best continues to move forward, with a scheduled closing date of Nov. 22, several industry wholesalers have reached out publicly to offer support to True Value retailers and court …
Read More »Vendors Seek Return of Goods or Payment From True Value, Courts List Exec Bonuses and Payouts
(Disclosure: NHPA, which publishes Hardware Retailing and Paint & Decorating Retailer magazines, is among the vendors involved in theTrue Value bankruptcy claims.) As the True Value Company LLC bankruptcy and sale to Do it Best continues to move forward, several …
Read More »True Value Temporarily Suspends Drop Ship Program
On Monday, Nov. 4, True Value sent a notification to vendors and retailers, stating that it was temporarily suspending its drop ship program to remain focused on primary business during the bankruptcy case and sale to Do it Best. (In …
Read More »True Value and Lenders Reach Milestone Agreement Moving Sale to Do it Best Forward
True Value Company and its secured lenders, led by PNC, today reached a major milestone agreement to avoid the liquidation of the 75-year-old Chicago-based distributor in a move that will push the sale to Do it Best forward for now. The …
Read More »Judge Shares Concerns With Direction of True Value Bankruptcy Filing
In a transcript obtained by Hardware Retailing from an emergency discovery conference held on October 23, the judge overseeing True Value’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing openly stated her concerns about whether True Value has been providing “adequate protection to the …
Read More »Bankruptcy Judge Allows True Value to Use Cash Collateral While Lenders Push Back
On Friday, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware issued an Interim Order that gives True Value permission to use cash collateral from its lenders to pursue continued business operations while in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, as well as …
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