Commerce
May 23, 2013
By Erin Shea
If Saks Inc. goes through with the leveraged buyout of its company, the result could either spur international growth of the retailer or hollow out the company depending on the buyer’s intentions.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c108aff85d0b8376745cece3de757840","s":"da4f33eb026d4f48"}
Share your thoughts. Click here