| 词条 | Gadzooks (retailer) |
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| name = Gadzooks, Inc. | fate = Acquired by Forever 21 and shut down | founder = Jerry Szczepanski Larry Titus | foundation = {{start date and age|1983}} | defunct = {{end date and age|2005|03|17}} | location = Carrollton, Texas }} Gadzooks, Inc. was a mall-based teenage clothing retailer. It was acquired by Forever 21 in 2005 and then shut down. The company logo included the Volkswagen Beetle and all stores had a life-size version of part of a Beetle inside. HistoryThe company was founded in 1983 as a T-shirt business by Jerry Szczepanski and Larry Titus.[1] The first store was in Mesquite, Texas.[1] By 1992, the company had 33 stores in Texas.[1] In 1995, the company became a public company via an initial public offering and within 3 months, the share price quadrupled from $15 to $61.[1] That year the company had 195 stores.[2] In 2003, the company dropped its male clothing line to focus exclusively on 16- to 22-year-old females.[3] In February 2004, the company filed bankruptcy and announced plans to reduce its store count from 410 to 252.[4] In March 2005, Forever 21 purchased the chain for $33 million.[5] The stores were eventually phased out.[6] References1. ^1 2 {{cite news | url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/its-like-you-know/ | title=It’s Like, You Know | first=SKIP | last=HOLLANDSWORTH | work=Texas Monthly | date=June 1999}} 2. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.racked.com/2014/8/27/7579267/mall-stores-fashion-bug-lerner-gadzooks | title=Where Are They Now: The Great Suburban Mall Store Demise | first=Casey | last=Lewis | work=Vox Media | date=August 27, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2003/01/06/daily39.html | title=Gadzooks to sell only women's clothing | work=American City Business Journals | date=January 9, 2003}} 4. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2004/02/02/daily29.html | title=Gadzooks files for bankruptcy protection | work=American City Business Journals | date=February 3, 2004}} 5. ^{{cite news | url=https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2005/03/14/daily40.html | title=Forever 21 wraps up Gadzooks deal | work=American City Business Journals | date=March 17, 2005}} 6. ^1 {{cite news | url=https://www.newsday.com/business/u-s-chain-restaurants-stores-that-no-longer-exist-include-sports-authority-borders-the-wiz-1.13012088 | title=U.S. chains that no longer exist | first=Ted | last=Starkey | work=Newsday | date=May 15, 2018}} 4 : 1983 establishments in Texas|Defunct retail companies of the United States|Retail companies established in 1983|Retail companies disestablished in 2005 |
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