List of 35 Acquired Retail Companies in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Ace Hardware Acquired Helpful Hardware 2023-04-03 Oak Brook, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	7	6	1
Sears Acquired Transform Holdco LLC 2019-02-07 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	7	4	3
True Value Acquired Do it Best 2024-10-14 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	2	2	-
Southern Imperial, Inc. Acquired siffron 2017-09-01 Rockford, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Kriser’s Natural Pet Acquired EarthWise Pet 2023-03-23 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Ultra Stores, Inc.(DBA Ultra Diamond And Gold) Acquired Signet Jewelers 2012-11-02 $57M Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores Acquired Transform Holdco LLC 2019-06-03 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Whitney Automotive Group Acquired CarParts.com 2010-08-18 Chicago, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Auto Body Toolmart Acquired US Auto Supply 2018-03-14 Elgin, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Dollar Bills, Inc. Acquired Dollar Tree 1996-01-01 Chicago, Illinois, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Back To Bed, Inc. Acquired Mattress Firm 2014-08-29 Itasca, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Zeigler BMW of Orland Park Acquired Harold Zeigler Auto Group, Inc. 2013-07-29 Orland Park, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Transform Holdco LLC - DieHard Brand Acquired Advance Auto Parts 2019-12-23 $200M Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States	Retail	-	-	-	-
Motor Parts & Equipment Acquired Genuine Parts 2024-05-01 Rockford, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
IPC International Corp. Acquired Universal Protection Service LLC 2013-11-26 Bannockburn, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Jasco Uniform Co. Acquired AllHeart 2007-09-19 Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-

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