Musicland Stores - Ownership and Business Overview

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Musicland Stores Ownership

Who owns Musicland Stores?

Musicland Stores is owned by Best Buy. It was acquired on December 8, 2000.

Musicland Stores Business Overview

Where is Musicland Stores headquartered?

Musicland Stores is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

What sector is Musicland Stores in?

Musicland Stores is a retail company.

When was Musicland Stores founded?

Musicland Stores was founded in 1955.

Retail M&A Summary in 2000

Out of 60 sectors in the Mergr database, retail ranked 20 in number of deals in 2000. The largest retail acquisition in 2000 was Shoppers Drug Mart - which was acquired by Charlesbank Capital Partners for $2.6B.

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Musicland Stores Corp.

Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States,

Musicland Stores Corp. was a music retailing company that ran Musicland, Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Company, On Cue, and the Media Play Superstore Chains.


Company Summary

SECTOR

Retail

Established

1955

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