List of 11 Retail Companies that have Divested in Illinois

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity	Last 5 Years
Walgreens Boots Alliance PE Backed Sycamore Partners 2025-03-06 $23.7B Deerfield, Illinois, United States website	Retail	139,081	27	24	3
Staples PE Backed Sycamore Partners HarbourVest Partners Essling Capital NB Private Equity Partners 2017-06-28 $6.9B Framingham, Massachusetts, United States website	Retail	18,247	27	17	10
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Public Zaandam, Netherlands website	Retail	100,696	17	11	6
Follett PE Backed JDH Capital Co. 2022-01-01 Westchester, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	11	9	2
Bed Bath & Beyond Acquired Overstock.com 2023-06-28 $21.5M Union, New Jersey, United States website	Retail	7,868	10	7	3
Safeway, Inc. Acquired Albertsons Kimco Realty Schottenstein Stores Corp. 2014-03-06 $9.2B Pleasanton, California, United States website	Retail	36,139	8	6	2
Sears Acquired Transform Holdco LLC 2019-02-07 Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	7	4	3
Sears Holdings Private Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States website	Retail	16,702	7	3	4
Transform Holdco LLC Private Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States website	Retail	-	5	2	3
Clark Retail Enterprises, Inc. Private Jackson, Michigan, United States	Retail	-	2	1	1
Circuit City Private Richmond, Virginia, United States website	Retail	-	2	-	2

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