Did Lands' End Just Become a Must-Buy Retail Stock?
WHP Global invests $300 million for half ownership of Lands’ End intellectual property JV, with guaranteed royalties starting at $50 million and a $100 million tender offer for shares.
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Did Lands' End Just Become a Must-Buy Retail Stock?
Quick Read Lands’ End (LE) received $300M from WHP Global for 50% of a joint venture. Most proceeds repay its $234M term loan. Lands’ End will pay minimum $50M annual royalties to the joint venture. This expense could pressure margins if growth disappoints. The stock jumped 33% from around $14 before the deal. The surge reduces margin of safety for new investors. It sounds nuts, but SoFi is giving new active invest users up to $1,000 in stoc…
🕔 Retail Daily Minute | WHP Global Buys Lands' End Stake, Grocers Win Lunch Rush & American Eagle Exits 3PL
Hello Omni Talk Fans! If a fashion retailer’s side hustle logistics business falls in the woods, does it make a noise? In today’s Retail Daily Minute: WHP Global acquires a 50% controlling stake in Lands’ End for $300 million, taking ownership of the brand’s IP while Lands’ End continues running retail operations and paying royalties to license its own brand back. Traditional grocery stores are capturing increasing share of midday lunch traffic…
Bullish Price Surprise: Is Lands’ End’s Licensing JV the Beginning of the End or a New Beginning?
The Wisconsin-based omnichannel retailer entered into a multifaceted joint venture with WHP Global, which allows Lands’ End to maintain control of its operations while strengthening its balance sheet. Is it too good to be true for the troubled company?
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