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Knowledge, Capital, Partnership and a Passion for Retail. Knowledge, Capital, Partnership and a Passion for Retail. Knowledge, Capital, Partnership and a Passion for Retail.

Our Services


Hilco Merchant Resources Provides A Full Suite Of Strategic Services For Retailers
 
·      Principal acquisitions and co-investing
·      Analytical services
·      M&A services
·      Asset disaggregation to facilitate M&A
·      Interim store management and operation
 
Hilco Merchant Resources (“HMR”) has the capital and retailing knowledge to unilaterally acquire, co-invest in, or facilitate the merger of retail operations of any type or size, in any geographic location within North America or Europe.  Moreover, as part of a merger or consolidation of businesses, HMR can purchase or otherwise dispose of any unwanted assets, be they duplicative stores, underperforming divisions, unnecessary distribution centers, or any of the component aspects of such assets including inventory, owned real estate, leases, furniture, fixtures and equipment, or prescription files.
 
·      Analytical services
·      Strategic store closings
·      Excess and obsolete inventory monetization
·      Furniture, fixtures and equipment monetization
·      Interim store management and operation
·      Real estate disposition and lease restructuring
·      Debt and equity placement
 
HMR has the capital and retailing knowledge to help identify and facilitate cost-cutting, market repositioning and high-yield, liquidity-building store closing strategies.
 
·      Store management
·      Merchandising management
·      Marketing and advertising management
·      Sale event planning and execution
·      Store opening programs
·      FF&E disposition programs
·      Loss prevention services
·      Real estate disposition and lease restructuring
·      Inventory appraisals
 
HMR has the knowledge and experience to manage and operate retail stores of any size and type on an interim basis either following a merger or acquisition or as part of a restructuring plan, whether or not such stores are designated for closing. 
 
Furthermore, we have the knowledge, resources and experience to supplement your home office infrastructure with a wide variety of store management and operations services.
 
Our Services Save Time and Always Pay For Themselves
When you engage HMR as a strategic partner, your corporate executive staff and store-level managers will have more time to focus on the mission-critical activities that can only be handled internally.  What’s more, the services HMR provides invariably pay for themselves as evidenced by recognizably higher yields in surplus inventory, FF&E and real estate recoveries, with less associated expense.  In fact, HMR will only engage if it can provide you with incremental value.
 
Our Services Are Provided In A “Client-Friendly” Manner
HMR is flexible and able to tailor solutions to your specific needs.  Moreover, we are committed to maintaining the highest level of respect for your people, your brand’s integrity and goodwill and, of course, your customers.
 
Hilco Merchant Resources: Knowledge, capital, partnership and a passion for retail.  We are everything you want in a strategic business partner.

News and Information

  • Filene’s Basement and Syms Intellectual Property to Be Sold at Auction by Hilco Streambank

    The trademarked Running of the Brides® name and Filene’s Basement® trade name are just two of many highly-valued intellectual property assets slated to be sold at auction by Hilco Streambank as part of the liquidation of bankrupt discount-clothing retailers Syms Corp. (SYMS) and Filene’s Basement, LLC.

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  • Borders to Sell Intellectual Property for $15.775 Million Following Successful Auction Conducted by Hilco Streambank

    Hilco Streambank, the intellectual property valuation and disposition arm of Hilco Trading, LLC, today said that the auction for the intellectual property of Borders, which was held on September 14, 2011, in New York City, resulted in the sale of various assets for $15,775,000. Multiple bidders, including Barnes & Noble and Berjaya Books, each acquired specific assets, which included a global portfolio of trademarks, the Borders, Waldenbooks and Brentano’s trade names, Internet domain names, and the Borders.com e-commerce website.

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  • Hilco Joins Forces with Streambank to Strengthen Intellectual Property Valuation and Disposition Services

    Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Needham, MA, Streambank is an intellectual property consulting firm specializing in the valuation and marketing of intangible assets, including trade names and patents. The company is currently engaged to sell Borders Group intellectual property, including the Borders.com business, and it recently completed successful sales of IP for Anchor Blue, Circuit City Liquidating Trust, and Berkline Benchcraft.

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