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Aug 12, 1998 · Viacom Inc. on Tuesday agreed to sell its lackluster Blockbuster Music chain to Torrance-based Wherehouse Entertainment Inc. for $115 million in cash, in a deal that would catapult Wherehouse...
Oct 20, 1992 · Blockbuster agreed yesterday to buy the 236 music stores in the Sound Warehouse and Music Plus chains from Shamrock Holdings, an investment firm in California, for $185 million in cash and...
Aug 16, 1998 · Up from the deep: Torrance, CA-based Wherehouse Entertainment announced last week that it will purchase Blockbuster Music from Viacom Inc. for $115 million. The merged operation will have 598 stores throughout North America, second only to Minnesota-based Musicland.
Aug 11, 1998 · Wherehouse Entertainment bought itself the No. 2 position in the music chain industry Tuesday with its US$115 million acquisition of Blockbuster Music from Viacom. The deal adds 378 stores to...
May 13, 1998 · Wherehouse Entertainment, the Torrance-based music retailer, reportedly made an offer to purchase the Blockbuster Music chain from Viacom Inc., according to sources and a story in Tuesday's...
Oct 19, 1992 · BURBANK, Calif. -- Video-retail giant Blockbuster Entertainment Corp. said Monday it has agreed to buy the Sound Warehouse and Music Plus retailing chains from Shamrock Holdings for $185...
May 17, 1998 · Media conglomerate Viacom, parent company of Blockbuster Music, has reportedly put the ailing chain on the auction block. Most likely buyer is Torrance, California-based music retailer Wherehouse Entertainment, Inc., which has 220 stores of its own, primarily on the West Coast.
