Eastern Outfitters (Bob's Stores / Eastern Mountain Sports)
Holding company for Bob's Stores and Eastern Mountain Sports, formed by private equity firm Versa Capital Management after its Vestis Retail Group filed Chapter 11 in 2016; Eastern Outfitters itself filed Chapter 11 in February 2017 and was sold to Sports Direct.
- FOUNDED
- 1954
- ACQUIRED
- Versa Capital Management, 2008
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1954
Eastern Outfitters (Bob's Stores / Eastern Mountain Sports) founded
2008
Acquired by Versa Capital Management
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