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Pop culture and music-inspired retail chain owned by Sycamore Partners with 675+ stores
Research depth
Ownership researched
Ownership research and public source records are available.
Record updated Sept. 27, 2026
Current ownership
Recorded current owner
Control interest · Since June 12, 2013
These are database records. Death by PE has not published a reviewed current-owner finding for them.
1 ownership record has an unresolved current/former status.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
June 12, 2013
June 12, 2013
Date not recorded
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Private Equity | Sycamore Partners | June 12 2013
Sycamore Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 26, 2026
Supports: Recorded ownership period; Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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