TWICE - October 11, 2004

Tweeter Home Entertainment Group is divesting its six Bang & Olufsen retail stores. The chain acquired the franchised stores — five in Florida and one in Phoenix —with its purchase of Sound Advice in 2001. But Tweeter's president/CEO Jeff Stone described them as a “financial drain” and said that exiting the B&O business will add between $500...

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