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Lenox looking for alternatives

Discovered this news item late last week: Lenox Group Inc. Provides Update on Strategic Alternatives Review Process . An excerpt: " Lenox today announced that it had been unsuccessful in finding a buyer for the company (Department 56) as a whole, at an acceptable price, but continues to actively explore other strategic alternatives.... click here to read the complete story . My two cents -- In trying to consider potential buyers, how about: - the employees themselves - a large distributor such as Sears - a consortium of Dept 56 dealers - a group of funded collectors - an entertainment company such as Disney - a movie studio looking to cross-promote holiday movies such as Universal Studios Related articles by Zemanta Lenox trying to sell Department 56 Taking Advantage of Slow Ebay Auctions Wall Street Results for Department 56 (Lenox)