To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join; to attach; to unite; to couple. A unit of length used in surveying, equal to 0.01 chain, 7.92 inches, or about 20.12 centimeters. An interconnecting circuit between two or more locations for the purpose of transmitting and receiving data.
Sale to The Bon-Ton. Carson's and its associated stores became part of The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. in a $1.1 billion deal completed on March 6, 2006. The group's merchandising and marketing base remains in Milwaukee. Bon-Ton converted Elder-Beerman stores in Indiana and Michigan to the newly shortened Carson's name in 2011 and 2012. The chain expanded into Metro Detroit in 2013 with the conversion of three Parisian stores.
But analysts are skeptical the Cincinnati-based retailer wants to double-down on a traditional department store concept. Belk, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, operates 297 department stores throughout the Southeast from Maryland to Texas. Belk's nearest store to Cincinnati is in Ashland, Kentucky. Earlier this week, Belk reported a $146.1 million profit on revenues of $4.1 billion, but disclosed it was reviewing its long-term strategic plan and hired investment banker Goldman Sachs to weigh its options.