in this conversation， oscar davidson， the owner of a chain of retail clothing stores， is talking to kathleen harbrough， his financial manager， about a big deal one of his competitors has just concluded. kathleen： have you heard the news， oscar? the infashion merger with artingdales has just been approved.
oscar： yeah， i heard. they've just leap-frogged ahead of us by a good margin. our 265 shops nationwide pales in comparison to their 710. on top of that，they now have a top manufacturer as part of their operation.
kathleen： for sure. most analysts think that debusy
manufacturing was the crown jewel of artingdales.
oscar： this really gives infashion a huge competitive advantage over us. do you have any news on potential acquisitions we might go after?
kathleen： actually， i do. you may be a little surprised at this one. i've been checking up on clarisa exclusives.
oscar： clarisa! they've never shown any interest whatsoever in a merger， and they would probably never agree to an acquisition. kathleen： i know， but the time might be right for a takeover.it's not a well-known fact， but their finances are in poor shape. actually， they could turn out to be a sleeping beauty. i think their assets are highly undervalued in the industry.
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