liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər 
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets
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The more than 440 stores that remain will be closed by May 31, according Jo Anne McCusker, a spokesperson for GA Group, the retail liquidator that won all of Joann's chain's assets through auction in February.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
That committee made the determination to sell off Pitney Bowes’ Global Ecommerce segment to liquidator Hilco Global that, relieving Hestia and other activist shareholders like Ancora Holdings from what the firms felt was a burden on the business.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
On Saturday, retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders won the bidding for the struggling company.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Most Joann locations began going-out-of-business sales after the company filed for bankruptcy in January 2025 and all of the chain's assets were won by retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders in a February 2025 auction.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
That committee made the determination to sell off Pitney Bowes’ Global Ecommerce segment to liquidator Hilco Global that, relieving Hestia and other activist shareholders like Ancora Holdings from what the firms felt was a burden on the business.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025
On Saturday, retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders won the bidding for the struggling company.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Most Joann locations began going-out-of-business sales after the company filed for bankruptcy in January 2025 and all of the chain's assets were won by retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders in a February 2025 auction.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Liquidator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquidator. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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liquidator
noun
liq·ui·da·tor
ˈli-kwə-ˌdā-tər
: one that liquidates
especially
: an individual appointed by law to liquidate assets compare receiver
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