Franchise Group could go private or may bid to buy Conn’s, WSJ reports

Franchise Group (FRG) is considering going private in a management buyout and a group led by CEO Brian Kahn could pay a price of between $30 and $35 a share for the owner of retailers including Vitamin Shoppe, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal’s Lauren Thomas. Franchise Group, which previously put in a bid for department store chain Kohl’s (KSS) that eventually did not move forward, is separately eyeing a potential deal to acquire furniture chain Conn‘s (CONN), the sources said. Reference Link