The deal will add Myer-EmcoÂs 10 stores in and around Washington, D.C., to Harvey Electronics nine locations in the New York metropolitan area that includes three stores in New Jersey.
Harvey Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq: HRVE) today said that it has agreed to acquire privately owned Myer-Emco Inc. Both are high-end retailers and custom installers of audio-video systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Shares of Lyndhurst-based Harvey Electronics skyrocketed up $0.66, or almost 40 percent, to $2.32 in morning trading.
Subject to financing and other closing conditions, the deal will add Myer-EmcoÂs 10 stores in and around Washington, D.C., to Harvey Electronics nine locations in the New York metropolitan area that includes three stores in New Jersey. The combined company will Âprovide an even stronger and more differentiated offering to customers versus both ÂBig Box and independent custom installation competitors, says Andy Stackpole, chairman of Harvey Electronics.
Gary Yacoubian, president and COO of Myer-Emco, who will keep his current position at the new company, says that Âa key aspect of my role in the new business will be to ensure that we are sharing our best practices across the organization. This is a tremendously exciting time to be in the high-end audio-video business as new technologies are coming on-stream every day that create demand for our products and services by seamlessly bringing together digital entertainment and technology.Â