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1. • • Multibillionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday his company, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., will buy Dexter Shoe Co. for about $420.5 million worth of Berkshire stock.
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   Jan 18, 2020 · Warren Buffett's "most gruesome mistake" was buying Dexter Shoe in 1993, a Maine shoemaker that soon collapsed under pressure from cheap foreign imports. The famed investor paid for Dexter...

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   What happens at the Dexter Shoe Factory in Maine?

   • The Dexter plant is certified for the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program for companies that are affected by foreign competition, meaning former employees are eligible for extended unemployment benefits and additional funds for job retraining. Maine has been hit by a series of shoe factory closings in the last several years.

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   What happened to Dexter?

   • He and Cindy called the authorities. The coroner positively identified the body as Dexter’s through dental records. He had been shot twice in the back of the head with a large-caliber pistol. There were also marks on his hands, damage to his neck and throat area, and a bruise on the front of his skull.

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   What happened to Dexter Shoe Company?

   • Around this same time, the company employed close to 4000 people and was generating $250 million in annual revenues. In 1993, Harold Alfond agreed to sell the Dexter Shoe Company to Warren Buffett. The price tag was $443 million. Instead of accepting cash, Harold requested 25,203 shares in Berkshire Hathaway.

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   What was Dexter Shoe Company?

   • He soon founded what would become known as the Dexter Shoe Company. At first, the Dexter Shoe Company mainly produced private label shoes for big department stores. For example the "Sears brand" of shoes. His earliest customers included major retailers like Sears, JC Penny and Montgomery Ward.

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   Jan 29, 2024 · The failure of Dexter Shoe not only resulted in a financial loss for Berkshire Hathaway but also had significant impacts on the local community.

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   In 1956, Alfond left, purchased an old woolen mill in Dexter, Maine, and founded Dexter Shoe Company. There, he produced shoes for the private label catalog market, supplying stores such as Sears, JC Penney, Spiegel, and Montgomery Ward & Co.

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   Jul 7, 2020 · Warren Buffett’s “most gruesome mistake” was buying Dexter Shoe in 1993. The Maine shoemaker quickly became worthless; the Berkshire Hathaway shares he swapped for it are worth about US$8.7 ...

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   In this episode, Warren Buffett was asked is there any hope for Dexter, or if it’s going down the same path as with textiles? Video Transcript: https://www.yapss.com/post/collection...

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    Jun 13, 2017 · Two decades after Dexter Shoe closed, $325 hand-sewn penny loafers may hold the key to keeping the craft alive in Maine—and U.S. jobs onshore.