Distressed Retail: Page 14


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    BH Cosmetics files under Chapter 11

    The indie brand has succumbed to challenges brought on by the pandemic, despite high-profile partnerships last year with Iggy Azalea and Doja Cat.

    By Jan. 21, 2022
  • The story of Toys R Us' bankruptcy is still unfolding, and it still matters

    In ongoing litigation, former suppliers to the retailer allege its leaders should never have signed on to bankruptcy financing that triggered its liquidation. 

    By Jan. 20, 2022
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    Morgan Stanley 'less confident' in Gap Inc. leadership

    The mall-based retailer recently missed its third quarter earnings and cut its full year guidance due to supply chain and inventory constraints. 

    By Maria Monteros • Jan. 20, 2022
  • Women's fashion retailer Escada America files for bankruptcy

    After lawsuits from landlords and ongoing pandemic disruption, the company is trying to close some stores to preserve operations.

    By Jan. 19, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    How Macy's set out to conquer the department store business — and lost

    At the dawn of the 21st century, the 160-year-old retailer expanded amid the sector's steep decline. What now?

    By Jan. 10, 2022
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    Deep Dive

    10 retail trends to watch in 2022

    Last year upended some trends and accelerated others. What will 2022 bring for retailers?

    By , , , , , Maria Monteros • Jan. 4, 2022
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    Rite Aid to close about 60 stores, with more likely to come

    With losses mounting again, the drugstore retailer is trying to cut costs as it reevaluates its footprint. 

    By Dec. 21, 2021
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    Sears owner plans to sell its corporate HQ

    The sale would be yet one more disposed asset in an ongoing fire sale by the shrinking retailer.  

    By Dec. 17, 2021
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    99 Cents Only downgraded by Moody's

    The dollar store chain, based largely in the Southwest, has underperformed compared to its peers during the pandemic and struggled to pay down its debt. 

    By Dec. 15, 2021
  • How years of investor-friendly finance left retailers vulnerable to crisis
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    How money shapes retail

    A close look into the many ways financial interests and players shape the industry and the lives of companies.

    By Dec. 8, 2021
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    Sean Combs regains control of Sean John brand for $7.6M

    The streetwear label was founded by Combs in 1998, who maintained a stake when it was sold to brand holding company GBG five years ago.

    By Updated Dec. 22, 2021
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    Sponsored by Productsup

    Leave commerce chaos behind in 2021. Ring in 2022 with P2C.

    Only a P2C strategy will help retailers tame commerce chaos in 2022.

    Dec. 1, 2021
  • Kmart is closing its last store in birthplace of Michigan

    A decade ago, Kmart had more than 1,300 stores under its banner. Today it has less than two dozen — and counting.

    By Nov. 17, 2021
  • Global Brands to wind down

    The company, which owns brands and makes products for others, has been facing severe liquidity shortages and strains from the pandemic. 

    By Nov. 9, 2021
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    Consumers already holiday shopping to avoid the supply chain grinch

    Oracle Retail survey finds consumers on edge over high prices, out-of-stock products and delivery delays.

    By Rose Spicer • Nov. 8, 2021
  • CBL exits bankruptcy, jettisons $1.7B in debt

    The mall operator filed for Chapter 11 last fall as retail bankruptcies and unpaid rent during the pandemic's worst months took their toll. 

    By Nov. 2, 2021
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    Sequential sells activewear brands to private equity for $330M

    The brand conglomerate struggled under a heavy debt load until it declared bankruptcy earlier this year and made plans to sell its assets.

    By Nov. 1, 2021
  • Washington Prime Group CEO out as bankruptcy winds up

    The mall REIT is now majority owned by investment firm SVP Global, after debt forgiveness that helped lighten its load by almost $1 billion.

    By Oct. 22, 2021
  • Tailored Brands hires Neiman Marcus vet for CFO spot

    Brandy Richardson, former financial chief for the luxury department store, joins another company trying to move on from a bankruptcy last year.  

    By Oct. 20, 2021
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    Column

    The Weekly Closeout: Mirror plans Canada launch and what’s with all the e-commerce spinoffs?

    Lululemon will expand the home fitness tech to nearly 200 stores, and Macy's is encouraged to follow department store Saks on a strange path.

    By Retail Dive Staff • Oct. 8, 2021
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    7 mall stores you forgot about

    What is it about the mall experience that stokes nostalgia? Here's a look back at some of the brands that once loomed large in shopping centers. 

    By Oct. 7, 2021
  • Pre-bankruptcy payouts under fire from government watchdog

    Flailing retailers have paid many millions in retention bonuses to executives in the months and even days before a Chapter 11 filing.   

    By Oct. 4, 2021
  • Why retail bankruptcies have stopped dead — for now

    Stimulus, vaccines and easy money have lifted even rickety ships in retail. Is it just a wave, or a new era of less distress?

    By Oct. 4, 2021
  • Retail's pandemic bankruptcy bloodbath is over. But these 20 companies are still at risk.

    Things are much better in the industry than in recent years. Retail will always be a tough business, though.

    By Oct. 4, 2021
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    Neiman Marcus warns 4.6M customers about data breach

    Personal information and payment cards were exposed in the hack, which is not the first for the luxury department store. 

    By Oct. 1, 2021