Retail
22 entries
Sears
Sears Holdings, once the largest retailer in the world, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 1...
Toys R Us
Toys R Us filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on September 19, 2017, with 6.6 billion in debt. The compa...
Bed Bath Beyond
Bed Bath and Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 23, 2023. The home goods retailer opera...
Borders
Borders Group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 16, 2011. Borders operated 642 superstores...
Circuit City
Circuit City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on November 10, 2008, with 3.8 billion in debt. Circuit...
British Home Stores
British Home Stores, founded in 1928, collapsed in April 2016. Billionaire Sir Philip Green had sold...
Comet Group
Comet, the second largest electronics retailer in the UK, collapsed in November 2012. OpCapita, a pr...
JCPenney
JCPenney filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 15, 2020. The department store chain had 12 billion ...
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 7, 2020. The luxury department store had 5 bill...
Lord Taylor
Lord and Taylor, the oldest department store chain in the US, filed for bankruptcy in August 2020. F...
Century 21
Century 21 Department Stores filed for bankruptcy on September 10, 2020. The discount retailer had 1...
GNC
GNC Holdings, the vitamin and supplement retailer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 23, 2020....
Mervyns
Mervyns was a mid range department store chain that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 29, 2008...
Sharper Image
The Sharper Image filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 19, 2008. The gadget and novelty retai...
Linens N Things
Linens N Things filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on May 2, 2008. The home goods retailer had 589 stor...
Columbia House
Columbia House, the mail order music and movie club, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 10, 2...
PacSun
Pacific Sunwear, known as PacSun, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 7, 2016. The teen apparel...
Brandless
Brandless shut down in February 2020 after raising 295 million. The direct to consumer startup sold ...
Rite Aid
Rite Aid filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 15, 2023. The pharmacy chain had 2,100 stores an...
Party City
Party City filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on January 17, 2023. The party supply retailer had 800 st...
David Bridal
Davids Bridal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 26, 2023. It was the second bankruptcy for th...
Rent the Runway
Rent the Runway, the clothing rental service, went public in October 2021 at a 1.7 billion valuation...