Retailers are filing for bankruptcy at a staggering rate — and these 19 companies could be the next

[I Really Mean It]

J Crew deserves to go bankrupt. Prices of their clothing have remained steady or gone higher, while the quality of the clothing is horrible compared to ten years ago.

 

[ThaEruditious]

Sears was to be expected since they already shut down most of their K-Mart branches

 

[Cacs R Us]

It doesn't matter if you like these companies or not, this is a lot of job loss. Our government is so full of dinosaurs we have nothing in place to deal with the rapidly coming in tide of automation and jobs as we currently know them disappearing into the ether.

 

[#1 pick]

This is gonna get bad.

 

[YamakaSmacker]

Neiman Marcus?

Take a big shyt at saks fifth
Hit neimans, get NASTY















That liquidation might bring me out of clothing retirement

 

[Nemesis]

the net changed everything

progress isnt always progress

In 20 years time the West will implode

 

[dora_da_destroyer]

• J.Crew Group, Inc. - too early to call on this one, but the basic, boring, slightly preppy look is dying. them and banana don't offer anything "funky" enough to show personality and their basics are similar to styles you can pick up for less or in a department store
• PetSmart Inc. - this surprises me, seems like pet-related retail would be a safe bet, guess target, walmart, costco might be winning more customers
• David's Bridal, Inc. - i don't believe this, this is the biggest mass market bridal retailer, what's the deal here?
• Neiman Marcus Group - fukk em
• Payless - they been on the list for years
• Guitar Center - take music out the schools, brehs all you laptop/iphone dj's and rappers/singers also messing the game up
• Claire's Stores, Inc. - stupid junk jewelry you can buy online, at h&m, old navy, zara, target, etc., peace out
• Sears Holdings - this store is dead, they need to stop putting them on the list, it's clear that the only reason they still exist/operate is for the real estate play

 

[#1 pick]

Take a big shyt at saks fifth
Hit neimans, get NASTY















That liquidation might bring me out of clothing retirement

The last two quarters, they been A1.

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

David's Bridal, Inc. - i don't believe this, this is the biggest mass market bridal retailer, what's the deal here?

David's Bridal

GMB got no losses lol, bytch ass Jared's is fukking next

 

[#1 pick]

David's Bridal

GMB got no losses lol, bytch ass Jared's is fukking next

Chill

 

[YamakaSmacker]

The last two quarters, they been A1.

After 8 of being off. Let's see where this goes

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

Chill

You got stock in David's Bridal? Get out your feelings breh just talking shyt

 

[Cacs R Us]

How vulture capitalists ate Toys 'R' Us

In other words, if Bain, KKR, and Vornado had never come along, Toys 'R' Us wouldn't be doing stellar, but it probably could've muddled through. As recently as last year, the company still accounted for 20 percent of all U.S. toy sales.

Instead, the legacy of the leveraged buyout turned this into an existential crisis, and Toys 'R' Us filed for bankruptcy midway through last year. Then, when holiday sales didn't pan out, the company's leadership decided to sell or shutter all its stores. And 33,000 working people could lose their jobs.

Bain, KKR, and Vornado will have to write off their investment, of course. But they did suck around $200 million in fees out of Toys 'R' Us over the course of their ownership.

Basically, the trio took an imperfect-but-functioning company and cannibalized it for cash.

Frustratingly, the story of Toys 'R' Us' debt burden has been a footnote in news coverage, buried under musings on how the company failed to compete with the likes of Amazon. And when the debt is covered, it's often devoid of context: Toys 'R' Us just happened to borrow money, it proved to be a bad decision, and now the retailer is suffering the fate of imprudent borrowers everywhere. Rarely does anyone point out that debt was a deliberate Wall Street strategy.

 

[MewTwo]

All of those people getting laid off will lead to increased crime. Folks have to put food on the table somehow.

 

[ORDER_66]

Most of these stores is bullshyt on their high ass prices... one store that deserves this bullshyt is macy's The furniture section had a leather loveseat for $2500 WHAT THE fukk?!!?