Liquidation

Why Bankruptcy Often Means the End for Retailers

10/29/15

More than half the major U.S. retailers that have for filed bankruptcy since 2005 ultimately shut down, according to a study from AlixPartners advisory firm.

The authors found roughly 55% of bankrupt retailers never reopened and compared that rate with a separate study that found that non-retailers liquidate in bankruptcy less than 5% of the time.

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