retail

Sports Authority Seeks to Honor Gift Cards, Rewards Program in Chapter 11

03/02/16
Bloomberg News

If you have a Sports Authority gift card, take heart—one of the retailer’s first requests in its new chapter 11 bankruptcy case is to continue honoring them.

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Texas Sues Over RadioShack Gift Cards

06/18/15
Sale signs greeted customers walking to the now-closed RadioShack at Valley View Plaza in Marion,
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Delia’s, Coldwater Creek Live on After Stores Close

05/21/15
Steve Russo, along with a few co-investors, recently purchased the intellectual property of Delia’s, a now-defunct teen clothing brand that rose to popularity in the 1990s.
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Kanye West Seeks to Buy Streetwear Retailer Karmaloop

03/27/15

This week on The Broke and the Beautiful, Kanye West wants to buy Karmaloop, Parma hits another bump in the road, and U.K. boxer Ricky Burns was declared bankrupt.

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Cache Gift Cards Expire Early Next Month

03/09/15
A view of a Cache store at The Shops at Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan
Sara Randazzo

Women’s dress and formalwear chain Cache officially

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Cache Stores to Start Going-Out-of-Business Sales

03/04/15
A view of a Cache store at The Shops at Columbus Circle in Midtown Manhattan
Sara Randazzo

For bargain hunters, prom-dress shopping may be starting early

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A Tale of Two Lingerie Retailers

02/26/15
Models display creations at the end of the Victoria’s Secret fashion show in London on Dec.
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The Year’s Bankruptcy News in 11 Chapters

12/31/14

Celebrities ruled in 2013, but retail and restaurants reigned supreme on Bankruptcy Beat this year. It’s time to break free of 2014, though—a new year is coming.  Coldwater Creek, which nailed three of our top 11, was the winner with more than 122,000 total views. Here are our top 11 posts.

Coldwater Conundrum

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New York Shoe Brand Modern Vice Up for Sale

12/12/14

Modern Vice’s boots are made for walking. Come next week, they’ll be walking to the bankruptcy auction block.

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Cash-Strapped RadioShack Outlines Its Options, Warns of Bankruptcy

09/11/14

RadioShack , on the wrong side of history and struggling to turn itself around, said Thursday that it is in talks to raise more funds and hopes to announce an agreement soon. But it also said it’s about to run out of cash and could be forced to seek bankruptcy protection if the talks fail.

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