bankruptcy

Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
Toys R Us Locks Down $3.1 Billion In Financing
September 27, 2017  |  Retail

Toys R Us has just managed to secure $3.1 billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand...

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Toys“R”Us CEO Sees A Better Future With Smaller Stores
Toys“R”Us CEO Sees A Better Future With Smaller Stores
September 21, 2017  |  Retail

The brick-and-mortar experience of Toys“R”Us most millennials remember from childhood — with its massive supply and aisles upon aisles of toys — is looking likely to become...

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Another One Bites The Dust: Toys ‘R’ Us Files For Bankruptcy
Another One Bites The Dust: Toys ‘R’ Us Files For Bankruptcy
September 19, 2017  |  Retail

The retail death spiral drags on, and this week we have a new victim: Toys “R” Us. The eponymous toy store has filed for Chapter...

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Can Chatbot Concierges Save The Mall?
Can Chatbot Concierges Save The Mall?
September 19, 2017  |  Chatbots

Physical retail has had its share of problems recently, and consumers are finding it increasingly easy to shop digital and save themselves the trip. The...

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Perfumania Files For Chapter 11
Perfumania Files For Chapter 11
August 28, 2017  |  Retail

Things are looking tough for Perumania Holdings, a U.S, retailer with exclusive distribution rights to various Trump-branded colognes. According to reports from Reuters, the firm...

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Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
Urban FT Makes Bid For Troubled Online Bank Digiliti
August 16, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Urban FT has launched a bid for struggling mobile money firm Digiliti. To get a sense of the strategy behind the deal, Karen Webster got an exclusive first look...

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CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News
CFPB Arbitration Rule Dominates Regulatory News
July 17, 2017  |  CFPB

The CFPB opens the door to class action suits, and possibly trial lawyer riches, while across the pond, some warnings on regulatory compliance rumble, and...

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True Religion In Midst Of Chapter 11 Filing
True Religion In Midst Of Chapter 11 Filing
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

While the retail industry is undergoing a digital revolution, many merchants are feeling financial pressure. One of the latest retailers to file for Chapter 11...

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The Retail Bankruptcy Bellwether
The Retail Bankruptcy Bellwether
June 23, 2017  |  Amazon

Where there is disruption in an industry — bankruptcies are sure to follow. And retail has been very disrupted of late. So is it time for any...

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