Discount retailer 99 Cents Only has declared bankruptcy as it prepares to shutter its stores. The company announced its Chapter 11 filing Monday (April 8), days after it said it was closing all of its 371 locations in the southwestern part of the country. “This was an extremely difficult...
May 26, 2024
What happens when consumers grow too cash-strapped for discount stores? In some cases, the stores go under. As Bloomberg News reported Sunday (May 26), the economic pressures on lower and middle-income Americans have begun to impact the retailers that cater to them. For example, fashion retailer Rue21, whose customers have an average annual household income of around $50,000, […]
April 08, 2024
Discount retailer 99 Cents Only has declared bankruptcy as it prepares to shutter its stores. The company announced its Chapter 11 filing Monday (April 8), days after it said it was closing all of...