Another Retail Chain Bought & Stripped Bare by Sun Capital Goes Bankrupt by Wolf Richter • Jan 17, 2019 • 97 Comments Number five in two years. Here’s the list.
THE WOLF STREET REPORT by Wolf Richter • Jan 13, 2019 • 48 Comments What’s the deal with retailers — and retail sales?
The Brick & Mortar Meltdown at Movie Theaters. But a Few Movies Still Make it Big by Wolf Richter • Jan 13, 2019 • 84 Comments Tickets are expensive. Alternatives are plentiful, convenient & cheap.
Retail Melts Down Before Christmas in the UK, Spreads to Continent by Don Quijones • Dec 18, 2018 • 42 Comments After “the worst-on-record unbelievably bad” November, even e-commerce gets hit, not just brick & mortar, on fears Christmas sales could be terrible.
Mall Retailers Melt Down in Four Charts by Wolf Richter • Nov 19, 2018 • 75 Comments But e-commerce is piping hot.
My Note on Macy’s Undisclosed Brick-and-Mortar Swoon by Wolf Richter • Nov 14, 2018 • 54 Comments The dirty secret Macy’s is hiding.
Mattress Firm’s Moral Bankruptcy by John McNellis • Nov 6, 2018 • 40 Comments Moral bankruptcy may be one of the quickest preludes to Chapter 11.
“Double Whammy of Rising Rates for Us and Our Consumers”: AutoNation by Wolf Richter • Oct 31, 2018 • 70 Comments We knew “free money would inevitably end”: CEO Jackson. “Affordability would become an issue – particularly around new vehicles.”
Dead Meat Walking: Why Sears Will Be Liquidated by Wolf Richter • Oct 15, 2018 • 72 Comments Bankruptcy can only restructure debts; it cannot revive mutilated brands and bring back mauled customers.
My “Free” Advice for Sears Holding CEO Eddie Lampert by Wolf Richter • Sep 14, 2018 • 103 Comments “Don’t write any more blog posts to blame pensioners for the collapse of Sears Holding after you wasted $5.8 billion on share buybacks.”
