Sears is Dead Meat Walking, after Horrid Holiday Quarter by Wolf Richter • Mar 14, 2018 • 41 Comments Why is Sears’ CEO still touting “progress,” even in SEC filings? Why not tell investors the truth, for once?
It’s Over for Toys ‘R’ Us: Liquidation Next by Wolf Richter • Mar 8, 2018 • 74 Comments Despite earlier denials.
How I Bought a Retail Property and Entered the Hell of Regulatory Interpretation by John McNellis • Feb 3, 2018 • 35 Comments To quote Ringo Starr, “I’m certain that it happens all the time.”
The Brick-and-Mortar-Retail Meltdown in January by Wolf Richter • Feb 1, 2018 • 57 Comments ‘Tis the season for bankruptcies.
Double-Digit Drama on the Ground for Renters by Wolf Richter • Jan 31, 2018 • 48 Comments Rents are on the move, but not in the same direction.
End of the 9-Year Rental Housing Boom? by Wolf Richter • Jan 26, 2018 • 62 Comments Since the Financial Crisis, the number of renters surged at a blistering pace, and renters became a majority in 42 cities, but the trend has now reversed.
The Private Equity Firms at the Core of Brick & Mortar Retail Bankruptcies by Wolf Richter • Jan 22, 2018 • 97 Comments An astounding list of the meltdown: PE firms doomed the retailers.
The ‘Everything Bubble’ and What Happens if Credit Freezes Up in a Credit-Based Economy by Wolf Richter • Jan 21, 2018 • 62 Comments “It could get really messy.”
Albertsons/Safeway Loses Grocery War, Lidl Gives Up? by Wolf Richter • Jan 18, 2018 • 66 Comments Price war by Amazon-Whole Foods and Aldi scuttle Albertsons’ IPO hopes as customer traffic and same-store sales drop despite promos and price cuts.
This is What Happened to Sales & Prices of Manhattan Office Buildings as Chinese Buyers are Suddenly “Absent” by Wolf Richter • Jan 16, 2018 • 92 Comments The formerly hottest trophy market gets a dose of reality.
