Global Finance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging its position. Accordingly, China’s involvement in Africa goes beyond trade, encompassing a mix of economic investments, geopolitical strategies, and local challenges. billion, leading to debt restructuring negotiations.

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JULY 31, 2020

According to the The Dallas Morning News , the luxury retailer is closer to exiting bankruptcy and is on schedule to have an approved business plan this fall and to emerge from Chapter 11 before Christmas. Neiman Marcus could exit Chapter 11 in time for holiday shopping.

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Future CFO

OCTOBER 28, 2019

HSBC’s CFO Ewen Stevenson said the bank plans to restructure its loss-making businesses after announcing an 18% year-on-year drop in pre-tax profit in Q3 on Monday. Ring-fencing is a rule by which banks in the UK are required to separate their retail business from their riskier wholesale and investment banking business.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 4, 2023

Earlier this week, Wells Fargo named the stock a top tactical investing idea for the first quarter. Salesforce — Shares of the cloud-based software company jumped more than 3% after Salesforce announced that it is cutting 10% of its personnel and reducing some office space as part of a restructuring plan.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Retailers that are unable to call on substantial financial reserves are struggling in the current environment. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Mobile shopping is growing and a key focus of retailers going into the holiday season. Along with Claire’s Stores Inc.,

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2020

There’s $454 billion earmarked for retailers in the vast series of COVID-19 relief legislation passed last week. But none of it will arrive in time for the April rent and lease deadline staring retailers right in the bank account come Wednesday. And if it’s any consolation, retail rents will almost certainly drop in the short term.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2017

There’s no question about it — today’s retail landscape is undergoing a digital revolution. With the online world enabling individuals to more easily start their own businesses, we’ve seen the likes of Etsy, Warby Parker and Dollar Shave Club come onto the retail scene. With Macy’s and Kohls’ shares down 20 percent alongside J.C.

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Musings on Markets

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

If you are a shareholder in a company, i.e., an equity investor, the measure that best reflects the profits the company made on the equity you invested in them is the earnings per share. In addition, accounting decisions to write off an asset or take restructuring charges will make the calculation of invested capital more difficult.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

s most high-profile retailers is doing well in the U.S. and another one is ready to open, both of them seeking a new market as their home turf sees retail struggles. s fastest growing brick-and-mortar retailer, Wren Kitchens. And also in training our retail staff to offer the customer a fantastic service.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2020

Marijuana retail company MedMen is in the midst of a cash crunch in the industry, and it has been offering its vendors shares in the company in lieu of payment, according to a report Thursday (Jan. The industry investment dried up in about March of last year, according to Viridian Capital Advisors data. 23) by MarketWatch. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

After 126 years in business as an iconic American retailer, Sears Holdings has reportedly turned down a bid by Chairman Eddie Lampert to help it stay open. But Lampert’s hedge fund, ESL Investments, reportedly wants to challenge the decision per unnamed sources with knowledge of the situation, CNBC reported.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 9, 2017

For years, the retail industry has added more and more locations to help feed the hungry consumer, but the main issue now is whether this has backfired on retailers. One company speaking to this is clothing retailer Urban Outfitters. One company speaking to this is clothing retailer Urban Outfitters.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2018

However, the sources told WSJ that the retailer is looking into alternatives to avoid a restructuring in court. 9), Sears reportedly brought on a new director, Alan Carr, who is a restructuring expert. He wants the retailer’s board to sell assets and creditors to refinance debts. And, on Tuesday (Oct.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

According to the South China Morning Post , the company, backed by Fung Retailing Group, will open most of the newest locations in China, and is also considering Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia. locations last June after failing to restructure its debt or find a buyer. It currently operates more than 550 stores in the region. “We

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

The retailer, which employs 85,000 people, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month after the coronavirus forced it to shut its more than 800 stores, which followed years of weak sales. Sycamore is considering acquiring the entire company or making an investment in JCPenney, the news service reported.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2016

Absolutely no need to panic, then — unless the topic is retail bankruptcies , which increased year over year by 24 percent. Such is the double-edged sword of a retail industry swept up in innovation. For every new path cut through the market, the retailers standing in the way are cut down. January — Wet Seal. As of Feb.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

As of last year, Deutsche has been undergoing a restructuring effort that encompasses a decrease of its balance sheet, 18,000 employment reductions by 2022 and less investment banking activity. The bank indicated the decision would save a forecast $4.3

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E78 Partners

JUNE 16, 2025

Daimler ultimately divested most of its stake for a fraction of the original investment, a clear signal that synergy without alignment is unsustainable. Kmart and Sears (2005) – $11 Billion This retail merger attempted to create scale at a time when agility and digital transformation were more critical.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2019

Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reported that a sale or restructuring are two of the options being considered. Payless has hired investment bank PJ SOLOMON to help determine its best course of action. Payless wouldn’t be the first retailer to file for bankruptcy again so soon.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Retail, for all intents and purposes, has always been an interdependent system. And all retailers depend on the one constant that separates any business from a hobby: the customer. And all retailers depend on the one constant that separates any business from a hobby: the customer. 2) Owned retail outlets.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

looks to improve the channel mix of its eponymous brand and shutter specialty stores, the retailer beat analysts’ earnings estimates but fell short on top-line revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018. The retailer reported revenues of $4.62 He added that Old Navy is one of the quickest-growing apparel retailers in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2018

Stories include Southeast Asia ride-hailing service Grab on the verge of a huge investment, Huawei knocking off Apple in smartphones, Royal Bank of Scotland getting a reprieve, Shopify shares falling amid a slowdown and solid private sector jobs growth in July. Shopify Shares Fall Amid Slowing Growth During Second Quarter.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

It was a tumultuous week for fashion retail and department stores. Next week could be a tipping point between the “great resettling” and the “great bankruptcy,” with short-term as well as long-term consequences for the retail landscape. It’s likely to be the largest such wave in modern retail history.”.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

But it has now become the latest in an array of New York retailers to file for bankruptcy, following luxury retailer Barneys New York and grocer Fairway Market. Modell plans to continue discussions from here on out about possibilities for recapitalization of sales through asset sales or an equity investment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 29, 2020

That fallout is worst for lodging, gaming, senior housing, nursing homes, student housing, and most retail.”. Bloomberg reported Tennessee-based CBL Properties, which owns 68 enclosed, outlet and open-air retail malls, is seeking advice on strategic and financing options, including restructuring.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The retailer said it has received new financing commitments that will offer enough liquidity to fund it until the sale’s closing, according to an announcement. In addition, the retailer said new Authentic Brands Group LLC subsidiary ABG-Lucky LLC will buy all of its intellectual property assets. Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The apparel retailer reported that Aerie digital demand jumped 113 percent and AE rose 21 percent, according to an announcement. “In American Eagle Outfitters concluded Q2 with $899 million in cash and short-term investments, marking a rise from $317 million in 2019, after generating $173 million in operating cash flow in Q2.

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CFO News Room

JANUARY 18, 2023

Income from financial holdings (including cash balances, investments in financial securities and minority holdings in other businesses) are added back, and interest expenses on debt are subtracted out to get to taxable income. Returns on Invested Capital (or Equity).

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JUNE 1, 2020

With its store closing sales set to start after retail locations can safely open again, Pier 1 Imports, Inc. The home décor and accessories retailer intends to finish its liquidation sales by the conclusion of October, according to a press release. said it has received the green light from the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The retailer said $250 million is available now and a further $150 million will be available as needed after Sept. The CEO continued, “This financing provides us with ample liquidity to ensure business continuity as we gradually reopen our stores, invest in fall inventory, and fund the expansion of our digital offerings.”.

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PYMNTS

MAY 21, 2020

For its part, Zomato recently landed $5 million in new investment. could see a permanent market restructuring that has $158 billion in brick-and-mortar sales moving to online shopping. The biggest shift in consumers’ use of the internet has been in how they shop for retail goods. The report concluded the U.S.

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CFO Simplified

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Inflation is on the move, cash from banks is becoming more difficult to obtain, scrutiny from lenders is increasing, and it is an employee’s market with immense labor movement particularly in the retail and service industries. On top of that, the supply chain is unpredictable, and the virus that started it all is still among us.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Citing people familiar with the situation, CNBC reported that as part of the potential bankruptcy the shoe retailer is looking to offload its real estate to buyers. If there are no buyers to be had, the retailer may be forced to close most of the stores, or worse, all of the stores located in North America.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

When asked, fear of crowds surfaced as consumers’ primary reason for preferring to carry on with digital-first experiences when it comes to shopping for groceries (57 percent), purchasing retail products (52 percent) and even ordering food from restaurants (45 percent). You cannot restructure when revenues go to zero,” Steinmetz noted.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

billion in financing, a big vote of investor confidence for the toy and game retail brand which had recently declared bankruptcy. 18, 2017, with an overall goal of restructuring its operations and substantial outstanding debt, Chain Store Age reports. Toys“R”Us has just managed to secure $3.1

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

When Logan’s Roadhouse, the Nashville, Tennessee-based steakhouse chain, filed for bankruptcy in August it announced that it planned to close 34 of its 256 restaurant locations nationwide as part of a restructuring plan. The suit, filed by Bloso Investments Ltd. in a Delaware court on Sept.

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Global Finance

OCTOBER 9, 2024

US Treasuries and stock index futures, for example, can be traded at any time from Monday to Friday; retail traders are increasingly using platforms like Robinhood for 24-hour weekday access to US stocks; and the New York Stock Exchange—for the first time ever—is expressing interest in a 24/7 bourse.

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