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Retailers Using Chapter 11 To Break Lease Agreements

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If this becomes a tsunami of retailers rejecting their leases, it’s going to trigger another part of the sea change — the mortgages held by the landlords.”. Sometimes bankruptcy is the most advantageous way to get out of those leases,” he said, noting that some large retailers answer to hundreds of different landlords.

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Four Things Walmart’s Strong Earnings Say About Retailing To A Pandemic World

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The results reversed a trend from last quarter, where the chain was one of many physical retailers facing a tepid holiday season that missed analyst expectations for sales, comparable-sales growth and earnings across the board. But things have reversed dramatically for the retailer amid the COVID-19 pandemic. percent to $134.6

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Robots Poised To Take Over Retail

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Automation has hit the manufacturing industry hard, costing the industry millions of factory jobs — yet it has the potential to hit retail even harder. million jobs over the next 10 years across retail and other sectors. That breaks down to 38 percent of the current 16 million-strong retail workforce.

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Levi Goes ‘Soft And Stretchy’ In A Rigid Retail Market

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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. billion leveraged buyout in 2013.

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Hobby Lobby May Take Up Shop In Former Toys R Us Stores

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Following the closure of Toys R Us stores in June, retailers in the hobby and off-price segments may fill some of the larger empty big-box spaces. In January, the hobby retailer had arrived at a store count of 800 and, in June, the retailer had seven new stores. The retailer had over 700 remaining locations in the U.S.,

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Nine West And Creditors Near Deal That Calls For Asset Sales, Bankruptcy

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Citing people with knowledge of the negotiations, Bloomberg reported news that the deal aims to restructure the company’s nearly $1.5 Nine West would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, armed with a restructuring plan that has the support of its creditors. Nine West has one of highest leverage ratios among its peers in retail.

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Tokenization And Getting A 360-Degree View Into Consumer Spending

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As customers have rapidly restructured their shopping around digital channels, when tokens are integrated correctly and leveraged to their fullest capability by merchants, they can offer what Norris called a “360-degree view into consumers’ spending across multiple channels.”. “The