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Ascena Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Plans Store Closures

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Ascena Retail Group, Inc. The retailer and “certain of its subsidiaries” have come to a restructuring support agreement (RSA) with more than 68 percent of secured term lenders, according to a Thursday (July 23) statement.

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Silvergate, Bed Bath & Beyond, Walgreens and more

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Signage outside a Bed Bath & Beyond retail store in New York, Aug. The company also sold off more the $5 billion of debt securities to cover the withdrawals, resulting in a loss on those sales of $718 million. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images. Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. The bank said it $3.8

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Deutsche Bank, PNC Plan To Reduce Brick-And-Mortar Bank Branch Footprints

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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. PNC Bank plans to reduce the count of its branch offices through next year, Fox Business reported. In the U.S.,

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Sycamore Partners Reportedly Negotiating To Buy JCPenney

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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. In mid-May, the struggling retailer disclosed that it paid $17 million in interest charges on a secured loan to avoid a default.

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JCPenney To Shutter 154 Stores, Start Closing Sales

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JCPenney has identified the first round of 154 retail location closures, after an assessment of its store footprint and evaluation of “future strategic fit” as well as performance. The retailer said closing sales will commence at 154 stores following a court order entered at a U.S.

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Report: ABG May Buy Bankrupt Ann Taylor Parent Firm Ascena

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Authentic Brands Group ( ABG ), the New York-based brand management company, could be the latest potential buyer of Ascena Retail Group , the recently bankrupt parent firm of Ann Taylor, Footwear News reported. Under a restructuring, the conglomerate would close its Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico stores and its Catherines shops.

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Ascena Receives Court Approval To Sell Ann Taylor Brand, Other Labels

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Ascena Retail Group Inc. The arrangement would keep the company as a going concern with a minimum of 900 retail locations, the newspaper reported. 8) he would give the go-ahead to the sale of most of the retail group’s leftover property to Sycamore Partners. In July, Ascena Retail Group, Inc.