risk management

Chapter 11 Watch: Retailers Head Back To School, Jewelry Loses Its Shine
Chapter 11 Watch: Retailers Head Back To School, Jewelry Loses Its Shine
August 03, 2016  |  Risk Management

The dog days of summer are finally upon the retail world, and if department stores didn’t take the spring and early summer to make up for...

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How The Big Banks Are Bracing For More Loan Losses
How The Big Banks Are Bracing For More Loan Losses
July 25, 2016  |  Risk Management

The consumer loan used to be a safe bet for the big banks, until the financial quicksand of 2008 tore the rug out from under...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Closing Time For Sports Authority, Layoffs For Everyone Else
Chapter 11 Watch: Closing Time For Sports Authority, Layoffs For Everyone Else
July 21, 2016  |  Risk Management

Among all the stresses and tough decisions that filing for Chapter 11 brings onto already struggling retailers, there are a few bright spots to the...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong
Chapter 11 Watch: Hockey Chain Put On Ice, California Livin’ Goes Bust In Hong Kong
July 13, 2016  |  Risk Management

Brick-and-mortar retail will forever remember the day that Nintendo released Pokémon GO, a mobile game that has caused millions of millennials to suddenly discover outside...

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Retail’s Reverse Supply Chain Problem
Retail’s Reverse Supply Chain Problem
July 13, 2016  |  Risk Management

It took a while for the average retailer to reach a level of competency dealing with online orders. That’s not to belittle the feat of...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Bankruptcies Reach Hyperspeed, Staples Mulls Post-Brexit Plans
Chapter 11 Watch: Bankruptcies Reach Hyperspeed, Staples Mulls Post-Brexit Plans
July 07, 2016  |  Risk Management

Remember Martin Shkreli? Probably not. Remember the Pharma Bro? Ah, of course. While Shkreli still sits free on bail awaiting what looks to be a...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Forever 21 Dumped By Supplier, Brexit Shakes Things Up
Chapter 11 Watch: Forever 21 Dumped By Supplier, Brexit Shakes Things Up
June 30, 2016  |  Risk Management

It was an odd week for retail bankruptcies, if only because news of the Brexit decision to pull out of the European Union seemed to give...

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Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky
Chapter 11 Watch: Tough Times For Uniqlo, PacSun Gets Lucky
June 23, 2016  |  Risk Management

Retail’s constant chase for growth means that some or even most will never reach their goals. And the circle of merchant life often means that,...

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