The BRD contains data on all of the more than one-thousand large public companies that have filed bankruptcy cases since October 1, 1979. We consider a company "public" if it filed an Annual Report (form 10-K or form 10) with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a year ending not...
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According to their corporate website, Sol Shenk founded the Ohio-based retailer that is now Big Lots in 1967. Initially operating under the name "Consolidated International," the company would later launch the Big Lots closeout chain in 1982. Over the years, the chain grew to include other ...
The problems that Big Lots is having are pretty much the same problems we're hearing about when other retailers and restaurants make announcements about possible closures and bankruptcies: high inflation, lower purchasing power, and an overall decline in spending by their customer base. And, it se...
Note that the “Mr. Yong” about whom I wrote in 2016 lurks on Wechat, so articles published may disappear, although they often reappear elsewhere. Some are official accounts of government entities, including the courts and others are public accounts (公众账号) established by companies, law ...
What companies went out of business in 2020? Neiman Marcus, J.C. Penney, Ascena Retail Group and Tailored Brandshave now joined the ranks of some of the all-time biggest retail bankruptcies on record — including Sears, Toys R Us and Circuit City. The pandemic accelerated a number of indus...
The drug companies were just beginning to consolidate and grab market share during his presidency. And he tried to get the warning out to the American public – but the media ultimately blocked his efforts. That’s why few Americans remember this second warning. ...
butsomeattorneyssaythecarmakersareusinga "scorchedearth"approachtohandlingthesuitsbyneversettlingcasesandexhaustingeveryappeal. Thattacticalchange,plusfriendlierappealscourts,haveemboldenedthecompanies. "Casesthatthesecompaniesusedtosettlearenowbeinglitigatedfurtherandinamoreonerousmanner thanI'veseeninmyentirecareer,"...
Those measures have ensured an efficient, low-cost water-recycling system. In the test beds in the plaza compounds, five firms, including water treatment companies, have set up pilot plants. The companies are vying to develop even better water-recycling systems with greater energy conservation ...