“Apocalypse.” “Bloodbath.” “Deathwatch.”
There’s no shortage of hyperbole around the retail industry these days.
But as bankruptcies reach recession levels, it’s hard not to marvel with a kind of dark awe, at the rate of financial failures among retailers as their markets upend. It’s also hard to observe the industry and not wonder who might be next.
An interest payment, debt maturity, operating loss, supplier squeeze or some combination of all of those can send a retailer into bankruptcy court.
