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Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
Will Risky Supplier Financing Light The $1.3T Debt Bomb’s Fuse?
October 12, 2018  |  Debt

Stock markets around the globe seem to be in freefall. Interest rates are marching higher. Sears, at least at the time this article, is prepping for...

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Big Lenders Make Push To Liquidate Sears
Big Lenders Make Push To Liquidate Sears
October 11, 2018  |  Retail

Sears Holdings may be liquidated in the wake of a meeting Wednesday with several of the struggling retailer’s biggest lenders that did not result in...

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Sears Halts Supplier Payments As Bankruptcy Looms
Sears Halts Supplier Payments As Bankruptcy Looms
October 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With talk of bankruptcy growing louder for Sears, the struggling retailer has reportedly stopped paying suppliers. Reports in Reuters on Thursday (Oct. 11) said three...

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Mattress Firm Plans To Shrink Footprint With Chapter 11 Filing
Mattress Firm Plans To Shrink Footprint With Chapter 11 Filing
October 05, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to shrink its store footprint and shore up its balance sheets, Mattress Firm and its subsidiaries have filed for a voluntary Chapter...

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Retail Pulse: Brandless And Wayfair Plan Pop-Ups, Kroger Teams With Walgreens For Pickup
Retail Pulse: Brandless And Wayfair Plan Pop-Ups, Kroger Teams With Walgreens For Pickup
October 05, 2018  |  Retail

Digitally native retailers are testing out temporary brick-and-mortar locations to drive consumer engagement — and allow their customers to experience some of their selections in...

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Toys R Us Brand Might Make A Comeback
Toys R Us Brand Might Make A Comeback
October 03, 2018  |  Retail

In a potential revival of the Toys R Us brand, lenders are looking to reorganize the company’s assets into a new company. The firm would...

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Sears CEO Wants To Restructure Debt, Sell Assets
Sears CEO Wants To Restructure Debt, Sell Assets
September 25, 2018  |  Retail

In an effort to avoid bankruptcy, Sears CEO Edward Lampert is pitching a rescue plan: He wants the retailer’s board to sell assets and creditors...

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Carillion To Give Rise To Supplier Payments Standards?
Carillion To Give Rise To Supplier Payments Standards?
September 24, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The Carillion bankruptcy has implications for late payments beyond the construction industry. Some observers, such as David Brown, CPO of Previse, see opportunity for a widespread...

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Suppliers Wary Of Toys R Us Repeat
Suppliers Wary Of Toys R Us Repeat
August 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Toys R Us the store may already be a distant memory for shoppers – but for its suppliers, lessons learned from the retailer’s demise are...

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