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Gymboree Eyes Bankruptcy Loan
Retail // December 21, 2018

With a potential Chapter 11 filing on the horizon, Gymboree Group Inc. is reportedly looking for a bankruptcy loan. That financing could allow some of the retailer’s stores to remain operating as the company seeks a buyer, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to unnamed...

RadioShack Looks For A Comeback With HobbyTown Partnership
Retail // July 27, 2018

RadioShack is looking to make a comeback through a new partnership with HobbyTown. After emerging from bankruptcy, the 97-year-old company, now owned by General Wireless Operations, is installing new RadioShack Express “stores” inside 100 HobbyTown locations, the companies announced Thursday (July 26). RadioShack recently refocused its...

RadioShack’s Lifeline Beats On
Retail // July 20, 2017

RadioShack may be down, but don’t count it out just yet. Consumers may have seen signs posted in RadioShack stores announcing store closings and clearance sales while walking through malls or driving through their cities. Everything must go. In its latest news, though, the electronics retailer...

RadioShack Closes 1,000 Stores
Retail // June 02, 2017

RadioShack closed 1,000 stores over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving the chain with only 70 company-owned stores and 500 dealer stores in operation across the U.S. According to Chain Store Age, the company announced its liquidation sales to shoppers via social media, including Twitter. Among...

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Gymboree Eyes Bankruptcy Loan

December 21, 2018
With a potential Chapter 11 filing on the horizon, Gymboree Group Inc. is reportedly looking for a bankruptcy loan. That financing could allow some of the retailer’s stores to remain operating as the company seeks a buyer, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to unnamed sources cited in the report, it is probable that Gymboree […]

RadioShack Looks For A Comeback With HobbyTown Partnership

July 27, 2018
RadioShack is looking to make a comeback through a new partnership with HobbyTown. After emerging from bankruptcy, the 97-year-old company, now owned by General Wireless Operations, is installing new RadioShack...

RadioShack’s Lifeline Beats On

July 20, 2017
RadioShack may be down, but don’t count it out just yet. Consumers may have seen signs posted in RadioShack stores announcing store closings and clearance sales while walking through malls...

RadioShack Closes 1,000 Stores

June 02, 2017
RadioShack closed 1,000 stores over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving the chain with only 70 company-owned stores and 500 dealer stores in operation across the U.S. According to Chain Store...