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In 1985, it was acquired by Zayre, a Framingham, Massachusetts-based discount department store chain. After Zayre was acquired by Ames, HomeClub was spun off under a new company called Waban Inc., which also owned BJ's Wholesale Club. In 1991, it discontinued its membership program and adopted the HomeBase name shortly thereafter.
The following private equity firm or hedge fund owned companies have filed for bankruptcy protection: A&P (grocery chain) [1] Brookstone [2] Envision Healthcare [3] Friendly's [1] GenesisCare [3] Instant Brands (maker of Instant Pot and Pyrex) [4] Kmart [5] Party City [6] Payless Shoe Source [2] Prospect Medical Holdings [7] RadioShack [2] Red ...
The details vary between jurisdictions. In the US, the liquidation bankruptcy is governed by Chapter 7 of the Title 11 of the United States Code and is generally available to individuals passing a means test. Reorganization bankruptcy is governed by Chapters 11 and 13. [1] Chapter 11 is mostly used by high net-worth individuals. [2]
In 1989, TJX spun off their warehouse division, consisting of BJ's and now-defunct HomeClub (later known as HomeBase, then House2Home), to form Waban, Inc. In August 1997, Waban spun off BJ's to become an independent company, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, while Waban renamed itself to HomeBase, Inc. [7]
The chain filed for its second bankruptcy and liquidation on August 7, 2019, [13] closing the remaining 54 stores [14] with plans to auction its intellectual property. [15] ALDO filed for bankruptcy on May 7, 2020, citing repercussions related to the COVID-19 pandemic as to why. [16] The shoe chain emerged from bankruptcy two years later. [17]
We're just a few months into 2019, but we've already seen a number of major retailers file for bankruptcy. These 10 retailers have filed for bankruptcy or liquidation in 2019 Skip to main content
On October 10, 2018, it was reported that Sears Holdings had engaged advisors regarding an imminent bankruptcy filing. [44] [45] The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on October 15, 2018, in New York; the same day that a $134 million debt payment was due, [46] and will close 142 stores, including 63 Kmart stores and 79 Sears ...
Building #19 was a New England chain of discount closeout retailers that operated from 1964 until it declared bankruptcy in 2013. [5] At the time of its bankruptcy, it had thirteen stores. The family that owned the chain later reopened two of the former locations as a part of a new business, The Rug Department , that was limited to rugs and ...