The retailer Hudson’s Bay, Canada’s oldest continuously operating company, has begun liquidating nearly all of its stores. According to combined media reports, the company – which dates to 1670 – filed for creditor protection earlier this month. It owes $950 million...
F21 OpCo LLC, the operator and licensee of the Forever 21 stores in the US, announced on Sunday that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. F21 OpCo is responsible for 350 US-based Forever 21 stores. The company stated that its retail locations and website will...
CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) planning to open a dozen mini-stores that only provide full-service pharmacies with a limited retail component. The Wall Street Journal reports the new stores will be on average less than 5,000 square feet, or less than half the size of the...
Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd. (OTCMKTS: SVNDY), the Tokyo-headquartered parent company of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, announced it will spin off its North American operations into a separate company. In a press statement, the company declared it would...
The bankrupt craft retailer Jo-Ann announced it plans to close all its stores. On Feb. 12, the company stated it would close 500 stores. In a new statement, the company spelled out its route to shutting down its entire 800-store chain. “Following a comprehensive sale...