6 major retail bankruptcy cases of 2026, from Saks to Eddie Bauer

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Saks Fifth Avenue store.
Saks Global's bankruptcy filing shows how much the retail giant owes to some of the biggest luxury brands.

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Dozens of stores you once loved that don't exist anymore

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Boutique convenience chain Foxtrot collapsed unexpectedly this year.

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There's a new theory that Adam Neumann will buy back WeWork

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WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann

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We should all have the confidence of WeWork's bankruptcy announcement

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WeWork, like Stuart Smalley, believes it's good enough, smart enough, and doggone it people like it.

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'Cries of pain' at smaller firms are being drowned by exuberance elsewhere in the market - but rising defaults point to a recession coming, SocGen says

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Small businesses are feeling the pain of credit conditions.

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More companies are failing as the Fed's war on inflation weighs on businesses

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The number of companies filing for bankruptcy rose again last month.

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Americans are being pinched by rising prices and grueling debt - and the pain isn't going away soon, analyst says

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Stephanie Pomboy.

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