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Solvency Intelligence

Sectors / Retail

Retail

Distress rising

Retail had one of its heaviest bankruptcy years on record in 2024–2025 — Party City, JOANN, Big Lots and Rite Aid among dozens of chains filing Chapter 11, many liquidating entirely. We track the public distress signals across retail for the landlords, suppliers and lenders exposed when a chain goes dark.

10 companies flagged · live distress index

#CompanyFlaggedSignalsSeverity

1Big Lots, Inc. · OH2024-09-091Critical 2The Container Store Group, Inc. · TX2024-12-221Critical 3JOANN Inc. · OH2025-01-151Critical 4Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. · NJ2023-04-231Critical 5Party City Holdco Inc. · NJ2024-12-211Critical 6Express, Inc. · OH2024-04-221Critical 7Conn's, Inc. · TX2024-07-231Critical 8Rite Aid Corporation · PA2025-05-051Critical 9David's Bridal LLC · PA2023-04-171Critical 10QVC INC2026-05-151Critical

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