Marketing
The Lessons We Can All Learn From Sears’s Branding Blunders
Somehow, the tagline "Life. Well spent" just didn't cut it. Here's why.
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Business News
Toys ‘R’ Us Is Coming Back to Life! 3 Things to Know Today.
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Buying a Franchise
After Nearly Going Bankrupt, How Franchise Jersey Mike’s Fought Back and Won
CEO Peter Cancro learned to prepare for the worst, which set him up for lasting success.
By Hayden Field
Marketing
Why a Turnaround at Toys R Us Will Tank
Without an effort to transform its brand story, Toys R Us is another retail example of too little, too late.
By Dave Sutton
Business Legal
I Filed for Bankruptcy at Age 21 — Here’s What I Learned
Follow these seven tips to survive bankruptcy.
By Omar Spahi
Thought Leaders
The Last 8 Years Were Pretty Good for Many Entrepreneurs
Oh, it was no walk in the park, but the structural transformation begun in 2008 has offered opportunity, too.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
U.S. Small Businesses Owed $825 Billion in Unpaid Invoices (Infographic)
That so many small businesses fail is no mystery when, on average, each is owed $84,000 for products and services delivered but not paid for.
By Eyal Shinar
Building a Business
Gawker Settles With Ex-Pro Wrestler Hulk Hogan for $31 Million
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel said in May he helped fund the invasion of the privacy lawsuit filed by Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea.
By Reuters
Business Accounting
6 Steps Resilient Entrepreneurs Take to Rebound From Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is not ultimate failure, it is the clean slate you need to move forward.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
Besieged Gawker Media Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The company has been embroiled in an expensive legal battle with wrestler and entertainer Hulk Hogan, who is backed by wealthy investor Peter Thiel.
By CNBC Staff
Building a Business
Teen Apparel Chain Aeropostale Files for Bankruptcy Protection
After years of losses, the company said in March it was exploring strategic alternatives, including a sale.
By Reuters
Building a Business
SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
The solar energy company is one of the largest non-financial companies to file for bankruptcy protection in the past decade.
By Reuters
Building a Business
American Apparel Lays Off Workers, Considers Outsourcing
An estimated 500 employees have lost their jobs since layoffs began last week, according to a news report.
By Reuters
Building a Business
The Fates of 21 Retailers Who Filed Chapter 11
Here's a list of some retailers that did -- and a few who did not -- bounce back from bankruptcy filings.
Building a Business
Teen Retailer Pacific Sunwear Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The company's shares fell as much 42 percent to a record low of 5 cents in early morning trading.
By Reuters
Buying a Franchise
Owner of This Georgia Fried Chicken Joint Came Out a Winner After Corporate Bankruptcy
By staying true to herself, Vickey Shelton kept the doors of her Mrs. Winner's Chicken and Biscuit restaurant open through tough financial times for the company.
Building a Business
Circuit City Is Coming Back From the Dead
Once the top big-box technology retailer, Circuit City filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
Business Accounting
San Francisco’s Largest Yellow Cab Company Files for Bankruptcy Protection
The company's president blamed competition from ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft, among other factors.
By Laura Entis
Business News
American Apparel Files for Bankruptcy
The company has been trying to rebound since the ousting of its founder and former CEO Dov Charney.
By Phil Wahba
Building a Business
A Failed CEO Is Better Than a Successful Politician
The political class's criticism about setbacks in the work of Trump, Fiorina and Carson is wrong and misguided.
Business News
Luxury Bus Company Leap Declares Bankruptcy, Auctions Buses for $5
The San Francisco-based company used to serve fresh-pressed juice to commuters.
By Biz Carson
Business Accounting
50 Cent’s Bankruptcy Is a Lesson in Valuing What You Earn
When you work your way up, you have to learn to value what you have or you end up losing it.
By Steve Tobak
Business Accounting
5 Money Lessons You Can Learn From 50 Cent’s Bankruptcy
The famed rapper earned a lot of money but not more than he could squander.
Business Accounting
Why It Is Rarely Wise to Borrow From Your 401(k)
Tapping your retirement account when times are tight usually just creates new money problems.
By Andrea Murad
Business News
In Auction for RadioShack Name, Highest Bid Stands at $15 Million
The auction also includes the bankrupt electronic retailer's customer data.
By Reuters
Business News
Hukkster Rises From the Dead as a Real-Time Retail Sales Alert Site
Missing Hukkster? Hukk that. The defunct sale-tracking site is back, but is it better?
Building a Business
RadioShack Rescue Deal Dogged by Fights, Demands for New Auction
The plan to keep 1,740 stores open was attacked by the bankrupt retailer's top creditor, a failed bidder who called the auction a sham and sought a new sale.
By Reuters