CL-001 · 2017
Apparel chain · USA
The Limited — The Empire Survived; Its Namesake Stores Did Not
fast fashion + e-commerce · Shuttered
CL-002 · 2016
Sporting goods · USA
Sports Authority — Bought With Debt, Outrun, Then Liquidated
LBO debt + Amazon/Dick's · Liquidated
CL-003 · 2019
LBO debt + e-commerce · Liquidated
CL-004 · 2008
LBO debt + recession · Liquidated
CL-005 · 2020
Home furnishings · USA
Pier 1 Imports — The Rattan Bazaar a Pandemic Closed for Good
e-commerce + pandemic · Liquidated
CL-006 · 2023
Home goods · USA
Bed Bath & Beyond — The Coupon Empire That Fired Its Own Brands
e-commerce + a botched private-label turnaround · Liquidated
CL-007 · 2017
Apparel chain · USA
Wet Seal — The Teen-Mall Chain Outrun by Faster, Cheaper Fashion
fast fashion + e-commerce · Liquidated
CL-008 · 2015
Teen apparel · USA
dELiAs — The Catalog That Owned Teen Bedrooms, Then Missed the Internet
failed to adapt + fast fashion · Liquidated
CL-009 · 2019
Children's apparel · USA
Gymboree — A Children’s Chain Buried Under Grown-Up Debt
LBO debt · Liquidated
CL-010 · 2019
Teen apparel · USA
Charlotte Russe — A Fast-Fashion Mall Chain Outrun by Faster Fashion
fast fashion + e-commerce · Liquidated
CL-011 · 2017
Apparel chain · USA
American Apparel — Made in USA, Undone by Its Own Founder
scandal + debt · Online-Only
CL-012 · 2009
LBO debt + recession + Walmart/Target · Liquidated
CL-013 · 2020
Off-price apparel chain · USA
Stein Mart — A Buyout Away from Saved, Then the Pandemic Hit
e-commerce + pandemic · Liquidated
CL-014 · 2014
Off-price apparel · USA
Loehmann’s — The Off-Price Pioneer Its Imitators Outlived
off-price competition (TJ Maxx) + debt · Liquidated
CL-015 · 2025
Fast-fashion apparel · USA
Forever 21 — The Fast-Fashion Giant Out-Fasted by Faster Fashion
Shein/Temu + overexpansion · Liquidated