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Sunday, January 11, 2009 9:34:57 PM
Wave of Bankruptcy Filings Expected From Retailers in Wake of Holidays
JANUARY 12, 2009
Drained by the worst consumer-spending slump in decades and burdened by debt, U.S. retailers are expected to begin a wave of post-holiday bankruptcy filings, altering the landscape at malls and on main streets across the country.
Retailers are particularly vulnerable in the current downturn after a decade of buoyant consumer spending, which encouraged them to overexpand and overborrow. Now, the banks and private investors who financed the boom are pulling back.
Several of the industry's biggest lenders, including General Electric Co.'s GE Capital, CIT Group Inc. and Wachovia Corp., are tightening lending terms and reducing exposure to retailers. Their tougher ...
LINK: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123171955382272193.html
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