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TexasTowelie

(111,315 posts)
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:46 PM Apr 2020

J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come this weekend

Clothing apparel company J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come as soon as this weekend, people familiar with the matter tell CNBC.

Privately held J. Crew is working to secure $400 million in financing to fund operations in bankruptcy, said the people, who requested anonymity because the information is confidential. They cautioned that timing could still slip, and plans are not yet finalized.

A spokesperson for J. Crew declined to comment.

The New York-based retailer had already been struggling under a heavy debt load and sales challenges, as it suffered criticism that it fell out of touch with its once-loyal customers. In the past few years, the brand lost both its longtime design chief, Jenna Lyons, and famed retail executive Mickey Drexler.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/30/coronavirus-j-crew-prepares-bankruptcy-filing-that-could-come-this-weekend.html

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J. Crew is preparing for a bankruptcy filing that could come this weekend (Original Post) TexasTowelie Apr 2020 OP
That is so sad Sanity Claws Apr 2020 #1

Sanity Claws

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1. That is so sad
Thu Apr 30, 2020, 04:51 PM
Apr 2020

I like J. Crew. Their clothes are better quality than most manufacturers' clothes.
They rent some prime real estate in NYC. They have stores on lower Fifth Avenue, in Rockefeller Center, and in Columbus Circle. We don't need more empty stores here.

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