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Week of March 2, 2026

Takeoff Technologies: Customer-Funded Sale to Woolworths

Takeoff Technologies filed chapter 11 in Delaware after grocery e-commerce demand slowed, used customer-funded DIP financing to support a 363 sale to Woolworths, and kept its main bankruptcy case open into 2026 for claims reconciliation under a liquidating plan.

FreefallConsumer & retail

Mar 6

Eddie Bauer: Plan Effective Date Starts Store Wind-Down

Eddie Bauer's confirmed chapter 11 plan became effective in May 2026, shifting the failed store sale process into a plan-administrator wind-down.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

99 Cents Only Stores: 371-Store Liquidation and Wind-Down

99 Cents Only Stores filed chapter 11 in Delaware on Apr. 7, 2024 with a $60.8M DIP and a full-chain wind-down; plan confirmed Jan. 24, 2025.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

rue21 Files Third Chapter 11 to Liquidate 540 Stores, Sells Brand to YM Inc. for $4M

rue21 filed chapter 11 May 2, 2024 in Delaware to liquidate 540+ stores; the brand sold to YM Inc. for about $4M and the case was dismissed in Sept. 2024.

FreefallConsumer & retail

Mar 6

JOANN: Craft Retailer Files Second Bankruptcy, Closes All 800 Stores

JOANN filed second chapter 11 Jan 2025; closed all 800+ stores. IP sold to Michaels affiliate. Liquidation completed May 2025.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Express: Phoenix Retail 363 Sale and Plan Wind-Down

Express, the apparel retailer, filed chapter 11 in April 2024 and sold operations to Phoenix Retail. Covers the DIP, 363 sale, and plan wind-down.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Casino Guichard-Perrachon Files Chapter 15 to Enforce €8.2 Billion French Safeguard Restructuring

Casino Feb 2024 SDNY ch. 15 recognized French accelerated safeguard proceedings; U.S. case closed June 2024.

Chapter 15Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Careismatic Brands: $782M Debt Eliminated in Lender Recapitalization

Careismatic Brands filed chapter 11 in the District of New Jersey in January 2024 with $125M in lender-supported financing. The confirmed plan eliminated $782M in secured debt via a debt-to-equity recapitalization. Nexus Capital Management became the new owner in June 2024.

PrenegotiatedConsumer & retail

Mar 6

Conn's Sells Consumer Receivable Portfolios to Jefferson Capital and Winds Down After Chapter 11

Conn's July 2024 Houston ch. 11 paired store closings with a 363 sale and DIP/cash collateral; Jefferson Capital deal at $360M.

FreefallConsumer & retail

Mar 6

The Body Shop U.S. Files Chapter 7 After UK Parent Administration Cuts Off Cash

The Body Shop U.S. U.S. entity entered ch. 7 liquidation after UK parent administration disrupted cash and operations.

Chapter 7Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Avon Products Files Chapter 11, Returns Non-U.S. Business to Natura via $125M Credit-Bid

Avon Products Aug 2024 Delaware ch. 11 sold non-U.S. Avon operations via 363 process and confirmed a liquidation trust.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Party City: Second Filing Liquidation Funded by Cash Collateral and Asset Sales

Party City Dec 2024 S.D. Texas ch. 11 pursued a cash-collateral-funded liquidation with inventory, lease, and IP sale milestones.

FreefallConsumer & retail

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