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Week of March 2, 2026

Mar 6

Lion Ribbon: $1 Acquisition Precedes 76-Day Chapter 11 Sale

Lion Ribbon IG Design Group Americas ch. 11. $1 Hilco acquisition, $53M DIP, six sale orders in 167-day case.

Consumer & retail

Mar 6

Fluid Truck Sells Assets to Kingbee for $10M, Converts to Chapter 7

Fluid Truck sold its assets to Kingbee Rentals for about $10M in December 2024 after filing chapter 11 in Delaware. The case converted to chapter 7 in September 2025.

FreefallConsumer & retail

Mar 6

Big Lots Converts to Chapter 7 After $707.5M Sale Financing

Big Lots entered chapter 11 with $707.5M in financing for a sale process, sold substantially all assets to Gordon Brothers, and converted to chapter 7.

Chapter 7Consumer & retail

Week of February 2, 2026

Feb 5

True Value: $153M Sale to Do it Best and Wind-Down Plan

True Value Company, a Chicago-based hardware wholesaler, filed chapter 11 in Delaware on Oct. 14, 2024. The company sold its wholesale platform to Do it Best Corp. for $153 million. The liquidating plan was confirmed April 17, 2025, and went effective April 25, 2025.

Consumer & retail

Feb 3

Sam Ash Music: $15.2M Gonher Sale, 42 Stores Closed

Sam Ash Music Corporation, the century-old music retailer, filed chapter 11 on May 8, 2024, closed all 42 stores, and sold its e-commerce platform and Samson Technologies wholesale unit to Mexico-based Gonher for $15.2 million. The liquidating plan went effective August 30, 2024.

Consumer & retail

Feb 3

Thrasio Hands Lenders Control After $495M Debt Cut

Thrasio cut about $495 million of debt in its 2024 chapter 11, handing control to first-lien lenders; its Legacy Trust later reached a $65 million settlement.

PrenegotiatedConsumer & retail

Week of January 12, 2026

Jan 15

Tupperware: Lender-Driven 363 Sale and Confirmed Liquidation Trust Plan

Tupperware Sept 2024 Delaware ch. 11 ran a lender-driven 363 sale and confirmed a liquidation trust plan in 2025.

Consumer & retail

Week of January 5, 2026

Jan 10

Rite Aid: $4B Debt and Complete Liquidation After Two Filings

Rite Aid filed chapter 11 in October 2023 with $4 billion in funded debt and more than 1,600 opioid lawsuits. After emerging in September 2024 with $2 billion in debt eliminated, the pharmacy chain filed again in May 2025 and liquidated completely, closing all stores by October 2025.

FreefallConsumer & retail

Week of December 29, 2025

Jan 3

WeightWatchers: $1.15B Debt Cut in 42-Day Prepackaged Plan

WeightWatchers filed prepackaged chapter 11 in Delaware on May 6, 2025, after GLP-1 weight loss drugs undercut its subscription model. The 42-day case eliminated $1.15B of $1.6B in debt; the company emerged as a private entity on June 24, 2025.

PrepackagedConsumer & retail

Jan 3

Publishers Clearing House: Sweepstakes Icon Collapse Leaves Prize Winners Unsecured

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) filed chapter 11 Apr 2025; brand sold to ARB for $7.1M and "5,000 a week for life" winners became unsecured creditors.

Consumer & retail

Jan 2

Gardener's Supply Bankruptcy: $9M Sale Ends 38-Year Employee Ownership

Gardener's Supply filed chapter 11 June 20, 2025, after ESOP buyback obligations, a 35% revenue decline to $71.5M, and technology failures. Gardens Alive acquired the assets for $9M; five of six stores remain open. ESOP holders received no distribution under the confirmed liquidating plan.

Consumer & retail

Jan 1

Worldwide Machinery Group: Greenberg Family Reclaims Business via $69M Sale in 41 Days

Worldwide Machinery filed chapter 11 in Texas after lender sale disputes and completed a $69M going-concern sale to a Greenberg family buyer in 41 days.

Consumer & retail