The coronavirus pandemic has widened the gap between winners and losers of retail, increasing the capacity of large U.S. chains that could remain open throughout the pandemic and feed America’s basic needs. The evidence was strong this week when nationwide retailers revealed they were heading out the summer months in …
Read More »Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy as analysts predicted pressure on normally-robust off-price retail
Off-price retailer Stein Mart Inc. announced bankruptcy on Tuesday amid rising off-price pressures, a retail category that grew for COVID-19. To be sure, Stein Mart SMRT, -37.89% , like many other retailers that have submitted Chapter 11, face challenges even before the coronavirus pandemic. Fiscal losses for 2019 totaled 22 …
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