Unternehmerische Misserfolge, teure Entscheidungen und ihre Lehren.
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In 1994 the Guerlain family sold its majority stake to LVMH. The family's perfumer stayed a decade. When he left, the house lost its link to five generations.
Fall lesenWhen KPMG flagged billions in irregularities, Serba Dinamik sued the auditor instead of fixing its accounts. The SC charged it and the company was wound up.
Fall lesenA family succession dispute led to Yung Kee Holdings being wound up in 2015. The restaurant survived and reopened after renovation in 2021.
Fall lesenHong Kong's top broadcaster laid off 500+ staff as viewership collapsed, lost its chairman and CEO, and posted a record HK$0.8B loss.
Fall lesenDhirubhai Ambani built India's biggest firm and died without a succession plan. The brothers' split gave Anil the telecom arm — it went from $42B to bankruptcy.
Fall lesenIndia's edtech unicorn Unacademy spent the pandemic years hiring aggressively, then laid off staff in repeated rounds while its founders moved to a new project.
Fall lesenChristine's (克莉丝汀) sold a billion-yuan IPO on the strength of a thousand stores, then lost money every year after 2012 and shut every door a decade later.
Fall lesenThe food-tech startup's 'working financials' overstated five years of revenue by $550M — the real numbers sat in a drawer.
Fall lesenIn 2020 Lufthansa stored its entire A380 fleet and confirmed retirement in April 2022. Two months later it reversed course; reactivation cost millions.
Fall lesenShanghai Gao Yijiang claimed its bottled water could fight oxidation; the water was ordinary packaged water, and the regulator fined it ¥200,000.
Fall lesenCEO Tobi Lütke admitted Shopify had over-hired after Covid-driven growth; two rounds of layoffs followed, eroding trust.
Fall lesenA $5.8B acquisition became a three-year optimization plan: 1,200 jobs cut in 2024, 1,600 in 2025, ~880 in 2026 — ~5% a year, recast by the CEO as an AI pivot.
Fall lesenIndoor Group ran Asko and Sotka, heritage Finnish furniture brands with ~70 stores. Bankrupt in February 2026. 15,000 customers paid for goods that never came.
Fall lesenTwo centuries old, 84% of sales abroad, €83M of bank debt. In April 2026 Zonin 1821 asked to freeze its debts after 2025 revenue fell about a tenth.
Fall lesenAfter Anchor Brewing’s 2023 closure, Sapporo announced a transfer of Stone brand rights and hospitality assets in April 2026.
Fall lesenLaunched in 2000, operated by A&S Co. The brand announced closure on 15 May 2026; its ZOZOTOWN shop shut in July and its online store in October.
Fall lesenA tumbler called 'Tank', a slogan echoing a police cover-up, and an AI tool that suggested it. Shinsegae's chairman bowed three times on television.
Fall lesenA first-generation Korean athleisure brand raised ₩12B from top VCs. Marketing outran results, capital eroded, and the court declared bankruptcy in July 2026.
Fall lesenHertz carried $17B in debt, mostly tied to its vehicle fleet. When travel collapsed in 2020, revenue vanished but the debt didn't. Bankruptcy in May.
Fall lesenBoeing outsourced most of the 787 to global suppliers to cut costs. The result: years of delays, $32B in cost overruns, and quality problems that persist.
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