Francesca's filed for bankruptcy twice in six years — the second time was final
Women's fashion retailer Francesca's survived a 2020 bankruptcy, but a second filing in 2026 liquidated all 450 stores and left vendors owed $250M.
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3,222 公開済みの事例 · 随時更新Gome’s founder was China’s richest man — then prison, and the company never recovered
Gome was China’s largest electronics retailer until its founder’s arrest triggered a leadership crisis the company never recovered from.
事例を読むGoogle laid off 12,000 — the first mass layoff that shattered its reputation as a family
Alphabet cut 6% of its workforce in January 2023, the first mass layoff in Google's 25-year history, shattering its reputation as the world's best employer.
事例を読むGoPro created the action camera market — then couldn't escape it
GoPro went from an $86 stock to exploring a sale at $1.33, undone by a single-product trap, a failed drone, and a media pivot that never arrived
事例を読むHarvey Norman advertised interest-free payments while hiding the credit card
Harvey Norman and Latitude promoted 60 no-deposit payments — but hid a credit card and extra fees; the Federal Court imposed A$55M in penalties.
事例を読むICON plc's revenue was overstated for years — the market found out in one day
ICON delayed its 2025 results after an internal probe found revenue overstated by less than 2% in 2023 and 2024. The stock lost 39% in a single session.
事例を読むILOVEYOU virus cost $10B - creator walked as Philippines had no hacking law
A simple VBScript email worm with 'ILOVEYOU' in the subject line infected 10% of all internet-connected computers in 2000. The creator walked free.
事例を読むIndiGo's schedule collapse grounded thousands — and then the CEO resigned
A pilot scheduling failure forced IndiGo to cancel thousands of flights in December 2025. Three months later, CEO Pieter Elbers was gone.
事例を読むLavazza called its capsules compostable — but only in a factory, not a bin
Lavazza advertised Eco Caps as 'compostable.' The ASA ruled the claim was misleading because the pods need industrial composting, not home composting.
事例を読むMarconi bet the company on telecoms, then gave creditors 99.5% of the reset
GEC sold its diversification and became Marconi. Net debt reached £3.17B, shares fell 95%, and creditors took 99.5%.
事例を読むMariella Burani Fashion Group went from IPO to fraudulent bankruptcy in 10 years
An Italian fashion and jewelry group that went public in 2000, expanded aggressively, and collapsed in 2010 with a €700M hole and its founders in prison.
事例を読むNew Horizon Health was a HK$40B cancer screening star — then fraud claims killed it
A once-hyped Hong Kong biotech that promised early cancer detection was delisted in 2025 after fraud claims and a winding-up petition.
事例を読むNidec's founder pressure drove $1B in improper accounting — and a Nikkei ejection
A third-party probe found systemic improper bookkeeping at Nidec, traced to founder pressure. The TSE removed it from the Nikkei 225 and TOPIX.
事例を読むNorlys sold 15% insurance discounts that non-customers could get at 12%
The Danish utility exaggerated the extra value of partner insurance discounts on its website, then paid a DKK 3M fine.
事例を読むOlympus hid $1.7B in losses for 20 years — then the CEO who exposed it was fired
Olympus hid investment losses since the 1990s through inflated acquisitions and fake fees, until a CEO blew the whistle and was sacked.
事例を読むPhones 4u sold 26 phones a minute — then the networks cut it off
Britain's largest independent mobile retailer collapsed overnight when EE and Vodafone terminated supply, leaving 1,700 people jobless.
事例を読むRapido promised an auto in five minutes — then had to refund the guarantee
India's CCPA fined Rapido ₹10 lakh after its guaranteed-auto and cashback ads hid conditions that changed what customers would receive.
事例を読むRobinhood enabled free trading — until the free traders broke the system
Robinhood halted GameStop buying mid-mania, sparking outrage. The IPO flopped, regulators fined it $135M+, and customer trust collapsed.
事例を読むSam's Club stocked familiar snack brands — and members asked what their fee was for
Chinese members challenged Sam's assortment after exclusive versions of familiar mass-market snacks appeared while favored products disappeared.
事例を読むShunfeng, once the world's largest solar manufacturer, was wound up for HK$289M
Shunfeng bought Suntech out of bankruptcy to become a solar giant. The debt never stopped compounding — the HK High Court wound it up in 2025.
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