Costcutter's Cadbury Easter page breached the new HFSS ad rules
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2,000 PUBLISHED CASES · REGULARLY UPDATEDGome's founder surrendered the company to a creditor for HK$377M
By end-2025 Gome had ¥156M of revenue, ¥19.95B of debt and ¥5.35M of cash. In January 2026 its founder settled HK$377M of debt with 25.1B new shares.
Read the caseEichbaum — the 346-year-old Mannheim brewery that ran out of time
Germany's second-oldest brewery, founded in 1679, filed for bankruptcy in October 2025 and shut down production in July 2026 — 240 jobs lost.
Read the caseHISSO was a 15-year Hong Kong fashion chain — the retail winter shut all 18 stores
Hong Kong's homegrown HISSO brand closed all 12 HISSO and 6 Story Behind stores by April 2026, selling stock at up to 90% off.
Read the caseL'Oréal is shutting 7 brand sites in Hong Kong — retreat from a small market
L'Oréal will close HK e-commerce for Lancôme, YSL, Armani, Aesop, Kiehl's, Shu Uemura and Helena Rubinstein. Customers are redirected to Tmall.
Read the caseOco (오코), Kumkang heir's men's fashion platform, closed in 2026
The Kumkang shoe family's eldest son lost ₩6B in one year on a fashion platform that made ₩3.2B — and closed it quietly in 2026.
Read the caseSeibu Shibuya, the department store that shaped Tokyo youth fashion, closes after 58 years
Seibu Shibuya, a landmark of Shibuya youth culture since 1968, closes on 30 September 2026 after failed lease negotiations with landowners.
Read the caseSkincity shut down after 14 years — the owner stopped investing after the Kicks merger
Skincity grew to nearly 600M SEK in sales, then owner Axel Johnson merged it into Kicks and stopped working the site — sales slid and it closed in March 2025.
Read the caseThe TCG stopped trading two months after its Akihabara shop opened
An April 2026 report said the Tokyo trading-card retailer had stopped business and was preparing a bankruptcy application.
Read the caseMalin+Goetz's premium skincare thrived in New York — its UK stores collapsed in 6 years
Malin+Goetz closed all 7 UK stores and filed for administration in Jan 2026, after expanding too fast into a market that could not sustain retail footfall.
Read the caseSholayered's Seoul pop-up was a hit — a year later it pulled out of Korea
Japanese niche perfume brand Sholayered rode Japan buzz into Korean duty-free and a Seongsu pop-up — then exited within a year as competition heated up.
Read the caseA Sneaker City grew to 16 stores in 4 years — then filed Chapter 11
A Sneaker City, an Albany sneaker retailer, grew to 16 mall stores in 4 years — then filed Chapter 11 in July 2026 after landlord lawsuits gutted revenue.
Read the caseGU (极优) had 12 years and 13 stores in China — by 2025 it was down to 2
Fast Retailing's cheap sister brand entered China in 2013. After peaking at 13 stores it closed its Shanghai flagship in Aug 2025 — only 2 stores remained.
Read the caseWired ended its UK print edition in 2026 — half the London staff gone, digital-only
Condé Nast's Wired ended UK print after the Winter 2025 issue, halving the London editorial team and pivoting to digital-only.
Read the caseGeedup built a streetwear cult and a $98M founder — then the taxman closed it
Australian streetwear brand Geedup was liquidated after the ATO wound it up over a A$2.2M tax debt, despite cult drops and $20M+ revenue.
Read the caseT2 Tea, the Australian premium tea brand, exited Singapore after 9 years
T2 Tea closed all 3 Singapore stores in 2026, retreating to its home market after trying and failing to sustain international retail.
Read the caseCollective Voice ran 140K creators on affiliate marketing — then shut down in 2026
Collective Voice, the creator platform that connected 140,000 creators with 22,000 brands, announced shutdown in December 2025, winding down by July 2026.
Read the caseAfter 33 years in China, Isetan's last department store was renamed in 2026
Isetan, Japan's oldest department store, opened its first China store in 1993. The last one was renamed in April 2026 — zero stores left in mainland China.
Read the caseBolt's 'UK Weight Loss Reviews' page was its own ad
Bolt Pharmacy ran a Facebook page called 'UK Weight Loss Reviews' — an 'independent' review site that was its own marketing, pushing Wegovy and Mounjaro.
Read the caseRituals Cosmetics exited Japan after barely 16 months
The Dutch lifestyle beauty brand pulled out of Japan in January 2026, lasting less than a year and a half after its grand launch.
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