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MBK bought Korea's hypermarket chain from Tesco with ₩5T of borrowed money. In March 2025 a rating cut triggered early repayment; the court plan failed in 2026.
Ler o casoFifty years of family-owned fashion, €196M in sales, and losses the owners stopped funding. Sold in 2023; the Lille court's continuation plan came in 2024.
Ler o casoThe 'queue king of Chongqing hotpot' calls the Changsha collapse one agent's outside bets gone wrong. The members' prepaid balances sat with that agent.
Ler o casoNordic Fashion Brands declared bankruptcy in September 2024 with 116 jobs lost. A month later a former shareholder bought Noa Noa out of the estate.
Ler o casoLess than 3% of global genetic research material was African; the startup built to fix that closed in 2023 with three CEOs in two years and unpaid creditors.
Ler o caso2,750 stores, a billion-to-ten-billion-dollar balance sheet, and the same problem both times: the mall teenagers grew up in stopped existing.
Ler o casoFounded in Perth in 1972, Jeanswest survived its first administration in 2020. The second, in March 2025, closed all 90 stores and put 600 jobs on the line.
Ler o casoBacked by Mercedes-Benz, Geely and Intel, Volocopter filed for insolvency on 26 December 2024. It never flew a paying passenger. The whole staff was let go.
Ler o casoFounded 2011, first-generation OTT, losses of ₩267B against ₩33.8B of revenue. When the convertible bond came due, the creditor chose the court.
Ler o casoThe platform that sold luxury fashion to the world couldn't make the model pay. A $500M emergency loan became a takeover; the listed company went private.
Ler o caso146 stores and A$50M in debts in 2020; a rescue, five more years of trying. In March 2025 the remaining 90 stores closed and 600 staff were let go.
Ler o caso300 stores, 9,236 layoffs, hundreds of millions in private-equity debt — against a generation marrying later, smaller, and online.
Ler o casoAbout twenty stores from Trapani to rue François 1er, €100M in sales, tens of millions in debt. The court: insolvency with no adequate means to meet it.
Ler o casoThe first British house accredited by Paris couture in a century ran on red carpets and weddings. In 2020 both stopped happening.
Ler o caso36 electric ducted fans, 6 passengers, 300 km/h — and no type certificate. Lilium filed for insolvency in October 2024, and again in February 2025.
Ler o casoBurberry's annual report disclosed £28.6M of incinerated unsold stock. The disclosure did more damage than any discount sale could have.
Ler o casoFirst-class awards jumped from 163,500 to 188,000 miles one-way. Economy was untouched. The message: the more you saved, the more it cost you.
Ler o casoFossil made watches for Michael Kors, Armani and DKNY. When fashion moved on and smartwatches arrived, revenue fell 70% and the stock went from $120 to $5.
Ler o casoA customer found a scarf with both 'Made in China' and 'Made in Vietnam' tags. The founder admitted half his stock was Chinese. The brand died in a week.
Ler o casoMosaic ran 1,400 Australian stores under 11 brands, all selling to women over 50. They cannibalised each other. The debt was $250M. Every store closed.
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