• Lord & Taylor files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Lord & Taylor files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Lord & Taylor, the oldest department store in the US, has become the latest retailer to file for bankruptcy protection. The nearly 200 year-old chain, which got its start in 1826 as a dry-goods store in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, said in a Sunday bankruptcy filing was pushed over the edge by the “unprecedented strain” …
  • Lord & Taylor will liquidate merchandise when stores reopen

    Lord & Taylor will liquidate merchandise when stores reopen

    Venerable US retailer Lord & Taylor plans to liquidate inventory in its 38 department stores once restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus are lifted as it braces for a bankruptcy process from which it does not expect to emerge, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Lord & Taylor’s preparations to liquidate its …
  • Lord & Taylor explores bankruptcy as stores remain shut in coronavirus pandemic

    Lord & Taylor explores bankruptcy as stores remain shut in coronavirus pandemic

    Lord & Taylor is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after it was forced to temporarily shut all of its 38 US department stores in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said on Monday. It is one of several options that the retailer and its advisers are exploring, which also include …