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IbogaProject

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12. One I saw in Middletown, NY

Reply to marble falls (Reply #6)

Mon Jun 16, 2025, 09:20 AM

Jun 16

It was fairly large. This is coming for lots of inventory heavy stores. If a majority of the younger generation can't afford to buy a house than they won't be buying At Home's or other retailers products.

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Popular home goods chain files for bankruptcy amid tariff trouble [View all] demmiblue Jun 16 OP

"We did that. Ha ha. Suckers." - Krasnov (R-Felon/Rapist) & Billionaire G.O.P. Kronies BoRaGard Jun 16 #1

Tariffs? That company was in trouble way before Fat Hitler did tariffs Bengus81 Jun 16 #2

Yes, but companies can be skirting disaster & maybe even recovering when hit with external events. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 16 #5

not likely once private equity vulture capitalists step in. uncle ray Jun 16 #11

Another Pier One going down. sinkingfeeling Jun 16 #3

They need to look in the mirror and ask why they had so much stuff in their stores that people didn't want to buy. madaboutharry Jun 16 #4

The numbers are screwy. 260 stores and $2B in debt? A lot of these are in smaller towns, there's one in Kingsland ... marble falls Jun 16 #6

A lot of dead inventory? UpInArms Jun 16 #7

Executives or looters? marble falls Jun 16 #10

Looters UpInArms Jun 16 #15

Sounds like a vulture capitalist looting to me. House of Roberts Jun 16 #8

Sounds like a scam to me, too. marble falls Jun 16 #9

One I saw in Middletown, NY IbogaProject Jun 16 #12

If they can't buy a house, they will make the rental "livable". That's what we did when we boomers couldn't afford ... marble falls Jun 16 #13

bought by Hellman & Friedman (private equity)... ret5hd Jun 16 #14

Probably because they had no other source of capital. Their options: 1. Shut down immediately and fire everyone; or Silent Type Jun 16 #16

After renting for 5 months ArizonaLib Jun 16 #20

The premiere antique store and a vintage shop have closed Marthe48 Jun 16 #17

I never liked At Home Wicked Blue Jun 16 #18

Was curious about Brad Weston and his salary MagickMuffin Jun 16 #19