Referencing information provided by CreditRiskMonitor, Jeff Matthews of "The Town Talk" takes a look at retailers with the potential to meet bankruptcy in 2018.
Resources
Stay ahead of public company risk with our bankruptcy case studies, high risk reports, blogs and more.
![Media coverage of a store closing](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-store-closing.jpeg.webp?itok=bTjurAg8)
![Media coverage of Sears](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-sears.jpg.webp?itok=PKV_gk6L)
Ben Unglesbee of RetailDive refers to the CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score to determine 10 retailers with heightened bankruptcy risk heading into the second half of 2018.
![Media coverage of Vitamin Shoppe](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-vitamin-shoppe.jpg.webp?itok=nbWoZsUv)
Lidia Ryan of The Register Citizen, a Connecticut-based newspaper, cites CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score figures into this report about major retail chains at risk of bankruptcy.
![Media coverage about the RetailDive](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-retail.png.webp?itok=rc9oe7-F)
RetailDive recently set out to compile a list of distressed retailers at risk of bankruptcy, using data provided by CreditRiskMonitor's proprietary FRISK® score. In this podcast, author Ben Unglesbee discusses his findings in advance of the 2019 holiday season.
![Media coverage from Forbes](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/media-coverage-retail-forbes.png.webp?itok=Wy4hZbFH)
Pamela Danziger of Forbes cites CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score data to identify at-risk retailers during a sweeping restructure of the physical retail sector.
![Retailers left and right exited stage left and into bankruptcy this summer. CreditRiskMonitor has the read on a few potential industry giants who might not survive to see 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-09/Retail_Apocalypse_2121_1414_1.png.webp?itok=U0FNP2JJ)
Retailers left and right exited stage left and into bankruptcy this summer. CreditRiskMonitor has the read on a few potential industry giants who might not survive to see 2021.
![Sale at a store](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/blog-sale.jpg.webp?itok=8723770X)
A contraction in credit is not something that might occur: It will happen at some point. Risk professionals dealing with the retail sector are better off preparing now, while economic conditions are still strong.
![There's no end in sight to the carnage COVID-19 is rendering in the retail sector. Public and private company bankruptcies in this industry are piling up as 2020 embarks into Q4. There's no end in sight to the carnage COVID-19 is rendering in the retail sector. Public and private company bankruptcies in this industry are piling up as 2020 embarks into Q4.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-10/iStock-1213328855.jpg.webp?itok=aKq_IiuZ)
There's no end in sight to the carnage COVID-19 is rendering in the retail sector. Public and private company bankruptcies in this industry are piling up as 2020 embarks into Q4.
![The challenged consumer environment will continue to pressure retailers and restaurants, which spells trouble for the collective group but especially for operators with red zone FRISK® scores. The challenged consumer environment will continue to pressure retailers and restaurants, which spells trouble for the collective group but especially for operators with red zone FRISK® scores.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-08/tuesday_morning_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=YwW6xwR3)
The challenged consumer environment will continue to pressure retailers and restaurants, which spells trouble for the collective group but especially for operators with red zone FRISK® scores.