The global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact all economic regions and industries. Risk professionals must adapt quickly or risk being sideswiped by the rise in bankruptcies.
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![The global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact all economic regions and industries. Risk professionals must adapt quickly or risk being sideswiped by the rise in bankruptcies. The global effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact all economic regions and industries. Risk professionals must adapt quickly or risk being sideswiped by the rise in bankruptcies.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-07/Speed_2121_1414_1.png.webp?itok=eA5Ug2K3)
![Crying baby in a store](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/blog-sad-baby.jpg.webp?itok=CdtmEaX-)
One of the largest department store collapses of the last several years, the downfall of Debenhams Plc was foretold long ago by our FRISK® score.
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CreditRiskMonitor recently published a Bankruptcy Case Study on apparel titan Sequential Brands Group, Inc. What were the glaring warning signs of failure? And how can you avoid a major bankruptcy write-down when the evidence of danger is cloaked? Our latest “Five Fast Facts” blog answers these questions and more.
![Sears parking lot](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-02/blog-sears-parking.jpg.webp?itok=s-ixXI4s)
Sears Holdings Corporation has closed underperforming stores and cut costs, yet a hedge fund controlled by company CEO Eddie Lampert is now pushing for even more forceful financial restructuring to stave off bankruptcy.
![In the case of Bed Bath & Beyond, CreditRiskMonitor subscribers were hit with big, flashing warning signals in the form of our proprietary FRISK® score nearly one full year before the most distressing headlines hit the mainstream. In the case of Bed Bath & Beyond, CreditRiskMonitor subscribers were hit with big, flashing warning signals in the form of our proprietary FRISK® score nearly one full year before the most distressing headlines hit the mainstream.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2023-05/BedBath_2121_1414_6.png.webp?itok=j2Zc5bm9)
CreditRiskMonitor describes some of the key themes of the Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy Case Study and some of the "rhymes" you'll find with past and future bankruptcy situations.
![Forewarned is Forearmed in the Dean Foods Bankruptcy](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Dean_Foods_2121_1414_2.png.webp?itok=wZMmawga)
As the fallout from one of the biggest bankruptcies of 2019 begins to settle, we see that credit and procurement professionals who evaluate risk in public companies as a habitual practice are proving to be the best at avoiding unnecessary exposure.
![Deep cracks are surfacing in global corporate debt markets. The timing of corporate bankruptcies is always difficult to predict, yet FRISK® score trends show that the odds of a bankruptcy wave have measurably increased. Deep cracks are surfacing in global corporate debt markets. The timing of corporate bankruptcies is always difficult to predict, yet FRISK® score trends show that the odds of a bankruptcy wave have measurably increased.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2022-09/tidalwave_2121_1414.png.webp?itok=gtUvJ-8p)
Deep cracks are surfacing in global corporate debt markets. The timing of corporate bankruptcies is always difficult to predict, yet FRISK® score trends show that the odds of a bankruptcy wave have measurably increased.
![A supplier network fraying at the edges can eventually break down into a full-blown disruptive crisis. With global debt soaring, daily bankruptcy risk evaluation is a must. A supplier network fraying at the edges can eventually break down into a full-blown disruptive crisis. With global debt soaring, daily bankruptcy risk evaluation is a must.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-04/Supply_Chain_2121_1414_2.jpg.webp?itok=JkXKVfvE)
A supplier network fraying at the edges can eventually break down into a full-blown disruptive crisis. With global debt soaring, daily bankruptcy risk evaluation is a must.
![Optimal assessment of public company bankruptcy risk requires the balanced, holistic analysis provided by the FRISK® score.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/synergy.jpg.webp?itok=QyE12YV4)
Optimal assessment of public company bankruptcy risk requires the balanced, holistic analysis provided by the FRISK® score.