The FRISK® score downgraded retailers and restaurants in February and March following the market sell-off stemming from coronavirus.
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![The FRISK® score downgraded retailers and restaurants in February and March following the market sell off stemming from coronavirus. Coronavirus Outbreak: Watching Distressed Retailers and Restaurants](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-04/coronavirus_restaurant_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=BTr2Pvez)
![CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK® Stress Index today shows that the retail industry in the United States is experiencing near-record financial stress.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Mall_10.jpg.webp?itok=khXefiG0)
CreditRiskMonitor’s FRISK® Stress Index today shows that the retail industry in the United States is experiencing near-record financial stress.
![Financial Challenges at Retailer Conn’s Identified by the FRISK® Score](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Conns_Inc_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=WBzZtrXx)
The financial fallout from the most recent holiday season may not provide comfort or joy for Conn’s, Inc., a specialty retailer of furniture, mattresses, home appliances and electronics.
![The Perilous Payment Data Dilemma Within Pharma Retail](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Rite_Aid_2121_1414_4.jpg.webp?itok=1uSSqM4J)
Rite Aid Corporation's elevated risk of financial failure might be imperceptible if a credit and procurement managers put too much stock into whether or not the pharma retail mainstay continues to pay bills on time.
![Amazon’s push into the prescription delivery market along with COVID-19 have had varying impacts on retail pharmacies. For merchandise vendors selling to Rite Aid Corporation, now is the time to evaluate risk exposure.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-01/Pharma_2121_1414_1.jpg.webp?itok=Z5JQ15Bw)
Amazon’s push into the prescription delivery market along with COVID-19 have had varying impacts on retail pharmacies. For merchandise vendors selling to Rite Aid Corporation, now is the time to evaluate risk exposure.
![You may have heard: the global supply chain is broken. Shipping delays and congested seaports have tripled container freight rates worldwide. We take a look at retail trade businesses with the highest risk potential.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2021-12/iStock-514585755_0.jpeg.webp?itok=h7olQ1uW)
You may have heard: the global supply chain is broken. Shipping delays and congested seaports have tripled container freight rates worldwide. We take a look at retail trade businesses with the highest risk potential.
![Couch with pillows on it](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/blog-pillows.jpg.webp?itok=sDR9Td_G)
Pier 1 Imports, Inc.'s management is hyper-focused on turning around the business, but don’t let other scoring methods (including the PAYDEX® score) mislead you.
![Unless there is a rapid economic recovery, more retailers are going to go the way of J. C. Penney, Pier 1, Neiman Marcus and J.Crew. That is: bankruptcy.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-06/iStock-1133176173.jpg.webp?itok=Tos3TStj)
Unless there is a rapid economic recovery, more retailers are going to go the way of J. C. Penney, Pier 1 Imports, Neiman Marcus and J.Crew. That is: bankruptcy.
![Stage Stores Inc. is nearly 10 times more likely to face bankruptcy by this time next summer than the typical public company.](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_image/public/2020-01/Stage_Stores_2121_1414.jpg.webp?itok=JU_4Yrxx)
Stage Stores Inc. is nearly 10 times more likely to face bankruptcy by this time next summer than the typical public company.