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For furniture retail, supply chain chaos has become ‘normalized’

As category players extend lead times and amass inventory to manage delays, they’re also building sourcing relationships beyond China and Vietnam.

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After engineering an 'extraordinary' turnaround, Destination XL is on the hunt for market share

The big-and-tall specialist went into “survival mode” early in the pandemic. Now it has reversed its financial trajectory and wants to win over a frustrated customer.

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Wayfair and Bed Bath & Beyond saw sales skyrocket during the pandemic. Where are they now?

Retailers across the sector experienced a boost as consumers invested in their homes. As demand wanes, some companies are feeling the pain.

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Large, Late Merchandise Orders Are Raising Companies’ Inventory Costs

Transit delays are stranding billions of dollars in goods in congested supply chains, leaving companies in a cash crunch

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Will Any Retailers File For Chapter 22 In 2022?

Many have heard of Chapter 11. But fewer have heard of Chapter 22.

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RapidRatings Announces $200 Million Growth Investment Led by Spectrum Equity, 22C Capital

Investment enables RapidRatings to deepen focus on enhancing visibility into financial health of public and private companies to assess supply chain, counterparty risk

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I've spoken with this year believe that artificial intelligence is the most consequential tech innovation — and investment opportunity — since mobile. Or, in some cases, since the wheel.

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RapidRatings Lands $200 Million Investment Led by Spectrum Equity and 22C Capital

The company’s software is used to gauge the financial health of suppliers, creditors and customers to help manage supply-chain risk

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The hidden financial risks in retail supply chains

Debt and operational weaknesses in the system could flow upstream as the industry seeks its footing, according to RapidRatings’ James Gellert.

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Supply chains were made to be broken. Will the industry fix them?

All kinds of things can go wrong with long, complicated networks of firms spanning the globe and often concentrated by geography. Last year, it all went wrong.

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