Brookstone, Coldwater Creek and Ashley Stewart could be the next chains to file for bankruptcy as the industry’s slide picks up speed. When the undead finally fall, the inventory can be sold quickly and the land under the stores is like gold. That means lenders are willing to prop up failing businesses, so there are few incentives to make the strategic changes necessary to lure wired millennials into grungy stores selling irrelevant products.
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