The increasing number of major brand name retailers taking the bankruptcy route in the U.S., caught our attention last month.   We’ve started tracking some of the big names we all know so well, and how they’re doing during this Covid-19 / novel coronavirus pandemic.

For our own perspective, we’re headed back to also review the 2019 bankruptcy class.   Never a more challenging time for bricks-and-mortar retailing.   And the evolving story of the civil unrest following George Floyd’s alleged murder, remains to be seen.

We started this list intending to focus on retailers only, but we’ve started to also add major restaurant operators.   Challenges abound in the food and beverage industry, as well.