Mall Owners Place Bid to Save Aeropostale

| Daniela Forte

Several bidders including two large U.S. mall owners, Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties have placed a bid for Aeropostale assets. This would allow for Aeropostale to remain open in a footprint of 229 stores.

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Will 2015 Be the Year of Retail Chapter 11s?

| Tim Parry

It was as inevitable as the sun rising, but RadioShack finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 5. It’s the fifth retailer to file for Chapter 11 since the traditional kickoff of the 2014 holiday season. Here’s a look at which retailers are restructuring, and which one is riding off into the sunset.

Is RadioShack Going Out of Business?

| Daniela Forte

Electronics retailer Radio Shack could file for bankruptcy soon after its shares lost nearly a third of its value, brokerage Wedbush Securities reported Tuesday, according to Reuters.