by Tim Delaney | Feb 20, 2011
It may be disappointing, but it can’t be surprising that Borders Group went bankrupt this week. It was clear some time ago the company was heading deep into distress. What made it so clear? The six classic early warning signs of financial distress. We covered...
by Tim Delaney | Feb 11, 2011
We blogged about Borders Group back on January 4. Even though the company has a new financing commitment, it continues to have problems paying suppliers. It looks like Borders is still circling the drain. Borders’ survival is questionable, but for us the more...
by Ron Carleton | Jan 4, 2011
The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Borders Group Inc. was halting payments to some suppliers, and that one publisher had stopped shipping books to Borders. The end is near. As we discussed in an earlier post, if trade creditors lose faith in a company,...
