Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: America’s Retail Bankruptcies—2021 Review Coresight Research January 6, 2022 Coresight Bites provide free snapshots of Coresight Research data and findings. Subscribers can access the full research here. To find out how to subscribe, click here. The US retail industry is navigating an unprecedented era of disruption and transformation. Following a large number of bankruptcy filings in 2020, retail failures substantially slowed in 2021. Although major apparel retailers and brand owners are witnessing a substantial recovery, apparel continues to be the hardest-hit sector in terms of bankruptcies. Click the image below to read our review of major US retail bankruptcies in 2021 in total and by notable retailers, as well as the key factors that led selected retailers to collapse. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Holiday 2025: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—From Social to Smart: AI Becomes the New Driver of Holiday Discovery and ValueDick’s Sporting Goods To Acquire Foot Locker: Analyzing Store Overlap, Shopper Penetration and Strategic ReachInnovator Profile: Nectar Social—Elevating Consumer Engagement Through Agentic Social CommerceFive Ways AI Is Being Used in Apparel and Footwear Retailing—and What’s Next