Question of the WeekWhich Major US Department Store Chains Have Filed for Bankruptcy So Far This Year? Coresight Research September 1, 2020 QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Which Major US Department Store Chains Have Filed for Bankruptcy So Far This Year? Five major US department store retailers have filed for bankruptcy so far this year: JCPenney, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Stage Stores and Stein Mart. All of these filed for bankruptcy after Covid-19 lockdowns began. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Agentic AI—The New Wave of AI Opportunity, with Charlie PoonUS Store Tracker Extra, October 2025: Rite Aid Takes Total Closed Retail Space to 143 Million Square FeetAgentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Employ OpenAI’s Agentic Commerce Protocol To Unleash a True AI Shopping AgentRetail Under Pressure: How Will Tariffs Disrupt the Back-to-School and Holiday Seasons?
