Many familiar retailers and restaurants that already were reeling from changing consumer habits received a financial punch they may not overcome when the coronavirus pandemic hit earlier this year.
Some will hang on by restructuring their companies — often including shuttering underperforming stores — through Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Others we may never see again as they liquidate and go out of business.
Here is a look at some of the most familiar names that have started bankruptcy proceedings since the pandemic hit.