Tagged: retail collapse
3 articles we've published with this tag.
Flight Centre history: from backpacker bus to travel empireFlight Centre history, from a London-to-Kathmandu bus route to a store network that survived 2020. Doug Kirby traces the culture and the comeback.By Doug Kirby
Harris Scarfe: the accounting scandal that brought down a 150-year-old retailerHarris Scarfe traded through two world wars and the Depression before collapsing in 2001. The accounting fraud that accelerated its end took years of litigation to untangle.By Ray Petrakis
Dick Smith Electronics collapse: the float and the inventoryThe Dick Smith Electronics collapse left creditors short and raised questions about inventory accounting, supplier rebates and the mechanics of its float.By Ray Petrakis