Express, Inc.

  1. May 31, 2024

    Clothing Retailer Express Delays Speedy Ch. 11 Auction

    Clothing retailer Express Inc. said Friday that it will delay a Chapter 11 auction it was hoping to host next week after a Delaware bankruptcy judge said she couldn't sign off on a speedy auction timeline or give final approval to the company's connected debtor-in-possession package until she saw more evidence to back them up.

  2. May 28, 2024

    Express Inc. DIP Loan Draws Fire From Unsecured Creditors

    Express Inc.'s unsecured creditors objected to final approval of the struggling retailer's $35 million debtor-in-possession financing, arguing that the loan package is not only unfair, but shouldn't be locked in before the case settles on either a going-concern sale or a liquidation.

  3. May 20, 2024

    Express Seeks To Nix 5th Ave. Store Lease, 16 Others

    Fashion retailer Express Inc. told a Delaware bankruptcy judge the company has decided to reject the leases for 17 of its stores in its Chapter 11 case, including a lease for its store on Fifth Avenue in New York City and another lodged in the Mall of America.

  4. April 25, 2024

    Express Inc. Bankruptcy Tests Once And Future Mall 'Darling'

    Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, Express Inc. made a fateful decision to invest more in its retail clothing stores despite dwindling profits as consumers increasingly embraced online shopping. That left the company ill-prepared for the e-commerce boom to come in 2020 — and set it on a path that culminated in its bankruptcy filing this week.

  5. April 24, 2024

    Meet The Team Guiding Retailer Express Inc. Through Ch. 11

    Fashion retailer Express Inc. filed for Chapter 11 protection Monday in Delaware with more than $1 billion in debt, saying it has an offer from a group of buyers for the majority of its assets, including its stores.

  6. April 23, 2024

    Retailer Express Inc. Gets OK To Tap $35M In DIP Financing

    A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday said she would approve Express Inc.'s request to borrow $35 million in debtor-in-possession financing and to roll up other debt so that the apparel retailer can stay afloat during its Chapter 11 proceedings and a planned sale of assets.

  7. April 22, 2024

    Subchapter V Report, Express Hits Ch. 11, NY Diocese Fallout

    The American Bankruptcy Institute held its annual spring meeting last week, where a task force on Subchapter V presented its report and recommendations on small-business bankruptcy filings, and clothing retailer Express Inc. landed in Chapter 11 with more than $1 billion in debt.