Belmont Knight & Associates

05/15/2026

https://belmontknight.com/the-rising-tide-of-commercial-bankruptcies/

05/07/2026

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/21-year-old-sporting-goods-brand-lynskey-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy

The company has become the latest casualty of pandemic-era sales trends.

05/07/2026

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/daily-roundup-key-us-economic-181332261.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIlCP47ij8Ujg1j1qDV-xkIRnTgTW-z5tqvvpUc4qTAgsKNwQme8ZDjG0kHcp9ameVrjOuOrmkxtcSLjCu2QkL4o8p64_05xoaJ0JE47HzGU2tfWFTqAVKXfPxLDrX2TM38kmnpMtO6mLRN5Hpoo5XNvV5T_ZeXdzJW2teHV4zNM

ADP private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April after a 61,000 gain in March. The services sectors

03/31/2026

https://www.fastcompany.com/91518180/applebees-restaurant-closures-see-the-list-of-doomed-locations-after-a-major-franchisee-went-bankrupt

Georgia and Florida locations are among those that have shuttered, including stores near Disney World, SeaWorld, and the Daytona Speedway.

03/26/2026

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-fried-chicken-franchisee-shuts-233700726.html

Economic headwinds have forced certain fried chicken fast-food restaurant franchisees to file for bankruptcy protection and close locations, despite the sector's popularity. Fried chicken dining chains were the most popular subsector of the fast-food industry in 2025, as traffic to chicken concepts....

03/26/2026

https://www.uscourts.gov/data-news/judiciary-news/2026/02/04/bankruptcy-filings-rise-11-percent

Total bankruptcy filings rose 11 percent, with increases in both business and non-business bankruptcies, in the twelve-month period ending Dec. 31, 2025.

03/26/2026

https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/57-unit-applebees-franchisee-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy

The fate of the locations and their employees remains uncertain.

03/26/2026

https://www.thestreet.com/retail/umbrella-armory-gun-brand-files-chapter-7-bankruptcy-faces-liquidation

It’s the latest in a series of fi****ms makers to close in recent years.

01/20/2026

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/major-popeyes-franchisee-over-130-locations-files-bankruptcy

Major Popeyes franchisee Sailormen Inc. files for bankruptcy protection, citing $129 million in debt from pandemic impacts, inflation and labor shortages.

01/19/2026

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