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Eddie Bauer makes it official, files for bankruptcy

Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court of the District of Delaware.

Reports have private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors as the likely buyer of the company. A flailing brand image and lousy consumer spending combined with the company's $426.7 million debt load helped to drag the company into insolvency. In the first quarter of 2009, the company lost $44.5 million.

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Eddie Bauer set to file for bankruptcy

Back in March, I wrote with some skepticism about Eddie Bauer's (NASDAQ: EBHI) efforts at reinvention as a higher-end outdoor apparel company: "The problem for Eddie Bauer may be that it's too late: Years of eight- and nine-digit losses have hurt the company's balance sheet and the company currently has a negative tangible book value. With better-financed competitors like EMS, Eddie Bauer may have a hard time breaking through."

The continued weakening of the economy may have finally done Eddie Bauer in. Bloomberg reports that "The outdoor clothing retailer may seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, according to five people with knowledge of the discussions."

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Bankrupt retailer Linens N' Things to relaunch under new ownership

Linens N' Things was one of the first retail-sector casualties of the recession, with the home-goods chain filing for bankruptcy protection last May. However, fans of the retailer now have cause to celebrate -- Hilco Consumer Capital and Gordon Brothers Brands LLC announced today that they will relaunch Linens N' Things early this year, after a joint venture between the two firms acquired the chain's intellectual property rights.

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