28 h. ago Rite Aids could be closing down as company eyes second bankruptcy in two years

The troubled drugstore chain previously filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023, which resulted in more than 800 store closures

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67 h. ago Clean up on aisle four: the Toys R Us movie shows shopping and cinema are now interchangeable

The retail chain that filed for bankruptcy in 2017 believes a film starring mass produced kids’ merch will be a good way to refresh its brand relevance. Let’s all blame Barbie Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ show The Studio has a compelling character at the centre; a studio executive who loves cinema but is forced to churn out endless soulless dreck based on increasingly miserable IP. In real life, however, it would be silly to assume that someone would be creatively barren enough to make a film based on Kool-Aid. And this is because in real life people are creatively barren enough to make a film about Toys R Us.Variety has reported that a live-action Toys R Us movie is in the works, made by Toys R Us Studios which is apparently a real thing that exists in the world. The movie is said to be a live-action film, along the lines of Night at the Museum and Big, which “aims to capture that childhood wonder in a modern, fast-paced adventure that taps into the Toys R Us brand’s relevance across its...

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2 w. ago No more big checks? Famed Publishers Clearing House known for doorstep giveaways files for bankruptcy

The company has awarded more than $500 million in prize money since 1953

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2 w. ago WeightWatchers prepares to file for bankruptcy as it struggles with the rise of popular weight

WeightWatchers has plans to file for bankruptcy in the coming months, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.  

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3 w. ago 23andMe’s demise is a warning: the US needs to overhaul genetic data protection | Dalton Conley

We’re moving toward a society where genetic information is a part of everyday life – and we don’t want it in the wrong handsWith a heavy heart, I clicked on my 23andMe account on a recent morning, confirming that I wanted to delete my data. The genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy late last month and the California attorney general and others have recommended that users delete their data lest it be acquired by less scrupulous companies as the company is stripped for parts during bankruptcy proceedings.I was one of the company’s earliest customers and had used their service to genotype not just myself but my entire extended family. I even got my kids’ babysitter a kit.Dalton Conley is Henry Putnam university professor of sociology at Princeton University and author of The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Frankie Dettori makes special request on return to racing after filing for bankruptcy

The world famous jockey, who revealed this month he was declaring bankruptcy after trying to resolve his tax affairs in Britain, has mounts at the £23.5m Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday

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