Sur La Table
Sur La Table, a cookware retailer, was hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, filing for bankruptcy and announcing plans to close nearly half of its 121 locations in early July. The rest of the company would be sold to a private equity firm. Sur La Table opened its doors in Seattle’s Pike Place Market in 1972. The company’s founder, Shirley Collins, had a simple idea, according to the company, “Make good food. Share it. Do so often.” The chain offers in-store and online cooking classes in addition to selling kitchen and dining room products.
Sur La Table
Brooks Brothers
Selling suits and other fine clothing to men and women was difficult when many Americans worked from home in shorts and soiled polo shirts. Brooks Brothers’ bankruptcy filing and store closures date back to 1818, and this is part of the story. It is the United States’ oldest continuously operating clothing brand. In its more than 200-year history, the retailer has never had to deal with anything like the coronavirus. Brooks Brothers, on the other hand, had been on the decline long before COVID-19, owing to lax workplace dress codes and the growing popularity of online shopping.
Brooks Brothers
