- RadioShack, American Apparel, Borders, Blockbuster, Sears and Forever 21 are among the many retail companies that have filed for bankruptcy over the last decade.
- Some retailers emerged from bankruptcy with smaller physical footprints, while others ended up liquidating entirely.
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Dozens of retailers filed for bankruptcy over the last decade amid colossal changes in Americans' consumption habits.
The bankruptcies span a broad spectrum of retailers, including RadioShack, American Apparel, Borders, Blockbuster, and Sears.
Many of these bankruptcies resulted in mass store closures that have helped send hundreds of shopping malls into years-long downward spirals, from which some malls never recovered.
Some retailers emerged from bankruptcy with smaller physical footprints, while others ended up liquidating entirely.
Here are some of the biggest bankruptcies of the last decade.