Retail bankruptcies just hit an all-time high - and these 18 companies could be the next to default

Bluestem Brands owns 13 e-commerce sites including Appleseed's, Bedford Fair, Fingerhut, Draper's & Damon's, Blair, and Gettington.com.

Everest Holdings LLC operates debt-laden Eddie Bauer, which has more than 300 stores in the US and Canada.

FullBeauty owns a handful of clothing brands for plus-size men and women including fullbeauty.com, Woman Within, Roaman's, Jessica London, ellos, KingSize, and Brylane Home.

J.Crew has been closing stores following years of plunging sales.

The company recently axed its bridal business and parted ways with its longtime CEO Mickey Drexler, as well as its creative director Jenna Lyons.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Drexler said the retailer's biggest mistake over the last several years is that it jacked up its prices at a time when customers were increasingly cost-conscious.

New Academy is the indirect parent company of the discount chain Academy Sports & Outdoors, which has more than 240 locations.

PetSmart has more than 1,500 pet stores in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

The 84-year-old fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake has more than 500 locations, primarily in the Midwest and South US.

SSH Holdings operates the mall-based Spencer's and Spirit stores.

David's Bridal is suffering from falling sales as a growing number of brides opt for casual wedding dresses over traditional gowns.

The department-store chain Neiman Marcus is struggling with a $5 billion debt load after two leveraged buyouts.

Evergreen AcqCo 1 LP operates the the thrift-store chains Value Village and Savers, which sell used clothing, accessories, and household goods online and in stores.

HT Intermediate Holdings Corp. is the indirect parent company of the mall-based chain Hot Topic.

Payless filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last year and emerged just four months later after a successful reorganization. But the chain, which has about 3,500 stores, is still in danger of defaulting, according to S&P Capital Markets.

BKH Acquisition Corp. operates more than 100 Burger King restaurants in Puerto Rico through its subsidiary, Caribbean Restaurants.

The Fresh Market has 176 grocery stores in 24 states across the US. The supermarket chain cut prices last year in an attempt to drive shopper traffic to its stores, but its efforts reportedly failed.

The music-store chain Guitar Center has suffered in part from an industry-wide dropoff in electric guitar sales.

Electric guitar sales have declined from 1.5 million sold annually to about one million in the last decade, according to the Washington Post.

Sears, which also owns Kmart, has been selling off brands and real estate to stay afloat amid years of falling sales. The company's sales have dropped from $53 billion in 2006 to $16.7 billion in 2017.