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RetailDive recently set out to compile a list of distressed retailers at risk of bankruptcy, using data provided by CreditRiskMonitor's proprietary FRISK® score. In this podcast, author Ben Unglesbee discusses his findings in advance of the 2019 holiday season.

Daphne Howland of Retail Dive reports on the recent store closings of specialty retailer General Nutrition Center (GNC), citing CreditRiskMonitor's FRISK® score as a reliable measure for predicting public company bankruptcy risk.

Powered by crowdsourcing and deep neural network technology, CreditRiskMonitor^® uses two proprietary scores – FRISK^® and PAYCE^® – to more accurately predict financial risk at public and private companies, respectively. 

Specialty retailer, The Container Store Group, Inc., filed for bankruptcy on December 22, 2024. The FRISK® Score had signaled the company’s financial distress for 12 consecutive months, providing early warning to subscribers. Yet the company’s Days Beyond Terms Index, a measure of historical trade payment performance, persistently indicated prompt payment behavior. The divergence between these indicators is known as the “Cloaking Effect”.

Read in-depth how crowdsourcing the wisdom of our uniquely positioned subscribers has enabled a significant enhancement of the CreditRiskMonitor FRISK® score, more accurately predicting corporate financial stress.

Our subscribers who had global travel giant Thomas Cook Group plc in their portfolios as the company's debt soared and working capital eroded were provided ample time to sidestep financial risk thanks to the FRISK® score.

Bankruptcy is the biggest faux pas in fashion retail. What factors drove iconic women's clothing store Francesca's towards a Chapter 11 filing? We explore.