Top 10 Saddest Company Bankruptcies

The Top Ten
Toys "R" Us
AOL
Lehman Brothers
Six Flags

Glad they got out.

Pan Am
Eastern Air Lines Eastern Airlines, LLC is an American airline founded in 2010. Eastern operates Boeing 767s and Boeing 777s.
Trump Shuttle (Trump Air)
Blockbuster
MySpace
THQ THQ Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher. Founded in 1989, the company developed products for home video game consoles and handhelds, personal computers and mobile devices. Its name derived from "Toy Headquarters" during its time as a toy manufacturer in the early 1990s. In 2012,... read more

Glad they rebounded, but for a while, it was sad. They were the only good publisher of licensed video games.

They're sort of back as THQ Nordic.

The Newcomers

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The Contenders
JCPenney

It went bankrupt due to the COVID-19 lockdowns, though many locations remain open.

Pets.com
AlphaDream

The developer of the Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi RPG series is officially gone. Hopefully, Square Enix will revive those series.

The developer of Tomato Adventure, the Mario & Luigi RPG series, and Nintendo's Hamtaro branch.

Sears

There are only 15 locations remaining. Three more are planned to close in 2024.

GameStop
Forever 21
Bed Bath & Beyond

They went bankrupt on April 26, 2023. The best market for bed and bath accessories is closing their stores.

Woolworths

In Australia, it's still going strong.

Jo-Ann Stores

The beloved fabric company went bankrupt on March 19, 2024, after more than 81 years.

Manglobe
Enigami
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PGE)
Fry's Electronics
Standard Oil Company
DeLorean Motor Company
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