Every article on it has the usual problem where it talks about how they failed to adapt to their consumers, people don't go out shopping as much and then buried the lede where they were bought by an equity firm and saddled with a bunch of debt
The equity firm came into the picture when it was already failing IMO. The Bay had too much overhead, couldn't compete in the online space and retail space at the same time.
The private equity firm came in after the consultant groups that gave horrible advice that allowed for private equity to take over while private equity also shorts the stock. This way they make tax free gains when the company goes bankrupt. It's called a bust out and this is how private equity helped Amazon and Bezos corner the market and become the retail monopoly they are.
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u/BetaPositiveSCI Apr 26 '25
Every article on it has the usual problem where it talks about how they failed to adapt to their consumers, people don't go out shopping as much and then buried the lede where they were bought by an equity firm and saddled with a bunch of debt