Saks Is at a Crossroads, Facing Creditor and Vendor Unease
But Ms. Taylor-Braun's excitement soon gave way to frustration about missed payments. She was forced to hound Saks to pay its invoices, she said, and when she finally received payment, six to eight months later, it was often less than what she was owed.
'We were sold a lot of empty promises,' Ms. Taylor-Braun, who runs Cellar Door Preserves, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., said.
She severed ties with Saks last year and wrote off hundreds of dollars in losses. 'It would take quite a bit of convincing for me to ever work with them again,' she said.
The Saks brand's ailing relationship with vendors, a problem years in the making, is one of the many challenges shadowing the company as it tries to shore up its finances, re-establish trust with suppliers and convince investors and consumers that a $2.7 billion deal to buy a longtime rival was worthwhile.
Six months after Saks acquired Neiman Marcus, the combined company — Saks Global — is trying to assure bondholders that the tie-up they helped fund puts the luxury giant on firmer financial footing.
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