17-04-2025
Stressed Consumer Firms Need Tight Inventory, AlixPartners Says
Distressed retailers and consumer-products firms are having a tough time finding ways to generate liquidity as tariffs threaten their balance sheets, according to restructuring veteran Holly Etlin.
'It's all about cost reduction' for retailers right now, Etlin — a managing director at AlixPartners who in recent years served as chief restructuring officer for Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and Tailored Brands Inc. — said on Bloomberg Intelligence's Credit Edge podcast. 'It's about making sure you're as diversified as you can be.'