Empty shelves. Dated merchandise. Sparsely populated stores. That was the scene in Bed Bath & Beyond locations across the U.S. as the once-mighty home goods chain blazes toward bankruptcy in what could be the largest U.S. retail collapse since Toys "R" Us, Bloomberg’s Brendan Case and Elise Young report. The retailer has warned it doesn’t have the funds to pay its lenders, and stalled efforts to find a bidder could put the retailer on a path toward liquidation, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. See the top stocks recommended by analysts >>
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