Exclusive: Lord & Taylor Explores Bankruptcy as Stores Remain Shut in CCP Virus Pandemic

Exclusive: Lord & Taylor Explores Bankruptcy as Stores Remain Shut in CCP Virus Pandemic
The Lord and Taylor logo is pictured during Black Friday shopping in New York City, N.Y., on Nov. 23, 2018. Carlo Allegri/Reuters
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Lord & Taylor is exploring filing for bankruptcy protection after it was forced to temporarily shut all of its 38 U.S. department stores in the wake of the CCP virus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said on Monday.

It is one of several options that the retailer and its advisers are exploring, which also include trying to negotiate relief from creditors and finding additional financing, some of the sources said, adding that no final decisions have been made.