Liberated Brands filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection over the weekend and is looking to shutter its U.S. retail stores where it sold brands like Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom.

2025 has already set itself up as the year of the bankruptcy, with fashion brands being hit particularly hard by filings and ...

This has forced the brands we once knew as “core brands” to reconsider their entire business models. The repercussions of this shift have led to store closures, layoffs and a significant pivot toward ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Outdoor apparel seller Liberated Brands, which has operated stores for surfer and skater-inspired labels like Quiksilver, Billabong and Volcom, filed for bankruptcy this week ...