Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 45 overexpansion 40 retrenching 39 Burt Flickinger III 39 overbuilding 38 splurging 38 bankruptcy reorganizations 38 penny pinching 37 avoiding 37 Nieman Marcus 37 discounters 37 buying 36 reinventing itself 36 Supermarket chains 36 coddling 35 overextending 35 trendy fashions 35 retailers 35 cutthroat competition 35 DEALTALK 35 profitable 35 overpaying 35 courting 35 skimping 35 financially 35 prospering 35 hurting 35 buying sprees 35 missteps 35 bankrupted 35 thriving 35 profitless 35 splurges 34 multibillion dollar 34 overspending 34 bankrupting 34 firesale 34 profiting 34 Privatized 34 economic downturn 34 Jeff Macke 34 renegotiating contracts 34 shuttering 34 bankruptcy protection 33 discounting 33 Downturn 33 overbuilt 33 casual dining chains 33 Shuttered 33 Pinched 33 profit margins 33 overpromising 33 underinvestment 33 impulse buys 33 unprofitable 33 stocking 33 supersizing 33 highly leveraged 33 foundering 32 Neiman Marcus 32 Danielle DiMartino 32 Financially strapped 32 cyclical downturns 32 dot.com bust 32 overleveraged 32 shopping sprees 32 overambitious 32 Stocks fluctuate 32 downturn 32 analyst Gary Balter 32 overpriced 32 FAO Schwartz 32 Wendy Liebmann president 32 gentrify 32 Subsidizing 32 Bebe Stores 32 pricey 32 economic downturns 32 bankruptcy reorganization 32 diversifying 32 downscaling 32 thriftier 32 underselling 32 shoppers 32 recessionary 32 alienating 32 jettisoning 32 balking 31 downsizes 31 bankruptcy 31 Belt tightening 31 wooing 31 selling 31 tanking 31 fueling 31 outrageously expensive 31 overindulgent 31 trendy 31 stores 31 heeding warnings 31 reinvent itself 31 avoid