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QVC Is Facing Bankruptcy, in Talks to Restructure Debt: Report
QVC Group faces a 66% stock plunge and plans layoffs as it negotiates restructuring to address $6.6 billion debt and shift focus to social and streaming platforms.
- Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported QVC Group was negotiating a voluntary debt-restructuring with lenders that could involve Chapter 11, with no final decision made.
- Amid a heavy debt load, regulatory filings show QVC Group Inc. had $6.6 billion of outstanding group debt as of September 30, and its stock plunged 66 percent to share price $3.74 recently.
- Shifting operations toward social and streaming, David Rawlinson said the company is building a next-generation content engine in Studio Park for HSN and QVC.
- Consolidation moves will align HSN and QVC operations after the January 2025 plan to close the HSN campus, St. Petersburg, and lay off 900 employees, about 5 percent of its workforce.
- A disclosed tax liability complicates QVC Group Inc.'s restructuring talks with lenders, sources and regulatory filings indicate.
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