Eddie Bauer
This Bellevue-based outdoor company was one of the lucky ones. In 2009, Eddie Bauer managed to recover after it filed for bankruptcy. Everything is still so up in the air for it. The company was not pleased that its S&P Global credit ranking went down. Luckily, it has since merged with PacSun.
Mattress Firm
How unfortunate is it that our favorite mattress company had to file for bankruptcy? This had something to do with an accounting error. Mattress Firm made an announcement about how it would sell 700 of its 3,500 stores. They now try to improve the state of things by restructuring and ending expensive leases.