Service Merchandise Company, Inc.

Company

• Pre-filing annual sales: $5,701 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing assets: $2,926 (millions of current dollars)
• Pre-filing number of employees: 42,700
• Sub-industry: 53 General Merchandise Stores
• Place of incorporation: TN
• Court for city of headquarters: TN Nashville
• In business at filing? yes

Bankruptcy case

• Chapter at filing: Chapter 11
• Who filed case? creditors
• Debtor's lead attorney: Skadden Arps
• Date of filing: March 15, 1999
• Judge at filing: George C. Paine II
• Court district of filing: TN MD
• Court city of filing: Nashville
• Case number: 99-02649
• Cause of bankruptcy: Not tort
• Forum shop? Filed at headquarters


• Case transferred? no
• Destination court of transfer: not applicable
• Creditors committee appointed? yes
• §363 sale: no 363 sale
• Dip loan final approval? yes
• Plan type: free fall


• Disposition status: confirmed
• Date of disposition: May 13, 2003
• Judge at disposition: George C. Paine II
• Days from filing to disposition: 1520

After the case

• Did firm emerge? company did not emerge
• Did firm refile? not emerged 5 years