Retail

Changing consumer habits, evolving technology and the acceleration of e-commerce—retail is one of the most dynamic aspects of the global economy.

Reimaging retail opportunities.

For over a century, Gordon Brothers has honed our understanding of tangible and intangible retail assets through thousands of transactions and across millions of recovery data points. From inventory and accounts receivable, to equipment and real estate, to brand names and trademarks—we develop customized solutions for complex transactions to help clients monetize their retail assets and navigate an ever-changing industry.

Pro-Cure® provides value-added services to retail dispositions, including strategic inventory augmentation, integrated operational and supply chain management, furniture, fixtures and equipment realization, property exits, and customer migration and acquisition.

Additionally, Gordon Brothers provides both short- and long-term capital to retail clients and financing partners undergoing transformation beyond traditional asset-based lending. In doing so, our firm maximizes liquidity, transformation and growth.

Store Closings
Inventory Augmentation
Inventory Disposition
Customer Transition Programs
Real Estate Optimization
Appraisals
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Monetization
Brand Protection
Operational Management
Financing & Investment

Provided working capital to support the online luxury retailer's growth.

In March 2020, Gordon Brothers was approached by Moda Operandi, a high-end, luxury retailer that sells exclusively through its website, to provide a $13 million term loan to support the growth of the company’s business.

Moda Operandi had previously experienced operational issues with its third-party logistics vendor that caused a significant cash burn in 2019 but was able to mitigate most of these issues in 2020 following the move to a different provider.

Moda Operandi used the proceeds to continue to fund working capital and invest in its core client experience, innovative shopping model, unique curation of fashion, fine jewelry, home decor, and the data and technology systems that power the retailer’s platform, while, at the same time, it recapitalized its balance sheet.

“The Gordon Brothers team was remarkable to work with,” said Stephanie Roberts, then Interim Chief Financial Officer at Moda Operandi. “This was one of the best executed financings I’ve been through as they kept the process simple, straightforward and executed exactly what they said they would from the beginning.”

Gordon Brothers’ domain expertise, hard work and flexibility yielded the liquidity needed to run a full marketing process for the recapitalization, and we achieved the best outcome for the company.