The news came just weeks after a $28.6 million bid by Pangea was accepted for Spiegel's Newport News women's apparel business. That announcement came May 11 with the transaction expected to close ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Spiegel Inc., parent of Eddie Bauer and the Spiegel Catalog, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday amid a worsening cash crisis.

WASHINGTON -- Spiegel Inc., owner of Eddie Bauer stores and the Spiegel catalog, said the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the retailer failed to disclose auditor doubts ...