The big difference wit the K-Mart bankruptcy is that Sears came in and helped bail them out. I think ALF will emerge from chapter 11, but as a smaller company, at least to start fresh.

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Daimler Chrysler, at the time, was trying to shed units that they felt 'didn't meet their core business values' hence the shedding of Chrysler, and ALF among the chief products.. In a sense of the word, they were money-losing propositions, not investing any capital to 'update' products. The lack of investment, coupled with the expedited sale and transition has led to the difficulties LaFrance is experiencing at this moment.