Reports that West Chester-based QVC Group is negotiating a voluntary debt restructuring with its creditors, potentially including a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, have caused the home shopping giant’s stock to fall 66 percent, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
QVC Group and its lenders are reportedly having confidential discussions to resolve the company’s increasing quarterly losses and debt burden. No terms have been agreed, or decision yet on a potential Chapter 11 filing.
QVC carried out a reverse stock split last May to maintain its NASDAQ listing. That same month, the company, managing $5.8 billion in long-term debt, engaged financial and legal advisers over worries about meeting deferred tax and debt obligations.
The company experienced another sharp decline in its stock on Nov. 4, dropping almost 40 percent after reporting a third-quarter loss and raising questions over its ability to operate next year amid its debt load.
“While the company believes its plans to refinance or restructure its indebtedness can alleviate the conditions that raise substantial doubt, these plans are not entirely within the company’s control and cannot be assessed as being probable of occurring,” stated QVC Group in its third quarter report.
Read more about QVC Group potentially having to file for bankruptcy in the Philadelphia Business Journal.
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Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on VISTA.Today in February 2026.
