When you are leasing your commercial property be cautious to whom you lease, make sure to research your potential tenant and review their financial documentation. Sometimes, just because you are already familiar with the name, they may not be in a secure financial status.

Here are just a few large retailers who were household names that went bankrupt. Please note that these companies cover a broad array of all the segments of the retail industry, from clothes to toys to electronics to vitamins.

  • Toys R Us
  • Mandee’s
  • Sears
  • Mattress Firm
  • David’s Bridal
  • Brookstone
  • Rockport
  • Nine West
  • Claires
  • Gymboree
  • Payless
  • Radio Shack
  • Vitamin World
  • Perfumania
  • The Limited
  • Barneys New York

This is an excerpt of The Ten Best Ways to Invest in Commercial Real Estate.