Rubie's Costume Company is the world's largest designer and manufacturer of Halloween costumes and accessories, founded in 1951 in Queens, New York. It offers Halloween costumes and accessories and sells products in various countries worldwide. Its objectives are to provide high quality costumes and customer satisfaction by knowing customer needs. However, Rubie's filed for bankruptcy protection in 2020 due to challenges from the shift to e-commerce and the COVID-19 pandemic impacting its working capital. Some strategies to prevent future bankruptcy include adopting social media marketing and using influencers to promote Rubie's costumes.
5. ABOUT RUBIES COMPANY
RUBIES COSTUME COMPANY
The worlds largest costume designer &
manufacturer.
Rubies II is the largest designer, manufacturer
and distributor of Halloween costumes and
accessories in the world!
Rubie's Costume Company is an American
costumer founded in Queens, New York in 1951.
It is the largest supplier of Halloween costumes
in the world and retails products in the United
States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, South America,
Australia, and Asia.
7. RUBIES objective:
Rubies objectives is to know what occation will
be gathered so that you will know what
costume to provide for your costumers then
gives high quality costumes, brand recognition
and costumers satisfaction.
| Verify costumes to RoHS and CPSIA
specifications
| Reduce costs and time needed for third-party
lab analysis
| Increase process efficiencies
9. WHY RUBIES COSTUME GO BANKRUPT?
Rubies challenges through 2018 and 2019 primarily due to the continued shift in consumer
preferences toward e-commerce. the onset of COVID-19 impacted Rubies ability to obtain
adequate financing to support its seasonal working capital needs. In April 2020, in need of
immediate funding to begin its 2020 Halloween inventory build, Rubies determined that filing
for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code would provide access to
restricted cash on its balance sheet and allow it to secure the funding necessary to continue to
operate in the ordinary course.