The retail sector is winding down a year filled with financial distress marked by several establishments filing for Chapter 11 protection. Party City revealed on Dec. 20 that it was closing all stores and going out of business,

The Newport Beach-based gym franchise, which emerged in 2009, was the first major brand extension of mixed martial arts promotion company UFC and has since grown to more than 150 gyms and 700 additional locations currently in development globally.