https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATNGW3l3nY4/dan-andrews RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 20:22:25 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-05/how-zombie-companies-stop-productivity-growth https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-05/how-zombie-companies-stop-productivity-growth Fri, 05 May 2017 10:10:06 GMT A shopper enters a Sports Authority Inc. store in Matteson, Illinois, U.S., on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. A judge overseeing chain's bankruptcy approves sale of remaining inventory, allowing going-out-of-business sales to begin over coming weekend. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images