
QVC and HSN Exit Chapter 11: What 'Paid in Full or Reinstated' Means for Wholesale Vendors' Receivables
On July 15, 2026, a Texas bankruptcy court confirmed QVC Group's prepackaged Chapter 11 plan, cutting debt from $6.6 billion to $1.325 billion while classifying vendors as unimpaired — 'paid in full or reinstated.' Here's what that classification actually means for wholesale suppliers, how to split pre-petition and post-petition receivables, when (not) to book a bad-debt allowance, and how to model the cash-flow risk of a customer in restructuring.










