The F.T.C. had sued to halt the merger of Tapestry, the parent of Coach and Kate Spade, and Capri, the owner of Versace and Michael...

The retailer, founded in China, filed confidentially to take the company public in the U.S., a person familiar with the plans said.

It would be the second bankruptcy in five years for the retailer, which boasts that it sells one of every three wedding dresses in the...