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Filed for Forever 21 US operating company Chapter 11 bankruptcy On Sunday, marked for the second time in six years.
The F21 OPCO took this step after the retailer, once known for cheap, on-trend fashion among teenagers and small adults, unable to find a buyer for about 350 American stores.
With most stores inside the mall, the retailer says it was reduced to low traffic and increased competition from online retailers.
Some of the biggest E-commerce competitive The company has Amazon, Shin and Temu.
The remaining shops are likely to shutter with 21 second bankruptcy forever
Shopkeepers fast on the early day of fashion e-commerce giant Shin, which is hosting a brick-and-mortar pop-up on the Forever 21 at Ontario Mills Mall, Ontario on Thursday, October 19, 2023. (Alan J. Shaben / Los Angeles Times / Getty Images)
Forever 21 was established in 1984 by South Korean migrants at Los Angeles. As of 2016, it was operating around 800 stores globally, of which 500 were in the United States.
Since its first visit through bankruptcy in September 2019, a series of clothing has faced issues, during which it closed more than 150 of its 534 stores and sold the rest.
The fast fashion of bankruptcy forever 21 is not hurry that is enough to satisfy the millennium foam
On August 29, 2019 in San Francisco, a pedestrian Forever runs from 21 stores. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
The F21 Opco is currently owned by the catalyst brands, which is formed on 8 January on 8 January through the merger of the previous owner of Forever 21, SPARC Group, and JC Penny, a department store series, which is owned by Mall Operators and Simon Property Group since 2020.
21 files forever for insolvency conservation
A sign advertisement is a store-wide sales displayed in a window forever at 21 stores that are ready to shut down on February 20, 2025 in San Francisco. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Last month, when reports of Luming Insolvency were revealed, a source familiar with the case told Bloomberg that the company was preparing to close at least 200 places out of the remaining 350 places as part of the bankruptcy process.
Now, Reuters Report, F21 OPCO plans Liquidation sales When it goes through a court of its stores, sales and marketing process for some or all assets.
Pressure from Shin, Temu stopped retail
A Forever 21 Store in New York City on Friday, 7 February 2025. (Yuki Evmura / Bloomberg Getty Image / Getty Image)
Its stores and websites will be open in the United States and will continue to serve customers, and its international store will remain unaffected.
The company listed its estimated assets within a range of $ 100 million to $ 500 million, according to a filing with the bankruptcy court in the Delaware district received by Reuters, and liabilities in the range of $ 1 billion to $ 10 billion. The filing showed that it has 10,001 and 25,000 creditors.
| Langer | Security | Last | Change | Change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. | 195.74 | -2.21 |
-1.12% |
| SPG | Simon Property Group Inc. | 166.85 | +5.64 |
+3.50% |
| Bamm | Brookfield Asset Management Limited. | 47.94 | +1.01 |
+2.15% |
In a successful sales event, Forever 21 May is moving away from a full wind-down of an operation to provide one-second transactions.
Forever 21 trademarks and other intellectual property are owned by authentic brands. The authentic brand will continue to control, which can live in some form or the other. Jamie Salter, CEO of authentic brands, said last year that Forever 21 was acquired “I made the biggest mistake.”
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“Forever 21 is one of the most recognizable names in 21 fast fashion. It is a global brand that lies with a strong future in the US. Retail is changing, and like many brands, Forever 21 is suited to make the right balance in stores, e-commerce and wholesale,” Jarod Weber, Global Presidented, Global Atxids group, spoke in the Fux Brand Business. Has gone.
Weber said, “The decision to restructure our US license does not affect the intellectual property of 21 forever or its international business. It presents an opportunity to accelerate the modernization of the distribution model of the brand, set it to compete and lead fashion in fast fashion for the coming decades.”
Fox Business’ Denila Genovens and Reuters contributed to this report.
