Forever 21 plans to close all U.S. stores, Internet mourn

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Forever 21 plans to close all U.S. stores, Internet mourn

Forever 21? More like I’ve never been 21 years old, I’m right, man?

According to CNBC, the fast fashion company filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in six years and plans to close all of its U.S. stores. People online were destroyed. It’s the end of an era, forever 21 and the Internet – blame other fast fashion retailers such as Shein and Temu.

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In a court application for CNBC’s report, the company said Shein and Temu are forever on 21.

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“Some non-American online retailers that compete with debtors such as Temu and Shein have taken advantage of this exemption and have been able to pay a lot of savings to consumers,” wrote Stephen Coulombe, co-chief adjustment officer of the operating company. “So, retailers who have to pay responsibilities and tariffs have been weakened for their stores and warehouses in the U.S., companies.”

Of course, although forever 21 blames Shein and Temu, it’s also quick. All of these companies use their labor force, have catastrophic effects on the climate and encourage overconsumption. According to Business Insider, the average person buys 60% more clothes in 2014 than in 2000, but they keep half of the pieces.

GreenPop reports that about 80 billion clothes are purchased each year, a 400% increase from two decades ago. However, according to the pulse of human rights, the vast majority of these works (about 85%) end up in landfills, leading to large-scale human rights violations.