Trump's worldwide tariffs are putting the squeeze on several high-profile L.A.-based toy makers and apparel companies.

Shein and Temu rapidly expanded in the U.S. using the de minimis provision to deliver ultra-cheap fast-fashion items from ...

An executive order the president signed Wednesday will eliminate the “de minimis provision” for goods from China and Hong ...

Forever 21 has been a fast fashion staple for more than 40 years, offering trendy clothes at low prices. At its peak, the brand earned more than $4 billion in annual sales. But, as L.A. Times ...

There is only one place to get the perfect outfit for the school dance: the fast-fashion mecca of Forever 21. In 2025, things are a bit different. The nation’s first mainstream embrace of fast ...

In the US, retail sales only rose 0.2% in February. Forever 21 is closing all 350 of its US stores after filing for bankruptcy a second time The company blamed fast fashion, saying it was "materially ...

The fast-fashion retailer filed for bankruptcy this week. Forever 21 has declared bankruptcy for a second time and expects to close over 350 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico by May 1 ...

Brown and Juveria Tabassum Forever 21's U.S. operating company ... hurt by mounting online competition in the fast-fashion sector and weak mall traffic. It blamed the situation on higher costs ...

The closing of Forever 21 stores is perhaps a symptom of an already-changed fast-fashion economy. Over the last decade, the most successful competitors cut out the brick-and-mortar element and ...

Forever 21 is now navigating its second bankruptcy in five years. The brand was known for limited-run collections that turned the typical apparel cycle on its head. It also laid the groundwork for ...

Once defined by affordable, accessible fashion, the middle market in fashion retail is now squeezed between ultra-low-cost fast fashion juggernauts ... and in the wake of Forever 21’s second ...