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Forever 21 was once among America's fastest-growing fast-fashion retailers.
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Forever 21 was once among America's fastest-growing fast-fashion retailers.
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It transformed its once penniless founders into billionaires, established itself as a powerhouse in the fast-fashion world, and, at its peak, made $4.4 billion in revenue.
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But the once flush company is now preparing to file for bankruptcy.
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So, what happened?
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Back in the day, Forever 21 embodied the American dream.
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In 1981, Jin Sook and Do Won "Don" Chang moved to Los Angeles from South Korea with no money, no college degrees, and speaking little English.
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To make ends meet, Jin Sook worked as a hairdresser while Don worked as a janitor, pumped gas, and served coffee.
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Until he noticed that "the people who drove the nicest cars were all in the garment business." So three years later, with $11,000 in savings, the Changs opened a 900-square-foot clothing store called Fashion 21.
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The couple took advantage of wholesale closeouts to buy merchandise from manufacturers at a discount.
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Their system worked.
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The store made $700,000 in sales its first year.
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Fashion 21 was initially only popular with LA's Korean American community.
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But the Changs leveraged their success, opening new stores every six months, which broadened the company's customer base at the same time.
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They also changed the name to Forever 21 to emphasize the idea that it was "for anyone who wants to be trendy, fresh and young in spirit." The company's key to success was simple: cultivate a huge following by selling trendy clothing for low prices.
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While this is something that today's consumers pretty much expect, Forever 21 was one of the first to do it.
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And they were the fastest.
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Jin Sook was eventually approving over 400 designs a day.
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Which meant the company could sell trends as they were happening.
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Even if some of those designs landed Forever 21 in trouble.
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But while other brands and designers might not have been Forever 21's biggest fans, customers couldn't get enough of their affordable styles.
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As a result, Forever 21 became one of the largest tenants of American malls, with 480 locations nationwide.
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And by 2015, business was booming.
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Forever 21's sales peaked, with $4.4 billion in global sales that year.
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As for the Changs?
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They became one of America's wealthiest couples, with a combined net worth reaching an estimated $5.9 billion in March 2015.
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Forever 21's goal was to become an $8 billion company by 2017 and open 600 new stores in three years.
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But the company's aggressive expansion would also lead to its downfall.
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Part of what made Forever 21 popular in the first place was its fast-fashion model.
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Even though its products were always mass-produced, they still felt unique because its stores only sold select styles for a limited time.
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However, as the company focused on growing bigger, its styles became more "cookie-cutter." As a result, Forever 21 started to lose touch with its core customers, while competitors like H&M and Zara rose.
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No longer the trendsetter, Forever 21 became the butt of the joke.
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It's also no longer the fastest in the game.
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Internet brands like Fashion Nova churn out celebrity- and influencer-inspired styles at a rapid-fire pace.
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And as e-commerce has continued to boom, traditional retailers like Forever 21 have struggled to adapt to changing consumer behaviors.
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According to a March 2019 survey, millennials make 60% of their purchases online and overall prefer online shopping over going to a physical store.
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Yet, Forever 21 continued opening new stores as recently as 2016, even expanding existing stores to take over multiple floors with mens, childrens, and home-goods sections.
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Which could help explain why Forever 21's sales are estimated to have dropped by 20% to 25% in 2018.
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On top of that, the Changs, who still own the company, have lost more than $4 billion from their personal net worths.
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The company overall is now $500 million in debt and considering filing for bankruptcy.
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Forever 21 has already started downsizing its stores.
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And as one of the largest tenants of America's malls, a widespread shutdown of Forever 21 could exacerbate what's already being referred to as the "retail apocalypse," which has already closed more than 15,000 retailers across the US and could shut down 75,000 more, according to investment firm UBS.
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But bankruptcy doesn't always mean the end for a company.
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In fact, it could give Forever 21 time to restructure and bounce back.
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The company could shut down its least profitable stores and try rebranding itself.
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But in an age of cheap internet boutiques and fast-fashion empires, this might not be enough.
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So it turns out Forever 21 might not be forever after all.

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यह वीडियो "फॉरएवर 21" के उत्थान और पतन पर आधारित है, जो हमें न केवल एक आकर्षक कहानी सुनाता है, बल्कि अंग्रेजी बोलने का अभ्यास करने का एक अद्भुत अवसर भी प्रदान करता है। इस वीडियो में हम देखते हैं कि कैसे फॉरएवर 21 के संस्थापकों ने कठिनाइयों का सामना करते हुए सफलता हासिल की। इस प्रकार की कहानियां हमें प्रेरित करती हैं और साथ ही अंग्रेजी बोलने का अभ्यास करने में मदद करती हैं। वीडियो को सुनते समय, आप उन शब्दों और वाक्यों को दोहरा सकते हैं जो आपकी भाषा कौशल में सुधार कर सकते हैं, खासकर जब आप शैडो स्पीक तकनीक का उपयोग करते हैं।

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वीडियो में कई प्रमुख वाक्य संरचनाएं और अभिव्यक्तियां शामिल हैं, जिन्हें समझना आपके अंग्रेजी बोलने के कौशल को मजबूत कर सकता है। यहाँ कुछ महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु हैं:

  • समय का सही प्रयोग: वक्ता अतीत और वर्तमान के बीच प्रभावी रूप से स्विच करते हैं, जैसे "Back in the day" और "As for the Changs?" यह सुनने और बोलने में सही समय का अनुभव करने में मदद करता है।
  • सक्रिय और निष्क्रिय आवाज़: उदाहरण जैसे "the store made $700,000 in sales" और "is now preparing to file" विशेष रूप से सुनने और बोलने में सहायक हैं।
  • निर्णायक वाक्यांश: "As a result" जैसे वाक्यांश विचारों को जोड़ने में सहायक होते हैं और आपकी बातचीत को अधिक पेशेवर बनाते हैं।

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वीडियो के दौरान आपको कुछ कठिन शब्द और उच्चारण मिल सकते हैं, जो अंग्रेजी बोलने के अभ्यास में चुनौती पेश कर सकते हैं। जैसे:

  • "Bankruptcy": इस शब्द का सही उच्चारण महत्वपूर्ण है, ऐसा न लगें कि आप "बैंक्रप्सी" कहते हैं। इसे "बैंकर्पसी" सुनने की कोशिश करें।
  • "Entrepreneurs": यह शब्द अक्सर गलत उच्चारित होता है, इसे सही तरीके से "ऑन्ट्रेप्रेन्योर्स" कहें।
  • संक्षिप्त उच्चारण: "H&M" और "Zara" जैसे ब्रांडों के नाम का उच्चारण ध्यान दें और सही तरीके से उच्चारित करने का प्रयास करें।

इन सभी अभ्यासों के साथ, अंग्रेजी बोलने का अभ्यास और शैडो स्पीक तकनीक का उपयोग करके, आप अपने उच्चारण और बातचीत के कौशल में सुधार कर सकते हैं। अपने दोस्तों और साथियों के साथ इस वीडियो को देखर अपने अनुभव साझा करें और shadowspeaks का हिस्सा बनें।

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