Fast Fashion Retailer With 15 Illinois Spots Goes Out of Business

This is quite a fall for a store that had almost $1 billion in sales yearly as recently as 2005.

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Forever 21 is just another brand in the long, slow death of mall stores that has officially announced it will close all of its stores.

Interestingly, this is the second time Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy this time though it's for good.

Fast Fashion Retailer With 15 Illinois Spots Goes Out of Business

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NBC 5 in Chicago reports that Forever 21's reason for closure is "foreign competition from fast fashion rivals, rising costs, economic challenges, and evolving consumer trends."

These trends aren't new. It just seemed Forever 21 didn't know how or where to pivot.

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Forever 21 has been getting smaller and smaller over the years, and if you're looking for proof, look no further than the number of locations in Illinois.

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There are only 15, and soon, there will be zero Forever 21 stores in the Land of Lincoln. For now, the fashion retailer can be found in:

• Aurora
• Champaign
• Chicago
• Chicago Ridge
• Fairview Heights
• Gurnee
• Lombard
• Norridge
• North Riverside
• Northbrook
• Orland Park
• Rosemont
• Schaumburg
• Skokie

Forever 21's fate is sealed, marking yet another casualty in the retail apocalypse. It's the end of an era, one more mall staple fading into memory.