{"id":60132,"date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/60132\/forever-21-is-closing-down-in-lebanon"},"modified":"2024-02-12T05:51:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T05:51:53","slug":"forever-21-is-closing-down-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/60132\/forever-21-is-closing-down-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Forever 21 Is Closing Down In Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"American clothing store <b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/38330\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Forever 21<\/a><\/b> has announced that it will be closing down indefinitely in Beirut. <br \/>  <br \/>  <iframe title=\"Embedded Instagram Post\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"532\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CA4utC1p1Ui\/embed\/\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"background: white; max-width: 540px; width: calc(100% - 2px); border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219); box-shadow: none; display: block; margin: 12px 0px 12px !important; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px;\"><\/iframe><br \/>  The store is located on Level 2 in  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/23342\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">City Centre Beirut<\/a>, and was met with a lot of excitement when it first opened in Lebanon in 2015. The chain prides itself with selling the latest fads in clothes, accessories, and shoes for young women. <br \/>  <br \/>  Towards the end of 2019, Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy worldwide, and said it plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-49874688\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;exit most international locations in Asia and Europe&#8221;<\/a>. <br \/>  <br \/>  We&#8217;re not entirely sure if the financial and economic crisis in Lebanon sped up the process of their closing, as it had forced many companies and businesses to shut down locally.<br \/>  <br \/>  Could other international clothing stores also follow suit?","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>American clothing store  Forever 21 has announced that it will be closing down indefinitely in 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