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The Rise and Fall of Forever 21: A Fast Fashion Empire That Forgot to Pivot

April 21, 1984 – Highland Park, Los Angeles. The Changs flipped the sign on a 900-square-foot storefront. “Fashion 21,” it read in bold lettering that shimmered slightly under the California sun. The air smelled like new fabric and cheap perfume. Inside, the racks stocked with fast-m...
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Confessions of an Accidental Entrepreneur: My Life Skating on Thin Ice

Introduction: The Early Years (1978 to 1982) It all kicked off in 1978 when I was an 11-year-old paperboy with a fascination for all things tech. While delivering newspapers, mowing lawns, shoveling driveways, and stuffing envelopes for my neighbors—I was the neighborhood’s one-stop shop for...
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