去年9月底,Forever 21 正式申請破產保護,希望通過破產重組能夠關閉其他經營不善的海外門店,專注核心美國業務,達到盈利目標。當時Forever 21 指會在美國本土市場關閉至多178家門店,至於未來會關閉哪些美國門店,還看與新買買家的協商結果。

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: A view inside a Forever 21 store in Union Square in Manhattan on September 12, 2019 in New York City. The Wall Street Journal reported that the retail chain is planning to file for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday. The company is refuting these reports and said they plan to continue operating a vast majority of their U.S. stores. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 12: A view inside a Forever 21 store in Union Square in Manhattan on September 12, 2019 in New York City. The Wall Street Journal reported that the retail chain is planning to file for bankruptcy as soon as Sunday. The company is refuting these reports and said they plan to continue operating a vast majority of their U.S. stores. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

最近,美國地產公司 Simon Property Group Inc. 、Brookfield Property Partners 和美國品牌管理公司Authentic Brands Group組成的財團與Forever 21 達成了出售協議,財團出價8110萬美元收購 Forever 21的全部資產。

Forever 21 正在等待法官批准將該上述三家公司認定為假定競標買家。如2月5 日前沒有其他有意收購的買家可以在上週五之前給出更高的報價,就會在2月11日舉辦聽證會,該財團將正式成為 Forever 21的新東家。

其實,今時今日時尚生態已經大大改變,不能只靠在旺區開店來吸金。瑞典快時尚巨頭 H&M 集團週2019年第四季度銷售額同比增長了9%,實現4年來的首次年度利潤增長。原因是該公司為適應不斷變化的市場,對電子商務和其他服務進行了大量投資。電商已成為無法迴避的一環,如果做不好這一片戰場,Forever 21 恐怕只會再次陷入危機。