Forever 21 has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time, citing declining foot traffic in U.S. malls and increasing competition from online retailers like Amazon, Temu, and Shein. The retailer operates stores at Northlake Mall in Charlotte, Carolina Place Mall in Pineville, and Concord Mills in Concord. F21 OpCo, which runs Forever […]

We all have seen the brand name knock-offs, with actual copies of logos and everything, but what about shapes and styles or copying a design. What if you don’t say you ARE a particular brand, but make a good “close-to-it”. Is that a knock-off? And is that illegal? Well Forever 21 will find out soon, […]