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Forever 21: 4 Reasons it Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

Indigo 9 Digital

If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox 3. If you can’t move all of the inventory then markdowns are required which eats into sales per sq. The expansion was planned even though Forever 21’s sales were flat in 2016.

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Predicting the Holidays: Analyzing Competitor Holiday Trends

Wiser

As the holiday shopping season begins, retailers large and small are looking to meet and surpass sales expectations for the year. E-commerce sales revenue for the 2016 holiday season is expected to reach almost $95 billion. Now let’s look at a similar date range for this year: August 29, 2016 through November 6, 2016.