The fast-fashion giant Forever 21 has officially shuttered all 354 of its U.S. stores as of May 1, 2025, marking a dramatic end to its retail presence in the country.
After years of battling mounting debt, changing consumer habits, and aggressive competition from online retailers like Shein and Temu, the brand filed for bankruptcy for the second time in six years earlier this spring. This time, there were no bailouts, no buyers, and no restructuring plans. Just clearance sales, closed gates, and a quiet goodbye.
These closures affect every state in the U.S., along with U.S. territories like Puerto Rico. While the brand continues to operate through licensing deals in other countries, its American footprint has been completely wiped out. Here’s a full rundown of where Forever 21 locations have now officially closed.
In California, the birthplace and stronghold of the brand, stores in nearly every major city have closed. Locations included those in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco’s Westfield Centre, Glendale Galleria, Brea Mall, Fashion Fair in Fresno, and Ontario Mills. California alone accounted for more than 30 closures.
Texas, another major market, saw the end of its Forever 21 locations in Houston (The Galleria), Dallas (NorthPark Center), Austin (The Domain), San Antonio (Ingram Park), El Paso, and more.
Florida saw closures in Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale, including high-traffic malls like Sawgrass Mills and The Mall at Millenia.
In New York, the Times Square flagship store has gone dark, along with stores in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Terminal, Queens Center, Staten Island Mall, and multiple Long Island locations including Roosevelt Field.
Illinois lost stores in Chicago (Water Tower Place, Woodfield Mall), Naperville, and Aurora. New Jersey was also hit hard, losing all 15 locations including Garden State Plaza, Jersey Gardens, and Freehold Raceway Mall.
Pennsylvania said goodbye to stores in King of Prussia Mall, Philadelphia Mills, and The Mall at Robinson. Ohio saw closures in Columbus, Toledo’s Franklin Park Mall, and Dayton.
In Georgia, Atlanta’s Lenox Square and Cumberland Mall now stand without a Forever 21, as do malls in Augusta and Savannah. North Carolina lost stores in Charlotte, Durham, and Raleigh. South Carolina’s locations in Columbia and Charleston are also gone.
The closures extend to Arizona (Scottsdale, Tucson), Nevada (Las Vegas, Reno), Washington (Seattle, Spokane), Colorado (Denver, Colorado Springs), and Massachusetts (Boston, Natick Mall, Braintree). Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Missouri, and Tennessee all had multiple store closures.
Even smaller states and markets were affected. Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, Montana, Wyoming, Alaska, and Hawaii all had at least one Forever 21 location—each now permanently closed.
In Puerto Rico, four locations, including the high-traffic Shops at Caguas and Plaza Las Américas, are also gone.
Shoppers were given a limited window to use their gift cards, with the brand stating they would only be valid until April 15. No returns or exchanges are being accepted post-closure.
According to court filings, the closures stemmed largely from an unsustainable business model. Forever 21 had struggled to evolve beyond its low-cost, fast-fashion reputation. Its large-format mall stores were expensive to maintain and increasingly out of sync with consumer behavior shifting toward e-commerce and niche fashion brands.
Retail analysts say the collapse of Forever 21 reflects a wider retail contraction. UBS projects that the U.S. could lose up to 45,000 physical retail locations by 2030. Apparel chains are particularly at risk, with competition not only from online giants but also from resale platforms like Depop and Poshmark.
Forever 21’s departure is more than just another brand going under—it’s a symbol of a changing era. Once the go-to for affordable party dresses and graphic tees, it now joins the growing graveyard of American retail chains that failed to adapt fast enough.
If you’re wondering whether your local mall’s Forever 21 survived—don’t bother. The answer, across every state, is the same: doors shut, lights out, and clearance signs folded away. The brand that once boasted about “staying forever young” is now, at least in the U.S., just a memory.
State-by-State Breakdown of Forever 21 Store Closures:
- Alabama: 3 stores
- Arizona: 8 stores
- Arkansas: 2 stores
- California: 57 stores
- Colorado: 5 stores
- Connecticut: 6 stores
- Delaware: 2 stores
- Florida: 23 stores
- Georgia: 18 stores
- Idaho: 1 store
- Illinois: 15 stores
- Indiana: 6 stores
- Iowa: 2 stores
- Kansas: 2 stores
- Kentucky: 3 stores
- Louisiana: 6 stores
- Maryland: 6 stores
- Massachusetts: 11 stores
- Michigan: 9 stores
- Minnesota: 1 store
- Mississippi: 1 store
- Missouri: 5 stores
- Nebraska: 1 store
- Nevada: 6 stores
- New Hampshire: 3 stores
- New Jersey: 15 stores
- New Mexico: 3 stores
- New York: 21 stores
- North Carolina: 10 stores
- North Dakota: 1 store
- Ohio: 9 stores
- Oklahoma: 2 stores
- Oregon: 5 stores
- Pennsylvania: 17 stores
- Puerto Rico: 5 stores
- Rhode Island: 1 store
- South Carolina: 3 stores
- South Dakota: 1 store
- Tennessee: 6 stores
- Texas: 32 stores
- Utah: 3 stores
- Virginia: 9 stores
- Washington: 9 stores
- Wisconsin: 2 stores
