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Struggling hipster clothier United states Apparel announced these days that it was shutting its original shopping location, which will be in Echo Park.
The Echo Park shop was also a symbol of that neighborhood's very own turnaround from struggling barrio to gentrifying enclave.
Dov Charney, who founded the firm in 1997, could have overreached inside the vision to place their American-made clothing on every hipster worldwide. He had to borrow heavily and today, saddled with debt, the organization is getting rid of shops.
"This store closure is a next move in applying our formerly established turnaround program, which include shutting underperforming areas and purchasing new shops in guaranteeing places, " the business stated in a declaration delivered to L.A. Weekly and other outlets.
Charney had been fired by his or her own board twelve months ago amid allegations of sexual impropriety on-the-job.
He previously broadened his company to add several production web sites in Greater L.A. and 246 shops in 20 nations. American Apparel's mostly Latino garment workers have actually praised Charney for embracing an immigrant workforce and for spending more than minimum-wage.
"This restructuring will enable American Apparel to be a more powerful, more vibrant company, " CEO Paula Schneider stated at that time.
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