Forever 21

The selection was great, but the store smelled pretty gross when we walked in. We looked up store hours on Google before we went. Open until 10! As we were entering the dressing room, a curled dirty blonde haired associate told us that the store closed at 9, and if we wanted to buy something, the register would be closed in two minutes. I tried on the one thing I liked best and ran to the register to catch the closing time. Sigh of relief, I made it in time.
My friends were still in the dressing room, so I went back to collect them. On my way, I stopped to tell the same girl that i doubled checked the close time and they should change it on their website. She preceded to tell me that I was the same crazy girl who came in the past week with her dog and got upset. I have no dog and actually live in San Francisco. No possible chance I was the same person, but she rolled her eyes and gave me more sass than I’ve ever gotten in a retail store… I don’t post on Unilocal,but this interaction was enough to make my blood boil.

A brand new 20,000-square-foot commercial building, located between Home Depot and Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Sports Arena Shopping Center in the Midway District has finally completed opening. This new retail pad houses Old Navy and Forever 21. Both are big box retailers and both fit in nicely with the store mix at this busy center located across the street from the Valley View Casino Center in Point Loma.
Forever 21 is one of the fastest growing fashion retailers in the world and this new store is very nice. I like that it is NOT at one of those giant malls but easily accessible with lots of nearby parking. For my daughter’s Christmas gift, she instructed me to go to Forever 21 and buy a certain clothing item for her. I did not realize that this is not a straight Forever 21 but a hybrid store. Luckily for me, I found something similar that I think she will like.
Just know that this Sports Arena spot is a F21 RED Concept store. Which means that while Forever 21 has «hundreds of styles on the floor at any given time, F21 Red focuses on selling core groups of clothing,» according to a story on
. Really, «F21 Red is to Forever 21 as J. Crew Mercantile is to J. Crew: a clever re-​branding of merchandise typically found on sale racks or (gasp!) in an outlet mall.» It might be that F21 came in here because the Ross store further down the shopping center is a very profitable one and so is the T.J. Maxx at nearby Loma Square Shopping Center. But no matter – it is a welcome addition to the Sports Arena area.
So be advised: this new Forever 21 is different. Good news for the men! Most regular Forever 21 stores offer a sparse selection of men’s styles, But F21 Red dedicates much more square footage to displaying a good selection of men’s basics and essentials. There is even kid’s clothing – both boys and girls. To make a long story short: this new F21 Red will be offering more Forever 21 inventory at even lower prices! That surely is music to my ears, and an automatic 5 Unilocal STARS for sure!