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Cash injections, write-downs: Inside youth retailer General Pants’ struggle to stay afloat
After Glue shut its remaining stores, General Pants is one of the last streetwear fashion chains still standing. But latest accounts show its owner has racked up tens of millions in losses.
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Cosmopolitan
· Jun 29, 2026
Baggy Balloon Pants Will Take Over Your Summer Wardrobe—This $15 H&M Pair Is My Best Fashion Find Yet
Goodbye to all my jeans (for now)!
People.com
· Jul 4, 2026
I'm 5'2" and Over Bottoms Puddling at My Feet — These Under-$50 Petite Pants Can be Worn Straight Off the Rack
Goodbye tailor appointments
Fark
· Jul 10, 2026
And in today's deadly trousers news: Deadly Trousers [Awkward]
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The Independent
· Jul 8, 2026
Taylor Swift fans buy up wedding trash gathered outside venue and sold online
Cigarette butts, bottle caps and even an ovulation test kit collected near the wedding venue have gone on sale under the title NYC Pocket Garbage: Not Invited Edition (Taylor Travis’ Wedding)
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Related coverage for "Cash injections, write-downs: Inside youth retailer General Pants’ struggle to stay afloat": Cosmopolitan — Baggy Balloon Pants Will Take Over Your Summer Wardrobe—This $15 H&M Pair Is My Best Fashion Find Yet. People.com — I'm 5'2" and Over Bottoms Puddling at My Feet — These Under-$50 Petite Pants Can be Worn Straight Off the Rack. Fark — And in today's deadly trousers news: Deadly Trousers [Awkward]. The Independent — Taylor Swift fans buy up wedding trash gathered outside venue and sold online