Bengaluru — Fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, as it joined a growing list of brick-and-mortar players who have succumbed to the onslaught of e-commerce companies such as Amazon.com.

Since the start of 2017, more than 20 US retailers, including Sears Holdings and Toys R Us, have filed for bankruptcy as more customers shop online and eschew large malls...

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