Wet Seal is closing most of its stores, laying off thousands of employees

Wet Seal is closing most of its stores, laying off thousands of employees
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Wet Seal is closing about two-thirds of its stores, the teenage fashion retailer announced Wednesday.

They're laying off about 3,700 employees, who aren't taking it well.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.