FASHION INDUSTRY NEWS – THURSDAY
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BARNEYS AGREES TO SETTLE DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY SHOPPER: DOCUMENTS – Yahoo! Style
“Barneys New York [DBWLDB.UL] has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a black man who said he was racially profiled while shopping at the luxury Manhattan department store and questioned by police about a purchase, according to court documents filed on Tuesday.”
AMERICAN APPAREL DEFENDS TURNAROUND PLAN AGAINST CHARNEY’S BID – Yahoo! Style
“American Apparel’s chief executive told a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday the retailer could become embroiled in drawn-out litigation if it accepted a takeover bid being championed by its founder and former CEO Dov Charney. Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc, known for its “Made in the U.S.A” fashion and sexually charged advertising, joined other teen-focused retailers by filing for bankruptcy in October due to changing shopping habits.”
SEPHORA LAUNCHES A PROGRAM FOR FEMALE BEAUTY ENTREPRENEURS – MTV News
“There’s no doubt that the beauty industry markets itself toward women, which is why it makes little to no sense that female beauty entrepreneurs are underrepresented. Fortunately, Sephora is working to change that with its new program Sephora Accelerate.”
THESE BEFORE-AND-AFTER PHOTOS SHOW HOW MUCH ABERCROMBIE & FITCH HAS CHANGED – Business Insider
“Abercrombie & Fitch was once known for its sexy ad campaigns. But amid a changing consumer climate, it has toned down its imagery. Its November marketing campaign did not feature nearly naked models. Rather, it featured a fully dressed Neelam Gill, a model who has been praised for social advocacy.”
WESTFIELD INTEGRATES DATA AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY FOR NEXT-GEN SHOPPING EXPERIENCE – FashionMag
“At this year’s National Retail Federation Big Show in New York, Steven Lowy, co-CEO of Westfield, talked about the company’s strategy to merge physical and digital retail worlds into a more lithe, responsive shopping landscape with less friction for consumers. Lowy described the marriage of retail centers and accessible data for consumers as essentially flipping the shopping center-retailer relationship on its head.”