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13 Oct 2011 19:53

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Biz: The Gap shrinks its gap significantly, says it’s “natural pruning”

  • 21% of U.S. Gap stores will fall into the Gap … for good source
  • » But they’re expanding in China: Why the change, you ask? It’s all a part of the “natural pruning” process for the company, which is streamlining its supply chain. High quality global journalism requires investment. “I’ll be the first to say that our stores have not been executing with the consistency that they need to execute at in order to deliver the kind of brand experience that we are committed to delivering,” said the company’s North American president, Arthur Peck. The company plans to cut back on some of the poorly-performing stores, open up a few more outlet stores, and boost its presence in Asia. No word on a new logo.

08 Mar 2011 23:50

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Culture: American Apparel’s Dov Charney accused of sexual abuse

  • He informed her that if she wanted to remain employed and be advanced by the company, she would have to engage in sexual acts with him as soon as she turned 18 years old.
  • A lawsuit filed against American Apparel CEO Dov Charney • Reciting allegations made by former employee Irene Morales. Morales got hired at a New York branch of the clothing store in 2007, quit in 2009, and then worked at a L.A. store in 2010. She alleges that Charney invited her over to his apartment shortly after her 18th birthday, forced her to perform oral sex on him in the doorway, and then…well, yeah, a bunch of other horrible things. This isn’t the first sexual harassment case Charney, whose full name sounds like a brand of liquor, has faced, but none of the earlier suits have gone to trial. If these allegations are true, this scumbag should be in prison, and the $250 million in damages sought don’t seem too far off track, either. One question: why did Morales start working for the company again in 2010? We are not questioning Morales’ story – coming forward can be tough. We’re just curious. (Editor’s note: Reworded to avoid misinterpretation of what was meant.) source

15 Mar 2010 10:30

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Biz: Tommy Hilfiger’s clothing brand apparently still worth money

  • $3 billion paid by Phillips-Van Heusen
    for the lame-@$$ brand source

10 Jan 2010 10:58

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Biz: Striking a chord: H&M unused clothing incident gets people talking

Should retailers give their unsold merchandise to the homeless? After a NYC H&M store ripped up clothing instead, the backlash brought a fresh light to the issue. source

04 Sep 2009 11:18

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Biz: American Apparel just had to lay off a bunch of illegal immigrants

  • 1,500 factory workers were found to be illegal immigrants
  • 10% of its workforce is getting canned due to their status source

16 Apr 2009 20:54

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Offbeat: This quote on denim was clearly written by a very old man

  • Denim is the carefully calculated costume of people eager to communicate indifference to appearances. But the appearances that people choose to present in public are cues from which we make inferences about their maturity and respect.
  • George Will • A conservative columnist who clearly needs to STFU already, because only two people think like you. The other guy is the one whose column you ripped off to write yours. • source