The judge said the store discriminated against the teen by abercrombie and fitch not making reasonable accommodations for her disability. The judge also said the retailer officials were general assholes when approached about the incident, hollister didn't follow their own policies, and even denied the girl was disabled.
The retailer must pay more than $155,000, including $25,000 to the teen. AF plans to appeal.
AF was also in the news recently when a former employee hollister clothing said she was forced to work in the backroom because she had a prosthetic arm that didn't fit their image. The retailer was found to have broken employment law and had to pay her of unlawful harassment.
2009年10月18日星期日
2009年10月14日星期三
Abercrombie Business Ticks up in July
In July we have asked 29 different abercrombie and fitch locations several questions in order to gauge sales trends. Here are the questions that we asked.
Has this location been open for more than one year?
Which of the following ‘Key Looks’(Women’s) categories is the most popular this spring?
Which of the following Women’s products people have been buying the most of?
Are there enough of the most popular item in-stock right now?
Will it be hard to get more of the most popular product if hollister they need to get more for the holiday season?
Is business increasing / decreasing / flat since last month?
All of the respondents said that the location was open for more than a year.
Knit Tanks, Lexi, and Dresses were all stated to be the top ‘Key Looks’ by 10% of the respondents.
28% of the respondents reported that the Emma Low Rise Boot Jean was the top selling women’s product, while 24% of abercrombie outlet the respondents said that the Margaret top was the top selling women product.
All of the respondents reported that there is enough of the most popular item in stock now.
17% of the respondents reported that there would be difficulty getting the most popular product if they needed it during the holiday season. 83% said that there would be no difficulty getting the items during the holiday season.
45% of the respondents reported that business is increasing since last month, with 31% reporting no change in business in the last month, and 24% of the respondents reporting a loss in business the last month.
Conclusion of Channel Check: The survey suggests that there was not a large increase in sales during the last month. There also does not seem to be a dominant new women’s product or a dominant women’s ‘Key Look’ out right now. The stocks of their most popular items are full, furthering the point that there is not a large craze for a clothing item at this point. However, during the holiday season, there could be difficulty getting the most popular product if they needed it. Overall Abercrombie looks to be seeing a small increase in business, with no new items driving sales by itself.
Has this location been open for more than one year?
Which of the following ‘Key Looks’(Women’s) categories is the most popular this spring?
Which of the following Women’s products people have been buying the most of?
Are there enough of the most popular item in-stock right now?
Will it be hard to get more of the most popular product if hollister they need to get more for the holiday season?
Is business increasing / decreasing / flat since last month?
All of the respondents said that the location was open for more than a year.
Knit Tanks, Lexi, and Dresses were all stated to be the top ‘Key Looks’ by 10% of the respondents.
28% of the respondents reported that the Emma Low Rise Boot Jean was the top selling women’s product, while 24% of abercrombie outlet the respondents said that the Margaret top was the top selling women product.
All of the respondents reported that there is enough of the most popular item in stock now.
17% of the respondents reported that there would be difficulty getting the most popular product if they needed it during the holiday season. 83% said that there would be no difficulty getting the items during the holiday season.
45% of the respondents reported that business is increasing since last month, with 31% reporting no change in business in the last month, and 24% of the respondents reporting a loss in business the last month.
Conclusion of Channel Check: The survey suggests that there was not a large increase in sales during the last month. There also does not seem to be a dominant new women’s product or a dominant women’s ‘Key Look’ out right now. The stocks of their most popular items are full, furthering the point that there is not a large craze for a clothing item at this point. However, during the holiday season, there could be difficulty getting the most popular product if they needed it. Overall Abercrombie looks to be seeing a small increase in business, with no new items driving sales by itself.
2009年10月13日星期二
Abercrombie & Fitch Fined For Discriminating Against Autistic Shopper
The PR geniuses at abercrombie and fitch are in the news again for refusing to let a 14-year old autistic shopper have help trying on clothes. The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has fined the company $115,264 for discriminating against a person with a disability.
Hm. This sure sounds familiar.
The injured parties include Molly Maxon, who has autism, and her hollister clothing older sister. When the two tried to enter a fitting room together so that the sister could help Molly try on clothes, an A&F employee refused to let them, citing a store policy to prevent shoplifting.
Hm. This sure sounds familiar.
The injured parties include Molly Maxon, who has autism, and her hollister clothing older sister. When the two tried to enter a fitting room together so that the sister could help Molly try on clothes, an A&F employee refused to let them, citing a store policy to prevent shoplifting.
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