Allegations of Racial Profiling and Customer Conduct Issues
HistoricalLast updated: 11 June 2020
Retail Brands summary
Anthropologie has faced accusations of racially profiling Black customers, leading to PR scandals and concerns about conduct within its stores.
Key facts
- Brand
- Anthropologie
- Signal category
- Legal & Risk
- Current status
- Historical
- Importance
- High
- Scope
- Global
- Sources
- 1 (TheCut.com)
- Last updated
- 11 June 2020
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