Posted on 01/22/2021 11:29:57 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
International makeup chain Sephora is implementing sweeping changes in its merchandising, marketing and employee training practices in one of the most public efforts by a major retailer to mitigate the potential for racial profiling and other discriminatory practices at its stores.
The initiative announced Wednesday is the culmination of customer and employee surveys, interviews and academic research that have been underway since 2019. But issues around race and inequality took on new urgency following the summer’s Black Lives Matter protests and the police killing of George Floyd in May, executives said. The chain also has faced backlash from Black shoppers, including the rapper SZA and comedian Leslie Jones, who have spoken publicly about unfair treatment by its employees.
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What racial bias?
> Fewer security guards
That’s going to work out great.
Their statement “fewer Security Guards” in itself is racist
They have a mew promotion: “Take one, get one free.”
LOL
Woke=Broke
Leslie... no amount of makeup will help... that’s what they were trying to nicely say.
“That’s going to work out great.”
Everything will be behind lock and key.
In other words, they decided that taking a bigger hit on shoplifting is cheaper than dealing with BLM’s bullshit
They don’t want white customers so I hope they will stay out of the stores.
One of my buds works at Target. It’s MOSTLY obama kids who bitch at the cashier when they are caught left handed by BOTH video cams and asset protection.
They ALWAYS flip the race card when the scene shows hispanic guards kick them out AND caught with stuff in their bags. Even the security guys are tired of the race card crap..
The women who are planning to use their five finger discount are the ones laughing. Of course you know as well I as I do the company will counter their losses from theft by increasing their prices.
They hire mean girls at Sephora. I have been treated like I am a dork too, and I am not any minority.
These racial, ESG marketing gimmicks are just that - gimmicks
They will be closing their stores in major-city downtown areas anyway. They will be promoting much more online shopping. So they’ll be dealing with far fewer “customers of color” directly anyway
As to “minority owned brands” - they will send their suppliers a form, and the supplier checks a box, and that’s it.
Its a cynical game.
i love Sephora but I stopped buying from them in the summer when they bawled about blm. Nope.
We all need to be aware of where our money goes. I have been doing this for quiet some time. These companies need to feel the heat from consumers tired of their PC stances.
Bath and Bodyworks too! they also made a big damn deal over blm, which makes zero sense.
I cannot imagine the protesters have use for soap or lotion.
So i stopped shopping there, too. If they did not get political I would have stayed.
Bed, Bath and Beyond I knew about. I was unaware of Bath and Bodyworks. So many of these companies have become intimidated.
The parent is LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
I'd be tempted to short the stock, but catering to people with more money than sense isn't a terrible business model.
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