The $40 Million Look Policy

In 2006, Abercrombie & Fitch‘s CEO said it on the record: “Are we exclusionary? Absolutely.” It was company policy. And it cost them everything. 👀This week on IADS Retail Park 🎙️, Maya and Christopher trace A&F‘s decade-long reckoning — from a $40 million discrimination settlement in 2004 to an 8-1 Supreme Court defeat in 2015 to the Curve Love comeback. The problem wasn’t the lawsuit. It was the thirteen years it took to actually believe what the consent decree said.🔗 Click here to read the full A&F Exclusive➡️Click here to find out more about the 2025 IADS White Paper: DEI at a crossroadsStay connected: Follow us on LinkedIn · Read our latest on Substack · Explore www.iads.org This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit iads.substack.com/subscribe

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