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Employees file discrimination lawsuit against Saks Fifth Avenue

Luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is the center of a lawsuit by eight employees who allege they were unable to advance due to discrimination. The filed lawsuit sees the former Saks employees disenfranchised with the department store citing race and age discrimination and that they could not advance in their careers. "Although they were...

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Saks Fifth Avenue shutters downtown NYC retail experiment

Saks Fifth Avenue didn't make it in the downtown NYC shopping scene. The luxury department store plans to close its two-year-old location at Brookfield Place near the World Trade Center. The Saks womenswear store, which takes up 86 thousand square feet across three levels of store space, is not far from a smaller one-store men's store the...

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Comedian Amy Schumer collaborates on new RTW line

Amy Schumer is joining the fashion industry. The comedian and actress has partnered with celebrity stylist and costume designer Leesa Evans to create Le Cloud, a size-inclusive ready-to-wear line for Saks Off Fifth. Like Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth is part of the Hudson's Bay Company brand portfolio. It brings together international luxury...

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Former employees sue Saks Fifth Ave over discrimination

Saks Fifth Avenue is in fire with former employees. Earlier this week, eight former employees from the Saks flagship filed lawsuit accusing the luxury department store and its parent company Hudson Bay's Company of race and age discrimination. The former employees are all men of mixed races aged between 54 and 70. Most of these men were placed...

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Saks Fifth Avenue's Canadian flagship gets new general manager

Saks Fifth Avenue Toronto has announced the appointment of Gregory Boggan as the new Vice President, General Manager of the Canadian flagship. Gregory previously served as the assistant general manager of merchandising (AGMM) of Saks Fifth Avenue Houston since 2017. “Coming from an active, competitive and sports-oriented family, I absolutely...

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Saks Fifth Avenue debuts new beauty floor at New York flagship

Saks Fifth Avenue has officially opened the new beauty floor at their flagship Manhattan store today. With over 32,000 square feet, the new store features over 120 color cosmetics, skincare, fragrance and wellness brands, of which 58 are new to the floor. The new floor is more experienced focus and features and is now 40 percent larger with 15...

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Data breach hits Saks Fifth Avenue, Lord & Taylor: 5 million cards compromised

Retailers have become a profitable target for cyber fraudsters, with U.S. leading upscale department store Saks Fifth Avenue and sister brand Lord & Taylor joining the list of businesses affected. Parent group Hudson’s Bay Co. said earlier this week that customer payment card information may have been stolen from shoppers at certain Saks Fifth...

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Video: Donatella Versace and Eva Chen at Saks Fifth Avenue

Donatella Versace talks to Eva Chen about diving into the archives for the Versace Tribute collection at the Saks Fifth Avenue New York City flagship store. Source: Versace, YouTube.

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Bumble partners with Saks Fifth Avenue for temporary "hive" space

With Bumble on the rise as a dating app, it seems the platform is making moves in the fashion realm. This upcoming season, the app is partnering with Saks Fifth Avenue in order to launch a Saks x Bumble Hive in New York as an innovative pop-up. The collaboration is meant to serve as a temporary shop that will offer panel series, networking...

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Saks opens third store in Canada

Saks Fifth Avenue has announced the opening of its newest store and third Canadian location, Saks Calgary. The 115,000-square-foot, two-level retail space is located at the CF Chinook Centre, Calgary, and houses both women's and men's categories with a focus on outwear, handbags, shoes and accessories. In celebration of the opening,...

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Saks Fifth Avenue and Disney collaborate for Once Upon a Holiday

On November 20, Saks Fifth Avenue will debut their annual New York holiday windows and 10-story-tall theatrical light show in celebration of the 80th anniversary of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Sofia Carson, star of Disney's "Descendants", and Hollywood Records/Republic recording artist, will perform live at the unveiling event...

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Saks Fifth Avenue and Disney announce "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" collaboration

Saks Fifth Avenue and Disney have announced a collaboration to celebrate the holidays at Saks stores this winter. The two brands will come together this holiday season to create window displays experiences Saks' 41 stores in the U.S. and Canada. This November, Saks' annual holiday window unveiling in New York will celebrate Snow White and the...