One of the nation’s largest fashion retailers will end its sale of fur garments next fiscal year.
Cincinnati-based Macy’s announced yesterday that it would end sales of furs in its 863 Macy’s, Macy’s Backstage, Bloomingdale’s and other stores after internal feedback and discussions with animal rights groups.
“Over the past two years, we have been closely following consumer and brand trends, listening to our customers and researching alternatives to fur,” Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette said in a press release yesterday. “We’ve listened to our colleagues, including direct feedback from our Go Green Employee Resource Group, and we have met regularly on this topic with the Humane Society of the United States and other NGOs. Macy’s private brands are already fur-free so expanding this practice across all Macy’s Inc. is the natural next step.”
This article appears in Oct 16-29, 2019.
