Despite the fact that 70% of the women in the U.S. wear a size 14 or larger, cultivating nearly $7 billion in retail sales, the plus-size market doesn’t receive nearly as much attention as other clothing categories. VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post…
With an Old Navy on 125th Street in Harlem, today at an investor event on Thursday, Old Navy announced that it will open 800 new locations under its plan to spin off from its parent company, Gap. VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post…
Gap revealed on Thursday that it plans to split into two public companies with the goal of enabling its Old Navy brand with stores from Harlem to Hollywood to expand on its own reports Consumer Affairs. VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post is…
Gap Inc. reported quarterly earnings on Thursday with bad news for fans of two of its brands. The apparel giant announced it’s closing 75 Old Navy and Banana Republic stores outside North America, including closing all its Old Navy stores in Japan, as part of an organizational right-sizing that CEO Art Peck hopes will reverse its fortunes.…
With an Old Navy on 125th Street in Harlem, this weekend, racist trolls on Twitter got up in arms over an Old Navy ad featuring an interracial family, because it’s 1916 and not 2016 — and, also, people are terrible. VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture.…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today nominated Rasmia Kirmani-Frye and David Gold to the City Planning Commission (CPC) and Chris Yoon to the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA). VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post is made in partnership with British Pathé.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today outlined his bold vision from Harlem to Hollis for all in his first State of the City address, delivered at the historic Kings Theatre in Brooklyn. VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post is made in partnership…