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Eileen Fisher risks alienating customers to support Joe Biden

Eileen Fisher has announced her support of presidential candidate Joe Biden and vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris. This is the first time that the fashion designer has publicly endorsed a presidential candidate, and she acknowledged in her statement that she risks "alienating customers and employees" through this move. Known best for...

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J.Crew promotes voter participation with new capsule collection

J.Crew hopes to encourage Americans to vote this November through a new capsule collection. This launch follows the brand's support of the "Time to Vote" movement and announcement to close all of its stores, corporate offices, distribution center and customer service center on November 3 to allow employees paid time off to vote. The capsule...

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Saks Fifth Avenue launches "Register to Vote" initiative

Saks Fifth Avenue has partnered with nonpartisan organizations HeadCount and Vote.org to promote voter registration. The luxury retailer is launching a new initiative, "Register To Vote At Saks," which utilizes space in its flagship store to allow visitors to register to vote. Individuals may visit the second floor of the Fifth Avenue location...

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H&M promotes U.S. voter registration with a new initiative

H&M has announced that it will offer all of its 17,000 U.S. employees paid time off on November 3 to allow them to cast their votes on election day. "H&M USA is committed to raising awareness around civic participation and voter rights," the company stated in a press release. The company's commitment to raising voter awareness does not stop at...

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Old Navy encourages store employees to serve on election day

Old Navy is promoting community service in a very unique way. The retailer has offered to pay its store employees who volunteer to serve as poll workers on U.S. election day this November. The company has teamed with the Civic Alliance and Power the Polls to help the organizations recruit 250,000 new poll workers, which would ensure polling...