Sephora to shut US stores for a day of diversity training after racial incident
A spokesperson for the store said 'inclusivity workshops' have been in progress and the closures were not based on a singular event
03 June 2019 - 19:30
New York — LVMH’s Sephora beauty chain said it will close all its US stores, distribution centres and corporate offices on Wednesday to conduct diversity training for employees, a move that follows a racial incident involving a Grammy-nominated singer.
R&B singer SZA, who is black, said in April she was racially profiled at a Sephora store in Calabasas, California...
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