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  • 2017-12-13 (xsd:date)
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  • Do Eddie Bauer Stores Destroy Leftover Clothes Instead of Donating Them? (en)
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  • In December 2017, a set of photographs posted to Facebook led to accusations that Eddie Bauer clothing stores destroyed leftover clothing instead of offering it for donations or leaving them intact so that they could be worn or resold. The post described several Eddie Bauer-brand clothing items left damaged and discarded outside the manufacturer's store in New York City: The post's author, Dakotah Lilly — an organizer with the advocacy group Students and Youth for a New America — also provided us with a separate picture of a damaged jacket bearing the logo of Eddie Bauer's First Ascent line: Regarding the attention the post has generated, Lilly told us: Lilly also said that Eddie Bauer had contacted him regarding his photographs, but he was not confident they would respond to the apparent issue: A spokesperson for Eddie Bauer told us that the company was aware of the New York store mentioned in Lilly's post having to dispose of some jackets, but that cutting them up and discarding them was not company policy: The spokesperson also said that the company donates product samples to a New York City-based charitable group, Delivering Good, which distributes clothing and home-related products to people in need. We contacted Delivering Good to confirm whether there is a partnership between the two groups. Lilly is not the first person to accuse the clothing maker of damaging and then discarding unsold products rather than offering them to charity; in March 2010, consumer awareness blog Consumerist published an account from a reader who said she witnessed similar dumping by the company. (en)
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