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Sephora to shut US stores for diversity training | Sephora to shut US stores for diversity training |
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Beauty chain Sephora will close its US stores on Wednesday for diversity training, a month after a racial incident involving singer SZA. | Beauty chain Sephora will close its US stores on Wednesday for diversity training, a month after a racial incident involving singer SZA. |
The R&B artist said she had been racially profiled while shopping at a Sephora store in California. | The R&B artist said she had been racially profiled while shopping at a Sephora store in California. |
The firm told Reuters it was aware of the incident but said the training was not "a response to any one event". | The firm told Reuters it was aware of the incident but said the training was not "a response to any one event". |
Last year Starbucks held inclusion training amid racial profiling allegations. | Last year Starbucks held inclusion training amid racial profiling allegations. |
In a tweet on 1 May, SZA said while shopping at a Sephora store outside of Los Angeles, an employee she identified as "Sandy" had "called security to make sure I wasn't stealing". | |
The company responded at the time on Twitter: "You are a part of the Sephora family, and we are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels welcome and included at our stores." | The company responded at the time on Twitter: "You are a part of the Sephora family, and we are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels welcome and included at our stores." |
Last year US website Refinery29 reported the singer had previously worked at Sephora. | Last year US website Refinery29 reported the singer had previously worked at Sephora. |
SZA has been nominated for numerous Grammy awards, and recently collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on the track "All the Stars" which featured on the soundtrack of the film Black Panther. | SZA has been nominated for numerous Grammy awards, and recently collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on the track "All the Stars" which featured on the soundtrack of the film Black Panther. |
In a Facebook post, Sephora said it would hold "inclusion workshops" on the morning on 5 June at its US stores as well as its distribution centres and corporate offices. | In a Facebook post, Sephora said it would hold "inclusion workshops" on the morning on 5 June at its US stores as well as its distribution centres and corporate offices. |
Sephora did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment about the training. | Sephora did not immediately respond to BBC requests for comment about the training. |
Emily Shapiro, a spokesperson for Sephora, told Reuters the store closures were not "a response to any one event," saying that planning for the "inclusivity workshops" had been in progress for months. | Emily Shapiro, a spokesperson for Sephora, told Reuters the store closures were not "a response to any one event," saying that planning for the "inclusivity workshops" had been in progress for months. |
Last year Starbucks shut all 8,000 company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon to carry out "racial bias" training. | Last year Starbucks shut all 8,000 company-owned branches in the US for an afternoon to carry out "racial bias" training. |
The move came after the firm had to apologise over the arrest of two black men who were waiting to meet someone in a Starbucks in Philadelphia in May 2018. | The move came after the firm had to apologise over the arrest of two black men who were waiting to meet someone in a Starbucks in Philadelphia in May 2018. |
The incident sparked calls for a boycott of the coffee chain. | The incident sparked calls for a boycott of the coffee chain. |