News | The Weekly Edit 4.30.16

FOR JOB SEEKERS:

• Luxury Brand Coach Cuts Jobs and Turns Over Top Execs as Turnaround Finds Traction - Crain's
• American Apparel Lays Off Hundreds of Workers - Fortune  

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Unfortunately this is going to be a recurring headline and we're going to closely monitor the situation here on TDH.  The American Apparel layoffs were 2 weeks ago.  Coach happened this week.  Sources tell me there is about to be another major U.S. designer primed for a big restructuring.

FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK TRUMP WILL BRING BACK JOBS:

• California Minimum Wage Hike Hits L.A. Apparel Industry: 'The Exodus Has Begun' - LA Times
• Tunisia's Knitters Are Open For Business - KnittingIndustry.com

FOR WEEKEND WARRIORS:

• USA's Olympic Uniforms are WASP'y Bullshit - Jezebel

TDH EDITOR'S NOTE:  Can I just say 'Thank you for this and OY VEY!'  I totally agree with this snarky commentary and would LOVE to see a more modern vision for our amazing Olympians.

FOR DEPARTMENT STORE SHOPPERS:

• Coach's Warning to Department Stores - Bloomberg

FOR PINTEREST FANATICS:

• Pinterest Reinvents Itself to Prove It's Really With Billions - Wired 

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