Nordstrom said Tuesday that it would stop selling exotic animal fur products by the end of next year in tacit recognition of growing consumer objections to such items.
The high-end department store, whose own house brands have not included furs for several years, said the ban will extend to its namesake stores, its Rack discount chain and its website. Nordstrom follows Macy’s, whose namesake and the Bloomingdale’s chains made this move just under a year ago, saying they would stop doing so in January 2021. In the UK, Selfridges department store ended the sale of exotic animal skins sooner. . of time. of this year.
Nordstrom’s principal merchant, Teri Bariquit, said in a statement that better serving customers “means continually listening to customer feedback and developing our product offering to make sure we are meeting their needs.”
HBC’s Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus, both higher-end retailers than Nordstrom or Bloomingdale’s, continue to sell exotic furs and leather products. No company immediately responded to requests for comment.
For a growing number of customers, real skins seem outdated. Retailers and fashion houses have also gotten a boost from some governments: Last October, the state of California, a major market for Nordstrom, recently banned the sale and manufacture of leather products beginning in 2023.
And many top brands like Gucci, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, and Tommy Hilfiger have gone hairless. Canada Goose, long criticized for its use of coyote pelts, said in April that it would stop buying new pelts from trappers but would continue to adorn coats with recycled pelts.
