Luxury brand Hermès is facing a lawsuit for allegedly requiring customers to buy other items before being allowed to purchase Birkin handbags. The lawsuit, filed by retail plaintiffs and Californian shoppers, accuses Hermès of violating antitrust laws and unfair trade practices by restricting Birkin bag sales to customers with a purchase history.
Read the class-action lawsuit against Hermes. What’s the jist? The $200B+ fashion giant won’t sell Birkin or Kelly bags direct. Rather, a customer has to buy a number of ancillary items first to be eligible (this “tying” could be an antitrust violation). Hermes’ key mechanism… https://t.co/fza1GDpkEg
They failed to buy #Birkin bags. so they #sued https://t.co/ZVnB6fHTue
It's Not a Bag, It's a Birkin: Class Action Targets Hermès with Antitrust, Unfair Trade Claims https://t.co/nnMtCHDZrf
It's Not a Bag, It's a Birkin: Class Action Targets Hermès with Antitrust, Unfair Trade Claims https://t.co/yjceV9BjOs | by @Holland_Knight
A pair of Californians aren’t exactly thrilled that they couldn’t buy Birkin bags while shopping at Hermès. So they’re taking their grievances to court. https://t.co/Jv0ChPqxu1
Hermes is being sued for allegedly violating antitrust law by making customers buy other goods in the store before being granted the privilege of buying a Birkin bag. https://t.co/8QGX0zkCBZ
In a complaint filed in a federal court in Northern California, two shoppers allege that Hermès violated antitrust and business practice laws by only offering Birkin handbags to customers who already have a purchase history with the brand. https://t.co/aVWFBsL82a https://t.co/haevRtUyup
Two Californians sued Hermès because they weren’t allowed to buy Birkin bags—even though one of them already spent "tens of thousands of dollars" on the brand. https://t.co/blIVvEB9wT
‘The value and the price of them is crazy.’ Former Head Buyer at ASOS, Mo Oshodi, discusses shoppers attempting to sue Hermes for refusing to sell them Birkin handbags. https://t.co/KdVcanKzXf
‘The value and the price of them is crazy!' Former Head Buyer at ASOS, Mo Oshodi, discusses shoppers attempting to sue Hermes for refusing to sell them Birkin handbags. https://t.co/qLW1mjrXd8
Ten retail plaintiffs including a delicatessen, fine clothier, florist and furniture store filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to block American Express policies that they said violated US antitrust law https://t.co/G8eC7lMAu3 https://t.co/iQyG1Y9MHu
Hermès Accused of Unlawfully Tying Purchase of Birkin Bags to Other Luxury Items https://t.co/aZK20j3dcN