Urban Outfitters controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Fashion-supply-chain transparency criticism
Urban Outfitters received a low score in the Fashion Transparency Index, amid criticism that the company did not publicly identify the factories producing its clothing and did not clearly demonstrate living-wage protections.
2019
Ethnic and age discrimination lawsuit
A former executive of Chinese descent who had worked for the company for approximately four decades filed a lawsuit alleging ethnic and age discrimination.
2009
Stockholm collective-bargaining dispute
The company was criticized after employees at its Stockholm store were reportedly dismissed and rehired through an employment agency, which labor representatives viewed as undermining collective-bargaining rights.
2007
Keffiyeh product controversy
Urban Outfitters stopped selling keffiyehs after criticism concerning the product's marketing language and its political and cultural associations.