Macy confronts another cause of discrimination

In a case of discrimination filed Friday, an African-American shopper told Macy's (NYSE: M) security staff stopped him after he bought a Louis Vuitton bag $ 2,400 and an alarm went off as he tried to close the store.According to club Organizer, Halim Sharif was arrested and searched his bag, as well as a half-dozen white customers left the store without being arrested. Sharif said leave those customers also set off alarms at the 34th Street store.Sharif said he was the only person stopped and had the phone audio and video to prove his claim.The incident happened at Macy's flagship store on historic April 19, 2013.Sharif told the New York Daily News, "it was as clear as black and white. There was no gray area. I've seen people get out before me and after me — and none of them resembled me. Lacked pigmentation. "The 37-year-old promoter who has indicated that he has been sued for unspecified damages Macy, said he decided to speak out after reading the accounts of four alleged instances of racial profiling at Macy and another privately owned retailer Barney's New York.Brooklyn resident, Kayla Phillips, who alleged that he was racially profiled at Barney's in February, also filed a discrimination lawsuit Friday in Brooklyn Supreme Court, according to the Daily News.Macy 's, through a representative, said the company was looking for allegation of Sharif, but want to have no comment because the litigation was pending.According to the representative, "Macy has a zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. If Macy's generals were not defended, we will take swift and immediate action. "The two stores named in said NYPD officers were the culprits in previous accidents, black shopping bags, including Phillips, Christian Trayon, Rob Brown and Art Palmer of targeting.The NYPD said his officers were simply acting on information provided by the employees of the shop.Meanwhile, Macy was among several retailers that have signed a customer bill of rights ' at the beginning of December. Civil rights leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, met with representatives of local draft the document, which is to be published on the websites of participating stock.In addition to Macy, other signatories include Barneys New York, Macy's and Bloomingdale's property subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company, Lord & Taylor and Saks Fifth Avenue.At the time of this writing, Jim Probasco had no positions in any securities mentioned.Posted In: lawsuit of African-American Art 34th Street Palmer Barney New York Bloomingdales Brooklyn Brooklyn Supreme Court Halim Sharif of Hudson Bay Company Kayla Phillips Lord & daily news of Taylor Louis Vuitton Macy new york NYPD Rev Al Sharpton Rob Brown Saks Fifth Avenue Trayon legal ChristianNews Media best of Benzinga(c) Benzinga.com 2013. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.