The popular Kingsmills Department Store, located in London, Ontario, Canada, has reportedly launched a massive business clothing drive that will help out aspiring jobseekers find employment in these trying times.
The retail has started collecting business clothes from generous individuals. The items will then be donated to ClothingWorks, a non-profit organization that will distribute the business clothing to individuals who want to dress decently during job interviews.
ClothingWorks will be giving away these clothes at no charge to the receiver, thanks to the donors.
Kingsmills Women’s Fashions Manager Chris Demelo said that this worthwhile charitable activity is a welcome breath of fresh air for those who are in need. Finding another work has become common-place these days due to massive layoffs.
Demelo is optimistic that their undertaking will become a huge success, owing to the generous nature of the residents in the area.
The clothing campaign will take place at the store starting June 1 and will run for two weeks during store hours. Demelo appealed to the public to donate business casual or business clothing only in order for them to easily sift through the items.
Demelo added that there donors will get to chance some great items from the store.
The financial crisis has taken its toll to a number of major companies thus resulting to layoffs. Most families are now tightening their belts when it comes to spending. With this in mind, a person who still wants to wear smart clothing during these tough times would think twice as to whether it is reasonable to let go of so much money.
However, the recession has prompted major retail outlets to slash down the prices of their merchandise. This could certainly encourage everyone to buy smart clothing despite the hard times.
Here are some tips provided by experts on purchasing budget-friendly smart clothing:
• It pays to look around first before making a purchase. A lot of retail stores are offering different promotions so you might end up getting the best bargain at your fifth store.
• Negotiate with store employees if they can further slash the price of the merchandise you want to buy. Chances are, they might give in especially if you buy more than one pair.
• You don’t have to accessories a lot to pull off a smart look. In fact, a number of fashion experts have been saying less is more.
The authorities at Dayton, Ohio apprehended a 49-year old man on Tuesday for allegedly stealing several business clothes at a local store. According to the employees, the suspect even filled out a job application form before leaving the store.
The suspect, Stanley Wright is currently in jail on charges of misdemeanor theft. The store that he allegedly robbed was Deveroes, located at W. Siebenthaler Avenue.
According to the police report, he stole several pants and work clothes. In order to avoid detection, he hid the items under his shirt and his pants’ waistline. When he approached the checkout counter, he asked for a job application to fill up. When the suspect went out of the store, the alarm was set off. That was at that moment that the store manager discovered the missing business clothes amounting to $400.
Fortunately, the suspect wrote his real home address at the job application form and the police was able to arrest him in no time. When they arrived at Wright’s home, they saw the suspect still ironing one of the pants he stole.
It was discovered that Wright already had a long list of charges and arrests for similar charges.
Aeon Co. Ltd, the second largest retailer in Japan, is reportedly trimming down the number of its women’s business and casual clothing shops this year by up to one hundred. This was reported by a Japan-based business journal.
Following suit are other Japanese retailers such as Cox Co and Blue Grass Co.
Due to financial crisis, planned store expansions by these companies had been cancelled and in order to reduce more expenditure, the closing of stores were deemed necessary.
Low consumer spending on women’s business and casual clothes was the main reason behind the shutdown of several retail outlets. Japan is one of the hardest hit nations by the global financial crisis, entering one of the deepest recessions in years.
Aeon reported earlier this month that its annual net income dropped significantly, the first time in the past seven years, an indication that tough times are here and some things must be done to offset the losses.
Cox Co revealed that it will close about ten percent of its stores while Blue Grass will also shut down a hundred stores for this fiscal year.
The aforementioned companies will prioritize the closing of underperforming stores.
