G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. , which licenses Trump’s clothing collection (her shoe line is licensed through Marc Fisher ), reported a “ $17.9 million increase in net sales of Ivanka Trump licensed products” for the year ending January 31. The company credits the brand with helping bring up its gross profits as a whole, according to a new annual report released April 3. Trump’s brand declined to comment, and G-III did not return a request for comment by the time of publication. The news adds fuel to the fire engulfing the Trump family’s numerous conflicts of interest. The only things that seem certain is that Trump’s brand, like her position in the White House, will continue to be a point of contention during her father’s presidency ― and that any publicity really is good publicity.

Source: Huffington Post April 11, 2017 21:00 UTC