Mr. Thomas and other Nordstrom officials flew to St. Louis on Monday and met with store employees on Tuesday morning to discuss what happened. “I appreciate the opportunity to listen to their concerns and offer our sincere apologies on behalf of Nordstrom,” Mr. Thomas said in a statement after the meeting. “They allowed them to tell their side of the story, and the police told their side of the story,” Mr. Pruitt said on Tuesday. Nordstrom has been reviewing its employee policies and considering changes to training at both its department stores and Nordstrom Rack, its discount shops. “Black children — black teenagers and black males, especially — are looked at this way at retail stores all across the country,” Mr. Pruitt said.

Source: New York Times May 08, 2018 20:42 UTC