Petition updateStop up-charging for women's plus-sized clothingJust How More Does It cost ON to Make Women's Plus-Sized?

Renee PoseyJamestown, NY, United States
12 Nov 2014
Gap Inc: We are not satisfied with your canned response to our petition, asking you to stop up-charging only plus-sized women.
How much more does it cost you, per garment, to manufacture a plus-sized women's garment than a standard-sized women's garment, or an extended size men's garment?
You have based your defense of the $10-$15 up-charge for women's plus on the cost of special design features and special materials. As a consumer, I would like to know just how much that cost is to you. Is it the $10-$15 per garment that plus-sized women are paying?
Furthermore, as the widely-used rationale for relegating plus-sizes to online is that it saves money, shouldn't that savings cover the increased cost of manufacturing the larger sizes?
...Or is the truth that the cost per garment is nominal, but you add an extreme up-charge because you know plus-sized women lack options for buying affordable stylish clothing and take advantage of an under-served majority that makes up 65% of your female market?
Your customers want answers and we want change.
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