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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Erin Keller

American Eagle’s controversial ad with Sydney Sweeney didn’t help company sell more women’s jeans, report says

Even with Syd, American Eagle women’s bottoms sales are still short.

Despite the attention around American Eagle’s controversial “Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans” campaign and the follow-up “Syd For Short” summer promotion featuring the “Euphoria” star, the retailer’s women’s bottoms category continued to struggle, contributing to a 2 percent decline in the brand’s first-quarter sales year-on-year, executives said Thursday.

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