California Court of Appeal Affirms Outlet Stores Can Sell Outlet Clothes

On Aug. 24, 2017, the California Court of Appeal affirmed that outlet stores can sell outlet clothes. The need for this judicial proclamation was precipitated by a lawsuit filed by Linda Rubenstein against Gap alleging that it was fraudulent and unlawful for Gap to offer Gap branded merchandise at its outlet store that was not identical to the Gap branded merchandise offered at its non-outlet stores.