After buying a designer belt at the flaship Barneys department store in New York, Trayon Christian was detained and then arrested by undercover cops who the teen says told him the card had to be ...

Department stores have a long history of offering a wide variety of goods for retail sale, ... belts and scarves; shoes; and cosmetics. Some department stores carry small appliances for the home, ...

The New York Police Department did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Palillo said this is a clear case of racial profiling by the department store and police. “This is an outrage.