The union busting firm Kulture Consulting, LLC was hired in 2015. According to a Department of Labor document, Kulture "presented informational meetings to company employees relative to the process of unionization" at Barney's locations in Beverly Hills, Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. In Chicago representatives from the labor union Workers United reported that "management called workers into one-on-one meetings" and engaged in "scare tactics". In December 2018, Barneys hired Kulture Consulting to present "informational meetings" with employees at its Las Vegas location. See also Saks Fifth Avenue Bergdorf Goodman Neiman Marcus Retail apocalypse List of retailers affected by the retail apocalypse References External links Save Barneys NY "Barneys Started Our Career": Five New York Designers Remember the Department Store's Impact as Its Fate Hangs in Limbo Vogue, STEFF YOTKA, October 28, 2019 A Look Back At Barneys, the Department Store that Broke the Rules of Retail Madeleine Crenshaw, October 28, 2019 What Went Wrong at Barneys? How a New York shopping paradise went big, then bankrupt The Cut, Matthew Schneier, October 2019 1923 establishments in New York City 2020 disestablishments in New York (state) Clothing retailers of the United States Companies based in New York City Private equity portfolio companies Shops in New York City Luxury brands Retail companies established in 1923 Retail companies disestablished in 2020 American companies established in 1923 American companies disestablished in 2020 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1996 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019 2012 mergers and acquisitions Defunct department stores based in New York City Authentic Brands Group