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We're closing out PRIDE Month with a message from our Sr. Manager of Inclusivity & Culture, Andrew Folkman, who reminds us that PRIDE is something we should celebrate every day—and that's exactly what we strive to do! "June 1 marked the beginning of Pride Month, and with it, we saw a beautiful rise in rainbow flags representing the LGBTQ+ community. But why should this celebration be confined to just one month? True PRIDE should be celebrated every day! I am incredibly fortunate to work for SPARC Group LLC, a company where proud employees created our own Progress Pride Flag in our NYC office and ensured it's displayed every single day. At SPARC, community members, allies, and friends are seen, heard, and supported. This year, our amazing community members from the Los Angeles and Seattle offices have been hard at work creating a flag for each location. This initiative, called Inclusivity In Action, truly embodies our commitment to celebrating and supporting the LGBTQ+ community all year round."

🌈 By committing to a culture of Everyday Pride, a culture that not only respects diversity but thrives on it, we're proud of our leaders for leading by example: actively listening to our team members, celebrating their unique identities, and creating spaces where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. Here's how leaders across departments drive inclusivity as a core value through Everyday Pride for everyone every day. ✨ Michael DeLellis, EVP, Marketing for Aéropostale, Nautica, and Lucky Brand, James Carter, VP, Merchandising for Lucky Brand, Karen Walter, Chief Growth Officer for SPARC Group LLC, Timothy Sibley, VP, Design for Aéropostale and Lucky Brand ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #PRIDEmonth

Today, we honor Juneteenth, a pivotal moment in American history, by sharing a powerful message from the chair of our BLK Thread Employee Resource Group. Here's what the holiday means to Steven Smith II (he/him/his), Merchandiser for Lucky Brand: "Despite gaining recognition in recent years, Juneteenth remains unknown to many. With this in mind, I like to commemorate this time of year by spreading awareness and deepening my own knowledge of my history. It's important to acknowledge the suffering endured during the almost 100 years between National Independence being declared and the Emancipation Proclamation going into effect. Equally important is celebrating Black people's remarkable achievements during the Reconstruction era and beyond." #SPARCinclusivity #Juneteenth #BlackHistory

🌈 Everyday Pride is about celebrating everyone, especially the LGBTQ+ community, for who they are all year round. We asked members of our Pride ERG to share how they celebrate Everyday Pride. Eryka Cassidy (She/Her) is a Store Manager for Lucky Brand and a proud transgender woman in the LGBTQ+ community. We hope her words of authenticity inspire you as much as they did us! ✨ ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #PRIDEmonth

😎 Summer is here, and so are our interns! We are thrilled to welcome 11 interns to our NYC office in areas spanning Design, E-commerce, Marketing, Merchandising, Planning, and Production. 💡 During their time with us, they'll have the opportunity to participate in numerous workshops, including product lifecycle, workplace learning and development, sustainability, and more! They'll also have the opportunity to partner with each other and mentors on a summer project to present to members of our leadership team. ✨ We look forward to watching them all shine with SPARC this summer!

🌈 Our Pride ERG is dedicated to educating and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community through reflection, empowerment, and unity—not just for PRIDE Month but every day, year-round. So, this PRIDE month, we're sharing stories from our Pride ERG members about how they celebrate Everyday Pride. Because everyone, especially the LGBTQ+ community, should be celebrated for who they are. Scroll through to see how Charlie McBrine, Store Manager for Lucky Brand in Medford, MA, lets his authenticity shine. ✨ ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #PRIDEmonth

✨ This Pride Month, we’re celebrating the LGBTQ+ community, for who they are—and pledge to do so year-round. Our Pride Employee Resource Group is committed to being at the forefront of change, uniting LGBTQIA+ employees across all seven SPARC brands. Their mission extends beyond Pride Month; it's about embracing Pride daily to ensure everyone feels seen, heard, supported, and valued. 🏳🌈 All month, we’ll celebrate everyone for who they are and share stories of how our LGBTQIA+ employees celebrate pride each and every day. #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #PrideMonth #EverydayPride

Reflecting on this last day of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we're so proud of the unity and strength our AANHPI community has shared over the past few weeks. Our last post, from Lenna Martinek, Store Manager for Aéropostale, is a heartful perspective on the sense of family and belonging that transcends DNA. Here's to continuing to celebrate unity and the diversity that makes the AANHPI community so special all year! "It's amazing how the AANHPI community feels like an extended family. Growing up, I sometimes wondered why I didn't look like my parents, being adopted from South Korea, but it's not about DNA. It's how we're raised and the people we surround us that shape us. I am proud to embrace my Asian American culture and love to learn and teach others about it as well." #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #AANHPI #AANHPImonth

✡ During Jewish American Heritage Month, our Shalom Employee Resource Group encouraged all of us to embody "b’yachad," which means togetherness in Hebrew. Their main event was a "Come Together" friendship bracelet-making party, held across our offices in NYC, LA, Seattle, Boston, Enfield, CT, Lyndhurst, NJ, and Martinsville, VA. 🤝 It was a huge success and created a genuine sense of community away from our desks. We're very proud of our Shalom ERG's effort to make our Jewish American Heritage Month celebration meaningful, unifying, and just plain fun. We think Taylor Swift would be proud, too! 😉

Did you know that the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community represents more than 320 countries and ethnic groups? Our A.S.I.A. ERG co-chairs, Clare Schubert, Assistant Merchandiser for Nautica, and Jessica Kwok, Store Analyst for Lucky Brand, work hard to ensure that each of the group's unique members have a place to share and feel supported through unity. In Clare's words: "Unity in the AANHPI community looks and feels like supporting our peers through the good and bad times at work or in our personal lives. We create a sense of belonging when we can hear each other out and advocate for AANHPI issues. It's up to each of us to embrace our various cultures to foster an inclusive environment for everyone at SPARC." #SPARCsFly #SPARCinclusivity #AANHPI #AANHPImonth