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Macy’s Gives Emeril Lagasse the Boot

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At a trial for Macy’s case against Martha Stewart and JCPenney, the department store revealed that it will no longer sell Lagasse’s cookware line. Stewart’s company owns and designs Lagasse’s products, which it purchased in 2008 for $50 million (along with his franchises). Macy’s is suing Stewart for violating their exclusivity deal, but claims that dropping Lagasse’s line from 800 stores has nothing at all to do with the lawsuit. The decision apparently stemmed from weak sales performances; customers have been panning his pans. [NYDN]

Macy’s Gives Emeril Lagasse the Boot