Judge Denies Stay in Hollister Disabled-Access Order

A federal judge in Denver has denied a motion by Abercrombie & Fitch Co. to stay an order requiring it to make 231 of its Hollister Co. teen-clothing stores accessible to customers in wheelchairs. New Albany, Ohio-based Abercrombie had sought the stay pending its appeal of U.S. District Judge Wiley Daniel's Aug. 16 order that it reconfigure its wheelchair-unfriendly entrances within three years. The stores — about 40 percent of Hollister's U.S. locations — feature a front-porch design at their entrances with steps leading into the store.