The jewelry giant caught in a nasty discrimination suit has a lot of other problems

Reuters/Toby Melville For years, Signet Jewelers, the biggest jewelry retailer in the country, has been in the midst of a shocking 69,000 person class-action sex discrimination suit, which is going to trial this year. The disturbing allegations, which management called a"purported parallel universe" on an earnings call withinvestors on Thursday, describe an environment in which women were treated like objects and male managers could expect sexual favors from subordinates in exchange for promotio...