https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2015/06/30/700000-protesters-beseech-macys-to-get-rid-of-donald-j-trump-clothing-and-merchandise/?utm_term=.54ba7b81be22
>>More than 728,000 people signed a Moveon.org petition calling on Macy’s to ditch the Donald — to sever its ties with Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-celebrity designer-turned-Republican presidential candidate.
>>And Wednesday morning, the national department store chain announced that it was doing just that.
>>“Macy’s is a company that stands for diversity and inclusion,” the company said in a statement. “We have no tolerance for discrimination in any form. We welcome all customers, and respect for the dignity of all people is a cornerstone of our culture. We are disappointed and distressed by recent remarks about immigrants from Mexico. We do not believe the disparaging characterizations portray an accurate picture of the many Mexicans, Mexican Americans and Latinos who have made so many valuable contributions to the success of our nation. In light of statements made by Donald Trump, which are inconsistent with Macy’s values, we have decided to discontinue our business relationship with Mr. Trump and will phase-out the Trump menswear collection, which has been sold at Macy’s since 2004.”
Yup, and they were doing the gay thing a couple of years ago.
The Trump Curse.
Don’t mess with the American public.
Look at the boycotts. NFL - down 10%+. ESPN tanking Disney stock. Macy’s. Target.
They want to ridicule “Podunk USA” but we got the buying power and the numbers.
Nothing to do with Trump.
Whole retail sector plunged today. Investors are accelerating their exit from retail based on poor performance due to market problems, not political issues.
I really liked Macy's. Nice quality. Clean. But haven't been there since they dropped Trump
I wonder how Macy’s is doing in the Chicago area. I recall there was great anger when Macy’s holding company acquired the Marshall Fields chain in Chicago, and it was decided to turn the Fields stores into Macy’s. I understand that they lost a big customer base there when they did that.
And they did the same in other cities , where they acquired local department stores and turned them into Macy’s.
They sowed the seeds of their own demise.
Yep I cut up my card and closed my account haven’t been back since.
I used to really like Macy’s. If they didn’t have what you wanted in stock, they would find it for you at one of their competitor’s stores. They were known as the helpful store...the friendly store, the store with a heart...the store that placed public service ahead of profits.
(And, consequently, they made more profits than ever before.)
I have a great idea! They make Colin Kaepernick their new national spokesman, and build a saturation ad campaign around him!
Can't miss!
Poor quality Chinese crap sold by bored, surly people. Macy’s sucks
Besides the Trump issue, I don’t shop at Macy’s because they cater to blacks and thugs and hip hop idiots. Those are not the clients that spend money.
Some people at these companies are completely tone deaf. Just like target catering to homos; they have no clue that that tickles .003% of the population pink, and the rest of us quit doing business with them.
Wonder how many of them will show up for CW-II.
The last time I entered a Macy’s was 1996.
I never shopped there so I opened a charge which gave me 20% off of that day’s purchases.
I bought 8 place settings of very expensive china ( a wedding gift) and saved a bundle.
I left the store,tossed the charge,and that was that. I never really liked the place.
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Shouldn’t Macy’s recognize that dissing Trump family is bad idea? Same as Target dissing normal Americans in favor of perverts.
Macy’s terminated a Catholic security chief who stated that while he personally did not agree with the stores transgender polic y, he would enforce Macy’s policies
The retailer does not want my business either. I’m guilty of thoughtcrime apparently.
I haven’t been back since.
In fairness Macy’s is overpriced and has been living off it’s name and going broke for decades. The Trump decision was just another nail in the coffin.
I went to Macy’s with my wife about a month ago, when she was shopping for a dress. She took a couple of them into a dressing room to check the fit, while I waited outside. Not having anything else to do, I started looking around, and was totally astonished and disgusted by what I saw.
The department looked like a low-tier bargain basement discount store in the midst of a ‘Dollar Daze’ sale. There were clothes off the racks, draped over any horizontal surface or fixture, or lying in a heap on the floor. Prospective buyers didn’t bother to hang them back up, and there were no clerks in the area to do this, either.
The carpeting on the floor was absolutely FILTHY, with stains from spilled liquids, loose dirt, scraps of paper & cardboard boxes, etc. I can remember being in stores, seeing employees running a carpet sweeper or vacuum, but it’s clear that this hadn’t been done in days or weeks.
There was one cashier at a station in a neighboring department, where we went to pay. Several other payment desks were un-staffed. This store is clearly in its death throes.
It struck me how bad this truly was if I - a guy of 66, wandering aimlessly in the women’s department - noticed how filthy and disgusting the place was. I’ve never looked for or run across a retail establishment in such ill-repair. For me to recognize this was remarkable.
My first thought was that the internet, in-particular sites like Amazon.com, was likely instrumental in destroying this once vital and proud, important industry. But it’s more than that. The PEOPLE who take clothing off the hanger and then just throw it on the floor are to blame, too.
The store was once one of Detroit area’s famed J.L. Hudson locations, before being acquired by another retail giant of yesteryear, Macy’s.
Leaving politics aside, it’s sad to see what is happening to this industry and the workers who stand to become unemployed as a result.
Used to get my suits there. Haven’t been there in about 20 years.
This was happening well before trump.
Macys downgraded itself as a store awhile ago. It isnt a top tier store. It in in the area of boston store now. That is not a good spot to be in.