“It’s interesting that Reed would rather cancel the show than just cancel their policy on AR-15s.”
I think this was an ideological decision for them. I looked on their website earlier, and they were bragging about the first conference to train travel agents to handle LBGT special needs.
I also saw a report, later, that they are a subsidiary of a British/Dutch publishing firm, who had been protested against to drop all their “military” shows, and who had promised to do so.
They could have easily avoided this by blaming it on miscommunication or a bad decision by a lower level manager. The fact that they did not shows me that this was instigated by top level management.
"Way to go --nice way to commit business suicide!"
Funny how it takes a high-priced board of directors to make a dumb@%% decision that a 14-year-old can spot instantly...
What exhibitor in their right mind would pour big bucks and expectations into a future Reed show -- knowing full well they very well might make another last-minute decision that could leave you with nothing but expensive losses?
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"It's dead, Jim!"