[dmz]

http://investors.target.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=65828&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=777880&highlight=

Their sales are UP 12.6% year to date. Tell me again how the Target boycott worked?

[mnehring]

Their sales are UP 12.6% year to date. Tell me again how the Target boycott worked?

Little marketing secret, boycotts are more often than not, good for business.. there is no such thing as bad publicity.. remember the 'Ellen' coming out show boycott.. it drove so much attention to the show that ratings tripled...

[sasafras]

Lets talk after Christmas - sales are up for everybody Walmart included. There is a reason why they call it black friday.

[sasafras]

...The American Family Association (AFA) agrees with Bill O'Reilly that
there is an "anti-Christian bias" in America, and that it is more
evident during the Christmas season than at any other time of the year.
That is one factor in the pro-family organization's call today (Nov. 17)
for a Thanksgiving weekend boycott of Target, one of the retailers
identified by the Fox News commentator as avoiding the use of "Merry
Christmas" in its holiday advertising and in-store promotions. In
addition, says an AFA press release, Target has banned Salvation Army
kettles -- the familiar "red kettles" and bell-ringers -- from
collecting donations at their store entrances. AFA contacted its
supporters in early October, encouraging them to bypass Target outlets
when shopping; and according to recent financial reports, it has been
effective. "According to USA Today, Target told investors that
projected sales at stores open a year in November would miss the
estimated 4 percent to 6 percent growth," states AFA chairman Donald E.
Wildmon. "On Tuesday [Nov. 15], Target's shares dropped $4.13 to $54.30
-- a 7 percent decrease." Thanksgiving weekend is typically the busiest
shopping weekend of the year



Looks like Target is going to get hit hard and I dont have to wait till Christmas. So your theory is out the door huh?