Yahoo: Target Trans Bathroom Boycott Hit Hard
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/matt-philbin/2017/04/07/yahoo-target-trans-bathroom-boycott-bit-hard
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"Sales fell nearly 6% in the three quarters after the post compared with the same period last year, and same-store sales have dropped every quarter since the post," Yahoo says. Beyond that, the company ended up dropping $20 million putting single-occupancy restrooms in its stores.
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But the best part of the Yahoo piece comes when it compares the successful Target boycott (accomplished despite an attempt to sabotage it by its internet page host) to the left's nothing-burger attack on Chick-fil-A in 2012. Recall owner Dan Cathy admitted to holding the traditional view of marriage and the freakout over what Yahoo calls "Chick-fil-A's many charitable donations to organizations opposed to same-sex marriage."
"Despite the backlash, Chick-fil-A's sales increased 14% in 2012." Some backlash.
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