Most of these companies get all or some aspects of their products done in third world countries for pennies and they sell it for 1000x what it caused to get the product completed.
Trump wants everything american.
so its a business approach.
but i am amazed at the amount of hate by big corporations for a democratically elected president. TRAITORS indeed.
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[h=2]Remember when the media warned about the terrible financial loss, and negative economic impact North Carolina would sustain after the NBA decided to pull their All-Star game from Charlotte due the state’s HB2 law?[/h] Well, it appears the NBA may have taken a big financial hit as well. According to Fox Business, “As of Friday morning, the cheapest available seat for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center cost $184, according to data compiled by TicketIQ, a resale market ticket aggregator. That number is a 71% decrease from last year in Toronto, when the cheapest ticket on the Friday before the game cost $644. The plunge may not be over — the price of the cheapest seat in 2014, when New Orleans last hosted the All-Star Game, fell 39% between Friday and tip-off on Sunday.”
In other words, the NBA has taken a massive financial hit this weekend. And, that’s not all, according to Fox Business, “Last August, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that New Orleans had been granted hosting rights for the 2017 All-Star Weekend. Overall, tickets to the All-Star Game this year are selling for an average of $1,007 on TicketIQ, a significant drop from last year, when the average resale price for the Toronto game stood at more than $2,000.
“Tickets to this year’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night, which consists of fan-favorite events like the Slam Dunk contests and the Three-Point Contest, are also significantly less expensive than last year. The cheapest available ticket costs $157, compared to $362 on the Friday before the game in 2016.”
Much of the drop undoubtedly has to do with the NBA’s very odd decision to move the game to New Orleans, making this the third time in the last ten years, leading to some obvious All-Star game fatigue.
Still, having a league which concerns itself more with moral sermonizing than it does with basketball take a hit in the wallet like this, the same year they tried to leverage their league against the will of the people, is not such a bad thing.
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[h=2]Remember when the media warned about the terrible financial loss, and negative economic impact North Carolina would sustain after the NBA decided to pull their All-Star game from Charlotte due the state’s HB2 law?[/h] Well, it appears the NBA may have taken a big financial hit as well. According to Fox Business, “As of Friday morning, the cheapest available seat for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center cost $184, according to data compiled by TicketIQ, a resale market ticket aggregator. That number is a 71% decrease from last year in Toronto, when the cheapest ticket on the Friday before the game cost $644. The plunge may not be over — the price of the cheapest seat in 2014, when New Orleans last hosted the All-Star Game, fell 39% between Friday and tip-off on Sunday.”
In other words, the NBA has taken a massive financial hit this weekend. And, that’s not all, according to Fox Business, “Last August, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that New Orleans had been granted hosting rights for the 2017 All-Star Weekend. Overall, tickets to the All-Star Game this year are selling for an average of $1,007 on TicketIQ, a significant drop from last year, when the average resale price for the Toronto game stood at more than $2,000.
“Tickets to this year’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night, which consists of fan-favorite events like the Slam Dunk contests and the Three-Point Contest, are also significantly less expensive than last year. The cheapest available ticket costs $157, compared to $362 on the Friday before the game in 2016.”
Much of the drop undoubtedly has to do with the NBA’s very odd decision to move the game to New Orleans, making this the third time in the last ten years, leading to some obvious All-Star game fatigue.
Still, having a league which concerns itself more with moral sermonizing than it does with basketball take a hit in the wallet like this, the same year they tried to leverage their league against the will of the people, is not such a bad thing.
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Remember when the media warned about the terrible financial loss, and negative economic impact North Carolina would sustain after the NBA decided to pull their All-Star game from Charlotte due the state’s HB2 law?
Well, it appears the NBA may have taken a big financial hit as well. According to Fox Business, “As of Friday morning, the cheapest available seat for Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center cost $184, according to data compiled by TicketIQ, a resale market ticket aggregator. That number is a 71% decrease from last year in Toronto, when the cheapest ticket on the Friday before the game cost $644. The plunge may not be over — the price of the cheapest seat in 2014, when New Orleans last hosted the All-Star Game, fell 39% between Friday and tip-off on Sunday.”
In other words, the NBA has taken a massive financial hit this weekend. And, that’s not all, according to Fox Business, “Last August, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced that New Orleans had been granted hosting rights for the 2017 All-Star Weekend. Overall, tickets to the All-Star Game this year are selling for an average of $1,007 on TicketIQ, a significant drop from last year, when the average resale price for the Toronto game stood at more than $2,000.
“Tickets to this year’s NBA All-Star Saturday Night, which consists of fan-favorite events like the Slam Dunk contests and the Three-Point Contest, are also significantly less expensive than last year. The cheapest available ticket costs $157, compared to $362 on the Friday before the game in 2016.”
Much of the drop undoubtedly has to do with the NBA’s very odd decision to move the game to New Orleans, making this the third time in the last ten years, leading to some obvious All-Star game fatigue.
Still, having a league which concerns itself more with moral sermonizing than it does with basketball take a hit in the wallet like this, the same year they tried to leverage their league against the will of the people, is not such a bad thing.
Thank You.
The Krewe and I at work now on a Bill, Alternate Bill to that one which would see Adults with Penises encouraged to go in bathrooms containing Little Girls who are just trying to take a damn Pee that would (potentially) Shit Themselves were a Large Transvestite to walk in like that bathroom has suddenly somehow become The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Emphasis on the word "Horror" in the above.
Our Bill involves Government Subsidy of Catheters for Transgendered Folks.
Man, I just know The Liberal Left, LGBTQ and the rest of those who wanna Show Off on Fakebook and TwitHell via Selfies taken portraying themselves as Modern Day Che Guevara Revolutionaries are gonna straight out poop their drawers, they're gonna scream so loud.....as soon as we are able to Release this thing (no Pun intended re: Humans w/ Dicks in Little Girl's Bathrooms), Whip It Out....introduce Our New (Alternative Bathroom) Bill.
Ivanka Trump’s signature perfume is a best seller on retail giant Amazon.
Ivanka Trump Eau de Parfum Spray For Women ($34 for a 3.4-ounce bottle) was No. 1 on Amazon’s list of bestselling fragrances and perfume for at least the sixth consecutive day.
So much for the boycott.
Ivanka Trump Eau de Parfum Spray For Women ($34 for a 3.4-ounce bottle) was No. 1 on Amazon’s list of bestselling fragrances and perfume for at least the sixth consecutive day.
So much for the boycott.
Target CEO finally admits mistake and boycott effectiveness.
According to the article, Mr. Cornell expressed frustration about how the bathroom policy was publicized without his permission or knowledge, and told colleagues he wouldn't have approved the decision to flaunt it with a public statement that is still on Target's website today.
"Target didn't adequately assess the risk, and the ensuing backlash [AFA boycott] was self-inflicted," he told staff.
You can read the entire WSJ article here, but be aware that it requires a subscription. Copyright laws prohibit AFA from providing the entire article to you.
The WSJ article explained that Target headquarters sent an internal memo to store managers reiterating its official stance on men using women's facilities. On April 15, 2016, a group Target calls its "risk committee" emailed executives informing them of a plan to post that message publicly. Mr. Cornell wasn't among the recipients of that email.
At least two of Mr. Cornell's lieutenants approved the post, including Target's chief risk officer, Jackie Rice, and its chief external-engagement officer, Laysha Ward.
AFA agrees with Mary McCandless, a shopper in Winston-Salem, N.C. who told the WSJ, "Target picked a side and pretty much said to the rest of us that we don't matter." The 56-year-old financial analyst said she quit using her Target credit card and shifted most shopping online. "At least I don't have to worry about using the bathroom on Amazon.com."
Inside the company, executives predicted the backlash would die down. It didn't, and foot traffic inside stores declined significantly in the months following AFA's boycott announcement.
Since the boycott started, Target's stock has lost 35% of its value, and shuttered plans for major expansion projects.
Since the boycott started, Target's stock has lost 35% of its value, and shuttered plans for major expansion projects.
A very damaging article just out from the Wall Street Journal clearly shows that Target CEO Brian Cornell regrets his company's policy announcement welcoming men to use women's restrooms and dressing rooms.According to the article, Mr. Cornell expressed frustration about how the bathroom policy was publicized without his permission or knowledge, and told colleagues he wouldn't have approved the decision to flaunt it with a public statement that is still on Target's website today.
"Target didn't adequately assess the risk, and the ensuing backlash [AFA boycott] was self-inflicted," he told staff.
You can read the entire WSJ article here, but be aware that it requires a subscription. Copyright laws prohibit AFA from providing the entire article to you.
The WSJ article explained that Target headquarters sent an internal memo to store managers reiterating its official stance on men using women's facilities. On April 15, 2016, a group Target calls its "risk committee" emailed executives informing them of a plan to post that message publicly. Mr. Cornell wasn't among the recipients of that email.
At least two of Mr. Cornell's lieutenants approved the post, including Target's chief risk officer, Jackie Rice, and its chief external-engagement officer, Laysha Ward.
AFA agrees with Mary McCandless, a shopper in Winston-Salem, N.C. who told the WSJ, "Target picked a side and pretty much said to the rest of us that we don't matter." The 56-year-old financial analyst said she quit using her Target credit card and shifted most shopping online. "At least I don't have to worry about using the bathroom on Amazon.com."
Inside the company, executives predicted the backlash would die down. It didn't, and foot traffic inside stores declined significantly in the months following AFA's boycott announcement.
Since the boycott started, Target's stock has lost 35% of its value, and shuttered plans for major expansion projects.
