Part of the left’s strategy to keep Trump from being “normalized” is to refuse to engage with anyone who has ties to the president, even if they are simply related to him. This modern-day witch hunt has led to retailer Nordstrom’s dropping Ivanka Trump’s clothing line from its stores, a decision that provoked thousands of women across the country to boycott the company. Despite the company’s desperate reassurances that the move wasn’t politically motivated, insiders said that it most definitely was:
“An industry veteran familiar with Nordstrom’s told Breitbart News that the claim Ivanka’s brand wasn’t performing well is, simply put, not true:
This is a classic example of a retailer making a decision based on their fear of standing up to political pressure – even on a limited scale. It was clear from their actions since last fall that Nordstrom would prefer to sell out to loud liberal groups who weren’t even regular Nordstrom consumers, just to avoid controversy. It’s sort of amazing that a store which relies on women around the country would fold so quickly to a group with limited reach just to avoid controversy. You would think that Nordstrom would want to stand up for a well known women’s brand whose namesake is a role model for women entrepreneurs, who has consistently supported women’s issues, and represents all of the strength and conviction which women around the country admire. Insiders know how stores can easily play games with placement of merchandise and other ways to lower numbers, and its very possible Nordstrom did that here to cover themselves. It’s amazing that Nordstrom wouldn’t have learned the lesson to be more focused on the entire country and not a limited group of complainers.
In fact, the company has been playing politics with anti-Trump actions for some time now on other matters as well. An overtly political message came across in an internal memo sent last week from Nordstrom’s to its employees, a portion of which spoke to the President’s temporary travel restriction on those coming from seven terror-prone nations identified during the Obama Administration. The Seattle PI quoted a portion of the internal Nordstrom’s memo:
Last Friday an executive order was signed by the President of the United States related to immigration. This subject is one we’re watching closely — our family’s heritage, the company’s roots, and the diverse employees and customers we serve are top of mind. When John W. Nordstrom came to the U.S. as an immigrant, he was given opportunities that allowed him to find a more prosperous and happy life. In so many ways, our humble beginnings and the work ethic and gratitude that goes with it helped shape the culture of our company to this day.”
My daughter Ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @Nordstrom. She is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! Terrible!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 8, 2017
Nordstrom defended its decision claiming poor sales:
Source: Breitbart
Photo: Nordstrom
Here loss!
Right, why did they feel the need to announce it unless it was for political reasons.
I’ll bet that old man Nordstrom came as a LEGAL immegrant.
Newman Marcus better be careful. karen Katz, the CEO, also joined the retailers appealing to the lefty moonbats. Seems she forgot about her deteriorating financial condition.
Nordstrom is not worth shopping in, they think they are so Up-end, sorry, they lost my business a few years back, all they wanted were size tiny fashions, and pre-teen fashions.