I distinctly remember reading not too long ago on this website posted from some liberal outlet that Dick’s sales had soared after their move on guns.
At the time some of the commenters in the thread asserted that the article was propaganda, and that seems to be the case at this point.
The Dick by my house which just recently opened is perpetually empty and has been since it opened earlier this year.
I think they’ve always had issues. Now even more so.
Over a decade ago, I went to one for golf gloves.
I needed another pair so I returned to the same store. It had been basically stripped of inventory.
Then I realized they had just opened a new store (not all that far away, mind you) and wanted to make it looked “stocked”.
That store was never that busy to be that stripped of so much merchandise. They obviously had inventory problems.
Now I never set foot inside a Dick’s Sporting Goods. Won’t miss them any more than I won’t miss Target.
But the loss of real customers is permanent.
I opined at the time that I didn’t doubt their sales had spiked, that it wasn’t “fake news”, but also said that it wouldn’t be sustained.
Leftists don’t have any staying power. They bought stuff at Dick’s to support the move, but once that initial purchase was done, they likely never went back. They did their SJW part.
But Conservatives remember. Even longtime customers, even “faithful” customers who were conservatives resolved to never go back, and didn’t. In summary, they gained a few short term customers, and lost far more long term customers.
I have had my money in Bank of America or banks acquired by them for over 40 years. When Bank of America said it was going to stop providing financing to gun manufacturers, that was it for me. I have passed a lot of money through their hands, but no longer. I wrote a letter to the CEO of Bank of America, and my wife and I have been laying the groundwork since April to leave them behind. We had a lot of loose ends, but just completed our direct deposit change to our new bank this month, and plan to have everything moved out in another month or two.
My wife does not feel as strongly about this as I do, but...she saw how important it was to me. I sent the letter, not an abusive one, but a well written and thought out one asking them to reconsider, and I got a form letter back talking about how important it was to address gun violence. I made the decision to leave then. They have since continued business as usual without any comment, and lent money to the now bankrupt Remington, but for me, it is too late.
This was not a minor move. We had a lot invested in that bank. But no more.
Bunch of SJW weenies, they can go pound sand. They join Ben and Jerry’s, JC Penney, Target, General Mills, Coca Cola, Dicks, and a number of other companies who won’t get a cent from me.
I am not into mandating boycotts, I believe people need to make those decisions on their own, and that is their choice...it is none of my business...I won’t judge others on their choice. But I make choices where I can control them.
Bank of America probably won’t miss my money, they are that big. But I sure won’t miss them.
Weird thing is a Sport Authority went out of business as the store was always empty. It is re-opening after a complete gutting if the store into a Dick’s. Dumbest move ever and I give it less than a year or maybe it will fail before they even open. They squandered this Christmas season as they are not open yet.