I know there are two events, 1) boycott and 2) foot traffic down. I’m not at all convinced that the two are related more than slightly. Foot traffic down = people are broke and/or more frugal because of Trump, maybe. I’d like to know how foot traffic has been for retail in general.
I think it’s likely both. People are broke and spend less, and what they do spend is at a company that they feel hasn’t sold them out. I can’t tell which one is having the bigger impact though. The data on the subject should be interesting either way.
I know there are two events, 1) boycott and 2) foot traffic down. I’m not at all convinced that the two are related more than slightly. Foot traffic down = people are broke and/or more frugal because of Trump, maybe. I’d like to know how foot traffic has been for retail in general.
I think it’s likely both. People are broke and spend less, and what they do spend is at a company that they feel hasn’t sold them out. I can’t tell which one is having the bigger impact though. The data on the subject should be interesting either way.