A little under 1 1/2 years after unceremoniously dumping Donald Trump for comments he made about illegal immigration, Macy’s may be paying for its decision to end its business relationship with Trump.
…just as angry customers warned at the time.
The department store chain is “eliminating more than 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after a disappointing holiday shopping season,” CBS News reported.
“The retailer said Wednesday that sales at established stores fell 2.1 percent in November and December compared to the same period last year. Macy’s pointed to changing consumer behavior and said it reflects challenges facing much of the retail industry,” according to CBS.
Macy’s slashes 10,000 jobs and plans to move forward with 68 store closures after subpar holiday sales: https://t.co/S8vEx51S6y pic.twitter.com/nf79eVM0XF
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 5, 2017
And while there will be plenty of discussion over whether one event is tied to the other, don’t tell that to social media users, who feel the company got what it had coming.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
@CBSNews thats what happens when u try and stump the trump
— William Poole (@sandiegoboston) January 5, 2017
@CBSNews Come on @realDonaldTrump Tweet something. For the love of God … TWEET SOMETHING. It’s our only hope.
— Tom Logue (@TwentyHBCurlXup) January 5, 2017
@CBSNews I’m sure #Trump could save those Macy’s jobs, if he’d just Tweet about it.
— TweetedThatToo (@TweetedThatToo) January 5, 2017
@CBSNews maybe @Macys shouldn’t have terminated their working relationship with @realDonaldTrump and @IvankaTrump. #CantStumpTheTrump #MAGA
— Philip Philippovich (@MowKremlin) January 5, 2017
@CBSNews Macy’s- has done this to themselves. @Macys the legal citizens of the USA spoke on Nov8! U can still get on board. #MAGA he will!
— USA Trump 45 (@missrocketgirl) January 5, 2017
@CBSNews obamas economy.. didnt Macy’s say they didn’t need trump supporters as shoppers?
— ??Bonnie?? (@BonBee81) January 5, 2017
Whoops! Anti-Trump Macy’s cutting 6,200 jobs and closing 68 stores. Hope their stupid “stand” was worth it.https://t.co/tzNn8QdAd3
— Amy Moreno (@VivaLaAmes) January 4, 2017
@foxandfriends that is the fallout when you chose to lead your company from a political standpoint. Not the 1st and won’t be the last.
— James (@jlmjtb12) January 5, 2017
@foxandfriends
Macys went head to head with Trump and lost pic.twitter.com/XuHXwiUSbR— Bills Folly (@2centsfrmBill) January 5, 2017
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
[email protected]
The longest-tenured writer at BizPac Review, Tom grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills.
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
