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erronis

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15. And this is exactly why consumer advocacy can work.

Sat Mar 17, 2018, 04:36 PM

Mar 2018

You can have 3% of customers come in and want to buy firearms. If you don't sell them the customers will either leave or buy some other goods.

You can have 30% of customers come in and say they are upset about firearm sales in the store. A large percentage of these customers will not buy anything anymore from this store/chain until the matter is resolved.

So, lose up to 3% of some customers' business for not selling guns; or lose up to 30% of all customer's business because you are a supporter of the RW nuts to carry arms and assault weapons.

Doesn't take an MBA to figure this one out.

Unfortunately, none of this will hurt the NRA's bottom line since they are getting their support from somewhere else...

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Superstore chain Fred Meyer to stop selling guns, ammunition [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2018 OP

my hubby works at the Hollywood store trueblue2007 Mar 2018 #1

I shop at the Hollywood store almost every day.. Permanut Mar 2018 #4

Good for Freddies! nonpareil Mar 2018 #6

I liked the original Hollywood store on Sandy with its roof parking PSPS Mar 2018 #7

My mom worked at one in the 70's. In Oregon, they are a cultural institution yurbud Mar 2018 #9

I was very angry Larrybanal Mar 2018 #14

Shoppers are not Stupid, Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #2

So weird, Fred Meijer Johnny2X2X Mar 2018 #3

Thanks for your attention to this very important subject....to add further asiliveandbreathe Mar 2018 #5

This made as much moral sense as... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #8

No, I think their lawyers talked to their PR and marketing folk. Igel Mar 2018 #10

And this is exactly why consumer advocacy can work. erronis Mar 2018 #15

Agree to what you're saying, but... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2018 #16

I buy my .303 and .38 ammuntion at a gun shop. Wolf Frankula Mar 2018 #17

How many gun stores sell .303 ammo? jmowreader Mar 2018 #20

0303 ammunition Wolf Frankula Mar 2018 #21

Good point. sl8 Mar 2018 #19

a sort of hallelujah, I have been 'shopping elsewhere' for a while now demigoddess Mar 2018 #11

If Kroger is the main store BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #12

Freddy's started out in Oregon. janx Mar 2018 #22

YAY KROGER and FRED MEYER! OMGWTF Mar 2018 #13

I like it too. n/t janx Mar 2018 #23

their building a new Meyers 1/4 mi from me elmac Mar 2018 #18