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  • Americans are changing their shopping habits

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Tue Feb 18 10:27:34 2025
    A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political
    stances

    A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending
    to align with moral views in recent months

    Americans are changing their shopping habits and even dumping their
    favorite stores in a backlash against corporations that have shifted
    their public policies to align with the Trump administration,
    according to a poll exclusively shared with the Guardian.

    Four out of 10 Americans have shifted their spending over the last few
    months to align with their moral views, according to the Harris poll.

    31% of Americans reported having no interest in supporting the
    economy this year - a sentiment especially felt by younger (gen Z:
    37%), Black (41% v white: 28%) and Democratic consumers (35% v 29% of independents and 28% of Republicans).

    A quarter (24%) of respondents have even stopped shopping at their
    favorite stores because of their politics (Black: 35%, gen Z: 32%,
    Democratic: 31%).


    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/shoppers-political-boycotts-spending-patterns-poll

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  • From D@21:1/5 to JAB on Tue Feb 18 22:39:54 2025
    On Tue, 18 Feb 2025, JAB wrote:

    A quarter of US shoppers have dumped favorite stores over political
    stances

    A new poll also found that four in 10 Americans have shifted spending
    to align with moral views in recent months

    Americans are changing their shopping habits and even dumping their
    favorite stores in a backlash against corporations that have shifted
    their public policies to align with the Trump administration,
    according to a poll exclusively shared with the Guardian.

    Four out of 10 Americans have shifted their spending over the last few
    months to align with their moral views, according to the Harris poll.

    31% of Americans reported having no interest in supporting the
    economy this year - a sentiment especially felt by younger (gen Z:
    37%), Black (41% v white: 28%) and Democratic consumers (35% v 29% of independents and 28% of Republicans).

    A quarter (24%) of respondents have even stopped shopping at their favorite stores because of their politics (Black: 35%, gen Z: 32%, Democratic: 31%).


    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/shoppers-political-boycotts-spending-patterns-poll

    First of all, the G is a socialist rag full of propaganda, so we cannot
    trust it.

    Second of all, since society is divided 50/50 it won't affect companies
    much. I have been doing the same thing, avoiding woke companies as much as possible.

    This is fine, and is a feature of the market! Please be more ideological
    when you buy things. The market is a tool, not a god.

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