Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Christmas Friendly Retailers


Companies FOR "Christmas" 
AFA Online Store
ACE Hardware
Amazon.com
Bass Pro Shops
Bed Bath & Beyond
Belk
Best Buy
Big Lots
Books-A-Million
Cabella's
Collective Brands
Costco
CVS Pharmacy
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dilliards
Dollar General
Family Dollar
H.E.B. Stores
HSN.com
Hallmark
Hancock Fabrics
Harris Teeter Stores
Hobby Lobby
Home Shopping Network
JC Penney
JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts Stores
Kmart
Kohl's
Kroger
Lowe's
Macy's
Marshals
Meijer
Menard's
Michael's Stores
Neiman Marcus
Nordstrom
Office Max
Petsmart
Pier One Imports
ProFlowers.com
Publix
QVC.com
Rite Aid
Sears
Scheels Sporting Goods
Super D Drug Stores
Target
TJ Maxx
Toys R Us
True Value
Walgreens
Wal-Mart/Sam's Club
Zappos.com



Companies marginal on "Christmas" 
1-800-Flowers.com
Bath & Body Works
Cooking.com
Dollar Tree
Hy-Vee Stores
Limited Brands
Safeway
Starbucks

Companies AGAINST "Christmas" 
Banana Republic
Barnes & Noble
Foot Locker
Gap Stores
L.L. Bean
Limited Brands
Office Depot
Old Navy
Radio Shack
Staples
Supervalu
Victoria's Secret
UncommonGoods.com
Whole Foods


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Years ago consumers were outraged that a business would "use" Christmas as a way to sell their goods. Now consumers are outraged when a business refuses to identify with the holiday.

Anonymous said...

Can you tell me what criteria are used to put a company on one list and not on another? Not trying to be combative, I just want to understand. - N.

Just a conservative girl said...

Sure. It is done by looking at the ads used during the season. How customers are greeted and thanked while shopping in the store. For example, you can be fired (yes that is true) for saying Merry Christmas by Home Depot employees.

I work in retail and my store encourages you to say Merry Christmas. You don't have to, but that is what they prefer.

Many retailers won't even use the term Christmas tree. They use the generic holiday tree. Please explain to me what other holiday uses an evergreen tree?

This is what I do while at work...I say Merry Christmas to everyone unless they are obviously not Christian. If someone comes in with a hajib on, of course I don't say Merry Christmas to them. I say nothing unless it close to New Year.

What I don't get is why people would find saying Merry Christmas offensive. I lived in Israel for a time when I was younger. I didn't care that people gave me greetings about Jewish holidays. I had to adjust that nothing was open on Friday nights and Saturday during sun up. I was living in a Jewish country. I never found it insulting.

The vast majority of people in this country celebrate Christmas. There is nothing wrong with saying so. Political correctness has run amok. People need to get over it.

Be an atheist if you want, but why force other people to give up a day that is sacred to so many?

TickedMD said...
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RightKlik said...

Anonymous said...

"Years ago consumers were outraged that a business would 'use' Christmas as a way to sell their goods. Now consumers are outraged when a business refuses to identify with the holiday."

Anonymous, what's really insulting is when a retailer is obviously "using" Christmas (as virtually every single one does), but treats the word "Christmas" like it's some kind of embarrassing profanity.

Those retailers are obviously pandering to a hateful, bigoted and intolerant minority of shoppers

RightKlik said...

hi jcg, did you generate this list?

Just a conservative girl said...

No Klik I didn't. I can't remember the name of the organization that does it every year, but google it. That is how I found it.

RightKlik said...

http://www.afa.net/Detail.aspx?id=2147486887

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